The BBC were filming an episode of Inside Out, investigating whether Britain has fallen out of love with the car. If we had our own Starships, we're sure we would have ditched the cars long ago!
When we did our cheeky bridge segment at DSTL we had got in the way of the BBC, who were very polite about it and asked if we'd be in their programme. You can view the clip through iPlayer using this link.
Yes that is the back of Sam's head interviewing William Shatner 😉
With these 8 seconds of fame we promise not to go all Diva. Now someone fetch … Continue Reading ››
Star Trek into Darkness trailer
The Star Trek into Darkness trailer is spreading over the interwebs like the Tarellian Plague and we all want to get infected. So, here it is. There's also a slightly longer Japanese version that has an additional scene at the end. Watch with care....
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With all the Khan and Gary Mitchell rumours still floating around, the Japanese version certainly has a Wrath of Khan vibe to it? Could the red planet be some kind of Genesis planet?
Hmmm, not convinced. But the scene where the Enterprise crashes into the sea is reminiscent of The Voyage Home? Perhaps Kirk and Spock go looking for nuclear wessles and learn colourful metaphors?
When the poster was released we were certain it was London in the landscape. Watching this, we wonder if they crash the Enterprise into the Thames?? It's Ok for them to do that, because then we'll get an NCC-1701-A. Same with Spock, … Continue Reading ››
Quinto Spoofs Star Trek into Darkness Preview
Who said Vulcans don't have a sense of humour?
We are about to get Star Trek happy this Christmas what with our 9 minute preview alongside the Hobbit, The new movie poster that seems to show London in the landscape and the announcement from Simon Pegg that there will be an online advert (around one minute long) for the movie showing this Thursday.
But Zachary Quinto went one step further on the Conan last night when he gave us this fun little preview:
9 Minutes, 8 Cinemas IN THE UK!..So far….
Sometimes we get jealous of our American Cousins. When it comes to receiving their Star Trek dosage they get Venus drug potency whilst we get vanilla. The balance has started to change though and we got excited a couple of weeks ago when we learnt that 500 IMAX cinemas worldwide would be showing the Star Trek into Darkness 9 minute preview along side The Hobbit.
Worldwide.....that has to include the UK, right?!
Well we have been searching and searching and today we were provided with a list of the first 8 Cinemas to announce that they will be showing this preview. Whilst we're very excited to find out it seems that this news has been out for almost two weeks!
But in case we're not the last people in the UK to learn about this here are the locations with more to be announced soon:
Cineworld:
Dublin
Nottingham
Enfield
Crawley
Sheffield
Edinburgh
Ipswich
Birmingham
As soon as the others are … Continue Reading ››
Star Trek into Darkness Preview
The Star Wars/Disney conversation on the internet was briefly halted on the 14th Nov when Paramount Pictures announced it would be previewing 9 minutes of Star Trek into Darkness at IMAX cinemas. (Press release: PR Newswire)
Forgive us our morbidness, but anyone who has watched fanboys will understand. Every time there has been a Star Trek movie on the horizon, a dark thought, a dark twisty thought has entered our minds. For approximately 0.4 seconds (nearly an eternity, we know) we think 'a year away....we might be dead!'. Bizarre, but nonetheless, we mere mortals can never be sure when our time up and we can't help but catastrophize whilst waiting for new Star Trek.
Therefore we are mighty glad to hear that IMAX cinemas are releasing a 9 minute preview of Star Trek into Darkness on December … Continue Reading ››
Need therapy?
In our last post we talked about a series of Trek related coincidences at Tesco. Well stranger things have happened. And here it is!
I (Sam) am currently studying to become a counsellor (yes, I want an office and chocolate supply like Troi). So one day I'm reading a text book and I notice these set of names.
I chuckle to myself. Only a trekkie would put that together. And read on.
A couple of pages later. I stumble upon another fictional client (right). Kess.
Not spelt right, but hey. I'm starting to wonder if I am going bonkers. Do I really see Star Trek everywhere!?
I flick through the pages to read the name of each fictional client. … Continue Reading ››
Looking for Star Trek in all the mundane places
We're starting to feel like that creepy boy from The Sixth Sense. We see Star Trek everywhere. Or is this too much of a coincidence for one supermarket?
Spot the Voyager costume?? It's not a great photo because I felt weird taking a picture of a stranger in Tesco. It was some sort of a mechanics costume but obviously designed to imitate Star Trek (Once you have eliminated every other possibility, what ever remains must be true). It was accurate right down to the blue undershirt.
I … Continue Reading ››
Firstly, a confession to all of you who believe we always replicate our food or handmake our own hasperat. Sadly, it's not true we have to resort to these Ferengi ran supermarkets occasionally.
But look who was wondering around the corridors of Tesco yesterday.
TNG on Syfy in HD
Forget bonfire night and cancel the community fireworks display because tonight at 7pm Syfy channel is boldly going over season one of Next Gen in HD!
We got the Taste of Blu ray disk back in January and it tasted good! But neglectful friends and relatives ignored our requests for season one in Blu ray for our birthdays. Therefor we are mighty glad it is now on TV. In someways, it is better. If we had the box set, we would have watched them all in a couple of sittings. Probably whilst doing something mundane like ironing. Having TNG as a weekly treat will allow us to look forward and savor it.
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| Picard: We warned you not to laugh when Worf orders Prune Juice Data: Now run |
What is so great, is how TNG is back in … Continue Reading ››
Episode 26 – What The Shat is Shatoetry?
Sulu Trumps Obama
So Donald Trump is going to give an announcement tomorrow that's going to blow a hole in Obama's re-election campaign. Anyone else reminded of that time Commander Tomolok threated to beat up Captain Picard after school tomorrow to display the Enterprise's broken hull in the Capital city of Romulas?
The Trekkie Girls have a bit of political experience and understand that one way Obama could diffuse the situation is to take the sting out of the story, by announcing it (whatever it is) first. We suggest this option because we know he doesn't have a couple of cloaked Klingon Bird of Preys hiding behind the Whitehouse.
To help we have hired an expert team of Betazoids, Vulcans and Ocampa to read the President and Trumps mind so we can give you the scoop first.
As you know, one of the key questions in the Presidential debates has gone unanswered;
"Who … Continue Reading ››