Since it began in the 1960s, fanfiction has been both loved and dismissed as the work of nerdy amateurs. Now, a new generation of authors is dissolving the distinction

Last month it was announced that Star Trek: Discovery was nominated for two Emmys, including one for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup. Voting for the Emmys started yesterday and CBS is again ramping up their “For Your Consideration” campaign for the show, including a new interview with the makeup designer where he talked a little bit about season two Klingons, again.

When will Adam Savage not live the life every nerd wishes he or she could? Hopefully that answer is never, because then we wouldn't be able to swoon over such feats of fandom as wiring up Captain Kirk's chair in one day.

The uber futuristic sound of a laser blaster comes from some very low tech metal on metal ...

In pieces... for now.

They plan to have it available by January 2016... and I want it!

When I first wrote these words, the Internet was alive with the death of Leonard Nimoy. I couldn’t post them here...

Tory assembly member Darren Millar’s question to economy minister Edwina Hart about alien craft over Cardiff airport answered in Star Trek language

Like many fans of the franchise, Michael Gummelt has some ideas about why and how Star Trek should return to TV. But unlike any other fans, he'll have a chance to pitch his concept to Paramount.

If you're working for the government, how would you handle UFO-related questions? You could choose to give a non-answer or deny that anything like that even exists. Or, if you’re the Star Trek-lovi...

A conformation that IDRIS ELBA is joining Star Trek!

Beginning with “The White Iris,” episode four.

William Shatner uses a charity scavenger hunt and collects over 6,000 selfies to create this pictorial tribute to Leonard Nimoy.

Lydia Wilson has joined the cast of Paramount and Skydance's "Star Trek Beyond."

In an outtake from a special 3-D cinema event, Peter Capaldi and Wil Wheaton compare iconic consoles.

  Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop “Spocking” its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Sir Wilfrid now sports, on certain bills at least, pointy ears, the signature Vulcan haircut and eyebrows and Spock’s mantra “Live long and prosper.”

Star Trek Beyond shot a big action scene and we’ve got an exclusive first look, including the new Starfleet uniforms and a major new character in the franchise!

Reads just like any script of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

You can't put a price on the flagship of the Federation. Oh, wait: You can.

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CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.

CBS is seeking out new life for its All Access streaming service by making it the only way to watch an upcoming Star Trek TV series. Beyond a special “preview broadcast” of the first episode on CBS’s regular television channel, all episodes of the new Star Trek will appear exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States. (Internationally, CBS says it will distribute the show for “television and multiple platforms around the world.”)

Star Trek Kickstarter project promises to be the end of Lt. Pavel Chekov, and Koenig is on board.

From director Justin Lin comes STAR TREK BEYOND starring Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zach Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Karl Urban. In theaters July 22nd.

STAR TREK BEYOND Official Trailer (2016) Chris Pine Sci-Fi Action Movie HD

"I want to be remembered as a person who early on in his life took control of his life and set goals. When people gave me a lined paper, I wrote the other way. When people expect some certain behavior from me, I will frustrate their expectations." By Sean Fitz-Gerald.

For decades, Paramount and CBS have tolerated and even encouraged fans of the Star Trek franchise to use their imagination at will, but on Tuesday the entertainment companies went to their battle stations and launched a legal missile at a production company touting the first independent Star Trek film. Axanar, the subject of a lawsuit filed on Friday in California federal court, is no ordinary Star Trek film. The forthcoming feature film (preceded by a short film)...

Released in 1956, the big-budget Forbidden Planet had a huge influence on sci-fi - not least Star Trek and Star Wars...

This year is the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, and even after five decades there has never been another series like Gene Roddenberry’s brainchild.

DriveSavers engineers recovered data from 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry's custom made floppy discs after a year of hard work. The retrieved documents and original notes may be related to the 'Star Trek' series.

The next, next generation

We're at the start of what should be a big year for Star Trek. The franchise will celebrate its 50th anniversary this fall, but 2016 also brings a new movie (Star Trek Beyond), the recovery of long-lost documents belonging to Gene Roddenberry, and the development of (finally!) a new series set to launch in January 2017. It’s no secret that we here at Ars love (and sometimes hate) our Star Trek. With so much time having elapsed since the original series...