William Shatner Talks About His Comeback

Here's a clip of Mr. Shatner talking about his career comeback.

"Return to Triskelion" Fan Made Animated Episode

Fans always amaze me. Here's a sequel to ST:TOS "The Gamesters of Triskelion." It's a fan-made episode that is quite good. A little funny hear and there, but cool.


Return to Triskelion from tommy bunny on Vimeo.

Cowboys & Aliens Trailer

Now, this looks good. This movie is on my "watch in theater" list to be sure. Great cast. Great director. I've heard the graphic novel it's based on is great as well. Can't wait.

Battle LA Trailer

Looks pretty typical. Lots of explosions and mayhem. Will I watch it? Of couse, but I'll probably rant about how it was a standard alien flick.

Real Steel Trailer

As much as I want to like this I just can't. It seems quite silly. I'll see it, though. Hugh Jackman is great and there are robots.

Trek Radio Interviews Rod Roddenberry

The son of Star trek creator Gene Roddenberry talks about carrying on the legacy of his father. This is only short piece.

Repo Men (2010)

What a provocative premise. What a talented cast. What a colossal waste. The ending almost saved it, but it was too little too late.

Repo Men is a movie that could have been. We get a weird Blade Runner-like media soaked world mixed with the suburbs and organ repossession no less. This should blow peoples minds. But, no, it feels limp and overly long. What happened?

The filmmakers caved. That's the only thing I can of think of. I haven't read the book, so I don't know how things were originally. But it had to more provocative. This seems to be a classic case of "make it more mainstream."

The producers should have known this could never be mainstream. It's too dark and has too much potential for provoking thought. This is not entertainment, this is social commentary. And it could have been brilliant social commentary at that.

Instead, we are left with characters that have no motivations and make life altering decisions for no clear reason, dialogue that explains everything before it happens and nothing is pushed to its shocking (and entertaining) conclusions.

Still, watch it and dream. Follow the logic for yourself and see what I mean.

Qel'Narin Speaks!

I want to introduce a new feature here at LCS: Qel'Narin, Observer of Earth. I'll be posting episodes of Qel'Narin reviewing episodes of Star Trek every Friday for a while. He's wild. He's opinionated. He's an alien overlord. And he loves Star Trek. It should be a fun ride. Enjoy.

FASA Star Trek Role-Playing Game

I love this game. I got my first copy when I was 11 and it was awesome. It took me a while to figure out how to make a character, though. Unfortunately, there were a number of typos and unclear items that made it difficult. But still it is great. It does a great job of capturing the spirit of Star Trek. I still play it when I get a chance.

More information:
Wikipedia
Memory Alpha

2011 Science Fiction and Fantasy Films

Wow. It looks like 2011 will be good for fans at the theater anyway. An io9 article lays out a timeline of releases this year that should prove to be awesome.

55 Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies to Watch Out For in 2011

At the Mountains of Madness

Are you kidding me? James Cameron! Guillermo del Toro! H.P. Lovecraft! I love it!

This movie should be awesome. I've read the screenplay that made the rounds several years ago and it was excellent. I guess Cameron's new (or recomfirmed) clout helped get this off the ground. But, whatever it was I don't care. This is going to be great.

Read more here.

Stargate SG-1 Bloopers

I've just started getting into this show. I came across these and they are a riot.

New American Godzilla

There's a new American Godzilla film in the works and it has a director. Gareth Edwards has been given the helm. Let's hope this one is at least halfway okay.

Read more about the project and Edwards here.

Leonard Nimoy Interview

Leonard Nimoy turned down producing Star Trek: The Next Generation?

Hear about that and much more. Check out this massive interview with Mr. Nimoy. It's wide-ranging, covering most of his career, tons of stories and little known facts. Normally, I'd just post a link to the video, but not this time. The page contains an index so you can search through the interview as well as links to clips of old movies or TV shows that Mr. Nimoy worked on. Link below.

"The camera can capture thought in a away that's quite surprising and shocking. You can become very simple and minimal in your work and communicate a lot with just a finger or an eyebrow, or a look, or a glance."

Click here for the Interview

Anger is Illogical

Here's an instructional film for all to watch and learn. I wonder what Dr. Phil would say?