Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine try to persuade Star Trek fans to accept the new movie


Natalie Portman raps: hilarious because it's insane

Star Trek (2009) is an excellent sci-fi/action movie. According to Rotten Tomatoes, it is the best rated Star Trek movie ever at 96% and the best rated movie of 2009 so far. I don't know if it is the best Star Trek movie, from a fan's perspective, but it is clearly the best Star Trek film since First Contact (1996) and also better than The Motion ( Read more... )

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 25 HOURS

Enough reviews have rolled in now that Rotten Tomatoes has written a "consensus" of the new Star Trek movie: "With action, humor, a strong story, and brilliant sci-fi visuals, Star Trek will please traditional trekkies and inspire new fans, and reignite this classic franchise."

A number of positive reviews have arrived. ( Read more... )

This semester is all but over: I took my Greek final and had my last day of Spirituality on Monday, I turned in my Greek and Latin papers on Friday, and I led my last discussion for Christianity and Culture on Friday. All that's left is to proctor and grade the Christianity and Culture finals on Friday and to take my Latin final on Friday. Then, to ( Read more... )

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 53 HOURS (advance screenings in select locations)

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STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 6 DAYS

Critical reviews of Star Trek are starting to appear, perhaps most notably from Variety (no Ebert yet!).  The review (which contains spoilers) is positive, saying that the movie has re-invigorated the franchise just like Casino Royale re-invigorated the James Bond franchise. They are similar since both remakes explore the ( Read more... )

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 12 DAYS

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 14 DAYS

We're going to see it in IMAX! It actually comes out the night before in some places, but we have finals on Friday.

Go here to see all Star Trek trailers in HD on YouTube, including six TV spots! Or go to StarTrekMovie.com, which is the coolest Website I have ever seen! It has 360-degree panoramic views of the ship and ( Read more... )

Since our friend Jana is in town and loves Settlers of Catan, we bought the most recent and apparently final expansion today, Traders and Barbarians, which we didn't even know existed until today. So far it seems pretty nifty. It is actually a set of game-play variants and scenarios, rather than a regular expansion.


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STAR TREK COUNTDOWN: 31 DAYS

You can now watch two short clips from the new Star Trek movie. This one is Kirk hitting on Uhura, and the second one is Bones ranting about the dangers of space travel to Kirk.

Also, only 100 days till Half-Blood Prince!