Tag Archives: Star Trek

Rest in Peace Leonard Nimoy

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Steve

The man who really made Mr. Spock a feasible, memorable and well-loved character has passed away. Leonard Nimoy did such a great job that it made the character’s death at the end of Star Trek II a pop culture touchstone. However, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek team-up comics!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Steve

If there’s one medium people can have in which two well-loved franchises can team up, it has always been comics! Despite them being on a roll at the movies, TV and video games, comics seem to be lucrative enough while not … Continue reading →

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Nichelle Nichols

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Steve

Running into the cast of Star Trek shows continues with living in Austin! Nichelle dropped by Dragon’s Lair for a quick signing because it was on the way to another convention in San Antonio with George Takei and Walter Koenig. Lucky Somara, this … Continue reading →

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This is a thousand times better than Abrams’ dreck

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Steve

The documentary format isn’t my first choice for telling the story about the Federation v. Klingon Empire war that took place about 20 years before the Sixties show began. What’s most impressive is the casting for the key players discussing … Continue reading →

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The Eugenics War, Part One by Greg Cox

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Steve

Given how JJ Abrams damaged Khan’s place in Star Trek mythos with his Nü-Trek version, I decided to poke around a local Half Price Books and scored this out-of-print find in the paperbacks. Sometimes the Kindle version just doesn’t cut it for … Continue reading →

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Captain, I’m detecting 180 beats per minute…

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Steve

…so we may be under attack by the Skrillex, Basement Jaxx, possibly Moby. I suggest we defend ourselves with some phat beats.

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Scott Bakula

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Steve

For my generation he is more famous for being Dr. Sam Beckett, the hero from Quantum Leap, a show I never saw much of but I knew its premise pretty well. Maybe I should watch that…now it’s my Netflix queue. … Continue reading →

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William Shatner

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Steve

The man, the myth, the legend! Sure people ridicule him but he is laughing all the way to the bank and having the time of his life. I personally think Shatner enjoys the work, especially after he was typecast by Star … Continue reading →

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I declare this week, Brushes with Greatness week

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Steve

This year’s Comic Con is over, finally. The horrible weather made it somewhat of a chore but next year, it will be held during the first weekend of October. Before all the ACL Fest and F1 crap. Besides us spending too … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 V: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Steve

I know this is pretty overdue but last week was crazy and the Maggi Republic is finally getting some stuff settled. Nothing terrible, just time consuming. During the opening ceremonies for the first screening, MC Zack let everybody know that … Continue reading →

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