In the UK, the Sun newspaper is reporting on a Batleth, aka the Klingon weapon of choice, has been ceased by police.

The terrifying Batleth weapon is identical to one wielded by Klingon aliens in the Star Trek sci-fi films.

Officers seized the three-handled sword — which has huge pointed blades at either end — at a home in Gloucester.

It was shown yesterday at the start of a five-week national knife amnesty. Cops hope 30,000 blades will be handed in, with owners free from prosecution.

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In the Uk & Ireland the latest Star Trek magazine (official) has been released and continues with it’s official review of the 40 years of Star Trek. This time the focuse is on Deep Space Nine, the darker, and very well written show which spanned seven years. It features interviews with Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois and Rick Berman. Sci Fi Pulse has a review of the magazine here

“We wanted an African American lead. We felt it would be a good thing to do. But we wanted the right actor and if we couldn’t find an actor we felt was right for the character of Benjamin Sisko, we would have gone Hispanic, white or whatever. We read actors from India. We read a number of actors from France and Belgium. We read Black and White and Hispanic actors for the role, but we were hoping we could find somebody who was African American who would work, and we felt we did when we met Avery Brooks.”

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The official Star Trek website is reporting on the sale of Star Trek The experience. The Star Trek attraction has been sold to an Ohio-based amusement park operator. The deal which includes four other parks is set to be valued at 1.24 billion USD. startrek.com reported that

“Cedar will adopt from CBS a 10-year licensing deal to use the Paramount name. However, Cedar officials have said they have not made any decisions about whether to retain, change or simply scrap any branding of rides, according to The Hollywood Reporter…CBS has made assurances that Paramount Parks will remain in full operation throughout the divestiture process. However, the long-term implications of this deal for The Experience remains to be seen, so we will keep a close watch on this story as it develops. “

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In the US, the CBS network has picked up a new series called Shark. Which will star Jeri Ryan aka Seven of Nine for Star Trek Voyager. The show will be on Thursday nights 10pm schedule.

CBS describes the series as a drama focusing on Sebastian Stark, a defense attorney who is so shocked by the outcome of one of his cases that he takes a job heading the Los Angeles District Attorney’s High Profile Crime Unit. Ryan plays Jessica Devlin, “the ambitious and accomplished D.A. who despises his ruthless strategies” and puts him to work with a group of young attorneys in need of mentoring.

13 Episodes of the show have been ordered. Jeri Ryan also stared in Boston Public recently.

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In an interview Ira Steven Behr stated that the series will bring back Jeffrey Combs for the third series, “but that fans may have to wait a bit to see the resolution of last season’s cliffhanger, which featured the mysterious reappearance of Billy Campbell’s Jordan Collier.”

In the interview he stated:

Next season will also see the return of “the equally lovely and talented Jeff Combs, who I worked with numerous times in the past,” Behr said, with tongue in cheek. Combs, who worked with Behr on various Star Trek projects, will again play Kevin Burkhardt, a brilliant but troubled scientist who played a key role in last season’s finale.

The full interview is here

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Newsarama has been provided with four and a half page preview of Battlestar Galactica #0 which is due to be released on the 31st of May. Newsarama reports that:

“It’s the story of a ragtag starfleet containing the last remnants of the human race who are fleeing their robot Cylon persecutors and seeking a legendary lost human colony known as Earth. Our stories follow Commander William Adama and his crew as their struggle to survive tests their physical, emotional, and moral limits — and forces them to stare deep into the hearts of their robot enemies.”

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After years of not entering the competition, the Klingon empire has finally entered Eurovision song contest.

The ufpcroatia has an interview with Rick Sternbach, who talked about his Star Trek career. He is the man responsible for the USS Voyager and DS9. Here is a short extract of the interview:

Favorite Star Trek Series? I’d have to say TNG; it was the closest thing we did to what I would consider literate media science fiction.Favorite Star Trek movie? The Wrath of Khan is definitely my choice there. It had the right combination of characters, plot, science fiction elements, and unique Star Trek look.Favorite episode? That’s a tough one, because there are so many good ST episodes from the different series. Maybe “Yesterday’s Enterprise” because of some of the reasons I just mentioned above. It had a good SF “hook” with the twisted timeline, good characters in a strange situation, and fun spaceship action. Kirk or Picard? Hey! Not fair!

Read the full interview here

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The man behind The X Files mythology,Frank Spotnitz has signed a deal to help with the next X Files movie! The show which ended in 2002. He told SCI-FI Wire:

“David, Gillian and I, and even Chris Carter, all have deals in place, and once the legal issues are over with, we will go on with it,” Spotnitz said. “I’m hoping it will get resolved soon.”(…)No, we’re not going into the mythology [in the sequel],” Spotnitz said. “One of the things that was exciting about doing it is to not make it a mythology story, and it’s like one of the stand-alone episodes. It’s a bit scary. Of course, we will catch up with the characters and what is going on in their lives, but it’s not about the alien conspiracy. It’s not about that.”

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