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When we published the Series V casting sheet two months ago, we also added a new feature to the Site Manager that allowed us to select a Top Story for the day - we wanted to avoid having, say, the latest Gaming Bullets or Site Columns be the first thing people saw, instead of the casting sheet.

While the feature has turned out to be very useful over the past months, today we were faced with a bit of a problem when it turned out there were three stories who would normally all be worthy of being a Top Story - the Star Trek X script review, the Voyager finale info and the Series V timeslot prediction. This may well be the first day on which there's major news for all three major upcoming Trek projects - it certainly places a lot of pressure on us.

Of course, I do wonder how long it will be possible to keep up the kind of news frenzy the online Trek world has been in for the past two months. Surely after the finale has aired and Series V is officially announced things have to die down a little?

Trek BBS Today

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:

-What would happen if Star Trek X were to be released at the same time as the next Star Wars film?

-Which music theme do you associate with each Enterprise?

-Take a look at a list of seven reasons why Series V will succeed.

More topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Trek Two Years Ago

Below are some of the most important headlines that appeared on TrekToday on Sunday the 9th of May, 1999:

• Last 3 DS9 Episodes Credits - The final Deep Space Nine episode credits became known on this day, as we posted the list of writers and directors for 'Extreme Measures,' 'The Dogs Of War' and 'What You Leave Behind.'

• Insurrection DVD Review - We posted a link to one of the first reviews of the 'Insurrection' DVD, which was scheduled to be released two days later. This was also the first news item that we were pointed to by Jeff 'Koganuts' Koga, one of TrekToday's most frequent and long-time contributors.

• Hello World! - What eventually would turn out to be the most popular television series ever conceived in the Netherlands was announced exactly two years ago: 'Big Brother.' At the time I mostly complained about the show's concept being incredibly "sick and twisted," not yet realising that it could also turn out to be immenselly boring.

Today's Television Listings

• At 9:00pm (8:00pm Central), UPN will be showing Voyager's 'Homestead.' Here's how UPN describes the episode:

  When life signs are detected on a nearby asteroid, Neelix is amazed to find a community of fellow Talaxians struggling to survive against mercenary oppressors who want only to mine the asteroid for minerals. Paralyzed with complacency, it falls to Neelix to instill in them the will to fight for the land they wish to keep.

  Please be aware that the above image is copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

• The Sci-Fi Channel will be showing The Original Series's 'City On The Edge Of Forever' at 5pm Eastern Time.

• Unfortunately, we are not able to provide details of Canadian airings tomorrow due to troubles at the Space site.

• In the United Kingdom, Sky One will be showing TNG's 'The Neutral Zone' at 17:00 GMT, to be repeated at 00:00. Thanks go out to the Great Link for this!

• In the Netherlands, Yorin will be showing DS9's 'Profit and Loss' at 17:15 CET, while Net5 will be showing Voyager's 'Future's End, Part 1' at 18:40 CET. Thanks go out to StarTrek.nl for this!

• In Australia, Channel 9 will be showing DS9's 'Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night' at 00:00. Thanks go out to the Australian Babylon 5 & Star Trek air schedule

Tomorrow's Television Listings

• The Sci-Fi Channel will be showing the Original Series episode 'Operation: Annihilate!' at 5:00pm Eastern Time.

• In the United Kingdom, Sky Premier 2 will be showing 'Star Trek: Insurrection' at 10:15 and at 17:15 GMT, while Sky One will be showing TNG's 'The Child' at 17:00 and at 23:30. Thanks go out to the Great Link for this!

• In the Netherlands, Yorin will be showing DS9's 'Time's Orphan' at 17:15 CET, while Net5 will be showing Voyager's 'Future's End, Part Two' at 18:40. Thanks go out to StarTrek.nl for this!

• In Australia, TV1 will be showing TNG's 'The Survivors' at 11:00pm. Thanks go out to the Australian Babylon 5 & Star Trek air schedule

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