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VOTD: John Hodgman Asks Is Obama The First Modern Nerd/Geek President?
Posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
One of the highlights of the White House Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Dinner was John Hodgman’s speech about how Barack Obama might be the first nerd/geek President of the United States. Many of you should recognize Hodgman as the PC guy on the Apple commercials, or as a sometimes Daily Show correspondent, but he is also a best selling author and sometimes actor. The speech is great because it features a bevy of geek references, including Star Trek, Superman, Conan, Dune and more. You can watch Hodgman’s entire 14-minute speech after the jump.
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Which Path Will Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof Choose For Star Trek 2?
Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
In a previous video blog, we discussed the possibilities for the future of the Star Trek film franchise. One thing both Steve and I agreed on was that we’d like to see something completely new and different in the sequel, and not just a remake or reinvention of past storylines or events from the films/tv shows. Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman haven’t yet started writing the sequel (they will be joined by Damon Lindelof, and have to hand in a draft by year’s end), but that won’t stop them from talking about the possibilities.
Dan Meth has created a movie timeline for futuristic movies, proving that the future presented in sci-fi classics are rooted in alternatie parrellel universes. Check out the full timeline after the jump.
Designed by Gimetzco, Dutch Southern’s “May the Best Prequel Win” T-shirt design shows the new battle between JJ Abrams’ Star Trek and the Star Wars prequels. Anyone who has seen that Wars prequels already know who won - Trek out Star Wars’d Star Wars. But this t-shirt shows the battle: Sulu vs. Darth Maul, Spock vs. Obi-Wan, Chekov vs. Jar Jar, Kirk vs. Anakin, Uhura vs. Padme, Scotty vs. General Grievous, Bones vs. Samuel L Jackson, and the Enterprise vs. the Death Star. Screen printed on an American Apparel teal tee, sized small to XXXL for $20.
Artist James Clyne has posted a lot of the concept art he created for JJ Abrams‘ Star Trek. The art includes a lot of different views of the inside and outside of Nero’s Romulan spaceship, some darker views of the planet Vulcan, and a early grittier design of the bridge labeled “Iowa Bridge”, which we assume might be the Starfleet Academy test bridge where Kirk cheats on the Kobayashi Maru. Unless that is the USS Kelvin? All this incredible art makes me wonder why Paramount didn’t release an “Art of Star Trek” book. I’ve included a bunch of my favorites after the jump.
Over the last couple weeks there have been a bunch of articles comparing U.S. President Barack Obama to the Star Trek character Spock. I remember reading once that Obama was a Trekkie, and have wondered if Obama had seen Trek yet, and if so, what he thought. Obama screened JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek reboot over the weekend, and it turns out that he liked it.
Cool Stuff: Sporck Long and Prosper T-Shirt ($9, 24 hours Only)
Posted on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
I come to you with a special weekend edition of Cool Stuff because TeeFury is a website that sells one t-shirt design per day, and that’s it! If you miss out, you miss out.Today’s design is “Sporck Long and Prosper” by Tuism, is available for only $9.
JJ Abrams Says Shatner and Khan Are Possible in Star Trek Sequel
Posted on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
MTV got a chance to grill Star Trek director JJ Abrams about what we could expect in the inevitable sequel. Of course, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have not yet started on the announced sequel, so anything at this point is just speculation. But Abrams admits that the alternative universe timeline allows them to deviate from Trek canon.
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Has JJ Abrams’ new movie made you interested in revisiting some of the past Star Trek films? Not sure which one you should watch? Luke McKinney has created this wonderful flow chart, which he calls the “Star Trek Movie Quick Recognition Chart”, to help you decide which movie to watch. Click on the image above to enlarge.
R2-D2 in Star Trek? Astronaut To Watch New Star Trek Movie in Space
Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Remember when George Lucas hid E.T. creatures in Star Wars: Episode I? Well apparently JJ Abrams did the same kind of thing in Star Trek, hiding the robot R2-D2 from Star Wars in one of the scenes (yes, the photo above is an obvious photoshop). I watched the film twice and definitely didn’t notice the little droid anywhere, so it must be a really obscure easter egg. I also haven’t seen any mention of the “cameo appearance” made anywhere online.
But Paramount Pictures has announced a contest, giving away an official prop from the film to one of the people who actually spotted the beeping droid. What scene in the new film Star Trek features the robot “R2-D2″ from Star Wars? Email your answer to facebook@paramount.com with “STAR TREK Easter Egg Sweepstakes” in the subject line. Full rules are listed on Facebook.
Paramount Pictures has also announced that NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will have the opportunity to watch the film aboard the International Space Station, while he and two crewmates fly 220 miles above Earth. How cool is that? You can read more in the official press release after the jump.
VOTD: My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars)
Posted on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
My favorite sci-fi movie of all time if the one that starts with a small ship being attacked a larger ship…
You know, Star Wars…
I mean… Star Trek.
Did you notice all the similarities between George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope and JJ Abrams’ Star Trek? You must watch the College Humor video after the jump.
Spoiler Warning: if you havent seen the new Star Trek movie yet, you might not want to watch the video!
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There seems to be more than a few complaints about JJ Abrams‘ use of the Beastie Boys‘ track Sabotage in the new Star Trek film. But it isn’t at all random, and not just inserted twenith centry pop culture. First off, the sequence in question is when 13-year-old James T Kirk steals his step-father’s antique convertable and drives it off a cliff.
I must give screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci credit on this one. I believe this scene to be a multi-layed metaphor, and the choice of music might be a call back to William Shatner, who played the James T Kirk in the original series. Deconstruction and video after the jump.
