Star Trek News

Star Trek's Mr. Chekov will be making an appearance at the 24th annual Trek Fest in Riverside at the end of June. via Press-Citizen

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“He says, 'I want to play a character who is just full of himself.'”

As this wobbly TV season began, Boston Legal was in a state of hyper-readiness. It started writing early, started filming early. via Star-Press

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“It's a chance to see what Kirk and Spock would look like done now”

LOS ANGELES : J.J. Abrams grew up more a fan of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo than of James Kirk and his Vulcan buddy Spock. via International Herald Tribune

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“In the Springsteen course, we might start out talking about Springsteen and end up talking about why Congress doesn't do much about poverty in the United States”

While most US students pore over textbooks for their university philosophy or sociology courses, a lucky few will be watching Star Trek or heading to the local cafe to chat up the regulars. via Pretoria News

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At the New York Comic Con this weekend, Diamond Select Toys has revealed their (previously announced) Original Series era Tricorder toy, the final piece of DST’s TOS ‘landing party’ set.

If the communicator is any indication of the quality, its going to be a great piece.

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Leonard Nimoy makes no secret that a good script would always attract him to any project. But in the case of "Star Trek XI," he was onboard before he read a single word: All because of how he knew director J.J. Abrams would approach the 42-year-old franchise.

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“We made the New Mexico commitment a long time ago. It was kind of a foregone conclusion that we are going to keep moving forward.”

A Colorado-based aerospace company that successfully launched two commercial payloads at New Mexico's spaceport has signed a 10-year memorandum of understand to continue using the site. via New York Daily News

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In an interview with Logo networks After Elton blog, Star Trek Voyager writer/producer revealed that two gay characters were considered for the series, which would have been a Trek first.

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The secret talents of celebrities will remain hidden. CBS is axing its new reality show "Secret Talents of the Stars" after only one episode. via KEPR 19

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As reported by John Tenuto

This week, The Collective has your details and a guide to new Diamond Select/Art Asylum’s Star Trek items for 2008 (announced at ToyFair) which are now available for presale. This week you can reserve DST’s first Enterprise D, their first TMP figures and the latest Minimates.

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