Mondo Tees' wildly popular & limited edition posters have been hot commodities among Trek fans since the first release back in June. Now, we just got word that the next edition of the series will go on sale tomorrow and features the TOS episode "Journey to Babel". This iconic episode features our first encounter with Spock's father & mother (Sarek & Amanda) as well the Andorian and Tellarite species. The new poster was designed by illustrator Tom Whalen and features a pop-culture propaganda design showcasing the episode.

We’re pleased to announce the fourth episode of our podcast called, “Life After Trek” featuring Chase Masterson & James Kerwin. As you all know, Chase played Leeta on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and is an accomplished singer, feature film producer & actor. Her most recent role is that of the "Jazz Singer" in the film noir science fiction thriller "Yesterday Was a Lie". In this special episode of "Life After Trek", we talk in depth with "Yesterday Was a Lie" writer / director James Kerwin about the new film and then finish out the episode with a insightful discussion with Chase about her time on DS9.

Sir Patrick is the consummate professional. We love that… Not only does he give us the best performance he possibly can, whether it be on stage or as Jean Luc, but he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. For his latest Broadway play, this even includes changing his eating habits and cutting out dairy all together. Now that’s devotion…think about it…that means no ice cream. No ice cream?! Not even for Captain Picard day?!

In the new comedy “A Life in the Theatre” written by David Mamet, Patrick co-stars with T.R. Knight from Grey’s Anatomy and has to take serious measures to protect his voice. You see, the play is 90 minutes of dialog with no intermission.

You want to hear more about the Enterprise taking you into space in your own lifetime, you say? Well, we’ll point you in the right direction. It seems our favorite real-life VSS Enterprise from Virgin Galactic, will be starring in its own four part documentary called “Virgin Galactic” beginning Monday October 18th on the National Geographic channel at 10pm ET/PT. The new documentary series will star Richard Branson and Burt Rutan, and will take us along for the ride as they bring us Huu-mons closer to everyday space travel…and thereby, one step closer to the Federation. Be sure to check it out and see all the amazing science, imagination, and courage that have made this project come so far.

For more information about the show, check out the National Geographic channel’s site here.

National Geographic channel
Monday, October 18th
10pm ET/PT

Check out a few videos from the show below

Oooh Myyyyy! as George Takei would say, he's going to join Wil Wheaton in the ranks of "The Big Bang Theory" guest stars. The show airs tomorrow night (October 14th) at 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT on CBS and George plays "himself" or a highly exaggerated version of himself. While taking a small stab at one of his Trek co-stars, he explains "I'm playing a character named George Takei. You know, I've often done guest shots as George Takei, but, in 'Psych,' I played a puffed up, egocentric, self-centered George Takei, so I used one of my colleagues as my model for that one. But the character was named George Takei."

Our good friends at Geek Fights were kind enough to ask us to join in on round 2 of the Star Trek Vs. Star Wars debacle (said like Gabe from "Trekkies"). We laid down some superior intellect in our attempt to defend our favorite science fiction franchise. Oh, and you can probably guess which franchise we're talking about. Fun was had by all and in the end the victory went to... I'm not going to spoil it. You're just going to have to listen to episode 17 of the, ever so awesome, GEEK FIGHTS! Check out the show description below.

It’s back to the beginning as we revisit our very first Geek Fight with STAR WARS VS STAR TREK 2.0. Once again we pit the spawn of Lucas against the progeny of Roddenberry. Can a shuttle craft take down a tie fighter, Is Red Squad more bad ass that Rouge Squadron, Can Locutus assimilate Vader? And Q comes looking for a rematch against Yoda. Star Wars beat Star Trek pretty handily last time. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Charity Wood, Chris Wood and John Whalen to see if Trek can stage a comeback. (source Geekfights.net)

Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise (named for our favorite ship in the galaxy) completed its first manned glide test flight yesterday in the Mojave Desert. We've covered Virgin Galactic's commercial space venture since the announcement of the Enterprise name, for obvious reasons. Other than the name though, we think that private enterprise venturing into space fits perfectly into Gene Roddenberry's vision of the human adventure. The test was completed without a hitch and now Virgin Galactic and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites are one step closer to completing the experimental phase of the program. Check out the full press release below, plus a video of the test.

The Hollywood Xpo is quickly approaching and it's set to launch with a bang. Friday October 15th, the con ends it's first day with a grand gala event called the The Hollywood Legacy Awards. The banquet and awards ceremony starts at 7pm and is honoring Star Trek's own Nichelle Nichols & Apollo XI astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

"The life she's led has changed the world for the better," says Hollywood Xpo producer Sky Conway. "It's a much different place from when Nichelle was walking on to film `Star Trek' and she had the security guard spitting on her, telling her she couldn't park in the lot all because of her skin color."

"And it's because of television, and in particular `Star Trek,' that helped change people's attitudes," he says. "It's amazing."

STAR TREK LIVE!, the 30 minute interactive show that combines special effects, audience interaction, & science, is headed to the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. The family friendly show is slated for October 16th & 17th with two showings per day. STAR TREK LIVE! is a production of Mad Science who's the self-proclaimed world leading science enrichment provider. You may remember STAR TREK LIVE! from it's stint at Kennedy Space Center earlier this year as well as a few other stops around the country. During the family friendly production, audience members join Starfleet Academy only to be unexpectedly whisked into another adventure steeped in the grand tradition of Star Trek and the thrilling new movie. Meaning, there's a mischievous Romulan involved. Check show & ticket information below.

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