3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (468+ words) A Spock-led film, a Kirk-Jesus fistfight and Eddie Murphy. The 'Star Trek' that almost was For Star Trek fans, the years between the 1969 cancellation of'The Original Series and the 1979 release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture are often treated as…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (166+ words) Celebrate Star Trek's 60th anniversary with exclusive behind-the-scenes stories and cast insights on 10 classics'plus 3 that miss What better way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original Star Trek than by looking back at the series itself? What follows is a behind-the-scenes…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (143+ words) Four finished novels were set to expand the Star Trek 2009 universe'until they were suddenly axed Greg Cox: "I've written over a dozen previous Trek novels and short stories, but I really tried to shake off any mental cobwebs and approach…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (572+ words) Inside the chaotic 1972 gathering that launched modern fandom'and was nearly forgotten Note: The above video actually isn't footage from the 1972 convention, as William Shatner was not a guest there, but it's certainly a good insight into what they were like....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (205+ words) Oscar and Emmy winners join new 'Stargate' series, signaling an ambitious return for fans worldwide Stepping in as production designer is Academy Award winner Nathan Crowley, a veteran of visually ambitious, large-scale filmmaking. Over the course of his career, Crowley…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (498+ words) Director Robert Butler reveals why he thought the show's first 1964 pilot was 'a shopping list of science fiction trickery' At this early stage, Roddenberry's concept for Star Trek was still evolving. The pilot presented a more introspective tone than the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1630+ words) From 'The Brady Bunch' to Ron Howard, a look at how iconic child actors navigated fame and adulthood Lloyd J. Schwartz'son of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz and later a creative force on both shows himself ' believes…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (903+ words) 'The Big Bang Theory' producers reveal why Leonard Nimoy's Spock on 'Star Trek' was the ultimate armor for Sheldon STEVE MOLARO: "To me, logic for Sheldon was a means of trying to make sense of a world that didn't always…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Why a serious Prime Directive story built for Berle was rewritten, rejected and ultimately abandoned One of the misconceptions surrounding "He Walked Among Us" is that it represented a dramatic leap beyond what Star Trek was already doing. In reality,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (201+ words) The original star faced fear and anger when his beloved series was reimagined DAVID EICK (co-creator/executive producer):I didn't attend the convention, because I thought, "The hell with those guys.' I said to Ron, "I think it's great you're…...