Star Trek

[Buster's Uncle]

Niice.

And just because I stumbled over the shot, and it's a cool cover:

[Mylochka]

Here's a series of pictures that I think might appeal to you -- They "re-imagined" Science Fiction classics as Star Trek episodes.  For example:

Star Trek: Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke and James Blish

I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember Bantam Publishing's experiment with adaptating classic SF stories into the Star Trek universe. I'm not sure how many books were in the series all told, maybe one of you can remind me? In any event, this is my recreation of the cover done for my favorite volume. Unlike what passes for Star Trek these days, Star Trek: Rama lived up to the idea of exploration and mystery that made the original series a touchstone in science fiction history.

[Mylochka]

Here's another:

Another gem from my collection of rare Star Trek crossover novels. This particular one brought together the talents of Alan Dean Foster and Cyril Hume to produce what is probably my favorite book in the series. Why? Simply because the story of Forbidden Planet fits so perfectly into the style of Star Trek that few changes, major or minor, had to be made to the story. My only complaint about this book is its length. I really feel the publisher did it a disservice by limiting its length to make it fit in with the other books in the series. It probably would have benefitted greatly from being half again as long. How many books can you say that about these days?

[Mylochka]

I liked this one:

After Fred Freiberger left the show and John Meredyth Lucas was brought in as executive producer for the 4th season, he managed to get several top names in science fiction, along with newcomers who went on to be very influential; even though these were seen as some of the best episodes of the series' run, it was too late to undo the damage of the previous season. One script that they produced had actually been received during the second season and shelved; even though Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was then published as a novel in 1968, Philip K. Dick enthusiastically agreed to let them adapt his original 1967 script, retaining the title, and after it received very positive reviews, introducing the tragic Starfleet robots known as "Golem" to the series, Dick then worked with Gene Roddenberry to expand that script into a Star Trek novel for Bantam Books, even keeping the same title as his own novel. Like the rest of the 4th season, the novel - the entire "Premiere" series, in fact - quickly vanished from the market (it's believed that Paramount encountered numerous and insurmountable trademark issues with these properties), and only a few copies remain, most of them carefully preserved in collections and rarely appearing for sale.

[Buster's Uncle]

[Unorthodox]

I would watch it if someone were to make the forbidden planet crossover. 


No updating of Robbie, though.  Dust him off and fire him up. 

[Buster's Uncle]

Agreed.

[Buster's Uncle]

The Star Trek: TNG crew looks amazing in Original Series uniforms I'm beeefy...     Okay, this is just awesome. One Redditor photoshopped the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation into the original series uniforms, and the results are amazing.
All of our love to deadfraggle and their delightful photoshopping skills, mainly because we want more more more more more. Let's add Wesley Crusher, Tasha Yar (in a dress!!!) Guinan and The Traveler. We beg you, do them all! Please!
8hawt! 8Worf is crushing this look. Oooooo  red shirt.... Sorry Worf. 8"I canna give ya any more captain!  She can't take it!" "Just don't mess with my visor. This car air filter thing is retro enough." 8Engaging sensORs.
8Daaaaaamn. Troi is even hotter in this look.
[Via Reddit]
 
http://io9.com/the-star-trek-tng-crew-looks-amazing-in-original-serie-1333833842

[Geo]

Not bad indeed.
But how about the original cast in TNG uniforms?

[Valka]

As Ship's Counselor, Troi should have had a blue uniform.

[Buster's Uncle]

I thought the same thing.

Not bad indeed.
But how about the original cast in TNG uniforms?

That would be wrong.

[Geo]

Only for you.

[Mylochka]

Here's virtual Deanna in an appropriately tinted uniform...

[Buster's Uncle]

Has anyone heard about the upcoming book These Are The Voyages?  Looks interesting...

[Valka]

It's been received favorably on TrekBBS. It looks very interesting, although it's hard to know which version of the truth is really the truth, since every single behind-the-scenes book or (auto)biography has told a different version of the same incidents.