Category Archives: Star Trek

Roddenberry and Dick: Competing visions and our future

September 29th, 2012 | Posted in dystopia, science fiction, Star Trek, utopia

In a recent film review of the new science fiction film Looper, James Pinkerton raised important questions related to science fiction and our utopian vision. In his essay “What ‘Looper’ tells us about the American vision,” Pinkerton opens his piece with the following thought provoking paragraph: Which science-fiction scenario better describes the future: “Star Trek” […]

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Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary

September 28th, 2012 | Posted in science fiction, Star Trek

TheoFantastique wishes Star Trek: The Next Generation a very happy 25th anniversary.

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Star Trek Celebrates 46th Anniversary

September 7th, 2012 | Posted in science fiction, Star Trek

On Saturday, September 8, Star Trek as a franchise turns 46 with the premiere of the original Starship Enterprise. Happy birthday, and thanks for many years of entertainment, and giving fans much to think about in terms of human possibilities.

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Star Trek: The God-Thing

August 23rd, 2012 | Posted in conventions, science fiction, Star Trek

Yesterday on Facebook I came across an image that is making the rounds by skeptics. It was a photo of Mr. Spock from Star Trek with a quotation that expressed serious skepticism about God and how the deity is portrayed in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The quote was attributed to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I […]

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Obituary: William Windom

August 21st, 2012 | Posted in Night Gallery, Obituary, Star Trek, Twilight Zone

Veteran character actor, William Windom, recently passed away at the age of 88. His body of work included roles in science fiction and fantasy/thriller, such as the part of Commodore Decker in the Star Trek original series episode “The Doomsday Machine,” an episode of Night Gallery, and episodes of The Twilight Zone, including the classic […]

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Shatner’s Insight on “Get a Life!”

August 4th, 2012 | Posted in conventions, documentary, fan cultures, geek cultures, science fiction, science fiction convention, Star Trek

William Shatner’s latest documentary was recently released, William Shatner’s Get a Life!. The title comes from the (in)famous Saturday Night Live episode in 1986 where Shatner poked fun at Star Trek fans and their devotion to the series and Trek universe. Yet with the passing of years the actors seems to not only have come […]

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CFQ Spotlight Podcast 2:48.1 on Trek Nation and Star Trek

December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Cinefantastique, podcast, Star Trek

                  CFQ Spotlight Podcast 2:48.1 with a focus on Trek Nation and the legacy of Star Trek is now online at Cinefantastique Online. There I am a guest with regular contributors Dan Persons, Steve Biodrowski, and Larry French. Click here to enjoy the show.

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Trek Nation: Documentary on a Fatherhood and Pop Culture Legacy

December 4th, 2011 | Posted in conventions, documentary, fan cultures, geek cultures, science fiction, science fiction convention, Star Trek

The documentary Trek Nation debuted on the Science Channel on November 30, presenting an interesting personal quest to understand the life and legacy of Gene Roddenberry. While many books and television programs have been done exploring Roddenberry and the Star Trek phenomenon he created, the unique aspect of Trek Nation comes in the form of […]

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TheoFantastique Podcast: Erik Davis on Modern Esoterica in Popular Culture

July 18th, 2011 | Posted in Avatar, H. P. Lovecraft, paranormal, podcast, psychedelics, Star Trek, UFOs, Western esotericism

TheoFantastique Podcast 2.3 is available, an interview with Erik Davis, author of Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (YETI/Verse Chorus Press, 2010). Davis defines “modern esoterica” in his preface as “a no-man’s land located somewhere between anthropology and mystical pulp, between the zendo and the metal club, between cultural criticism and extraordinary experience, whether psychedelic, […]

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Screened: Spock as Space Wizard, and Magus

July 14th, 2011 | Posted in Magus, science fiction, Space Wizard, Star Trek, Western esotericism

Screened recently featured an interesting and insightful article by Andrew Gray titled “Mr. Spock, Space Wizard.” The piece begins with an often ignored or overlooked function of technology in science fiction that is akin to magic. Gray then takes this a step further: Science-fiction films and television have an odd relationship with magic. They dance […]

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