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'Deep Space Nine' Turns 20: A Look Back

Star Trek series set on a space station around Bajor remembered

Rick Berman and the late Michael Piller didn't have to look far to find inspiration for another Star Trek series. Saddam Hussein had set oil wells in Kuwait on fire as he withdrew as part of Operation Desert Storm, and both the allied American forces along with the Kuwaiti people were left to pic ...

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TV Watchlist: Its the End of the World as We Know It

Plus, Syfy Hosts a 'Haven' Marathon before the Season Finale

From “The Walking Dead” to bath salt induced attacks, some believe fiction may become reality sooner than you think. On December 21st, the Mayan calendar will have finished its great 5,125-year-long cycle. This has fueled worldwide speculation as to what will happen on that fateful day. Believer ...

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When Star Trek, Soap Operas Collide

Tony Todd is on Y&R -- who else from Trek have stopped by?

Popular Star Trek guest star Tony Todd -- you know, Kurn from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" among other characters -- is currently doing a stint on CBS' popular soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Todd, who also played an adult Jake Sisko in the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode "The V ...

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TV Watchlist: Castle Is Just Too Pretty To Die

Plus, Browncoats unite for a 10-year reunion

Rejoice! Jonathan Frakes directs this week’s MUST SEE episode where your attendance at Supernova Con is required during Nathan Fillion's voyage to the final frontier. Can "Castle" fans spot all the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Easter eggs? If you aim to misbehave, tune in on Sunday for the "Firefly 10th Anniver ...

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Frakes Remembers When Riker Was Stiffest Of Crew

Actors begin to reflect on 25th anniversary of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

In September and October, it will be 25 years since "Star Trek: The Next Generation" premiered in first-run syndication on televisions all across the nation from original "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry. At first, it seemed audiences -- especially Trekkies of old -- would have a hard time wa ...

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'Beckinfield' Enlists Jonathan Frakes For Interactive Web Series

Series creators talk to Alpha Waves Radio

There's Facebook, there's Twitter and there's Google-Plus, the so-called epicenter of social networking. But is that where networking ends? No ... it's just the beginning. Theatrics, the creators of what they call the first mass participation television program, have launched a popular online ...

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Not Even Jonathan Frakes Can Save Star Trek

Actor/director shares how CBS rejected a television revival idea

Fans generally loved his work behind the camera of "Star Trek: First Contact" (although they could've probably lived without "Star Trek: Insurrection"), but not even a handsome bearded smile was enough to convince CBS to give Jonathan Frakes a crack at Star Trek. The actor and director, best know ...

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Emmy Chances Lost On 'Lost'

But don't fret, the ABC series is still up for a 2010 Portal Award

It looks like "Star Trek: The Next Generation" started a trend that goes beyond the launch of a number of spinoff shows. The series, which started Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes, earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series in 1994 as a nod to the show's final season. In fact, it i ...

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