JJ Abrams’ Star Trek has just been released and it’s fair to say that it is awesome. Old fans and first timers alike should get something satisfying from this movie which, in my own opinion, is one of the best reboots going. We’ll be podcasting our thoughts on Star Trek soon. In the meantime, here are a few more Star Trek related news stories.
Star Trek’s Warp Drive: Not Impossible The warp drive, one of Star Trek’s hallmark inventions, could someday become science instead of science fiction. Some physicists say the faster-than-light travel technology may one day enable humans to jet between stars for weekend getaways. Clearly it won’t be an easy task. The science is complex, but not strictly impossible, according to some researchers studying how to make it happen.
Star Trek USB Communicator Star Trek fans can rejoice that the only officially approved replica of the original series communicator is now available. Far more than just a novelty – it actually can be used as a VOIP phone!
Review: Invigorated Star Trek Sparkles With Wit, Spectacle The new Star Trek movie races through a suck-your-face-back wind tunnel of time travel, ego clashes, black holes, hot Orion girls and deep, dark villainy as director J.J. Abrams launches the next generation of Starfleet adventures. This expertly paced prequel hurls a crew of younger, faster Trek heroes against a stunning backdrop of spectacular outer-space shots.
Star Trek Klingon lingo hits cutting room floor According to SCI FI Wire, co-writer Alex Kurtzman broke the terrible news on Sunday when he confirmed: “We actually had a sequence that ended up getting cut from the movie that took place on Rura Penthe, in a Klingon prison. And there was definitely Klingon spoken in the movie, and it ended up getting cut.”
Star Trek halted by pig plague Paramount has postponed the scheduled 8 May Mexican launch of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, although the rest of the cinematic “major territories” will get to enjoy the film on that date, whether potential customers are still alive or not.
Star Trek iPhone Mod Goes Boldly Where Few Would Be Caught Dead Andy Clement loves Star Trek. He also loves his iPhone. And he knows that Such cool interests can only get cooler by being combined.
Profile: Star Trek: Stand by – phasers are set to stun again The latest Star Trek film has won over critics of the jaded series and seems destined to take a new generation of fans to the final frontier. Even the most ardent fans of Star Trek would concede that the brand had become a cultural joke, consigned to the black hole where exhausted franchises go to die. Yet, by some fiendish reverse engineering worthy of the great Scotty, a revitalised USS Enterprise has reemerged in a blaze of glory and people are falling in love with the series all over again.
