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GET FREE TICKET FOR DOOR PRIZES HERE. Eight years of Portal 47 ! And once again we’ll celebrate by opening the Portal to everyone —virtually, of course — with a special guest, a mini “Ask Dr. Trek” Roundtable, and a slew of new Star Trek blu-rays and books giveaways. Save the date now — we”ll announce the guest soon, …
Janus is that two-faced “looks ahead/looks back” legend that’s the symbol of New Year’s for everyone, right? I wonder why he mostly only comes to mind for me… over Star Trek!? 😎 Especially this year. I echoed this theme in the last Trekland Tuesday LIVE before the holiday break: How 2022 has been not just awesome but game-changing for Star Trek. And …
Are you San Diego bound this weekend? Will Comic-Con be back to 180,000+ again? And all in masks, per SDCC rules for badges and admission? The place crawls with hired security, so maybe all but the night parties may get there. On the good side, we’re a far cry from 2015 when there was so little Star Trek programming and …
You longtime Trekland readers know that every year about this time, I take a pause on Jan. 20 and make sure to remember my original Star Trek fave, DeForest Kelley, on his birthday. Happy 102nd, De! I always root for the underdog, and De’s been my hero ever since I took up the mission to claim a share of the …
Surely you’ve seen all the buzz about this special event for a good cause — available globally! — but just in case: A quick charity shoutout for THIS Saturday, Jan. 15 for “Trek*Talks“ — an EIGHT-hour “webathon” to benefit the Hollywood Food Coalition : SIXTEEN half-hour panels of various Star Trek actors and creatives! Jeri Ryan and Jonathan Frakes are …
Twice delayed by COVID, the Nichelle Nichols Farewell Event first planned for May 2020 is finally about to bloom as an adjunct of LA ComicCon Dec. 3-5 at the LA Convention Center downtown. And I’m thrilled to be there to honor Nichelle, her career and fans, and even her loved ones … amid an emotional atmosphere, in all phases of …
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry passed at the age of 70, after suffering one final stroke while arriving at his doctor’s office. He was yet another visionary who inspired millions—including more creators, more inspired fans, and yes even more commerce — all in the same of Star Trek. And all this, even as he led an imperfect life …
Well, this will be fun! I’m at another live event again — this time a small but intimate mission down to the 6th annual YumaCon in Yuma, Arizona! With my sometimes-partner-in-crime John Champion. Driving down to explore the scenery for the first time. (And I’ll be scouting yet another Trek filming location for Trekland Treks options.) We’ll be repping …
As live events creak back into our comfort zone, how great is it to be back at FanX Salt Lake this weekend — Thursday through Saturday. Four panels (see below) — one sharing with the great John Eaves, can’t wait to catch up. And of course, a special Briefing Party for all things Trekland Saturday, with doorprizes, signup bonuses and …
Well, here it is at last: COVID couldn’t dim it and revisionists couldn’t dent it. It’s the day, and the kickoff of reflections and celebrations, to mark the birth centennial of The Great Bird of the Galaxy, Gene Roddenberry: Aug. 19, 1921, one hundred years ago. For all you lurker mundanes out there, Gene is of course — quite …
Hopefully this is the last summer that San Diego Comic-Con has to go all-virtual “@Home” in the COVID-19 era — but hey, I’m still thrilled to bring another thought-provoking panel into the mix. This Friday July 23 —after you enjoy the Star Trek Prodigy/Lower Decks all-animation preview peeks from Paramount+ — just stay close to your wi-fi all day for …
As we hopefully, slowly, cautiously emerge back into a world of live events and cons again… a few last virtual events remain. But unlike SDCC… this one is LIVE: LockDownCon II! For TWO days, this Saturday and Sunday. This year’s “token Trek” panel has an AWESOME line-up I’m part of— check out that billboard! Author and ST: Prodigy consultant David …
Yes, but HURRY: You have a third shot from Trekland at a Season 1 Bluray copy of Lower Decks. Hurry because it’s tomorrow— Saturday, May 22 (I warned you Tuesday, right?) during our regular Life Support LIVE show with Dr. Ali—right before we open up for “Hailing Frequencies.” Same entry path: Go RIGHT NOW and enter —the drawing is THIS …
A Season 1 Bluray set of Lower Decks? Yes, please! Go RIGHT NOW and enter —the drawing is THIS Tuesday, May 18. Just click in, right here on the box at the top of larrynemecek.com. I’ll give a set away LIVE during this week’s #207 Trekland Tuesdays LIVE, sometime after 1 pm PT / 4 pmn ET/ 9 pm UK …
This time, they’re a little more planned and a little more polished: But the COVID-cancelled 2021 edition of WonderCon — little brother to granddaddy San Diego Comic-Con— is back in virtual form March 26-27 (for starters). And Dr. Trek is proud to be moderating/co-hosting and taking part in THREE fun, thought-provoking pre-recorded virtual Trek panels with many friends and colleagues, …
Eyes may be focused Washington-ward today… but don’t forget: For 101 years, Jan. 20 has always been Jackson DeForest Kelley‘s birthday! And for about 12 years, celebrating his day in photos has been one standard of TREKLAND—as you can see here, time and again. This year, we don’t have De in the spotlight, but he is here so we can …
Yeah, shame on me. As all the livestreaming/podcasting has picked up— three times a week!—I do not post here near as much as I should. I’ve had events, thoughts, special offers all through this insane pandemic/political/justice-fighting year … and never even given them the light of day here on this “page.” It sure feels all nice and shiny and a …
Okay. I just had to post it once again. I always enjoy this throwback visual pun on a Star Trek golden-oldie from the TOS NBC days. And yes—after a year of global COVID-19 pandemic, social justice tragedies and triumphs, and a hard-fought course correction in U.S. politics… feeling thankful takes on a whole new shade this year. So even as …
Whew! Are you ready for a BREAK — I know you are! — like more free Star Trek fun this weekend? Especially the way Discovery is really piling it on with the new background and canon deep-dive ponderings? Well…. Kayleigha and Jay at tribble-happy Science Division are back with another virtual fun day tomorrow—Vendors Haul, loaded with lots of Star Trek licensed booths …
I talked about this on Trekland Tuesdays LIVE last week— and clarifying now again. The Trek the Vote project (at right) is a non-partisan ballot, polling, and counting help and security project for now and well after Election Day if needed… for Election Month, if counting takes that long. Go scroll and see for yourself. It’s dressed up in LCARS-style …
How about one MORE different kind of virtual event? I had such a good time with Kayleigha and Jay from ScienceDivision.com amid the crowd taking part in their Community Connected Con early in the pandemic “lost con comeback” first-wave in June… Such a good time that when they asked me to help with this fun event, how could I refuse? …
I am so excited to co-host this— and no, it’s not more virtual panels. How about three hours of the “Trek family,” wandering around a virtual cocktail party while your hosts make introductions and get the latest news, check-ins and chitchat? With a streaming chat room and the chance to toss in your own questions? It’s coming up this Sunday, …
CBS is doing it up big for Star Trek’s 54th birthday today, spurned on by the silver lining of the pandemic: the coming of virtual panels and access. Look for SIX 30-minute panels from 12 noon to 3 pm Pacific time TODAY— legacy and new series alike. AND available around the globe— no geoblocking! Hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica …
It’s that day again — August 19 — when we celebrate Star Trek birthdays for Jonathan Frakes and Gene Roddenberry, as well as Trek threepeat actor Diana Muldaur too! (Above: The guys in early 1989, backstage for TNG S2’s “Up the Long Ladder.”) Of all of them, we’re getting to congratulate Jonathan on his years of Rikering AND the fresh …
Exactly 10 years ago today, and this week, I checked off one of the biggest bucket-list items of my life: Finally, visiting the crash site on Alaska’s far north coast — “the top of the world”— where my hero and America’s greatly missed witty-wise folk commentator Will Rogers lost his life in a freak air crash on vacation with pilot …
Well, just like the pandemic that sparked it…. THIS sure blew up fast. Only, in a good way. In case you hadn’t heard, Virtual Trek Con is running NOW— quick! Go see! All organized by my buddy (and fellow Tellarite) Ryan T. Husk and The 7th Rule podcast. And from modest roots it has exploded into six days of mostly …
And now it’s San Diego Comic-Con‘s turn to go all-virtual— during the Year of the Virus. And I’m very honored to produce and host this panel for Comic-Con @Home, from an idea I’d thought about for some time now: Three Generations of Star Trek Science Advisors. Please click in now and be ready to see the link go LIVE at …
UPDATED 2:12 PM PT with more groups and media involved. Feels like I’ve crossed over two or three alternate universes since the last time we visited here. Even as, yes, I’ve been on mic and camera more than ever— and now YouTube and Twitch, too (subscribe and follow!). But know this, today: #BlackLivesMatter.* As a Star Trek fan, I hope …
Five years? Really? Yes, there it is— Feb. 27, 2015, when COPD claimed the life of our beloved, iconic Leonard Nimoy — he whose time on Sol III during and long after “Mr. Spock” affected so many, in so many walks of life. I wrote about his passing, and the shift it caused in me, for Star Trek Magazine — …
UPDATE: Just added an added day, and combo pricing, for MONDAY, May 4— after Nichelle’s celebration. Are you one of the 2,000-some headed to Hollywood May 1-3 for a once-in-a-lifetime event, the Nichelle Nichols Farewell Celebration? Well, here’s some bonus fun! Because so many Trekfans may be in Los Angeles for the first time that weekend, I decided to offer …
Happy birthday, Jackson DeForest Kelley ! Treklanders of any tenure know that I call out De’s birthday every year—he’s my guy in Trek, among the icons. But lo and behold, 2020 marks De’s 100th birthday. A century! His centennial! And while there’s no postage stamp, or no historical marker anywhere — either in Hollywood, or in Georgia — there is …
Yes, this one is for SoCal locals — but my how time flies. Almost two years before its NBC debut for the hallowed 9/8/66 birthday premiere, that first and unsold pilot “The Cage” wrapped filming on Dec. 18, 1964 — actually down at Desilu-Culver. Aside from personal drinks by some of the guys, perhaps, as an unsold pilot it seems …
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