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‘Starfleet Academy’ producers explain the Season 1 finale and preview their 4-year plan for the series
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (469+ words) "The beautiful thing about Starfleet Academy is that you get to tell stories you can't really tell on other Star Trek shows," teases Alex Kurtzman, the current mastermind behind the storied sci-fi franchise, which hit the big 6-0 this year. "These…...
Secrets of Lego’s ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise revealed: Architect shares favorite Easter eggs, dreams of a Borg ‘counterpoint’ set
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (272+ words) I am beside myself. I'm a minifig, you guys!" Wheaton wrote on his blog when the set was initially revealed. And I am so so so so happy that they chose this version of Wesley, specifically. Way to go, buddy!...
Paul Giamatti talks ‘Black Mirror,’ playing a ‘Star Trek’ villain, and his go-to In-N-Out order
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (871+ words) The Season 7 episode "Eulogy" calls on Giamatti to convey a wide range of emotions " often all at once " whether that's anger, hurt, or self-loathing. How does an award-winning actor prepare for that? "I'm filled with defensiveness, anger and hurt," Giamatti…...
‘Starfleet Academy’ brings Avery Brooks back to ‘Star Trek’ for an emotional ‘Deep Space Nine’ epilogue: ‘That’s his voice’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) "And I will say he was aware of the project all the way through," continues Newsome, whose Star Trek bonafides also include voicing Beckett Mariner on the much-loved animated series, Lower Decks. "He knew that I would be involved and…...
‘Starfleet Academy’ reveals Tig Notaro and Gina Yashere as newest ‘Star Trek’ power couple: ‘It seemed organic that they would fall in love’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (445+ words) And the most recent Trek series, including Discovery and Picard, have featured openly gay couples serving in Starfleet, a reminder of the franchise's forever-progressive values that certain critics " like White House official Stephen Miller " seem willfully ignorant of. (To his…...
‘Starfleet Academy’ solves a longtime ‘Star Trek’ mystery: What happened to those ‘Voyage Home’ humpback whales?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (814+ words) Starfleet Academy" solves a longtime Star Trek" mystery: What happened to those Voyage Home" humpback whales?Gold Derby "Starfleet Academy" solves a longtime "Star Trek" mystery: What happened to those "Voyage Home" humpback whales? It's a 40-year-old whale-napping case that…...
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ showrunners and cast on Season 3’s Vulcan episode, beaming Scotty aboard, and completing their five-year mission
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Ahead of the screening and panel, Spock actor Peck told Gold Derby the two years between the season two cliffhanger finale and the Season 3 premiere was both "bizarre" and a moment of genuine appreciation. For Pike, it will be taking…...
‘Starfleet Academy’: Everything to know about the latest ‘Star Trek’ series as 1st trailer drops at New York Comic Con
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (288+ words) As it approaches its 60th anniversary, the Star Trek franchise is headed back to school. The trailer introduces a new crew of cadets into the halls of Starfleet Academy and showcases A-list cast members Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti " who contributes…...
Why the Emmy-nominated ‘Dark Matter’ title designers scrapped their original opening sequence
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (402+ words) With the dawn of the "Skip Credits" button, title sequences have never been easier to ignore " and that's a shame. As evidenced by this year's Emmy nominees for Best Title Design, the sequences can be stunning pieces of filmmaking all…...