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 ... Continue Reading
Star Trek
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 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 ... Continue Reading
Twitter bans Milo Yiannopoulos
Twitter has banned conservative blogger Milo Yiannopoulos from its social media service after Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones was Tweeted racist, insulting comments from Twitter users. From CNN: Yiannopoulos, who had more than 350,000 followers, has been a provocative and unapologetic voice on ... Continue Reading
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 ... Continue Reading
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. ... Continue Reading