Stack Overflow: 30 Star Trek Books to Celebrate 30 Years of ‘The Next Generation’
To celebrate both new ‘Star Trek’ and 30 years of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, here are 30 ‘Star Trek’ books to add to your reading list.
Continue ReadingTo celebrate both new ‘Star Trek’ and 30 years of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, here are 30 ‘Star Trek’ books to add to your reading list.
Continue ReadingToday, we’re boldly going to the 23rd century (and beyond) with Mike and Denise Okuda. If you’ve watched and enjoyed ‘Star Trek’ in nearly any of its incarnations over the years, you have the Okudas to thank for so many different aspects of the shows.
Continue Reading‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ was the beginning of my love for more. The new series took nothing away from the original series, it was just more ‘Star Trek’ to love!
Continue ReadingThe world was introduced to ‘Star Trek’ 50 years ago, yet its impact continues to resonate with us,
Continue ReadingThis week, we welcome a legend to the show. LeVar Burton has had a career that almost doesn’t seem possible. He’s been part of – in fact at the core of – a hat trick that continues to be unbelievably influential. Most actors would be thrilled to have had a fraction of his success.
Continue ReadingIt’s the franchise’s 50th anniversary this year, and there’s no better way to celebrate ‘Star Trek’ than oohing and ahhing over this incredible collection of over 100 props and costumes.
Continue ReadingThis year marks the 50th Anniversary of ‘Star Trek,’ and the EMP Museum is going to be launching a new exhibit, ‘Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds,’ on May 21st to celebrate.
Continue ReadingThis week, we’re beyond thrilled to have Jonathan Frakes swing by the show. Most of you undoubtedly know him as the indomitable Number One: Commander William T. Riker from ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation.’
Continue ReadingWilliam Shatner dives into the real-life drama and conflict behind the beginning of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ with a new documentary, ‘Chaos on the Bridge.’
Continue ReadingReading Rainbow is moving ahead into the age of the internet with the robust online app Skybrary.
Continue ReadingPlease join all of us at GeekDad in wishing Harrison Ford and Sir Patrick Stewart a very happy birthday, and many more to come!
Continue ReadingPlease join all of us at GeekDad in wishing Harrison Ford and Sir Patrick Stewart a very happy birthday (one day late), and many more to come!
Continue ReadingIf you have yet to decide if purchasing Star Trek: The Next Generation Season One on Blu-ray is worth the expense, let me calmly tell you, You need to purchase it. NOW!
Continue ReadingHere is a list of 28 Star Trek one-liners of which most people are aware. Some of these quotes have made their way into other areas of pop-culture. Some of these quotes have been paraphrased. Some have been used by judges when giving verdicts.
Continue ReadingWe may have made our way to each other by some other means, but Star Trek: The Next Generation made it very easy for us to find an excuse to truly talk with each other. It provided the path to boldly go into the next phase of our journey together — Marriage: the final frontier.
Continue ReadingFans of Star Trek, and geeks in general, are very familiar with the battle of Kirk versus Picard. In honor of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary on September 28, 2012, let’s pit three additional Star Trek: The Original Series senior officers against three Star Trek: The Next Generation senior officers.
Continue ReadingIn honor of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary, here is my list of top five favorite episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation and why.
Continue ReadingWhere were you when Star Trek: The Next Generation first aired? I can tell you exactly what I was doing, and the impact it had, as vividly as if it were today.
Continue ReadingTo celebrate Star Trek: The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary, GeekMom is dedicating this week to a franchise that has been inspiring people for 46 years.
Continue ReadingPreview disk for the HD upgrade to the ’80s sci-fi series looks beautiful, and shows off some details you may have missed on TV.
Continue ReadingAs a Star Trek fan from the very beginning, I love watching all the old series. We just got our first HD TV and Blu-ray player last month, so I was thrilled to hear that CBS Home Entertainment will be …
Continue ReadingI was always a geek growing up and that was thanks in large part to the fact that my dad is a huge geek himself. One of my earliest memories is sitting on his lap in this old, brown chair we had as he read Lord of the Rings to me. My dad is super […]
Continue ReadingSince I’m still coming down from the high that is Dragon*Con, I’ve been looking in Flickr for pictures of myself and reading articles about the Con. I came across a post about the Dragon*Con parade and I started reading the comments. There were several comments that jumped out as me as some people seemed to […]
Continue ReadingToday, August 19, marks a very special anniversary for Star Trek fans everywhere. On this date 90 years ago, a man named Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was born in Texas. Following distinguished service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World …
Continue ReadingWe don’t make a secret of our appreciation for Wil Wheaton here on GeekDad. Speaking for myself, I’ve been a great fan of his writing since I started reading his blog about ten years ago, and I’m among those who …
Continue ReadingImagine a society in which you are put to death at 60. In a loving ceremony known as “The Resolution” you bid goodbye to family and friends, and then, quite calmly, kill yourself. The benefit being that society no longer has an elderly population to care for, and you no longer have to watch as those […]
Continue ReadingA little while back I tweeted a few #geekconfessions—by which I meant confessing areas where I lack Geek Cred—including the fact that I’d never watched Star Trek: The Next Generation. I expected to get some flak from my fellow GeekDad …
Continue ReadingToday, August 19, marks a very special anniversary for Star Trek fans everywhere. On this date in 1921, a man named Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was born in Texas. Following distinguished service in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War …
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