Star Trek 2017 – What we know so far
A new Star Trek series was announced last year, this is what we know so far about who is involved. The new show will be available on CBS All Access an online/on demand service but also available on other platforms worldwide. Alex Kurtzman (Executive Producer) Kurtzman co-wrote and produced the blockbuster films Star Trek (2009) with Roberto Orci, and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with Orci and Damon Lindelof. The new series will be...
Nicholas Meyer to join the new Star Trek TV show
Nicholas Meyer the writer and director, who was involved in the first three even numbered Star Trek films is to join the writing staff that is bringing us a new Star Trek TV show in 2017. Below is what StarTrek.com have said so far: It’s official. Bryan Fuller, who will co-create, produce and serve as showrunner of the upcoming Star Trek series, has just announced the news that Nicholas Meyer has joined the show’s writing staff....
Destination Star Trek Europe
The UK is to get a convention to celebrate Star Trek’s 50th Birthday. No details have been released yet but tickets and guests to be announced on 2nd Feb. The Convention is to take place over the weekend of 7th/8th/9th October and will be run by the Destination Star Trek people. http://www.destinationstartrek.com/ UPDATE According to William Shatner this event will be in Birmingham. So all you UKers. I'll be in Birmingham...
Take a look at what’s coming in at warp speed in 2016
Star Trek fans all around the world have it circled: 2016. It’ll be the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, truly a cause for celebration if ever there were one. All sorts of official projects and events are in the works, some already revealed, others to be made public in the near future. Today, with the calendar about to flip from 2015 to 2016, lets peer into the future to preview just some of what fans can...
Star Wars Vs Star Trek
We at Trekmate love Star Trek and Star Wars (as well as many other Sci-fi) The world premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens just happened in Los Angeles, and is now on worldwide release for everybody to see. Therefore, it might not be the best time to throw shade at the galaxy far, far away. But using scientific reasoning and logic, both Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson give Star Trek the advantage over Star Wars. [youtube...
First Star Trek Beyond Trailer
The first Star Trek Beyond trailer has been released. It is not know if this is the same trailer that is scheduled to be shown in theaters before Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Roddenberry comic
The Oatmeal created a comic which you really should check out. It can be found here. The comic tells the story of a plane crash, in which the 25 year old co-pilot goes back into the burning plane to rescue passengers and lead a group of survivors through the desert to find help. The co-pilot was named Gene Roddenberry, and after these events he stopped being a pilot and became a writer and eventually created Star Trek. In these...
Latest news from Larry Nemecek
If you’re shopping for a Star Trekker on your list, heavens knows there are plenty of great retail and geeky items out there as the 50th anniversary year moves into full swing. But if you’ve got a long-time Trekfan who’s been around the quadrant once or twice… or a newbie who’s wants to KNOW IT ALL RIGHT NOW … or even one across the miles who could stand a great subspace connection to fandom … Larry “Dr. Trek” Nemecek has some ideas...
New Star Trek TV show
Its true, its actually happening! CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live...
3D tour of the USS Enterprise
A 3D artist has painstakingly recreated the USS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation so fans can take their own virtual tour. Unsurprisingly, Jason B is also a huge fan of the franchise and has created the digital ‘museum’ of the iconic ship using the Unreal 4 game engine. The only snag is you will need to have a virtual reality headset like Oculus Rift to walk around it. The Enterprise 3D Project is based on what he saw in...