Archive for the ‘Star Trek’ Category
Playmates Toys announced it has selected Diamond Comic Distributors as the company that will distribute its products to the specialty market.
“With powerful entertainment brands iCarly and Shrek, “gotta have” pop icon Michael Jackson, the irresistible Rainbow Brite and urban vinyl-influenced gaming media brand Hero:108, we think the Diamond alliance is a perfect match to achieve our objective of strong placement at influential trend and entertainment venues,” said Lou Novak, President Playmates Toys.
When you go into your local comic shop, will you snag that Rainbow Brite off the shelf, or let it sit? On the other hand, Playmates does distribute Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and Terminator Salvation products, so expect a higher ratio of those toys on the shelf compared to iCarly.
via Diamond Comic Distributors
Oh, yeah. There’s gonna be sex tonight!
If you went to the comic book store yesterday, you may have missed the brand new IDW Publishing Star Trek mini-series that is based on the movie. The company teamed with J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to bring the aptly named Star Trek: The Official Movie Adaptation comic to stores.
The Star Trek: The Official Movie Adaptation offers yet another layer to this already complex and engaging new reality. “Everything about this movie was great, and when you have so much amazing material, not all of it can make the final cut,” said IDW Star Trek Editor Scott Dunbier.
IDW Publishing worked closely with Orci and Kurtzman with the previous Star Trek: Countdown writers Mike Johnson and Tim Jones to bring this adaptation to life.
The credits totally took me by surprise…
No, he’s no relation…
It was announced over the weekend that follow up to this past summer’s Start Trek film will hit theaters on June 29, 2012. Obviously there are not details on the film, and though J.J. Abrams will have a hand in the film, there is also no word if he will return as the director. Though, barring some major disaster, we can probably expect all the cast returning for another round of Star Trekin’ goodness.
With no story details released (or quite possibly not decided on yet), what Star Trek story do you want to see up on the big screen?
Those who plan on picking up the Star Trek MMO next month will want to check out this demo video that shows planet side exploration in the game.
Professional Geek is one of those job titles that anyone at Major Spoilers would love to have, but being a business professional often means wearing suits and carrying around business cards. While there are not any Batman or Captain America business suits (that I know of), those that must be a bit more professional can still get geek cred with the Spock business card holder. Thirteen bucks is a small price to pay to show one’s love for the original series.
Oh, and if you do know of a Batman or Captain America business suit, would you mind letting me know? I really could use one or two.
The other day, we featured the phaser from Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn as a great gift to give to a Star Trek fan this holiday season. Art Asylum posted this video of the phaser going through its paces. It includes the removable Type 1 Phaser that makes this prop replica stunning.
Heaven forbid we leave the Star Trek fans out of our gift giving guide. And if you are going to give Star Trek gifts it’s probably best to go with the phaser from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Created using detailed production blueprints and featuring voice and sound effects from the iconic movie, this replica features the never-before-seen removable Type 1 Phaser – making this a must-have for Trekkies everywhere!
$30 bucks!? I hope someone picks one of these up for me, too!
via Diamond Select Toys
Forget the fuzzy slippers, or underwear. If you are going to give a loved one some cool clothing this holiday season, look no further than the Star Trek sneaker. The STPL x Airwalk Star Trek Terrain Starfleet Edition Hi Skate are available at Payless right now for $49.99, so you might want to head out now and pick up a pair or two (they come in gold, blue, and red) as Star Trek fans are sure to be beaming these up.
Skrull Bryan had to call me over the weekend to tell me how big of a nerd his wife is about the Twilight movie. She and her girl friends queued up early in the evening to catch the mid-night showing. I remember the huge lines of people (mostly women and their daughters) lining up for the Twilight panels at the San Diego Comic-Con, which upset quite a few people.
There are few movies that have created throngs of movie nerds, and unfortunately many of those nerds some of them are quite annoying. Which brings us to the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week!
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As much as I want my son to learn a second or third language, I don’t think I would have ever thought to have used my child as a science experiment. d’Armond Speers decided he would teach his son to speak Klingon, and total immersion was the only way to do it. For the first three years of his son’s life, the only language d’Armond spoke around the boy was Klingon.
“I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language,” Speers told the Minnesota Daily. “He was definitely starting to learn it.”
d’Armond does have a doctorate in computational linguistics, and it should be pointed out he did this “experiment” 15 years ago (which probably helped his doctoral research). Regardless, the boy did learn bits of the Klingon language, but now speaks normally to communicate effectively with other children. My guess is he discovered girls don’t like jibber-jabber, and switched to the smooth vocal stylings of Barry White.
In this issue: OH! Those Hulks are faaalliiiin! Eliza Dushku is unemployed, there ain’t enough lizard-eatin’ or Freddy Krueger for my tastes. The Blue And The Gold are reunited, but with more brain-eating this time! IN ADDITION: Why you shouldn’t drink things out of hundred-year-old buried bottles! PLUS: Can R2D2 assimilate the Borg? All this and more, as the little podcast that could hits 152, it’s time to listen to the MAJOR SPOILERS PODCAST… On the air now! (not valid in all 50 states… Sorry, Tennessee!)
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Marvel or DC? Coke or Pepsi? ABC or CBS? Taste Great, or Less Filling? This week’s Major Spoilers Poll of the Week wants to know if you are a die hard Star Trek or a die hard Star Wars fan?
Loading ...UPDATE: Looking at the poll right now, it doesn’t look like the results are going to turn out like the hidden Easter Egg found in today’s release of Star Trek on DVD. (HINT: Click the image for the full view)
Check out this deleted scene from the J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie. It’s a pretty cool interrogation scene between Nero and Klingons on the planet Rura Penthe.
