Star Trek News

As reported earlier, in September the Haynes Guide people are going to be releasing their ‘manual’ to the USS Enterprise. Some new illustrations from the book are now available revealing that the guide will cover more than just the ships, but also the contents of those ships. Check out the images below.   Haynes USS Enterprise [...] 83

Chris Pine will be starring in the Center Theatre Group’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore.

Pine will join Ian Alda, Andrew Connolly, Coby Getzug, Seán G. Griffin, Kevin Kearns, Zoe Perry and Brett Ryback in the Martin McDonagh play, which will be directed by Wilson Milam.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore is “is a blistering, graphic satire on violence set in 1993 on the rocky island of Inishmore. Padraic (Pine), a hard-boiled terrorist, has been away in Northern Ireland with his busy schedule of torture and assorted nationalist mayhem, but he is lured home to Inishmore by the news that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, is doing poorly. When Padraic finds out Wee Thomas has been murdered, he initiates a cycle of revenge-killing that threatens everyone in his path, except perhaps the love-struck Mairead (Zoe Perry), a 16-year-old terrorist groupie with a BB gun.”

Previews of the play begin at the Mark Taper Forum on June 30. The Lieutenant of Inishmore will open officially on July 11 and will run through August 8.

Information including where to purchase tickets for the L.A.-area production can be found here.

Leonard Nimoy’s acting days may be at an end, but his voice will be heard in Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, due out this fall.

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep releases in the U.S. on September 7 and will bring to live unexplored worlds from everyone’s favorite Disney stories via the PSP.

According to a press release, the description of the game is as follows: “Long before Sora was chosen by his Keyblade, the worlds’ safety lay in the hands of true Keyblade Masters.

Three youths — Terra, Ventus, and Aqua — have been training long and hard under Master Eraqus to prove that they, too, exhibit the Mark of Mastery.

But they will soon find themselves in the middle of a crisis affecting worlds far beyond their own — just as another Keyblade Master, Xehanort, goes mysteriously missing.

Three friends, three destinies. Everything will link back to the beginning.”

Working along with Nimoy will be Mark Hammill, Willa Holland, Jesse McCartney and James Woods.

A video preview with Nimoy’s voice doing the narration can be seen by heading to the link located here.

Thanks to Clayton Jackson for the tip!

Star Trek XI’s Zoë Saldana to be the recipient of the Face of the Future Award.

Saldana will be presented the Face of the Future award at the 2010 Women in Film fund-raising dinner and Crystal + Lucy Awards event on June 1.

The Face of the Future award honors an actress who is having a turning point in her work in film or television. Past recipients of the award include Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria), Ginnifer Godwin (Big Love), Elizabeth Banks (Spider-Man, 30 Rock) and Maria Bello (E.R).

“At the dawn of a new decade, it is heartening to acknowledge careers marked by independent vision, daring creative choices and unique talent,” said Jane Fleming, the president of Women in Film, Los Angeles.

The non-profit Women in Film and the Women in Film Foundation was founded in 1973 and supports women in the film industry through grants, mentorships and a network of contacts.

A video interview with of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes has gone viral this week. In it the pair show their fantastic chemistry, joking about an imagined sitcom "The Rikers in Space" and reflecting on their time in the 24th century. Check it out below.    Reunion with the Rikers  This ‘Reunion [...] 64

We have another special edition of KirkWatch. We start with news that nuKirk Chris Pine is returning to the Los Angeles stage to star in a dark comedy. Plus we have some great photos of Kirk Classic William Shatner at the network upfronts, paired with a certain Baywatch icon and the ultimate Big Bang fan. [...] 24

Last October the Warner Brothers Archive released DVDs of the TV movies Genesis II and Planet Earth, developed by Gene Roddenberry in the 70s. They have just released the third movie in the ‘PAX series’ Strange New World. Although Roddenberry was no longer involved, the film was inspired by the previous two, and contained common [...] 36

Earlier in the week we reported that CBS has picked up a new Sitcom starring William Shatner. Today CBS released more details on $#*! My Dad Says, including the first images. We also have details and images on Hawaii Five-0, produced by Star Trek writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. [UPDATE: video clips from both [...] 94

René Auberjonois, best-known to Star Trek fans as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Odo, will be seen in a Warehouse 13 episode in August.

Warehouse 13 and Eureka, two series from Syfy, will be joined together in a pair of crossover episodes this summer.

“In the episodes, which are currently filming,  Douglas Fargo (Neil Grayston) of Eureka’s Global Dynamics is sent to Warehouse 13 to help update its aging  computer system. This triggers a seemingly sentient computer virus that sends the Warehouse into lockdown and traps the team inside.  The Warehouse 13 episode is entitled 13.1 and will air on Tuesday, August 3, at 9 PM (ET/PT).

“The Eureka episode entitled Crossing Over, will air on Friday, August 6, at 9 PM (ET/PT).  Warehouse 13’s Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti) pays a visit to Eureka, hoping to see some amazing technological wonders.  She gets more than she bargained for when seemingly random objects begin appearing around town.  Working with Sheriff Carter (Colin Ferguson) and Fargo, Claudia has to help solve the mystery before the strange anomalies have deadly consequences…particularly for newcomer Dr. Grant (James Callis).

“Rene Auberjonois (Boston Legal and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) will guest star in the Warehouse 13 episode as former Warehouse agent Hugo Miller.”

Star Trek fans are now able to read their favorite Star Trek comics on the BlackBerry.

Beginning this week, BlackBerry users can start their comic reading with IDW Publishing’s Star Trek: Countdown graphic novel.

The most popular IDW titles will be released on a weekly basis. After Star Trek: Countdown, the next Trek comic to be released in the next few weeks will be Star Trek: Movie Adaptation.

“We’re excited to bring our comics line up to BlackBerry users,” said Jeff Webber, IDW’s Director of ePublishing. “Each BlackBerry app collects an entire series into an individual graphic novel, and people can sample part of the story before they decide to purchase. With BlackBerry, we’ve expanded the audience for our digital comics to include users of one of the largest mobile platforms in the world.”

“Proud to be the first major publisher of comics available to BlackBerry users, IDW’s applications fully leverage the capabilities of BlackBerry devices to deliver the highest quality user experience. Each IDW comic features panel-by-panel viewing and scroll bar navigation, plus built-in news feeds that bring fans all the latest IDW news and updates.

For the BlackBerry comic applications, IDW partnered with Sweet Caesar, a premier BlackBerry developer. “We have work closely with IDW to bring the world of digital comics to the BlackBerry platform and to deliver the best possible user experience”, said Bogdan Chmielewski, Sweet Caesar’s Chief Technology Officer. “We are looking forward to working with IDW on upcoming titles and continuing to enhance the application based on consumer feedback.”

IDW comics are currently available through the BlackBerry App World.

A detailed description of $#*! My Dad Says and a photo of William Shatner who plays the opinionated father have been released.

$#*! My Dad Says, which will air this fall on CBS on Thursdays from 8:30-9:00 PM, is based on a popular Twitter feed of Justin Halpern, who chronicles his father’s profane and often opinionated utterances.

Emmy Award winner Shatner plays Ed Goodson, “a forthright and opinionated dad who relishes expressing his unsolicited and often wildly politically incorrect observations to anyone within earshot.

“Nobody is immune from Ed’s rants, including his sons, Henry, a struggling writer-turned-unpaid blogger; and Vince (Will Sasso), the meek half of his husband/wife real estate duo with domineering Kathleen (Nicole Sullivan).

“When Henry finds he can no longer afford to pay rent to his pretty roommate — and secret admirer — Sam (Stephanie Lemelin), Ed reveals a soft spot and invites Henry to move in with him. Henry agrees, knowing that the verbal assault will not abate and now there will be no escape. Describing their father/son relationship is tricky – but Ed will easily come up with a few choice words.”

“Emmy Award winners David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are executive producers. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed.”

Anthony Montgomery, best-known to Star Trek: Enterprise fans for his role of Ensign Travis Mayweather in that series, will soon be seen in Single Ladies, a new Queen Latifah-produced made-for-television movie.

Montgomery will be playing Darryl Jenkins, a successful businessman and a loving husband who adores his wife and fights to make their marriage work.

Single Ladies will “focus on the different ideas the ladies have on sex and relationships. Stacy Dash will play a celebrity stylist; Lisa Raye McCoy will play a video vixen; Charity Shea will play a wife who is bored with her “perfect marriage”; and Lauren London will play an NBA player’s fiancée.”

VH1’s first scripted programming, Single Ladies is a “cross between Girlfriends and Sex and the City.” If audiences like what they see, Single Ladies will become a television series.

The air date has not yet been announced. Principle photography is in progress and will finish on May 28.

Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager’s Seven of Nine, will be appearing in a new ABC series this fall.

Body of Proof (formerly Body of Evidence) is a medical mystery series starring Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives, China Beach) as a neurosurgeon-turned-medical examiner.

In Body of Proof, Dr. Megan Hunt (Delany) “was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims. Her instincts are sharp, but she’s developed a reputation for graying the lines of where her job ends and where the police department’s begins. It turns out her career isn’t the only thing that will need to be rebuilt; Megan’s family has taken a backseat to her ambition, and now she’s discovering there’s a lot of work to do when it comes to dissecting her relationships with the living.”

Body of Proof will air Friday nights on ABC at 9 PM EST, beginning this fall.