StarTrek.com Relaunch
July 15th, 2010It must be in the air: during the same week that Spock Lives receives its new look, the official Star Trek website has been given a makeover too. Having taken a few minutes to browse, I can say the interface is much improved, cleaner and brighter than before. There’s a definite focus on welcoming new fans who came aboard for the 2009 film. Witness this introduction:
Star Trek is a gateway to the future with adventures that take place hundreds of years from now. The denizens of the Star Trek universe are intensely curious and eager to learn about life beyond their own backyard. They travel through space, seeking out “new life and new civilizations,” in large ships that travel faster than the speed of light.
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News roundup.
January 22nd, 2010As previously reported, the soon-to-be-released Star Trek Online is currently in open beta. Today they released a huge patch for the game which includes Leonard Nimoy’s “audio journal overview” upon entering a new sector. The patch also removes the level cap and opens up Cardassian and Romulan Sectors to Federation players, among other changes.
Leonard Nimoy will be stopping by the town of Vulcan on April 23 (Hey! That’s my birthday!) before making his appearance at Calgary Comic Expo that weekend.
On Thursday, Zachary Quinto made a guest appearance in episode 7 of the comedy podcast Yoda & Me. Quinto plays “the director” in the outtake footage of Yoda filming The Empire Stikes Back. It’s quite hilarious. Click here to launch iTunes and download/subscribe to Yoda & Me or visit the YodaAndMe.com.
Zachary Quinto will also be performing in a one-night only, benefit performance for Naked Angels New Play Fund on January 28 at 7:30pm in New York. For more information and tickets, check out their website. He’ll also be appearing at the Ojai Plays event Hearts On Fire on January 30. Tickets for the event are sold out.
And finally, ONTD_StarTrek’s UNICEF page are still taking donations for Haiti; at the time of posting, 641 people have donated $16,952.
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Trek for Haiti – update.
January 17th, 2010Since I first posted about the fund raising on Thursday, the fans over at ONTD_StarTrek have raised over $15,000 in around 48 hours. I don’t even have words for how awesome this is. I’m just amazed at the support and generosity the fandom has shown over the last few days. And the money just keeps growing. As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be donating whatever I get from my auction of my Star Trek I-VI DVDs. Bidding ends this Wednesday, January 20.
In other news, I’ve acquired a beta key for the new Star Trek Online game (due out February 2) and I’ve been making a few notes which will be posted probably sometime around the end of the week, since I will have played quite a bit.
I’ve also recently received a very unique collection of Star Trek items which belonged to Sherna Comerford, publisher of the very first Trek fanzine, “Spockanalia”, which I will be sharing with you soon as well.
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Star Trek fandom raising money for Haiti.
January 14th, 2010I am part of a wonderful community over on LiveJournal, ONTD_StarTrek. Maybe some of you have heard of it, maybe some of you are members. :) So far the community has raised over $4,000 just today for Haiti. If you would like to make a donation, please visit the UNICEF Star Trek Help for Haiti page.
EDIT: I am auctioning my standard Star Trek DVDs, featuring the original crew, for Haiti. Details and photos here.
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Leonard Nimoy Day.
November 14th, 2009Leonard Nimoy returned to his hometown of Boston this weekend for The New England Fan Experience. And Boston declared November 14th “Leonard Nimoy Day”. Trek Movie has the full story.
Happy Leonard Nimoy Day!
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