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‘Come Not Between The Dragons’ Now Online From ‘Trek Continues’ See the full episode from the popular Star Trek fan-film series here
Fans who visited MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, this weekend had the first chance to see the newest episode from “Star Trek Continues” … and now the rest of the world can watch it online.”Come Not Between the Dragons” was written by James Kerwin, Vic Mignogna and Greg Dykstra based on a story from Dykstra. In the episode, which was directed by Julian Higgins, a troubled creature pierces the hull of the USS Enterprise. That pits the crew against a pursuer who threatens to tear all of them apart.This is Dykstra’s first on-screen writing cre …

MICHAEL HINMAN | May-28-2016 |

Roddenberry Still Knows Little About New Trek Series PLUS: Creator’s son talks fan-films, and lawsuits … kind of
Although it’s been a few weeks since Rod Roddenberry joined the team of the upcoming Star Trek: Series 6 as an executive producer, it seems the son of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry still knows little about the show Bryan Fuller is putting together. “I know very little about the direction,” Roddenberry told TrekZone’s Matt Miller. “I’ve had two meetings with Bryan Fuller. He brought the writers together, and h …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Mar-25-2016 |

‘Axanar’ Must Stop Trying To Control The Conversation There’s passion, but then there’s crossing a line
Last weekend, 1701News was provided what was claimed to be an early draft of the screenplay for “Star Trek: Axanar.” “Axanar,” in case you missed it, was an “independent” fan-film production that has raised more than $1.1 million in crowdfunding to create what was supposed to be a feature-length look into the backstory of the original “Star Trek” episode “Whom Gods Destroy.” I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with the script. I skimmed through it, and to me, it really looked like something you should expect from a passionate fan. There’s nothing wrong with having that …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Mar-3-2016 |

‘Wrath Of Khan’s’ Nicholas Meyer Joins TV Trek BREAKING: Is CBS putting together a Star Trek dream team for new series?
Nicholas Meyer, the director of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” has followed Bryan Fuller into making a triumphant return to the Star Trek franchise. And just in time for its 50th anniversary. Meyer has been named to the writing staff of the upcoming Star Trek: Series VI, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This will make the first time Meyer has ever been involved with the television side of Trek, and the first time he’s even touched the franchise since writing and directing “The Undiscovered Country” in 1991. Meye …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Feb-26-2016 |

CBS Announces First New Trek Series In A Decade However, you’ll have to pay to see it
Nearly 30 years after “Star Trek: The Next Generation” broke new ground in television distribution by going to first-run syndication, a brand new Star Trek television series will try it again … this time on the subscription-based CBS All Access. CBS Television Studios, which controls the television rights to the franchise, says it’s working with “Star Trek” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness” co-writer Alex Kurtzman to develop a new Star Trek series for television, set to launch in January 2017. While this might suggest a tie-in to the film franchise, StarTrek.com reported that i …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Nov-2-2015 |

Trek Actors Save Galacticon After Mass Exodus Last-minute change in management put annual Seattle convention in jeopardy
There may be a lot of eyes on Las Vegas Creation Entertainment’s official Star Trek convention next weekend, but it’s a smaller gathering in Seattle this weekend that is getting more attention than it would probably prefer. Galacticon, a Battlestar Galactica-centric convention co-created by original BSG star Richard Hatch, is set to get underway. But it just won’t be doing it with very many people from “Battlestar Galactica.” Instead, the heavily truncated guest list is led by two Klingons — J.G. Hertzler and Robert O’Reilly — in a series of events that have forced its exec …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Jul-31-2015 |

Trek Community Celebrates Supreme Court Marriage Decision Twitter came alive this week not just for ‘Star Trek 3,’ but for gay marriage too
Not wanting to be upstaged by the first week of filming of “Star Trek 3,” the U.S. Supreme Court decided to dominate the news cycle this past week with a couple of key rulings.While one was huge for the Obama administration and his legacy piece, the Affordable Care Act, the other had an impact on many other Americans.In a split 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court said states not allowing same-sex marriage was a violation of the 14th Amendment.It was a widely expected win, but still didn’t mute the jubilation celebrated by many in the LGBT community, and its supporters. That incl …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-27-2015 |

Plane Crash Claims James Horner, 61 ‘Titanic’ composer also behind music for ‘Star Trek II,’ ‘Star Trek III’
Two-time Oscar-winning composer James Horner — the man who brought the beautiful music behind “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” — was killed in a plane crash Monday. He was 61. “A great tragedy has struck my family today,” Horner’s assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, said in a Facebook post late Monday evening. “We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, an unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved.” Horner was at the controls of his small airplane when it crashed in a remote area about 60 miles outside of Santa Barbara, Calif …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-23-2015 |

Masterson: ‘Deep Space Nine’ Transcends Time Celebrating recent role in ‘The Flash,’ Chase Masterson talks a little about Trek’s past
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how many episodes of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” featured Chase Masterson’s character Leeta (just 17). Yet, Leeta has become an enduring character in Trek fandom, and Masterson a fan-favorite both online and on the convention circuit. So it’s no surprise her recent guest role on The CW series “The Flash” has been getting a lot of attention. That attention, she recently told Voices From Krypton, is thanks to the fact that DS9 was a hit, not just when it was running, but afterward. And they all knew it would be, even some 20 years ago. “We knew …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Feb-11-2015 |

Star Trek May Not Be Ready For 50th Anniversary Can the franchise live up to James Bond, Doctor Who?
The Brits have proven that when it comes to anniversaries, they know how to celebrate it. When James Bond turned 50 in 2012, the writing team of Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan knew how to celebrate Ian Fleming’s creation with “Skyfall.” This past year, “Doctor Who” did the same, bringing all 13 Doctors together to make sure that “Gallifrey falls no more.” But what about Star Trek? It will turn 50 in 2016 — now just two years away. And although Paramount Pictures is planning to release the third film in the rebooted universe at the time, one longtime writer and …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Jan-13-2014 |