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Feb 05 | Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby will be part of Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed – a full-cast reunion of Star Trek: The Next Generation® to be held at the Calgary Expo April 27-29, 2012. The special reunion event will be held at Calgary Stampede Corral on the evening of Saturday, April 28, 2012. This auspicious occasion marks the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation® and will be the first time in over twenty years that the cast has participated in an event such as this. Included in the evening’s program is a 90 minute panel discussion, a Q&A session, and a video presentation in honour of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation®. A commemorative guide will produced solely for this event along with exclusive merchandise. This is a separate ticketed event with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster on February 18, 2012 at 10 AM MST. Although the cast will be participating in various panels throughout the course of the weekend, Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed will be the only opportunity to see all nine of the cast members in one incredible panel. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and range from $40-$125 CDN.
Jan 30 | A large, heavy pewter sculpture that Paramount
commissioned, commemorating the series finale of DS9 in 1999 is available on eBay.
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By GustavoLeao / 06:46, 14 January 2008 / Trek Books
Review by Jeff Ayers
With Valentine's Day a month away, all the male Trekkers are starting to plan how to please their ladies on that special day and beyond. Well, your prayers have been answered with the publication of Captain Kirk's Guide to Women.
All of the major techniques used by our favorite swinging captain are spelled out in graphic detail. Figuratively and literally tongue in cheek, the author John "Bones" Rodriguez examines Kirk's conquests and his success in landing even the ugly chicks. (Yes, Sylvia from Catspaw, I'm talking to you). Each woman he encountered in his three years of exploration (if you know what I mean) is examined. Each profile includes subject, age, species, occupation, and the lesson learned from Kirk's touching tribute to her lips and body. Special notes, telltale quotes, and a log providing a summary of their encounter fill out each entry. Surprisingly, the women from the Star Trek movies are ignored. I'm guessing the discussion of spreading your seed for successful breeding might put a damper on the discussion of pleasing the fairer sex.
This book has groan-inducing puns, full color photos, and it never takes itself seriously. The author knows his Trek well and utilizes some fun jokes by quoting other episodes. The steep price of $14.00 will steer some folks away, so prepare accordingly. If you are successful in mastering these techniques, you just might land that dreamy 60's woman. Or, you might lose her to Captain Picard. In any case, this book will help you steer through the stiff competition.
6 out of 10
Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com,
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