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Get the replicators programmed to serve fish fingers and custard because the Doctor is going to visit the Enterprise-D. Bleeding Cool reports that comic book publisher IDW will release a Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover series in May. Pictured above is the cover of the first issue.
Not only is this Spock pot holder really cool looking, but it’s also a great way to reach the the far back of your oven… to boldly cook food where no man has cooked before.
Ricardo Montalbán on the set of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan meets an inflatable replica of his co-star in the series Fantasy Island. Pop culture occasionally gives us these strange juxtapositions. Link -via @JohnCFarrier
If you’ve ever been truly dedicated to a particular collection, then you know just how heart breaking it would be to lose it after putting in so much time and money. Now just imagine your collection transformed your entire apartment into a Star Trek ship only to risk losing it in a divorce. That’s what very well may happen to Tony Alleyne, whose wife wants to convert it back into a “normal” dwelling and sell the property to a presumably “normal” buyer. Read all about the sad news over at The Sun.
Link Via BoingBoing
I haven’t yet checked out Settlers of Catan, but it seems like a blast and those that play it certainly enjoy it. That being said, I can’t help but feel like maybe I’ll continue to wait to play the game until March, when the Star Trek version of the game is going to be released. After all, two great things can only be better when combined right? On the downside, it’s only going to be released in Germany.
Catan players, are you interested in trying out the new version?
Link Via Geekosystem
This majestic coffee table is one that only a true Trekkie could appreciate because it’s modeled on the obscure Enterprise-C. Barry Shields (up!) built it to appear in forward motion and suspended in space.
The redoubtable Miranda-class cruisers were in Starfleet service for a century and saw action from the Battle of the Mutara Nebula to the Battle of Cardassia. For us Trekkies, the most famous was the Reliant, which was hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh in the second Star Trek movie. Christer Nyberg made this LEGO model of it using about ten to fifteen thousand pieces. It’s equipped with numerous lights, which you can see at the link.
Link -via Geekosystem
Star Trek Tin Tote | $14.95
If you always wanted a Star Trek lunch box, but never got one because your parents made you eat cafeteria food, your chance is here! Get your Star Trek Tin Tote from the NeatoShop! There are Star Trek graphics on both sides, plus more on the ends. Check it out, as well as the large selection of other neat Star Trek items, in the NeatoShop.
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“Hey Jim-boy, y’all ever have a real cold, Georgia-style mint julep, huh?” You won’t be able to mix one in this teapot, or even Georgia-style sun tea. But you can brew up some hot tea (no, not Earl Grey). Artist Mark Nathan Stafford made this sculpture for the Ossuaries Project. Pour water into the top and tea out of the left ear.
Link -via io9 | Ossuary Project Website
Tamara de Lempicka is my favorite Art Deco painter, so this image inspired by her work makes me happy. It was composed by deviantART user lymanalpha.
Link -via Comics Alliance
Not sufficiently retro for you? Then you could try the Andy Griffith version of “Single Ladies.” As for me, I think that we should start an Internet movement to summon Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, and LeVar Burton together to present a real-life version of this video.
-via The Mary Sue | Previously: Wrinkled Ladies
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This custom made Enterprise mailbox was built with solar powered lights, so that high school kids can see what they’re smashing no matter how dark it is outside. Really, the guy who built it must live in a nice neighborhood, because where I live people would steal this thing in a heartbeat.
Link –via Geekologie
This Constitution-class starship comes equipped extra running lights. According to several redditors, it’s on display in East Peoria, Illinois. That city is apparently famous for its grand Christmas light displays.
Link -via Nerd Bastards
In a recent interview with Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura, it was revealed that Spock was originally intended to be a female and Nichols was slated to play the famous Vulcan. As it turns out though:
There was also a female character known as Number One, a cold, efficient and logical woman to play against the hot headed, libidinous Kirk. She was intended to by played by Majel Roddenberry, then Majel Barrett. Gene Roddenberry was dating her at the time, but hadn’t yet divorced his estranged wife. The studio producing Star Trek was uncomfortable A) with a woman as such a central character and B) with the scandalous nepotism of the whole thing. They also didn’t particularly like Spock as a character, and so as a compromise Roddenberry eliminated Number One, made a Spock the emotionless one, and promoted him to First Officer.
And thus, Nichols was instead cast as the legendary Lieutenant and the rest, as they say, is history.
Which would prevail in a battle between a Constitution-class heavy cruiser and a Star Destroyer? There is a time and a place for such conflicts, and Star Trek and Star Wars fans have shed much blood in them. But George Takei reminds us that there is a threat against both franchises — nay, civilization itself. That is Twilight, and now it is time for fans to unite against it.
As a Trekkie, I take up Captain Sulu’s call and extend a hand of friendship to my geeky brethren across the divide. Our differences are not so great.
-via Blastr
Dodd’s Furniture is going where no furniture store has gone before. Where that is, I don’t know. Set your savings for stunning! -via The Daily What Geeks
redditor nem8 made the USS Xmas, affectionately known as the Gingerprise. There is an argument in the comment thread about whether the registry number is correct. This is why we Trekkies are awesome.
N.B. The joke “Bake it so!” is better used for a different ship, namely the Xmas-D.
Yoda Santa Hat – $11.95
Spock Santa Hat – $15.95
Are you overcome by the spirit of the holidays, but want celebrate in a way that remains true to your geeky self? You need a Santa Hat from the NeatoShop. Trekkies will love the Spock Santa Hat with embroidered Starfleet insignia. Star Wars fanatics, however, will be forced to choose Yoda.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Star Trek and Star Wars items.
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Star Trek Transporter Sound Effect Mug – $27.95
Are you a Trekkie who thinks life should come complete with cool sound effects? You need the Star Trek Transporter Sound Effect Mug from the NeatoShop. This 12 oz. ceramic mug, with Starfleet insignia, makes transporter sounds every time you set your mug on the platform. Now if only it could actually beam you up a refill of coffee.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Star Trek items.
Comments Off The bridge officers on the Enterprise-D encounter strange sensor readings. What is that huge sphere? How should they respond? Who shot first, Han or Greedo?
-via Fanboy
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Captain Kirk, Commander Spock, Dr. McCoy, and Ensign Snuggles are beaming down to the planet. They will no doubt all return safely.
Check out the rest of Etsy seller Jennifer Hugon’s store, which includes critters like this in the form of Batman, Robin, Spock, Frankenstein’s monster, Cylons, and zombies.
Sadly it's not a clever Dominion plot to weaken the spirits of the inhabitants of Cardassia Prime. A fan of Star Trek actor George Takei actually sent him this clever parody, inspired by a meld of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with a certain Terran celebrity famous for her long and lasting marriage.
The 1968 episode of Star Trek entitled “Patterns of Force” is set in a society modeled after Nazi Germany. Because so many uniforms from the Third Reich are featured in it, the episode was not aired in a Germany still sensitive to anything remotely resembling Nazism. But recently the broadcasting company ZDF concluded that it is time to make that episode available for German Trekkies who have never had the opportunity to watch it. Due to controversial subject matter, broadcasting officials will give it a restricted rating and only air it after 10 PM.
There is still no news about when “Spectre of the Gun” will be permitted in Arizona.
Link -via The Mary Sue | Image: Paramount
Ktarian Chocolate Puffs were described in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation as having 17 different kinds of chocolate in them. The blogger bananamondaes took that as a challenge (or possibly an excuse to buy many kinds of chocolate), and created a recipe that actually uses that many in a cream puff. It doesn’t look easy, but we are assured that the results are worth it! Link -via @johncfarrier
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Did
you miss Picard, Riker, Wesley and the rest of the ST:TNG gang? Feast
on this: plots from the unaired eight season of the Star Trek: The Next
Generation, courtesy of @TNG_S8:
A pod of quantum dolphins are stuck by the starboard nacelle, Picard defends himself in the dolphin murder trial. Guinan learns hockey.
Q's back: he's wearing a kimono and unleashes dinosaurs on The Enterprise. Worf refuses to enjoy the pleasure-planet Risa.
The prime directive is completely ignored when Picard really wants to ride a Centaur. Geordie sleeps through the whole episode by accident.
I swear I saw that last one already! Link - via Metafilter
Mr. Potato Head Captain Kirk and Klingon Kor - $34.95
Did you know that Mr. Potato Head is a Trekkie? Well he is! Check out the Mr. Potato Head Captain Kirk and Klingon Kor set from the NeatoShop. This amazing set includes two 5″ Tall figures. Captain Kirk has a cool spud smirk while Kor is the perfect potato warrior.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Star Trek items!
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Animated for the Italian channel FOX Retro, the animated video features popular 80s TV show characters in classic video game environments. The game was beat with Wonder Woman being saved by Fonzie from Happy Days. Then I inserted another coin to replay. -via Laughing Squid
Jonathan Brown of Milton Keynes, UK, has struggled with dyslexia for many years. But he’s found that studying the Klingon language from Star Trek very helpful for coping with it:
He explained how he has always had difficulty with reading and also has what he describes as “name blindness” but while doing this work he realised that he could use a different part of his brain.
“Dyslexia is not something you get over, you live with it. It’s not necessarily a hindrance, you just learn different ways to pick things up.
“Working on the translation has helped me understand where I’ve been having problems all my life with languages, I realised I’d been trying to remember the words in the name part of my brain and because I can’t remember names, I can’t remember the words.
“With the Klingon language games used on the CD, I tended to put words into a different place and it went into my long term memory.
You can’t go wrong by choosing to study Klingon. At one point, just a couple decades ago, it was the fastest growing language in the world!
Link -via blastr | Image: Paramount
If you love paper dolls, but want a few more contemporary, geeky options, Flavorwire has you covered with a great selection of weird and wonderful paper dolls including Betty White and David Bowie. Print them out, cut them up and then stage your own delightfully odd plays.
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Aren’t these cookies adorable? Too pretty to eat! Darla at Bakingdom made these in honor of the 45th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series on September 8, 1966. Along with her tribute to the show, she also posted the process of designing each cookie to look like a crew member, pictures of the baking process, and close-up views of each character’s cookie. Link -via Boing Boing
