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September 28, 2010

Trek Tuesdays: When Zombie Trekkies Attack!

Filed under: Features — Tags: Features, Star Trek, Trek Tuesday, Video — Mike Moody @ 11:14 am

Star Trek! It’s awesome! OK, sometimes it’s crap (I’m looking at you, ‘Insurrection’), but sometimes it’s the best thing ever (Remember Senator Vreenak’s intense hate of faaaaaakes!?). Hopefully there’s enough Star Trek awesomeness in the world to last us a very, very long time, because every Tuesday, TV DeathRay will celebrate the franchise by revisiting one of our favorite episodes, characters or moments. This week, it’s a twist on the fan fic craze …

In anticipation of our full review of Kevin David Anderson’s and Sam Stall’s Night of the Living Trekkies, here’s the amazing trailer for the book that got our attention last week. Enjoy:

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September 21, 2010

Trek Tuesday: Mr. Spock’s Dangerous Hands

Filed under: Features — Tags: Features, Star Trek, Trek Tuesday — Mike Moody @ 11:45 am

What can I say? It’s premiere week! We’re swamped and looking for a quick and easy laugh. Thankfully, this German TV commercial featuring Mr. Spock giving his date the Vulcan version of a roofie did the trick!

Head back next Tuesday when we dive into Night of the Living Trekkies.

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September 14, 2010

Trek Tuesday: ‘Hey Bones, Look What I Found!’

Filed under: featured,Features — Tags: Features, Photos, Star Trek, Trek Tuesday — Mike Moody @ 8:25 am

No, that’s not a still of a digitally airbrushed William Shatner filming a guest spot for True Blood – it’s an actual shot from the original Star Trek series! I’m hoping some of you hardcore Trekkers can tell me the name of the episode this pic was taken from, and … er … maybe you can explain why Captain Kirk seems to be gripping a giant rock penis. Did he steal it from that dude who looks like Clem from Buffy in the background? He did, didn’t he. Blast you, James Kirk, Alien Penis Snatcher!

As we all know, Star Trek is brilliant, but it’s easy to see why many people think it’s the campiest thing that ever existed.
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September 7, 2010

Trek Tuesday: Revisiting Deep Space Nine’s ‘The Visitor’

Filed under: featured,Features — Tags: Deep Space Nine, Features, Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Trek Tuesday — Jeannie Floyd @ 9:35 am

Hopefully there’s enough Star Trek awesomeness in the world to last us a very, very long time, because every Tuesday, TV DeathRay will celebrate the franchise by revisiting one of our favorite episodes, characters or moments. This week, we take a look at the 1995 ‘Deep Space Nine’ episode ‘The Visitor.’

TV never makes me cry: not a squirt during the Lost finale or even a sniffle when Buffy sacrificed herself to save the world. But you’d have to be a Skynet-brand deathbot to keep from tearing up while watching ‘The Visitor,’ one of the best and most emotional episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

This episode turned me into a DS9 fan for life. It’s one of the reasons why DS9 is my favorite Star Trek series of all time. I know some Trek fans complain that the show is too soapy, but DS9 is much, much more than a soap opera set in space. It’s the warmest, smartest, and most moving show in the franchise.

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