ComingSoon.net has reported that JJ Abrams as yet untitled sequel to Star Trek (which I’m going to call Star Trek XII for now, to avoid confusion), has gotten a release date for Fourth of July Weekend, 2012.
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National Public Radio recently aired a report on the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble, a group of humans studying Klingon opera in the Hague.
The wait is over…
J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek hits the big screen this Friday. IDW published a four issue comic series that sets the stage for this project, now available in trade paperback edition.
Cinco de Mayo! So dump the P.B.R. and grab a Corona instead! Yee-hah!
Last week, Harlan Ellison sued Paramount for long-lost royalties related to “City on the Edge of Forever,” which many fans say was the best episode of the original Star Trek. Claiming lost royalties for things like “Guardian of Forever” Hallmark ornaments, Ellison also named the Writer’s Guild in the suit for failing to do their part in helping him get his due.
I’m no hypocrite. It ain’t about the ‘principle,’ friend, its about the MONEY!
Pretty impressive “recutting” of the new Star Trek trailer, using footage from the original series. I’m glad we geeks have this kind of spare time.
TrekMovie.com is reporting that we will finally get a Blu-Ray release of the first 6 Trek movies, as well as the high-def version of the first season of the original series in May and April of this year. The article includes a list of the special features from the Blu-Ray releases. I’ve got a comparison of some of the features for the movies below the cut. UPDATED: Fiziko adds comments about the TV releases at the end of the article.
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Majel Barrett, wife of the late Gene Roddenberry and the only person to be a part of every incarnation of Star Trek to the present, has died. She was 76.
R.I.P.