Tag: Star Trek

Watch all the Star Trek you want and save 67% on 3 months of Paramount Plus in this early Black Friday deal

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With this year’s finale of “Star Trek: Picard” (and the latest season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” there’s more Trek on TV than ever before, nearly all of it live on the Paramount Plus streaming service. And now, you can beam up a subscription for 67% off your first three months ahead of Black Friday.  You can get a limited-time offer on the Paramount Plus streaming service on sale right for 67% off. There are no less than 27 different Star Trek films, TV series or documentaries available on Paramount…

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Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem

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In science fiction films, nothing raises tension quite like the good guys’ spaceship getting caught in an invisible tractor beam that allows the baddies to slowly reel them in. But what was once only a sci-fi staple could soon become a reality.  Scientists are developing a real-life tractor beam, dubbed an electrostatic tractor. This tractor beam wouldn’t suck in helpless starship pilots, however. Instead, it would use electrostatic attraction to nudge hazardous space junk safely out of Earth orbit. The stakes are high: With the commercial space industry booming, the…

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Patrick Stewart remembers storming off the ‘Star Trek: TNG’ set in new memoir, ‘Making It So’

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Patrick Stewart has enjoyed an enviable career in show business spanning 60 years. At the age of 83, the acclaimed actor has finally paused to pen a comprehensive portrait of his astounding stage and screen life, a new autobiography called “Making It So: A Memoir.” Released on Oct. 3, 2023 by Gallery Books, this addictive 480-page volume chronicles everything from the distinguished performer’s early days growing up in Yorkshire, England, to his formative time with the Royal Shakespeare Company, to his trek to Tinseltown in the 1980s, where he eventually…

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New ‘Star Trek: Holo-Ween’ comic miniseries ushers in the spooky season (images)

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“Star Trek” might not be the first pop culture franchise you think about once the autumn leaves start turning and Halloween approaches. That might change, however, after you see the spectacularly eerie new covers for IDW Publishing‘s bold new holiday comics offering, “Star Trek: Holo-Ween.” Written by seasoned writer Chris Sequeira (“Justice League Adventures,” “Sherlock Holmes: Dark Detective”) and featuring haunting interior artwork from Eisner-nominated illustrator Joe Eisma (“Morning Glories,” “Engineward”), the intrepid crew of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” encounters a frightening force emanating from the holodeck in this…

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ security chief shines in special ‘Star Trek: Day of Blood’ prequel

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IDW Publishing’s “Star Trek: Day of Blood” might have just wrapped up its acclaimed crossover event in “Star Trek #12” this week, but a new prequel one-shot also just dropped on Wednesday (Sept. 27). The prequel exposes exactly what Shaxs’ earlier involvement was in the clash against the power-hungry Emperor Kahless II and his Red Path Klingons before signing aboard the USS Cerritos in “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” As avid fans know, Shaxs is the former Bajoran Resistance fighter and current chief of security for the Cerritos in that popular…

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