CBS Gets Serious with ‘Star Trek’, Opens New Business Unit

Courtesy of CBS; Michele Crowe/CBS 'Star Trek: Discovery'; Veronica Hart (inset) CBS TV Studios has woken up to the fact that Star Trek is the dilithium that powers its warp engines. Hiding the new Trek series Star Trek: Discovery behind the CBS All Access paywall may not have been their best … Continue reading →

Star Trek IV is Dead, Jim

Ten years after J.J. Abrams rebooted the classic Star Trek movie series with his "Kelvin Timeline" version, it appears that the famed starship's continuing mission will not be returning to the big screen with a fourth installment. Abram’s Bad Robot Productions announced in January of last year … Continue reading →

CBS Shuts Down “Stage 9” Fan VR Recreation of the Enterprise D

The fan-run, nonprofit project "Stage 9" was a staggeringly complete recreation of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D, offering fans a virtual reality experience that made every Trek fan's heart beat faster. You could download - for free - a self-guided tour of the ship. The simulation featured working … Continue reading →

CBS Sues Self-Employed New York Photographer for Infringement, But He Sued Them First

This is another one of those "you just can't make this stuff up" stories. In the wake of their profoundly awkward law suit against the producers of Axanar for violating copyright on the popular Star Trek franchise (despite leaving dozens of other fan films alone, for decades on end), the … Continue reading →

The Cast of “Star Trek: Discovery” #TakeAKnee; What This Means for Fandom

It's no secret now that the cast of Star Trek: Discovery has posted on Instagram a group photograph of themselves taking a knee in support of the protest against police brutality against blacks. The #TakeAKnee movement was originally begun last season by NFL San Francisco 49ers player Colin … Continue reading →