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DAPs Magic’s Geeks Corner, the Online Show

It is done. Our first episode of Geeks Corner, the online show, is now online for your enjoyment! At least, we hope you will enjoy it! I’m joined by my friend Johnny 5 as we talk about random things that have been showing up on Geeks Corner or other geeky …

Zarmina's World - Could Life Be On Another Planet?

Did We Find the Real Vulcan?

According to Star Trek history, Earth’s first contact with extra terrestrials was with people from the planet known as Vulcan. They came here and initiated contact sometime during this century. They are the ones with the funny hand signal that many people have difficulty doing. You know, the one where …

Michael Giacchino on Star Trek

Michael Giacchino wrote the music for last year’s Star Trek re-imagined prequel. While nothing is set in stone about the sequel to the prequel, there is much speculation that when it is made this will be the guy creating the music. Recently, TrekMovie had an interview with Giacchino about music from …

How Star Trek: The Next Generation COULD Have Been Cast

When you think about Star Trek: The Next Generation (ST: TNG from here on out) there are a few iconic images that probably come to mind. Beyond that massive ship they introduced, the first that comes to mind for me is a bald captain. I would probably have to go with …

Chicks Dig Rayguns

My friend Dave Smith (no, not the one from Disney Archives) embarked on an adventure to create an online comic strip a little over a year ago. It centers around a monkey named Cargo and his life in space in and around Space Base 8, which also happens to be …

Scoring Star Tours (I & II)

You may or may not realize this but John Williams wasn’t the guy who came in and arranged the music for Star Tours. A guy named Richard Bellis was actually the guy who pulled together the music and arranged it for the original Star Tours. There is an amazing interview …

Atari Unveils ‘Star Trek Online Architect’ Ship Building Web Mini-game + Captain’s Chair Replica Contest

Yesterday, Atari unviled ‘Star Trek Online Architect’ Ship Building Web Mini-game along with Captain’s Chair Replica Contest where participants can win a Captain’s chair replica. I bet you never would have guessed right? While I’m not looking to win a Captain’s chair, the ability to build my own ship sounds …

Star Trek to Film This Time Next Year

This time next year, producer Brian Burke expects the next Star Trek to be filming. A year later than that, we should be sitting in theaters enjoying it with the release on June 29, 2012. While he isn’t interviewed that regularly, he did recently speak with TrekMovie about Star Trek’s …

Anton Yelchin as Chekov. Could he be the next Peter Parker/Spider-Man?

Chekov as Spider-Man?

If current reports are accurate, and there are quite a few of them, Anton Yelchin is one of the finalists to become the next Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Anton Yelchin first burst into the public eye at eleven years old while playing Bobby Garfield in Hearts in Atlantis alongside Anthony Hopkins. In …