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July 21st, 2008

J. Steven York says “Buzz Off!”

The following is a post from sci fi writer, J. Steven York’s Multiplex of the Mind blog, reprinted here with the author’s permission. 
Don’t you hate it when one of your childhood heroes says something so profoundly wrong and stupid that you just have to call them on it? Unfortunately, it just happened to […]

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June 12th, 2008

Star Trek Pez Coming Right Up

Cyn of Cynopsis (not to be confused with Cyn of SFUniverse) has been attending the Licensing International Expo. According to her report, CBS Consumer Products has taken on more than a dozen licensing partners for new Star Trek merchandise.
Upcoming items include the very first Star Trek Pez line for fall of 2008. (Do you think […]

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June 4th, 2008

Shatner Hosts Animal Planet Series

Spock!  Look. . . at. . .that. . .elephant. . paint! 
Okay, so the whole, William Shatner halting speech pattern joke has been done to death. It’s still a classic. But it’s something you won’t hear when Shatner takes on hosting duties for the new Animal Planet series Extraordinary Animals.
Monkeys who use sign language, […]

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April 11th, 2008

Not Even Sulu’s Singing Could Save It

CBS has axed Secret Talents of the Stars after one airing. We got to see George Takei sing “On the Road Again” and Clint Black attempt standup comedy.
But sadly we’ll never see Ric Flair salsa dancing or Roy Jones Jr. rapping. Actually, I don’t think I’m sad about either of those things. Secret Talents drew […]

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April 8th, 2008

Beam Him Out of There, Scotty

Well, after the first Secret Talents of the Stars episode it’s clear that as a country singer, George Takei makes a great Starfleet lieutenant.
His rendition of Willie Nelson’s On the Road Again was quite painful and one judge’s comments probably got the network in hot water. Producer Gavin Polone called it the “Brokeback Mountain” version […]

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March 20th, 2008

Star Trek: TNG Costumes Up for Auction and More!

It’s time for another Profiles in History movie memorabilia auction and as always, they have some amazing items on the block.  The auction will be run through Ebay Live Auctions March 27 and 28.  You do need to pre-register for the auction if you wish to bid, so don’t wait until the last minute. 
You […]

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March 18th, 2008

Takei Sings. . . Country?

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CBS is rolling out a new celebrity talent competition show called “Secret Talents of the Stars” and boy are these talents a secret!  According to Variety, Star Trek’s George Takei will be taking the stage to sing a country tune, while country artist Clint Black […]

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March 10th, 2008

Come to Vulcan! And Bring A Coat….

A small town in Canada named Vulcan wants to follow in the tradition set forth by Springfield, Vermont’s hosting of The Simpsons’ Movie premiere. Vulcan, of course, thinks it’s a great candidate to host a premiere of the eleventh Star Trek film.
Coming in May 09, the prequel starts Chris Pine as Capt. Kirk and […]

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March 7th, 2008

Part 1 ‘Enterprise Experiment’ Review

It goes without saying that D.C. Fontana, who worked with Gene Roddenberry, gets classic Star Trek but I’m saying it anyway: D.C. Fontana gets classic Star Trek.
Tags: Capt. Kirk, Enterprise Experiment, Romulans, Star Trek, Vulcans

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March 4th, 2008

Are You Ready For Star Trek Year Four?

Continuing a TV-comic crossover trend that’s becoming very common, IDW Publishing is picking up where the five-year TV voyage of Star Trek left off. The Enterprise was on a five-year mission to explore strange new worlds but only made three years on television.
The franchise’s famous aficionados, among the best in sci-fi or any genre […]

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