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Joe Dan Gorman, Intellectual Froglegs • Fri 2015 Jul 24, 7:38pm
Ted Cruz told the New York Times that he identified with Star Trek’s Captain Kirk more than Captain Picard because he felt that Kirk was more of a conservative and Picard more of a liberal.…
Jay Jayson, ComicBook.com • Sun 2015 May 31, 8:03pm
…There are four lawn/garden figurines to choose from: Kirk, Kirk & Gorn, Redshirt, or Spock.…
Star Trek Axanar, YouTube • Sat 2015 Feb 21, 4:31pm
21-minute independent Star Trek film. Very nicely done.
Build the Enterprise • Fri 2012 May 18, 9:42am
The Gen1 Enterprise can arrive at Mars within 90 days of leaving earth's orbit. This is derived from various analyses sponsored by NASA that show that with mass to engine power ratios within our reach, a 90 day travel time is possible.
ace.mu.nu • Thu 2011 Jul 21, 6:47pmOh Scotty, Montgomery Scott, Master of Transporter Controls. How we loved you. They didn't let you command the ship very often, but we know that's because Kirk knew you were the fuckin' balls and so he bitch-rapped you like McCartney did to Pete Best who was too good-looking and so he got Ringo Starr who was not. Although he did bang Barbara Bach. …
www2.tbo.com • Mon 2011 Mar 7, 2:16pmDiscovery's astronauts got a special greeting in advance of their space station departure. Actor William Shatner, who played Capt. James T. Kirk on the original "Star Trek" television series and movies, paid tribute to Discovery's voyages over the decades. "Space, the final frontier," Shatner said in a prerecorded message. "These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery. Her 30-year mission: to seek out new science, to build new outposts, to bring nations together on the final frontier, to boldly go and do what no spacecraft has done before." Shatner's words were followed by Monday morning's wake-up music, "Theme from Star Trek."
news.bbc.co.uk • Mon 2009 May 18, 3:04pmTony Alleyne decided to turn his flat into a Star Trek spaceship after his wife left him. He now lives amid the transporter deck and LCARS control panels in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
msnbc.msn.com • Mon 2009 May 18, 12:21am"Star Trek" really is going to the final frontier. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will watch the film while aboard the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth, NASA said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
uk.reuters.com • Wed 2009 May 13, 4:31pm
Imax ...said on Tuesday its "Star Trek" screenings grossed a record $8.5 million during the film's first weekend, even as some purists complained that the company's big screens were not big enough.
mtv.com • Tue 2009 May 12, 4:33pm"I think what makes that movie work chiefly — aside from, of course, the talents who all came together behind it — is Chris Pine," Smith said when he stopped by the MTV News offices. "That dude is astounding. To be able to invoke Kirk without doing a Shatner impression? That performance was so electric and so wonderful to watch. "That dude is an instant movie star," Smith added. "That dude is gonna work forever. He's so good and effortless in his delivery."
reuters.com • Tue 2009 May 5, 1:59pmchanging the "canon" -- events and characters that shape "Star Trek" lore -- could leave legions of old "Trekkies" thinking Abrams had done something "highly illogical...."
dailymail.co.uk • Tue 2009 Apr 21, 7:48pmJ.J. Abrams had come up with a tremendous idea, inspired no doubt by the success of Batman Begins and Casino Royale, both of which had reinvigorated tired franchises by recasting and going back to basics. The result is not only by far the best of the 11 Star Trek movies, it must rank as the outstanding prequel of all time.
userfriendly.org • Sun 2008 Dec 21, 11:14pm
Majel Barrett final exit graphic