The Oscar nominations are out and quite a few scifi movies appeared in the major categories including best picture. Avatar landed in the top spot as expected, but I was surprised to see District 9 in the list as well. James Cameron is up for Best Director for Avatar as well and District 9 gets on the list for best adapted screenplay.
Star Trek comes into the mix with nominations in Special Effects, Make-up and Sound categories. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, gets a sound nod as well.
What do you think? Should Star Trek have received a Best Picture nom as …read more

Star Trek fans, get thee to a Del Taco (my favorite fast food joint) for a nice promo offer. Right now, Del Taco is offering four collectible Star Trek cups when you “macho” size your meal.
Each cup comes with a code for a free trial run on Star Trek Online and an exclusive in-game shuttle pet. Visit Del Taco’s Facebook page for links to downloads, videos and other Trekkie goodies.
If you don’t live near a Del Taco, rumor on the gaming boards is that you can buy a code by calling Del Taco’s headquarters but I don’t know if that’s …read more

The guys behind Fringe and the new Star Trek movie, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, have made a deal with CBS to bring back classic cop show Hawaii Five-O. What makes this move even more interesting for scifi fans is the fact that Moonlight star Alex O’Loughlin is seriously being considered for the lead.
O’Loughlin hasn’t had much luck on TV, weathering first the cancellation of his cult favorite vampire drama and then the dismal hospital drama Three Rivers. CBS execs say they’re determined to find a successful vehicle for the charming Aussie actor and this could be the one.
Hawaii Five-O …read more

“So few people can boast that they’ve lost a flying saucer and a man from Mars -all in the same day! Wonder what they’d have done to Columbus if he’d discovered America, and then mislaid it.”

–  Mark your calendars now – Star Trek 2 will hit theaters on June 29, 2012.
– Someone at ABC looked into the future and saw that American Idol was going to mess with the ratings on FlashForward.
– Day One should be renamed Only One Day as NBC cuts the series again.
– Award winning SciFi writer David Levine is testing out living conditions on Mars without …read more

Bobble Heads, Wacky Wobblers, Nodders – no matter what you call them, these odd little statuettes have been making us smile since 1842.
5. Star Wars Darth Vader Computer Sitter
Advanced form of Bobble Head that watches over you while you work.

4. Flash Gordon Ming the Merciless
Because seriously, how often do you see Flash Gordon toys anymore?

Considering that I write this blog, you probably wouldn’t be surprised by the ornaments you’d find on my Christmas tree. There’s a whole line of Star Trek ships, a tin toy robot, a light-up space shuttle, and a half dozen retro TV ornaments.
These days, it’s not hard to find scifi and pop culture themed ornaments, the trouble is finding one that isn’t so heavy it bends the branch. Enter Robby the Robot, the latest, coolest ornament from Hallmark. He’s sleek, he’s lightweight and he’s action packed! Press the button and his breastplate lights up as he says one of three …read more

It was the TV show that made many of us want to buy a telescope, so it’s only fitting that the cast of Star Trek celebrate their DVD release of the new movie at the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
Director J.J. Abrams was joined by stars Zachary Quinto (“Spock”), Leonard Nimoy (“Spock Prime”), Zoe Saldana (“Uhura”), Karl Urban (“Bones”), John Cho (“Sulu”), Bruce Greenwood (“Capt. Christopher Pike”), Jennifer Morrison (“Winona Kirk”), Clifton Collins (“Ayel”), Faran Tahir (“Captain Robau”), Jacob Kogan (“Young Spock”) and Jimmy Bennett (“Young Kirk”).

Still looking for the perfect gift for the scifi fan in your life (or to put on your own holiday list)? How about a pair of nifty new Star Trek inspired sneakers?
These exclusive STPL x Airwalk™ Star Trek shoes come from New York-based designer jeffstaple and are available in three colors, red, blue and gold, inspired by Starfleet uniforms worn by the Starship Enterprise crew in the classic television series and the new film.
The style is available in men’s sizes 6.5-13 and features the Star Trek insignia embroidered on the back of the shoe and a plastic version of the …read more

On November 17th, Paramount Home Entertainment will release Star Trek on DVD & Blu-ray and all of the big DVD chains are fighting to earn your business. That’s good for you, except for one thing. With all these great retail exclusives, how will you choose just one?

**Best Buy – Collectible Gift Set with four pack of badge pins. (As seen in photo)
**Hollywood Video – Rent/Buy any Star Trek DVD and be entered to win an autographed poster of Uhura (Zoe Saldana).
**Transworld (FYE/Coconuts/Suncoast) – Collectible Steelbook packaging.

CBS and Mad Science, an educational company that runs science camps for kids, are teaming up to produce Star Trek Live.
This interactive stage show due to run at theme parks and performing arts centers across the country, takes the audience through Starfleet Academy training combining the entertainment value of Star Trek with real educational materials aimed at upping scientific literacy.
The show is said to have “cutting-edge special effects, unmatched audience interaction and an exploration of real space-age technology.” And Kirk and Spock are supposed to be there, too.
Mad Science’s Managing Director and producer Leonard Lipes says, “So much of the …read more