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more about #startrek more comments → katemonster: How has no one acknowledged Jonathan Funke's name? 500 points for sharing a name with the world's most famous Blue Man* and the world's first analrapi... more » Baroness: Aw, what adorable nerds. The "Trek" couple are a refreshing change from the Westminster Kennel Club-like trotting out of lineage and credentials comp... more » hortense: They should really have a 12-step program for "Say Yes To The Dress" addiction. Once I turn it on, I can't turn it off, even if it's a rerun, which i... more » MattGaymon: It, had, ta be, yooou. I'm singin ta Phyllis! Ain't I, baby.. more » Lysergic Asset: "...her father was the lead counsel in a 1962 landmark case that ended state-prescribed prayer in public schools, and her mother's father was involved... more » Perhaps Not: "anagram?" Analog. An anagram of George W. Bush would be "We Bugger Hos." #lizardpeople more » lionboy: God forbid we let anyone human crawl under a border fence, but show up in a big shiny space thing, appear to be white and have impeccable eyebrows, an... more » Ken Hunt: Just repeat to yourself: "It's just a show, I should realy just relax." Sometimes a reptilian water-stealing alien is just a reptilian water-stealing... more » semiserious: Glenn Garvin, just to give some subtext, is a libertarian nutbag. He recently started writing some wingnut political column every other week for his ... more » miss_msry: Methinks you have overthought this and are now overwrought. #lizardpeople more » TedSez: Slate.com had the best line. Attractive alien leader: "I can see Alpha Centauri from my house." #lizardpeople more » i'm a bottle: With all of the amazing sci-fi out there that has room for a sexy and interesting cast, it's personally galling to me that the network is beating some... more » Spirit Fingers: Oh, urgh. I really don't want to politicize the show this much. I'm much happier when my television uses subtlety to refer to national politics, but i... more » Mo MoDo: I just want to see hot chicks eat live mice. #lizardpeople more » goetz: Will this Father Jack character have raped and murdered a girl in 1990? Because if so, the similarities are uncanny. #lizardpeople more » -
#altarcations
Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Star Trek Weddings On Thanksgiving Weekend? Live Long and Prenup!
Don't mistake a tryptophan coma for Phyllis Nefler's mellow; Thanksgiving weekend involves sitting in Mama Nefler's basement and packing a round of the NYT Weddings & Celebrations. This week: Trekkies, West Wing fans, and Scopes Monkey celebrities. More » -
#illegalaliens
V as an Alien Allegory Attack Against Barack Obama
ABC's new sci-fi series V kicks off tonight. It concerns a charismatic leader who comes out of nowhere promising a bright future and a better life for all Americans. Is that leader Barack Obama or is it a space lizard? More » -
#traderoundup
Floundering Hollywood Wants to Plant One on Chris Pine
Firings, sell-offs, suicide stories and Joe Pesci's leftovers; It's a bummer of a day for everyone in Hollywood who is not locked into the role of James T. Kirk. More » -
#ournerdpresident
Barack Obama's Geekiest Moments
The pictures of Barack Obama brandishing a lightsaber are making the rounds, but they shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who knows that Mr. President is the nerdiest man living outside of his mother's basement. More » -
#gettingschooled
Star Trek to Roll out Its Deadliest Weapon: Political Allegory
Remember when sci-fi movies were about blowing up aliens and attacking Godzilla? Those days are gone, my friend. Thanks to Battlestar Galactica and District 9, the genre now exists to please the intelligentsia. The latest victim, the Star Trek sequel. More » -
#shockers
The Transformers Sequel Is Loud, Obnoxious, and Loud
As it lurches toward us, metal gears clanking and whirring like Larry King at a mixer, early reviews of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen come trickling in. The word? Basically it's loud and garish and, worst of all, not fun.
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#anecdotes
Paramount Not Catering Premieres from Whole Foods
A story went around a while back that Paramount flubbed the catering at its Star Trek premiere , sending out for Whole Foods hummus instead. Not true, the studio says. Who can afford Whole Foods anymore? More » -
#mondayboxoffice
Roman Catholicism Beats Space Deism Every Time
Religion on Earth just slightly trumped religion in space this weekend, though that should not, we repeat not, encourage any Scientologists that they're gaining traction. More » -
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#kreepiekats
Kreepie Kats in 'I Want to do the Vulcan Mind Meld with Lt. Uhura's Boobies'
The kreepie kitties of Jim Behrle's imagination went to see Star Trek this week, and the version they saw was dirty. More » -
#picoftheday
NASA Wants to Be Just Like Star Trek When It Grows Up
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#mondaymorningboxoffice
The Force Is Strong in Star Trek!
To Infinity, and Beyond! I mean... um... Frak! Wait. No. I am... your father... Greedo... Bespin... Um... Oh, right! Star Trek prospered this weekend and will likely live long in theaters. More » -
#atthemovies
Star Trek Owns The Weekend
So the weekend box office numbers are in and they've confirmed something I'd already suspected: I'm the only upright-walking mammal with at least twelve dollars of disposable income who hasn't seen Star Trek. More » -
#snldigest
Timberlake Non-Shocker Edition: Unsurprisingly Excellent
Too bad the Correspondent's Dinner will probably dominate any comedy talking points today, because last night's cameo-littered Saturday Night Live was the funniest it's been in a long, long time. More » -
#oopses
Whole Foods: The Final Frontier
Nikki Finke heard a rumor that the catering company who was covering the big Star Trek premiere party last night totally shit the bed and ended up serving upscale grocery store food. To celebrities! More » -
#traderoundup
Swine Flu Can Stop a Spaceship, But Not Sex and the City
News from the Sex and the City front, a new Disney comedy sounds annoying (and already done), swine flu does its worst damage yet, and another actor picks up a trident. More » -
#thecinema
An Early Star Trek Rave
The Daily Mail took an early look at the new Star Trek prequel movie due out in May. "Effusive" does not quite describe the review: More » -
#lawsuits
If Lawsuits Were Decided by Press Releases, This Star Trek Writer Should Totally Win
The writer Harlan Ellison is suing CBS for the only reason anybody sues anybody else, only he's being honest about it: "It ain't about the 'principle,' friend, it's about the money! Pay me!" More » -
#startrek
Virtual USS Enterprise Tour Showcases Paramount's $250 Million Listing
The makers of Star Trek have finally caught up with the real-estate vanguard, offering new, 360-degree virtual tours of their lovely, pricey new interstellar property. More » -
#williamshatner
William Shatner: 'George Takei Needs To Be Vetted Like A Horse'
William Shatner's obsession with George Takei reared its ugly head once more on the YouTube talk show he co-hosts with his daughter. More » -
#superbowl
Defamer Rates The Super Bowl Movie Spots
In honor of Super Bowl/Puppy Bowl Sunday, we rate the commercials for studio tentpoles running during the game. Much of this footage debuts in these ads. And remember: Every 30 seconds cost $3 million. More »
