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Who are the ultimate Star Trek babes? This deep and profound question has been debated from basements, to dorm rooms to couches across the world for decades. Today friend-of-the-site Jordoan Hoffman of UGO has taken up the challenge with their list of Top 37 Hot Star Trek Women. So in a ‘Great Lists’ edition of [...]

Two weeks ago today the first issue for "Star Trek Countdown," the prequel comic for the new Star Trek movie, was released. Today IDW announced the issue is completely sold out. They also released a preview image of the second issue coming in February. Check it out below [warning…major spoilers from issue one revealed in [...]

Star Trek’s return to big-time merchandising continues with the announcement today of a number of new licensees and expanded licenses for Star Trek related merchandise. The CBS Products announcement includes a new Star Trek versions of many games (like Monopoly, UNO and more), plus apparel, fragrances, jewelry, gift items and more. Details below.

NBC has given a green light to a post-apocalyptic drama pilot titled Day One, from Heroes writer Jesse Alexander, Variety reported. The hour-long show takes place following a catastrophic global event that destroys the world's infrastructure. The action centers on a small group of survivors.

Star Trek The Next Generation is heading back to where it all began. Today CBS announced they have sold reruns of Next Generation for broadcast syndication in most of the country for the Fall 2009 season. Although TNG is currently in reruns on cable, it has not been available for broadcast syndication in eight years.

Last Summer TrekMovie reported that Round 2 was bringing back classic Star Trek model kits, with a number of 2008 releases under the AMT and the Polar Lights brands. Today we have news of Round 2’s retro kits for 2009, including the Enterprise E, a big Enterprise A and the ‘Legendary Mr Spock’ diorama. See [...]

Talk continues to swirl over whether Michelle Ryan will be the new full-time companion when “Doctor Who” returns to normal seasons in 2010, but for now, an old companion is slated to return. Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones in the third season of “Doctor Who,” is nearing a deal to where she will return at least for the final episode featuring David Tennant in the title role, according to the British tabloid The Sun. “Freema’s on board,” a source told the newspaper. “It’s early days, so it’s unclear what exactly Martha will be up to in the new show.” The return does come as a bit of a surprise. Agyeman was slated to make the move full-time over to the “Doctor Who” spinoff “Torchwood” after a trial run in that show’s second season, but at the last minute opted to take on …

The latest issue of the official Star Trek Magazine (#15), has a focus on the Mirror Universe. The series that spent the most time in the MU is Star Trek Deep Space Nine so the issue (on newsstands now) has two DS9 interviews to dive into the other side of the Mirror. STM has provided [...]

The remake of the 1980s classic is one step closer to reality as ABC has ordered a pilot for “V” from Warner Bros. Television. ABC first announced its intention to remake “V” last October, making it clear they were going to go in a different direction than what original creator Kenneth Johnson had hoped to do. Instead, the network was interested in a take on “V” from “The 4400″ co-creator Scott Peters. Among the changes include the removal of the Holocaust and Nazi allegories from the original, and more of a focus on the character of Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent whose life is turned upside down once the aliens arrive. ABC plans to create an interactive experience for viewers using technology that wasn’t available when the original “V” aired in the 1980s, including a gaming …

With the country’s first African-American president taking office last week, it’s easy for most Americans to start getting the idea that racism is dead in this country. But though our nation is finally ready to let a black man run the country, America still has a hard time with the idea of ethnic heroes being portrayed in our movies, comics, magazines and television shows. My friends and I have a game, it’s called “The Name 10 Black Actors Game.” It’s fairly simple. There are no rules. You just ask a friend, a co-worker, a random person in a bar, etc. to name 10 working black actors off the top of their head. I guarantee the first answer will be Denzel Washington, the second answer will be Will Smith and the third answer will maybe be Samuel L. Jackson if they’ve really got their thinking …

The annual Phoenix ComiCon was held last weekend at the Mesa Convention Center in Arizona, and along with other genre, comic and anime luminaries, were four Trek alums — Wil Wheaton, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, and Chase Masterson — holding a number of panels and events. TrekMovie was there to get the scoop on the [...]

Darren and David talk about the hits and misses of Stargate Atlantis as a whole. Also: Preview interview with Brian J. Smith.