To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Star Trek: Why I’m with Takei, not Pegg, over Sulu
Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing here: an openly gay main character on modern Star Trek is a great thing. It should have been included as part of Gene Roddenberry’s forward thinking, utopian vision for the 23rd century, but that was the 60’s and, well, the general message then was ‘straight people […]
Star Trek Beyond Trailer 2 Breakdown
Tony Black breaks down the second trailer for Star Trek Beyond… To say the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond went down like a led balloon would be a Hindenberg-sized understatement. An outcry from Star Trek fans billowed out of a Beastie Boys-laden blast of action which seemed to appeal much more in the direction […]