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William Shatner talks "Star Trek XI"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-11-2007)

In an interview with SciFi.com, William Shatner revealed that he will play a role in the Star Trek XI and that the film will deal with the early years of Capt. James T. Kirk and Spock."I met with J.J., and they told me they would like me to be part o...

Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)

With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?   Hello Man...

More News On STAR TREK XI
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-07-2006)

A few days ago Cinescape was sent an interesting tib bit regarding the possible casting for Star Trek XI. Today it seems a little more information has come out, this time a bit more concrete and much less sketchy.The folks over at IESB recently caught up...


Star Trek XI in Development
by News Editor (Mon 02-28-2005)

An 11th STAR TREK feature film is in the early stages of development.Rick Berman has teamed up with Jordan Kerner and Kerry McCluggage to develop the project and screenwriter Erik Jendresen has been signed on to write the script.

More TOS Characters in STAR TREK XI?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-06-2007)

If you don't want to know anything about the next Star Trek film, stop reading this now. Now that the warning is out of the way...AICN is saying they have a "confirmed" casting call sheet from JJ Abrams' production company, Bad Robot, for S...

STAR TREK XI Updates on Shatner and Crowe
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-14-2007)

The back-and-forth of STAR TREK XI news has been rather humorous lately. One case in particular is whether William Shatner will be reprising his role as Captain James T. Kirk or not. A few months ago, Shatner appeared on a nowlive interview joking he was ...

"Star Trek" Plot Details
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-09-2007)

...sp; Screw Star Trek XI, were going back to the start baby!  Readers on this site may not be excited for this film, but I sure am.


J.J. Abrams talks LOST and STAR TREK XI
by Karl Schneider (Fri 08-11-2006)

TV Guide posted an interview with J.J. Abrams in which he talks about the upcoming season of LOST and his upcoming film STAR TREK XI.TV Guide writes:TV Guide: What can you tell us about the new season?Abrams: A lot of the season's already figured out, and...

STAR TREK XI Writers Talk
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-09-2006)

The writers for the upcoming prequel Star Trek XI discussed the project in a recent interview with Creative Screenwriting.Question: I know you can't say much, but is there anything you could even tell us to interrelate you pick a starting point so vast an...

STAR TREK XI: The Romulans, the Romulans!
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)

While speaking with Star Trek Communicator, TREK producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga revealed more hints about the direction they want to see STAR TREK XI take.According to the magazine, the two creators want the next STAR TREK feature to be a prequel...

Shatner Responds to STAR TREK XI Tabloids
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-25-2007)

William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) has clarified his position on being excluded in STAR TREK XI on his official site. This is in direct response to some Tabloids saying how "angry" he is at JJ Abrams and creators for not allowing ...


Checkov is Cast for STAR TREK XI
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)

Two days ago, AICN released a casting sheet from JJ Abram's Bad Robot productions for STAR TREK XI. The casting sheet for which they said was "confirmed" ask for some young actors to fill in the spots of the old TOS crew. Here's what they l...

Leonard Nimoy in STAR TREK XI
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 07-10-2007)

William Shatner appeared on Live Video to talk STAR TREK XI which is being directed by JJ Abrams. He revealed a conversation he had with an inside source for the project stating that Leonard Nimoy (Spock) will indeed be appearing in the next installm...

J.J. Abrams says "Star Trek XI" in 2008
by Karl Schneider (Thu 12-14-2006)

According to J.J. Abrams in a recent Variety article, Star Trek XI is on track to be released in 2008.Abrams is teaming with Lost co-creators-writers-producers Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk on the 11th installment of the popular franchise. Burk, Alex Kurt...

J.J. Abrams may not direct "Star Trek XI"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-05-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, J.J. Abrams will make a decision later this week whether he will direct Star Trek XI.The studio insists that the Lost creator was never officially attached to direct the film, only to produce it. However, in July, upon...


Nimoy and Shatner to have roles in STAR TREK XI?
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-31-2006)

According to the Toronto Sun, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner might be involved with J.J. Abrams' upcoming film STAR TREK XI."The head of production at Paramount called my agency to tell them about this project and they are aware of Bill's and my contri...

Former Scribe Jendresen talks "Star Trek"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-14-2007)

... doing, ['Star Trek XI'] could be really satisfying. I'm looking forward to it." KJ's Take:  I can't see the trilogy he created every coming to fruition in any form or medium, which is a bit sad.  I know how it can be to work so hard o...

"Star Trek XI" gets another update
by Karl Schneider (Tue 02-27-2007)

According to Sci Fi Wire, a script for the upcoming Star Trek XI prequel has now been completed and submitted to the studio for final approval.  If the script meets approval, the studio plans to aim for a Christmas 2008 release.The site also mentione...

James McAvoy joins "Star Trek XI"?
by Karl Schneider (Fri 01-26-2007)

According to the British tabloid Sunday Mail, James McAvoy is likely to be given the role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the upcoming J.J. Abrams film, Star Trek XI."[The studio] thinks [McAvoy] could form a brilliant double act with Matt ...


"Star Trek XI" Casting and Release Date
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-28-2007)

According to IGN sources, Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and Gary Sinise are currently in talks to play Jim Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy in the upcoming J.J. Abrams film, Star Trek XI.Various rumors have suggested Damon may be in talks for the role of Cpt. Kir...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 5: Into the Black Hole
by Edward Gross (Fri 12-15-2000)

After rejecting initial treatments developed by Gene Roddenberry, Paramount studio`s search for the proper vehicle to launch the first STAR TREK film began The writers approached included science fiction veteran Robert Silverberg; famed author Harlan Elli...

Brent Spiner to old for STAR TREK XI
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-12-2006)

...J. Abrams STAR TREK XI is aiming for a 2008 release.

The Grand Slam Show VIII: Celebrating Sci-Fi and Star Trek
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 04-10-2000)

Creation Convention’s eighth Grand Slam STAR TREK and Sci-Fi convention, held the weekend of March 31st through April 2nd, 2000, offered something for everyone. In the main auditorium, actors from every incarnation of TREK appeared. This included VOYAGE...


Michael Giacchino to score Star Trek XI
by Randall Larson (Mon 05-28-2007)

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that Michael Giacchino, noted for his scores for The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible III, and the forthcoming animated comedy, Ratatouille, is indeed attached to the new Star Trek movie. In fact, it was only officially co...

J.J. Abrams to direct "Star Trek XI"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 12-08-2006)

According to Variety, J.J. Abrams has finally agreed to take the directors chair for the upcoming installment of the Star Trek franchise.  Abrams had previously only been signed on as a producer.The movie is rumored to concentrate on the early days o...

Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)

A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 8: Trek Phase II
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-23-1999)

In attempting to bring STAR TREK back to audiences of the 1970s, the show found itself saddled with one particular problem that had to be overcome in order for the series to work effectively. `The original series had seventy nine episodes,` points out Jo...


The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 1: After the Cancelation
by Edward Gross (Tue 12-07-1999)

Network cancellation was the best thing that could have ever happened to STAR TREK. Had NBC renewed the show for a fourth or even a fifth year, the series would have undoubtedly continued to chug along. But, with considerable budget cuts each season, ther...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 2: Life After Trek
by Edward Gross (Wed 12-08-1999)

When the original STAR TREK was canceled in 1969, it`s unlikely that the cast could have known that their lives would continue to be drawn together over the next decade, fueling a phenomenon that would culminate in the release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PIC...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore , Part VI
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 02-01-2000)

When it comes to THE NEXT GENERATION feature films, Ronald D. Moore is candid about his successes and failures. He co-wrote the first two with Brannon Braga; Michael Piller wrote the third. Moore says, `I am more than willing to accept at this late date t...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Volume 3
by Frank Garcia (Wed 03-08-2000)

The paperback two-volume set of STAR TREK—STRANGE NEW WORLDS now on sale at bookstores everywhere is just a preview of things to come. Last November, John Ordover, Pocket Books’ Executive Editor for STAR TREK books announced the winning authors of the thi...


STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part VII
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 02-02-2000)

`Tell me why there are no gay characters in STAR TREK,` says Ron Moore. `This is one of those uncomfortable questions I hate getting when I was working on the show, because there is no good answer for it. There is no answer for it other than people in cha...

The Remaking of Star Trek, Part 7: Developing a New Series
by Edward Gross (Mon 12-20-1999)

With the STAR TREK II writer/director’s bible having been written, producer Harold Livingston began contacting writers and agents in an effort to get the first thirteen scripts in motion. `I wanted to make STAR TREK more universal,` explains Livingston m...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 6: Back to the Small Screen
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-16-1999)

And the Earth shook. If it didn`t, then it must have been a movement of damn near equal proportion to the fans of a little television series they had had refused to let die. They had taken `control` of the show`s destiny by generating an unprecedente...

STAR TREK: Special Effects Redux, Part III
by Frank Garcia (Mon 01-17-2000)

In Part Three of our exploration of Digital Stream’s vision to rework the special effects of STAR TREK The Original Series` with their own brand of cutting edge artistry, we approached a number of individuals who have made their careers working with STAR ...


STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part V
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 01-31-2000)

Ronald D. Moore asks pointedly, `What is STAR TREK exploring? What are the things it’s trying to make the audience think about? What relevance does it have to you and me? If it doesn’t have a relevance to you and me, in our lives, what’s the point? Why am...

J.J. Abrams will direct "Star Trek"
by Karl Schneider (Sat 02-24-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, J.J. Abrams has told the studio that he will take the directors chair for the upcoming relaunch of the Star Trek franchise. The film, currently titled Star Trek XI, will be a prequel to the original TV series and wi...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 9: From Phase II to Feature Film
by Edward Gross (Mon 12-27-1999)

On August 29th, 1977, producer Harold Livingston presented a new writers status report, and noted that they had met some twenty odd writers. `We have also received a large number of submissions from various writers, either in one or two page outlines, and...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 11: The Jump to the Big Screen
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-30-1999)

By the time early November 1977 came along, production of `In Thy Image` was scheduled to begin in just a matter of weeks. It seemed that nothing was going to interfere with STAR TREK`s return. On November 10th, Gene Roddenberry shot a memo off to Bob Col...


Abernethy & Graves Score Big With Original Music For New Star Trek Games
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-05-2006)

Award-Winning Composers Write Epic Sci-Fi Orchestral Music For Upcoming Blockbuster Video Games To Coincide With 40th Anniversary Of Star Trek Bethesda Softworks® and Rednote Audio have announced that veteran video game and film/TV composers Rod Abernethy...

STAR TREK Special Effects Redux, Part I
by Frank Garcia (Fri 01-14-2000)

For the past 30 years millions of STAR TREK fans all over the world have faithfully watched 79 episodes of the original 1960s TV series in reruns and videotapes in a seemingly perpetual loop. There are hardcore fans today who can tell you, from a single l...

STAR TREK: Directing The Motion Picture
by Frederick C. Szebin (Wed 01-12-2000)

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE has to be one of the most frustrating near-misses in the history of SF cinema. At one time only dreamt of by the original TV show’s fan base, then reviled, ST:TMP actually isn’t the grand mess it was once thought to be. Indee...

NEW YORK TIMES tees off on STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 09-11-2002)

While STAR TREK: NEMESIS has been receiving a good deal of positive buzz in recent months from those who've seen early versions and read the script, the film has now received its first bit of negative word. Writing in the NEW YORK TIMES, Stuart Klawans ha...


The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 12: Writing The Motion Picture
by Edward Gross (Mon 01-03-2000)

STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry often attributed the success of the series to the fact that it showed man transcending his intolerance for his fellow man; it said that we, as a species, would move beyond our petty differences, which have for so long se...

Star Trek Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Thu 09-14-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:VariousTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayIn celebration of Star Trek\'s 40th anniversary, here are five new episodes set in the Original Star Trek series: The last survivors of gender war live on as spirits in machinery...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE GORN CRISIS: Kevin J. Anderson, Part I
by Matthew F. Saunders (Fri 11-10-2000)

Forget the Klingons and Romulans. Ask almost any fan of the original Star Trek who their favorite `evil` aliens were, and the answer is simple: the Gorn. The green, warlike reptiles’ first appearance was in the fan-favorite episode `Arena,` in which Kirk ...

Star Trek and Fantasy Anthologies, Douglass, Erikson, and More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 08-23-2006)

Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta...


STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE GORN CRISIS: Kevin J. Anderson, Part 2
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 11-15-2000)

Popularity isn’t everything. The Gorn have fascinated Star Trek fans for more than 30 years, ever since they debuted in the original series episode `Arena` in 1967. But what do we really know about these cool alien lizards? Sure, they’re big, green, extre...

STAR TREK: Special Effects Redux, Part II
by Frank Garcia (Sat 01-15-2000)

In Part One of this article, we interviewed Rich Heierling, a film and video producer at Digital Stream in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, who has sent Paramount Pictures a proposal to remake STAR TREK — The Original Series’ (TOS) visual effects with new, state...

STAR TREK Update, with Rick Berman and Brannon Braga
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 03-23-2000)

Rick Berman, executive producer of STAR TREK: VOYAGER and head of the TREK franchise, wishes he could say what the next television show will be about, really. On Tuesday March 21st, in answer to the question, `Can you tell me what the next series will be...

Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)

Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...


STAR TREK: STAR CHARTS
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 09-27-2002)

STAR TREK: STAR CHARTS by Geoffrey Mandel is a glorious chance to grab a drink, get settled in a comfortable chair...and geek out. Mandel, who is both the author and the illustrator of the book, has actually taken on the unenviable task of buckling up and...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 4: The Search for a Script
by Edward Gross (Tue 12-14-1999)

`During the early ‘70s,` explains David Gerrold, `NBC was the villain, because they had cancelled STAR TREK, and Gene made sure that everybody knew that NBC was the villain. Gene was this man who wanted to change the world for the better, and NBC wouldn`t...

STAR TREK: GATEWAYS, a Seven Book OmniTREK series Part 2
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 10-18-2001)

The series kicks off with ONE SMALL STEP by Susan Wright, featuring the classic TREK crew. In this, the strongest novel in the GATEWAYS series, Wright postulates a sequel to the episode "That Which Survives". Due to a transporter glitch Kirk and the other...

Paramount Launches Next Trek Series
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-25-2000)

[EDITOR`S NOTE: A strange rift in time and space--a gateway to a parallel dimension--has opened up somewhere near Gastonia, North Carolina, allowing our faithful Fandom correspondent to report on events until now unknown in our dimension, events that take...


Star Trek: Armada
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Thu 04-20-2000)

The Star Trek serial, which celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary a long time ago, is defiantly an often-discussed subject. Only its immense popularity can be blamed for nine movies and countless episodes. Yet there is always someone who dislikes the id...

STAR TREK Profile: Fan-Writer-Producer Ronald D. Moore
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 01-18-2000)

During the summer of 1999 shock waves rippled through the STAR TREK community as the departure of Ronald D. Moore from the VOYAGER staff and STAR TREK proved to be truth and not rumor. Moore had little to say publicly at the time, leaving this post for o...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE KILLING SHADOWS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 09-13-2000)

Outer space holds many wonders and mysteries. The final frontier to numerous poets, scientists and explorers, it boasts fascinating interstellar phenomenon to eulogize and research, and many strange new worlds and civilizations to explore. But if you don’...

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE: A 20th Anniversary Review
by Edward Gross (Tue 01-04-2000)

Does a critic have a statute of limitations on making a judgment regarding a feature film? Is twenty years too long a period of time? Back in December 1979, I was the feature editor of The Compass, the campus newspaper at Suffolk Community College, and I ...


STAR TREK: VOYAGER--'Tsunkatse'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 02-07-2000)

For the all important February television sweeps, a lot of cooks got together to mix up a brew for STAR TREK: VOYAGER. While co-executive producer Kenneth Biller and writer Robert Doherty worked on an episode that turned into `Tsunkatse,` they thought abo...

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - CAST AND CREW GATHER FOR THE FINAL VOYAGE
by Sue Schneider (Sun 04-24-2005)

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE the latest chapter in the STAR TREK legacy is about to take its final voyage this May and will be the first time in many years that there will be no STAR TREK airing on television. Paramount and UPN held the series finale wrap party ...

Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)

After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.” It’...

Viacom responds to STAR TREK lawsuit
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-02-2003)

Yesterday we told you about Activision filing a breach of contract suit agaist Viacom, the parent company that owns Paramount's STAR TREK franchise. The video game manufacturer claims that Viacom has let the TREK franchise stagnate and fall into ruin, thu...


Star Trek Vol.#02 - Kaikan ni Shinkou
by Andrew Kent (Tue 01-08-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Art by: EJ Su, Bettina Kurkoski, Nam Kim, Don Hudson, Steven Cummings / Story by Wil Wheaton, Christine Boylan, Mike Wellman, Diane Duane, Paul Benjamin Short story by Geoff TrowbridgeTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayMan...

TITAN A.E.: Star Wars Meets Star Trek By Way of Anime
by Craig Reid (Thu 06-15-2000)

What do you get when you cross the frenetic paced, space sequences of STAR WARS with the planet forming magic of STAR TREK: WRATH OF KHAN, mix in a hint of Japanese anime then wrap it with the suspenseful soirees of HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and ENTER THE DRAG...

The 35 Greatest STAR TREK Episodes of All Time: Part 2
by Mark A. Altman (Sun 09-30-2001)

Yesterday, our resident "Trekspert" Mark Altman gave us the first half of his well-informed opinion regarding the best 35 Treks of all time. Today, he completes the list with numbers 18-35.18. THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER (Star Trek): Can computers someday repla...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)

During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein...


Star Trek
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-19-2006)

...ming film STAR TREK XI."The head of production at Paramount called my agency to tell them about this project and they are aware of Bill's and my contribution to the franchise, and they'd like us to know they might want some involvement," said...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part III
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 01-25-2000)

Moore says that he recognized VOYAGER’s biggest problem by the end of the first episode. `By the end of the pilot, you have the Maquis in those Starfleet uniforms, and— boom—we’ve begun the grand homogenization. Now they are any other ship. I don’t know w...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part II
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 01-19-2000)

Let’s go back to the beginning for Moore, to get a history lesson as well as an idea about what about VOYAGER upset him so much. He remembers, `When I came aboard in the third season, NEXT GEN was very much the new kid on the block. There was a lot of sta...

Salvatore, Weis, & Star Trek Ship Guide!
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-07-2006)

It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...


"Star Trek" Comic to be released in Klingon
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-31-2007)

According to a press release from IDW, Star Trek: Klingons: Blood Will Tell #1 will be released in April with a variant in the Klingon language.The press release:While Starfleet personnel of the 24th century view Klingons as their allies, in the Star Trek...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part IV
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 01-26-2000)

Although Moore did not watch `Survival Instinct` or `Barge of the Dead,` he laughs and says, `I watched ‘Equinox’ because I was involved with that. When we started the season, they had done ‘Equinox I,’ but they had no idea what ‘Equinox II’ was supposed ...

STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-27-2004)

With the release of STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, Paramount Home Video has brought the last of the "classic" STAR TREK adventures to a new collector’s edition DVD format. Released in 1991, THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (or TUC for short) marked the f...

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen
by Nikola "Bunny" Zakic (Wed 12-20-2000)

It seems that the Star Trek license owner finally sought help of a soothsayer that managed to lift the curse off the Star Trek computer games, or perhaps they just realized that they had to put some effort into the damn stuff. Whichever way, we now face t...


STAR TREK: Levar Burton--Director, Actor, Fan
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 04-18-2000)

LeVar Burton, always-and-forever Geordi La Forge to viewers of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, laughs while directing the VOYAGER episode, `Live Fast and Prosper,` set to air Wednesday, April 19th. The episode is about three con artists who pretend to be...

STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 12-13-2002)

The marketing campaign for STAR TREK: NEMESIS trumpets the fact that "a generation's final journey" has begun, and rumblings from Paramount's franchise handlers suggest the 10th big-screen TREK could indeed be the last for Captain Picard and company... ma...

Star Trek: Enterprise - "Divergence"
by Jason Davis (Sat 02-26-2005)

Writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens have made a meal of Mr. Worf's comment that "we don't speak of it [the physical differences between original-series Klingons and those seen in the other Treks]." In "Divergence," the second part of the storyline...

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Lucasfilm.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala); Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker); Ian McDiarmid (Palpa...


STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 04-16-2003)

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME stands as the ultimate example of a TREK “crossover” film. In 1986, before anyone had even heard of THE NEXT GENERATION, the only TREK in town was the periodic movie releases that had been popping up every couple of years sin...

Photos from the STAR TREK VI DVD signing
by Sue Schneider (Thu 01-29-2004)

Fans joined famed STAR TREK writer and director Nicholas Meyer at Borders Books in Westwood, California on January 27th, to celebrate the Paramount Home Entertainment DVD release OF STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Meye...

Star Trek Classics Die-Cast Starships
by John Denning (Thu 08-17-2006)

Corgi is a toy company devoted to making die-cast scale models, often licensed from popular series such as Batman and James Bond. They've been in the business for decades and if you're into cars, they make some of the coolest figures around. That's why it...

Robert Picardo takes 'One Small Step' for STAR TREK: VOYAGER
by Anna L. Kaplan (Sun 11-14-1999)

Robert Picardo, who plays STAR TREK: VOYAGER’s emergency medical hologram, put on his director’s hat for a special episode entitled `One Small Step,` which will air on the 17th of November during television ratings sweeps. The show actually deals with a ...


STAR TREK: IN THE NAME OF HONOR
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 05-29-2002)

IN THE NAME OF HONOR, despite its rather obvious title, is an exciting action-adventure. It has a cinematic sensibility that you could easily imagine played out on the big screen. In fact, the plot of this book is better than some of the plots that did ma...

Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force: Game Review
by Nick Saul (Sun 11-19-2000)

Welcome to the Delta Quadrant! You are Ensign Munro, second in command of the Hazard Team, an elite group that specializes in dangerous away missions and situations that are too risky for other members of the crew. As a member of the Hazard Team you wil...

The Remaking of Star Trek, Part 10: 'In Thy Image'
by Edward Gross (Wed 12-29-1999)

By the time Harold Livingston had taken to writing `In Thy Image,` the working relationship between him and Gene Roddenberry had begun to disintegrate...badly. `I don`t remember when I began to pierce the Roddenberry myth,` Livingston says, `but he and I ...

Star Trek Fan Experience continues with ODYSSEY.
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-07-2007)

You remember when it was announced that some "fans" were making a new Web based Star Trek show titled STAR TREK: HIDDEN FRONTIER? Well, 50 episodes later, founder Rob Caves is still going with the project. With Hidden Frontier recently wrapping ...


Star Trek: New Worlds
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 10-13-2000)

The Star Trek "genre" received a boost in the past couple of years, thanks to a couple of good games (Highly debatable - Ed.). Interplay and their software company 14 Degrees East released some Trekkie titles that influenced the popularity of the "genre" ...

STAR TREK VOYAGER: 'Unimatrix Zero'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 05-15-2000)

Executive producer Brannon Braga, who wrote the STAR TREK: VOYAGER sixth season finale `Unimatrix Zero` in collaboration with co-executive producer Joe Menosky, describes the episode as a cliffhanger that is part of VOYAGER`s ongoing Borg saga. Braga exp...

STAR TREK The Original Series: The Complete First Season
by Brian Thomas (Fri 09-10-2004)

The original STAR TREK series has been released on home video in several formats over the years, but even those fans that have the entire run on VHS tape (in both official pre-records and taped off of TV) and laserdisc have been salivating for the origina...

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Michael Dorn
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-18-2000)

If you ever meet Michael Dorn sans his infamous Klingon makeup, you’d be hard pressed to place him as Star Trek`s Lt. Commander Worf outside of his height. These days he sports a close-cropped patch of white hair, a side-effect from wearing the `turtle sh...


Star Trek Scribe Talks About New Film
by News Editor (Thu 03-10-2005)

SyFy Portal had a chance to chat with Erik Jendresen who was recently signed to write the next installmentin the "Star Trek" franchise. Jenresen told that, "the story concept, the basic idea of this thing, is pretty damn big. It's a noble enterprise, pun...

Four New Character Posters for STAR TREK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 08-11-2008)

Paramount Pictures has unleashed four new posters for their next adventure of Star Trek at the VegasCon '08 event and TrekMovie.com was on hand to pass them along. The posters feature the top stars of the film and when put together, form the Star Trek del...

Frakes would be fine if STAR TREK: NEMESIS was the final TNG film
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 08-28-2002)

Jonathan Frakes, a.k.a. Commander William Riker of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION fame, is talking again about the new film, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, and he says he'd be fine if it was the final TNG film. "I can't think of anything I still want to do as Riker,...

STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 10-08-2002)

STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE is the latest in a long line of parodies based on the WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK. The original, for those two or three readers who haven't seen it in stores and/or caught the television version, is an amusing coll...


STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986)
by Anna L. Kaplan (Sun 06-10-2001)

Before they can get home to face trial, Kirk (William Shatner), a reborn Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Chekov (Walter Koenig), Scotty (James Doohan) and Sulu (George Takei) must go back to 1986 to save the Feder...

The 35 Greatest STAR TREK Episodes of All Time: Part 1
by Mark A. Altman (Sat 09-29-2001)

In his book, The Primal Screen, British sci-fi critic John Brosnan says Star Trek has become more than just a subgenre of science fiction; it has become its own genre. Never have those words been more true. With a total of five series having been broadcas...

STAR TREK: GATEWAYS, a Seven Book OmniTREK series Part 1
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 10-16-2001)

John J. Ordover may possibly be the busiest editor in the known universe. Not only is he responsible for at very least one title a month, he's also just put the last year of his life into overseeing a seven-book series. Not just any seven-book series, min...

STAR TREK'S GREATEST MOMENTS: Celebrating the Best of TREK
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 12-02-1999)

Jason Alexander described the thrill of participating in UPN’s special television event entitled `Ultimate Trek: STAR TREK’s Greatest Moments,` which airs Wednesday, December 1. Alexander laughed, `We had a fabulous time doing this. We hope it looked like...


Star Trek: The Key Collection Volume 1
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 05-23-2008)

Paramount has exhausted all of its Star Trek stories over the last couple of years. All the Star Trek TV series have all been placed on DVD and are now even making the leap to the next format. Even Star Trek the Animated Series has been released on DVD. F...

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 08-09-2002)

So here we have the so-called "best" film of the STAR TREK series in a brand new DVD incarnation, dubbed the "Director's Edition" and with all the trimmings and special features that a two-disc package calls for. Trekkies and non Trekkies alike have been ...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Roxann Dawson Directs
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 11-02-1999)

This season, Roxann Dawson, STAR TREK: VOYAGER’s B’Elanna Torres, became the first female cast member to direct an episode of the show and one of the few women to direct any TREK ever. The episode, `Riddles,` penned by Rob Doherty from a story by science ...

Old STAR TREK Treatment Posted
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-19-2006)

An old STAR TREK treatment created by Bryce Zabel (The Crow: Stairway to Heaven) and J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5) was posted on Zabel's blog.You can find the blog here.Some snippets from Zabel's Blog entry:Admittedly, it takes a lot of nerve to offe...


Abrams says Kirk in "Star Trek"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-19-2007)

According to TrekMovie.com, J.J. Abrams has confirmed that James T. Kirk will be in the upcoming film, Star Trek.The site references a quote from Abrams in Star Trek Magazine which says, "James T. Kirk appears in the movie.""The respect we ...

Convention Celebrates 15 Years of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
by Sue Schneider (Fri 10-04-2002)

On September 27th 29th, Pasadena, California hosted a massive STAR TREK Convention to honor the 15th anniversary of the inception of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Featured guests included John Logan, screenwriter of the upcoming film STAR TREK: NEMSIS ...

Wheaton out of STAR TREK: NEMESIS?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 04-25-2002)

In a clipped posting yesterday on Wil Wheaton's website, the once and future (?)STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION star indicated he might not be in the new TREK film NEMESIS after all. After going over several recent disappointments, he printed the line, "Oh...

15 new Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan figures
by Karl Schneider (Fri 04-06-2007)

Diamond Select Toys Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan action figure line will is adding more than 15 different action figures. So far only 9 figures have been announced:- Admiral Kirk- Admiral Kirk (Blood on uniform)- Khan- Khan (Battle Damaged)- Captain Te...


TV GUIDE honors STAR TREK
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-10-2002)

TV GUIDE is finally honoring the 35th anniversary of the STAR TREK franchise with, count them, 35 five separate alternate covers for next week's TV GUIDE. That's right, 35. The issues, sporting images from the casts of all five TREK live action shows (STA...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON FOUR
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 09-29-2002)

When THE NEXT GENERATION entered its fourth season in 1990, it was riding high on the string of quality episodes that had finally come out of the show in year three. Thanks to Michael Piller, who joined the show in season three and soon came to head up th...

STAR TREK: VOYAGERTHE HOLOGRAM'S HANDBOOK
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 04-03-2002)

Whenever a STAR TREK actor's name appears on a book it's normal to question whether that actor actually wrote it or not. This is a tradition that dates back to the early days of Shatner's fiction (remember the rumors surrounding the first TEKWAR novel?). ...

STAR TREK's Grace Lee Whitney
by Steve Fritz (Tue 12-12-2000)

`Y`know, Majel loves to call me The Bimbo,` Grace Lee Whitney laughs. `Think about it: Nurse Chappel calling Janice Rand the bimbo!` Actually, the only catty-ness coming out of Whitney`s mouth is that of one girl getting the dish out on another. If you he...


STAR TREK: VOYAGER - SEASON ONE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-05-2004)

And lo, in the year 1966 the Great Bird of the Galaxy begat STAR TREK. And when STAR TREK left the National Broadcasting Network it sought out new followers, converting them from the inhospitable netheregions known as late night reruns. And in this barren...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - SEASON THREE
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-04-2004)

The third season of STAR TREK: VOYAGER was one where the creators of the TV series regrouped and overcame some of the obstacles that came with the show’s launch, yet still let opportunities slip by. Spread out over 26 episodes, the new Season Three set wi...

Star Trek remastered for High Definition
by John Sinnott (Sun 09-03-2006)

STAR TREK in High Definition: Good and bad news for STAR TREK fans. Paramount has confirmed that it gearing up to release the TREK franchise again, this time in high definition. The studio is remastering the original series in HD (and rumors claim that...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 'Unimatrix Zero, Part 2'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 10-04-2000)

At the end of VOYAGER’s sixth season, three members of the crew, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), Tuvok (Tim Russ), and B’Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) were assimilated by the Borg. Or were they? In the episode, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) rediscovers Unim...


Stewart Talks STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-07-2001)

Patrick Stewart is sounding incredibly upbeat about how things are going in the currently shooting STAR TREK: NEMESIS, particularly regarding scribe John Logan.While talking to syndicated columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, Stewart gushed over ...

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
by Anna L. Kaplan (Sat 06-09-2001)

After THE MOTION PICTURE failed to capture the spirit of the original series, director Nicholas Meyer and producer Harve Bennett brought Ricardo Montalban back to play Khan, a genetically superior human who Captain Kirk (William Shatner) marooned in the e...

TREK villains rated
by Mike Whybark (Thu 12-12-2002)

YAHOO NEWS relays movie writer David Germain's ranking of the seven STAR TREK movie villains, and as may be expected, Ricardo Montalban's second incarnation of his supervillain, Khan Noonien Singh, tops the list. The list omits Shinzon, from the upcoming ...

STAR TREK: NEMESIS gets release date
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-21-2002)

In a short bit about the upcoming NEXT GENERATION era feature film -- STAR TREK: NEMESIS -- carried in the CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Columnist Cindy Pearlman has revealed the film's release date.While several dates have been thrown around the Internet in the las...


STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 'Life Line'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 05-08-2000)

If one Robert Picardo gets viewers to turn on STAR TREK: VOYAGER, how about two? That`s just what they will see in the upcoming `Life Line,` scheduled to air May 10th. The episode also brings back Marina Sirtis as Counselor Troi, and Dwight Schultz as R...

Star Trek Vets Perform in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Anna L. Kaplan (Fri 12-03-1999)

With the holiday season approaching, thoughts often turn to Charles Dickens’ classic story, `A Christmas Carol.` STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION’s Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) has been performing a one man version of the tale for over a decade, in Lond...

STAR TREK: The Menagerie
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 11-14-2007)

CBS, Paramount and Fathom Events are commemorating the new High Definition DVD (HD-DVD) edition of the original ‘Star Trek’ Season 1. A theatrical screening of the only two part ‘Star Trek’ episode, ‘The Menagerie’...

STAR TREK's Tim Russ Records First CD
by Anna L. Kaplan (Fri 03-31-2000)

You’ve heard Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) sing on STAR TREK: VOYAGER, and you have also heard Robert Picardo (the Doctor) warble. But the VOYAGER cast member about to release his own CD is Tim Russ, who as a the Vulcan Tuvok Vulcan doesn’t seem to get the c...


BSG, Star Trek, Scantly Clad Women, and More...
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 09-14-2007)

Going to conventions always reminds me a bit of going to film festivals. Every time I mention to family members that aren’t into film that my latest film is going to a festival, they always reply with “Oh so you are going to Sundance?&rdq...

Diamond Select Signs STAR TREK License
by News Editor (Thu 09-29-2005)

Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles has signed an extensive license agreement for rights to produce action figures, ships, statues, Minimates and other collectibles based on the STAR TREK franchise. Future plans for license include all-new starship and p...

STAR TREK X Talk
by Eric Moro (Fri 07-13-2001)

(All Photos by SUE SCHNEIDER)Several cast members from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION appeared at this year's Television Critics Association (TCA) Fall Press Tour gathering in Pasadena to talk up the program's addition to the TNN cable channel schedule. C...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON ONE
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 03-27-2002)

There was a time when STAR TREK was a thing of the past, a mere 79 episodes depicting the adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock that were seen constantly in syndication but were firmly rooted in their cheesy 1960s origins. But eventually, a new age cam...


Star Trek Voyager DOOMSDAY Comic
by Michelle Erica Green (Thu 01-18-2001)

`They say there`s no devil, Jim, but there is, right out of hell -- I saw it,` Commodore Matt Decker told Captain James T. Kirk in the classic episode `The Doomsday Machine.` The titular devil, a massive weapon that powered itself by destroying planets, w...

STAR TREK: NEMESIS premiere pics
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-18-2002)

Paramount Pictures' STAR TREK: NEMESIS may have opened in theaters this past Friday, but the world premiere was held December 9th at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. and CINESCAPE was there to catch THE NEXT GENERATION era cast as they beame...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Kate Mulgrew, Part Two
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 12-04-2000)

Captain Janeway, a role that Kate Mulgrew had to fight for, that first went to Genevieve Bujold, has come to define a large part of her adult life. Despite long hours, contractual disputes and rumors of tension between herself and co-star Jeri Ryan, who p...

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 11-29-2001)

Now that Paramount is kicking ass with some great DVD collections like their must-have GODFATHER box set, it is only fitting that one of the studio's most profitable franchisesSTAR TREKshould share the wealth. After eight rather skimpy disc releases of nu...


STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-28-2003)

William Shatner is not really a bad man. Yes, he was responsible for making sure George Takei didn’t get his own captaincy until STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Yes, his acting was on the verge of falling into heavy-handed theatrics on more than a...

Music of Dark Skies
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-14-2006)

...poser for STAR TREK XI, which is being helmed by his frequent director, J.J. Abrams: "Several online discussion forums, including the StarTrek BBS here at TrekWeb, have conducted casual opinion polls to speculate on who'll compose the soundtrack for J....

New STAR TREK Documentary
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-07-2001)

TNN: The National Network has announced a new documentary called AMERICA LOVES...STAR TREK which will pave the way for a week long STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION marathon on the cabler.AMERICA LOVES...STAR TREK will look at the characters, dramatic storylines...

STAR WARS 3
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-01-2005)

Hey, Happy All Saints Day/Day of the Dead! Hope everybody had a fabulous scary (but not TOO scary) Halloween. Speaking of scary stuff, I didn't list them in the column, but last week Triumph Marketing released a series of DVDs that I find truly frightenin...


STAR TREK STARSHIP SPOTTER
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 11-12-2001)

Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune, two members of the effects teams for both BABYLON 5 and STAR TREK: VOYAGER, have compiled an excellent little volume called STAR TREK STARSHIP SPOTTER. The book has thirty entries; each begins with a two-page spre...

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - "Bound"
by Jason Davis (Sat 04-16-2005)

Once more, Manny Coto has mined the mysteries of the original STAR TREK to create a top notch entry into the late prequel series. Borrowing elements from original series installments like "The Cage" and "Mudd's Women," Coto has crafted a script that evoke...

STAR TREK: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, BOOK 2
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 01-03-2003)

The second book of STAR TREK: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD has a lot to live up to, but it delivers superbly. By way of recap, in the first book the starship Enterprise, under the command of Captain Archer, located the ruins of an ancient civilization called th...

STAR TREK: TNG season two DVD news
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 02-15-2002)

With the release of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON TWO DVD set geared to hit streets May 7, word is coming out about the extras fans can expect.There are two documentaries, one looking over the season as a whole with Gene Roddenberry, and another g...


STAR TREK: The Business
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-16-2002)

TIME takes a peep at today's STAR TREK, covering both NEMESIS and ENTERPRISE, and notes, among other things, that ENTERPRISE is in trouble, with second-season ratings at two-thirds of the season two headcount for VOYAGER. The article describes the franchi...

STAR TREK: NEMESIS Given Greenlight
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-24-2001)

Paramount has finally given the tenth STAR TREK feature film, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, the production greenlight. According to Variety, the special effects for NEMESIS (that's the title the trade is using, too) will be overseen by Digital Domain. In particular...

STAR TREK designer dies
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-25-2003)

Sad news to report today from the world of entertainment: production/art designer Walter "Matt" Jeffries, the man who designed the look of the original Enterprise in STAR TREK, passed away on July 21 of congestive heart failure. Jeffries was 81.In additio...

Shatner Talks STAR TREK Snub
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 10-27-2007)

Last summer, JJ Abrams told the San Diego Comic Con audience that he was desperately trying to fit an older Kirk into the STAR TREK film but there has been nothing but silence on that front since the announcement. Well, nothing but silence ...


Spock has a love interest in "Star Trek"?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-21-2007)

According to gossip magazine Star, Spock will have a love interest in the upcoming Star Trek film.The magazine also mentions that Jennifer Garner may be up for the role due to her close relationship with director J.J. Abrams.TrekMovie.com was nice enough ...

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - In a Mirror, Darkly
by Jason Davis (Sat 04-23-2005)

Continuity, thy name is ENTERPRISE. Though by no means the best story in TREK history, "In a Mirror, Darkly" certainly has the distinction of being one of the most enjoyable romps for those who appreciate its barrage of in-jokes. A prequel of sorts to t...

Rick Berman Talks STAR TREK 11
by Scott Collura (Mon 11-25-2002)

While discussing the upcoming tenth film in the STAR TREK franchise this weekend with CINESCAPE, dubbed STAR TREK: NEMESIS, executive producer and STAR TREK head honcho Rick Berman let loose that he's certain an eleventh film in the ever-popular series wi...

Goldsmith to score STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-19-2002)

FILM SCORE MONTHLY has finally answered the question STAR TREK music fans have been asking for months, and the answer should please longtime TREK-theme fans.Jerry Goldsmith, who wrote the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION theme (originally the STAR TREK: THE...


STAR TREK: VOYAGER An Conversation with Robert Picardo
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 10-30-2000)

Robert Picardo, who plays the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, recently had several inspiring experiences. His character escaped from the hazards of managed health care, met an entire species that looked up to him as a role model, and got inside ...

New STAR TREK: NEMESIS image, preview coming in a few weeks
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 09-03-2002)

A few things breaking on the STAR TREK: NEMESIS front. The first being, as you can see for yourself, an image of the main Romulan ship set to do battle (or so we hear) with the Enterprise. According to reports, this vessel will be commanded by Dina Meyer ...