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Star Trek: The Original Series: The 10 greatest episodes (+ video)
Star Trek: The Original Series first aired 46 years ago Friday, and Google is marking the occasion with an elaborate, interactive doodle that includes a number of Trek tropes, including a doomed redshirt, a chief communications officer in soft-focus, a bulkhead full of tribbles, a generic rocky planet, and a whole lot of blinking and beeping and flashing lights.
The doodle is based on a first-season episode titled 'The Arena,' in which Captian Kirk is transported to a planet that looks suspiciously like the outskirts of Los Angeles, where he must face off against a reptilian humanoid. By our calculations, 'The Arena' was the 17th greatest episode. Here are our top ten:
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'The Lone Ranger': 5 other TV shows that became movies
As the 'Lone Ranger' movie adaptation gets attention, here are 5 other movie adaptations of classic TV shows from the past 10 years.
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'The River': Six scary TV shows that came before it
ABC's new show about something creepy in the jungle isn't the first to try to scare TV viewers
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Star Trek: The Original Series: The 10 greatest episodes (+ video)
Star Trek: The Original Series first aired 46 years ago Friday, and Google is marking the occasion with an elaborate, interactive doodle that includes a number of Trek tropes, including a doomed redshirt, a chief communications officer in soft-focus, a bulkhead full of tribbles, a generic rocky planet, and a whole lot of blinking and beeping and flashing lights.
The doodle is based on a first-season episode titled 'The Arena,' in which Captian Kirk is transported to a planet that looks suspiciously like the outskirts of Los Angeles, where he must face off against a reptilian humanoid. By our calculations, 'The Arena' was the 17th greatest episode. Here are our top ten:
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Horizons
Star Trek: The Original Series' surprising role in US civil rightsGoogle features a doodle for Star Trek: The Original Series – a nod to one of the most progressive television shows of its era.
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'Star Trek' actors star in new Mars rover landing videos (+video)
William Shatner and Wil Wheaton, the 'Star Trek' icons who portrayed Captain Kirk and Wesley Crusher, appear in two new NASA videos promoting the Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to land on Mars on Aug. 5.
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'The Lone Ranger': 5 other TV shows that became movies
As the 'Lone Ranger' movie adaptation gets attention, here are 5 other movie adaptations of classic TV shows from the past 10 years.
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'The River': Six scary TV shows that came before it
ABC's new show about something creepy in the jungle isn't the first to try to scare TV viewers
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Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: movie review
'Corman's World' document how, in his own scrappy way, Roger Corman launched the careers of dozens of filmmakers.
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Chapter & Verse
"Shatner Rules": William Shatner's new book tells readers how to live as he doesIn "Shatner Rules," William Shatner dishes on his "Boston Legal" role, his feud with George Takei, and more.
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TV Blog
William Shatner says "Star Trek" is better than "Star Wars" (video)William Shatner made his name as leader of the "Star Trek" television series in the 1960s. The "Star Wars" movie series, begun in the 1970s, does not impress William Shatner.
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Chapter & Verse
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg becomes a comic book heroMark Zuckerberg – the king of social networking – will now star in a comic book.
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Top Picks: Easy decorating, 'Birds of the Gods,' and 'Colstrip Montana'
An iTunes app for wall art, birds of paradise in a PBS special 'Birds of the Gods,' 'Colstrip Montana,' a book that changed landscape photography, and more recommendations.
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William Shatner interviews DC sniper; sniper claims more shootings
William Shatner interviewed convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. William Shatner was told by Malvo that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree.
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Star Trek website now features streaming HD video, Star Trek online store
Star Trek fans have a new website. The relaunch of the Star Trek website offers a 'one-stop destination' for every Trekker's needs.
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Leonard Nimoy honored by the town of Vulcan
Leonard Nimoy spoke to citizens of Vulcan, Canada at an event for the world's most famous Vulcan. "I figured it was time to come home," Leonard Nimoy said.
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Star Trek's William Shatner for Governor General of Canada?
A Facebook campaign is calling for Star Trek icon and Montreal native William Shatner to be appointed Governor General of Canada, a largely ceremonial role.
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Own William Shatner's motorcycle - 'Star Trek' collectibles up for auction
Fans of Star Trek and William Shatner now have a chance to bid on artifacts from the original series to the recent film re-launch of the franchise.
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The New Economy
Twitter resignation: Sun's CEO tweets haiku goodbye. So can you.Sun Microsystems' CEO may have written the first Twitter resignation haiku.
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The Vote
Palin, Shatner mock each other on Tonight ShowPalin, Shatner read excerpts from each other's books on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
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Horizons
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Chapter & Verse
Star Trek's multiverse of story -
What’s on Web TV?
In just five years the genre has already begun to transform the way we tell stories.
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Review: 'Fanboys'
You may need to be a 'Star Wars' geek yourself to enjoy this road movie about over-the-top 'Star Wars' fans.
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Opinion: How junk mail stole my heart
A strait-laced copywriter throws inhibition –and sentence structure – to the winds.
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