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Memory Alpha mourns the passing of Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who died on 18 December 2008.
The community's thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family.
Latest news
- 18 December 2008
- Actress, writer, and producer Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. Barrett portrayed several characters throughout the Star Trek franchise, notably Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi, and the Starfleet computer voice. According to her family, Barrett died of leukemia at her home in Bel Air, California. She was 76 years old. [1]
- 16 December 2008
- George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) will be the first main cast member of any Star Trek series to play a character in a Star Wars production. Takei will be voicing a Neimodian scientist named Lok Durd in two episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars set to air on Cartoon Network on 16 and 23 January 2009. [2]
- Michael Dorn made a surprise cameo appearance at the end of last night's episode of NBC's Heroes. He portrayed the President of the United States in the last scene of the episode, which began Volume Four of the series, entitled "Fugitives." Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose, Franc Ross, and the aforementioned George Takei also appeared in the episode.
- 9 December 2008
- George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) has been voted off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! George came third in the show but was beaten by Joe Swash on the final day of the show.
- 5 December 2008
- Simon & Schuster, publishers of Star Trek novels, has been forced to cut 35 jobs. Amongst those job losses was Trek editor Marco Palmieri. Margaret Clark now takes sole responsibility for the Trek line, along with other media tie-in fiction. [3]
Article of the Week
""All Good Things..."" was the 25th episode of the seventh season and series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Following an evening date at the holodeck, Worf and Troi walk back towards Troi's quarters. When Worf is about to kiss her goodnight, Captain Picard, dressed in his bathrobe, walks out of the turbolift, disoriented. Upon asking which date it is, he tells them he is moving back and forth through time.
Discussing the situation with Counselor Troi, Picard suddenly finds himself in the future, at his vineyard. After a short moment of disorientation, he goes on tying the vines. A pleasant surprise, La Forge decided to pay him a visit, coming all the way from Rigel III. He admits Leah told him of Picard's Irumodic Syndrome, and Picard tells him it takes years for the Syndrome to run its course.Did You Know...
...that at the age of 15, Wesley Crusher served as flight controller aboard the USS Enterprise-D?
...that the Bajoran people reached an advanced level of technology before Humans had learned to walk upright?
...that by 2376, numerous discharged versions of the Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I were used to scrape plasma conduits or to mine dilithium ore?
...that Michael Dorn has the most 'regular cast' appearances of any main actor in the Trek franchise, spanning five movies and eleven television seasons across two series?
Today in Trek history
- 1930
- Vic Tayback is born.
- 1959
- John DeMita is born.
- 1967
- Final draft script of TOS: "Errand of Mercy" is submitted.
- 1969
- Aron Eisenberg is born.
- 1976
- Jill Sayre is born.
- 1981
- Jenna Z. Wilson is born.
- 1982
- Mike Tsucalas is born.
- 1992
- TNG: "New Ground" airs.
- 1996
- Keith Smith dies.
- 2000
- Stephen Edward Poe dies.
- 2001
- Scott Marlowe dies.
- 2003
- Pocket Books novel The Brave and the Bold, Book 2 published.
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Novels and reference works
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- A Singular Destiny (crossover, paperback, 27 January 2009)
- Over a Torrent Sea (Star Trek: Titan, paperback, 24 February 2009)
Comics
- IDW Publishing
- Star Trek: The Last Generation
- #2 - "No Cure For That" - released 17 December 2008
- #3 - "What Happens Now" - solicited for 28 January 2009
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- #1 - solicited for 28 January 2009
- Star Trek: The Last Generation
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