Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Introduction
Earlier this year I was on a panel on Klingon Fandom at MarsCon (the one in Minnesota) with several of my fellow KAG members. I was the proverbial dinosaur on the panel. No, not the oldest member, just the one who had been doing Klingon the longest, since the ...
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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who, and the “Net is abuzz with speculations and thoughts on who will become the 12th Doctor. Not wanting to be outdone, I thought I would chime in on my own recommendation.
In my highly respected opinion, I believe the best choice to be the ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The Onion knocked one out of a park with a spoof of what they think Trek fans reaction to the new Star Trek movie will be like. The video is a real hoot, so check it out.
Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'
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Star Trek the Onion
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, wife of Gene Roddenberry, passed away yesterday. The news is proliferating around the 'net.
Majel Barrett was best known for her role as Nurse Chapel on the original Star Trek series, and later as Lwaxana Troi, beginning with The Next Generation. She is the only actor to have ...
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
We made it! Sue, Anna and I made it to OryCon. We're now into the second day, and this is proving to be one heckuva good con. Registration said they were expecting about 1500 people. With the size of the hotel, it is not very crowded, which is nice when ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
We're finally back from Convergence. It was a wild, and at many times, frustrating event this year. Here is the first video clip from the con that I have been able to process for the heckuvit. It's me, Sqotty MacKlingon, with the two guys dressed up as Captain Kirk (Earl ...
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek. It was on September 8th, 1966, that Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise hit the air waves.
For 40 years, Star Trek has not only entertained us, but also inspired us, seeking careers in sciences as well ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
StarTrek.com has the obituary on the passing of James Doohan:
James Doohan, the beloved actor who portrayed engineer "Montgomery Scott" in the original Star Trek and six movies, passed away at his home in Redmond, Washington this morning. He was 85. Doohan died in his sleep at 5:30 a.m. local ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2005
Orson Scott Card, in his piece, Strange New World: No 'Star Trek' asks many questions, and provides a disturbing view of Trek Fandom (and Fandom in general). The piece starts off with:
So they've gone and killed "Star Trek." And it's about time.
Well, if he is talking about ...
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Monday, October 18th, 2004
Well, it's out, William Shatner's new album, "Has Been" as hit the stores. Yes, I plan to get a copy of it. Unfortunately, it looks like it is lacking the rap piece he did for the movie "Free Enterprise."
Fox News has the following to say:
NEW YORK — ...
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Saturday, August 14th, 2004
An in depth search on Spamazon has identified the following books by Capt. Jean-Luc Piccard, Starfleet, former captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Zen and the Art of Surrender
101 Ways to Surrender and Not Get Court-Martialed
The Fine Art of the White Flag
Don't Shoot! We Give Up! The Autobiography of Captain Jean-Luc Piccard
How ...
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Friday, January 2nd, 2004
Over on CBC.ca there is an article about the plans for William Shatner to release a new album. Additional info available on Ananova.
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Friday, November 7th, 2003
J.G. Hertzler (Martok) has pitched the concept of a Klingon graphic novel series to Paramount. This is off of Trek Today.
Speaking with DreamWatch magazine, Hertzler said the potential series would keep the focus squarely on the Klingons with "Star Trek somwhere in the back story". He stressed the premise is ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2003
Ran across the Klingon Cooking website, promoting a cookbook full� of alien recipes with a Klingon theme. Check it out. Be warned, the page is graphics intensive (Yes, I still deal with dial-up at home...it hurts)
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Saturday, November 1st, 2003
There is a great interview of David Gerrold, author of numerous SF books, and the writer who brought us Tribbles. He talks in depth about what he would handle bringing back Kirk and getting Star Trek back at the forefront of Science Fiction. Okay, while we're at it, ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003
For those who haven't heard, Matt Jefferies passed away on July 21, 2003. He was the Art Designer for the original Star Trek series in the 1960's. Sci-fi Wire as a brief article on his passing, and there is a longer piece on StarTrek.com.
For those who are a ...
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