Star Trek

Plans for the third and final Star Trek movie are already underway!

The makers of the new Star Trek movies are feeling so pumped about their series, they’re already talking about a third installment while the second is still in post-production. In an interview with TrekMovie, Star Trek producer and screenwriter Damon Lindelof explained that they’ve already got ideas for Star Trek 3: We certainly don’t feel…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Could the “Touch of Death” work in real life?

You’ve seen Kill Bill’s five-finger death punch, and watched Spock perform the Vulcan nerve grip a million times. Are these techniques merely fiction — or could someone mysteriously subdue an attacker with a single skilled blow? One martial arts technique has earned the name “Touch of Death” — but is such a maneuver really possible?…

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Watch Captains Kirk and Picard soar to the edges of space for the first time

Back in April, we told you about a Kickstarter project designed to send Starship Captains Kirk and Picard on their first real-life trip to space. Conceived by space enthusiast Logan Kugler, the project aimed to lift action figures of the two captains (and a few lucky crew members) to an altitude of over 100,000 feet,…

Television Robbie Gonzalez

Check out these new Starfleet uniforms from Star Trek 2

The new Star Trek movie is bringing with it some costume changes, including some Starfleet uniforms that are a far cry from the familiar red, gold, and blue. This photo from the set reveals the sharp brown uniforms we’ll see Scotty and Chekov don in the sequel. Young actress Anjini Azhar, who appears in the…

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Worf guest stars on Regular Show & Ponies re-enact The Avengers

Young Justice and the Legend of Korra hit their stride this week, and we welcome Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters to Saturday Morning Cartoons. Green Lantern: TAS and Transformers: Prime are taking a short break, as well as the Marvel ‘toons, but we’ve got plenty of clips to make up for their absence. As…

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Scientists prove that a goatee makes you look evil

You can’t be a decent evil twin without bushy, severely slanted eyebrows, and a nice pointy goatee. But why do we read these features as so very diabolical? A study explains that it all has to do with the geometry of evil. Dr Derrick Watson and Dr Elisabeth Blagrove of the Unversity of Warwick have…

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Michael Dorn wants to write and star in a low-budget Star Trek movie

Have we seen the last of Worf? Not if Michael Dorn gets his way. The Star Trek: The Next Generation star wants to make a brand new low-budget movie, either direct to DVD or for cable TV. He’s writing it himself — he’s already started — and he thinks it could go alongside the big…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

10 TV Episodes that Changed Television

We’re going to be talking about this past weekend’s episode of Game of Thrones for a long time — it was a war epic and a dramatic tour de force, filled with palpable ambition. But this isn’t the first time a single episode of television has redefined what’s possible in the medium. Here are 10…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

In this week’s comics, Doctor Who and Star Trek cross universes!

What’s coming into comic shops tomorrow? A clash of two venerable television shows, Batman battling architecture-themed supervillains, and a new issue of Jeff Smith’s Rasl. Set sonic screwdrivers to stun. First things first, IDW Publishing is releasing Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation ², a miniseries that sees two foes from these stalwart science…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

10 Real-Life Public Figures, and The Fictional Sidekicks They Deserve

We can all think of characters that we’d like as sidekicks. But sometimes things aren’t all about us, personally. There are people out there who just plain need those sidekicks more. (And some need to have those sidekicks inflicted on them more.) Here are ten fictional sidekicks that we want to pair up with ten…

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John Scalzi’s Star Trek Spoof: Even Cleverer and More Moving Than You Expect

The love of Star Trek and other classic space operas is built on compromise, and a certain amount of irony. So many tropes in these shows are stylized to the point of unreality, and things happen to punch up the story, rather than for any real reason. Especially the deaths of “redshirts,” or random extras.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

For $250, an indescribable portrait of Spock holding a cat could be yours

To advertise her penchant for painting celebrities with confused pets, this Etsy seller is showcasing her art with a semi-inexplicable portrait of Mr. Spock and a cat you’ve never met before. “As a dedicated scientist, Mini feels a deep connection with Spock. Their bond is celebrated here by a customized, acrylic pet-celebrity portrait,” explains the…

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Best and Worst Movie Threequels of All Time

When it comes to movie series, the third time is definitely not the charm. Some of the best movies ever made are the second films in a franchise — but it’s a rare third film that achieves true greatness. This Friday sees the release of Men in Black III, and everybody’s wondering if it can…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

SpaceX Has Beamed Scotty Up to Orbit

After its launch yesterday, the Dragon capsule is now on its way to the International Space Station. But the Falcon 9 rocket carried something else: the ashes of James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty in Star Trek. https://gizmodo.com/spacex-finally-takes-off-5912229 His ashes were in the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, which separated from the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This tee is the ultimate tribute to redshirts

Nothing says “Bring Ensign Redshirt down to the planet with you” better than this macabre tee with its skull/Enterprise mashup design. I love that it looks like skater nerd wear. Also, you can wear it while reading John Scalzi’s new novel, Redshirts. This design comes from the fine folks who bring you Florida SuperCon, a…

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Leonard Nimoy wanted to play the villain in Star Trek V

What would Star Trek V have been like if Leonard Nimoy had played both Spock and his misguided brother Sybok? Answer: Probably still pretty terrible, all other things being equal. Laurence Luckinbill, who did play Sybok, says that Nimoy was absolutely determined that Spock and Sybok should be twins, and that he should play both…

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10 Best Time Travel Movies of All Timelines

Some day, people from the distant future will travel back to our era and inform us that science has conclusively identified the best movies about time travel. Until then, though, we’re forced to make our own judgements. Luckily, there are a few time-travel movies that have rocked our space/time continuums more than any others. In…

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Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years

In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer has proposed – and outlined in meticulous detail – building a full-sized, ion-powered version of the Enterprise complete with 1G of gravity on board, and says it could be done with current technology, within 20 years.…

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Leonard Nimoy explains why he couldn’t resist returning to Fringe

Nobody expected Leonard Nimoy to return to Fringe the way he did last week — after all, the science fiction MVP had retired from acting. And the show had gone to crazy lengths to include his character, William Bell, without requiring his physical presence, including an animated episode and a “bodily possession” storyline. On a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How close to reality are the androids in Alien and Prometheus?

When Alien came out in 1979, roboticists were making wheeled boxes that crashed into walls. Ash – the film’s traitorous android – was pure fantasy. But when Prometheus comes out this summer, Weyland Industries’ David 8 enters a world with plenty of real-life androids. Given what we’ve learned about androids in the past few decades,…

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Plans for the third and final Star Trek movie are already underway!

Could the “Touch of Death” work in real life?

Watch Captains Kirk and Picard soar to the edges of space for the first time

Check out these new Starfleet uniforms from Star Trek 2

Worf guest stars on Regular Show & Ponies re-enact The Avengers

Scientists prove that a goatee makes you look evil

Michael Dorn wants to write and star in a low-budget Star Trek movie

10 TV Episodes that Changed Television

In this week’s comics, Doctor Who and Star Trek cross universes!

10 Real-Life Public Figures, and The Fictional Sidekicks They Deserve

John Scalzi’s Star Trek Spoof: Even Cleverer and More Moving Than You Expect

For $250, an indescribable portrait of Spock holding a cat could be yours

Best and Worst Movie Threequels of All Time

SpaceX Has Beamed Scotty Up to Orbit

This tee is the ultimate tribute to redshirts

Leonard Nimoy wanted to play the villain in Star Trek V

10 Best Time Travel Movies of All Timelines

Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years

Leonard Nimoy explains why he couldn’t resist returning to Fringe

How close to reality are the androids in Alien and Prometheus?

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