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Michael Chabon to serve as showrunner on Star Trek: Picard

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CBS All Access has announced that celebrated novelist Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys) is set to serve as showrunner on Star Trek: Picard, the upcoming small screen sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation featuring the return of Patrick Stewart as the fan favourite Jean-Luc Picard. “Star Trek has been an important part of my way […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek vs. Transformers

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Ricky Church reviews Star Trek vs. Transformers… IDW’s latest crossover features something that is actually fairly easy to imagine as Captain Kirk and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise encounter a new lifeform in the galaxy: Cybertronians, or better know as the Transformers. Veteran Transformers writer John Barber and Star Trek author Mike Johnson […]

Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman explains his Star Wars influences

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Star Trek: Discovery co-creator and Star Trek franchise producer Alex Kurtzman, has explained his Star Wars influences. The Star Wars films have been hugely influential over the years, inspiring myriad filmmakers to create their own sci-fi projects in honour of their childhood love for a galaxy far, far away. This even includes those at the […]

Second Opinion – What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)

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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 2018. Directed by Ira Steven Behr and David Zappone. Featuring Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell, Michael Dorn, Colm Meaney, Cirroc Lofton, and Armin Shimerman. It’s not uncommon for Trekkie fans to argue over which Star Trek series is the best. […]

Quentin Tarantino confirms his Star Trek will be R-rated and littered with profanity

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Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that his Star Trek movie will be R-rated and replete with profanity if the project comes together. Many were surprised to hear iconic director Quentin Tarantino was looking to direct a Star Trek movie, especially considering the adult and violent tone his films usually have. However, these plans are still in […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5

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IDW releases Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… The contest for the ages continues as the Captains race to capture the one exotic creature that Trelane is missing from his intergalactic menagerie—a Borg Queen! But as the […]

Patrick Stewart returns in first trailer for Star Trek: Picard

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With filming getting underway this past week, CBS All Access has now given fans our first look at the upcoming Star Trek: Picard series with the release of a poster and trailer for the Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel featuring the returning Patrick Stewart as fan-favourite Jean-Luc Picard. Described as following “this iconic character […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4

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IDW’s Star Trek: The Q Conflict crossover continues this Wednesday with the release of issue #4, and we’ve got a preview for you here; check it out… As the Captains try to figure out how to beat Q at his own game, the godlike beings offer a dangerous new challenge – drawing the extra-dimensional Prophets […]

Star Trek: Picard officially announced with logo and first-look image featuring Patrick Stewart

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During CBS’ upfronts presentation, the network has officially announced Star Trek: Picard, the upcoming CBS All Access series focusing on Patrick Stewart’s fan-favourite character Captain Jean-Luc Picard and picking up the story some two decades after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation. During the presentation, a first look image was also shown to […]