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Trek Geeks #140: Star Trek (2009)

REBOOTING THE ORIGINAL SERIES Few decisions in the Star Trek universe were more controversial than the announcement that there would be a new cast for movies featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the cast of Star Trek. This week, we’ll look at that first film in what has become known as The Kelvin Timeline! Directed by…

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Trek Geeks #79: Insurrection

THE BATTLE FOR PARADISE HAS BEGUN? The year was 1998. Dan and Bill were working in telephone support jobs supporting stock trading software and 56k dial-up modems ruled the day. One day at work, they got the bright idea to download the brand-new trailer for the third movie featuring the cast of The Next Generation–Star…

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Star Trek 3 Director Short List?

There has been a lot of speculation as to the next director of Star Trek 3 now that Roberto Orci has stepped away from the Center Seat. Last week, a fan movement was started to #BringInRiker–a hope to draft TNG’s Jonathan Frakes to helm the next Star Trek movie. While nothing was official, Frakes was…

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J.J. Abrams Regrets Khan Secrecy

If Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams had one regret with his film, it would be the way arch-nemesis Khan was introduced to the audience. Speaking to MTV News, Abrams says that he would have liked to have introduced the character in the film differently but Paramount Pictures wanted to keep the secret to…

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Thoughts on Into Darkness

BEWARE SPOILERS! If you haven’t seen the film “Star Trek Into Darkness” yet, read no further!  This posting contains spoilers and will ruin key elements of the film if you proceed!  ============================================================================ Into Trekness I’ve come to believe that there is a new “third rail” in conversations.  You know, those topics that you just avoid…

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