TrekToday Headlines (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has announced the $100,000 Challenge for the Oceans” campaign. The $100,000 Challenge for the Oceans is a holiday fundraiser for the San Diego Oceans Foundation, in which residents can donate and have their donations matched by Roddenberry. Roddenberry wants five hundred people...
Eye of Polyphemus (Free subscription) | yesterday
Many fans cite the “Chain of Command” story as the first real evidence gene Roddenberry’s influence was no longer felt on the show. Starfleet personnel on a covert, black ops mission? Perish the thought. I think that is a bit short sighted. As far back as ‘The Enterprise Incident,” Starfleet has been involved in some shady dealings in order to keep the peace....
The Wertzone (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Legendary SF short story and scriptwriter Harlan Ellison has offered to pen the new Star Trek movie, production on which is expected to start late next year for release in 2012. Ellison has some impressive form, having previously penned The City on the Edge of Forever , sometimes cited as the best episode of Star Trek ever. This news is surprising, as Ellison has long been unhappy with the way Gene...
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Harlan Ellison is a notoriously prickly fellow. Aside from his many works, Ellison is infamous for his decade-long feud with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry after he rewrote much of Ellison's only Trek episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever." Now that the franchise is in the hands of J.J. Abrams, Ellison is offering his services for the second film in Abrams' reboot (for...
/Film (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Harlan Ellison is a notoriously prickly fellow. Aside from his many works, Ellison is infamous for his decade-long feud with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry after he rewrote much of Ellison's only Trek episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever." Now that the franchise is in the hands of J.J. Abrams, Ellison is offering his services for the second film in Abrams' reboot (for...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Irascible, litigious SF author Harlan Ellison, who wrote one of the most beloved Star Trek episodes of all time, has let it be known he's eager to work with Trek rebooter J.J. Abrams on the upcoming sequel film. Writing on his Web bulletin board , Ellison was effusive in his praise of Abrams (not so much Trek creator Gene Roddenberry) and made plain his availability to provide services:...
Trek Movie Report (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... " (directed by JJ Abrams, starring Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto, based on TV series created by Gene Roddenberry) Paramount has not yet put up its list of which awards it is suggesting for , but it would not be surprising if it including the traditional big awards, like Best Picture and Best Director for JJ Abrams. The film was well received by critics and has already been mentioned...
