George Takei and his husband Brad Altman show queer couples how to fill out their census form. They are utterly adorable and make me tear up at the same time. George Takei is wearing his Starfleet uniform and Brad Altman is wearing some weird foil hat, and they remind me of my grandparents, the way they've been together forever and know each ( Read more... )

Ricardo Montalban. Khan is one of the best characters Star Trek ever gave us. "Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space."

ETA: And he was the uncredited voice of Claudius in the MST3K episode Hamlet! I totally did not know that! (Awesome episode, btw, if you haven't ( Read more... )

RIP Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. May the Great Bird of the Galaxy be with your family.

It will be bittersweet to hear her voice as the computer in the new Star Trek movie.

"Star Trek" theme composer Alexander Courage dies"I have to confess to the world that I am not a science fiction fan," Courage said in an interview for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation's Archive of American Television in 2000. "Never have been. I think it's just marvelous malarkey. ... So you write some, you hope, marvelous ( Read more... )

This is for the otw_onlinecon, and because I'm a masochist and feel like embarrassing myself.

( my way too detailed and embarrassing fannish history )

George Takei is going to get married!

He and Brad Altman have been together for 21 years and they're going to get married in California! That article is so sweet, too.
"We've worked in partnership; he manages the business side of my career and I do the performing ( Read more... )

Via AMERICAblog:

Sulu is gay

Like John says, way cool!