Resistance is futile! And you don't have to speak Klingon to enjoy J.J. Abrams' joyous and sexy update of the sci-fi classic.
By Stephanie Zacharek May 8, 2009
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Is the interactive kiddie spinoff "Star Trek Live" the final, gruesome nail in Gene Roddenberry's space-coffin?
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 23, 2009
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"Up," Clooney, "Precious," "Lovely Bones," "Nine" all leading contenders. Plus: Is indie dead? (Part 174)
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 23, 2009
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A visit to "Star Trek's" bar of the future shows kids acting a lot like they do today, bad pickup lines included.
May 20, 2009
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Cheap, sexist and nerdy? Check, check and check. But the original Kirk and Spock offered an erotic, Apollonian beacon of hope amid the darkness of '70s culture.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 13, 2009
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The young Spock's movie shout-out to "new growth theory" isn't just a nifty inside joke -- it's a bold statement of confidence in the promise of technology.
By Andrew Leonard
May 11, 2009
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Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir on how the new "Star Trek" captures the essence of the iconic series.
May 8, 2009
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Our president bears a striking resemblance to the rational "Star Trek" Vulcan whose mixed race made him cultural translator to the universe.
By Jeff Greenwald
May 7, 2009
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An interview with Leonard Nimoy, whose new photography book, "The Full Body Project," brings Rubenesque nudes back into contemporary art.
By Nicole Pasulka
December 12, 2007
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Spock's bride, T'Pring, has conjured fantasies for Trekkies for decades. Imagine their surprise when I tell them she's my mother.
By Jod Kaftan
October 18, 2006
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With its hot, androgynous heroine leading the remnants of humanity against evil, God-fearing robots, "Battlestar Galactica" is boldly
re-creating sci-fi TV.
By Laura Miller
July 9, 2005
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Readers debate "Enterprise" and mourn the Man in Black. And female horror fans say yes to nudity -- but wonder what's so sacred about the penis!
September 17, 2003
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UPN's "Enterprise," back for its third season, has saved the Trek franchise with messy, moving and ambiguous story lines torn from the 21st century.
By Sumana Harihareswara
September 10, 2003
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A "Trek" geek's dream box set, John Ford's WWII propaganda classics, John Hughes' '80s teen angst, "The Addams Family," "Terms of Endearment" and its less endearing sequel.
May 13, 2003
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Baseball, bandleaders, submarines, a Jew in the Hitler Youth, the Osbournes' first season, Brad Pitt in Tibet. Plus: If you watch "The Ring" on DVD, does it still kill you?
March 4, 2003
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A touring exhibition of genuine "Star Trek" gimcracks reminds us of the virile greatness of the original Shatner/Nimoy series -- and the p.c. limpness of all the spinoffs.
By Mark Simpson
February 26, 2003
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Recently discovered "Star Trek" scripts reveal Saddam-busting strategies.
By Barry Link
September 27, 2002
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"We control the vertical. We control the horizontal." The creepiest series in TV history combined existential inquiry with a memorable monster menagerie.
By Mark Holcomb
April 8, 2002
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Impressive sci-fi effects and cute actors can't save a trite, safe teen flick that should please Joe Lieberman.
By Damien Cave
March 29, 2002
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"Star Trek" fans love to hate Ensign Wesley Crusher, but actor Wil Wheaton is a nerd hackers have come to respect.
By Damien Cave
December 12, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001
By Joyce Millman
September 26, 2001
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After three decades and four series, the Starship Enterprise has never seen a gay ensign. Will "Star Trek" ever cross the final frontier?
By Jonathan Kay
June 30, 2001
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Independent Web sites devoted to pop culture icons like "The X-Files" and "Star Trek" used to flourish on the Net. Now they're an endangered species.
By Sarah Kendzior
December 13, 2000
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Sharon Stone loses it at Glamour's Women of the Year awards. Plus: "Survivor" faces a cosmic wrinkle and Mr. Spock's ears go, logically, to the highest bidder.
By Amy Reiter
October 25, 2000
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A hacker's tale of his infatuation with a high-priced, computer-literate escort. Or is she really an empathic metamorph?
By Caleb John Clark
September 27, 2000