FedCon – Convention guide
FedCon – Europe’s biggest Science Fiction Convention. A story of success that began 20 years ago. It started as a Star Trek Convention, but by now every fandom is being covered – Star Wars, Stargate, Firefly, Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica and the range is still expanding! FedCon have created a convention brochure to explain what exactly a convention is below: FedCon is an event made by fans for fans. That’s...
Poison Candy Latex Star Trek Inspired Costumes
Star Trek inspired latex outfits were introduced by Poison Candy Latex at the Montreal Comic Con 2012 (September 14 to 16). Poison Candy Latex is a fashion conscious latex brand. Influences and styles take route in pop culture and traditional latex fetish. Original source buzzpatrol.com
Pluto moon could be named after Star Trek planet
http://youtu.be/KqwBpIskZFs A campaign to name one of Pluto’s moons ‘Vulcan’ has been gaining momentum after being launched by a former Star Trek actor. William Shatner was the original Captain T Kirk and is pushing for the moon to be named after the planet which Spock came from. Vulcan is among 21 names in the running in an online poll organised by the California-based SETI Institute, whose team of astronomers...
Star Trek: LeVar Burton “disappointed” in JJ Abrams’ movie
The entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation was at Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Convention: The Star Trek and Sci-Fi Summit in Burbank, CA last weekend and LeVar Burton, who played Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, talked to ET about his disappointment with the new Star Trek film franchise. “J.J. [Abrams] [is] a very good director, he really is,” he told ET. “He directed the hell out of the first movie....
Pre-order Star Trek from GAME and get tickets to see Star Trek Into Darkness
Paramount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Partners UK, today announce a pre-order and day-one purchase opportunity with all UK GAME stores. The partnership allows any purchaser of STAR TREK THE VIDEO GAME on any format an exclusive complimentary ticket to this year’s hottest movie Star Trek Into Darkness, which releases in cinemas everywhere in May 2013. Working with Hollywood Movie Money, upon...
The Delta Quadrant – 3×18 – Darkling
This week on the Delta Quadrant we review the Voyager Episode Darkling. The doctor takes up philosophy and finds the examined life truly worth living. Will he lose himself in the process? Will the hooded man prevail? Will Kes leave the ship and the family she loves for Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome? Will Tom Paris save the day?… listen in and find out! Joining us this week are special guests Tony Raymond, Dan McIntosh, and Nick...
Sleek New TNG DVD Packaging
All seven season of Star Trek: The Next Generation will be re-released on DVD on April 16, in sleek and striking new packaging. Season One and Season Two will be available exclusively at Amazon.com beginning March 12. The sets will feature the same content (including bonus material) as the previous full-season TNG DVD releases. Season One and Season Two will sell for the suggested retail price of $35.00 each. The other...
Star Trek-style 3D holodeck becomes reality
Scientists in the United States have turned science fiction into reality with a wrap-around virtual reality screen where researchers can visualise their data in three dimensions. Source telegraph.co.uk
AMD: Star Trek holodecks within reach
Twenty-five years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the holodeck, a chamber aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D that could transform itself into any environment. In a decade or two, however, that sci-fi fantasy could be real. The general manager of AMD’s global business units, Lisa Su, speaking at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco on Monday morning. LeVar Burton, who played...
J.J, Abrams Talks Klingons, Alice Eve In Star Trek Into Darkness
In an interview with MTV News, Star Trek’s director J.J. Abrams talked about the return of an old enemy in the Klingon’s and Alice Eve’s character Carole Marcus. http://youtu.be/otfeoWATNRg Source MTV News