Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the demise of Captain James T. Kirk in the hugely underwhelming “Star Trek: Generations,” and to mark the occasion, The Roddenberry Archives released a short film revealing, perhaps, the journey Kirk saw ahead of…
Not sure I have much to add on the subject of William Shatner venturing into space for real, but I figured I couldn’t let it go entirely unmentioned. I don’t know what’s odder; the bizarre juxtaposition of fiction and reality…
Yesterday was a bit chaotic, so I missed posting birthday well-wishes to William Shatner, who turned 90. Better late than never, I guess. For a moment, I was going to type “actor William Shatner” or “Star Trek star…” but at…
Here’s a fun clip I stumbled across on Youtube. Some enterprising (ha) soul has created an animation of all the battles from “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” still the best film in that mixed bag of a series. …
As a lifelong Star Trek fan, I’ve enjoyed a long tradition and it’s time to revisit it today. The tradition goes like this: I look at the current state of Star Trek and say, “Paramount can’t possibly screw this up…
The first episode of Star Trek aired on NBC fifty years ago today, Sept. 8, 1966, kicking off a three-year run on network TV. I missed the whole thing. In my defense, I started that run as a baby and ended…
Long ago, before the geeks inherited the Earth, before “Big Bang Theory” ruled the airwaves and superhero movies ruled at the box office, before everyone and his brother had a Dr Who t-shirt, “nerd” was not a label we wore with…
No, seriously. Might as well lock down Youtube now and call it quits. In this video, we finally understand the secret behind William Shatner’s…erm…unique speech patterns. Obviously he hears music the rest of us aren’t privy to. Watch as The…
I finally got around to seeing the new Star Trek film this weekend, a month into its theatrical run. All in all, it was an enjoyable film; fast-paced, well-acted and with some cool visuals. I’m just old enough to be…
