George Takei started his career fighting Asian stereotypes in Hollywood — changing Sulu's drunken swordfighting on Star Trek from a Samurai riff to a fencing motif — so it would have been sad to see him end his career playing a guy who's "better than a computer." I hope this aspect of Kaito Nakamura is never mentioned in the actual TV show.

So here's the alternate ending to Volume Two of Heroes, which would have led into a thriling storyline about fighting the spread of the deadly Shanti virus. Given how many books and movies we're getting about quarantine situations right now (such as Blindness, Doomsday and Quarantine) it could have caught the wave early. But I have a feeling watching Odessa, Texas under siege could have gotten a bit old after a while. Like, a week or two.

Oh, and random question: have we seen Matt Parkman get a nosebleed from using his mental powers to "convince" people of stuff before? Max Lord (from Justice League International) should sue, if Wonder Woman hadn't ripped his head off.

And here's a second deleted scene from the episode "Four Months Ago," showing more of how Nathan lost his family.

First off, let's get one thing straight - While we have nothing but respect and maybe a little adoration for television's first Mr. Sulu, headlines like Wired's "Star Trek's Sulu Plans To Marry Partner" may be factually correct, but they're also kind of... dull. Headlines are meant to have grab your eye and demand your attention. So why not aim for something like Igotarant.com's "George 'Sulu, And I Take It In The Ass' Takei is getting married. Still factually correct and yet, somehow, somewhat wrong at the same time.

While I'm complaining, here's something else everyone needs to understand. George Takei? He's Mr. Sulu, okay? That's it. That's all anyone needs to know in order for the headline to work. So, all you people doing headlines like "Heroes Actor To Marry Longterm Partner" and "Heroes Star George Takei To Marry Longterm Partner Brad Altman"? No. Just stop it. Sure, he was in Heroes, but it was for about five minutes and even then it was stunt casting before he died in a cruel experiment to see if Masi Oka was able to show a third emotion other than "glee" and "comedic shock". Calling him a star of the show just seems kind of cruel, really.

With all of that out the way, let's move onto the headlines that know how to bring you up to speed. The UK's Daily Mirror goes for the less-is-more angle with "Gay Sulu to Wed", while gossip website Canoodle Soup takes a similar tack, before chickening out at the last moment: "Sulu No Longer Solo: George Takei To Wed." So close and yet so far.

Thankfully, some people are unafraid of the obvious nerd references: "Marriage: The Final Frontier" and "George Takei: Gay Marriage - The Final Frontier" go exactly where you wanted them to, but "George Takei boldly goes into marriage" and, weirdly, E! Online's "Star Trek Star Boldly Goes Where Ellen Goes" come a close second (This whole "Ellen was there first thing" seems to be a Takei wedding meme - There's also First Ellen, now George Takei... will other celeb gays follow suit? Me, I'm going to wait until Ellen gets the crazy "Naked Time" virus and then starts attacking people with a sword before I give her the credit for stuff).

The greatest headline of all, however, comes from the UK's Sun newspaper, knowing that a pun is always the way to go: Mr. Sulu will say "I do... lu", anyone?

I know, I know. You're welcome.

Space Cases was the brainchild of comics/Star Trek novels/Babylon 5 writer Peter David and Lost In Space star Bill Mumy. You can see the trademark Peter David goofiness in a lot of the humor, but it also has a lot of David's cleverness and willingness to delve into intense shit.

Suzee started out as the imaginary friend of Catalina (Firefly's Jewel Staite), but after Staite left the show Suzee suddenly became real and everyone could see her. Here's a clip of Jewel escaping a space prison using her wits and her Black Canary-esque super-scream:

Suzee's a genius who understands every computer ever, and she has gills on her neck that allow her to breathe in any atmosphere. Plus she can project her mind into other sentients, including the computer in this clip. Plus, her hair rules, way more than Catalina's did. In this episode, the series finale, the lonely and damaged computer wants to keep Suzee prisoner forever. But Suzee teaches the computer that friendship means being willing to let your friends go. And then after Suzee finally leaves, Warlord Shank shows up seeking revenge for that computer virus. The computer tells Shank all about how it's learned the true meaning of friendship. And then Shank says, "Warlord Shank has learned that he doesn't care what you have learned!" And blasts the computer to atoms. Awesome.

• New production photos of Reposession Mambo tell us absolutely nothing about the more serious of the two organ-repo movies coming next year. You can see allegedly "futuristic" cars and some buildings. Yawn. [ShockTillYouDrop.com]
• The new Justice League movie is being "cast as cheaply as possible," says New York Magazine. It's semi-official that total unknown Armie Hammer will play Batman in the League. That's in addition to the previously leaked cast: Scott Porter as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Common as Green Lantern and Adam Brody as Flash. "In other words, a D-list cast is set to portray the world's oldest, most iconic superhero team," Matthew Perpetua kvetches. [NYMag]
• Newly released clips from I Am Legend reveal no spoilers, but prove the film will live or die depending on how much you enjoy Will Smith talking to himself. [IESB]

• Battlestar Galactica co-creator Ronald D. Moore has two new TV series in development: one that he's developing for NBC/Universal, and one that he's supervising for Fox Broadcasting. He's also writing a sequel to iRobot, and a new version of The Thing for Universal. The new Thing will be linked to the 1982 version somehow. [Eclipse Magazine]
• Fans who want to see more of George Takei's Sulu as a starship captain in his own right had better not blink during the new Star Trek movie. The older Captain Sulu will appear in a brief scene with Leonard Nimoy's Spock. [TrekWeb]
• Brian Aldiss spent ten years trying to convince Stanley Kubrick not to turn AI into a dumb PInnochio story. "But you might as well try to persuade this table to be a chair as persuade Stanley of anything," he complains. In the end, Kubrick died and Spielberg turned AI into non-sensical "crap," says Aldiss. [London Times]

Famous names: Gene Roddenberry, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, Harlan Ellison, Theodore Sturgeon.

Crunchy goodness: 3

Spinoffs/Sequels/Copycats: Eleven films, plus Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise.

Sights you'll never unsee: The half-black, half-white space racists running through fake yule log flames. A big blob ordering Abraham Lincoln to wrestle Vulcans. Captain Kirk flying a starship into a space dildo. Spock flamenco-dancing. It goes on and on.

Life lesson: "You'll have to get your entertainment somewhere else." — Captain Kirk.

Most painfully dated moment: The planet where the Vietnam war never ended.

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