tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post4352369465634554698..comments2024-03-02T08:54:41.520-08:00Comments on Soul of Star Trek: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-57317558979770448082011-11-29T12:36:30.231-08:002011-11-29T12:36:30.231-08:00You may have already been contacted by one of our ...You may have already been contacted by one of our press folks already, but I wanted to also personally give you the heads up, as a devout Star Trek fan, that “Trek Nation” will be premiering on SCIENCE tomorrow night, 8pm ET/PT. Here’s more information, but feel free to reach out if you’d like more (photos, clips, etc.).<br /><br /><br />WORLD PREMIERE OF TREK NATION<br />WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 @ 8PM ONLY ON SCIENCE<br /><br /><br />SCIENCE EXPLORES THE LEGACY OF THE STAR TREK PHENOMENON WITH THE DEFINITIVE <br />TWO-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT: TREK NATION<br />-- George Lucas, J.J. Abrams and Seth MacFarlane join Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry Jr. on the journey of a lifetime featuring never-before-seen footage in TREK NATION premiering Wednesday, November 30, at 8PM ET/PT on SCIENCE--<br /><br />SCIENCE celebrates the 45th anniversary of one of the greatest television franchises of all time, Star Trek, with the world-premiere two-hour event, TREK NATION. This tribute follows Gene Roddenberry’s son, Rod, as he explores the deep impact of his father’s singular vision for the future. Through interviews with fans, including George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Seth MacFarlane, and many notable Star Trek alums, TREK NATION chronicles a son’s journey to discover his father’s work that helped defined science fiction. TREK NATION premieres on SCIENCE on Wednesday, November 30 at 8PM ET/PT.<br /><br />TREK NATION draws on hours of exclusive footage, including never-before-seen home movies from the Roddenberry family collection and the first-ever Star Trek convention. This film demonstrates that Roddenberry’s work has not only inspired legions of fans across the globe, but generated a cultural movement. Star Trek is a phenomenon that goes beyond entertainment; it has influenced politics, space travel, social morality and much more. Star Trek was a catalyst which has fostered an enhanced understanding of the human condition, capturing man’s constant search for a better world. <br /><br />For clips, photos, videos and interviews please contact:<br />Joanne Schioppi<br />Discovery Communications<br />850 Third Avenue<br />New York, NY 10022<br />Office: 212-548-5084<br />Cell: 917-853-7484<br />Email: joanne_schioppi@discovery.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-6553163591706141542011-10-11T13:20:07.133-07:002011-10-11T13:20:07.133-07:00Star Trek fans, set your phasers to stun! William ...Star Trek fans, set your phasers to stun! William Shatner’s new documentary, The Captains, lands in participating movie theatres across Canada on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. (local time) for a one-night only presentation. This special event, presented by Cineplex Entertainment’s Front Row Centre Events and Ballinran Entertainment, is the final frontier to see this highly anticipated documentary in theatres.<br /><br />The Captains is a feature length documentary that “boldly goes where no man has gone before,” giving viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the most durable and profitable franchises in entertainment history, and the men and women who made the Star Trek brand an international phenomenon since 1966. The Captains is written and directed by William Shatner.<br /><br />*Tickets can be purchased at participating theatre box offices, through the Cineplex Mobile Apps and online at www.cineplex.com/events or our mobile site m.cineplex.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-74549613440336360462011-09-26T04:21:16.660-07:002011-09-26T04:21:16.660-07:00Cool Sci-fi age old fiction which never grows old ...Cool Sci-fi age old fiction which never grows old for me. Explore more at - http://liveoncampus.com/wire/for/Star-TrekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-88794090660064719152011-09-10T22:20:20.433-07:002011-09-10T22:20:20.433-07:00"When you take away the need to make a living...<i>"When you take away the need to make a living, a lot of other things are possible."</i><br /><br />Today this is more relevant than ever. We don't have an economic problem, we have inevitability. I'm waiting for one our leaders to say enough to stimulus and make-work, and account for what century we live in.<br /><br />Excellent article thoughout. I can also say that convention was indeed a special one.Jasonnoreply@blogger.com