Bryan Fuller volverá a 'Star Trek' para dirigir su nueva serie
Fuller aseguró en 2013 que le encantaría hacer algo con la nave
U.S.S. Reliant en vez del Enterprise: "Me encantaría que Angela Bassett fuera la capitana, que es alguien a quien me encantaría tener, y de primera oficial a Rosario Dawson. Me encantaría hacer esa versión de la saga pero ya veremos qué ocurre en el futuro".
Las grandes compañías audiovisuales están apostando por los "revivals";
por traer viejas glorias de la televisión al presente, tanto en forma de
spin-off, como secuela, remake... Hay uno que tiene una larga
trayectoria tanto en televisión como en cine que volverá a partir del
2017: 'Star Trek'.
CBS acaba de anunciar quién se encargará de dirigir la nueva temporada de 'Star Trek' tal y como recoge EW,
Bryan Fuller. Tras quince años, el director vuelve a la franquicia que
lo catapultó a la fama. "Mi primera experiencia con el universo 'Star
Trek' fue gracias a mi hermano mayor apagando todas las luces de casa y
haciendo volar su nave a través de los pasillos de casa", ha comentado
el director, cocreador y productor ejecutivo tras hacerse pública la
noticia, "Antes de ver una sola imagen en televisión, 'Star Trek' hacía
que mi imaginación echase a volar. No estoy exagerando si digo que se
trata de un sueño hecho realidad el poder volver a pilotar un nuevo
viaje de la franquicia y llegar hasta donde nunca había llegado 'Star
Trek' antes.
Bryan Fuller regresa a 'Star Trek' con la nueva serie para la CBS
Así será el regreso de 'Star Trek'
La
ficción regresará a principios del 2017 a la cadena estadounidense CBS y
lo ofrecerá a continuación de forma exclusiva a través de su plataforma
de streaming CBS All Access. A pesar de que no hay detalles oficiales
sobre la nueva temporada, Fuller ya avanzó en anteriores ocasiones "que
le encantaría volver al espíritu del principio con los colores y la
atmósfera de las primeras temporadas ya que considera que se ha ido
enfriando el espíritu del principio con el paso de los años".
‘Star Trek’ Series: Angela Bassett At The Helm?
The new Star Trek TV series will include Bryan Fuller as co-creator and executive producer, and he has mentioned Angela Bassett as his choice for captain of the ship, according to a report from Entertainment Weekly. Fuller began his career writing for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and then for Star Trek: Voyager, but he most recently has been known for shows like Hannibal and Pushing Up Daisies.
Fuller had this to say about Star Trek returning to TV and his opportunity to play a part in making that happen.
“My very first experience of Star Trek is my
oldest brother turning off all the lights in the house and flying his
model of a D7 Class Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls…
Before seeing a frame of the television series, the Star Trek universe lit my imagination on fire. It is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand-new iteration of Star Trek with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where no Star Trek series has gone before.”
He spoke with Entertainment Weekly about some of his thoughts on the new Star Trek
series and said that he’d love to see Angela Bassett as captain of the
ship. But that ship may not necessarily be the U.S.S. Enterprise.
“I would love to do something on the Reliant… I want
Angela Bassett to be the captain, that’s who I would love to have, you
know Captain Angela Bassett and First Officer Rosario Dawson. I would
love to do that version of the show… “
Star Trek fans are showing their support for the casting of
Bassett as captain with a new hashtag that’s quickly gaining in
popularity: #CaptainAngelaBassett. Angela hasn’t publicly commented on
the idea, but we do know that Ryan Murphy told E! Online not long ago that she will be returning to American Horror Story
for Season 6, so depending on the timing, Bassett may or may not be
available. If the timing were right, would she be up for playing the
captain on the new Star Trek series? Who knows. Angela did say this to Yahoo News back in October regarding the kind of roles she likes to play.
“I’m always cognizant of a woman’s persona in media. Be
it film or television, you know it’s always been something that I
thought about. Because I love the strength and the resilience of a
woman, a woman in charge and kicking butt, and yet feminine but very
bright and complex… “
A role as a Star Trek captain would seem to fit that bill, Ms. Bassett!
Of course, Angela Bassett wouldn’t be the first actress to play an important role on a Star Trek TV show. Kate Mulgrew played Captain Kathryn Janeway of the U.S.S. Voyager on Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001 and then Admiral Kathryn Janeway in the 2002 movie Star Trek: Nemesis. And the iconic Nichelle Nichols played bridge officer Lieutenant Ohura on the original Star Trek series. She was the first African-American woman featured in a major television series in a non-servant role.
Angela Bassett’s resume, which includes 46 award nominations and 28
wins, leaves no doubt that she has the talent and experience to perform
beautifully as the captain of a Star Trek ship or in any other
role she chooses to take on. Bassett also has a history of playing
strong women. Some of those roles are her performance as Tina Turner in
the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It, a movie that won her a
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture –
Comedy or Musical in 1994, and her performance as Stella Payne in How Stella Got Her Groove Back,
a role that won her an Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Motion Picture and a Black Film Award for Best Actress in 1999.
jueves, 11 de febrero de 2016
Bryan Fuller comandará la nueva 'Star Trek'
La cadena CBS prepara el
regreso de la mítica serie de los años 60 para el 2017 con el productor
de 'Hannibal' y exguionista de la saga
La mítica nave 'Enterprise' volverá
a surcar el espacio sideral en busca de nuevas civilizaciones y,
también renovadas audiencias. Así lo anunció la cadena estadounidense CBS en noviembre, y que ahora ha confirmado el equipo que comandará la producción de la nueva etapa de 'Star Trek',serie
de culto de los años 60, un auténtico fenómeno cultural que ha
pervivido hasta nuestros días, gracias a las excelentes sagas
televisivas y cinematográficas que se han ido realizando de la
producción original, ideada por el malogrado Gene Rodenberry.
Así, el escritor y guionista Bryan Fuller
será el encargado de poner a punto y botar la nueva 'Enterprise'. No es
una tarea fácil, por el riesgo que siempre entrañan las inevitables y
odiosas comparaciones, pero Fuller no es un novato: él fue uno de los
guionistas de dos de las series de la saga, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' y 'Star Trek: Voyager', entre 1997 y el 2001.
Además, tiene en su haber la producción de otra serie de gran calado
entre los aficionados a la televisión de calidad: la adaptación para la
pequeña pantalla de 'Hannibal', basada en el maligno personaje principal de la película 'El silencio de los corderos'. Fuller será
el productor ejecutivo y cocreador del equipo que ya trabaja en los
nuevos episodios, que la CBS quiere estrenar en el 2017. Junto a él
también está como coproductor ejecutivo Alex Kurtzman, quien considera que recuperar
'Star Trek' para la televisión significa "volver a las raíces, y con la
experiencia de Bryan estas raíces se fortalecen".
El presidente de los estudios CBS, David Stapf,
se ha mostrado muy satisfecho por la incorporación de Fuller al
ambicioso proyecto, ya que no solo lo considera un "escritor de gran
talento", sino además "un verdadero fan de 'Star Trek', serie que ha
cambiado la televisión y tuvo un impacto significativo en el cultura
popular".
La CBS ya anunció el pasado mes de noviembre que la
nueva serie propondría "nuevos personajes en busca de nuevos mundos y
civilizaciones imaginarias mientras explora los temas de actualidad, que
son el sello de la serie desde su inicio".
As we all wait on baited breath for 50th anniversary
merchandising (not to mention Star Trek Beyond merchandising) to kick it
up a notch, CBS has just announced 32 new licensees to the Star Trek
brand. Hit the jump for info on what toys, tees, and gizmos we can
expect in the near future.
As a part of CBS Consumer Products’ 50th anniversary global
merchandising program, we get 32 newly licensed companies producing
official Star Trek merch for us to empty our pocketbooks on.
“This is going to be a landmark year for Star Trek and we are thrilled
to have so many new licensing partners on board for fans around the
world who love this iconic franchise,” said Liz Kalodner, executive vice
president and general manager of CBS Consumer Products.”
Apparel and Wearables
In the wearables department, we’ve got a number of new licensees waiting
to fill your wardrobe: from running apparel by Brainstorm to Accutime’s
line of Star Trek themed watches.
Accutime Watch Corporation: watches
Brainstorm: running apparel
Burlee: footwear
Katalyst: apparel and giftware
Logoshirt: apparel
Nimble Solutions: scarves and umbrellas
Planet Replica: watches and home accessories
Rosstamps Confecção e Estamparia Eirelli: apparel
Santex: apparel
SNI Optometric: eyeglasses and accessories
Somerbond: sleepwear
Threadless: t-shirts and socks
Unemployed Philosophers: watches and novelty items
Collectibles and Gift Items
I’m not exactly sure what the category of “giftware” covers, but I’d
imagine it’s stuff I can put on a shelf and occasionally dust.
Abysse: giftware
Build-A-Bear Workshop–50th anniversary collection make-your-own “Star Trek” furry friend with clothing and accessories
Josma Sport: giftware
Roads Innovation: levitating ship collectibles
Sun-Staches: novelty sunglasses
That Company Called If: bookmarks
Titan: vinyl figures
Wish Factory: plush collectibles
Toys and Games
A wooden tri-dimensional chess set really captures that old yet new niche.
Gale Force Nine: hobby games
FameTek: headphones and Bluetooth speakers
Spin Master: remote control vehicles
Wooden Expressions and The Franklin Mint: co-branded tri-dimensional chess set
USAopoly: board games
Books
Expanding the expanded universe!
Cross Cult: novels
National Geographic: Star Trek Guide to Our Universe book
Price Stern Sloan: Star Trek Mad Libs and Kirk’s Journal
More!
KV&H Verlag: calendars
United States Postal Service: stamps
Thomas Tucker: confectioneries
‘Star Trek’: Bryan Fuller Named Showrunner of New Series
“Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller has found his next mission: showrunner and co-creator of CBS’ new “Star Trek” series.
He’ll serve as executive producer alongside Alex Kurtzman on the reboot of the sci-fi classic, Variety has learned.
A longtime fan of science fiction, Fuller began his career writing
for “Star Trek: Voyager” (1997-2001) and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”
(1997).
“My very first experience of ‘Star Trek’ is my oldest brother turning
off all the lights in the house and flying his model of a D7 Class
Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls. Before seeing a frame
of the television series, the ‘Star Trek’ universe lit my imagination
on fire,” said Fuller. “It is without exaggeration a dream come true to
be crafting a brand new iteration of ‘Star Trek’ with fellow franchise
alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where no ‘Star Trek’ series has gone
before.”
The new series is set to bow on CBS in January 2017, then move to
CBS’ All Access digital subscription service. It will be the first
original series to launch on a broadcast network but air primarily on an
SVOD service.
“Bringing ‘Star Trek’ back to television means returning it to its
roots, and for years those roots flourished under Bryan’s devoted care,”
said Kurtzman. “His encyclopedic knowledge of ‘Trek’ canon is surpassed
only by his love for Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic future, a vision
that continues to guide us as we explore strange new worlds.”
The creative plan is for the series to introduce new characters and
civilizations, existing outside of the mythology charted by previous
series and the current movie franchises.
“Star Trek” will be produced by CBS
Television Studios in association with Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout banner.
Kurtzman, Fuller and Heather Kadin will serve as executive producers.
“For the past 50 years, ‘Star Trek’ has been a groundbreaking
franchise that not only changed the landscape of television, but made a
significant impact on pop culture,” said David Stapf, president of CBS
Television Studios. “When we began discussions about the series
returning to television, we immediately knew that Bryan Fuller would be
the ideal person to work alongside Alex Kurtzman to create a fresh and
authentic take on this classic and timeless series. Bryan is not only an
extremely gifted writer, but a genuine fan of ‘Star Trek.’ Having
someone at the helm with his gravitas who also understands and
appreciates the significance of the franchise and the worldwide fan base
was essential to us.” The latest iteration of “Star Trek” on
TV is set to launch on the heels of the 50th anniversary of the
original series premiere on Sept. 8, 1966, which was led by stars
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley. Created by Gene
Roddenberry and produced by Lucille Ball’s Desilu Productions, “Star
Trek” ran for three seasons on NBC but famously became far more popular
in syndicated reruns than it ever was in its original primetime run.
Alongside Michael Green, Fuller also serves as executive producer,
writer and showrunner on Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s beloved
novel “American Gods,” which will begin production in Toronto this April.
Gene Roddenberry had a bold vision in 1964 when he pitched Star Trek to NBC as a "Wagon Train
to the Stars." The first episode aired on Sept. 8, 1966. It was a show
with unknown actors, and limited special effects, but what it lacked in
flash, it made up for in timing and sensibility. America was entangled
in the Vietnam War, the Cold War was at its height, the Civil Rights Movement was battling the status quo, and pre-regulation smog was made the skies over our major cities a toxic gray.
Despite bleak newscasts, the optimistic future people longed for could be found once a week aboard The USS Enterprise.
On that starship, well-spoken hunks swaggered around in skin-tight
trousers and pointy boots, while their female counterparts reported to
duty decked out like go-go dancers. Characters were compelling, story
lines were sound, romance filled the air, and if all that wasn't enough
of a treat, viewers were served up sweet philosophical questions to chew
on later. An epic soundtrack further distinguished the show. Gene
Roddenberry wanted sweeping orchestral music instead of space age blips
and bloops, thus composers like Gerald Fried and Sol Kaplan
were brought in. Prolific, though they were, they had very little time
to score the weekly episodes, so they painted with sound in glorious
broad brushstrokes.
That original series spawned a franchise that has grown to include
five different series, 12 movies, an enormous fan culture, and a live
concert series. Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, produced by CineConcerts, is a nationwide golden anniversary concert tour. It played the Memphis Orpheum on January 29th.
I'm not a Trekkie, so I brought along my friend, Sylvia Valentine,
who is. (Sylvia didn't wear a costume, but swears she has one hanging
in the closet.) A number of other concert goers arrived in uniform, and
some were good-natured enough to pose for photos. Kelly and Mike Blumenthal, Trekkies
As we watched people stream through the lobby, (more of them heading
toward the memorabilia booth than the adult beverages), Sylvia
explained. "Symphony goers and Trekkies aren't always the same audience.
This event brings them both together."
This 50-year celebration is beautifully staged. The orchestra plays
from a white set suggestive of the Enterprise bridge, set off by a black
background filled with shimmering stars. Elaborate lighting changes
compliment the music. Throughout this concert, iconic Star Trek film and
TV footage is beamed in high definition to a 40-foot wide screen.
The first few minutes of the show felt clunky, due to its cliché
ridden intro performed with the same lackluster narration one might
expect in a second rate iMax film. (I couldn't help but wonder if they'd
have done better to leave it out all together.) Once they cut to the cosmic chase, it was a great show! Marcy Meeker, Trekkie
The first part of the program was organized categorically, and it was
interesting to see the different Star Trek iterations juxtaposed. It
was also fascinating to see how the technology we have today is in some
ways far more advanced (communication and computer technology) and in other ways (no transporter or warp speed) far less advanced than the writers had anticipated.
Roddenberry, true to his ideals chose to "boldly go where no man had
gone before" by making the Enterprise crew racially diverse. In the 1968
episode Plato's Stepchildren
the first scripted black and white interracial kiss occurred on
American television. Network executives, fearing reaction in the deep
south, insisted that two versions of the scene be filmed: one with the
kiss and one without. In protest, William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols deliberately flubbed every take of the alternate version to ensure the kiss was shown nationwide. As Shatner's character Captain Kirk
so famously said, "Risk is our business--that's what a starship is all
about." This optimistic mantra resonates with all of us, making it easy
to understand Star Trek's wild popularity and true credibility. In the
1970s and early 1980s, for example, NASA hired original series actess Nichelle Nichols to recruit female astronauts. Seph Nacify, Trekkie
The Ultimate Voyage concert event is two hours long, with a
twenty-minute intermission. Even though I'm a non-Trekkie, I was
thoroughly entertained and evening passed at warp speed. After a
glorious finale, fans were treated to an encore that included some
wonderful production stills and behind the scenes footage.
This concert event played for only one evening at The Memphis Orpheum but our city was just on stop on a 100 city tour, so you can consider catching it at other venues. (Click here for a full schedule.) You can also enjoy following the tour on Facebook.
To stay abreast of upcoming touring shows and special events at The Memphis Orpheum visit www.orpheum-memphis. co
domingo, 7 de febrero de 2016
Star Trek: William Shatner Keen To Play An Old Captain Kirk
.
Though
it’s been 22 years since he last officially appeared as Captain James T
Kirk - and in that final performance, his Kirk was killed off - William
Shatner says he’d still love to return to his signature role one more
time.
Early rumours (and/or wishful thinking from fans) suggested
Shatner might somehow make an appearance in the upcoming ‘Star Trek
Beyond’ - much as his late friend Leonard Nimoy, the original Mr Spock,
had done in JJ Abrams’ 2009 ‘Star Trek’ reboot and its sequel ‘Star Trek
Into Darkness.’
This has proved not to be the case - and, as the
84-year old actor tells The Hollywood Reporter, there are numerous
practical reasons why they couldn’t make it work.
“How would they
handle it, in science-fiction terms? I’m older, I’m heavier, I’m — all
the problems of age. So what did Captain Kirk do? Die and age? Doesn’t
sound science-fictiony enough. Or maybe you make him really old. I don’t
know. It seems to have beggared Abrams’ imagination.”
Shatner’s Kirk
met his end alongside Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard whilst battling
an evil Malcolm McDowell in 1994′s ‘Star Trek: Generations,’ the movie
which saw the big screen torch passed to the crew of ‘Star Trek: the
Next Generation’ after six films starring the original series cast.
Even
so, this didn’t stop Shatner (himself a science fiction writer, as well
as actor and director) dreaming up his own alternate timeline for an
old Kirk, which he explored through a series of six ‘Star Trek’ novels.
And
should the current creative team behind the ‘Star Trek’ series come up
with a way of bringing Kirk Prime back alongside Chris Pine’s younger,
alternate timeline incarnation, then Shatner’s all for it.
“I
would play an old Captain Kirk, absolutely… You would have [to have] an
interesting character, not a cameo, like ‘Here I am, aren’t I
interesting?’ It’s the ongoing world, it’s the world within
science-fiction. Yes, you age within the universe. Time goes on, but
time bends, as well. There’s so many things you could do.”
Shatner
has already shared the screen with Pine in ‘The Captains,’ a
documentary looking into the professional and personal experiences of
the six principle actors to have served as Captain in the big and small
screen incarnations of ‘Star Trek.’
EMC creates a Star Trek holodeck ... and uses it to simulate a data center
Yeah, we guess ... that's useful
Before you build the data center, simulate it
EMC can now simulate the interactions going on inside a data center using virtual servers.
A data center is one of the most complicated
structures on the planet. However, this is not because it necessarily
has more physical components than any other complex piece of
infrastructure, like a petrochemical refinery for example.
But if we consider the amount and depth of the
interactions going on in and between the physical boxes as we penetrate
the levels of hardware, software and then detailed micro-hardware down
to the molecular level, then data center complexity is nearly
unparalleled.
So too, then, are the possibilities for making
mistakes and costly mis-shoots when building and implementing a data
center and its infrastructure.
InfraSIM is an internal EMC code project for simulating a data center's infrastructure. It is trademarked.
InfraSIM allows you to deploy virtualized
networks consisting of simulated servers, storage devices, and smart
PDUs. You can use it to create development environments that simulate
the exact physical environments where your product will eventually be
deployed.
The project is a collection of libraries and applications housed at https://github.com/InfraSIM/
and available under the Apache 2.0 license (or compatible sublicenses
for library dependencies). The code for InfraSIM is a combination of
python, shell and C.
High-level view of the VM components in the InfraSIM architecture
Gene Roddenberry 'Star Trek' Secrets Decrypted From 200 Floppy Discs After 30 Years
DriveSavers
engineers recover data from "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's
custom made floppy discs after a year of hard work. The retrieved
documents and original notes may be related to "Star Trek" series. (Photo : Star Trek | Facebook)
Months
of painstaking work has finally come to fruition when the contents of
almost 200 discs owned by Gene Rodenberry have finally been decrypted.
While no actual information about it has been released, DriveSavers did
hint at "Star Trek."
The discs were discovered in Rodenberry's estate years ago after the
"Star Trek" creator have passed away. Since then, it has sent to
DriveSavers, the data recovery company that LunaTech of Roddenberry
Entertainment had suggested.
The "Star Trek" creator truly wanted to keep the secrets of the
universe - or at least the universe he created - a secret because the
retrieved floppy discs could never be read on any commercially available
computer and software.
They will only work with the computer that was specially designed for
Rodenberry. The personalized machine even runs on a custom-made
operating system and has its own word processing software.
"We've been working with DriveSavers for over five years ... we knew
if anyone could get this unique data back, they could," LunaTech
President and Founder Bobby Pappas said.
In spite of the years of experience at recovering data, decrypting
the Roddenberry floppy discs was not an easy task for DriveSavers.
Engineers worked on developing a software that could read the discs and
it took three months before they succeeded at it.
The next time-consuming task for them was to actually read the nearly
200 discs and recover everything they could from them. That work alone
kept DriveSavers engineers busy for nearly a year.
What DriveSavers engineers recovered from the 5.25-inch floppy discs
were documents - a lot of them. The company is keeping mum about the
contents of those documents, but DriveSavers Director for Engineering
Mike Cobb gave a big clue Trekkies might get excited about.
"2016 just happens to be the 50th anniversary of the original 'Star Trek,' anything could happen, the world will have to wait and see," he said.
It might just be possible that all those floppies contained "Star
Trek" related files, since the custom-built computer was where
Roddenberry typed up notes and ideas for the show after he moved on from
his typewriter.
miércoles, 3 de febrero de 2016
William Shatner to headline this year's Destination Star Trek Europe
This year's event will take place at Birmingham's NEC.
William Shatner is set to headline this year's Destination Star Trek Europe event.
The three-day celebration of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary will take
place from October 7th to 9th at the National Exhibition Centre in
Birmingham, England.
The event, under license by CBS Consumer Products, will offer fans
the opportunity to meet cast and crew, explore interactive exhibits and
learn about Star Trek’s impact on science, space and technology.
Shatner
will headline the event and be joined by Christopher Lloyd, Walter
Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
and Nicole de Boer.
Additional guests will be revealed in the coming months.
“For
five decades, Star Trek has influenced the world around us through its
voyages to the Final Frontier,” said event organiser, Mark Woollard.
“Destination Star Trek Europe will honour the series’ impact and
celebrate its legions of fans that are inspired to boldly go where no
one has gone before"..
martes, 2 de febrero de 2016
Welcome to Destination Star Trek Europe, the largest Official Star Trek Convention celebrating 50 years!
Destination Star Trek returns in 2016 for a VERY special anniversary. Join us in Birmingham this October to celebrate 50 years of Star Trek, yes 50 years of seeking out new life and new civilisations and to keep boldly going where no one has gone before!
Set to be Europe's biggest Star Trek celebration, Destination Star Trek Europe will offer fans the opportunity to meet the cast and crew, explore interactive exhibits, learn about Star Trek’s impact on science, space and technology, and enjoy parties fit for a golden anniversary.
lunes, 1 de febrero de 2016
Welcome to ‘Shatner’s World’ -- Star boldly tells stories from his life
The stories in William Shatner’s one-man show range from poignant to the hilarious. George Qua-Enoo
‘SHATNER’S WORLD — THE ONE MAN SHOW’
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: The Mahaffey, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg
Tickets: $59.50 to $79.50; www.themahaffey.com
Captain Kirk is going to be 85 years old in March.
OK, William Shatner, the actor who played the beloved “Star
Trek” commanding officer, is the one having the birthday. And he is one
active octogenarian.
He’s still on TV; he’s written a book about his friend Leonard
Nimoy; and on Wednesday, his one-man show, “Shatner’s World,” will play
the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
Even though it’s been almost a year since the death of his
“Star Trek” co-star, Shatner spent several minutes discussing Nimoy in a
phone call from Los Angeles.
“I admired Leonard very much,” he said. “I’ve never met anyone like him. I wrote a book about our friendship.”
“Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man” will
hit book shelves Feb. 16. “The book was written from a unique
perspective,” he said. “It’s my perspective working with Leonard and
being his friend. I have so many stories about him.”
Shatner is full of stories, which makes his one-man show,
which ranges from poignant to hilarious, such a treat for his audience.
His 2012 jaunt was a winner, rivaling Burt Reynolds’ inspired
spoken-word tour, which hit the country a decade ago. Shatner’s 2012
show started chronologically, touching on his childhood in Montreal,
when he was expected to toil in his father’s clothing business
“I was not meant to follow in his footsteps,” Shatner said.
William Shatner Defends Himself Over Missing Leonard Nimoy's Funeral
Inform
Indeed. Shatner became a cultural icon courtesy of his time on
the legendary ’
60s series, which was followed by a succession of “Star
Trek” films.
‘Star Trek’ changed my life,” he said. “But there was much more to come.”
After having some trouble finding his footing when the series
was canceled in 1969, Shatner kicked it back into gear with “T.J.
Hooker,” “Rescue 911” and “Boston Legal,” in which he played eccentric
lawyer Denny Crane.
“I’ve done so many things over my career,” Shatner said. “I’ve
had great roles in television. I’ve enjoyed the theatrical productions
I’ve done. It’s been a very eclectic career.”
And Shatner gets to look back with this show, which was not his idea.
“I was contacted by someone in Australia. They said they would
like me to do a one-man show. I went down and worked on the visuals. It
went over very well,” he said.
The show was such a success, he said, he was asked to do it in Canada, and then it went on to Broadway.
“It’s great to take this everywhere. It’s a show unlike
anything you’ve seen before. It’s my life. It’s about things that have
happened to me. I just try to make it as entertaining as possible.
You’ll be surprised how moved you will be by this show. You’ll also have
great big belly laughs. I guarantee a memorable evening.
Dave Bakke: 'Star Trek' fan Les Blain is an Enterprising guyA
cutout of show character Dr. Leonard McCoy at right takes up permanent
residence inside the mancave, with Les Blain seated in front of Spock's
science station on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. David Spencer/The State
Journal RegisterI have been waiting for a reason to write about Les
Blain's "Star Trek" room at his Springfield home. I found it. This year
is the 50th anniversary of the debut of the original "Star Trek" on NBC.
A
whole bunch of conventions and commemorations are scheduled throughout
2016. We are going to hear a lot about the "Star Trek" golden
anniversary in the months to come. Les was ahead of the curve.
It started when he built a replica of Capt. James T. Kirk’s chair from the bridge of the Enterprise.
"I
went to an exhibition, I think it was called 'The Star Trek Experience'
at the science center in St. Louis," says Les. "They had Kirk's chair. I
looked at that and it went through my mind, 'I wonder if I can do
that?' I gave it about a week to go away."
But
the idea didn't go away. Les, a medical equipment repairman by trade, is
mechanically inclined. He has a garage and a workshop at home and that
is where, in the summer of 2013, he built the command chair.
"I
thought I was done after that," he says, "but then I would get another
idea, build that and think I was done again. Then I'd get another idea.
..."
He has since built Mr. Spock’s Enterprise
science station with LED lights and backlit marbles to make it look
authentic. He converted a window into the Enterprise’s video screen,
showing a view of outer space from the captain’s chair. Another chair is
draped in a huge Starfleet uniform shirt.
Les
is a full-on Trekkie (you probably guessed that already) but doesn't
usually attend the various conventions around the country. The ones he
has gone to allowed him to meet a few cast members, of which he says
Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) was the kindest and most accessible.
Once
Les's family and friends found out about his "Star Trek" passion, they
knew what to give him on special occasions like birthdays and Christmas.
"It's like if you study Eskimos or whatever it is," says Les, "you get
something about it on every gift-giving occasion."
And what does his wife, Janet, think of all this? She's in. "Oh yeah," she says. "We've both been Trekkies since the beginning."
She
has aided and abetted her husband's hobby, accompanying him to a couple
of conventions and giving him a few models of the Enterprise.
Les's
son, John, gave him "Star Trek" glass coasters. Les was afraid he would
break them, so he built a rack and incorporated the coasters into it so
he doesn't have to handle them.
What else does
he have in his room? Oh, a Starfleet emblem, a "Star Trek" lunchbox,
autographed photos of several cast members, diagrams of the Enterprise, a
mug printed with a portion of the iconic "Space. The final frontier..."
introduction and several views of the stars (backlit by LED lights).
Piezas de la maqueta original del USS Enterprise 1701 completamente desmontado
Según cuenta The Register, está restaurando la maqueta original del Enterprise 1701, una de las más icónicas naves de la ciencia ficción, con motivo del 50º aniversario del estreno de Star Trek, la serie original.
Aunque Star Trek:TOS acabó oficialmente tres años después la maqueta se
guardó por ahí «por si acaso»; de hecho la última vez que se usó fue en
1991, en uno de los episodios de Star Trek: la nueva generación, de ahí volvió al cajón. Ahora han separado meticulosamente todas las piezas,
se está documentando todo el proceso y prácticamente está tratando a la
gigantesca maqueta como fuera una obra de arte de museo, con
fotografías detalladas, infrarrojos, escáneres y análisis microscópicos.
La idea es guardar información detallada de cada pieza y que tras su
montaje pueda pervivir en el futuro – además de dejarlo lista y niquelada para las próximas exposiciones.
La maqueta mide unos tres metros del longitud, como puede verse en esta poco conocida foto tomada en el exterior de los estudios:
Datin, Keys y Sion, creadores de la maqueta original (falta Jensen) (1964)
Para los curiosos: las siglas que aparecen en el «nombre completo» del USS Enterprise NCC-1701 tienen su explicación:
U.S.S. es la abreviatura de United Space Ship, aunque son las mismas siglas que United States Ship y United Star Ship.
N.C.C. de Naval Construction Contract. La
primera hace referencia al antiguo nombre de la Federación de Planetas
Unidos y sobre la segunda hay más historia y «polémica». Aunque éste es
la acepción que se le suele dar (a veces cambiando Contract por Codelo que se sabe es que
Matt Jefferies, diseñador y creador de muchas de las naves,
interiores y artilugios de la serie original, dijo que como las
aeronaves civiles americanas van precedidas de «NC» y las soviéticas de
la época de «CCCC» la combinación de ambas podría ser «NCC». Su
filosofía era «Si alguna vez llegamos a hacer algo importante en el
espacio, será algo que haremos juntos americanos y soviéticos». Pero por
otro lado la Enciclopedia de Star Trek (segunda edición, p. 317) dice que la segunda «C» simplemente se añadió porque quedaba mejor.
Aparte del número, que abarca hasta donde se sabe entre el NCC-42 Heart of Gold y el NCC-87270 Ticonderoga algunas naves llevan otra letra adicional,
por ejemplo las conocidas Enterprise 1701-A, B, C, D… etcétera. Esta
letra indica la «versión» de la nave en distinta épocas: básicamente su
metal y componentes son «retirados», otra nueva nave ocupa su lugar y su espíritu continúa.
Fuller será
el productor ejecutivo y cocreador del equipo que ya trabaja en los
nuevos episodios, que la CBS quiere estrenar en el 2017. Junto a él
también está como coproductor ejecutivo 
High-level view of the VM components in the InfraSIM architecture
