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Sep 08 | TNT has also picked up a pilot tentatively titled "Perception" from Star Trek Voyager veterans Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman that follows "an eccentric neuroscientist" named Dr. Geoffrey Pierce who helps the government solve strange and complex cases. The premise has drawn early comparisons to "House" and "Bones."
Sep 07 | Star Trek The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart is interiewed by NY1 about reprising his role in A Life In The Theatre.Watch the interview
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.
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.
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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By GustavoLeao / 08:00, 12 June 2008 / Trek Books
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Fearful Symmetry by Olivia Woods
Review by Jeff Ayers
After a two-year wait for the next installment in the saga of Deep Space Nine, Olivia Woods delivers a two-sided book. I'll explain why in a minute. The path to publication has been fraught with mystery: the original author and publication date vanished into the alternate universe and then a new author and date were announced. Now it's finally here and no, it's not going to disappear.
Side One of the book takes off as a healed Kira berates herself for trusting Taran'atar. Ro refuses therapy to repair her healing body so she can use her resources to track him down. Commander Vaughn must try to fix his damaged relationship with Kira. The main problem everyone faces is Iliana Ghemor, a Cardassian woman who claims to be from the alternate universe and brings the terrifying plot that has been brewing for some time in our realm. There is more at stake than just our universe.
After only 137 pages, flip it over for Side Two and the following 161 pages tell the tragic tale of Iliana Ghemor, who grows up watching the occupation of Bajor destroy everything important in her life. Angry, she decides to join the Obsidian Order and a plan begins to unfold that will change her life forever.
After finishing this, the first question I asked myself was, "That's it? Two years for this?" Let me say right now that the book is well written and I enjoyed it. The problem is that the saga and characters we want to read about and have been heavily anticipating only last for 137 pages, so nothing much happens. While Iliana Ghemor's story is interesting and vital to what I predict is coming next, her story has bad timing. If we didn't have two years between tales, it would have carried more resonance. Readers will finish this book faster than expected. Let the deafening roar for the next one begin!
7 out of 10
Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com
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