William Smith

Star Trek Continues Launches “KIRKstarter”

We here at TrekGeeks are big fans of the Internet-based “Star Trek Continues” series! Their premiere episode, “Pilgrim of Eternity,” was an outstanding production and one which we called, “comfort food for Trekkies” and what we felt could have been the “80th episode of Star Trek.” The writing, the sets, the lighting, the music cues–all…

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Star Trek: Renegades Launches Indiegogo Campaign

Renegades Studios, the team that brought us “Star Trek: Of Gods And Men” in 2007 and 2008, have launched a fund raising effort to produce a pilot for a possible new online or cable series. “Star Trek: Renegades” is a production written by Ethan H. Calk, Jack Treviño, and Sky Conway and directed by “Star Trek:…

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VOY Challenge, Ep. 5: Phage

TrekGeeks’ Star Trek Voyager Challenge: One Geek’s quest to make it back to the Alpha Quadrant with all his internal organs intact. OVERVIEW Captain Janeway is making her way to her private dining room when she finds that Neelix has converted it into a makeshift galley to make real food for the crew.  The ship’s current…

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Into Darkness comes to DVD/BluRay on 9/10

Digital Download for iTunes (and presumably, Google Play) will available three weeks earlier in 8/20. From StarTrek.com: Star Trek Into Darkness will beam onto Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and On Demand in the U.S. on September 10, via Paramount Home Media Distribution; fans can access the Digital version three weeks early, on August 20. The…

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2013 Hallmark Ornaments Arrive This Weekend

Hallmark Cards celebrates 40 years of their Keepsake Ornaments with their Premiere Event at all Hallmark Gold Crown Stores this weekend, July 13-14, 2013. They are offering many special offers on their line of ornaments and, in addition, Hallmark is also offering a special bonus for their Crown Rewards Members: Crown Rewards Members: Receive 200 Bonus…

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VOY Challenge, Ep. 4: Time and Again

TrekGeeks’ Star Trek Voyager Challenge: One Geek’s quest to make it back to the Alpha Quadrant along with the USS Voyager crew. OVERVIEW Tom Paris’ shift comes to an end on the Voyager Bridge and he wants Harry Kim to join him. Why? Paris has set the two up with the Delaney Sisters in Astrometrics. Harry…

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VOY Challenge – Episode 3: Parallax

TrekGeeks’ Star Trek Voyager Challenge: One Geek’s quest to make it through the fifth Star Trek series. OVERVIEW The episode opens in Sickbay where the EMH is treating Lt. Carey for a broken nose–one given to him by fellow engineer and erstwhile Maquis, Lt. B’Elanna Torres, who hasn’t learned how to operate in a team environment…

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VOY Challenge – Episode 1: Caretaker

TrekGeeks’ Star Trek Voyager Challenge And so it begins! One Trek Geek and one hundred seventy-two hours of Star Trek’s fifth television series. In my Star Trek Voyager Challenge, I’ll be watching all 172 episodes in order with a focus on how it holds up to the best traditions of Star Trek. Along the way,…

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The Voyager Challenge

I’ve never made it much of a secret that I am just not a fan of Star Trek: Voyager. I tried to watch it first run and made it through about four and a half seasons.  With each episode, I’d feel like it was missing something or that it was just slightly off.  I’ve always…

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TNG Season 5 BluRay Trailer Released

Season 4 isn’t even on shelves yet and CBS has released the trailer for Star Trek: The Next Generation’s fifth season on BluRay!  With a release date yet to be determined, the set features all 26 episodes including the landmark two-part “Unification” featuring Leonard Nimoy as Ambassador Spock. The set features video in 1080p high…

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