Trekland Hosts TNG Screening Tickets Giveaway

Trekland, the blog of well-known Trek authority Larry Nemecek, is hosting a giveaway for tickets to the Fathom Events theater screening celebrating the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation season two on Bluray on Nov. 29.

A pair of tickets will be given away for screenings in five major cities: Boston, New York City, Orlando, Chicago, or Seattle. 

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Visit Larry’s website, larrynemecek.com, and click on the yellow Newsletter box at left.
2. In the “First Name” box, ignore that label and write your FULL NAME and complete mailing address: street, city, state, zip. 
3. In the “Last Name” box, ignore that label as well and type one of the five “TICKET CITY” listed that is proximate to you—Boston, NYC, Chicago, Orlando, or Seattle, followed by the one-word answer to the following question:

In TNG Season 2, what major Star Trek “villain” group was introduced in what was originally going to be a “Part 2” episode to”Time Squared”?

•  (Example:  “Orlando — THERMIANS*”)

Entry deadline is 6 p.m Eastern Time/ 3 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, Nov. 25. One entry allowed per person.

Five winners will be announced by Monday night on Nov. 26 from entries that submit the correct answer to the trivia question and a complete, useable email and mailing address; both are required in order to win. Fathom Events will be provided the five winners’ addresses, and will supply the prize tickets directly to them. Also, Fathom will award the specific theater passes as close as possible based on geography.

For further information about the contest and the TNG season 2 Bluray release event, please see larrynemecek.com.

* - THERMIANS is not the correct answer.

Trek.fm Launches New Voyager Podcast “To The Journey”

Star Trek fan community and podcast network Trek.fm announced today the launch of a new show dedicated to Star Trek: Voyager. The half-hour show, titled “To The Journey,” is hosted by Tristan Riddell, Charlynn Schmiedt, and Lorrie Sears.

The show takes its name from a scene in the series finale, “Endgame,” in which Harry Kim says: “When I think about everything we’ve been through together, maybe it’s not the destination that matters. Maybe it’s the journey.” To this Tom Paris and then the crew respond “To the journey!”

Rather than reviewing episodes of the series, “To The Journey” will examine specific elements of Voyager. This could include a specific character, a technology, a plot device, or even one of Neelix’s famous leola root recipes. It’s a journey into the minutiae of this part of the Star Trek universe.

Tristan Riddell is the host of Trek.fm’s Hyperchannel video news show. Charlynn Schmiedt is the managing editor of Trek.fm as well as the network’s Voyager editor and a regular guest on The Ready Room. Lorrie Sears is a Voyager writer for Trek.fm.

An additional contribution comes from veteran CG artist Tobias Richter, who leads the renowned design studio The Light Works in Cologne, Germany. Trek.fm is would like to extend this biggest of thanks to Tobias for providing an amazing render of the USS Voyager for use on the cover and site art for “To The Journey.” You can find all of Tobias’s amazing work at http://www.thelightworks.com.

“To The Journey” is currently available for streaming and MP3 download on the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ttj. The show is also available through iTunes in an enhanced format with chapters, artwork, and embedded hyperlinks, and through Stitcher.

TNG Theatrical Screenings Announced for Australia and Canada

While American Star Trek fans eagerly await big screen showings of “Where No One Has Gone Before” and “Datalore,” international fans watch from afar with envy. But that’s no longer the case for fans in Australia and Canada.

CBS has announced that they’re teaming up with Front Row Centre Events and BY Experience to bring the theatrical event to Canadians on July 23, and Australian fans will be treated to the same experience on July 26 thanks to NCM Fathom and Sharmill Films.

Like the US events, the screenings are designed to welcome the Blu-ray release of TNG Season One on Blu-ray, and are the perfect way to celebrate 25 years of The Next Generation.

Canada

To find the theatre nearest you visit Ciniplex.com and use the search fields to identify you city.

Australia

To find out more visit the Sharmill Films website.

Currently the list of participating cinemas for Australia includes:

VIC: Cinema Nova, Palace Kino, Palace Westgarth, Upper Yarra Arts Centre
NSW: Hayden Orpheum Cremorne, Dendy Newtown, Chauvel Cinemas, Ritz Cinema Randwick, Dendy Byron Bay, Belgrave Cinemas Armidale, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, Cinemax Cinema Kingscliff, Narooma Theatre, Arcadia Twin Ulladulla,
ACT: Dendy Canberra
QLD: Palace Centro, Dendy Portside
SA: Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
WA: Luna Cinemas Leederville, Grand Cinemas Warwick

TAS: State Cinema Hobart