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Star Trek: Discovery adds three new crewmembers

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Star Trek: Discovery is now in production, and the show has added three new actors to its cast as Starfleet officers. The latest cast members are Sneaky Pete‘s Terry Serpico, 30 Rock‘s Maulik Pancholy and The Following‘s Sam Vartholomeos. Serpico will play Admiral Anderson, a high ranking Starfleet official, while Pancholy and Vartholomeos will portray Dr. Nambue and Ensign Connor […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek New Visions: “Sam”

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions “Sam”… In our latest Photoplay from John Byrne we become entangled in the life of Kirk’s elder brother George Samuel “Sam” Kirk before his untimely death in Operation-Annihilate.  Sam’s often forgotten in the NuTrek universe, but he is there.  You can even see him in the opening of 2009’s […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds #2

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds #2… STRANGER WORLDS PART TWO! With their power rings running low and no power batteries left to recharge them, the surviving heroes of the Lantern Corps join with Starfleet in the ultimate battle with Sinestro and the resurgent Klingons… until the arrival of an unexpected visitor from the […]

Paramount and CBS settle Star Trek: Axanar lawsuit

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Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios and Axanar Productions have announced that they have finally come to a settlement on the controversial lawsuit against the crowd-funded Star Trek fan film Axanar, which will see producer Alex Peters agreeing to make “substantial changes” to his project in order to ensure that it and any future Star Trek productions comply with […]

Star Trek: Discovery adds James Frain as Spock’s father, premiere date delayed

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CBS’ upcoming new series Star Trek: Discovery has added a new member to its cast, this time in the form of a previously-established character in the Star Trek canon: Sarek, the father of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s famous Vulcan science officer, Mr. Spock. According to EW, Sarek will be played by character actor James Frain, known best for his roles […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Waypoint #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Waypoint #3… Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Star Trek: Voyager return to comics! In Castellucci’s, “Mother’s Walk,” major Kira confronts how she can perform a mandatory, ancient Bajoran pilgrimage when so many family members, needed for the rite, are dead. Who can she turn to? And in Scott’s “The Wildman […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Boldly Go #4

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Boldly Go #4… Spock is gone, taken by an enemy unlike any Captain Kirk and his crew have faced before. War with the Romulan Empire is imminent. In the face of the ultimate no-win scenario, will the Federation survive?  SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Star Trek: Boldly Go #4 here […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds #1… Captain Kirk and Hal Jordan lead the combined might of Starfleet and the Lantern Corps on an all-new adventure against new foes from both franchises! Don’t miss the crossover event of the 21st Century…and the 23rd! SEE ALSO: Check out the preview pf Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger […]

The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green cast as the lead in Star Trek: Discovery

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There has been a lot of mystery surrounding the lead character of Star Trek: Discovery, aside from the information that she will only be known as Lieutenant Commander  or Number One in the first season. However, CBS has now revealed the identity of the actress playing her. with The Walking Dead‘s Sonequa Martin-Green cast as the series’ lead. […]