Happy birthday, Mr. Roddenberry.

Poe's The Raven Narrated by Q

Hallowe'en approaches! What better way to celebrate than with a little Poe?

That it's a brilliantly creepy rendition of The Raven by John de Lancie (Star Trek: TNG's Q) doesn't hurt either.

Turn down the lights, close your eyes and enjoy the fear!

 

7 New Official Star Trek Images

In case you haven't turned on your television lately, the marketing blitz for J.J. Abram's new Star Trek sequel is in full swing! You can't turn on any channel without seeing Kirk picking a fight with a bar full of Starfleet officers...and I couldn't be more happy!

That blitz has obviously spilled over onto the interwebz and I've collected a few goodies for my loyal readers.

First up is, Trek Yourself - a website where you can turn a photo of yourself into a Star Trek character including Vulcan and Romulan.

And below are the latest 7 images released by Paramount (Enjoy!):









Live long and prosper!

The Star Trek Catch-Up Post

Alright! I've been lapse on all the hoopla surrounding the new Star Trek movie coming out May 8th. As a huge Trekker, I've no excuse other than the fact that I've been dwelling a bit in the Twitterverse.

Anyway, here's the quick catch-up.

We've all heard by now of the bait-and-switch premiere in Texas, so I'll skip that one since I'm still bitter that they didn't hold it in my hometown. (Read this to catch up on it from AICN.)

Here's the first of 3 new clips released online showing Kirk vs. Spock in a verbal faceoff with Scotty just trying to stay out of the middle of it:



A second featuring Uhura, Kirk and Kirk's ego:



The last one (because Yahoo! doesn't allow embedding) featuring a brilliant rendition of McCoy can be found HERE.

And lastly, the latest 3 official images released by Paramount:

Until next, time...Live long and prosper!

Kirk and the Matter Hatter(?) Arrive! (UPDATED)

Okay.

So I've been lax here for a few weeks.

I've no excuse other than having a day job.

But I'm back now and I'm here to present to you some cool goodies!

First off is the newest trailer to J.J. Abrahms "Star Trek" flick! I'll replace this with a higher quality version once I find one. Until then, enjoy! Update: Added higher quality video



As I suspected, Kirk was a bad ass even as a kid!

Anyway...on to the next goody. Ain't it Cool News reported an image this morning that may or may not be Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" movie. Fake or not, it does look cool!












Click on the image for the full size version.

That's it for now, gang! I'll be back more with more some fun stuff later.

(The new XBox Live Experience will be unveiled tomorrow so I'll try and report on that once I get a few days to test it out.)

Keen Fan-Made Trek Poster

I found this while browsing the interwebs.

It's something a Trek fan mocked up in Photoshop and I like it better than the official posters that have been posted by Paramount.

That's it. Nothing more.

Enjoy!

To Those Dissing the New Trek Film

Okay.

As with any movie based on a beloved franchise, the internet is awash with discussion about J.J. Abram's new Star Trek film.

A lot of it centers around those that are bitching that Trek shouldn't be rebooted or that William Shatner isn't in the film or that Simon Pegg is Scotty.

Here's my thoughts of the moment...

1. This isn't a prequel or a reboot. The basic plot is that a Romulan travels back in time to kill Kirk. Spock travels back and warns his younger self so that the assassination can be stopped. It's in continuity...not a reboot! It is, however, a way to get a fresh crew of the Enterprise out there without pissing off people with simply starting over. I think it's brilliant.

2. Being that it isn't a reboot or prequel, there's no reasonable explanation as to why Shatner would be in the new film. Kirk died in Generations a few films back. Of course, there is the rumor that Kirk was asked to play the new Kirk's father but, as much of a geek tribute that would be, it's not happening. Shatner says so in his interview in the latest issue of Star Trek Magazine.

3. Simon Pegg is a comedic actor and that's lent a lot of people to bitch about his being cast as Scotty. Two things...(1) Scotty is often used as comic relief and (2) Simon Pegg is enough of a fan of Trek that I would like to think he would do his best to honor James Doohan's original portrayal.

Until next time...

Live long and prosper!

Scotty, Bones, Chekov and Sulu! Oh my!

The first benefit of our Star Trek Webmaster program arrived today!

Here's the new images (clockwise from top left) of Sulu (Harold & Kumar's John Cho), Scotty (Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg), Bones (Doom's Karl Urban) and Chekov (Charlie Bartlett's Anton Yelchin).

I don't know about you, but this looks amazing!

I haven't had this much excitement for a Trek movie since First Contact.

And this image is actually the 2nd batch. The first one was this one of Kirk, Uhura, Spock and Romulan baddie Nero .


More to come as it comes in!

Live long and prosper!

We're a Star Trek Partner!

Hyde & Geek was officially accepted today as part of Paramount's Star Trek webmaster program.

What that means for you, dear reader, is that you'll be getting first news, goodies and whatever else Paramount provides us with right here on the Hyde & Geek blog!

For those of you who've been living under a rock, the quick skinny is that the new film is a prequel to the original series telling the tale of the early adventures of Kirk, Spock and Bones (played by Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban). It's directed by J.J. Abrams who made a little television program about plane crash survivors "Lost" on an island...but I can't remember the title.

Oh! And the new Scotty? Simon Pegg!

I'm keepin' my eyes peeled on this one and you'll get all the news here as I get it.

For now check out the teaser trailer below...



Don't forget to bookmark the official Star Trek movie website at StarTrekMovie.com

More to come...

Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillon Back Together!

Joss Whedon is working on a new webisode series called "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" starring Neil Patrick Harris as a z-grade comic book mad scientist villain who's constantly getting pummeled by hero Nathan Fillon as he logs his day-to-day life. Hey! It's Whedon and Fillon...and comic book humor...and it looks funny...just watch!

Teaser for "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog":