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60 years of 'Star Trek': The colorful origins of the rainbow warp effect
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (670+ words) 'Starfleet Academy' sports a cool 60th anniversary intro honoring this colorful optical effect. Night Sky This Week You've all seen it dozens of times, in banners, posters, trailers, and intro title sequences, that vivid rainbow-like warp field spectrum used in some…...
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is making Trek horny again, and it's about time!
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (699+ words) "I am programmed in multiple techniques. A broad variety of pleasuring." Night Sky This Week "Star Trek" used to be very horny. Since its very inception, sex has been used in Trek both gratuitously and purposefully, but the relaunched franchise…...
Why I think the mid-sized Star Wars ships are the best Lego gift for adults
1+ week, 1+ day ago (67+ words) Kim is a Yorkshire-based freelance writer who focuses on Lego and video game-related content. She's the co-creator of GameSpew.com and ThatBrickSite.com, where you'll find most of her work. If she's not building with plastic bricks, playing a video…...
What's the best UCS set available? Our Lego expert shares their thoughts.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (621+ words) Don't spend $1,000 on an Ultimate Collector's Series Lego Star Wars set when the Venator-Class ship is the best on the market. If you're a Lego Star Wars collector, it's likely the norm to spend hundreds of dollars on a set…...
Has 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' just unleashed its very own Khan?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (290+ words) He may not be Khan, but Star Trek's newest show may have just found a worthy descendant of the franchise's greatest ever villain. Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community…...
'Star Trek' legend George Takei talks Nimoy's directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (578+ words) "Science fiction is all about the imagination. And it can be exploring space or exploring that mysterious organism called our bodies." Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow…...
This week's "Starfleet Academy" episode, "Series Acclimation Mil", is a near-perfect "DS9" sequel
3+ week, 6+ day ago (539+ words) What happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko? This episode won't give you any answers, but it asks all the right questions. Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science…...
Star Trek needs to go back to 20+ episode seasons — and there's never been a better time
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (624+ words) Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans! It is time for Star Trek to boldly go where no streaming series has gone before: back to…...
New 'Starfleet Academy' episode 'Vox in Excelso' shows that Klingons are the most versatile species in 'Star Trek"
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (338+ words) Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again" The Klingons had made their debut 20 years earlier in Original Series episode "Errand of Mercy", and " although the Romulans debuted before them " it was the honor-obsessed warriors who'd…...
This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview)
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (494+ words) "It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history." "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" has docked on Paramount+ as of Jan. 15 with a special two-episode premiere for its…...