USS Enterprise Features In New Brilliant Machines Adverts
The advert called “Brilliant Enterprise” is designed to demonstrate how General Electric’s deep-sea oil & gas technology helps to discover and maximize resources in extreme conditions. GE is building the world by providing capital, expertise and infrastructure for a global economy. GE Capital has provided billions in financing so businesses can build and grow their operations and consumers can build their financial futures....
Chase Masterson Stars In R.U.R.: GENESIS
Star Trek Deep Space Nine’s Chase Masterson stars in a new retro sci-fi short R.U.R.: GENESIS. It serves as both a standalone short film adventure and a “teaser” for the full-length feature currently in development. The Story In 1919, acclaimed Czech playwright Karel Capek began work on arguably his most famous piece, the seminal science fiction story R.U.R. Set approximately 50 years in the then-future, R.U.R. was a...
The Tragic End Of Star Trek – The Original Series By Rick Austin
The original series of Star Trek ended with a whimper, not a bang. Ratings were always a problem, and the series only survived as long as it did by making a good show that developed a fan base that embarked on a letter-writing campaign to keep it going. When it rolled around to the third season, the network had pretty much given up on it, slashed the budget, and moved it to a lousy timeslot. Gene Roddenberry walked out, the storylines...
Ten Forward Episode 67 – Heartbreak and cataclysm – David Mack talks cold equations
In this episode, Sina and Michael interview New York Times Best Selling Author David Mack about his “Cold Equations” Trilogy. Find out what the original story outline for the trilogy was, about Dave’s writing process for these stories, and about the Cold Equations / choices that the characters had to make. Learn about Dave’s upcoming projects as well. Hope you enjoy the show! A big thank you to Dave for taking...
US: Pre-Order Star Trek Enterprise S3 On Blu-ray Now
Star Trek Enterprise season 3 on Blu-ray is available to pre-order from Amazon US for $76.99. There is no release date for it yet, but it’s expected to arrive in January 2014. Following the attack on Earth in the season 2 finale “The Expanse”, the crew of Enterprise attempt to seek out the Xindi and stop them from launching their much larger, and much more devastating, weapon, the Xindi weapon. The third-season set will include...
New TOS Retro Art Prints Available
Juan Ortiz has created 4 new TOS Retro Art Prints, which are available now. Star Trek.com chatted with the artist. Here’s what he had to say: “The Squire of Gothos” Let’s get to this month’s prints. What was the hook for “The Squire of Gothos”? ORTIZ: The noose was the hook. I was able to build upon that one image. There is some Russian poster influence in this one also. You don’t often use...
J.J. Abrams Apologizes for His Use Of Lens Flares In Star Trek
In a interview with Crave Online, J.J. Abrams apologized for his use of Lens flares in Star Trek. “I know I get a lot of grief for that,” says Abrams. “But I’ll tell you, there are times when I’m working on a shot, I think, ‘Oh this would be really cool… with a lens flare.’ But I know it’s too much, and I apologize. I’m so aware of it now. I was showing my wife an early cut of Star...
The Delta Quadrant – 4×21 – The Omega Directive
This week we review Season 4 Episode 21 Omega Directive. This is a high stakes episode with a familiar conflict between 7 of 9 and our Captain Janeway. Matt loves this episode but Ben has another take. What does Geno think? Will Melissa ever be able to stay out of the brig??? Tune in to find out.
Destination Star Trek Germany Ticket News
Destination Star Trek will take place on 21st – 23rd February, 2013 at the Messe Frankfurt, Germany. Over the 3 days there will be photo shoots, interactive activities, autograph sessions, themed parties and talks. Tickets are available now to buy as every visitor will need one to gain entry. Standard Tickets Online Price On The Door Price 1 Day Entry – FRIDAY €35 €40 Access Friday only 1 Day Entry – SATURDAY €35 €40...
Of Aliens And Nerds By Rick Austin
I was watching Voyager’s season 6 Halloween episode The Haunting Of Deck Twelve again the other day. Okay, so it aired in May originally… but it sure felt like a Halloween episode. It’s a good little episode too, a neatly told story-within-a-story where Neelix comforts those wacky Borg kids when the lights go out. He tells them a fairy tale that’s true: Voyager entered a nebula and accidentally destroyed it. But they also picked up a...