Our Favourite Star Trek: The Next Generation Moments
Star Trek is, quite possibly, the most popular science fiction series of all time, surpassing Dr. Who, Star Wars, Stargate and just about any other series you can throw at it. Of Star Trek’s many variations and spin-offs, few come close to Star Trek: The Next Generation in terms of cast quality, fun storytelling and escapism. Not only are we giving away 30 Star Trek; TNG Season 2 prize packs of Blu-rays and DVDs, we’re also recounting our favourite moments from the whole Next Generation...
Best Star Trek Screensaver, Ever.
In this, my last week writing officially as 'Captain', I'm continuing a series of reflections - posts that were, for whatever reason, extremely popular. Originally posted in 2008, this post still holds up - I have yet to find a better Star Trek screensaver. "Many of us search the web for the best skins, the best icons, the best sounds and the best looking wallpapers to make our computers ever so Sci Fi, but not too, too Sci Fi, in an overly geeky way. However, there...
New Pics Reveal Star Trek Game Bad Guys - The Gorn
Everyone loves the Gorn, a race of reptilian aliens seen in the original series of Star Trek, famous for their strength and their slow fighting style, seen in the classic Star Trek episode, Arena. So that's why it's great news that they'll be the bad guys in the upcoming Star Trek Game. More than just lizard-skinned foes, the Gorn are a blood-thirsty race determined to conquer the galaxy. A true military dictatorship, the Gorn are made up of billions of self-sacrificing warriors across thousands...
A Tribute to Ralph McQuarrie, The Star Wars Legend Who Designed Darth Vader
Ralph McQuarrie. 1929-2012 When George Lucas was struggling to sell his concept of a space saga called Star Wars, watching studio execs scratching their heads at dialogue like “Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the rebels’ hidden fortress…”, George knew he needed a quicker, more visceral way to get his concept across. So he approached Ralph McQuarrie – a some time Boeing and dentistry...
Star Wars Burlesque In Sydney: The Best In The World?
You may have seen pictures of Star Wars Burlesque floating around the internet. Oh wait, of course you have! Scantily clad stormtroopers? Sure! What you may not have seen are these scantily clad stormtroopers 'in the flesh' so to speak. Well, if you're in Sydney - that's about to change. The Vanguard in Newtown is launching Star Wars Burlesque: The Empire Strips Back this week (from November 23) in an extraordinary fusion of Sci Fi geekdom and 'not wearing many clothes'. How will...
Star Wars Historians - Watch This Extended Mark Hamill Interview
A rare 30-minute interview with Mark Hamill, shot on video in 1977 has surfaced on YouTube. The interview, said to be conducted at Imperial College London, wasn't completed until October, 1978. Interviewee Hamill at one point during the discussion mentions the film hadn’t yet released in England, which means it probably took place more likely in late 1977. Also, the hair - the hair is very '77. Much of the film's shooting was done at Pinewood studios, in the UK, so it's not a shock to see...
JJ Abrams Interview: Super 8 and Spielberg
JJ Abrams returned to Sydney, one of his favourite cities, as part of a worldwide whirlwind of publicity for Super 8, his new film, out June 9. In it, he explores many themes, and we thought we'd explore some of them with him. As writer director of a movie that mainlines the movies of the seventies, and in particular the films that made Steven Spielberg the most successful filmmaker of all time, JJ Abrams was in the enviable position of working with his hero - as well as a new batch of actors who...
Doctor Who Versus Star Trek
Doctor Who is a perennial favourite, but there's always a Whovian who wants something more out of his Timelord. Sometimes, much, much more. Sure, it's nice that The Doctor has companion Amy Pond for the moment, but surely the entire Doctor Who universe (or Whoniverse) would be better off if he gave Captain James T. Kirk a lift in the TARDIS? What if Spock also came along for the ride? If that was going to be possible, then of course they'd be ready to fight off some Daleks, and some...
The Top 5 Star Trek Movie Villains of All Time
The Star Trek 'Legends of the Final Frontier' Collection is out now on Blu-ray, giving you all of the original canon movies, in hi-def, in one spot, for just shy of three hundred kwatloos. A serious investment, but for a serious Trek fan, hard to deny. We'll have a bit of an in-depth look at this monster 10-movie set (ploughing through it right now) coming up, but in the meantime, thought we'd pop up the definitive list of the top five Star Trek movie villains that nobody in the history of...
Caption Competition: Star Wars Droid on Star Trek: TNG
Now here's something you don't see every day. Apart from the odd Family Guy parody, the worlds of Star Trek and Star Wars are mutually exclusive. We spotted this over at Reddit, and it's a doozy. A piece of alien sculpture in the background that looks exactly like a Droid Trooper from the Star Wars prequel films. We also noticed that this pic has the potential for some awesome captions. Since it's Thursday, and we all need to celebrate the tremendosity of Sci Fi with a display of rapier wit,...
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