Yeah, the whole thing. Variety has a few details, but it looks like Paramount will no longer be (mis)managing the license. Paramount has owned the property since 1967 when it’s then-parent Gulf+Western acquired Desilu Productions.
No word on how (or if) this affects the 11th film being written and directed by J.J. Abrams.
We’ve discussed this one before, but apparently, it’s now a fact.
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vanyel writes, I watched the first of the new episodes last night: Balance of Terror, admittedly one of my favorites, despite some problems. Apparently they’re not doing them in original order, but more of a “favorites” order.
TrekMovie.com has three trailers for the digitally restored, high-deffed, and ‘special editioned’ Star Trek that will be airing soon.
If you’re in and around Seattle, you can catch the Big Convention for the rest of us, you can read this piece from StarTrek.com.
Sadly, this milestone comes at a time when there is no new Star Trek in production, and the concept behind next film has most fans saying, “eh.” Ten years ago, they knew how to celebrate a Trek anniversary.
So on Star Trek’s big day, I ask: What do you miss?
In this Digital Bits article, you’ll find rumours about the DVD release date of Superman Returns (Nov. 28; not announced officially) and, even more interesting, high definition Star Trek. That’s at higher resolution than the post special effects master copies. How might they do this? By taking the original pre-effects film stock and recreating the old special effects to the same specs at a higher resolution. The purist in me objects, but the realist points out that it’s akin to the first movie’s DVD release, and less dramatic than the Star Wars revamps.
You know those inspirational, motivational posters your boss insists on plastering the office with? Well, here’s a Trek-style spin on them.
Cable channel TV Land has acquired the rights to rebroadcast the original Star Trek. They’ll be running 4 episodes (including the first-aired episode “The Man Trap”) on Star Trek’s 40th anniversary, September 8th. Regular episodes begin on November 17th.
Sci-Fi Channel has just closed a deal with Paramount securing the broadcast rights to Star Trek: Enterprise, Jake 2.0 and others. The shows should begin airing this Fall.
On November 21st, you can own all 22 episodes of the animated series from 1973. In keeping with tradition, Paramount has grossly overpriced the set at $62.99 USD.