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Sep 05 | Moon, Duncan Jones’ poignant and thought-provoking psychodrama about a lonely lunar miner, won the 2010 Hugo Award for best sci-fi movie.The award, technically titled “best dramatic presentation, long form,” honored screenplay writer Nathan Parker as well as Jones, who came up with the story and directed the movie. The indie movie, Jones’ feature debut, bested big-budget competitors like Avatar, Star Trek, Up and District 9.

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Sep 02 | Manchester Starfleet is a UK based Star Trek fan club. They recently turned one year young and proudly announced the registration of their 200th member. In the wake of Star Trek XI (2009), Manchester Starfleet was reborn. One year on and they already have 2 Trek conventions under their belt with the 3rd in October 2010 being their biggest yet. Their website appears on top of most search websites. The member's discussion forum is always very busy and they have an online store with club t-shirts and other trek-related merchandise in the making. So please join us in welcoming their 200th member and applauding the club's continued interest and success. Considering Star Trek has been off our screens for some time, it's wonderful to see there is still a huge and still growing fan base in the UK (partly thanks to JJ.Abrams). May Trek Live Long and Prosper.Manchester Starfleet is a not for profit, charity-led Star Trek Fan Club, run by the fans for the fans.Manchester Starfleet's Mini-Con 3 event is on the 23rd October 2010 at the Trafford Hall Hotel, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now via their online store.

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Sep 01 | George Takei will have a cameo in the new season of The Big Bang Theory. TV Squad reports that the former Star Trek actor will appear in an episode alongside guest star Katee Sackhoff. The show's executive producer Bill Prady suggested that Takei and Sackhoff will play different sides of Wolowitz's conscience as he considers reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Bernadette (Melissa Rauchberg).He explained: "George Takei plays himself, and he's the other person guiding Wolowitz in his thoughts as he tries to figure out what to do about Bernadette."

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Aug 24 | Vulture has learned that Joe Hill's comic Locke & Key will no longer be coming to theaters, but instead will be adapted for television by Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Josh Friedman. Distributed by IDW Publishing, Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. Friedman ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") will write and produce. Kurtzman and Orci recently signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV, so the studio will end up producing with Spielberg's DreamWorks TV.

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Carolyn Porco on Being Star Trek Science Advisor, Idea is to Make Movie Different

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By GustavoLeao / 00:59, 28 February 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

The Arizona Daily Star posted an interview with Star Trek movie science advisor Carolyn Porco. She's the leader of the Imaging Science team on NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan, director of the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. and an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado. Here are few excerpts.

How did Abrams approach you?

"He called me on the phone and started talking to me about his thoughts on sci-fi flicks. He mentioned the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey.' Since '2001' is my all-time favorite sci-fi film, it made me think this guy thinks like me. I was 'in' at that point."

How familiar are you with the "Star Trek" franchise?

"I was one of the originals. I watched Captain Kirk back in the '60s. I used to actually take my younger brothers to 'Star Trek' conventions. I watched ('Star Trek: The Next Generation,' the series with) Picard and the first 'Star Trek' movie, 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture.' I've seen 'The Wrath of Khan.' "

What will you work on? "Not at all with warp drives and phasers. I'll probably be working with them creating astronomical scenes, planetary scenes, whatever there's going to be."

Do you think you'll have to shoot anything down?

"I doubt there will be very much shooting down (with) inane things like phasers. I'm going to be the planetary policewoman. That's what I'll try to be. I'll be consulting, but in the end it's Abrams' decision what he takes and what he doesn't of my advice. From what I can see, this is a sincere group of people trying to get it right. From what I've seen, the idea is to make this movie different. Of course, it's still gonna be 'Star Trek.' "

The full interview is here.



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Can't wait to see the graphics.... | Report this post to moderator
By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:50:49 on Feb 28, 2008

Given her expertise I cannot wait to see the planetary systems and the nebulas. I bet this is going to the best looking Star Trek in a very long time. I like the fact that Carol is a big fan of the show.

Wonder what is going to be different?

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By: TRexx (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:57:43 on Feb 28, 2008


William Shatner's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show can be seen at the Boston-Legal.org LiveVideo page. The interview was taped February 19th...

Shatner @ Oprah Show, Feb. 26


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