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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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Lost over Lost

Posted on Jun 22, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I'm still lost over Lost. The series finale is behind us, but I've never seen a single episode. Can these YouTube videos effectively summarize the show?

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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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The Profits and Prophets of Star Trek

Posted on May 26, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

JJ Abrams' Star Trek XI is grossing more money than in the history of Star Trek films. My own expectation was misattributed to Jonathan Frakes.

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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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Of Gods and Men

Posted on Dec 22, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

A recent article on CNN.com reminded me that the Web holds a bounty of fan films based on the various Star Trek properties. This wasn't necessarily news to me: I'd once tried watching an episode of New Voyages, which aims to continue the five-year mission of the original Enterprise, but couldn't get past the recasting…

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