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...
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...
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...
Destination Star Trek Germany
The next Destination Star Trek event will be held at the Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany on February 21-23, 2014. Destination Star Trek Germany, will be produced by Media 10 with Showmasters Ltd. Guests will be announced soon. Talks, photo shoots and autograph opportunities, as well as the chance to check out sets, props, costumes and much more. Source Star Trek.com
“Make It Sew”: A Star Trek T-shirt Design Contest
For all the geek girls out there here’s your chance to design and submit a Star Trek-themed tee-shirt to win $500 and to have your design printed and sold on one of Her Universe’s super-comfy ladies’ blanks and made available on ThinkGeek website. To help celebrate 2013 as the Year of the Fangirl, ThinkGeek has teamed up with Her Universe to host an epic Star Trek shirt design contest, which their calling “Make...
Bryan Fuller: I would love to do a Star Trek TV show
Speaking to Crave Online, Bryan Fuller revealed that he has a “specific” plan to bring Star Trek back to television. “I haven’t pitched it, I just expressed interest that I would love to do a Star Trek TV show. Again, that was my very first start, on Deep Space Nine and Voyager. That was my first job as a writer in Hollywood. So having spent four years on staff and another year of freelancing before that on Star...
Anniversary Of The Next Generation Art Prints
New from Generation Gallery is Next Generation Set. The set of art prints marks the 26th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s debut. First aired September 28, 1987. Product description: A Limited edition illustrative fine art set. Produced on 300gsm textured fine art paper. Hand numbered and limited to just 995 in the world and measures 16.5″ x 11.7″ Certificate of authenticity with each piece. $40 US and £30 UK...