Below The Beltway

Well, this sort of sucks:
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic’s gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole.
Damn.

The first real trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek prequel hit theaters over the weekend.
Here is it is high quality format:

Not much in the way of detail, but some cool shots of the Enterprise under construction.

Or, how the next President of the United States may owe his position to a former Borg:

Back in 2004, Barack Obama was an Illinois state senator with some modest accomplishments on his resume. He spearheaded welfare reform in the Illinois statehouse, and took the lead in passing a law that required interrogations in murder [...]

Apparently, William Shatner won’t be reprising his role as James Kirk in the next Star Trek movie:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won’t get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new “Star Trek” movie.
While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan [...]

Coming soon to a bookstore near you —- Captain Kirk’s Guide To Women

Entertainment Weekly countsdown it’s version of the Top 25 science fiction movies and televisions shows of all time.
Here are my own comments on a few picks:

# 25: V: The Miniseries What else can you ask for ? Earth in crisis. Alien lizards. Even hyrbrids. Quite honestly, one of my favorites as a kid.

# 23 Doctor [...]

Later today, the ashes of James Doohan, who played Lt. Commander Scott on Star Trek, will be launched into orbit:
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — If all goes as planned Saturday, the cremated remains of the actor who portrayed “Scotty” aboard Star Trek’s starship Enterprise will sail into suborbital space aboard a rocket launched from the [...]

After much speculation, Paramount has made it official:
Trekkers can look forward to a very merry Christmas in 2008.
Paramount announced Tuesday it will release J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek XI” on Christmas Day next year, resurrecting the cult franchise after a six-year hiatus.
Newest installment, a prequel focusing on a young Captain Kirk and Mr. [...]

From two sources who have reason to be trusted come plot details for the 11th Star Trek film, sometime in the next year.
First from Captain Kirk himself:
William Shatner revealed to SCI FI Wire that the upcoming 11th Star Trek movie will indeed, as rumored, deal with the early years of Capt. James T. Kirk and [...]

According to this interview with William Shatner, it sounds like he and Leonard Nimoy may be making an appearance of some kind in the next Star Trek movie:
IGN: JJ Abrams is working on the new Star Trek film, which is reportedly about a young Kirk and Spock. How do you feel about possibly watching someone [...]