Nichelle Nichols… A New Light in the Heavens 1 Aug 20222 Aug 2022 Iconic, thoughtful, courageous, sassy, stunning, talented, and transcendent. Those are all words I associate with Nichelle Nichols, the remarkable human-being who embodied Nyota Uhura across decades. Today, we learned that…
CBS All Access… Discovery Update 9 Apr 2017 Casting announcements for Star Trek: Discovery have been coming at us at a steady pace for months now, but, despite the array of talent being announced, there was one actor CBS…
Anthony Rapp… Your Star Trek News Scan 26 Mar 2017 It's been a busy month out on the final frontier, for both the new Star Trek television series, and a couple of our favourite actors. Where to begin? Since every…
Nichelle Nichols… The First Lady of Outer Space 30 Dec 2016 It's the 28th of December in the United States, which means it's the First Lady of Science Fiction's 84th Birthday. Nichelle Nichols was born in 1932 in Illinois in the…
Alex Kurtzman… Two More Writers Join Series VI 15 Jun 2016 The creative team behind Series VI has grown again, with two new writers joining the team - one a Trek veteran, the other a former colleague of Bryan Fuller. According…
CBS All Access… Welcome to 2016 1 Jan 2016 Happy New Year, and welcome to 2016. It's a big one for Star Trek! This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of a television and cinematic phenomena with a new…
Nichelle Nichols… Happy Birthday 31 Dec 2015 In Australia, we're only hours away from the dawn of 2016, bringing us one year closer to the 23rd Century. Just as billions celebrated Christmas around the world a week…
Aron Eiseberg… Star Trek: Renegades Update 3 Dec 2015 There was a wonderful little surprise awaiting me in my inbox this morning, as I checked my e-mails after staggering out of bed and fortifying myself with some coffee: If…
GLSEN Awards… Zachary Quinto Wins GLSEN 2015 Champion Award 30 Oct 2015 A few days ago, the annual GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) Respect Awards were held in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Wilshire. Among the winners was Trek's own…
Nichelle Nichols… Nichelle is Back from Her Mission with NASA 20 Sep 2015 On the 15th of September, Nichelle Nichols made her second trip aboard SOFIA - the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. SOFIA, according to its official website, is "...the largest airborne…
George Takei… TOS Audience Weren’t Ready for a Gay Character 12 Aug 2015 Internet and Star Trek icon, George Takei, has recently discussed Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, and an issue close to his heart, explaining why there was never an openly gay…
NASA… To Boldly Go 7 Aug 2015 If anyone was going to do it, it was Nichelle Nichols. ABC News is reporting that Star Trek living legend, the always stunning Nichelle Nichols, will be travelling on the…
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