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‘Chaos On The Bridge’ Explores ‘The Next Generation’

ocumentary spotlights the birth of a television series

 William Shatner spearheads a journey of discovery with “Chaos on the Bridge,” a documentary spotlighting the creation of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” He speaks to virtually every major player, both in front of and behind the camera, taking viewers to the back lot of Paramount Studios, a mission control room at NASA, a theatre stage and the largest Star Trek convention. Available now on Vimeo On Demand. …
BRYANT L. GRIFFIN | Jul-15-2015 | 
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Boldly Join The Cast Of ‘Star Trek: Beyond’

One lucky fan will go where no fan has gone before

 Make franchise history as one of the first fans ever to win a walk on role in a Star Trek movie. The opportunity is part of a donation drive dedicated to supporting nine global organizations, each one chosen by a member of the cast of “Star Trek: Beyond.” Boldly go behind the scenes in Vancouver, hang with the cast and witness the filming of “Star Trek: Beyond” while being lodged in a 4-star hotel. Support the campaign here for your chance to …
BRYANT L. GRIFFIN | Jul-14-2015 | 
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Remembering James Horner Through Star Trek

The composer’s first big break in the opening credits of ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’

 The entertainment world is mourning the loss Monday of James Horner, an Oscar winner best known for “Titanic,” but who also brought to the world of Kirk and Spock the themes for “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”Details of what happened to Horner, who was 61 when he died June 22, can be found by clicking here. In the meantime, however, we remember Horner through the opening title sequence of “Star Trek II.” …
MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-23-2015 | 
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And Now … The Rest Of The Story Remember Paul Harvey? About 25 years ago, he remembered Gene Roddenberry For decades, Paul Harvey entertained radio audiences with this short biographical essays, “The Rest of the Story.”He would talk about people and places that were very familiar to us, but touch on subjects we never even knew about. And the fun part, of course, is that we wouldn’t know who or what he was talking about until he got to the end. I mean, that truly is the rest of the story.But around the 25th anniversary of Star Trek, Harvey decided to talk about a man who is all familiar to us. We learn about Eugene Wesley, his bout with asthm …
MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-19-2015 | 
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The First 50 Years Of Star Trek From The Fans

Director Christopher Tevebaugh takes a unique perspective of Star Trek’s anniversary

 While there are a number of solid Star Trek fan productions being made, director Christopher Tevebaugh chose to highlight “Star Trek Continues” because it was closest to his Atlanta base. Now, through the eyes of some of the biggest superfans willing to recreate everything we loved about the original “Star Trek” series, Tevebaugh explores a half-century of Gene Roddenberry’s vision.For 1701News’ full story on the documentary, click here. …
MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-2-2015 | 
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5 People You’d Never Guess Were In ‘Star Trek’

The original series is almost 50 years old, and it found some stars before they were stars

 So you think “Star Trek” is just for geeks? It’s also a place where many young actors got an early break — or even their big break. Or at least was something they could share as a story for media and grandkids alike later on.Check out some of the people who earned a “Star Trek” credit, or at least claims one now, from the original series…. var cpo = []; cpo[“_object”] =”cp_widget_8933f492-3ac0-4246-81fe-b9c93369baeb”; cpo[“_fid”] = “AkCANnMxTapP”; …
MICHAEL HINMAN | Jun-1-2015 | 
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