A disillusioned Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise during a break from Starfleet Academy, finding it difficult to remain a model cadet and Starfleet prospect – but after an encounter with a mysterious man at a disputed colony near the Cardassian border, he may be about to take the next step in his own evolution!
Preorder STAR TREK BEYOND Funko Pop! Vinyls
The new line of STAR TREK BEYOND Funko Pop! vinyl releases we told you about last month have started to go up for purchase now, and we know that some of you are just crazy about this line of character figurines!
The wide release is scheduled for August 6, but you can preorder yours today for $10.99 each!
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Use our links below to preorder the BEYOND Funko Pop! vinyls from Amazon:
First STAR TREK 4K UHD Blu-rays Arrive Tuesday
Paramount Home Entertainment’s first steps in to next generation of home media formats begins this Tuesday, as STAR TREK and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS arrive on 4K UHD Blu-ray.
We’re giving away a the pair of ultra-high definition releases over here, but for those of you curious about the packaging, here are some photos of the new combo sets for your viewing pleasure.
They’re very similar in design to the multitude of Blu-ray sets released over the past few years, with no new artwork or layouts (aside from the various 4K labels).
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The standard Blu-ray discs included in this set are identical to those found in 2014’s STAR TREK: THE COMPENDIUM collection, with disc art to match. You can check out the full list of features included in our review of that release. The 4K disc of INTO DARKNESS also includes the IMAX shifting aspect ratio presentation of the regular Blu-ray set.
Finally, in regards to a feature review with screencap galleries from these new 4K releases: at present, there is no way to capture images from UHD discs, as compared to the various methods available for DVD and Blu-ray discs – and until there’s a practical method available, they won’t be something we’ll be able to feature here.
UPDATE: Check out our Trek ’09 and Star Trek Into Darkness 4K UHD screencap galleries!
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Win a TREK 09 + INTO DARKNESS 4K Blu-ray Combo Pack!
Congrats to our WRATH OF KHAN DIRECTOR’S CUT giveaway winners Philip and Nathan – and we’ve got one more giveaway launching tonight!
TrekCore has teamed up with Paramount Home Entertainment to deliver the first 4K UHD Star Trek releases to one lucky reader!
2009’s Star Trek and 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness arrive on the ultra-high-definition Blu-ray format next week, and one of you can win a combo pack containing both releases!
The 4K releases contain both 4K UHD discs – which require a new 4K Blu-ray player to watch – as well as a traditional Blu-ray disc (with the full range of Compendium bonus features), plus a digital copy.
While we know STAR TREK BEYOND is branching out in a whole new direction, there still plenty of other possibilities in the alternate universe!
You can win a copy by telling us in the comments below:
If you are selected as our winner, watch your email on June 15!
Contest Rules
- Giveaway open to residents of the United States only.
- Contest runs through 11:59 PM Eastern on Tuesday, June 14, 2016.
- Only one comment per user; users with multiple comments will be disqualified.
- Must be a registered user of the Disqus comment system with a valid email address.
Official STAR TREK Podcast Launches Next Week
With the launch of a new STAR TREK television series comes one of the popular trends in media – a companion podcast series!
But you won’t need to wait for the January debut for the audio series to begin, as ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast begins next week, through the Play.It podcast network.
This podcast will be hosted by our friend, entertainment writer Jordan Hoffman, and launches with three episodes next week – featuring guest appearances by Adam Nimoy and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Here’s the official press release:
‘ENGAGE: THE OFFICIAL STAR TREK PODCAST’
BEAMS ON TO PLAY.IT EXCLUSIVELY WITH THREE ORIGINAL EPISODES ON JUNE 15Hosted by Noted Critic Jordan Hoffman, First Guests Include “Weird Al” Yankovic and Adam Nimoy
CBS RADIO, CBS Local Digital Media and CBS Consumer Products, today announced the launch of “Engage: The OFFICIAL Star Trek Podcast,” which will be exclusively hosted on the podcast platform Play.it. The first three episodes of the hour-long podcast will be available on Wednesday, June 15 via Play.it/StarTrek, iTunes and StarTrek.com. Starting June 22, new episodes will be released weekly.
The podcast will be hosted by Jordan Hoffman, a film critic and writer of the “One Trek Mind” blog on StarTrek.com. The three episodes available June 15 feature special guests including “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Adam Nimoy.
A celebration of one of the most iconic entertainment franchises in the Galaxy, “Engage: The OFFICIAL Star Trek Podcast” is aimed at both fans old and new. Film critic and author of StarTrek.com’s “One Trek Mind” column, Hoffman will interact with enthusiasts, interview guests, and argue the minutiae of this beloved 50-year-old fictional universe.
“There is no better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek than with the official podcast coming to CBS RADIO and CBS Local Digital Media,” said Andre Fernandez, President, CBS RADIO. “It is a groundbreaking and noteworthy franchise that we are proud to be a part of.”
“Star Trek has been a significant and integral part of pop culture for many years,” said Adam Wiener, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Local Digital Media. “We are thrilled to bring fans another outlet to connect to for their love of the franchise through the launch of the first Official Star Trek podcast on Play.it.”
“Star Trek is more than just a collection of television shows, films, books, comics and toys for me – it is one of the great loves of my life. It’s a relationship that has evolved over time and has created true, lasting connections,” said Hoffman.
“There’s nothing I like more than meeting someone who might be Trek-curious and guiding them toward full-fledged devotion. I want this show to “engage” with the hardcore and the neophyte alike. It’s a big galaxy out there.”
Hoffman is a film critic and writer based in New York, and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, a film critic organization dating back to 1935. His movie reviews appear regularly in The Guardian, and he has contributed to Vanity Fair, Mashable, the New York Daily News and other outlets.
Since 2011, he has written the “One Trek Mind” blog for StarTrek.com, a fan-focused humor column. In 2012, Hoffman began hosting “One Trek Mind: Live” at Star Trek conventions, a raucous, hour-long debate with fans to create top 10 lists on various Star Trek topics.
In late 2014, Hoffman took on the Herculean task of ranking the near 700 episodes of the complete Star Trek franchise for Playboy.com, and in 2015 he profiled Adam Nimoy for the Los Angeles Times during his first trip to a Star Trek convention since the passing of his father, Leonard Nimoy.
“Episode Zero” is available to hear now, featuring an interview with Hoffman by Entertainment Weekly columnist Darren Franich:
The podcast will be available through a multitude of sources, including StarTrek.com, iTunes, and via RSS subscription, along with the PlayIt.com/StarTrek channel.
Stuck Outside the BEYOND Fan Event? You’ve Been Heard!
We were dismayed to hear reports that many ticketholders to the May 20 STAR TREK BEYOND fan event weren’t able to make it into the arena due to overcrowding issues.
For those who scored tickets to the exclusive event, but didn’t make it inside – but you have been heard by none other than director Justin Lin, who promised to make things right for you that night:
@TrekCore we’ll make it right for the fans that didn’t get let in. We’ll make sure they’ll be at the premiere. #StarTrekFan
— Justin Lin (@trailingjohnson) May 21, 2016
We’ve heard from the STAR TREK BEYOND team at Paramount, and believe us, this was completely unintended – and they too want to make it up to those fans who wound up stuck on the sidewalk.
Paramount’s team has a record of everyone who received a ticket but didn’t get in, as well as some additional details collected that Friday night from those who were waiting in line outside the studio lot.
Starting at the end of this week, they will be sending out swag bags containing all the goodies that fans who made it through the doors took home – including tickets to the July 20 world-premiere screening and that special Motion Picture-inspired STAR TREK BEYOND poster – to those who weren’t able to get in the May 20 event.
(For clarity: the ‘gold pass’ to the July 20 premiere is only for the BEYOND screening, not a pass to the SDCC convention itself.)
If you were locked out, watch your mailbox starting next week for the special delivery!
Massive 30-Disc Classic STAR TREK, ANIMATED SERIES, and Movie Blu-ray Collection Coming September 6
Hot on the heels of the new STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Director’s Cut Blu-ray and Next Generation Full Series Blu-ray box set, the two sides of Trek ownership – CBS and Paramount – have teamed up to put together an enormous, thirty-disc Blu-ray collection for the entire journey of Captain Kirk’s crew!
First announced back in March, this fiftieth-anniversary collection will include the first release of The Animated Series in high-definition, along with the entire run of the original Trek television series, and all six feature films.
The film entries will also include the new Khan Director’s Cut, along with two new hours of documentary features behind the production of those first six Star Trek films.
STAR TREK 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection
Debuting September 6, 2016, Limited Edition Box Set Boasts 30 Blu-ray Discs™
Every Movie and TV Show Featuring the Original Crew, Including the Newly Remastered Animated Series on Blu-ray™ for the First Time Ever!
Set Also Includes a Brand New, Multi-Part Documentary Chronicling
Star Trek’s Cinematic VoyagesHOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Embark on a mission to the final frontier with the biggest, most comprehensive Star Trek collection ever offered when the STAR TREK 50th ANNIVERSARY TV AND MOVIE COLLECTION is transported to Earth on September 6, 2016.
Just in time to commemorate the September 8, 1966 airing of the very first “Star Trek” episode, this epic limited edition gift set includes 30 Blu-ray Discs featuring all new disc art and every feature film and television show made with the original crew, plus a brand new, multi-part documentary with nearly 2 hours of new footage chronicling the franchise’s amazing 50-year journey.
Enclosed in collectible packaging, the set includes the Animated Series remastered on Blu-ray for the first time ever, the newly released Director’s Cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, an exclusive Starfleet pin commemorating the 50th anniversary and new mini-posters for the first six feature films designed by acclaimed artist Juan Ortiz. Over 20 hours of previously released bonus content is also included in this comprehensive collection.
The 30-disc set includes the following:
• Star Trek: The Original Series Blu-ray
• Star Trek: The Animated Series Blu-ray• Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blu-ray
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director’s Cut Blu-ray
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Blu-ray
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Blu-ray
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Blu-ray
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Blu-ray• Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen—New 50th Anniversary Multi-Part Documentary
o The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek
o Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek: The Motion Picture
o The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan
o The Dream is Alive: The Continuing Mission
o End of an Era: Charting the Undiscovered Country• Collectible 50th Anniversary Starfleet Insignia Pin
• Collectible Mini-Posters for Movies 1-6
• Plus over 20 hours of bonus content!
These sets are coming in the first week of September – preorder now using our links:
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One Strange Change in the New TWOK Director’s Cut
If you haven’t yet checked out our review of the new WRATH OF KHAN Director’s Cut Blu-ray (arriving today!), we mentioned a lot of large color corrections, but also a small content change – the deletion of two short lines inserted for the 1985 ABC television broadcast.
Some eagle-eyed viewers who received their new disc early noticed one additional issue that we (and everyone else, it seems) missed in the review, from the Kobayashi Maru simulation that opens the film – an apparent editing error in the early moments of the movie.
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The Enterprise approaches Gamma Hydra, Section 15; Sulu projects a ‘parabolic course’ to avoid entering the Neutral Zone.
As ‘Captain’ Saavik learns the details of the Kobayashi Maru…
…she calls for Sulu to plot an intercept course into the disputed area.
On the 2009 Blu-ray (and the 2002 Director’s Cut DVD), Sulu then turns to Saavik, beginning to protest the order: “May I remind the captain that if a starship enters the zone…”
Meanwhile, the Kobayashi Maru data begins to fade off of the viewscreen, one character at a time.
In this new release, while Sulu voices his protest, he remains facing forward – and that ‘parabolic course’ graphic seen about a minute earlier in this scene is used instead… though the dialogue audio in place is correct.
Following this shot, both versions of the film return to the historically-established shots of Saavik shutting down Sulu’s protest, and his annoyed reaction as he turns back to his monitor.
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This is certainly a strange thing to have happened – it seems that the editing team on the remaster may have accidentally re-used the same over-the-shoulder shot from before the Kobayashi Maru was even detected.
We’ve reached out to Paramount Home Entertainment to see if we can learn anything about what may have happened here – whether it was an intentional choice, for some reason, or an error – as soon as we have any more information we’ll update you all here.
HP Enterprise Debuts STAR TREK Themed Commercial, BEYOND Tech Tie-Ins
HP’s global commercial computing spinoff, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, released a new Abramsverse Trek-themed commercial today, for an upcoming technology release they’ve dubbed “The Machine.”
Set on an alien world, a group of Starfleet cadets follows their instructor to a holographic projection of supposed HP Enterprise computing power – featuring visual effect clips from the 2009 Star Trek film, Star Trek Into Darkness, and possibly one shot of the Enterprise (starship, that is) from the upcoming film.
In addition to the video, HPE also announced that they partnered with Paramount to develop “three conceptual technologies” that will be seen in the film.
Inspired by Star Trek’s mantra to “boldly go where no man has gone before,” Hewlett Packard Enterprise partnered with Paramount Pictures to propel our most advanced technology 250 years into the future in the new Star Trek Beyond, coming to theatres worldwide on July 22.
Over the course of several months, team members from Hewlett Packard Enterprise – from researchers and engineers to industrial designers and UX specialists – collaborated with the creative minds behind Star Trek Beyond to develop three conceptual technologies for the film, all based on HPE’s biggest and most ambitious research project – The Machine.
Without giving any spoiler alerts, we collaborated on three different technological concepts in the film: the quarantine, the diagnostic wrap, and the book. Each of these concepts showcase HPE’s vision for the future of technology, but are rooted in developments we hope to introduce much sooner.
Despite the Trek tie-in, there’s no formal callout of STAR TREK BEYOND in the HP video aside from the film’s name appearing the video’s title. Like the previous two Trek films, we expect there to be plenty of tie-in commercials like this.
After all, who can forget Spock and Chekov shopping for cable television, or that wacky Japanese rust-prevention spray commercial?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUHuOvBwR-g
Get ready for a summer full of this stuff, everybody!
Three New STAR TREK BEYOND TV Spots Beam Down
The media rollout continues leading up to the July 22 release of STAR TREK BEYOND, and today, two new television spots were released by Paramount’s publicity team.
While there’s no new footage here, there are two slight dialogue extensions. In the May 20 trailer, Uhura defiantly tells Krall “Our captain will come for us.” – but here, that statement expands to “If our captain is alive, he will come for us.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPeDMEivXlc
This shorter twenty-second spot adds Scotty’s line of surprise at Jaylah’s secret: “Oh, my good Lord.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OftRP14E0KI
UPDATE: A third commercial debuted on June 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byYSVstG-mo
We only expect these to continue to arrive as we approach July – stay tuned!