I was a big fan of the science fiction Expeditionary Force book series written by Craig Alanson. Unfortunately, I've reached the point where I have to call it quits on the series. I began reading the series shortly after the first book was available on Kindle. With nearly every book after that, I ...
Star Trek
New ‘Doctor Who’ Time Lord is a woman
Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord will be played by Jodie Whittaker, a woman. Until now, every other actor playing the Doctor in Doctor Who has been played by a man. I don't really have a strong feeling about making the Doctor a woman. Not really. I'm been on a break from Doctor Who ever since Matt ...
Writer Peter David asks fans to pay his taxes
Comic book and Star Trek novel writer Peter David is in trouble. He has a massive tax bill due and he doesn't have the money to pay for it. As of now, he owes $88,000 in back taxes, interest, and penalties. All this is from money he earned making a Canadian kid's TV show called Space Cases. It ...
Leonard Nimoy 1931 – 2015
Leonard Nimoy, the actor and director famous by his portrayal of Mister Spock on the original Star Trek television show, died yesterday. He was 83. Star Trek was such a big part of my childhood. It was on TV then everyday in syndication and I watched each episode numerous times. I was Trekkie ...
Ugly looking Star Trek Phaser rifle sold for $231,000
A Phaser rifle only used in the second pilot episode of the original Star Trek television series fetched a whopping $231,000 at auction yesterday. Julien's Auctions, the auction house that sold the Phaser rifle, thought the piece of Star Trek history would go for around $70,000. It turns out they ...
Patrick Stewart being knighted
Patrick Stewart became Sir Patrick Stewart last year. Too bad the Queen didn't do the deed with a real life Bat'Leth instead of a non-Trekkie sword. The fact that this photo is a photoshop doesn't diminish its coolness. The "real" photo can be seen here. I like the fake one much better. ...
