News Bullets

By Michelle
August 26, 2003 - 8:19 PM

The Boston Globe has an article on "Science eye for the nonscience guy" recommending Star Trek to learn scientific literacy.
Sci Fi Wire has published the plot summary of the pilot episode of Jake 2.0, the show that will follow Enterprise on UPN this fall in the Wednesday 9 p.m. time slot. Directed by Rob Lieberman, the first episode will be entitled "The Tech."
Aboriginal actors cited Patrick Stewart as an influence on their decision to enter the performing arts in an article at The Ottawa Citizen.
The Salt Lake Tribune has an article on the preponderance of science fiction writers in Utah which discusses Mormon themes in Star Trek.
TrekWeb gives John Vornholt's Genesis Force a four out of five star rating, stating that despite a rushed ending the disaster story "is only the backdrop for the true human drama to unfold."
A San Francisco Chronicle review of a new biography of Lucille Ball, Ball of Fire, discusses the innovations of Desilu (including Star Trek) and the comedienne's feminism.

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