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Happy Birthday, William Shatner!
Happy (belated, it was on March 22nd) 84th Birthday to William Shatner, a man that makes the Energizer Bunny tired just watching him! Shatner brought a lightness to a role that could have been deadly...
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Commemorating Leonard Nimoy's Birthday
(Click on images to view larger. Once open, you may have to click again to view full-size.) This is the saddest Birthday commemoration I've ever had to post on this blog, coming only weeks after the...
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Happy Birthday to Grace Lee Whitney!
Happy Birthday to Grace Lee Whitney! As Janice Rand, she got a raw deal, unceremoniously booted to make room for other women in Kirk's life, but she will always be there in the earlier episodes for us...
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Happy Birthday to George Takei!
George Takei, known to TOS fans everywhere as Hikaru Sulu, celebrated his 78th birthday on April 20th. Mr. Sulu's professionalism, likeability, and many hobbies, such as botany, fencing, guns and more...
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1984 Article on The Making of the Galileo Seven
From the pages of Enterprise Incidents magazine (news-stand version) issue #14, published February of 1984, comes this article on the creation of the original Galileo shuttlecraft. It was made by the...
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Goodbye, Grace....
And, so close on the heels of losing Leonard, we now say goodbye to another Trek crewmember, Grace Lee Whitney. She passed on May 1st, one month after her 85th birthday. (Read an official announcement...
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"The Cage" Artwork
Not much to post this time, but I wanted to spotlight a couple of images I found around the web. First, an amazing painting of 'The Cage" found at www.SpaceboyComics.com! They do a fantastic job of...
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Robert Fletcher Interview
When "The Wrath of Khan" director Nick Meyer wanted a more nautical look and feel on the ship, he started with a dramatic (and to many, a welcome) redesign of the uniforms. Often, if a director on a...
View ArticleJames Horner, We Will Miss You!
Tragic news this morning, as we learned that composer James Horner has passed away in a plane crash at age 61. Read an official announcement about it here. Horner composed the iconic "ST II: Wrath of...
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1984 Mike Minor Interview
Mike Minor made some significant artistic and production design contributions to the original series third season, the aborted Phase 2 series, ST: The Motion Picture and ST II: The Wrath of Khan. In...
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Happy Birthday, Walter!
Today, September 14th, is Walter "Chekov" Koenig's 79th birthday. Hope he has a great one!In honor of everyone's favorite Russian accident-prone screamer, read over all the previous posts about Walter...
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Happy ST:TMP Day!
On this date in 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture premiered across the country. How well I remember the excitement that I, and many other fans, felt! It was to us back then, what the new Star Wars...
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Happy Birthday, Nichelle!
Lovely Nichelle Nichols is 83 today. We hope she has a wonderful day of love and appreciation, and that her New Year has much health and happiness. We love you, Nichelle!Celebrate by reading some or...
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Happy Birthday, DeForest Kelly!
DeForest Kelly's birthday is today, January 20th. This true Southern gentleman (born in Taccoa, GA) never let the lights of Hollywood get in his eyes and change him from the kind and humble man he...
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Happy Birthday, Bill Shatner!
Happy 85th birthday to the best Captain in Starfleet; past, present, future, alternate future, alternate universe and beyond! He doesn't let age slow him down, and we wish him many more.Now would be a...
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Celebrating Fifty Years Of Star Trek!
Indeed, far beyond anyone's imagination, it has lived long and prospered.
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That Lucky Kid... Now, Lucky US!
Most of the time, this blog is publishing items in my collection. But sometimes, when something extraordinary from Trek's past shows up, I will feature it, like the time the original Phaser Rifle...
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Happy 2016 Birthday, Nichelle!
Lovely Nichelle Nichols is 84 today. We hope she has a wonderful day of love and appreciation, and that her New Year has much health and happiness. We love you, Nichelle!Celebrate by reading some or...
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Gray Morrow Trek Poster Art
From the mighty and legendary issue number 2 (from 1972) of the incomparable and unforgettable publication "The Monster Times," comes this centerfold poster of Star Trek by artists Gray Morrow. How...
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Nimoy Publicity Photo: Spock With Vulcan Lyre
A rarely-seen publicity photo of Nimoy with the Vulcan lyrette prop.(Click on image to enlarge, Once open, you may have to click again to view full-size.)
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