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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Abrams Finds His Chekov in Yelchin |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 6:32 am |
| Tags: Anton Yelchin, Antonyelchin, Jj Abrams, Jjabrams, Pavel Chekov, Pavelchekov, Star Trek, Startrek, Walter Koenig, Walterkoenig |
| Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paramount, Remakes and SequelsLast week we learned that Zachary Quinto would be playing the youthful version of Spock in J.J. Abrams' impending rendition of Star Trek -- and now we have a new cast member to contemplate. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin |
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| Widget Watch: Warp Speed Calculator |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 3:30 pm |
| Tags: Star Trek, Startrek, Warp Speed, Warpspeed, Widget Watch, Widgetwatch |
| Filed under: Odds and ends, Widget WatchThe Warp Speed Calculator widget isn't useful at all, unless you happen to be a captain of a Starfleet vessel, but I'm OK with that. As you might expect this simple widget calculates how fast, in km/s, a particular Warp Factor is (from Star Trek: The Next Generation). I can also calculate how long it'll take |
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| Star Trek's Uhura joins Heroes |
| Published: August 14, 2007, 8:21 am |
| Tags: Dominic Keating, Dominickeating, Enterprise, George Takei, Georgetakei, Nbc, Nichelle Nichols, Nichellenichols, Star Trek, Startrek, Zachary Quinto, Zacharyquinto |
| Filed under: Celebrities, Heroes, CastingTo boldly go where other Star Trek actors have gone before: Heroes! A few days ago, TrekMovie.com revealed that Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original Star Trek series, was cast in a recurring role on NBC's hit show Heroes. The actress joins George Takei, Sulu from the original Trek, and Dominic |
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| Buy Star Trek: TOS HD DVD and a Toshiba HD DVD player, get an uber-rare Phaser remote |
| Published: September 6, 2007, 11:55 am |
| Tags: Advertising, Cedia, Cedia 2007, Cedia2007, Limited Edition, Limitededition, Marketing, Phaser, Promo, Promotion, Remote Control, Remotecontrol, Star Trek, Startrek, Toshiba |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, PeripheralsIf you somehow managed to hold off on picking up a Toshiba HD DVD player along with eight free titles, and you eat, sleep, and breathe Star Trek, we've got a feeling your resistance is futile. In an admittedly interesting promotional move, Toshiba has teamed with CBS to offer those who purchase |
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| Star Trek movie casting rumors |
| Published: September 29, 2007, 5:01 am |
| Tags: Captain Kirk, James T Kirk, Mike Vogel, Star Trek, Startrek, William Shatner |
| Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, CastingAccording to industry speculation found on IESB, J.J. Abrams is set to cast 28-year-old Pennsylvania native Mike Vogel (who has appeared in such movies as Poseidon and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake) as Captain James T. Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie, a role made famous by William Shatner on |
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| More Star Trek movie casting rumors |
| Published: September 30, 2007, 6:03 am |
| Tags: Casting, Chirs Doohan, James Doohan, Montgomery Scott, Paul Mcgillion, Scotty, Star Trek, Startrek |
| Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, CastingIn response to my last Star Trek post, a reader pointed out some more casting rumors for us. According to TrekMovie.com, actor Paul McGillion has auditioned for the role of Montgomery Scott originally played by the late James Doohan in the 1966 to 1969 Star Trek television series. The Canadian actor |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation - 20th Anniversary Complete Series - DVD review |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 6:24 am |
| Tags: Complete Series, Completeseries, Dvd, Dvd Review, Dvdreview, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Startrek, Startrekthenextgeneration |
| Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Star Trek: The Next GenerationIf you're even mildly a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you've no doubt heard of the recent release of the 20th anniversary edition of the complete series DVD set, complete with new bonus features. First you probably said to yourself, "holy crap, that was 20 years ago?! Get outta |
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| The Office: Dunder-Mifflin Infinity |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 8:32 pm |
| Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolardisorder, Gift Baskets, Giftbaskets, Memo, Office Dating, Officedating, Red Shirt, Redshirt, Soccer, Star Trek, Startrek |
| Filed under: The Office, Episode Reviews(S04E02) The Office is a lot like the New England Patriots. I know that sounds strained, but hear me out: like The Office, the Pats are a cut above the competition. They have a great collection of role-players that excel at usually thankless positions, and they have a few break-out stars who are smart enough |
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| The five worst names in the history of television |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 6:30 am |
| Tags: Bad Names, Badnames, Chekov, Curse Words, Cursewords, Dick Trickle, Dicktrickle, Featured, Goofy, Leave It To Beaver, Leaveittobeaver, Life Goes On, Lifegoeson, Silly Name, Sillyname, Star Trek, Startrek, Walter Koenig, Walterkoenig |
| Filed under: OpEd, The Simpsons, Watercooler Talk, TV Squad ListsMy wife gave birth to our first son three months ago, so names have been on my mind recently. A name says a lot about a person: strong names help kids to grow up to be television news personalities or American Ninjas (Wolf Blitzer and Joe Armstrong, respectively). Weak names, on the |
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| Simon Pegg and Star Trek to make sweet geeky love |
| Published: October 12, 2007, 9:01 am |
| Tags: Hot Fuzz, Hotfuzz, John Cho, Johncho, Leonard Nimoy, Shaun Of The Dead, Shaunofthedead, Simon Pegg, Simonpegg, Spaced, Star Trek, Star Trek Movie, Startrek, Startrekmovie, Sulu, Sylar, Zachary Quinto |
| Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Celebrities, CastingIt seems like all the geekiest blogs buzz with excitement whenever there's news about the new Star Trek movie. Yes, that includes us. The film sounds cool and all, but I think the biggest reaction I have had is when I silently nodded with approval upon hearing that Heroes' Zachary Quinto |
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| Karl Urban Makes the New 'Trek' Crew Complete |
| Published: October 18, 2007, 6:32 am |
| Tags: Anton Yelchin, Antonyelchin, Chris Pine, Chrispine, Crew Complete, Crewcomplete, Eric Bana, Ericbana, Jj Abrams, Jjabrams, John Cho, Johncho, Karl Urban, Karlurban, Leonard Nimoy, Leonardnimoy, Simon Pegg, Simonpegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Xi, Startrek, Startrekxi, Zachary Quint |
| Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Paramount, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsWord from The Hollywood Reporter is that New Zealand actor Karl Urban has joined the cast of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek re-start. Fans of fantastical cinema will no doubt remember Urban from his work in Lord of the Rings, |
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| The Rocchi Review -- with Erik Davis of Cinematical! |
| Published: October 20, 2007, 5:32 am |
| Tags: Before The Devil Knows Your Dead, Beforethedevilknowsyourdead, Gone Baby Gone, Gonebabygone, Justice League, Justiceleague, Star Trek, Startrek |
| Filed under: Casting, Podcasts, George Clooney, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community PodcastIs the rush inspired by a possible writer's strike putting big forthcoming franchise flicks like Star Trek and Justice League in peril? Are there too many movies for grown-ups in the theaters right now? Has Ben Affleck successfully switched careers? And |
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| Ten all-time scariest TV characters |
| Published: October 24, 2007, 8:01 am |
| Tags: Eugene Tooms, Eugenetooms, Featured, Halloween, Horror, Star Trek, Startrek, The Day After, The Gentlemen, The Twilight Zone, The X Files, Thedayafter, Thegentlemen, Thetwilightzone, Thex Files, Widow Fortune, Widowfortune, William Shatner, Williamshatner, Zuni Fetish Doll |
| Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Video, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV Squad ListsEveryone's got their own idea of what's truly frightening. I'm not talking about people or things who just are scary because they're dangerous or despicable. I mean things that truly keep you awake at night, afraid to |
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| William Shatner Still Peeved He's Not in New 'Star Trek' Film |
| Published: October 28, 2007, 7:02 am |
| Tags: Chris Pine, Chrispine, Jj Abrams, Jjabrams, Leonard Nimoy, Leonardnimoy, Star Trek, Startrek, William Shatner, Williamshatner, Zachary Quinto, Zacharyquinto |
| Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsCNN is reporting that William Shatner is upset at not being asked to appear in J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek film. Adding insult to injury, the original Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is on board. I guess you could say the Shat has hit the |
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