Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first TOS episode airing back on the 8th of September 1966, we are getting a brand new Blu-ray box set to commemorate the occasion. Pre-order it here The set boasts a whole slew of new content as well, including new mini-posters for the first six feature films designed by acclaimed artist Juan Ortiz. the recently released Director’s Cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the Newly...
Voyager’s Continuing Missions: Distant Shores Anthology – Da Capo Al Fine
In today’s show we tackle Da Capo Al Fine, the first and last halves of the compilation of short stories known as Distant Shores. Podcast (contmiss): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:22 — 13.1MB)Subscribe:...
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...
SCI-FI BALL STILL BOLDLY GOING
SCI-FI BALL STILL BOLDLY GOING TO RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE TEENAGE CANCER TRUST. Sci-Fi Ball 22: 5 – 7 FEBURARY 2016 – Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton. The UK’s longest running not-for-profit science fiction convention; The Sci-Fi Ball celebrates its 22nd year at the stunning Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton from 5 – 7 February 2016. The socially-orientated fan-run convention boasts an impressive fun-filled three-day...
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...
Seven’s Secret Santa by Rick Austin @EvolvedRick
Seven of Nine stared at her regeneration alcove with suspicion. Under normal circumstances, and if she were a normal human being – if such a thing existed – then it would have been called a bed, and her regeneration cycle would have been called sleep. Yet while she may have begun life as a human being, and technically still was one, her time as a cyberneticly enhanced drone amongst the Borg Collective meant that she was different....
UP2 Meet Old St. Nick
In lieu of our regularly scheduled episode today we bring you a Christmas treat. Because of the holli-daze we will be putting out the new episode on Sunday this week, and then back to normal the following week. Have a Merry Christmas! Podcast (up2): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:03 — 24.8MB)Subscribe:...
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...
In The Wilderness