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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 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...

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...


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 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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...


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: 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 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...

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: 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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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. ...

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: 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 TREKThe Original Series’ (TOS) visual effects with new, state...

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: 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...

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: 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 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...

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...

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...


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: 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: 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...

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...


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" 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: 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 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’...

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...

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...

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: 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 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'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: 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 ...

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 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: 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...

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: 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 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...


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: 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: VOYAGER - Kate Mulgrew and Ken Biller Interview
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 11-27-2000)

The cast of Star Trek: Voyager is midway through filming the show’s seventh and last season, and is currently working on `Prophecy,` an episode featuring hundreds of Klingons. Pulling herself away from her hectic shooting schedule for a few minutes, a ver...

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: 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: 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: 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: New Voyages and the Nebula Conundrum
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-17-2008)

James Cawley, the man who moonlights as Capt. Kirk in his own fan venture Star Trek: New Voyages / Phase 2, is in a bit of a predicament after one of his online episodes caught the attention of the Science Fiction Writers of America. The script for &ldquo...


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 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...

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 Writer and Co-Producer Bryan Fuller
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 03-01-2001)

Bryan Fuller, now co-producer in his fourth season on the writing staff of Star Trek: Voyager, is thinking about life after Trek. In the meantime, he discusses the seventh season of Voyager.Fuller co-wrote the script with Kenneth Biller for `Workforce Pa...


STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Robert Duncan McNeill on 'Body and Soul'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 11-15-2000)

Robert Duncan McNeill is, once again, having a busy season this last year of Star Trek: Voyager. He’s already directed his fourth episode, `Body and Soul,` for November sweeps. Like the show McNeill directed during Voyager’s fifth season, `Someone To Watc...

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: VOYAGER-"Endgame"
by Jeff Bond (Sun 06-10-2001)

Years after the U.S.S. Voyager has returned to Earth (a journey that takes 23 years and the lives of 22 crew members), a haunted Kathryn Janeway chooses a course of action that will allow her to travel back to the Delta Quadrant and hasten the ship’s retu...

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: 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: 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 ...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON THREE
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 07-31-2002)

The third season of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION was important for two significant reasons. One, the crew of the starship Enterprise finally got fashionable collars on their formerly jumpsuit-styled uniforms. Man, what a difference a starched collar can...

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: 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...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - SEASON FOUR
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-06-2004)

When we last saw the good ship Voyager, she was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Having just entered Borg space, and discovering that the Federation's greatest enemy was fighting a losing battle with an even deadlier new adversary, Captain Janeway c...

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...

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: THE NEXT GENERATION - IMMORTAL COIL
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 02-13-2002)

I used to be a massive TREK fan, and that meant not only following the show(s), but reading a ton of novels as well. But long before VOYAGER succeeded in shattering my connection to the franchise forevermore with its pathetic plots and criminally underdev...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Robert Duncan McNeill on 'Body and Soul,' Part 1
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 11-13-2000)

Robert Duncan McNeill is, once again, having a busy season this last year of Star Trek: Voyager. He’s already directed his fourth episode, `Body and Soul,` for November sweeps. Like the show McNeill directed during Voyager’s fifth season, `Someone To Watc...

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - SEASON SEVEN
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-05-2004)

It's hard to believe that it's only been five years since the final episode of DEEP SPACE NINE aired on television. Season seven brought with it the conclusion of the show's biggest storyline, the Dominion War, but it didn't necessarily bring closure to t...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Heading Home in Season Seven?
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 08-07-2000)

`It’s the last season, and hopefully it will be the best season. That’s certainly our goal,` says Voyager executive producer Kenneth Biller. `We’ve got a great line up of stuff, I think, and it’s going to be fun.` Biller has firmly taken the reigns of th...


STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - Demons
by Jason Davis (Sat 05-07-2005)

In the first of ENTERPRISE's final three episodes, the crew returns to Earth to attend a congress of alien ambassadors working to form a mutually beneficial federation. As any TREK fan worth his or her salt knows, the United Federation of Planets was fou...

STAR TREK: The Beginning? Or The End?
by News Editor (Thu 04-13-2006)

SyFy Portal recently caught up with screenwriter Erik Jendresen who wrote a draft for the STAR TREK feature film tentatively called THE BEGINNING. But with executive changes at Paramount, the project has been abandoned.Jendresen created "a story that woul...

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - SEASON SIX
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-30-2003)

If you've read my reviews of the earlier seasons of DEEP SPACE NINE then you'll already know I'm what they call a "Niner", that is, a fan of this incarnation of STAR TREK. It's widely considered to be the black sheep of the TREK family mainly because it e...

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - SEASON FIVE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-21-2003)

If you're a STAR TREK fan, you've probably heard it more often than not that DEEP SPACE NINE is the overlooked gem in the Roddenberry sci-fi family. Overshadowed by its big brother franchise, THE NEXT GENERATION and born too soon to become the flagship sh...


Official specs for STAR TREK: Season One DVD set
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-18-2004)

Paramount Home Entertainment has officially released the details on what will be included on the first season of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES when it arrives on DVD this August 31. All 29 first season episodes from the show will be included in an 8-disc...

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...

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 BUSTS
by Scott Collura (Fri 06-06-2003)

For all the visual dazzle and complexity of mythology that the newer versions of STAR TREK have afforded us, there's no denying that the core sensibility of what originally made TREK great has been somewhat diluted in the modern age of the franchise. The ...


ENTERPRISE & STAR TREK Talk
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-20-2001)

Rick Berman and Brannon Braga have been talking candidly about their hopes for the coming ENTERPRISE and revitalizing the STAR TREK franchise.While talking to TV Guide for this week's ENTERPRISE cover story, Berman, spoke of TREK's past and its future, sa...

TREK SLAM 2002: Visitor's hopes for a DS9 movie
by Anne Moore and Christopher Allan Smith, assistance by Steven Klotz (Fri 04-26-2002)

Recently the biggest names in STAR TREK gathered in Pasadena, California to glory and gather in the splendor that is the biggest franchise in modern science fiction: STAR TREK Grand Slam 2002. While it was impossible to see everything and attend all of th...

STAR TREK:TOS Episode Hits Theaters
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-22-2007)

Our Mania DVD Guru, Bob Trate, has sent word of a trailer he saw attached to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT over the weekend. In select theaters across the nation, the 2 part STAR TREK: TOS episode “The Menagerie” will be hitting the big screen. The event i...

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...


Shatner confirms STAR TREK V rumors
by MIKE WHYBARK (Wed 11-06-2002)

In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE, William Shatner revealed he's been in discussions with Paramount regarding a reworked DVD version of STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER, which he directed."I may be doing a director's cut," he says. "We have been tal...

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 Ocean EX Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-07-2005)

What They SayAfter dodging endless bombardment fired from the castle, Claude and his friends fight through relentless waves of drones. When they find themselves in imminent danger, the Lacour Hope unleashes a devastating blast. However, once the smoke cle...

Star Ocean EX Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 03-28-2005)

What They SayTheir quest to find the Sorcery Globe takes Claude, Rena and Celine to Port Harley. However, before they can arrive, they are sidetracked by an encounter with Ashton, a swordsman who single-handedly faced a hideous two-headed dragon, but wou...


Shatner Responds to Abrams' STAR TREK Snub
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 09-19-2008)

The back-and-forth on this is unbelievable. Just when you think it's over, it comes back into play. A week after J.J Abrams' told the AMC that he couldn't find a way to fit William Shatner into his upcoming Star Trek adventure and suggested that Shatner w...

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...

TREK SLAM 2002: Braga on the chance Romulans will visit ENTERPRISE
by Anne Moore and Christopher Allan Smith, assistance by Steven Klotz (Wed 04-24-2002)

Recently the biggest names in STAR TREK gathered in Pasadena, California to glory and gather in the splendor that is the biggest franchise in modern science fiction: STAR TREK Grand Slam 2002. While it was impossible to see everything and attend all of th...

Star Ocean EX Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-06-2005)

What They SayAfter a shipwreck on the way to El Continent, Claude and Leon drift ashore and find themselves separated from the rest of the group. Bewildered by their predicament, they determine to keep their faith and set off on foot, hoping that they wi...


Stardate 0009.18: How to be an Alien
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 09-18-2000)

My colleague Antony at Star Trek Central reported this week a rumor that Tom Paris and B`Elanna Torres would get married 2/3 of the way through Voyager`s current season. But one of my Paramount sources says that, unless they`ve re-shot the ending of `Driv...

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...

Wheaton Gushes Over STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 12-05-2001)

To say the least, Wil Wheaton is thrilled about being a part of the coming tenth STAR TREK film, NEMESIS.On his official website [http://www.wilwheaton.net/], the actor gave his take on the film's script and an update on the project's progress, saying, "I...

Eric Bana Talks STAR TREK Role
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)

While at a New York press junket for his role in The Other Boleyn Girl, where he plays Henry VIII, star Eric Bana had a chance talk Star Trek with Edward Douglas. This gave him the opportunity to elaborate on his "cameo" comments, some...


No Wesley Crusher in STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 08-15-2002)

Wil Wheaton, Wesley Crusher himself, coming back to STAR TREK last year for the first time since he left STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION in the fifth season to film an appearance for this December's STAR TREK: NEMESIS has confirmed his scene has been cut. ...

Harlan Ellison: Writer On the Edge of Forever - Part Two
by Edward Gross (Mon 03-20-2000)

In part one of our interview with Harlan Ellison, the author described the frustration he encountered while writing `City on the Edge of Forever` for the original STAR TREK series. In this second and final installment he describes the genesis of the story...

Starblazers: Quest For Iscandar Part 1 (Tue 12-09-2003)

What They SayIt\'s 2199 and radiation from constant Gamilon bombing threatens to destroy life on Earth. Space Cruiser Argo races against time to find the planet Iscandar and bring back Cosmo-DNA, which can reverse the contamination The Argo engages in s...

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...


Jeffrey Combs Profile, Part 3: From the Depths of Horror to DEEP SPACE NINE.
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 03-02-2000)

Jeffrey Combs laughs about what he calls `my belated, blooming TV career. I never really considered myself much of a TV actor until DEEP SPACE NINE came along, and gave me new hope. Up until then, I had guest starred here and there, but never really anyth...

Star Ocean EX Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-09-2005)

What They SayClaude makes up his mind to participate in the dog-eat-dog Armors Tournament in order to be received in audience with Dr. Leon, who might know how to save the planet from the atrocious creatures. To his astonishment, Claude\'s opponent in th...

Scribe Orci Talks Abrams' STAR TREK
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-09-2007)

The fellow geeks over at Trek Movie scored a decent interview with screenwriter Roberto Orci, one of the scribes behind the upcoming STAR TREK film by JJ Abrams. Considering this is only part 1 of an exclusive interview with the writer, they covered some ...

ROCK STAR Premiere Pix, Part 1
by Sue Schneider (Mon 09-10-2001)

Last week saw the world premiere of ROCK STAR starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston in Los Angeles. Both actors attended the premiere event as did cast members Beth Grant, Dagmar Domiczyk, Blas Elias, Brian Vander Ark and the film's helmer, Stephen ...


Small Screen, Big Screen: Star Trek
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Tue 12-19-2006)

Hollywood is a pretty lazy town.  Rather than seek out new and innovative stories to tell they’d usually rather just make a quick buck bringing old television series to the big screen.  Some recent examples include STARSKY AND HUTCH, T...

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...

Braga, Berman reflect on ENTERPRISE season one, STAR TREK 10
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-22-2002)

With the first season of ENTERPRISE coming to an end tonight, creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga are talking about their famous working relationship, and launching the fifth STAR TREK series, and the upcoming