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We've moved over to a newly redesigned SFI.org, and one of our many changes is our new RSS feed. We now include original feature articles, reviews, sci-fi news, and other great content in addition to STARFLEET news and announcements.Unfortunately, this also means we will be moving to a new address for the RSS Feed, and discontinuing updating the feed you're currently reading. So please update your RSS reader (and Webmasters, please update your SFI.org RSS Feed display on your sites!) to the following:http://www.sfi.org/portal/index.php?option=com_rd_rss&id=3Thanks for your support!- SFI Web team
The Starfleet Scholarships need YOU!We especially need money donated for the following scholarships: LeVar Burton (Education), James Doohan (Engineering), DeForest Kelly (Medical & Nursing), Armin Shimerman (Business), George Takei (International), and Space Explorers (General).Each one of these named above are all below the $500 threshold and we cannot hand them out this year unless we have more donations for them. Currently, we have enough money in only four (4) scholarships. They are Gene Roddenberry (writing), Marina Sirtis (Veterinarian), Patrick Stewart (Performing Arts), and Law & Order (Law Enforcement). For more information about each Scholarship or to get an application, please download our Scholarship Application (PDF).
After a great deal of footwork and persistence by our Public Relations Director Brandt Heatherington, STARFLEET has been offered up to 200 seats in the bleachers for the red carpet screening of "Star Trek" on April 30 at the Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood. We will also be given passes to view the film in one of the overflow theaters on the same evening.I realize that travel to and lodging in Los Angeles is not cheap (except for folks within driving distance), but this is an amazing opportunity for those who can manage it.Paramount would love to see us in uniform, and guests would need to arrive no later than 4pm on Thursday to get into the bleachers.
Summit is just around the corner! Only 35 days away!!If you have not registered yet do so today! You do not want to miss.The 2009 R1 Summit website http://sites.beyondweb.com/r1-summit/index.html has the most up to date info.Check the site out, it's a summit you cannot miss!
To: Jeffrey Higdon & the 12th Fleet From: STARFLEET Headquarters - Office of the Commander, STARFLEET Re: Appointment of Region 12 Regional Coordinator As of this date, 05 April 2009, I have received word from the Inspector General's Office that, in the matter of the Region 12 Regional Coordinator Election, Vice Admiral Jeffrey Higdon has received a plurality of the votes cast and has met the eligibility requirements to serve as the Regional Coordinator.So, in accordance with STARFLEET rules, Vice Admiral Higdon is hereby recognized as the winning said election and is now appointed to the position of Regional Coordinator of Region 12.
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SciFi Wire
Because of the Fourth of July holiday, SCI FI Wire will not be updated again until Monday.
A new trailer has gone live for the upcoming animated sci-fi family comedy Planet 51, which you can view after the jump.
The long July 4th holiday weekend kicks off tomorrow, which for many of us means trips to the beach, burgers on the grill and fireworks (only where legal, of course). But it should also mean some time spent remembering those patriots who defended our liberty—both the real ones who fought for our freedoms and those fictional ones who on television and at the movies reminded us what that liberty was all about.
With that in mind, let's take a look back at our 10 favorite sci-fi examples of patriotic film and TV.
A two-minute film, "House of Imagination," has gone live to reflect SCI FI's brand evolution to Syfy on Tuesday, celebrating Syfy's unique spin on imagination.
The new film features stars from Warehouse 13, Eureka, Ghost Hunters, Caprica, Sanctuary, Stargate Universe, Destination Truth and ECW.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game Asteroids, for which Matthew Lopez will write the script; the game, initially released in 1979, lets a player control a triangular spaceship to shoot and destroy hulking masses of rock and the occasional flying saucer while avoiding smashing into both.
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ABC has picked up the 13-episode sci-fi series Defying Gravity, starring Ron Livingston, which is slated to air this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show stars Laura Harris, Christina Cox, Malik Yoba and Florentine Lahme and is set in the near future and revolves around a mysterious six-year mission through the solar system.
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Trek Movie News
Tomorrow is the 4th of July, a day for Americans to celebrate their independence as a nation and a people. TrekMovie has some suggestions on how Trekkies can celebrate the holiday, including joining George Takei at a fireworks show, seeing Chris Pine demonstrate democracy, re-enacting "The Omega Glory" and more.
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This week in Science Friday, see the first images gathered from our latest return to the moon, discover real life alien sewer creatures, make snow angels on Mars, and transform NASA into the UFP. All this and more, plus our gadget of the week: BMW Halbo!
First Images from our Latest Return to the Moon
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One of the reasons William Shatner hasn’t seen the new Star Trek movie yet, could be because he continues to be the hardest working man in showbiz. Today Bill appeared on Attack of the Show and discussed whether or not he could beat up Chris Pine, amongst other things. We have video of that and [...]
Next week John Byrne wraps up his five issue "Crew" comic miniseries and we have a five page preview from IDW to get your started. Plus Byrne has release a few preview images from his upcoming "Schism" series, which will finish up his Romulan cycle of comics.
Preview of Star Trek Crew #5 (click images [...]
Legendary sci-fi Author Alan Dean Foster is going to follow up his best selling Star Trek movie adaptation with a sequel novel set in the new movie universe. Foster made the revelation for the book, tentatively titled "Star Trek: Refugees", on his website, and also spoke about it in a new interview — details below. [...]
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Tim Minear from 'Firefly' fame will be in charge of the series that would take place some 30 years after the original concept
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One last chance to set history straight before it's time to move on
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Cameo will be short, but essential for series backdrop
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Did Michael Jackson breed a whole generation of sci-fi fans?
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A 2-hour fully realized glimpse into what could have been one heck of a series
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