While Star Trek might have been the inspiration for the cellphone and the iPad and numerous other inventions, there is a noticeable lack of messaging, social media, or even constant chirps on the cells. The lack of computers running scheduling and communication on the Enterprise is interesting to note. While the first Star Trek communicator, in [...]
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Picard Never Took a Text Message: Star Trek, Technology, and the Absence of Social Media in the Future 9 comments
The Nudge, The Monument, and The Fan Base: thoughts about the endurance of writers 2 comments
Roger Ebert responded recently to an article by Cynthia Ozick written in the New Republic. So goes my reading. I get my Ozick from Ebert, but that’s ’cause I’m reading where Ebert is writing. I don’t have a subscription to the New Republic (but, alas, I should). Anyway, he quotes from her a lengthy passage [...]
Martin Luther King Jr, Nichelle Nichols, and Building a Positive Future Through Fiction, on NPR Leave a comment
Monday, the day the US celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. day, there will be a special segment highlighting MLK’s conversation with Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek for both the first series and a majority of the movies. While Trek fans are familiar with the story, most people aren’t aware [...]
When the Pilgrims Met the Borg: Faith, Perfection and the Assimilated Pilgrim 3 comments
As written by William Bradford, 1620, original pilgrim on the Mayflower, original settler of Plymouth Plantation, after the strange ordeals on the Atlantic Ocean on the way to the New World. This account is accurate to the best of the ability of the author, William Bradford, and notes the first instance of the Borg in [...]
Red State America Wants Their Star Trek Series ‘Rough and Tumble’ 2 comments
A recent poll of Red State America, conservatives who either vote GOP or TEA, has confirmed the excitement that producers of the new Star Trek Series, Star Trek: Reckoning, hoped would be there. The poll also scared the socks off them, one insider says. The poll–pondering the success of a Star Trek run by conservatives, [...]
Is Star Trek Reckoning Real? 3 comments
This question “Is Star Trek Reckoning Real?” was googled by someone and led to my website. There’s really another question that’s implicit, I think and that is “Would the Creators Really Want to Screw Up Star Trek by letting Conservatives wreak havoc in the Star Trek Universe?” Yes. We love it when our [...]
Palin Loves (to shoot) Mama Grizzlies, and Star Trek Parallels Leave a comment
Writers are scrambling to capture and transform opportunities as they arise for developing Sarah Palin’s Star Trek role. She provides them every day with new fodder and storylines that enhance a brilliantly conceived new series, and new direction, for the Star Trek franchise. Because of my writer contacts with the new series, I get [...]
Palin cites New Star Trek Series in Gun Rights Decision: “Everyone Had a Phaser” 4 comments
Star Trek is enough reason for justifying the Supreme Court decision today, according to once VP nominee Sarah Palin. Poised to become the new captain of the USS Steadfast (in UPN and Fox’s new Star Trek Series–see past entries here and here), Palin gave a speech today where she cited as precedent the popular science [...]
Gingrich cast as dreaming D’mi in new Star Trek Series 2 comments
As a follow up to my last post about Star Trek: Reckoning, the hot, new, nearly top-secret co-produced ST series from Paramount and Fox, none other than Newt Gingrich has come aboard! It’s very rare for working politicians to take time out to create good television for honest folks in the Midwest and the Plains, [...]
Palin Eyes Role in New Star Trek Series 20 comments
Fresh from her announcement that she’s accepting a position on Fox comes bigger leaked news. Former governor Sarah Palin is in negotiations for a lead role on a new Star Trek series, tentatively titled Star Trek: Reckoning, going into production this fall, ready to be aired on both Paramount and Fox in the Fall of [...]
