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The Trek Blog: Fedcon XIX Mission Logs, Part 2 of 3

Here's the long-awaited 2nd part of Kaye's adventures at Fedcon XIX.
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Star Trek TOS Retro Review: "The" Menagerie Parts I and II [The Trek Blog]

What could possibly be on Talos IV that would make Spock need to return his former commander there at the cost of his life and career, and possibly the career of his friend and current captain?
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Spielberg's new dinosaur/time travel TV series gets a seasoned showrunner

Science fiction TV veteran Brannon Braga announced that he will be taking up the reins as Executive Producer and showrunner for the developing Steven Spielberg dinosaurs/time travel TV series on FOX, Terra Nova.  The series, which got a 13-episode order from the network, is looking to feature Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler as its lead. Read more >>

Wholly Trek Day [Old Worlds]

Via Astris celebrates the 2010 Wholly Trek Day the only way it knows how.
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Retro-review, Star Trek Original Series: "Conscience of the King" (Episode S01E12)

This is one of those stories that could be taken out of Star Trek and played out, almost word for word, in any other setting. It is a drama and a very human one at that, with the hearts and happiness of humans in the balance instead of the fate of galaxies or of generations yet unborn — stakes we can all relate to.
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Retro-review, Star Trek Original Series: "The Corbomite Maneuver" (Episode S01E02)

This a future I'd like to live in — not only is it filled with wonderful technology, but, more importantly, it is filled with supportive people. This is one of those episodes that leave you with a feeling of a bigger, more interesting world while keeping you grounded in the immediate situation and the humanity that occupies it.
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Wholly Trek Day 2010

Since 2002, Via Astris (The Star Trek Club of the Philippines) has been holding Wholly Trek Day every Holy Thursday: a whole day dedicated to enjoying Star Trek - the TV series, the movies, the book series, the fan films, the graphic novels, the PC and board games - and hanging out with fellow Trekkies. Read more >>

Retro-review, Star Trek Original Series: "Dagger of the Mind" (Episode S01E10)

While other shows tend to glamorize the present or the past, Star Trek, with episodes such as this, tries to get us to understand ourselves better. 
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Retro-review, Star Trek Original Series: "The Naked Time" (Episode S01E06)

This is the episode that defines the Original Series and much of what comes after: the show is as much about what is in ourselves as it is what's out there.
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Retro-review, Star Trek Original Series: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Episode S01E01)

This is another episode that I would show to those new to the franchise. Though it brings us back to a simpler, less complicated time, it shows us that the crew of the Enterprise knew how to make tough choices and, more importantly, how to live with them.
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