Well, here it is, almost a year after I pre-ordered it and after countless delays; the Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise: D from Diamond Select Toys. Was it worth the wait?  Well, I would have to say absolutely YES!!

Q teaching high schoolers?  That's right, John De Lancie has been teaching at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain.  For the last two weeks our oftern mischievous Q has been training aspiring actors at the rigorous academy for Oklahoma high school students.  Brandy MacDonnell from Newsok.com reports.

In a recent interview with Sci Fi, Jonathan Frakes talks about directing Trek films, He's long loving marriage to Genie Francis, Thomas Riker, and the Riker Strut.

Let's start with something at the most basic end of the spectrum, for people who may not know Star Trek, but also for those who've been affected by it in some meaningful way. Why should people watch Star Trek?

In an in-depth interview for the Yorkshire Post, Patrick Stewart talks about his early days as a child in South Yorkshire, his new theatrical performances, and what he thought of the new J.J. Abrams 'Star Trek'.

Simon & Schuster has recently released an excerpt from their forthcoming book 'Star Trek: TNG: Losing The Peace.  Written by William Leisner, the book follows the crew of the Enterprise as they deal with another Borg invasion into federation space.

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As reported by Wired, Michael Okuda will receive the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal for his work on multiple exploration missions. According to the space program, the medal recognizes “exceptional contributions to the mission of NASA.”

As reported by TVShowsonDVD.com, Patrick Stewart narrates 'The Shape of the World' a 6 part mini-series that explores the history of map making.  With a DVD release scheduled for August 4th, the 3 disc set is presented full screen in english stereo and is priced at $59.99

In an on-going series Mitchell Rubenstein (co-founder of the Sci-fi channel) discusses the early days of starting Sci-fi and meeting extraordinary people.  In part 3, he talks of his first meeting with Gene Roddenberry on the Paramount lot.

We met Gene at his office at Paramount Studios. Laurie and I had never before set foot on a studio lot. After the usual pleasantries, he said, “How’d you like a tour of the Star Trek set?”