Category: Star Trek

TV’s Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, “Priceline Negotiator” will accept “Honorary Austin Citizenship” from Mayor Leffingwell at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell To Declare November 22 “William Shatner Day” In Austin TV’s Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, “Priceline Negotiator” will accept “Honorary Austin Citizenship” from Mayor Leffingwell at Wizard World Austin Comic Con   AUSTIN, Texas, November 5, 2013 – Fans may know him as Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane or even the Priceline Negotiator. But for sure, William Shatner has been a part of the lives of countless millions for more than a half century. And Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell will officially declare Friday, Nov. 22, “William Shatner Day” at a special ceremony at 5:30 p.m at

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Follow Up Into Darkness

Or, “Where Some People Take Phil To Task” Last week, I posted my review of Star Trek Into Darkness, and then I shared it on my personal Facebook account.  That started a whole discussion in the comments, with people agreeing with me and others saying I was completely wrong. Never let it be said that I won’t listen to criticism.  I will quote some comments with permission and summarize others.  (Again, FULL SPOILERS after the jump.)

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“Star Trek Into Darkness” Delivers Conflicting Emotions. Very Un-Vulcan-like.

After months of waiting, with J.J. Abrams giving out information excruciatingly slowly so as to increase anticipation, Stark Trek Into Darkness finally arrived in theaters this past weekend. The previous movie in the Trek-reboot universe was hugely successful, and this new installment had the chance to top it and provide an even more entertaining experience. But did it? [SPOILERS]

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Roddenberry Entertainment Partners with Nexus Media Group to Launch “1701News”

FOR IMMEDIATE WARP DRIVE…                                                              RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH NEXUS MEDIA GROUP TO LAUNCH DEFINITIVE “STAR TREK” NEWS SOURCE, “1701NEWS”   Studio City, CA (April 25, 2013) – Seeking to provide fans with a one-stop destination for credible news and high-quality insights regarding all things Star Trek, Roddenberry Entertainment has partnered with Nexus Media Group to officially launch 1701News.com on April 25. Inspired by the registry number of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 1701News will cover Star Trek like it’s never been done before, not just with breaking news and social space – the final digital frontier – but with regular columns from fan favorites, videos and pictures, one-of-a-kind

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Roddenberry Entertainment Joins Wikia to Launch Ultimate “Star Trek” Fan Portal

“Star Trek” Fans Unite: Roddenberry Entertainment Joins Wikia to Launch Ultimate “Star Trek” Fan Portal  Fans to Receive Unprecedented Access to Never Before Seen Materials From Roddenberry Archives   San Francisco – April 25, 2013 –Wikia.com, the world’s leading collaborative media company and home to many of the Web’s largest social communities, in partnership with Roddenberry Entertainment, today announced the launch of the ultimate, online “Star Trek” community portal. Trek Initiative (www.trekinitiative.wikia.com) will offer a gateway for the millions of “Star Trek” fans to gather, collaborate and communicate around everything Trek, as well as secure exclusive content and share local community happenings with one another. To celebrate

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Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Adds Sir Patrick Stewart and John De Lancie

Sir Patrick Stewart, John De Lancie Added To Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Celebrity Guest List, Sept. 28-30 Legendary Actor, Fellow ‘Star Trek’ Franchise Actor Join Stan Lee, Eliza Dushku, WWE® Superstar CM Punk®, Dean Cain As Headliners At Greater Columbus Convention Center NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 10, 2012 – Patrick Stewart, known to millions of fans as “Captain Jean-Luc Picard” on the television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and “Professor Charles Xavier” in the X-Men film series, and “Star Trek” franchise standout John de Lancie (“Q”) will attend Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, Wizard World, Inc.

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Wizard World Chicago Comic Con 2012: Star Trek Costumes and Props

The Lounge at Chicago Comic Con 2012 was a very popular spot. It provided space to sit down, relax, charge up your phone/tablet/computer — and to look at some awesome Star Trek props! They had items representing nearly every era of Trek; in fact, I think the only eras missing were the 2009 movie and the animated series, although representing a prop from an animated series would be somewhat tricky…. Take a look at the cool items on display in our gallery below!

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