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The long running series Star Trek: The Next Generation featured Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton as explorers aboard a 24th century starship.

Geek fave Joss Whedon agrees to direct an upcoming episode Glee on the same week that Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wil Wheaton guest stars on Big Bang Theory.

From a short-lived but critically acclaimed series, Star Trek has grown into a phenomenon, with its latest chapter only just beginning.

On the 30th anniversary of its release, does the original Star Trek movie still hold up?

The perspective of religion in the later Star Trek television series

Star Trek fans have long enjoyed editing their favorite episodes into humorous videos. YouTube users DMPhoenix, Dayjob Orchestra, and Gazorra make some of the funniest.

The new sci-fi drama from David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga succeeds with a simple concept and near limitless potential.

Following the continuing adventures of the later Starship Enterprise-D, headed by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Paramount offers four top-rated episodes for fans. 8/10

The "canon," or accepted story arc of multiple films and television shows which compose the Star Trek franchise, is daunting to a casual viewer but can be explained.

From Alexander Courage's famous TV fanfare to James Horner's stirring themes, these are the men who created Star Trek's dynamic, diverse canon of timeless music.

Whether a casual viewer or die-hard fan, Trek films and shows allow for scholarly introspection of ethics issues and debate on human natural law versus strict regulation.

Delayed by the 1988 Writer's Guild strike, the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was slightly truncated. It was riddled with awful episodes.

Season 5 showed some chinks in the Next Generation's armour. While a number of the episodes were excellent, an equal number fell flat, causing concern for the future.

The fourth and final issue of Star Trek Countdown ends strongly and provides an effective lead-in for the upcoming Star Trek film from producer/director J.J. Abrams.

Lots of Television released next week plus a really good documentary about Heavy Metal music.

The first season of the first Star Trek live action spin-off was certainly not its best. It was riddled with uneven writing and actors unsure of their characters roles.

Delayed by the 1988 Writer's Guild strike, the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was slightly truncated. It was still largely superior to season one.

Season 3 is widely regarded as the season when The Next Generation hit its stride. Some of the very best episodes in the show's history came out of this season.

As the series sprinted to the finish, fans anticipated the show ending on a high note. Despite a number of mediocre episodes, the final season delivered the goods.

Michael Green, theoretical physicist, succeeds the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage and Paul Dirac to become the next Lucasian Professor at Cambridge.

The third issue of Star Trek Countdown continues an exciting build to a conclusion that will lead directly into the highly anticipated new film from director J.J Abrams.

This novel was Asimov's first for fifteen years, but there's a feeling that it beat novels such as Silverberg's Dying Inside to the Hugo and Nebula through sentiment

The first season of the first Star Trek live action spin-off was certainly not its best. It was riddled with uneven writing and actors unsure of their characters roles.

The television writer, novelist, and director shared his experiences working with Gene Roddenberry on the original 'Star Trek' series.

Season 5 showed some chinks in the Next Generation's armour. While a number of the episodes were excellent, an equal number fell flat, causing concern for the future.

Looking for an unique name from the Buffyverse? Here are some choices for girls and boys.

Lucasfilm and Warner Home Video have put together a lavish DVD set for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Too bad the film's terrible. 3/10.

FlashForward lives up to potential as a hype-worthy pilot, but its rocketing pace will have to slacken a bit and let its characters breathe to live up to its Lost envy.

John Byrne's new comics revisit events and characters of the original Star Trek era, including Gary Seven, the Klingon-Romulan Alliance, and The Cage's Number One.

Star Trek has a fresh new look in 2009, but the relationship between the Enterprise's two main characters is still the best reason to watch.

Overture Films announces a release date and new cast members for Law Abiding Citizen as production begins in the highly anticipated drama.

The new Star Trek film is one of the most eagerly anticipated movies in recent years. It's not just a film, it's an event for millions of Trekkers around the world.

Star Trek fans always debate whether new chapters are faithful to the Federation universe. Following are 10 reasons why J.J. Abrams' new film passes the test.

The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hosts a walking journey through 40 years of Star Trek television and movie memorabilia.

British writer Alan Barnes third edition of his original 2002 book is one of two fine works that will satisfy Sherlockians and film buffs in general.

Star Trek costumes can be put together by novice or expert costumers. Most TV Starfleet uniforms are simpler, while costumes for the big screen are harder to make.

Following in the wake of James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard, Capt. Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager went even further into uncharted territory.

For almost three years, a single question has been at the forefront of the minds of the most ardent Trekkers: What will the new Star Trek movie be about?

Jupiter 9 Productions announced the final voice cast for Quantum Quest, a CGI animated film produced with NASA's JPL unit. Movie comes to theatres in September.

The hit series which reinvented the original 1970's sci-fi classic, Battlestar Galactica is back for the first half of its final season, with 10 action packed episodes.

Over 40 years worth of television and cinema have created a complex story arc that can intimidate a potential fan. A brief familiarization can assist in understanding.

Biography of Isaac Asimov, mid-1950s outstanding American science fiction writer, famous for Foundation Trilogy, Nightfall, among others.

An engineering genius uses his skills against the corrupt legal system in Philadelphia to avenge the deaths of his family members.

Sci-fi is enjoying something of a resurgence lately, so what new offerings are on the table for 2009-10?

Some dramatic devices occur again and again in Star Trek. Twentieth-century Earth, aliens saving the day, and troublesome demigods are common Star Trek plot clichés.

Star Trek's writers have used some dramatic devices repeatedly. A lack of Starfleet ships, faulty holodecks, and evil admirals are all common Star Trek plot clichés.

IDW Publishing brings back Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy in this new series. Can it live up to the original Star Trek's cult status without disappointing fans?

A plane carrying the most dangerous criminals in America is hijacked by the crooks and only a paroled former-Ranger can save the lives of the hostages onboard.

With more than 7 ships in the Star Trek universe bearing the name Enterprise, there were also other lesser known captains at the helm of the Federation flagship