Star Trek

The 12 Plot Ideas That Every Single Classic TV Show Did To Death

Making a TV show is a terrible grind — especially back in the day, when shows were entirely made up of standalone episodes. So it’s no wonder that so many classic shows reached for the same handful of plots, over and over. Here are 12 storylines you’ll find in every old science fiction and fantasy…

io9 March Madness Final 4: Trek vs. Doctor Who, Marvel vs. Star Wars!

Today are the semifinals for io9’s March Madness: Movies vs. TV. That means it’s time to make picks for the grand showdown on Monday. So who’s going to be? Star Wars or the Marvel movies? Doctor Who or Star Trek? Time to vote! Image and bracket by Jim Cooke After many rounds of voting, we’ve…

Hilarious TV Ads From The Dawn Of The Home Computer Era

The computer revolution didn’t come into people’s homes overnight. There was a long period when the public was still discovering all the things they could do if they owned a computer — and this led to some truly outrageous TV ads. Check out the most hilarious and creative classic home computer ads ever made. A…

8 Things People Say In Interviews That Usually Mean A Movie Will Suck

We constantly get our hopes up for upcoming movies… and then they let us down. It’s easy to get sucked into the hype cycle, as people talk up their projects — but sometimes, you can tell just from the way people talk about a film that it’s probably not going to work. Here are eight…

Simon Pegg Says Star Trek 3 Is About “Adventure And Optimism”

Some people were trepidatious when it was announced that Simon Pegg would be co-writing the script for the third Star Trek movie. But his description of Trek 3’s tone should put everyone at ease — especially fans disappointed with the direction of the rebooted Trek universe so far. Pegg, who plays Scotty, is writing the…

Happy 84th Birthday, William Shatner!

He’s a rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up there alone. HBD Captain!

Wonderful U.S.S. Enterprise Sushi Set Includes Warp Trail Chopsticks

If you’re in the business of designing and selling novelty chopstick sets, you might as well pack up and close down shop now because no one will ever be able to top this U.S.S. Enterprise set that ThinkGeek has created. The BPA-free plastic chopsticks look like glowing blue warp trails coming out of its engines,…

Watch ISS Astronauts Geek Out About Star Trek

The crew aboard the ISS conducted a long interview with radio station WTOP recently, covering everything from daily life aboard the ISS, to their Star Trek childhoods. Although there’s a whole host of interesting stuff in the interview — details about how ISS experiments don’t always go to plan, for example — the highlight is…

You Can Now Buy a Real USS Enterprise Frisbee

In the grand tradition of April Fool’s products turning into reality, the ThinkGeek NCC-1701 Enterprise (the original, of course) has now become reality. The saucer section spins when you throw it, and it tows the rest of the ship with it. It’s very cute and fun, but if you got hit in the face with…

ThinkGeek’s Made Its Flying U.S.S. Enterprise Frisbee Prank a Real Toy

ThinkGeek’s annual crop of April Fools’ Day prank products are not only great because the company puts so much time and effort into making them see as real as possible, but also because they often end up as products you can actually buy. The latest to go from prank to purchasable is that U.S.S. Enterprise…

Star Trek Gets The Ultimate Concert For Its 50th Anniversary

Next year marks half a century since Star Trek debuted on NBC. I imagine we’re in for a good deal of celebration and anniversary events, but the “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” concert will likely be one of the biggest — a 100-stop tour of live music from the TV series and movies, performed by…

RIP Harve Bennett, Who Resurrected Star Trek On the Big Screen

Harve Bennett, who produced four Star Trek movies, The Mod Squad, The Six Million Dollar Man, and The Bionic Woman died on Wednesday at the age of 84. It was because of Bennett that Wrath of Khan became a classic, and he should be remembered forever as one of heroes of science fiction. Bennett was…

Star Trek Online‘s Memorial For Leonard Nimoy Is Here And Perfect

When Leonard Nimoy passed away last week, the internet was heaving with tributes for the Star Trek star. Now Nimoy has been immortalized in an official Star Trek product — the massively mulitiplayer role-playing game Star Trek Online. Two statues have been added to the long-running Star Trek MMO to commemorate the actor’s passing. Nimoy…

No, It’s Not Illegal To “Spock” Your Fives In Canada

In the wake of Leonard Nimoy’s death, a number of Canadians have taken to the practice of converting the portrait of Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier on the Canadian $5 bill into the iconic image of Mr. Spock. According to the Bank of Canada, defacing bills is not illegal — but it’s not without consequences.…

The loss of Leonard Nimoy is hitting hard. So many people working in science, particularly in astronomy and space science, were influenced by his early work as Spock on Star Trek. It’s no surprise that the astronauts on the International Space Station have one final tribute to the ultimate science officer. Top image: Astronaut Samantha…

Syfy Will Air Five Hours Of Nimoy-Centric Programming Tomorrow

Here’s the complete schedule: 9 a.m. “The Twilight Zone”: “A Quality of Mercy” 9:30 a.m. “Star Trek: The Next Generation”: “Unification: Part I” 10:30 a.m. “Star Trek: The Next Generation”: “Unification: Part 2” 11:30 a.m. “Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country” Via Variety. Contact the author at [email protected].

How The Universe Is Saying Goodbye To Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy passed away today. But his memory and legacy will live on forever in his fans and the lives of the people he touched — which is easy to see because right now because Twitter, Instagram and the rest of the Internet is teeming with touching Nimoy tributes. Here’s how the world is responding.…

Leonard Nimoy Showed Us What It Truly Means To Be Human

Leonard Nimoy didn’t just have a massive impact on science fiction, he also transformed pop culture. Nimoy, who died today, took the thankless supporting role of an emotionless alien science whiz, and turned Spock on Star Trek into an icon. Before Spock came along, alien beings in mass media (and most written SF as well)…

The New York Times is reporting that scifi icon Leonard Nimoy has passed away today at the age of 83, a few days after being taken to the hospital for chest pains. Our full obituary and memorial of the Star Trek star will follow soon. Contact the author at [email protected].

Artist Puts Original 1960s Enterprise Model Into Star Trek Movie Scenes

The 1965 model of the U.S.S. Enterprise usually hangs in the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, but right now it’s being restored. It’s still a thing of incredible beauty, even after 50 years. So artist Nick Acosta took photos of the original model as it is now, and inserted it into iconic shots from the…