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The Long-Lost Original Star Trek Enterprise Model Is Heading Home
It was our first look at the vision of Star Trek’s future: the original ship model of the USS Enterprise that zoomed across screens in the show’s opening credits. But after being loaned out during the making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it had gone missing… until now. After, bizarrely, it randomly turned up…
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Star Trek: Prodigy Has Been Cancelled — and Will Be Removed From Paramount+
Paramount+ had previously given the go-ahead to a second season of kid-focused animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, but the series has now been cancelled ahead of that. Additionally, the Hollywood Reporter notes, Prodigy will be removed from the streaming platform altogether. The surprising decision to remove the series—which will mean a tax write-off for the streamer, a tactic we’ve also seen recently from Disney+ and Warner…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition’s Producer Talks Polishing Up a Legend
This week, Star Trek returns to one of its most important moments: the series’ fictional date for First Contact between humankind and the Vulcans. Paramount is celebrating with one hell of an overhaul — venturing once again to the original Star Trek movie to deliver a brand new overhaul for The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition.…
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Star Trek’s Gene Roddenberry Is Finally Getting the Biopic He Deserves
On August 19th, 2021, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas. He grew up to become a member of the Air Force during World War II, a member of the LAPD afterward, and a burgeoning TV screenwriter. And, oh yeah, he created one of the most beloved and enduring science fiction franchises of…