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Family photo at Star Trek Beyond premiere

Star Trek Beyond review podcast

Posted on Aug 26, 2016Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Star Trek Beyond was a fitting third film in the rebooted franchise. I saw the movie with my mom then reviewed it on the Polygamer podcast with Sabriel Mastin.

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Spock and Kirk

Star Trek Into Darkness' origins and impact

Posted on May 25, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

With Star Trek Into Darkness, JJ Abrams continues to redefine Gene Roddenberry's universe, with Kirk and Spock at the helm.

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Star Trek Warps to DVD

Posted on Nov 17, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Star Trek XI hits DVD, Blu-ray, iTunes, and Amazon today. Watch this trailer boldly go where no home video has gone before.

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A New Star Trek for a New Generation

Posted on May 8, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Star Trek, directed by JJ Abrams and starring Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto (and Leonard Nimoy) as Spock, is a successful, if dark, franchise reboot.

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Star Trek Trailer: Past, Present, and Future

Posted on Nov 17, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot, launching in May 2009, premiered its trailer before the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. What can we glean from it?

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Stills Trek

Posted on Oct 18, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Seven still images give us the first glimpse into the final cut of Star Trek XI, the JJ Abrams-directed film to be released on May 9, 2008.

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The Kirk Identity

Posted on Dec 11, 2006Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Courtesy Trek Nation, Matt Damon says he would consider playing Kirk in Star Trek XI, if he liked the script… and was offered the part. Like the article says, no one but Shatner has ever played Kirk. Can any Trekker separate the two? Could we accept anyone else? If the eleventh film is to be…

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