Happy Birthday to Jeri Ryan – aka 7 of 9 – aka why we love the Borg February 22, 2011
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No Question that things started to look up on Star Trek Voyager when
Seven of Nine – played by actress Jeri Ryan – showed up.
Today is Jeri’s birthday (born February 22, 1968).
So Happy Birthday Jeri Ryan!
And in celebration, let’s remember some of our fav Seven of Nine moments…
Star Trek Typhon Pact Rough Beasts of Empire – REVIEW – Romulans Unite as Sisko ditches his family. February 3, 2011
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Star Trek Typhon Pact Rough Beasts of Empire by David R. George III – is a decent book, though not quite as engaging as Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire (which we recently reviewed).
This book is about two things, Ben Sisko and Romulus, with a side of Tzenkethi for good measure.
The Sisko part bothered us — ALOT. This book portrayed the Emissary as a man that was able to walk out on his family. No it didn’t make sense to us either, though the author tried (unsuccessfully) to convince us otherwise.
In general the characterization and writing about Sisko was just wrong and out of character.
In contrast, the plotting with developments in the Romulan Star and Imperial State is brilliant. The tense drama was astounding and we really didn’t quite know how it would end. The manipulation of the Tzenkethi to create a new Praetor was really slick.
The overall broader tactical and strategic nature of the Typhon Pact after this is really quite different isn’t it? We’ve got a united Romulus under a non-militant Praetor and we’ve got Sela (remember her?) as the head of the T’al Sheare -neat.
A decent read and one that really extends the Typhon Pact storyline, we can hardly wait until we read the next book in this (so far) really great series.
Enterprise XCV – Vulcan engineering meets StarFleet January 27, 2011
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A little later than usual — we finally got our Star Trek: Ships of the Line: 2011 Wall Calendar
We had never before seen the Enterprise XCV – the first Enterprise — not not NX-01..but a Vulcan inspired starship. There is a really awesome middle section panorama in the calendar as well which explains why the XCV failed…in the same middle section there is some awesome pics of the NX-01 retrofit, which makes it look a whole lot more like the NCC-1701.
The brilliant artist/renderer behind the XCV is Mark Rademaker and he explains in this blog post how he built this ship that none of us never knew — or saw before now.
Star Trek Typhon Pact : Seize the Fire -AKA – Everything you ever wanted to know about the Gorn, but were afraid to ask January 3, 2011
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Star Trek: Typhon Pact #2: Seize the Fire
Seize the Fire benefits from the skilled hand of author Michael Martin who understands better than most how to craft true Star Trek tales.
From beginning to the end, this was one of the best Star Trek novels we’ve read all year with some twists, and a consistent sense of urgency and drama that made this book impossible to put down.
We’ve never really cared much for the Gorn, but this book will change that – we know have new insight into their cast system and their sense of honor and obligation to the ‘legal casters’.
The mystery of the Brama-Shiva artifact is also not yet done – and likely will re-emerge in another Titan tale, just like White-Blue – from the last Titan book – Star Trek Titan Synthesis – made a return in this book.
Not a whole lot of advancement in the Typhon Pact storyline though – at the end a Typhon Pact fleet is racing in … it’ll be interesting to see how this book ties into the great whole…
Black Friday SciFi comics and toy deals – Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dark Tower November 25, 2010
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A lot of great deals for SciFi comic book and toy lovers to look at this Black Friday. 
How about a Battlestar Galactica Series 3: Razor Kendra Shaw for only $5 ? Or Battlestar Galactica Origins TPB Vol. 1 Adama for $5.99?
Or if you’re a fan of 300 – get the original hardcover for only $8
It’s also a good time to jump into Steven King’s Dark Tower comic books too with 60% off the cover price for hardcover graphic novels.
For Star Trek Fans, how about Star Trek II: Regula 1 Admiral Kirk Action Figure FOR $6.39?
And for Star Wars comic book fans how about Star Wars Ominbus: Tales of the Jedi for $9.98?
Big Bang Theory – Wil Wheaton the JarJar Binks of the Star Trek universe November 11, 2010
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Damn you Wil Wheaton!!!
Best Wesley Crusher knockdown ever with the line:
The JarJar Binks of the Star Trek universe
SOOO true.
Frak you Crusher!
Another fine episode though, and the Raiders -like escape at the end was just classic too.
Night of the Living Trekkies – one zombie movie that looks waaay too funny to be real – but it is. September 30, 2010
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Trekkies gone wild?
Not quite…but close. At first, we thought this was a joke ..as it turns out its just a really interesting piece of fan fiction…with its own trailer???
Yup!
A book trailer that is hilarious and extremely well done.
If you want the Night of the Living Trekkies
Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter – no it does not cut the slices with phaser precision September 21, 2010
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Every wanted a pizza cutter in the shape of the starship enterprise?
Happy Birthday Chekov! (Walter Koenig!) September 14, 2010
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Walter Koenig – best know as the actor behind Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5 turns 74 years old today.
Happy Birthday!!!
To us, we’ll always remember a few key ‘Chekov’ moments. Yes there were some brilliant moments in the classic Star Trek
But for better (or not) there is of course the ‘nuclear wessels’ line – which I don’t think that Koenig will ever live down..
And for the classic fans …here’s a great collection of Chekov’s Russian ‘isms..
Sir Patrick Stewart Knighted – Make It So Queen Elizabeth! June 4, 2010
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Jean-Luc Picard,
Prof X – or just plain Patrick Stewart, the man is a living legend and now he’s been Knighted by the Queen of the England.
Congrats Sir Patrick!
How many other great SciFi actors have been knighted?
Well we know of Sir Alec Guiness (Ben Kenobi) of course…but beyond that the list gets a little sparse…Doctor Who’s Tom Baker hasn’t been knighted yet has he?
Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy ‘Spock’ May you – Live Long & Prosper March 26, 2010
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Today Leonard Nimoy turns 79.
Happy Birthday Mr. Spock!
It was just the other day that Captain/Admiral William ‘ Kirk’ Shatner celebrated his birthday too.
While Nimoy like Shatner has been in other TV/movies beyond Trek – including his new cameo in Fringe — Just like Shatner, for Nimoy the role of Spock is one he will never escape.
He may not be in the next Star Trek – but he’ll always be Spock.
Live Long and Prosper Leonard Nimoy!
Happy 79th Birthday – William Shatner! March 22, 2010
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William Shatner turns 79 today. Happy Birthday Captain/Admiral!!
In recognition today is also talk like William Shatner day…but now we don’t joke about Shatner here..
Shatner is one of the most iconic figures in all of SciFi and he demands our respect.
Sure Kirk is now a caricature of a cartoon character but everyone knows who he is – and that’s not because of J J Abrams Frakin BS version of Star Trek either.
Kirk is Shatner and Shatner will always be Kirk.
Star Trek Mirror Universe : The Sorrows of Empire – This is the REAL sequel to Mirror Mirror and yes its Awesome! February 17, 2010
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Our favorite Star Trek TOS episode has always been Mirror Mirror – where the Federation doesn’t exist and instead the Terran Empire reigns supreme and humans act more like the Klingons.
At the end of that greatest of all Star Trek episodes (Frak you Tribbles!!!) the Kirk from the ‘regular’ universe’ tell the Spock from the Mirror universe that he can make a difference.
Over the last 40 years we’ve seen small glimpses of that difference that Mirror Spock made — but we never got the full novel length story — until now.
The Sorrows of Empire is a the TRUE sequel to Mirror Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series – Season Two [Blu-ray]
The end – well we all knew how it would end – with the end of the Terran Empire – but how it got there and what Emperor Spock did – well that’s what this MOST AWESOME book is all about.
The end is a little shorter than i might have liked, but it works with the Klingon/Cardassian alliance smashing Terra and killing Spock and his poor wife — who get a lot of time in this book usually about her angst about not having a baby with Spock.
The weaving of Dr. Carol Marcus and David Marcus as well as Curzon Dax and Saavik is also brilliant. The Mirror Universe version of the Kobyashi Maru training simulation — another brilliant scene.
Did we like this book? HELL YES. And if you’re a fan classic Trek (and Mirror Mirror) so will you.
Star Trek: The Sexed Generation – Funny Mashup of TNG February 9, 2010
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We really miss Star Trek The Next Generation – there really isn’t a SciFi show on TV now that even comes close.
Today one of the top stories on Digg was a mashup video of some TNG goodness.
Yes the ‘words’ are taken out of context – but not always.
And oh yeah there is a full 2 minutes of nothing but Star Trek TNG explosions, from Borg to Klingons to Federation and everything in between that got blown up in that show.
It’s a real ‘blast’ to say the least.
Star Trek Online Now Online – but it’ll cost you $150 a year to play! February 3, 2010
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Star Trek Online
Amazon has the game for just under $50 -which is not bad BUT be warned fellow MMORG newbies – you need to pay a monthly fee too.
In all that monthly fee – even at the best current rate will still cost you over $150 a year – which means if you want to play Star Trek Online for the next twelve months it will actually cost you at least $200 ($50 for the game and $150 for the online subscription).
We’re not fans of monthly subscriptions. We are fans of star trek. Atari must be run by the Ferengi or something.
Gameplay though looks awesome – and Zachary Quinto (aka New Spock) is in the game too – though watch the video below where he explains his role -and how he’s not really a gamer himself since he has a life.
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iPad Idea Comes from Star Trek January 28, 2010
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Think Steve Jobs is a genius? He might be..but he’s also a Star Trek fan.
All you need to do is watch an episode of Star Trek – classic, next gen, DS9 or Voyager and you’ll see..
yup
PADDs everywhere.
They’re not a new idea and we’ve seen them since the 1960’s.
Officially speaking – “PADD” is an acronym for Personal Access Display Device.
So Apple’s iPad is a wrip off from Star Trek – CBS and the Roddenberry Estate SHOULD get the credit.
Star Trek Captains Log Sulu leads a great week Jan 13th for comics January 13, 2010
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Every Wednesday new comic books ship to stores across North America.
While there are a lot of interesting books for Scifi fans, our sister site – ShowMeSciFiComics.com – has a weekly list looking at the ones that fans are likely to graviate towards.
This week there is a new Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic trade paperback, a Farscape comic, new Doctor Who, new Battlestar Galactica 1980 and oh yeah the debut of STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG SULU #1 – which gives us a Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior tale.
Check out the full week in SciFi comics preview here.
Star Trek Enterpise : The Romulan War – A Great Read! January 3, 2010
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We were never fans of the Star Trek Enterprise series when it was on the air – but the book series is another story.
The Romulan War – which continues on the story begun in Kobyashi Maru in 2009 – is an excellent novel and one that makes Enterprise ‘whole’ again.
The Romulans are bad guys – and no one (except for the vulcans and trip) really know who they are. What we get in this book is a whole lot of plot and drama about the Romulan War – the back and forth battle as Romulans take territory from Earth and then Earth tries to win in back.
Then there is the whole subplot of the aftermath of the Kobyashi Maru – with Travis being re-assigned to a pair of different NX class starships – both of which end up being destroyed by the Romulans.
T’pol hooks up with Trip again (woohoo) – but this novel isn’t about character development – it’s about the plot – the star trek universe at a critical pre-federation era when it faces down the Romulans.
This is great Star Trek fiction – with back and forth action as Starfleet gets its feet wet in in its first real interstellar conflict – highly recommended for all Star Trek fans in our view.
Star Trek Titan: Synthesis – The ship is alive! Minouet is Back! December 7, 2009
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The easy review first. Star Trek: Titan: Synthesis
The basic premise is that the ship itself, becomes sentient and takes the holo-avatar form of Minuet (the girl from on ST;TNG episode).
But beyond the ship’s sentience which was cool – was the whole new machine species – the sentries – which form the core plotline of the book.
We’ve seen machine cultures before, that’s not new. But the evolution of first and second gen – is quite interesting and Titan as a third gen ..nice.
The overall flow, characters and plot of this book are near flawless making this a fantastic page-turning read.
The only part that we didn’t particularly care for was how Titan – as a data stream – somehow magically closed the rift and kills the Null – it kinda/sorta makes sense– we want it to make sense, but COME ON it’s a bit of a stretch…
But considering how well written and enjoyable this book is overall, it’s a small thing..
Star Trek ONline looks…like…VICTORY for KLINGONS ..Q’uplah Kahless! December 2, 2009
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Just saw this new trailer for next years Star Trek Online – which will be the first MMORPG for Trek.
At first it kinda/sorta looks like a bigger version of Star Trek Armada (remember that game? it was fun wasn’t it?)
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