Subspace Communique - Star Trek Oddities

April Fool's Day, Star Trek Style. 2 fibs and 1 truth. Maybe

Captain Pyke — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:03:51 +0000

Oh, April Fool's Day. The one day of the year where everyone gets to pull a fast one on unsuspecting friends and family. Now, it's simply known as the day you can't believe a single thing you read on the internet. From Google changing it's name to Topeka to news of the Star Trek sequel, the net full of tom foolery today. We found two articles that we thought were quite funny, as well as a possible truth concerning filming date for Star Trek XII. Check out the details below.

Star Trek XII Script Leaked.

VSS Enterprise Completes First Captive Carry Flight

Captain Pyke — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:28:13 +0000

It's really interesting that private space flight has become a reality. With the X prize win in 2004, Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites have paved the way for the "everyman" to experience the thrill of spaceflight. With the founding of Virgin Galactic Sir Richard Branson joined forces with Rutan to provide the first commercial spaceflight system to take tourists into a sub-orbital flight.

Klingons Would Definitely Be Early Metallica Fans

Captain Pyke — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:25:22 +0000

Imagine if you will, a bird of prey on the hunt during the Dominion war. Slowly stalking it's target, a Jem'hadar fighter. The Klingons uncloak and hit full impulse next to a red giant. Focused solely on their prey, the great warriors inadvertently slingshot around the star and are sent back to the late 20th century.

Picking up distant radio waves, the communications officer pipes the transmission ship-wide. The Klingons are intrigued by the most honorable and battle worthy anthem. It's Metallica's "Shortest Straw" from "And Justice For All".

Trek Fan Boldly Goes To Jail For Fighting (In His Uniform)

Captain Pyke — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:44:22 +0000

While surfing the interwebs, I ran across an article written by Bruce Mckean of the Dailymercury.com.au. It seems a fellow Trek Fan got into a bit of trouble for fighting in the town square of Mackay, in Queensland Australia. Apparently fan Nathan Lewis had been out all night with his other Trek friends and had taken some guff for wearing his uniform out on the town. From what I can gather, he apparently gave his antagonist a few punches and possibly a Kirk style two-legged jump kick before police intervened.

Christmas Tradition; A Gingerbread Enterprise?

Captain Pyke — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:16:23 +0000

Gingerbread houses and Gingerbread men, sure, we've seen them. But, this is definitely a first. Check the image above for the first Gingerbread Enterprise we've seen. We found the creation over at Slippery Brick, and we would definitely give an A for effort. Although, it kinda looks like there's a bit of lettuce on the hull.

Tis the season for all manner of geeky desserts. We’ve seen our share around here, whether they be Star Wars or Star Trek. All are delicious if not nutritious.

Virgin Galactic Names SpaceShipTwo; VSS Enterprise

Captain Pyke — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:46:38 +0000

The first manned commercial spaceship was unveiled today in the Mojave Desert. Virgin Galactic and it's founder Richard Branson also revealed another surprise by naming the ship (VSS) Enterprise. We definitely let out a nerd squeal for that one! Now, we don't know for sure if Branson is a Trek Fan or not, but we like to imagine him onboard his pimped-out Airbus A380 (with custom 24" wheels), watching Next Gen episodes and reciting lines with dialog. Or, maybe he owns a private island, that he somehow shaped into a delta shield. It could happen!

**Update** Branson is a fan, check out what Wikipedia has to say about it.

"Avatar" Na'vi Language Will Out-Klingon Klingon Says James Cameron

Captain Pyke — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:09:24 +0000

In an interesting article written for the NY Times, columnist Ben Zimmer dives deep into SciFi constructed Languages and discusses the upcoming film "Avatar".

The new James Cameron flick features a fully constructed language for the blue skinned, feline like creatures featured in the film. Jimmy Cameron and his normal out-spoken ways even went so far as to say that the Na'vi language will out-klingon Klingon.

Cameron clearly had Klingon in mind when he began envisioning the linguistic landscape of “Avatar.” About three years ago, he hyped Frommer’s development of the Na’vi language by boasting to Entertainment Weekly that it would “out-Klingon Klingon.” Frommer now dismisses this as a bit of Cameronian hyperbole, assuring me that he has nothing but respect for Okrand’s masterwork. In fact, Frommer got the “Avatar” assignment in part on the strength of his work on “Looking at Languages,” an elementary linguistics workbook that includes a student exercise in deciphering Klingon word order. (Klingon follows the unusual object-verb-subject ordering.)

Also featured in the article is the father of the modern Klingon language Marc Orkrand.

Lego Starships Give New Meaning To Make It So

Captain Pyke — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:30:01 +0000

As a kid there were two things that were important to me, when's the next re-run of TOS? And, where they heck are my Lego bricks? As reported by Slipperybrick.com, some enterprising fans (get it?) have put there Lego bricks to good use and recreated the 23rd and 24th centuries.

For Sale: One Starship Bridge, Slightly Used. Some Assembly Required.

Captain Pyke — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:53:43 +0000

Don VanDer Wende is know for creating "crazy things for crazy people". In fact he created a replica of the Defiant's bridge for an undisclosed billionaire, as a birthday present for said billionaire's wife. "the couple did not want to keep the fully-encapsulated, fully-enclosed bridge, preferring to hold the memory in their hearts as a once-in-a-lifetime moment", said VanDer Wende.

'Amok Time' In The Park, Again!... Sort of.

Captain Pyke — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:29:57 +0000

The wildly popular "Trek in the Park", which had a three weekend run in Portland, Oregon last month, is back. This time it's being held at the Bagdad Theater & Pub and is one night only. If you're in Portland August 30th, don't miss out. We hear it's hysterical.

The Bagdad Theatre & Pub at 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd in Portland. will host the one-hour production at 8 p.m. Sunday. Following the performance will be a screening of this summer's "Star Trek" movie.

Captain Picard's Perfect Champagne Cocktail

Captain Pyke — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:38:48 +0000

Captain's log, Stardate 4628.1. I've finally been able to carve out a little 'me' time and enjoy a fantastic cocktail...... Giles Aston, the best Picard impersonator to ever put on a man skirt, has put together a video detailing Captain Picard's favorite receipe for a warp speed champagne cocktail. Love it!

Check out the video below.

Learn Klingon In Vacouver, Canada

Captain Pyke — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:15:30 +0000

As reported by the Vancouver Courier, a local Vancouver resident has started a Klingon Language meetup where he plans to teach spoken Klingon.

Sitting in a coffee shop at the corner of Broadway and Manitoba Street Monday afternoon, none of the patrons blink an eye at Charles Bae's yellow Star Trek uniform shirt, or even his replica ray gun.

Great Geek Debate - Khan Must Defeat Darth Vader!

Captain Pyke — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:58:16 +0000

Wired has posted another article in it's series of Great Geek Debates. This time it's the ultimate showdown between Star Trek & Star Wars. Trek fans unite! We must defeat the evil menace and rid ourselves once and for all of this horrible blight.

Photon Torpedoes, For The Win!

Captain Pyke — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:19:01 +0000

Transparent Aluminum Is Now A Reality. Thanks Scotty!

Captain Pyke — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:32:35 +0000

Thanks to our good friend Montgomery Scott, we now have a way to keep our whales in the cargo bay. Well actually, an international team led by Oxford University scientists have found a way to turn normal aluminum into transparent aluminum using frickin' laser beams.