Adam Nimoy’s Documentary to Debut at Tribeca Film Festival. Adam Nimoy’s documentary about his dad, Leonard Nimoy, is a project that Adam originally set out to do with his dad; but, of course, circumstance changed that. The project went on to become the most successful documentary project in the history of Kickstarter raising $662,640 from 9,439 backers. Now it’s done, and the premiere is coming up in April at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. We look at the project and the screening...

4K HDR Wrath of Khan headed our way. Many fans have been waiting for new prints of the Star Trek films, which have been looking increasingly rough with each release. If you own the Blu-rays, you'll know that these movies don't look quite like what you expected when you dished out for the newer, high-definition format. Paramount is starting to do something about that—at least with the most popular of the films, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Nicholas Meyer revealed on Facebook that a 4K...

Polynesian Island Nation Issues New Stamps. The nations of the world are again honoring Star Trek with special issue postage stamps. We talked about Palau and Guyana, who have issued DS9 collections, Liberia, who has issued an Enterprise collection, and of course the U.S., who will have a special 50th anniversary stamp this year. Now we add to the list the small Polynesian island nation of Tuvala, whose new six-stamp sheet honors the women of Star Trek. Plus, there a single-stamp sheet...

Star Trek Fans Outside U.S. Still Waiting for Details. CBS President Les Moonves recently made comments about interest from international distributors in the new Star Trek series. He said that international money will cover 60% of the production cost. Some took this as a sign that access to Star Trek 2017 will be plentiful for all, regardless of geography. But Moonves actually said nothing. There were no details. We share why we’re still concerned and why only the details of an actual plan...

WeLoveFine.com Star Trek 50th Anniversary Contest. One of the greatest things about Star Trek fandom is the creativity that it inspires. Just look around the internet and you'll see the amazing illustrations and designs created by those who love the franchise. Sometimes the creators are professional artists, and sometimes they’re fans who work in other fields but have a wonderful talent for art. If this describes you, WeLoveFine is offering you the chance to share your designs that honor...

Ellison’s Original Teleplay Audiobook. If you’re a fan who loves Star Trek enough to be reading this, you’re probably already familiar with the story and the drama that surrounded the famous TOS episode “The City On the Edge of Forever,” and how Harlan Ellison’s original story differed significantly from what made it to screen. Now SkyBoat Media, the Los Angeles-based audiobook publisher, is set to bring the original teleplay to life through an audio reenactment—working together with the...

TNG and DS9 Visual Artist Dies at 60. We’ve lost a lot of members of the Star Trek family over the past year, and it’s always sad. In many cases, we’ve lost those who worked on The Original Series, which is understandable as we’re now in the 50th year since that show premiered. But when we lose those who are much younger, it’s especially sad. And that’s the case with the latest loss, Gary Hutzel, who has passed away at the young age of 60. He died of an apparent heart attack, according to...

Rod Roddenberry Named Executive Producer. When the new Star Trek series premieres in early 2017, it will carry the name Roddenberry. And not just “based upon Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry,” but as an actual executive producer. CBS has named Gene’s son, Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, to the impressive creative team that includes Bryan Fuller and Nick Meyer. We share our thoughts on the move and what it means for Star Trek. Host C Bryan Jones Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and...

QMx Unveils Enterprise Replicas Old and New. As collectors, when we find out that something is in the pipeline—especially if we are actually shown the item—we get really excited. When that item then never comes out, it can be disappointing. We look at a long-delayed Enterprise plus a couple of new ones from Quantum Mechanix. Host C Bryan Jones Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn...

Meyer Says Star Trek VI Could Be Starting Point. The news that Nick Meyer has joined the Star Trek 2017 team has sent most fans over the moon. Comments the writer/director made in a recent Den of Geek interview might propel them all the way to Khitomer. Meyer revealed that Bryan Fuller is a fan of Star Trek VI and that the final TOS movie could be the touchstone and starting point for the next series. We share our thoughts on what this could mean for plot and setting. Host C Bryan...

CBS Takes TED Talks Format Into the Future. Inspired by the well-known TED Talks—which have covered Trek in the past with George Takei and J.J. Abrams—CBS is setting up a series of "Trek Talks" to provide an entertaining and educational forum for discussion of how Star Trek had influenced our world. Taking place at conventions as well as other locations such as museums and even NASA facilities, Trek Talks will cover topics ranging from technological advancements to racial and...

Star Trek: Mission New York Names Its Headliner. William Shatner is set to headline the CBS and ReedPop event that will bring the Trek con circuit back to its birthplace: New York City. The first Star Trek convention took place January 21-23, 1972, at the Statler Hotel, and, of course, it celebrated The Original Series. Now Captain Kirk himself will lead the return to NYC with Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled for September 2-4 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Host C Bryan...

Nick Meyer Joins the Star Trek 2017 Staff. With the appointment of Bryan Fuller as showrunner and the rumors that Tony Todd is on the short list for casting, there’s a lot for Star Trek fans to be excited about when it comes to the new series. But the biggest news of all might just be the addition of Nick Meyer to the team as writer and consulting producer. The role Nick Meyer played in setting Star Trek on a course to endure for what is now half a century—beginning with The Wrath of...

Tony Todd on Star Trek Casting Short List. We still don’t have much information about what the next series, slated for launch in early 2017, will hold. We don’t know the premise, we don’t know which universe it will be in … but we do have our first rumor of who might be in the cast. Star Trek veteran Tony Todd revealed in an episode of the MORTIS podcast that he is on “a very short list” for a role in the new series. Check out the MORTIS podcast...

Star Trek Horizon Premiere. Four years in the making, Tommy Kraft’s Enterprise-era Star Trek film is at last spreading its wings. In 2160, the Coalition of Planets, a young alliance of worlds led by Earth, is at war with the Romulan Empire. Desperate for a chance to gain the upper hand in the war, the Coalition forms an alliance with T’mar, a Romulan defector, in the hope that she can provide valuable intelligence on her former masters. We look back at our journey watching the project unfold...

The Latter Fire Preview. The five-year mission of the Starship Enterprise has brought the vessel and her crew to the forefront of an important first contact situation … and it’s all played out in James Swallow’s new novel The Latter Fire. We take a quick look at the premise of the story and share some of our past experiences going behind-the-scenes with James, including how the author made your Hyperchannel host officially part of the Star Trek universe. Host C Bryan Jones Production C...

New Greg Cox Novella. Diplomats, mysterious signals, and crash landings. They’re all part of Miasma, the latest eNovella adventure from Pocket Books, penned by Star Trek veteran Greg Cox. Spanning just 99 pages, the compact thrill ride finds the landing party stranded on a hostile world—unable to communicate with the Enterprise—while Captain Kirk and Saavik race to save the day. We take a quick look at the premise and share some thoughts on the eNovella format. Host C Bryan Jones ...

Eaglemoss Releases Enterprise 1701 Dedication Plaque. The starships that British replica maker Eaglemoss has been making over the past few years are fantastic. If we could zoom inside one of those ships, we'd find a little dedication plaque on the bridge. Luckily, for key Federation ships, they’ve produced replicas of those plaques as well. You can already hang those of the Enterprise-D, Enterprise-E, Enterprise NX-01, Voyager, and the Defiant on your wall, and now you can add the dedication...

Replicator Challenge Calls Upon Students K-12. NASA and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation have teamed up with Future Engineers, sponsored by the ASME Foundation, for a challenge in which students K-12 will create digital 3D models of a non-edible, food-related items for astronauts to 3D print in the year 2050. With the range of things that can be printed in 2016, it very much feels like we have proto-replicators in our lives now; but we’re just at the beginning. The...

Star Trek Scenic and Graphic Designer Passes Away. The art department was critical to bringing Star Trek to life, and another member of the family has been lost. Anthony Fredrickson, who worked on The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis, Star Trek: The Experience, Star Trek World Tour, and the Starfleet Medical Reference Guide, died of a heart attack on February 15. We take a moment to look back on his contributions. Host ...

Spin Master Puts the Enterprise-A in Your Hands. These days you don’t need to attend Starfleet Academy to take the helm of a starship. Thanks to Spin Master, you can fly the 1701-A anywhere you want. The mission of the Enterprise is in your hands with this four-rotor drone that look like the classic ship seen in the TOS films. Here’s what you can expect as you take to the skies. Check out images of the drone on Gizmodo’s Toyland: ...

Star Trek Stays on Amazon Prime. A while back we talked about the fact that Star Trek was leaving the Amazon Prime streaming service in February. Suddenly now the countdown that was being displayed in the Prime interface has disappeared, so it seems that departure is no longer imminent. Does this signal a change in tactic for CBS? It’s unclear. But it does look better for those who want to keep Trek on their favorite streaming service. We share our thoughts on the new development. Host C...

Star Trek goes plush, plastic, and precious. As we head farther into this anniversary year, Star Trek licensees are assembling a fleet of new toys and collectibles to launch a full-scale invasion of our fandom—and many of these items are on display at the annual Toy Fair in New York City. Ranging from plush animals to starships to forget-me-nots, there’s a lot to like in this latest lineup. And if chess is your game, well, you’d better start exhibiting three-dimensional thinking. We run down...

New Star Trek exhibition coming to the EMP Museum. Yet another destination has been added to the growing family of events that are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek—and this time it’s an exhibition. Titled Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds, the event that kicks off May 21 at the EMP Museum in Seattle will showcase Star Trek’s significant impact on culture, society, arts, sports, technology, and fashion thorough a collection rare artifacts, set pieces, props, and hands-on...

Could Bryan Fuller reboot TNG? We now know who will helm the new Star Trek series coming in early 2017. But what form might that series take? Where on the timeline will it fall? Will it be prime universe or Abramsverse. No one knows. But Bryan Fuller might. He has made comments in the past about things he would like to do with Star Trek. And citing pieces from Crave Online and Variety, Michael Hinman speculates that this could mean a reboot of The Next Generation. We share our thoughts on...