KOOL 98 » Star Trek http://98kool.com Lubbock's Greatest Hits of All Time! Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Weekend Box Office Report: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Boldly Goes to Number One http://98kool.com/weekend-box-office-report-star-trek-into-darkness/ http://98kool.com/weekend-box-office-report-star-trek-into-darkness/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 18:23:15 +0000 Jacob Hall http://screencrush.com/?p=107589 When is a $70 million opening not a success? When its predecessor opened to $75 million four years ago. This is the predicament facing 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' which opened at number one at box office while being something of a disappointment.

]]> http://98kool.com/weekend-box-office-report-star-trek-into-darkness/feed/ 0 Paramount 'Star Trek Into Darkness' MTV Movie Awards Trailer is All Action http://98kool.com/star-trek-into-darkness-mtv-movie-awards-trailer/ http://98kool.com/star-trek-into-darkness-mtv-movie-awards-trailer/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:08:15 +0000 Jacob Hall http://screencrush.com/?p=97113 Tonight's MTV Movie Awards offered new trailers and footage from several upcoming Summer movies and among them was short new trailer JJ Abrams' 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' In the mood for big sci-fi action? Then this looks like the film for you.

]]> http://98kool.com/star-trek-into-darkness-mtv-movie-awards-trailer/feed/ 0 Paramount The IRS Admits That the 'Star Trek' Training Video They Made in 2010 Was a Waste of Taxpayer Money http://98kool.com/the-irs-admits-that-the-star-trek-training-video-they-made-in-2010-was-a-waste-of-taxpayer-money/ http://98kool.com/the-irs-admits-that-the-star-trek-training-video-they-made-in-2010-was-a-waste-of-taxpayer-money/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:52:59 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=122459 The IRS has admitted that a training video from three years ago that parodied "Star Trek" was a waste of taxpayer dollars. CBS News got their hands on the five-and-a-half-minute video, which was shown at a leadership conference in 2010.

]]> http://98kool.com/the-irs-admits-that-the-star-trek-training-video-they-made-in-2010-was-a-waste-of-taxpayer-money/feed/ 0 YouTube J.J. Abrams Grants Dying 'Star Trek' Fan's Wish http://98kool.com/j-j-abrams-helps-star-trek-fan/ http://98kool.com/j-j-abrams-helps-star-trek-fan/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:08:17 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=174815 Anybody who thinks Reddit is just for misogyny and creepy porn is only PARTLY right. They do their fair share of good as well. The story of a man dying of cancer is one such instance. Thanks to the good people of Reddit this loyal Trekkie will get to see some, if not all, of the new 'Star Trek' movie before he dies, thanks to the one and only J.J. Abrams.

]]> http://98kool.com/j-j-abrams-helps-star-trek-fan/feed/ 0 Paramount Here's a 'Star Trek'-Themed Mattress Commercial, Because Why Not? http://98kool.com/heres-a-star-trek-themed-mattress-commercial-because-why-not/ http://98kool.com/heres-a-star-trek-themed-mattress-commercial-because-why-not/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:28:50 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=162977 "Don't 'Klingon' to that old mattress." And so begins one of the most ridiculous commercials we've seen in a while.

There's got to be so much copyright infringement going on here in this stiff 'Star Trek' spoof, it's almost mind-boggling

]]> http://98kool.com/heres-a-star-trek-themed-mattress-commercial-because-why-not/feed/ 0 YouTube Did 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Invent the iPad in 1992? http://98kool.com/did-star-trek-the-next-generation-invent-the-ipad-in-1992/ http://98kool.com/did-star-trek-the-next-generation-invent-the-ipad-in-1992/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:25:32 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=83323 On an episode of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' back in 1992, Captain Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) is using a device that looks suspiciously like an iPad.

]]> http://98kool.com/did-star-trek-the-next-generation-invent-the-ipad-in-1992/feed/ 0 YouTube Happy Birthday Majel Roddenberry – The First Lady of 'Star Trek'! http://98kool.com/happy-birthday-majel-roddenberry-the-first-lady-of-star-trek/ http://98kool.com/happy-birthday-majel-roddenberry-the-first-lady-of-star-trek/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:13 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=34366 Majel Barrett Roddenberry would have been 80 today. She passed away in 2008 Known as The First Lady of 'Star Trek', Majel is Gene Roddenberry's widow.

]]> http://98kool.com/happy-birthday-majel-roddenberry-the-first-lady-of-star-trek/feed/ 0 YouTube Angry Birds Space Will Have You Squashing Pigs 'Star Trek' Style http://98kool.com/angry-birds-space/ http://98kool.com/angry-birds-space/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:00:59 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=99607 Last week Angry Birds invaded Facebook, and next month the sling-shot strategy game will be headed to the final frontier. Yup, it’s Angry Birds Space.

]]> http://98kool.com/angry-birds-space/feed/ 0 Rovio George Takei Wants 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' Fans to Unite Against 'Twilight' [VIDEO] http://98kool.com/george-takei-wants-star-trek-and-star-wars-fans-to-unite-against-twilight-video/ http://98kool.com/george-takei-wants-star-trek-and-star-wars-fans-to-unite-against-twilight-video/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:58:29 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=23375 By now, we've all seen the silly YouTube feud between "Star Trek" stud William Shatner and "Star Wars" star Carrie Fisher. Well, "Trek" star George Takei wants it to stop.

]]> http://98kool.com/george-takei-wants-star-trek-and-star-wars-fans-to-unite-against-twilight-video/feed/ 0 YouTube The Shat – 'Star Trek is Better than Star Wars!' [VIDEO] http://98kool.com/the-shat-star-trek-is-better-than-star-wars/ http://98kool.com/the-shat-star-trek-is-better-than-star-wars/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:44:31 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=13272 In a recent interview, William Shatner pulled no punches, calling "Star Wars" derivative of "Star Trek" and saying the only thing it had over "Trek" was the advanced special effects. See the interview on the next page!

]]> http://98kool.com/the-shat-star-trek-is-better-than-star-wars/feed/ 0 YouTube Patrick Stewart Presided Over a Nerd's Marriage Proposal at Comic-Con [VIDEO] http://98kool.com/patrick-stewart-presided-over-a-nerds-marriage-proposal-at-comic-con-video/ http://98kool.com/patrick-stewart-presided-over-a-nerds-marriage-proposal-at-comic-con-video/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:14:35 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=11097 A guy proposed to his girlfriend at the Comic-Con in Chicago last week, and the video is online. It's nothing special at first, but then the camera pans over and reveals that he did it in front of Patrick Stewart from "Star Trek"!

]]> http://98kool.com/patrick-stewart-presided-over-a-nerds-marriage-proposal-at-comic-con-video/feed/ 0 vojin1, Flickr Captain Kirk…Remixed! http://98kool.com/captain-kirk-remixed/ http://98kool.com/captain-kirk-remixed/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:08:42 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=1292 If you haven't seen it yet, an electronica band from New York called Fall On Your Sword took an old interview William Shatner did about Captain Kirk climbing a mountain in "Star Trek 5"...and turned it into a song.

]]> http://98kool.com/captain-kirk-remixed/feed/ 0 Sulu Heads to "The Nick"! http://98kool.com/sulu-heads-to-the-nick/ http://98kool.com/sulu-heads-to-the-nick/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:23:11 +0000 Landon King http://98kool.com/?p=898 73-year-old "Star Trek" legend George Takei has joined the cast of an upcoming live-action Nickelodeon show called "Supah Ninjas". 

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