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Years of working in media have made me resistant to celebrity geekdom. I've met or interviewed many of my onetime acting and musical heroes, and most of them haven't lived up either to their hype or to how awesome I'd decided they must be. (There are a few exceptions - Nana Visitor, Jonathan Frakes and Louise Fletcher all amazed and inspired me.) So when my friends decide they're going to drive cross-country to see Kevin Spacey do Shakespeare or fly to London to see Daniel Radcliffe in Equus, usually with plans to hang out at the stage door and try to make eye contact or get an autograph, I generally giggle and wave to them.

But David Tennant and Patrick Stewart in Hamlet! There must be some way that I can afford to get to Stratford-upon-Avon next year! Okay, I'm being greedy: I saw Stewart here in D.C. in Othello several years back, and you'd think that should be enough. But no. I want to see Doctor Who and Captain Picard with the Royal Shakespeare Company! Do any of you nice readers out there own an airline, by any chance?

Trek BBS Today

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:

-What are Star Trek's most dreaded phrases?

-What would you have liked to see instead of Enterprise?

-Bond. James Bond.

Many more topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Trek Two Years Ago

These were some of the major news items from September 2005:

• DS9 Actors, Clubs Unite For Hurricane Katrina Fundraiser
  A group of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors and their fan clubs united in an eBay auction to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans - the future birthplace of Captain Benjamin Sisko.

• Braga Feels Funny To Be Back At Paramount
  Brannon Braga said that it felt strange to be back on the Paramount Studios lot working on a show that wasn't Star Trek, his new series Threshold.

• Shatner To Sing At Emmy Awards
  William Shatner (Captain Kirk) agreed to sing the Star Trek theme as one of several celebritys in a contest at the Emmy Awards, where he was nominated for his role on Boston Legal.

More news can be found in the archives.

Poll Results

Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:

Scene you most want to see from Young Spock's life? Argument with Sarek about entering Starfleet. 31.8% - (337 Votes) First girlfriend! 24.9% - (264 Votes) First day on the Enterprise with Kirk. 24.7% - (262 Votes) How he met Christopher Pike. 11.8% - (126 Votes) The events of 'Yesteryear' as live-action drama. 3.1% - (33 Votes) Something with Gary Mitchell - were they buddies or competitive? 2.1% - (23 Votes) The engagement to T'Pring at the age of seven. 1.3% - (14 Votes) Total Votes: 1059

Please vote in our new poll on the latest Star Trek XI casting rumours!

Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow, September 8th, is Star Trek's 41st birthday! In addition, Sunday, September 9th is teh birthday of Jeffrey Combs (Weyoun, Brunt, Shran), and Tuesday, September 11th is the birthday of Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres).

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