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The model was originally thought lost when creator Gene Roddenberry, who passed in 1991, loaned the model in 1977 during the production of the franchise's first theatrical feature in 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Cr: Heritage Auctions/HA.com A Star Trek Homecoming for the Original Three-Foot Enterprise Originally built by custom-scale model maker Richard Datin Jr[...]

William Shatner on his concern regarding the Kirk/Uhura kiss and what he would be looking for to consider an on-screen Star Trek return.

The two shared a Lifetime Achievement Award with their TNG castmates along with franchise creator Gene Roddenberry, who received the honor separately and spoke with TrekMovie.com about a variety of subjects from their characters in Picard season three, loose ends, and what they would want to see if Legacy ever becomes a reality. Photo Credit: Trae[...]

Enterprise-D operations bridge officer on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, creator Gene Roddenberry envisioned a specific path for the character he sadly would never see realized in his passing in 1991, and fans wouldn't see final stage until 2023 on Paramount+'s third and final season of Star Trek: Picard At the Saturn Awards,[...]

When the studio greenlit 1979's The Motion Picture, franchise creator Gene Roddenberry loaned the model to an effects house, where it went missing The older Roddenberry wrote to executive Jeffrey Katzenberg concerning its whereabouts, but the trail went cold For more on the developing piece, including statements from Datin's daughter Noel Datin McDonald, Rod Roddenberry's[...]

The ashes of Star Trek actors Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), James Doohan (Scotty), Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Chapel), creator Gene Roddenberry, and visual effects specialist Douglas Trumbull will be heading to space The flight will be part of a special "Enterprise mission" that finds the spacecraft going "beyond the moon," which will take place at a future[...]

She and franchise creator Gene Roddenberry's son Rod Roddenberry spoke with Cinemablend about how Apple and Google initially approached Barrett about becoming a potential digital assistant prior to her passing in 2008. Majel Barrett Roddenberry in Star Trek: The Next Generation Image courtesy of Paramount "Those companies actually reached out to her," Roddenberry said "Apple, I believe,[...]

Moore provided some of the best content the Star Trek franchise has seen especially during The Next Generation era occasionally butting heads with its creator Gene Roddenberry Among the episodes Roddenberry had an issue with was the Picard (Patrick Stewart)-centric season four episode "Family" that took the U.S.S Enterprise D captain on "shore leave" back[...]

Moore, who wrote the episode with Les Landau directing, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter for its 30th anniversary about how the series' most influential executives in creator Gene Roddenberry and EP Rick Berman showed disdain for the episode. David Birkin as Rene, Jeremy Kemp as Robert, Samantha Eggar as Marie, and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard[...]

Since contemporary Star Trek predicates more on internal conflicts, Frakes said it conflicts with Gene Roddenberry's original vision. "We never could have done [a scene like] this on [TNG] Why? Gene Roddenberry The creator of Star Trek believed that, in TNG's 24th Century, there would be no conflict amongst "the family, the crew of the Enterprise," Frakes credits[...]

In 1963, Butler worked with Gene Roddenberry, a relative newcomer, on a show called The Lieutenant When Roddenberry needed a director for the pilot of his new sci-fi adventure show, Star Trek, Roddenberry came to him Butler was more well-known than Roddenberry at that time, and had more television experience As a result, Butler won[...]

All Rights Reserved. It's a journey he's not ending anytime soon, as Frakes has directed 3 episodes of CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery, the most recent program to carry the Gene Roddenberry-created moniker. "Despite Yourself" — Episode 110 — Director, Jonathan Frakes of the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Photo Cr: Jan Thijs/CBS © 2017[...]

Holy falling tribble babies, Batman! CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" season 2 opener "Brother" was amazing return to Trek form for the series.

Michelle Yeoh's upcoming Discovery-spinoff will focus on her work with Starfleet's secretive Section 31 – and will also be the actress' first lead role on American television. With so much at stake and Star Trek: Discovery season 2 premiering this week, here's a look at some of our observations and questions heading into the series' return. Jan Thijs/CBS Will[...]

Check out this exclusive scene from Roddenberry Entertainment's upcoming film, "Instant" featuring familiar 'Trek universe faces.

CBS has released new photos from Star Trek: Discovery's premiere episode, 'The Vulcan Hello', along with a new episode description.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Aaron Harberts discussed what the underlying political themes of the continuation to Gene Roddenberry's legendary science fiction franchise are intended to be: "The Klingons are going to help us really look at certain sides of ourselves and our country Isolationism is a big theme[...]

The Star Trek Film Academy, set to open in Spring 2018, will offer week-long immersive courses on how to make an original episode of Star Trek.

Though plagued with production setbacks at the beginning, CBS is on-track for Star Trek: Discovery to make its Sunday, Sept. 24, debut (first on CBS...

George Takei is a vocal and respected advocate for the LGBT community, but in an interview with THR, the actor who brought Hikaru Sulu to life for the first time nearly 50 years ago said the announcement that the character would come out as gay in Star Trek Beyond is unfortunate. Takei had approached creator Gene Roddenberry[...]

American Mythology wants to make an ending to Gene Roddenberry's Days Missing series.  American Mythology is Bringing the Lost Volume of Days Missing to Comics! We have been working very hard trying to find the best hidden gems in comics to bring original and licensed sequential stories to readers We are extremely proud that Roddenberry Entertainment is allowing[...]

Legendary creator John Byrne did the Star Trek Annual 2013 as a photonovel and it sold out with a second print coming. Well, IDW is not one to miss the