Garrett Wang is Indianapolis this weekend for the 14th annual Starbase Indy SciFi Convention.  And, Scott Thien from Indianapolis Star was able to get an interview before the Con.  Garrett talks about his life growing up in the south and the racism he dealt with there as well as his love for trek and all things SciFi.  Check out an excerpt from the interview below.

“Being in the South really impacted my life,” Wang (pronounced “wong”), 40, said by phone recently, recalling his high school days growing up in Memphis, Tenn. “Having to deal with racial epithets every day really molds your life.”

Gamespy just released a hands-on preview of Cryptic Studios upcoming Star Trek Online.  Being one of the few not-so-positive previews, writer Ryan Scott brings up some valid points and good insight into the game.  It's definitely worth a read.  Check out the excerpt below.

Responsible for the Delta Vega creatures in Star Trek XI, Neville Page talks to Animation World Network about his experiences working with J.J. Abrams on the Star Trek Reboot.  Neville worked on Cloverfield and J.J. was so impressed by his talents, he was asked to work on J.J.'s next big project, our beloved franchise.  Check out an excerpt from the interview below.

Bill Desowitz: So did you know from the start that you would be designing these two creatures on the Delta Vega Ice Planet?

Neville Page: No, when I read the script and it was originally a desert scene. I think they thought it was too similar to Tatooine.

BD: Anything you did would evoke Star Wars.

Yesterday on our Facebook page we posted a link to a Deforest Kelley video montage of his pre-Trek days as a cowboy and western movie star. This got us to thinking, that it's time for another edition of our famous Star Trek Youtube Video Round-up series.

Our favorite spacefaring country doctor is the focus of this episode. We found lots of great videos and fond memories of De Kelley, from a 1976 interview on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow program to rare footage from the 1995 Creation Grand Slam in L.A.. Check out the Videos below and, we sure do miss you De!

DeForest Kelley's gun-slinging days

Another awesome episode of The SciFi Diner Podcast with Scott and Miles, has hit the interwebs.  This time the guys interview Clifton Collins Jr., Nero's second in command from Star Trek XI.

Check out the deets below.

On tonight’s science fiction podcast, we talk about shows we’ve been watching, our Facebook Fan Page, Mile’s visit to Midtown Comics, the upcoming Battlestar Galactica Prequel Caprica, the made for TV Smallville Movie, 10 Star Trek Gadgets that came true, we share our review of 2012, and lastly give you our thoughts on the Farscape Megaset.

Cryptic Studios is hard at work getting Star Trek Online ready for release on Feburary 2nd, 2010.  We're super excited and found some news updates and a few Youtube videos for you to peruse. 

Some headline, huh? Not that this isn't obvious... Anyway, one of our favorite Character's from Star Trek XI was the new Captain Pike played by Bruce Greenwood. 

Finally, the platform list is almost complete.  According to Crispy Gamer, Star Trek D-A-C will soon be available for all you Mac lovers out there.  Do you think Steve Jobs will buy a copy?  All that's left is the Wii.

Trekcast, our favorite Star Trek Podcast, just launched another episode in their series of "Create your own Star Trek adventure".  This time David, Darren, and Jerad dive deep into Voyager and the possibilities of Dominion encounter in the Delta Quadrant.  Fantastic show, you should definitely check it out.