Uhura Cast for Star Trek XI..And She’s a Fan!! September 18, 2007
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Zoe Saldana has been picked to be the new Uhura for the new Star Trek movie.
Saldana who has previously been in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and The Terminal (with Tom Hanks) already knows a thing or two about Vulcans.
Uhura’s casting follows casting for Scotty (with a scotsman), Chekov (with a real Russian), Spock (with a guy that has pointy ears). The secret script has apparently been completed and Star Trek XI should be in theatres for X-mas 2008.
Now if they could only cast Kirk…
But without any futher do..here is the future Uhura showing us what she knows about vulcans. Live Long and Prosper Zoe Saldana!
Live for Star Trek? How about a Star Trek casket? September 17, 2007
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We’ve got star trek dating and weddings. So why no Star Trek funerals?
Casket and Urn maker Eternal Image has licensed the right to use Star Trek images on its funeral products.
“These licensed-image Star Trek products offer true fans a unique expression of their commitment to the franchise. For many years fans have asked for these types of products – or made their own – and we believe the Star Trek audience will embrace the idea which will create a very strong demand,” Clint Mytych, CEO Eternal Image said in a statement.
The actual casket haven’t yet been produced though I suspect they’ll be much like the major league baseball ones they already have.
While the idea of a Star Trek casket is kinda neat and freaky at the same time – the only time you ever see caskets on Star Trek (the show) is when they’re being shot out into space.
How Much Is A Star Trek NCC-1701-B Playmates Ship Worth? September 16, 2007
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How Much Is A Star Trek NCC-1701-B Playmates Ship Worth? The easy answer is..depends on what you’re willing to pay for it.
Though the NCC 1701B playmates ship (the one that Kirk got sucked into the Nexus from in Star Trek Generations) is extremely rare..this past weekend there was recently at least three (3) auctions for it on eBay. We here at ShowMeSciFi.com tracked them all to try and see what the ship was worth..
Here’s the breakdown..
The first ship – went for $22.66 after starting at $9.99 and solicited 3 bids from 3 bidders.
From the pics and the descriptions both ships appear to have been equivalent – so I’d say the first auction winner got the better deal – though both winners should be very pleased as winning this ship for anything less than $65 or so in my book is a real steal.
Star Trek Remastered Season 1 DVD Teaser Trailer September 2, 2007
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CBS is going all out with its high quality remastered version of Star Trek season one. We’ve already seen the awesome special effects that have been layered in – but what the DVD promises is oohhh so much more.
Inline commentary, scene by scene comparisons and a degree of interactivity that i don’t think i’ve ever seen on any SciFi DVD – EVER.
Star Trek remastered is set to come out in November and it looks like
Amazon is already doing pre-orders at 30 percent of MSRP. Check it out for yourself . The only issue is that its HD-DVD (which adds to the cost) though its a dual format release meaning it will run on regular DVD players as well.
Star Trek.com just put out an 8 minute teaser trailer that lays it all out – in all of its glory.
Star Trek XI Chekov To Be Played by Russian Actor August 30, 2007
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First Scotty played by a Scotsman
Now Chekov being played by a Russian. I guess J.J.Abrams and his casting staff on Star Trek XI are aiming for real ethnic authenticity.
Anton Yelchin – a relative unknown in North America has been officially cast as Chekov…
I wonder if he’ll be able to find the ..’nucleal wessel…”
There are also active rumors circulating today on Uhura…nothing official yet though.
And the big question – who will be Kirk still remains.
Star Trek New Voyages : World Enough And Time : CRASH AND BURN! August 28, 2007
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Like many, we were eagerly looking forward to the latest Star Trek fan flick from the New Voyages people. Episode three which was officialy set for release last week had George Takei in it no less.
We got halfway through the Episode – which by far is the slickest yet and could stand in for nearly any classic era show – and then the download stream stopped and it hasn’t started back again.
Apparently the show was so popular that it crashed the servers!
Here’s hoping they get the technical and Financial support they need – from top to bottom, from script to soundtrack to special effect this is a top notch production that is second to none.
Star Trek Remastered – On CBS Now – On DVD in November August 24, 2007
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The wait is almost over for those of us that haven’t Tivo’ed all the CBS broadcasts of the remastered classic Trek.
Remastered classic Star Trek is the original show, with better special effects, sound and overall image quality.
CBS has been airing the first season across its network in 2007 and will be continuing the effort through at least 2008. A DVD and HD-DVD combo set is set for a November 20th, 2007 release – but sadly no Amazon pre-order on this yet.
Though i’ve seen a few of the remastered episodes (and yes they’re OUT OF THIS WORLD AWESOME)…the price for the season one remastered DVD set is also out of this world at of $217.99. The regular non-remastered Star Trek in comparison retails for around $70.
CBS is also forcing HD users to use HD-DVD as opposed to having a Blu-Ray formatted DVD which also really sucks.
Babylon 5 The Lost Tales : Voices In The Dark – A New Beginning? or a Pathetic comeback? August 15, 2007
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Alrighty I’ve held my tongue long enough on what I actually think about Babylon 5 The Lost Tales : Voices In The Dark.
Babylon 5 is a place of beginnings and endings, Sheridan says in the final five minutes. Whether this will be a new beginning or an ending we don’t know.
First of all these two episodes are hardly the best that Babylon 5 has to offer. In fact they’re down near the bottom.
We had all expected so much from this – the teaser trailer was awesome after all. But from the beginning intro of the actual DVD – no awesome intro music and voice over as we had in the series – (Babylon was our Last Best Hope for Peace…it failed… ) – till the final frame this experience was lacking.
In Something Here – the tale with Lochley and the Devil there are two few characters, too little of the station. Sure the story is good. The deep story on how religion will fare in space and the true meaning of heaven and hell is the type of story that only a master Sci Fi story teller like JMS would ever attempt.
But then again. Babylon 5 has tackled religion in the past. Remember the episode with the Rabbi after Ivana loses a relative?
So..sure dialogue is great and so is the story..but the pace is SLOW. As a regular Babylon 5 episode it would work, but as the first thing we the FANS see after nearly a decade..i dunno i was less than enthusiastic.
OK so ON to the second part.
Sheridan is back
Galen the Technomage is back.
But again..a well thought out well scripted episode in terms of dialogue..but SLOW
NO ACTION.
and oh so slow.
I tried watching this episode with someone that had never watched Babylon 5 before…needless to say this person didn’t last through the whole thing.
And therein lies the problem with Lost Tales. It is too slow and not engaging enough. The stories are long drawn out. The action is only dialogue in slooow sequences. The special effects looked flimsy, the station didn’t look right, the hyperspace gate didn’t look right, the landing bay didn’t look right at all!
Babylon 5 is the greatest Sci Fi series of all time. The original run had the best script, the best characters and the best story arcs.
Lost Tales : Voices In The Dark is a ‘shadow’ of the glory that was Babylon 5. I hope JMS makes another DVD and I hope the next one has more characters, more ships, more aliens and FRAK IT more story, more action and MORE OF THE BABYLON 5 WE ALL MISS SO VERY MUCH.
In Search of Babylon 5 : The Lost Tales – Why Isn’t it being more widely promoted? August 13, 2007
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Babylon 5 Fans!! Be afraid. If my recent attempts at trying to see who is selling the new direct to DVD movie – Babylon 5 The Lost Tales is any indication , we’ve got trouble.
The DVD has been out for over a week and in that time i’ve tried to locate it at stores in Toronto, Buffalo and San Francisco with little luck (yes i travel alot).
Best Buy stores in Toronto did not have any kind of special display and didn’t even have it on their new releases shelf. In fact i went to three different Best Buys and all of them said they never even got the movie.
Target in Buffalo didn’t have Lost Tales either.
In San Francisco, I went to the Virgin Megastore off 4th and could not find the DVD. After going to the counter to ask, they said they had 50 copies. None of which were on the shelf. Again the DVD was not on the new releases shelf and was not being promoted.
If Babylon 5 The Lost Tales is not adequately promoted at retail how does Warner Bros or JMS expect for it to be successful?
Is Amazon enough?
Currently Amazon.com has Lost Tales listed as #12 on its Top DVD listing. Personally i think that Amazon is a great outlet but its not enough. And if JMS is wondering why Lost Tales isn’t selling more all he needs to do is walk into his local DVD retailer to try and find the movie.
Drinking Klingon Blood Draft Beer At Quarks August 1, 2007
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I find myself in Las Vegas this week (again). When in Vegas i always visit the Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton – i dunno i guess it’s the only ‘geeky’ scifi attraction that speaks to me so it’s the only thing i visit repeatedly.
This time I actually ate and drank there too. That is at the recreation of Quark’s bar from the DS9 promenade. It’s an experience that i hope all star trek fans get to have at least once.
No regular ales here…only Romulan.
NO Klingon Blood wine – but there was a Klingon Blood Draft – a red beer that was quite tasty.
No sports nonesense on the screens..only Trek episodes and..BONUS real fans behind the counter. The bartender and I had a solid discussion on the merits of the last episode of Star Trek Enterprise.
The dude also whipped out his iPod on which he had the remastered version of Star Trek classic and let me watch an episode on it.
Drink dispensing isn’t normal either. Though not quite a replicate – with a flash strobe light the effect is ..well ‘materializing’.
The menu is loaded with Star Trek themed materials too – this time i had the Rings of Betazed – can you guess what that is?…
Onion Rings.
Spock is a Hero! July 27, 2007
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DONE DEAL.
Yesterday at San Diego Comic Con Zachary Quinto took the stage alongside Leonard Nimoy to confirm who will be Spock in Star Trek XI.
Zachary Quinto – not a bad choice since the dude really does have ‘vulcan’ like features.
No word yet on who will play Kirk, McKoy, Uhura or Scotty. But the film is set to start principal photography in November.
Star Trek Inspirational Posters – AWESOME July 14, 2007
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We’ve all seen the ‘inspirational’ posters in local malls..the Star Trek variety are a bit more interesting for those of us that prefer Trek.
It’s a great idea with some really keen satire too.
Check them all out on the full Star Trek Inspirational Posters site.
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest discontinued by Simon and Shuster July 10, 2007
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After 10 magnificent years of the most interesting contest in Star Trek lore, publisher Simon and Shuster is pulling the plug on the Strange New Worlds contest.
Volume 10 available now, is the last one.
This is the contest that allowed anyone to submit their short Star Trek fiction and have a shot at publication. By ending this publication Simon and Shuster is cutting the heart out of amateur writers that want to break into the game.
There is nothing else like this contest currently available. The discontinuation of this series is a disaster and morbid day for all Star Trek fans.
Ten years ago Pocket Books offered Star Trek fans a unique opportunity. Long before the Internet, Star Trek fans had written their own stories, which they then shared among friends and family. Now, the fans were offered a chance to become a part of the Star Trek mythos. A contest sponsored by Pocket Books would publish and pay for the best stories submitted by non-professional writers. And over the course of a decade, hundreds of pounds of submissions poured in. Many of the writers who submitted to Strange New Worlds went on to become professional writers.
As of 2007, we will be discontinuing the publication of Strange New Worlds.
Pocket Books is proud to have sponsored the only contest of this kind ever offered to the readers of their books. And over the years with the co-operation of Paramount Pictures, and now CBS Consumer Products, Pocket Books has published ten volumes of short stories “by the fans for the fans.” We would like to thank everyone who ever submitted a story to Strange New Worlds, and everyone who worked behind-the-scenes to make it all happen.
Why is this successful contest being terminated? We don’t know. All we know is that the Star Trek franchise is once again FRAKKING over its fans.
Babylon 5 Lost Tales – Trailer! June 11, 2007
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July 31st can’t come soon enough.
Babylon 5: Lost Tales is just under 6 weeks away from release and i’m already stoked.
We already know the basic outlines of the story..but i’ve finally now seen the DVD trailer and it’s AWESOME.
Sheridan doesn’t look any older – than again they aged him at times in the original run of the series.
We can only hope that the success of Lost Tales leads to another DVD, or maybe a whole straight to DVD series.
Here’s the trailer to get you going..
Babylon 5 Lost Tales – Already in top 10 Amazon bestsellers and its not out till July! April 26, 2007
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ShowMeSciFi has written before about Babylon 5 The Lost Tales.
It is one most anticipated SciFi releases of the year and finally FINALLY brings back one of the greatest (if not the greatest) SciFi TV franchise of all time in a direct to DVD movie.
The DVD has a running time of 75 minutes. Basic timeline is that it’s the tenth anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance, and President Sheridan is on his way to Babylon 5 for the celebration.
Officially Babylon 5: The Lost Tales” will be released on July 31, 2007 but Amazon.com already is doing pre-orders.
Apparently it’s already in HUGE demand. Babylon 5 The Lost Tales is already the number 6 bestseller on Amazon’s DVD list.
It’ll be interesting to see just how popular this DVD becomes before its release.
Babylon 5 Lost Tales – How Fans Literally Saved The New Show March 12, 2007
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The original Babylon 5 Series is one of the best (if not the best) SciFi series of all time.
After nearly a decade in which we have seen no main story B5 shows or movies..it’s finally coming back, thanks in no small part to the efforts of fans like you and me.
Apparently alot was lost by Warner Bros after the original series completed its on air run.
Ironically, it was the fan base that came to the rescue.
J. Michael Straczynski creator and writer of the B5 franchise found this twist ironic.
In a recent interview he said:
“We created the show initially, then the fans created their version, then we had to go to the fans to make the show again.” Full circle.
But what about the story?
Well for one this isn’t the ill fated B5 Crusade which was never properly finished. Though the Technomage Galen does make an appearance.
In segment one, Sheridan is en route to Babylon 5 for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Interstellar Alliance, when he picks up an unexpected guest, and segment two follows Lochley on Babylon 5 preparing for Sheridan’s arrival. Each runs about 35 minutes.
Personally i can hardly wait for Lost Tales. There is no better SciFi scriptwriter alive today then J. Michael Straczynski.
For more on Lost Tales check out the story on CGsociety.org
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