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William Shatner, Patricia Arquette among celebrities at Steel City Con in Monroeville
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (921+ words) Hollywood legend William Shatner believed Friday afternoon the astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission would make it safely back to Earth following their voyage to the moon. The actor best known as Capt. James T. Kirk on the original "Star Trek…...
Joe Palaggi: What "Star Trek" understood about division " and why we keep falling for it
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) The more divided we become, the more absurd it all starts to look. Not because the problems aren't real " they are " but because the patterns are. The outrage cycles. The villains rotate. The language escalates. And yet the outcomes remain…...
TV Talk: CMU grad Holly Hunter leads "Starfleet Academy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (671+ words) Even back to the 1980s, there's been chatter about a "Star Trek" movie or series set at Starfleet Academy, the training center for the crews of the starships Enterprise, Voyager and Discovery. Many "Trek" fans hated the idea of a Starfleet…...
TV Q&A: Did a Pittsburgh writer name "Star Trek" planet after Primanti Bros. ?
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (437+ words) Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at Trib Live. com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: In "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season three, episode eight, a crew member returned…...
Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise's 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and You Tube show
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (552+ words) LOS ANGELES " Not many franchises have fueled society's timeless fascination with the boundless possibilities of a utopian future like "Star Trek." Next year the sprawling franchise will add more shows, Lego sets and even a Rose Parade Float in a…...
TV Talk: "Strange New Worlds" treks to mostly familiar terrain
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (441+ words) Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Is the "Star Trek" franchise running out of steam on Paramount+? "Star Trek: Discovery" got unceremoniously canceled after five seasons without an opportunity to wrap…...
Star Wars" actor Kenneth Colley dies at 87
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) Kenneth Colley, a British actor known for playing Admiral Piett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died at 87. Colley died at his home in England on Monday, according to a statement shared by his agent, Julian Owens. Colley had…...