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Trek Back In Time

by on Sep.23, 2017, under Film & TV, Geeky

Discover the past of the future as a new crew comes to life in this upcoming prequel series, set about a decade before the original series. It’s scheduled to be released tomorrow, 24 September 2017 (US time), via the new CBS All Access streaming service

Are you looking forward to it? I am.

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Science Fiction, Double Feature

by on Nov.03, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky, Literature

I’ve always been more of a Star Wars fan than a Trekkie. This doesn’t mean I dislike Star Trek; I love the latter, too.

It just so happens that Star Wars was more of a fixture in my formative years: not only was I born on the same year that A New Hope was released, but Return of the Jedi was the first ever movie that I saw in a theater (to my recollection).

My oldest brother also had a collection of Star Wars action figures housed in a Darth Vader case, which I loved and was envious of – particularly since he rarely let me touch them. Moreover, I was extremely fascinated with the fantastic worlds that the “galaxy far, far away” presented: heroic Luke, sexy Leia, and dashing Han fighting their way out of Jabba the Hutt’s control as Boba Fett got consumed by the Sarlacc will always be etched in my mind as one of the most epic things, ever.

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Treksmash

by on Aug.26, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky

Even a captain and his ship deserves some fun. Especially if it’s a ship full of hot men.

P.S. Anton Yelchin, the *feels* for you.

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Nine-Five-Wictor-Wictor-Two

by on Jun.20, 2016, under Film & TV

Peter Vincent: How did you get in here?

Charley Brewster: Well security is a little lax since everybody got their throat torn out.

– Fright Night (2011)

RIP, Ensign Chekov.

Anton Yelchin

11 March 1989 – 19 June 2016

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