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Nov 23 | Chuck returns to NBC with a special two-hour show on Sunday, Jan 10, 2010, before returning to its regular time slot, Mondays at 8pm on the following night. It's return to prime time television can be attributed to a successful fan renewnal campaign last year. CHUCK is a one-hour, action-comedy series that follows Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi, "Less Than Perfect") -- a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government's most vital secret agent. This upcoming season will include some special guest stars, including Brandon Routh of "Superman Returns" who will play CIA agent Daniel Shaw in an episode, and the addition of SUBWAY restaurant as a major advertiser to the show. Chuck averaged a 4.0/6 rating last season, about eight percent better than the recently cancelled "Trauma". Ratings-challenged Heroes moves back an hour when Chuck returns on Monday nights. STAR TREK VOYAGER's Robert Duncan McNeill serves Chuck as a supervising producer and director.

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Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.

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Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

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Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com.   One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers.  The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother,  and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company.  J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children.  The auction link is here.

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Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

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More Details on Special Set Construction for "In a Mirror, Darkly" Episodes (SPOILERS)

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By Steve Krutzler / 17:52, 23 January 2005 / Enterprise

As TrekWeb first reported last week, "In a Mirror, Darkly" will establish that the U.S.S. Defiant from the ST:TOS episode "The Tholian Web" arrived in the Mirror Universe when it disappeared in that classic episode, where in this deuce of new episodes, alternate versions of 'Jonathan Archer' and his comrades will capture its 23rd century technology and use the advantage to stage a coup against the 22nd century's Imperial Starfleet.

The Defiant was a Constitution Class starship, the same as the original U.S.S. Enterprise, and many scenes take place on the ship in this series of episodes. This means the ENTERPRISE production team will have to recreate in part the sets of the 1960s television show. Partial replicas were previously constructed for TNG's "Relics" featuring James Doohan, as well as DS9's 30th Anniversary tribute episode "Trials and Tribble-ations."

According to SaveEnterprise.com, the list of sets to be seen in the upcoming "Mirror" episodes includes The Bridge (from the Science station clockwise to Main Viewscreen), the Briefing Room with tabletop tri-screen, Rec Room, Crew Quarters, Corridors, Jefferies Tubes and the Turbolift.

Along with the interiors, the script calls for battle scenes between 22nd century-era ships and the Defiant, suggesting we'll see a CGI version of the classic design in the episode. "Trials and Tribble-ations" also utilized a CGI model of the Constitution Class U.S.S. Enterprise.

Read more from SaveEnterprise here.



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By: Scorpius (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:35:21 on Jan 24, 2005

That's all cool.

My only worry is that they make the mirror universe characters camp and not genuinely threatening. Mirror Sulu was scarey, I mean you can have nightmares about him with that scar and the sword.

The mirror Sisko was a cool hard character, and Odo was a bastard for all the right reasons.

Certain characters, like mirror Worf and mirror Kira came across as a bit too camp and just the actors having fun rather than being serious characters. To an extent the Voyager episode with the revised planet history was very camp too: Janeway with black gloves etc.

I hope for some decent performances and genuinely opposite and real characters for this two-parter. If I see camp, or bi-sexual characters dressed in leather that will make love to anything, I'll cringe. Give us some bad ass Enterprise counterparts. This is not the Trek universe so you can take all the risks in the world, so long as they don't have whips on them ;)

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    By: EntFan! (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:20:35 on Jan 24, 2005

    Does anyone remember in the TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror" when Spock made the comment about his death being avenged and those avengers being Vulcan....one wonders perchance if Sulu got that war wound from a battle with Vulcans...

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      By: Scorpius (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:54:54 on Jan 24, 2005

      Quite possibly. Didn't Takei recently do a playstation game in which he played Mirror Sulu again. I wonder what they came up with for that.

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RE: Nope, a real Model...Look here | Report this post to moderator
By: Dukat (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:53:52 on Jan 24, 2005 | Edit History (1)

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By: EntFan! (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:17:02 on Jan 24, 2005

In the words of Ike Broslowski of South Park...


"I POOPED MY PANTS!"

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    By: lnformed (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:57:18 on Jan 24, 2005 | Edit History (1)

    [sarcasm mode ON]

    Bringing back The Mirror Universe would be the ultimate cry for help for Trek. You think the fact that bringing back the Mirror Universe would do wonders for trek. My ass it would. It would bring ratings up JUST ONCE! Then once all is said and done Trek would be back on a spiral slump to the bottom all over again.

    Using the Mirror Universe is a crutch for Star Trek. A one shot appearence of the Mirror Universe in either television or movies would do nothing for the industry except bring in fans BRIEFLY. Then once a new show or episode is back on the screen without The Mirror Universe (which can't have a whole goddamn series revolve around The Mirror Universe) the series or movie will do only half of what the Mirror Universe movie did. People want The Mirror Universe like a crack addict needs drugs. It's only a quick and temporary fix until you need the next line of drugs.

    It's a crutch, it's like a fucking Meth addict who needs his next fix. If The Mirror Universe comes back, it'll bring ratings up ONLY ONCE.

    Bringing Back The Mirror Universe is the biggest mistake in the world.

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      By: EntFan! (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:08:16 on Jan 24, 2005

      You know, I sit back wanting to reply in anger and just basically go off.

      Yet, fortunately, common sense kicked in with the realization to the fact that all it would do would have you reply in kind...we'd go back and forth for about five six posts then it would get old....so I'm just going on and say that we went ahead with the five six replies and it got heated then got old...so now I'm going to move on....

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        By: lnformed (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:27:34 on Jan 24, 2005

        The point is: A gimmick is a gimmick. You're happy with THIS gimmick. So are you now Ultimate Proof That No Fan Should Be In Charge of Star Trek?

        As far as anger goes: You wanted this. So be happy.


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          By: EntFan! (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:19:34 on Jan 24, 2005 | Edit History (1)

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          As far as anger goes: You wanted this. So be happy.


          Uhm....okay...tag-link still stays...

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            By: lnformed (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:43:26 on Jan 25, 2005 | Edit History (3)

            --Uhm....okay...--

            Don't "uhm... okay" me, boy. You WANTED attention, and that's an undeniable FACT.

            --tag-link still stays...--

            Of course, because you're petty. I wouldn't expect any less and every posting you make confirms it.

            I notice you couldn't dispute anything I said in regards to gimmicks and your hypocricy. Just like you couldn't dispute the facts that:

            1. The trailer wasn't a proposed storyline.

            2. The trailer's creators didn't want to be "in charge" of Star Trek.

            3. The numbers give solid, undisputable evidence that episodes of Berman Trek that FOLLOW TOS crossover episodes retain ratings. Which you continue to deny because you're desperate.

            4. You like a critically reviled movie and a critically reviled show, and then you expect anyone to listen to you in regards to anything to do with taste.

            Just be happy you're getting your attention.


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              By: EntFan! (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:12:33 on Jan 25, 2005

              Hey, look I was right, went back and forth six times....getting predictable old man...

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                By: lnformed (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:10:46 on Jan 25, 2005

                You don't have to reply at all. But you're going to get a rebuttal each time:

                And you STILL you couldn't dispute anything I said in regards to gimmicks and your hypocricy. Just like you couldn't dispute the facts that:

                1. The trailer wasn't a proposed storyline.

                2. The trailer's creators didn't want to be "in charge" of Star Trek.

                3. The numbers give solid, undisputable evidence that episodes of Berman Trek that FOLLOW TOS crossover episodes retain ratings. Which you continue to deny because you're desperate.


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By: Neighborhood Changeling (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 04:29:19 on Jan 24, 2005

It should be interesting to see if they go for exact replica's of the old 60's style TOS sets, or if they try to modernize them a bit. Either way, it should be good.

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    By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 12:36:01 on Jan 24, 2005

    Agreed. I can't wait to see the old sets and the old USS Defiant again. The Constitution Class design is my favorite starship design and THE THOLIAN WEB is one of my all-time favorites TOS episodes !

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STAR TREK, it's good to have you back! | Report this post to moderator
By: Deslok 2 (Odo's file, contact) @ 03:54:48 on Jan 24, 2005

Ever since the first season of ENT, this is the kind of TREK that I have been wanting to see. Lately, it has been surpassing my expectations.

Yes, the first two season of ENT recieved much bashing, I can see that they were attempting to do much of the same things as Manny is trying now, but the first season of ENT lacked flair and a certain element of creativity that I associate with STAR TREK.

There's no denying that ENT truly is now a legitimate heir to the STAR TREK line.

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By: Merlinus Ambrosius (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:42:04 on Jan 23, 2005

Geekgasm. Thats probably the only word I can think of to describe what we're all feeling about this. If this is Enterprise's last season, Coto sure is making sure it goes out with a bang.

GIVE US A SEASON 5!!!

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  • RE: Geekgasm | Report this post to moderator
    By: Keoki (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:58:24 on Jan 24, 2005

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    Geekgasm. Thats probably the only word I can think of to describe what we're all feeling about this. If this is Enterprise's last season, Coto sure is making sure it goes out with a bang.

    This is critical, whether there's a season five or not. If ENT can manage not to leave a bad taste in out mouths, it dramatically increases the chances of Trek returning, whether as movies-of-the-week or whatever. Manny Coto is my hero.

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Trials and Tribbleations Enterprise | Report this post to moderator
By: Skippy 2k (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:42:03 on Jan 23, 2005

The Enterprise as seen in Trials and Tribbleations was a physical model, not CGI as mentioned above.


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  • It's a MODEL (SCI FI SPECIAL CONFIRMS) | Report this post to moderator
    By: JagMan (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:54:54 on Jan 24, 2005

    SCI FI even aired a half hour making of special on "Trials and Tribbleations" which shows Greg Jein's model being used to create an effects shot.


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    • RE: It's a MODEL (SCI FI SPECIAL CONFIRMS) | Report this post to moderator
      By: Jack Marshall (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:38:09 on Jan 24, 2005

      It was definately a model - I've seen the model, and have friends who work (and worked) on that particular episode. In fact I've seen pictures of them filming the model for DS9. It is amusing that people think it's CGI because "they can tell it is".

      It is a model - a physical model. Sorry!


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    • RE: It's a MODEL (SCI FI SPECIAL CONFIRMS) | Report this post to moderator
      By: Jack Marshall (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:37:49 on Jan 24, 2005

      It was definately a model - I've seen the model, and have friends who work (and worked) on that particular episode. In fact I've seen pictures of them filming the model for DS9. It is amusing that people think it's CGI because "they can tell it is".

      It is a model - a physical model. Sorry!


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  • RE: Trials and Tribbleations Enterprise | Report this post to moderator
    By: The TREKMAN!!!!! (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:51:57 on Jan 23, 2005

    No, it was CGI in "Trails and Tribble-ations" (DS9). One) you can tell its CGI and Two) In one of the featurettes in one of the TNG DVD box sets, a CGI guy said his favorite effect was re-creating the Enterprise for the DS9 episode.

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    • Nope, a real Model...Look here | Report this post to moderator
      By: Avilos (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:16:00 on Jan 23, 2005 | Edit History (1)

      Here is a site with pictures of the model that was created by Greg Jein for DS9. link


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      • RE: Nope, a real Model...Look here | Report this post to moderator
        By: Chris Pike (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:12:07 on Jan 24, 2005

        You can also see that model in the background of all the Season 5 special features on T&T.

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      • RE: Nope, a real Model...Look here | Report this post to moderator
        By: The Higher, The Fewer (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:36:30 on Jan 24, 2005

        That's interesting. And awesome. Thanks for the link.

        I too thought it was cgi. It just looks a little more fake than a model on screen.

        What is this "1384" talk all about? Anybody get that one?

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        • RE: Nope, a real Model...Look here | Report this post to moderator
          By: Cap'n Calhoun (Odo's file, contact) @ 01:46:37 on Jan 25, 2005

          I had always suspected (based on what I had read) that they had created a model, scanned it in, and used the computer model based on a physical model. I was under the impression that that was how most of the CGI models for Trek ships had their start -- partially due to the fact that the models already existed, but also since it creates a more realistic effect than just "building" a CGI model.

          However it was done, it did come out with the same look that a lot of CGI has. In other words, it kinda looked like something from Babylon 5. ;-)

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          By: Dukat (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:52:48 on Jan 24, 2005

          Very famous controversy regarding a decal that appeared on the original ERTL models of the Enterprise. There was a huge demand in the conventions for this "flawed" model, as the Franz Joseph Technical manual correctly pointed out that it was a port for repair access labeled 1384. It connected to a plasma conduit, also called the "fire" "wire" access.

          Later it was determined that all the ERTL models, and even the new ones being produced in 1985 still had the "1364" marking incorrectly. To fix this, ERTL removed the 1364 decal and most folks building the model at that point had to use a small decal which was really the part id from the decal sheet. That was "iLnk"

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By: Meglo (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:05:17 on Jan 23, 2005

Yeah, I'll be tuning in for these eps, if only to see the old sets again.

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By: John (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:48:13 on Jan 23, 2005

I hope when they show the Defiant in battle they'll fix the the old fx problem that the topedos should come from the lower bridge module and not from underneath where the phaser banks are.


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