^Well, the Akira class did show up in DS9 Dominion War arc, and in one ep of Voyager.Yeah, I meant that it would have been nice if there was an Akira class ship involved more "directly" in an episode/storyline or two.
I liked when DS9 played alongside TNG and when Voyager played alongside DS9 when it startedHell yeah. :rockon:
easily the most quoted pic in IRC XD
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"Did You Know...I did.
...that Q, the son of Q and Q, was played by Keegan de Lancie, the son of John de Lancie?"
The Legendary Leonard Nimoy is Retiring from Acting for Goodhttp://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/20/the-legendary-leonard-nimoy-is-retiring-from-acting-for-good/ (http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/20/the-legendary-leonard-nimoy-is-retiring-from-acting-for-good/)
It's pretty hard to imagine a time when someone wearing pointy ears or splitting their fingers into a V-shape salutation didn't immediately make you think of Spock, but pop culture just wouldn't be the same without the iconic Vulcan. Furthermore, Spock wouldn't be the science fiction and fanboy favorite that he is today without Leonard Nimoy. The 79-year-old actor has played Spock intermittently from his introduction in the original Star Trek series in 1966, to his most recent appearance in J.J. Abrams film franchise reboot last year. However, Nimoy recently revealed to The Toronto Sun, that he will be retiring from acting for good.
Retirement isn't a new concept that he's to come to terms with because, as Nimoy puts it, "Countless times, I thought it was done." But he kept getting asked back for more, and he just couldn't resist. Perhaps the one person to thank for letting Nimoy go out with a bang is J.J. Abrams - not only did he bring back the actor to portray Spock, but he also convinced him to appear as a pivotal character in Fox's science fiction series "Fringe." Of his work with Abrams, Nimoy is proud to leave that as his final acting work: "I've been doing this professionally for 60 years. I love the idea of going out on a positive note. I've had a great, great time." So here's the big question: Will he at least return for an appearance in the forthcoming Star Trek sequel? Sadly it doesn't seem so as his final appearance as Dr. William Bell on "Fringe" looks be his acting adieu:
“I want to get off the stage. Also, I don’t think it would be fair to Zachary Quinto. He’s a terrific actor, he looks the part, and it’s time to give him some space. And I’m very flattered the character will continue. [Before all this] I was away from acting for 12 years, so I guess I was seducable. But since J.J. Abrams revived the Star Trek franchise, I felt I owed him something. And I’m glad I did it because he promised me a good story, and it was.”
Even more sad for fans is that it sounds like his appearances at various sci-fi conventions in the future may soon be coming to an end as he says this weekend's upcoming Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo may be the beginning of the end of his convention touring, as he only has a few more appearances planned. Nimoy has lived a fruitful life as an actor, and while there's no doubt he's grateful to his fans, dealing with fanboys like us can only be tolerated for so long. Though he will be missed, Nimoy's legacy speaks for itself, and I truly hope he lives long and prospers. I'll end with this: "We have been and always shall be your friends."
BTW... All kinds of holy hell will spout from me if JJ Abrams and friends even THINK of remaking "The Wrath of Khan." You got a whole new universe at your disposal; they should create something new from it.
The limited-edition 18-inch-by-24-inch posters by Olly Moss go on sale Friday on the Mondo website (http://www.mondotees.com/). Trouble With Tribbles: Spock will be in an edition of 350; Trouble With Tribbles: Uhura will be an edition of 190.
Read More http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/star-trek-posters-tribbles/#ixzz0uLFo9eCc (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/star-trek-posters-tribbles/#ixzz0uLFo9eCc)
Mah new wallpaper, Akira Class starships, fuck yea!!
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Best Star Trek product ever :Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter from ThinkGeek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNc0yjC3T4&feature=player_embedded#ws)
Sir Patrick Stewart - https://twitter.com/SirPatStew (https://twitter.com/SirPatStew)https://twitter.com/SirPatStew/status/301116351232217089
Who doesn't love winter citrus season?
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But really, for that last scene, they couldn't get a take where the 2 of them said "fascinating" in perfect unison? :doh:Probably because it crashed out-of-frame :lol:
George Takei says John Cho the 'ideal choice' to play Hikaru Sulu in latest 'Star Trek'FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://ca.omg.yahoo.com/news/george-takei-says-john-cho-ideal-choice-play-113412860.html (http://ca.omg.yahoo.com/news/george-takei-says-john-cho-ideal-choice-play-113412860.html)
Heather Tan, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – Fri, 24 May, 2013 7:36 AM EDT
SINGAPORE - Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently playing the role.
Even though George Takei — whose portrayal of Sulu made him a science fiction legend — said he had not yet had time to catch recently released "Star Trek Into Darkness" due to his busy schedule, he feels John Cho is the "ideal choice" to carry on Sulu's legacy due to the actor's "charm, intelligence, dash and sharpness."
"When (director) J.J. Abrams first announced he had cast Hikaru Sulu, I got a call from John (Cho) asking to have lunch with me," Takei said Friday in Singapore, where he attended the inaugural Social Star Awards. "He was very curious about the intensity of 'Star Trek' fans and doing comic conventions, but he was more concerned about how the fans would accept him because they have identified the character of Sulu with me for so long and he was worried about how he would be received."
"So I told him that it wouldn't be too long before I'll be known as the guy who played John Cho's part, and he was comforted by that," Takei said with a laugh.
Takei, who's 76 and lives in Los Angeles, has had a tremendous following in recent times, with more than 4 million fans on his Facebook page sharing "Star Trek" trivia and news about his current projects.
"People used to think of him as that guy from 'Star Trek,' but now they recognize him as George Takei," said his manager and partner, Brad Takei. "So in other words, his popularity in social media has brought a new generation of fans, and he is now very popular with younger people."
The Japanese-American Takei said Abrams at first had his doubts about casting "Harold & Kumar" star Cho, who is Korean-American, to portray Sulu.
"He told me that he looked hard for a Japanese-American to play Sulu and asked me what I thought of his choice to cast someone not of that lineage," Takei said. "To me, so long as the character remains Asian-American, that would be all that matters."
Trekkies weep with nostalgia as Space Center Houston unveils restored Star Trek GalileoFULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.shawconnect.ca/NewsArticle/Travel/6442595029_199/Trekkies_weep_with_nostalgia_as_Space_Center_Houston_unveils_restored_Star_Trek_Galileo/story.aspx (http://www.shawconnect.ca/NewsArticle/Travel/6442595029_199/Trekkies_weep_with_nostalgia_as_Space_Center_Houston_unveils_restored_Star_Trek_Galileo/story.aspx)
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti, The Associated Press
Published 07/31/2013 16:40:26
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The restored space shuttle Galileo from the 1960's television show Star Trek is unveiled at Space Center Houston Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
HOUSTON - When the smoke cleared and the music died down, Candy Torres could no longer contain herself. Looking at the shiny, restored Star Trek Galileo shuttlecraft sitting in Houston in all its TV glory, she broke down.
"All of a sudden I was just crying. I was in tears. I couldn't believe it," Torres said, donning a brown tourist engineer hat and a NASA mission operations shirt. "It meant something."
And Torres wasn't alone. Trekkies of all stripes arrived in Houston Wednesday for the momentous unveiling of the shuttlecraft that crash-landed on a hostile planet in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode called "The Galileo Seven." Some wore Scotty's Repair Shop T-shirts, others full-blown spandex outfits worn by Mr. Spock and his peers in the famous TV show and movies that have garnered a following so large and so devoted it is almost cult-like.
Adam Schneider paid $61,000 for the battered shuttlecraft in an auction and spent about a year restoring the fiberglass ship and making it look nearly as it did on that episode. He flew in from New York to mark the unveiling at the Space Center Houston, where it will be permanently displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control.
"Unbelievably proud," he said, beaming alongside the white shuttle. "Like sending your kid to college and having them get a job to build a successful life, because this was under our care for a year and we grew very attached.
Jeff Langston, 45, drove more than 160 miles from Austin with his two sons to see the moment. He and his 12-year-old son, Pearce, wore matching red Scotty's Repair Shop T-shirts. His 10-year-old son, Neo, couldn't find his shirt, but that didn't put a damper on the moment.
"It was very exciting," Neo said, bouncing on his feet. "When they filmed Star Trek the Galileo was cool and now that they remade it, it's cool to see a new version of the Galileo. And it's beautiful."
Richard Allen, the space centre's 63-year-old CEO and president, hopes that just as the Star Trek movies and others like it inspired Torres to pursue a career in science and engineering, that today's generation will be similarly inspired when they see the Galileo.
"It's fantastic," he said of the shuttlecraft. "We're all about exciting and educating ... and I'm convinced that space is one of the best, if not the best, way of creating inquiry in young minds."
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Actor Michael Ansara, who played the original Kang on Star Trek, dies at age 91FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384042/Michael-Ansara-original-Kang-Star-Trek-dies-age-91.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384042/Michael-Ansara-original-Kang-Star-Trek-dies-age-91.html)
By Associated Press | PUBLISHED: 14:33 GMT, 3 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:09 GMT, 3 August 2013
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Michael Ansara, a television and movie actor whose roles included a Klingon on 'Star Trek,' has died.
A longtime friend and spokesman for Ansara says the actor died Wednesday at his home in Calabasas, California.
His former agent Michael B. Druxman told the New York Times that Ansara died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He was 91.
Ansara was most famous for playing evil Klingon leader Kang on the original 'Star Trek' and was one of the few actors to continue that role in further iterations of the series, playing the Klingon in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' and 'Star Trek: Voyager.'
Ansara was born in Syria and moved to the United States when he was two-years-old. His family first lived in Massachusetts before moving to Los Angeles when he was 10.
At first Ansara planned to become a doctor but shifted his focus to acting after he took up at the Pasadena Playhouse to overcome his shyness.
His first film role was in the 1944 thriller 'Action in Arabia.'
Because of his Syrian heritage, Ansara was often cast in ethnic roles, playing American Indian characters on TV shows like 'Broken Arrow' and 'Law of the Plainsman.'
He also appeared on ''I Dream of Jeannie,' 'Hawaii 5-0' and 'Murder, She Wrote.'
His film credits include Julius Caesar, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Comancheros with John Wayne.
More recently, Ansara appeared as the guardian to an estranged grandson in the 1999 independent film 'Long Road Home' and as the voice of Mr. Freeze on the cartoon TV series 'Batman' and 'Batman Beyond.'
Ansara was predeceased by his son, Matthew, with former wife Barbara Eden. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Beverly Kushida, a sister and a niece and nephew.
Star Trek fans will either laugh or flip out after watching Japanese Spock sell anti-rust sprayTHE CM -
Michelle Lynn Dinh
KURE 5-56 is Japan’s version of WD-40. It’s hard to make a connection between a lubricating spray and Star Trek, but one Japanese company managed to do just that, incorporating clips from the newest movie, Star Trek Into Darkness, into a commercial. The company also gave rise to their own version of first officer, Mister Spock, and he’s…interesting.
First, a little background on the movie. In one of the very first scenes, Captain Kirk decides to hide the Enterprise at the bottom of the ocean. Scotty, the ship’s engineer, worries that the Enterprise will rust in the sea water. The maker of KURE 5-56, which acts as a lubricant and anti-rust spray, uses this dialogue to sell their product. The commercial starts out with Scotty freaking out about the possibility of rust (a scene that actually happened in the movie) and it’s from this point that the commercial takes a turn for the weird.
Japanese Spock comes into the picture and tells Scotty, “You don’t know anything do you?” and proceeds to explain how KURE 5-56 helps stop rust. He then takes off his helmet, showing off his pointed Vulcan ears.
Apparently they fold…
Cut to a few more clips from the Star Trek movie and it’s back to Japanese Spock encouraging Captain Kirk to sit in his chair.
The commercial is over in 31 seconds, but the maker of KURE 5-56 manages to pack in a lot of weird. Star Trek fans, take a look at the YouTube video at your own risk. You’ll come away with a chuckle or land up being disgusted at the strange Japanese version of Spock.
Who would get angry over that?No idea, to be honest. :)
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R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy.
"Live Long and Prosper"
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A Fine actor, a very interesting man....
Go with God Leonard Nimoy....
He and Johnny Cash can do a duet in Heaven now
Leonard Nimoy sings Johnny Cash "I walk the line" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tmef0scWPM)
6 STAR TREK COCKTAILS TO CELEBRATE THE SHOW’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Contributed by Amy Zavatto
Posted on Aug 31, 2016
Bars are a little like fictional space stations. Both worlds thrive on a healthy foundation of multicultural mixing, diplomacy and the prevalence of cooler heads when things get rough, as well as the ability to make you feel like you’re, well, flying. If he were manning a bar on Negroni Night, what would the captain of the Enterprise do if he ran out of Campari? We can only imagine how he’d save the day with some quick thinking and a phaser set to stun if the crowds got unruly.
It’s the 50th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s timeless and much spun-off series, Star Trek, the classic, multidecade ahead-of-its-time space story exploring new life and civilizations this year. And it seems there are no signs of leaving warp speed anytime soon, as the release of the latest flick, Star Trek Beyond, proves. We had a feeling there might be more than a few Trekkie bartenders out there ready to share out-of-this-world Star Trek-inspired recipes in honor of Kirk and his crew. They share six gulpably galactic recipes—no replicator needed.
1. PRIME DIRECTIVE
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It’s the guiding principle for all members of Starfleet: Don’t mess with other civilizations and sully up their worlds. Which is a pretty good rule to follow for drinks, too. Andrew Volk of The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club keeps things light and herby with the Prime Directive, made with Plymouth gin, bianco vermouth, Bénédictine liqueur and Angostura bitters.
2. CAPTAIN’S HOLIDAY
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It’s a seriously stressful job to sit in that captain’s chair (and wear those tight pants, too)—be it Pike, Kirk, Picard, Sisco, Janeway, Archer or any of the others who’ve helmed that position, briefly or not. So it was awfully nice of bartender Tara “Dactyl” Wright of Distilled NY to come up with this much-deserved sipper for an otherworldly vacation from the deck, made with Pernod absinthe, Yellow Chartreuse, pineapple and lime juice, Bénédictine liqueur and Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters.
3. RESSIKAN FLUTE
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The Up & Up’s Chaim Dauermann, a fan of TNG since childhood, created this cocktail, made with St. George pear brandy, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, Mas Peyre Le Démon de Midi rancio sec wine and Champagne, as a nod to the episode “The Inner Light.” In it, Captain Picard loses consciousness for 20 short minutes but winds up experiencing decades of a double life in his altered state on the planet of Kataan, a dying planet with water issues, in the village of Ressik. In this new reality, he’s known as a flute-playing family man named Kamin.
“Star Trek, and science fiction as a whole, is at its best when it’s using its fantastical setting to address issues plaguing our modern world,” says Dauermann. “I was drawn to this idea of water. I wanted to make a drink that called to mind its clarity. As the story of ‘The Inner Light’ is run through with themes of drought and simple technology, I wanted to make a cocktail that called attention to water security issues and also employed simple methods of preparation.”
4. STOVOKOR
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New York City bartender Alexandra Kuechler-Caffal is pretty devoted to her love of all-things Trekkie. “It goes so far that I host a sci-fi Tiki night at Fort Defiance a couple of times a year.” She created this cocktail, made with Appleton Estate rum, Cocchi barolo chinato, Pierre Ferrand curaçao and a port-soaked prune for garnish, to show her intergalactic love.
5. WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE
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As a little bit of a provocateur, Paul Gustings of Broussard’s in New Orleans created this cocktail, made with brandy, Dekuyper Pucker sour apple schnapps, Fireball cinnamon whiskey and instant vanilla pudding, ingredients that might make a cocktail aficionado turn up a nose. And honestly, this recipe might be a joke. (It wasn’t exactly delicious when we tested it.) “They made a porno version of Star Trek—they changed it from ‘where no man has gone before’ to ‘where many men have gone a lot’ or something like that,” says Gustings laughing. “And that’s why I named it that. It’s supposed to be fun!”
6. GUINAN’S NEGRONI
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As El-Aurians, Guinan (of the Next Generation series) and her people are known for their talent as great listeners—just like those people who make nice things for you behind the stick. Inspired by that notion, Amanda Whitt of New York City’s NoMo SoHo honored the fictional, unofficial patron saint of bartending with this sprightly Negroni riff, made with Brennivin aquavit, Suze apéritif, Montenegro amaro, Dolin dry vermouth and Bittermens Orchard Street celery shrub. “It’s based on the exploration and the unfamiliar, which is a common theme in Star Trek,” says Whitt. “This cocktail could be considered a great ‘first contact’ opportunity for someone who is unfamiliar with aquavit.”
BONUS COCKTAIL: KHAN BODY SHOT
Star Trek visual-effects artist Don Lee created this body shot sure to please true Trekkies. All you need to do is pour two ounces of warm certified-nonorganic, super genetically modified mezcal into the ear of your defeated enemy. Pour the remaining mezcal into the open wounds of said enemy to get the worm from the bottom of the bottle, and garnish the ear with the worm. Take the shot from the ear, then lick the dried salt from the tears of your enemy off their cheek.
Synthehol (a portmanteau of "synthesized" and "alcohol") is a chemical variant of alcohol. It appears to have the same taste and smell as "real" alcohol to most individuals, but none of the deleterious effects associated with alcohol for most humanoids, such as debilitating intoxication, addiction, and alcohol poisoning. Most humanoids have an enzyme which breaks down the alcohol-like compounds in synthehol. According to Data, synthehol's "intoxicating effects can be easily dismissed." (TNG: "Relics")- http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Synthehol
Secondly.....*ahem*.....AH MON CA-PI-TAN!! :cow: :cow: :cow:
We’re deeply saddened to report the passing of Nichelle Nichols - a trailblazer, an inspiration, and so much more. She will be deeply missed.https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1553831368265609216