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Star Trek Online Expands To Xbox One, PS4 Adding consoles means massive updates to PC game, too
After six years, Star Trek Online is ready to expand from the PC to the gaming console. Come fall, the massively multiplayer online game will become available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. “Our goal is to deliver the same high-quality Star Trek experience to players on these consoles, with some additional upgrades to make the transition to the console space a smooth and natural experience,” game executive producer Stephen Ricossa said in a release. “Our first major task was to convert a PC game that takes nearly an entire keyboard to play, into a game that pl …

MICHAEL HINMAN | May-12-2016 |

Giacchino Touts Hollywood Bowl Trek Concert Composer makes stop at historic landmark July 8-9
Michael Giacchino, the composer behind 2009’s “Star Trek” and its followup “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” promotes his upcoming July appearance at the Hollywood Bowl for a special “live-to-picture” performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Giacchino, who has led this series of orchestral events around the world, said he’s been pushing to have the Hollywood Bowl as one of the locations, considering it was the first venue he visited after moving to Los Angeles.The Hollywood Bowl has been a part of the Los Angeles entertainment scene since …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Apr-22-2016 |

Newest Producer Of Trek TV: J.J. Abrams? UPDATE: CBS tells Spiner that Abrams is not attached
CBS has been collecting a lot of big names for its new Star Trek series on CBS All Access. You know, Nicholas Meyer. Rod Roddenberry. Bryan Fuller. But has the series added the biggest name yet? You know, J.J. Abrams? There’s been no announcement at all, but one former actor in the Trek television franchise believes it’s true, dropping it as a quick aside during a recent interview. “You know, I’m looking at the people they’ve lined up working on it, and J.J. just came aboard as a producer,” former “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star Brent Spiner told Collider. “And yo …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Apr-19-2016 |

Abrams Options Graphic Novel From Greg Grunberg ‘Dream Jumpers’ will publish in June, with Paramount getting film rights
It would appear that J.J. Abrams and former “Heroes” star Greg Grunberg are joined at the hip. Even when it comes to a yet-to-be-released graphic novel that Abrams already has optioned to produce into a film. “Dream Jumper,” a graphic novel Grunberg wrote with Lucas Turnbloom, is set to be published by Scholastic Corp. on June 28. The story focuses on a boy who can jump into other people’s dreams, according to Variety, only to discover that by doing so, his friends never wake up. A film option doesn’t necessarily mean a movie will be made, but if there is one — at le …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Apr-3-2016 |

Is Star Trek: The Experience Finally Returning To Vegas? Robin Leach – yes, that Robin Leach – says it’s a serious rumor
For many years, Robin Leach wished viewers of his “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” to have “champagne wishes and caviar dreams.” But now he has a message for Trekkies everywhere wanting to venture to Las Vegas — Star Trek: The Experience is returning. Leach, now a columnist for the Las Vegas Sun, reported Thursday that after an eight-year absence, The Experience is being resurrected. This year. In Las Vegas. Without providing any other details, Leach said The Experience is expected to reopen at Linq Promenade. That Vegas attraction opened in March 2014 at Las Veg …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Apr-1-2016 |

Greenwood Set To Have ‘Time Of His Life’ Pike actor will appear in ABC’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ remake
Fresh off a successful run on “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” Bruce Greenwood has lined up yet another high-profile television project: ABC’s remake of the 1987 film, “Dirty Dancing.” Greenwood — who Trek fans know for his role of Christopher Pike in 2009’s “Star Trek” as well as “Star Trek: Into Darkness” — has signed on to play Jake Houseman in the film, the father to Abigail Breslin’s Baby. If you don’t remember the Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey film from the 1980s, Baby is dragged by her father to a resort in the Catskills for the summer, where she f …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Mar-23-2016 |

Adam Nimoy Will Travel To Vulcan … Canada Six years after his father, the younger Nimoy will check out Vul-Con
Vulcan without a Nimoy isn’t really Vulcan, right? That goes for Vulcan, Alberta, as well. Six years after his father, Leonard Nimoy, made the trek to Canada, Adam Nimoy will do the same when he visits Vul-Con July 9 — just in time for the 50th anniversary of the franchise. Nimoy will join other Star Trek names at the convention, including Robert Beltran from “Star Trek: Voyager,” Sally Kellerman from the original “Star Trek” series, and Robin Curtis from “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” and “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” Nimoy will honor his father by installing …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Mar-19-2016 |

‘Four Stars’ Enlists Former Starfleet Admiral Bruce Greenwood joins pilot for Florida-based military drama
Unless there’s room for Christopher Pike’s ghost, we won’t see Bruce Greenwood in this summer’s “Star Trek: Beyond.” But we just might see him this fall if CBS decides to pick up the military drama “Four Stars.” Greenwood is set to play Gen. Buckley, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Buckley is a four-star general who commands international special operations programs from his military installation in Tampa, Florida. Although it’s not clear if the show will be based there, Tampa is home of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, which in the past has handled …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Mar-9-2016 |

Some Trek Names You Don’t Want To Miss At Oscars Want another reason to watch Sunday? How about these familiar nominees …
Believe it or not, over the years, Star Trek films have been nominated for 15 Academy Awards, beginning with three nominations in 1980 for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” Sadly, however, only one Star Trek film ever got its name emblazoned on one of those golden Oscars. That doesn’t mean you still can’t enjoy the Hollywood back-patting Sunday night hosted by Chris Rock. In fact, we’re going to give you a little cheat sheet, so that whenever one of these people pop up on screen, you can confidently tell your family, “Hey, that person has a Star Trek connection! We don’t see …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Feb-27-2016 |

So Who Is That Other Executive Producer On New Trek Series? Bryan Fuller was not the only one added to the mix. Heather Kadin is on board, too
She was lost in the shuffle a bit when the news broke Tuesday that Bryan Fuller was named the co-creator and showrunner for the upcoming Star Trek series. But Heather Kadin is not someone fans should overlook. In fact, Kadin will add Star Trek among the hit shows she’s already executive producing for networks like Fox and CBS, all thanks to her job as co-president of the production shingle Kurtzman shares with Roberto Orci, K/O Paper Products. That resume includes shows like “Scorpion” and “Limitless” on CBS, and “Sleepy Hollow” on Fox — all of which have been successes for th …

MICHAEL HINMAN | Feb-10-2016 |