Patrick Stewart Rose From Obscurity to Boldly (and Baldly) Go Where No Yorkshireman Had Gone Before

Patrick Stewart Rose From Obscurity to Boldly (and Baldly) Go Where No Yorkshireman Had Gone Before

Sometimes a great casting choice reveals its greatness only after the fact. Terence Young, who directed the first James Bond film, Dr. No, was so distraught upon learning that his producers had hired Sean Connery that he protested, “Oh, disaster, disaster, disaster!” Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original Star Trek, was downright furious at…

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‘Star Trek’ 60th Anniversary Celebration, Stars Set for Italian Global Series’ Second Edition

‘Star Trek’ 60th Anniversary Celebration, Stars Set for Italian Global Series’ Second Edition

The Italian Global Series (IGS) festival is returning to two coastal cities in Italy next month, with a set of special celebrations and a range of stars, writers, actors, producers and other creatives from the world of series. A celebration of the 60th anniversary of Star Trek will be among this year’s highlights. Meanwhile, Robert Powell will…

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#Jeri Taylor, ‘Star Trek’ Writer and Producer on ‘The Next Generation’ and ‘Voyager,’ Dies at 86

#Jeri Taylor, ‘Star Trek’ Writer and Producer on ‘The Next Generation’ and ‘Voyager,’ Dies at 86

Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated producer, writer, director and showrunner who spent more than a decade working on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager, which she co-created, has died. She was 86. Taylor died Wednesday night of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Davis, California, her son Andrew Enberg told The…

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