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Tag: William Shatner

Star Trek TOS unboxing

Unboxing Star Trek: The Original Series

Posted on Sep 8, 2016Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the debut of Star Trek, when "The Man Trap", premiered. CBS and Paramount are celebrating the occasion with the release of Star Trek — 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection, a set that includes all of the original crew's television, cinematic, and animated adventures, including the first time The…

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I'm quite grumpy without at least eight hours of regeneration.

Star Trek at Seattle's EMP Museum

Posted on Sep 8, 2016Jan 6, 2023 by Ken Gagne

A visit to the Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds exhibit at the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, Washington, for the show's 50th anniversary

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My first Star Trek convention

Posted on Jan 3, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

At Creation Entertainment's Star Trek convention in Boston in July 2013, I met George Takei, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, and more.

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William Shatner Performs Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted on Oct 20, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

William Shatner, best known as Star Trek's Captain Kirk, reboots his music career with the album Seeking Major Tom, featuring Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Fanboys' Rebellion

Posted on Nov 3, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

When Fanboys hits theaters on 6-Feb-2009, geeks everywhere will see themselves in this quest to steal Star Wars from Skywalker Ranch itself.

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Riff Treks

Posted on Feb 10, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I admit it: I'm a Star Trek fanboy. Almost anything bearing the Star Trek name is instantly fantastic — it's just a matter of degree. Within that realm is a wide variety, from the awesomely fantastic (Deep Space Nine, First Contact) to the pathetically fantastic (Nemesis), but I'll still be first in line for all…

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I'll have a ham and cheese on rye

Posted on Feb 20, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I have never seen CSI, West Wing, Law & Order, or any number of other popular dramas. Not only do my television tastes lean more to The Dick Van Dyke Show, Quantum Leap, and Buffy — you know, fun stuff not likely to be mistaken for the evening news — but I also have not…

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To Grandma's House We Go

Posted on Jan 4, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I recently saw the CGI animated film Over the Hedge. I'd not read the comic strip upon which it is based, but like any good adaptation, it didn't seem necessary to enjoy the film. And enjoy it I did! Like most good animated films, it had plenty of content aimed at kids and adults alike….

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