Dorn, Stewart Talk New Trek Movie...

Michael Dorn and Patrick Stewart have both said that in their opinions, there will be annother film in the Trek franchise starring the Next Generation Cast.

"My opinion, which is solely my opinion, is yes there will," Dorn told G4 in a recent interview on Attack of The Show to promote the airing of the Next Generation and the Original Series shows on the cable network.

"Hopefully it'll be a Worf story" Dorn added "Where Worf saves the galaxy, and gets the cute chick!" This dispite the fact that Dorn's character almost never was a part of the 7 year run for the Next Gen crew. The cast had already been in place for 2 weeks when Dorn was called to take the role.

Dorn recalls "They were a tight knit group. But at the last minute, Gene Roddenberry, who created Star Trek, was tired of getting grief from the fans: 'What about the Klingons?'" Roddenberry decided, "'Things change; let's have a Klingon on the bridge. And that's when they called me.' It was last minute."

He also confessed that he'd almost left the show during the second season because of all the dammage to his skin from the makeup, and prosthetics that transformed Dorn into his Klingon counterpart. At one time, Dorn was doing a convention literally every weekend, but now has chosen to do only the "cool places" and 3-4 conventions a year. just for fun, he's flying ex-millitary jets.

For the full interview, head over to G4 to download the video.

Special Report #2

Hey gang, Special Report #2 is here, and Alvin is in the show!

you can listen to the report on Odeo by clicking on the play button above~!

We're talking about the condition of the show, and how we're working to bring the show back to you as soon as humanly possible!

Stay tuned for the first full episode with your co-hosts together comming soon!

Takei Accepts Offer...

George Takei (Sulu-TOS) has accepted the offer from the production staff at Star Trek: New Voyages to reprise his role as the famed Helmsman, Hikaru Sulu

In a post on the New Voyages Website, James Cawley (Kirk-STNV) announced that the actor will reprise his role in the episode "World Enough and Time" written by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves

Zicree, who penned the DS9 episode "Far Beyond The Stars" in which Sisko lives the life of an oppressed 20th centruy writer, while Reaves pitched a never-produced Star Trek-Phase II that Paramount axed in lieu of making feature films. Zicree will also be taking the director's chair for the episode, saying that "Michael and I are about to begin writing what I feel confident will be one of the landmark episodes of Trek"

In related news, the New Voyages website also announced the inclusion of actor Christian Malmin to potray the role of Sarek in "What Lies Beneath" written by Jack Trevino and Eathan Calk. Malmin has appeared in recurring roles on Days of Our Lives and other shows. I am extremely thrilled to be asked to appear as Spock's father on New Voyages," Malmin said, promising to "do my homework" and recreate the role of Sarek.

For more information on the upcomming shows, or to meet the cast of New Voyages visit the website by clicking here.

Carl's In 7th Heaven...

Carl's living up his New Year's resolution in this week's The Trek Life on Star Trek.com!

Click the link above for the latest installment...

Takei To Appear In New Voyages?

In a "scoop" given by James Cawley on G4's Attack of The Show during a recent interview, he let loose that the New Voyages production staff, is in "deep negotiations" with George Takei (Sulu-TOS) to reprose his role in an upcomming episode of the upcomming Fan Film series.

In related news Grace Lee Whitney (Rand) has also agreed to reprise her role in an upcomming episode of the series. We'll keep our sensors set for long range to bring you the information as it comes out.

To view the video from James Cawley and Jeffery Quinn's Interview on G4 click here.

Lawless To Do More BSG...

On January 13, news came out of the Creationent Xena Con in Burbank, CA that Lucy Lawless, more famously known for her title role in Xena: Warrior Princess will be returning for at least 10 more episodes in the future to reprise her guest role as D'anna Biers, a news reporter/Cylon spy.

We can't wait to see where this unfolds!

David Gerrold Joins New Voyages...

Recently in a post on the Star Trek:New Voyages website, it was announced that author David Gerrold would be joining the production team for the show's creative staff.

Mr. Gerrold has two stories online, "The first is a re-worked Blood and Fire, which was originally pitched for TNG, but ultimately rejected for it's controversial storyline, dealing with an AIDS-like virus and homosexuality."

James Cawley, (Kirk) Executive Producer enthused "This is a real coup for all of us here at New Voyages. David's involvement will give us the opportunity to deal with socially relevant topics, just as the original series did."

to find out more about Mr. Gerrold's plans, and storylines, click the link above to visit the New Voyages website.

B5 Podcast Is Open For Business

The Babylon Podcast a show, based on the Babylon 5 series is now open for business!

Hosted by Summer Brooks (Slice of Sci-Fi, Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas) Tim Callender, and Jeffery Willerth (Ambassador Kosh) have placed together show #0 for your listening pleasure as a preview to upcoming episodes th be presented in the future.

"Devling deep into the heart and soul of a show that touched us all" Summer and the guys are setting the tone for the podcast with great humor, and lots of talk by Jeffery about being in that 'encounter suit' that we all have come to know so well.

to download sho #0 form the Babylon Podcast, click here to access the site, and listen to the show!

Empire at War Demo Comming Soon

Star Wars: Empire at War is begining it's quest soon...

Lucasarts announced recently that Empire at War a PC only game title from the Star Wars power house franchise, will be available for demo download Jan.18th, with full release to stores Feb. 16 of this year.

Choose your side, and wage the Galatic Civil War across 40 different locations, build structures in space, on land, and sea, control the armies of the imperial forces, and the republic, and do battle as Darth Vader, or Obi-Wan Kenobi

Force choice, troop management, and much more will be available in the full version, but with less micro management. Empire at War looks to be a uber exciting title for the franchise, and players alike.

Comcast Offers Trek Movies On Demand...

Customers of the Comcast cable system will have an oppertunity to watch all 10 Star Trek Films this moth on the 'On Demand' channels through the serivce.

January is 'Sci-Fi on Demand' for the cable system, with more than 120 hours of programming geared twoards Sci-Fi and fantasy fans available 24 hours a day throughout the month.

Besides the films from the Trek franchise, Comcast will also be showing Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith, Batman Begins, War of The Worlds, Fantastic 4 and many other titles as well as offering subscibers shows on A&E. Also, the cable service will be running all of the episodes from the television series Firefly with the release of Serenity comming to On Demand service next month.

To find out more about 'Sci-Fi Month' on Comcast, visit the link to the website by clicking here.

Star Wars Fanworks...

As I was working the net for the next big Sci-Fi story, I came across one of the largest gold mines on the net for Star Wars fans 'round the world.

Star Wars Fanworks is a collection of audio presentations including audio drama's based entirely upon George Lucas' Franchise, and including parodies, with one in perticular called 'TrekWars' which draws from both franchises to create an audio drama expirience.

As Far as I can see, all of the shows are available in .mp3 format, and are totally free to download, and listen to so any listener can "catch up" on a show they choose.

Created in Summer 2003, 'Fanworks' started out as a gathering of fan based audio that was rejected by the fan film producers, and in essence told to "Find your own way to the Force" Which at that time "TBone" was looking to branch out into new ventures.

Check out Fanworks. You'll be glad you did! there's more tales to the universe out there...

Interview With Rob Caves...

Trek United has an interview with Rob Caves, the executive producer of Star Trek:Hidden Frontier on their website with Kirok of L'Stok on Mr. Caves thoughts about the series, and what future projects might possibly hold.

to check it out, click on the link.

DeLance To Open New Black Hole Production...

John De Lancie who is widely known in the science fiction community for his role as the omnipotent being ‘Q’ in the Star Trek franchise, has narrated a new production about Black Holes at the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City, UT.

The grand openning of the production is on Tuesday 17^th of January and hopefully Mr. De Lancie may be able to attend the grand opening himself.

After the production is shown Dr. Stacy Palen, an expert on Black Holes from Weber State University will be presenting the latest research on Black Holes in an informative lecture.

Tickets for the event cost just $15 for Planetarium members and $20 for non-members and they are on a first-come first-served basis.
Tickets can be booked using a credit card by calling 801-456-4966.

More information is available at the Clark Planetarium Website

Corgi To Produce Trek Collectables...

Plans Include Replicas from Original Series and Star Trek: Next Generation

Corgi International Limited, the leading name in die-cast scale models, has added another license to their already impressive portfolio, by signing a new deal with Copyright Promotions to produce a range of commemorative products to celebrate Star Trek's 40th anniversary in 2006.

The first two die-cast replica models from the Star Trek range will be launched in February 2006; the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and the Klingon Bird of Prey. Both spacecraft have become synonymous with the Star Trek global phenomenon, with the Enterprise having been featured in the very first episode screened in 1966.

In May 2006, the third launch to come out of Corgi's commemorative range will be the Next Generation Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Set nearly a century after Star Trek, the show featured a new starship (also named Enterprise) and a new crew. Star Trek: The Next Generation was the highest rated of all the Star Trek series, and was the number one syndicated show during the last few years of its original run in the 1990s.

A limited edition run of all three ships will be available in Autumn/Winter 2006, each coming with a specially designed light up mount.

David Wootliff, Corgi's marketing director said: "Star Trek, like Corgi, has entertained generations of children and grown-ups over the years, and we are delighted to be able to commemorate such a significant achievement with top quality replica models".

For more information, please visit http://www.corgi.co.uk

Google Video To Make Trek Available Via Web...

source:Trek Today
written by:Michelle

Google Inc. has announced plans to open an enhanced online video marketplace including content from CBS, which will include Paramount Television shows Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.

"Google Video will let you watch lots of high quality video on the web for the first time," explained company co-founder Larry Page at Google. In addition, Google will allow amateur and professional filmmakers to broadcast over the web: "For video producers and anyone with a video camera, Google Video will give you a platform to publish to the entire Google audience in a fast, free and seamless way."

In addition to the two Star Trek series, shows from CBS's current lineup including CSI, NCIS and Survivor, plus Sony music videos, classic cartoons and NBA games, will be available commercial-free. "This is yet another exciting platform in which CBS can leverage its market-leading content to a whole new audience," said CBS president Leslie Moonves.

"With the recent corporate split between Viacom and CBS, the latter company has taken control of all of Paramount's television properties, including the Star Trek franchise," explained StarTrek.com. Other historical Paramount series like I Love Lucy will be available for purchase at Google as well.

Since Viacom and CBS split, it had been unclear which division would ultimately control the Star Trek franchise. Paramount Pictures is now a part of Viacom, but Paramount Television and the series it produced for UPN are now a part of CBS.

Battlestar Returns To SciFi Friday...

Battlestar Galactica, Along with Stargate SG-1, and Stargate: Atlantis all return this Friday @8pm EST to the Sci-Fi Channel for Sci-Fi Fridays Starting @ 8pm EST (check local listings for times in your area)

Resurrection Ship is this Fridays Episode, Continuing the 2nd Season of the acclaimed hit produced by Ron Moore and tells the tale of a rag-tag fleet looking for a new home in earth after the loss of their world to the cylon invaders who are now furiously trying to eradicate the Galatica and her rag-tag fleet of ships.

We here at Sc-Fi News have been waiting on pins and needles for the return, and can't wait to give you our review of the new episode, comming soon!

Roddenberry Jr. Talks 'Trek Nation', TV Shows, Majel

source:Trek Today
written by: Michelle

In a chat with fans, Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. talked about his Trek Nation documentary, his mother's health and his frustration with how his father's series have been handled by producers in recent years.

At Roddenberry.com, the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry said that Trek Nation (no relation to the Trek Nation web site) is halfway through the editing process and needs at least another two months before it can be entered into film festivals. "We actually had a finished rough cut but it was not what we wanted," he admitted. "So we've had to go back and recut the whole thing...I'm going for 'I am very happy with this film.'"

The film was not finished in time for Sundance this year, he noted. After the film is shown, he added, "distributors (Paramount, 20th Century, Lions Gate...etc) contact us with an offer...ideally." He hoped to see the film released by the end of 2006 in time for Star Trek's 40th anniversary. Anthony Montgomery (Mayweather) and Roddenberry have "been working on a hiphop" for the movie which Roddenberry called "really quite amazing," saying that Montgomery, who released a CD last year, is "talented beyond anything I imagined."

Roddenberry said that he was out of the loop about Paramount's plans for Star Trek, explaining that he did not know whether there would be another movie or a Starfleet Academy show. "I wish I could be the 'Authority' on this stuff but I get the impression that Paramount do[es] not want the Roddenberry [name] to take part in promoting ST," he said. "HOWEVER! Star Trek is not dead or gone. Paramount owns an amazing and profitable property. I'm fairly certain they are just regrouping. IT WILL be back. No one is that stupid."

When a fan inquired about his mother, Roddenberry said, "Majel is good. In her own words 'getting older' but good. She cannot move around as well as she used to. I think she's pretty much retired when it come to conventions...she's done them for almost 40 years, she deserves a rest."

Asked whether there were any plans to continue Andromeda, Roddenberry said that he was out of the loop there as well: "I wiped my hands of Andromeda back at the beginning of production....I've had nothing to do with it." He guessed that there would not be another season of the television series, but added, "However, this is only a rumor...someone somewhere (not me) may be trying to shop it around as a feature. Just like Firefly. Keep in mind that I get these rumors from other fans not from legitimate sources. I know nothing."

As for Earth: Final Conflict, another Gene Roddenberry series, Roddenberry noted, "EFC was wonderful because of the cast and crew and terrible because of the typical Hollywood BS." For him the biggest problems were personal: "'Someone else' was producing a TV series based on my father's concepts. They had little respect for the fans and weight of the Roddenberry name. First season was an excellent first season. The rest was mediocre Sci Fi. In my opinion...however, lets see how good I do when I produce my first TV series. Proof is in the puddin' baby!"

For more, including Roddenberry's taste in music and favourite underwear, the transcript is at Roddenberry.com.

Star Trek.com Features Sarek

Star Trek.com Documetaries has published a feature on Sarek, of Vulcan (potrayed by the late Mark Leonard) son of Skon, and father to Spock.

Over an illustious career, Sarek became widely known as a Federation Ambassador, and a diplomat for not only the Vuclan government, and the Federation as a whole, including the 93 year effort to bring about the Federation-Legaran Treaty. However, his personal life was stormy. Sarek raerely saw his first son, Sybok who was born in 2224 to a Vulcan princess Sarek's first wife who died shortly after the delivery.

You can see the documentary by clicking on the link above.

Tom Hanks To Appear In Trek?

SciFi heaven has managed to drop a HUGE bombshell on Trek fans around the world. According to an unnamed source on their website, Tom Hanks (pictured) has been rumored to have been penned as a possible star for Erik Jendresen’s script Star Trek: The Begining should it be chosen by Paramout for production.

While the rumor can't be confirmed, and the authenticity is definately in qestion, IF the information does prove to be true, this might be just the situation to re-energize the much loved 40 year old franchise.

Mr. Hanks, who produced, and directed the sreries From Earth To The Moon has shown a love for space exploration, and long cemented himself as a household name with 4 Oscars and a list of movie credits thast includes some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. His next movie, The DaVinci Code is a highly anticipated release that is attracting attention around the world.

If the information holds out to be true, then this could just send a message to 'The Powers That Be' in Hollywood that Trek is an impratant franchise the world over, and it's time to take notice. Mr. Hanks can littterally punch his own ticket for any film venue he wishes to perform in. Hopefully, we can see his craft at work within the realm of a franchise that could use a boost after the events of 2005.