Apparently Wheaton did a lot of voice work for the Romulan crew, and it's all thanks to fellow voiceover-artist Greg Grunberg's Twitter outreach to Wheaton. The clip and casting extra is from the Star Trek DVD, which will be released November 17, 2009.

Casting Spock:

Wil Wheaton's Cameo:

From Wil's Blog on the whole voice dubbing experience:

I met JJ at an ADR stage a few days later, where he told me the entire plot of the movie (and, for the record, hearing JJ Freakin' Abrams tell you the plot of his Star Trek is even more awesome than you'd expect) and showed me some of the scenes that I'd be dubbing. I ended up providing voices for all the Romulans on Nero's ship, including the guy who tells him that "it's time" at the very beginning of the movie. (Yeah, how cool is that?)

[via Trek Movie and Wil Wheaton]

The Great Cryo-Caper: Agent Broyles nails it with the absurd Fringe quote of the night: "Why are shapeshifting soldiers from another universe stealing frozen heads?" Why not? It's weird, it's slightly gruesome, and it gives them an excuse to show dozens of disembodied heads rolling all over the ground.

Oh, but it has something to do with the plot, too. These universe-jumping warriors are looking for a certain head, but they don't know where it is or what it looks like. One of the soldiers just keeps shaving off small bits of hair, frowning, and then tossing the head over his shoulder like it's a piece of overripe fruit. A pity we don't get to see anyone stumble across this pile of unwanted heads; it would the perfect intro to a ratings-grubbing episode of Law & Order.

The last heist didn't quite go as planned, though, and the frowning supersoldier was forced to kill one of his shapeshifting compatriots, leaving behind a corpse that bleeds mercury and one of those contraptions that let's them steal another person's form.

Flatworm Smoothie: Sometimes I suspect the Fringe writers are constantly working on an empty stomach, what with all the talk of flan and apple fritters. Olivia gets a less tasty treat in the form of Walter's world-famous flatworm smoothie (patent pending). Apparently, in addition to being every kid's favorite animal to chop to bits (how I loved to create two-headed planaria), flatforms have the ability to obtain the memories of other flatworms through ingestion. Walter thinks he can job Olivia's memory by having her swallow the sliced and diced wormies, while Peter thinks that's a load of worm-flavored crap. Olivia, of course, downs the entire glass before Walter can mention that he was going to mix the vile stuff with strawberries. Oh, Olivia, I know you must always prove you're tough and game for anything, but this impulsiveness is going to get you killed — and probably get the whole universe killed with you.

The Blending of Peter and Bell: Nina Sharp reminds us that two objects can't occupy the same space, but Peter and William Bell are certainly coming close, at least in Olivia's mind. First, when she looks at Peter, she has flashbacks to seeing Bell in the alternate universe. Then, when she's just coming out of her massive flashback seizure, she hears Peter's voice layered over Bell's voice. And both Bell and Peter ring similar bells, which serve as bookends to the seizure. I'm probably jumping the gun here, but is it possible that Peter and William Bell are the same person? After all, they're both geniuses, both have worked with Walter, and both have real affinity for Olivia. Could Peter have traveled back in time, assumed the name William Bell, and worked to prevent the "final storm."

Step Through the Plot Hole, Please: Okay, so now that the Fringe team has a dead shapeshifter on their hands, they can see that shapeshifter bodies contain boatloads of mercury. And that dead nurse they thought was the shapeshifter back in episode one? No mercury. Go team! But, why everyone doesn't immediately suspect Charlie, who supposedly shot and killed the nurse, of being the shapeshifter is beyond me. Walter might have an excuse since he's apparently high all the time, but what about our trained FBI agents and uber-perceptive Peter. Gah. Instead, they have to rely on Massive Dynamic to fix the broken shapeshifting device and reconstruct data on the last recorded shape.

Olivia and Peter Geek Out: Part of me adores the impressed look Peter gives Olivia when she reveals her knowledge of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. He's got a very non-sexual, sibling-ish crush on her. But part of me is bemused; is he still surprised when she raises her geek flag?

Hallucinogenic Experiments are Sexy: Walter actually gets some action this episode, and it's all thanks to his wacky unethical experiments. He meets up with Rebecca Kidner, the woman he once fed hallucinogenic drugs so she could identify people from other universes (who apparently have a certain glowing aura about them). Far from being upset about the things Walter did to her mind and body, she's grateful and more than a little turned on. When Walter tells her (rather unconvincingly) that he couldn't recommend subjecting her to more hallucinogenic drugs, she immediately and happily volunteers to be his guinea pig again. She even remembers where he keeps his salvia. How sweet.

Will'em and Livvy, Together at Last: Rebecca's psychedlic experience is interrupted by Olivia's flashback seizure. Apparently, the flatworms have kicked in and Olivia is remembering her visit to the alternate universe and her encounter with William Bell. It's a bit of an info dump, but a manageable one, and some of the revelations are a little cryptic:

-William and Olivia have cutesy nicknames for each other, or at least they did when she was a child.
-People who travel from our universe to the other universe often die in the process.
-The people in the other universe have dealt with this by creating hybrids that are part human, part machine. They are called the "First Wave."
-The supersoldiers are looking for their leader, who will have a mark that looks sort of like an omega hidden on his body.
-Bell believes a war is coming, which he describes as the "final storm."
-When Bell and Walter predicted the coming war, they tried to create an individual who could defend the gates between worlds. Out of all of the children Bell and Walter experimented on, Olivia was by far the strongest.
-Momentum can be deferred when traveling from one universe to the other, but it's only put off until your return. That's why Olivia came crashing out of her car windshield in the season premiere — because she'd been pulled out of a moving car and into the other universe.

Peter Glows: Walter is becoming more focused, but he may want to lay off the pot. After all, he should realize that once he triggered Rebecca's ability to recognize people from the other universe, that she would be able to see that Peter is from the other universe. She almost spills the beans to Peter, but catches herself at the last minute. Still, it's another step toward Peter figuring out what's up. Then again, maybe Walter is — consciously or unconsciously — just sabotaging himself.

Snow Globe Apocalypse: On Bell's orders, Olivia visits Nina Sharp to tell her about the final storm. Nina essentially reiterates what ZFT told us last season: that there will be a final conflict between the two universes, and only one universe will survive. After all, two objects cannot occupy the same space. She illustrates this by smashing two snow globes together. Then Olivia thinks, Hey, don't those snow globes look an awful lot like omegas? and she suspects Nina of being the shapeshifter. No, Olivia, it will be hidden on the leader, not held out in front of them.

Farewell, Fake Charlie: But soon reason (or more accurately technology) prevails and Fake Charlie is outed as the shapeshifter. After a battle of the supersoldiers, Olivia wins out and shoots Fake Charlie dead. Poor Kirk Acevedo. You will be missed.

The Head of the First Wave: Meanwhile, the other shapeshifter has found the head he was looking for. He shaves off a little hair to reveal the omega-ish symbol of the First Wave's leader, and then attaches it to a fresh new body.

Astrid Watch: Just a little Astrid this week, though she gets a nice joke with the "Walter Bishop Deli" line. And I did like it when Walter said he wasn't sure she wasn't a figment of his imagination, even if he meant it strictly in the scientific sense, because sometimes it does seem like Walter treats her like his imaginary friend.

Walter Moment of the Week: This week we learned that Walter smokes a little pot each night before bed and keeps a stash of salvia in his drawer. But the best moment had to be when he asked Peter if he could ride home with Rebecca (and hit him up for bus fare), only to turn around like a giddy kid about to have a playdate:

But at least we got a moment of self-awareness, too, as Walter apologized to Rebecca for the things he did in his wild and reckless scientific youth. And, he may not have gotten her into bed, but at least he's rewarded for his impulsive car ride with a kiss.

What if Nimoy came back in Abrams next project as his original Mission: Impossible character, Paris? How open is the director to casting Nimoy in his next film? Well, he definitely lit up at the idea.

"How cool would that be?" J.J. gushed.

Great timing, says Abrams, because he, "just got a call that Peter Graves is in great shape" as well.
Ignoring obvious continuity problems featuring Graves as his original character, "which would be a very strange bend in the space-time continuum, for obvious reasons," it would be great to have the original Mr. Phelps.

Seems a mini-reunion is definitely on the table.

We can only hope that Abrams' affinity for using Nimoy in everything these days extends to future projects. Especially if Nimoy doesn't believe he's necessary for the next Star Trek, saying "They have a wonderful new cast in place ... I don't see why they would need me in this next film. But if they called me, I would be happy to have a conversation about it."

Someone call him. Then stick Abrams, Orci and Kurtzman in a room quick.

Nimoy revealed little about his upcoming Fringe appearance, except to say that we will learn a great deal about Bell's relationship with Agent Olivia Dunham and what Bell's motives are (or at least what he claims his motives are). He did open up, though, when asked about his thoughts on the current state of science fiction in television and film:

Well, I'm concerned about the positioning of story in terms of importance. When I see a lot of explosions, a lot of chases, I'm not terribly impressed. I think there are three terribly important elements that must be given position — priority position — in science fiction as well as in any other kind of drama: the first is story, the second is story, and the third is story. Story, story, story, story, story. If the story is compelling and interesting, I think all the rest will find its place. We have great technology in our industry and that technology can be overused at the expense of story, and that's a problem for me. But when the story is in place, I think the special effects can find their proper place. I think Fringe uses the technology brilliantly, but in the service of excellent storytelling.

He did later go on to say that, while special effects can be a slippery slope, he is impressed at how they actually bolster storytelling:

It's safe to say that what an audience is seeing today on screen in a television episode is far more complex than what we were doing while we were, for example, making the original Star Trek series in the sixties. We were very, very heavy on pages and pages of dialogue and very little special effects. But because the technology has advanced so greatly, it's possible to do some very complex and very exciting and very useful technical stuff on the shows these days. So we don't have to rely quite so much on the story being told by the actors speaking. On the other hand, there's the danger — as I mentioned earlier — in going to far with the special effects at the expense of story. But if the story is well done, if the story's in place strongly, the special effects can be very useful to the actors, far more so than they were years ago when we were making the original Star Trek series.

But when asked which shows he thought balanced storytelling and effects well, he replied (a bit single-mindedly): "Fringe. Fringe. Fringe."

During an appearance with William Shatner at this weekend's Dragon*Con, Nimoy to the crowd,

There are no plans for me to return for the second movie. I think the Spock character is very well established as portrayed by Zachary Quinto. And I think if you saw the movie Bill, you'd say the same of Chris Pine.

Shatner, channeling his Boston Legal character Denny Crane, responded with a quick "Bullshit," although he apparently spent a large part of their shared panel mock-pouting about not being in the JJ Abrams remake. Some of the panel has already ended up online:

No Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek Sequel [Reelz Channel]

Talking to SciFi Wire, Nimoy hinted that, depending on what the writers end up planning, we may see his Spock - sorry, I can't call him Spock Prime without thinking of this guy - again:

I have no illusions on whether or not they need me. They decided that they wanted to make this film using Spock as kind of an anchor for the story, which I think worked very, very well. They don't have to do that again. If they decide they have a role for me to play, I would be very interested in talking to them about it... My sense is that he has some work to do. He talked about establishing a new Vulcan colony, and I think he will be very involved in that. If we never see him again that is what I would imagine he is doing. He is busy rebuilding the Vulcan story.

While I would happily let OG Spock drift into continuity limbo after the last movie, I can't help but feel as if that last comment sounds like a William Shatner-esque series of spin-off novels should be created at the very least, surely...

What's next for Spock Prime? Trek's Nimoy speaks [SciFi Wire]

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, the veteran Star Trek actor explained what he finds intriguing about the mysterious - but often mentioned - Bell:

He has a great sense of his place in the scheme of things. Profoundly successful, very smart.... What's going to be explored is the story of his relationship with [former lab partner Walter Bishop], what he wants with [special agent Olivia Dunham], what he is intending to do with all this money and power that he has, what are his idiosyncrasies. I think we managed to get some interesting touches into the brief scene with Anna [Torv, who plays Olivia]. We're going to have some fun with this guy. I think we're going to ring somebody's bell.... It's a blank canvas, and maybe a misleading blank canvas. Maybe there have been some clues about him that are misleading, and I think that's part of the fun of the show.

On the one hand, Fringe misleading its viewers? I'm shocked and stunned (Okay, maybe not). But I'm not sure about the idea that Bell's going to be an intentionally-misleading "blank canvas," either; wasn't he supposed to bring some real answers when he appeared? I want him to explain all about the war between parallel Earths, dammit!

Leonard Nimoy offers inside details about his role on 'Fringe' [EW.com]

If you've been following the movie's press lately, you'll already be aware that the film's big love story is between Spock and Uhura. We know, some of you are running from this scary change right now, but before you grab your phaser rifles, we went directly to writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and asked them about it.

How did you go about deciding and executing such a huge canon-changing relationship?

Orci: A lot of the things in the movie could conceivably match with what happened in any Universe. We know that Kirk cheated on the Kobayashi Maru, [for example]. In the original series, the first interracial kiss was Kirk and Uhura. One of the things we tried to do with this movie was, try to play with keeping some things the same - and other things, maybe the exact opposite.

That was one of those scenarios where we thought, "If that's in the original universe, maybe this one becomes Spock and Uhura." It brings out his human side, it fits Spock's arc for the surprise of the fact that he does share humanity and in the revelation that his father did love his mother, and therefore Spock himself is then capable of that and you see that with him and Uhura. It fits him.

Kurtzman: Knowing that it was a really controversial decision, the most important thing for us was, to not be cute or try to be clever about how we were going to reveal it, but to actually provide genuine emotional context. And I think whether or not you agree with our choice, what you can't argue with is: You just watched this man, who you really care about, show that he's struggling with his identity, lose his mother, and watch his planet blow up. And because he's a Vulcan, he has to be stoic about it.

When you as an audience want somebody to give the man a hug, you want some connection for him. So when Uhura does that, you're simultaneously taken aback, but also a bit relieved that he has somewhere to take that. So we felt like that would be the best access point to reveal that to the audience. We built it up in those earlier scenes, [so] you get that sense. There are little seeds planted along the way.

But what about the rest of the crew? What do they think? At this weekend's press conference, we got the chance to hear Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto's impressions on a love that could potentially change the universe..

Saldana described the moment she learned about it:

They locked us in the office at Bad Robot, so that we could read the script, and I dropped it and grabbed my Blackberry and kept saying, "This man's crazy! J.J.'s out of his mind. I'm not that aware about Star Trek, but I do know that [Spock and Uhura] never mingled. It's crazy!" But once I finished the script, it just made so much sense. They have the most similar characteristics. I almost feel like she had this admiration for Spock because he was older and sort of like a teacher, and there was this crush or platonic infatuation with someone that's wiser, wittier, handsome and had pointy ears. Why not?

Quinto went on to explain what he felt it meant to baby Spock to have this outlet.

The relationship between Spock and Uhura, that dynamic provides a lot of levity and humor between Kirk and Spock and between Kirk and Uhura. But between Spock and Uhura, I think it actually represents a depth, whereby Uhura is almost a canvas onto whom Spock can project the emotion that he is not able to express himself.

But of course Leonard Nimoy felt left out by Young Spock's conquest:

Frankly, I was extremely jealous of his scenes with Zoe Saldana, and I think it's totally unfair that I never got to do that. I will never forgive the writers and the director, for having put me in this position, to have to be watching that, rather than participating.

At the Star Trek press conference this past weekend, a number of subjects came up, but everyone in the room truly hung on every word the original Vulcan had to say, especially when he talked about the original crew and the influence they had on him while working with this new team

Mr. Nimoy, you had a chance to be in Star Trek: Generations, but that didn't work out. Why was this the ideal chance to bridge the old Star Trek with the new Star Trek?

The makers of this film re-awakened the passion in me that I had when we made the original film and series. I was put back in touch with what I cared about and liked about Star Trek, and why I enjoyed being involved with Star Trek. So, it was an easy way to come on home.

Did other opportunities not spark that passion?

It went off in a direction that I didn't relate to very well. The simplest way to put it. [In this Star Trek] they said things and showed me things, and demonstrated the sensibility that I felt very comfortable with, and I think that shows in the movie. I like it.

Did you miss working with William Shatner? Did you want him to be in the film with you?

Bill and I are very, very close friends, and we have been for a very, very long time. Did I miss him? I can't honestly say that that's the right word to describe my feelings about this process and him not being in the movie. I was aware that he wanted to be in the movie. I was aware that J.J. Abrams and the writers spent time with him, to try to find a process where he could be involved, but it just didn't work out. I don't know exactly why. I wasn't involved in those discussions and meetings. I didn't see the material they presented to him, if they did. I pointed out to him that we're even now because he acted in one of the Star Trek movies that I was not in and he had to admit that that was true [laughs]. And we're over it. I think it's history. I think he genuinely wants the movie to be a success. I spent time, we all spent time, with him last night at his charity event. I admire him a lot. I think he's done a great job with his career. He was a handsome leading man, and became a very good, character actor and avery successful character actor. We have a great friendship, and it continues to be a great friendship.

How did you work with Zachary Quinto?

I thought that he [Zachary Quinto] made some choices that were wonderful surprises for me. We did not talk about specifics like, "do this or don't do that." We had conversations about the philosophy of the character, and the philosophy of Star Trek, and fan reactions to various aspects of Star Trek, but there were no specifics, it didn't call for that. But watching Zach on film, I'm very proud of what he did. I think we have book-ended the character. He has created a Spock that comes before the Spock that I have created in the series. I play a Spock that is much much more resolved. And I think that is who I am actually today. So I think it works extremely well and I admire his talent.

What did you discover about young Spock while making this movie?

Zachary's choices in his performance often surprised me, in a very positive way. "I would never have thought to do that, and I think that's a wonderful idea!"....

Let me take the opportunity to say this. Everybody at this table [the cast] are very, very talented and intelligent people. They found their own way to bring that talent and intelligence to this movie, and I think it shows. If Chris Pine could do anything other than go direct to Starfleet after Bruce Greenwood told him what his life should be about, I would be shocked. I just had to do what Bruce Greenwood told me to. When Karl Urban introduced himself as Leonard McCoy and shook hands with Chris Pine, I burst into tears. That performance of his is so moving, so touching and so powerful as Doctor McCoy, that I think D. Kelley [DeForest] would be smiling, and maybe in tears as well. And, these two [Zachary, Zoe] I think are wonderful together. It's such a passionate and compassionate performance by Zoe that I was just so pleased to be a part of this movie, with all of you good people.

The 1998 TV movie version of BNW is surprisingly great, with about as much crazy sex as television will allow. And I really like the conditioning sequences and all the debates over how much freedom to allow the "savage" visiting this allegedly perfect society, all of which feels pretty close to the book, based on my decade-old memories of it. [IMDB]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145600/

It all started last Sunday, talking to friends at Comic-Con when one of them told me that every woman in the world knew that Spock was the sexiest member of the Star Trek crew. Disbelieving, I turned to the other friend in the conversation who agreed that, yes, this was a well-known fact and the only reason that I was unaware of it was my lack of female genitalia. Although those weren't her exact words, to be fair. I've since checked with a lot of women, and it has to be said... there's a lot of support for this theory.

Quite clearly, this means that everything I know is a lie.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not surprised that some hardcore fans long for the Vulcan lovegrip. As the linked site tries to explain,

He's got a very distinctive, *sexy* voice. Doesn't he!? Doesn't he!? You know what I say is true. Nobody else sounds like Spock. You could pick him out even in pitch black darkness, Right? And some of you would like to try, right? He ain't bad lookin'! Some people really go for that exotic (and somewhat demonic) kind of a thing that he has going on. His strength and gentle grace are sexy. He's tall and fashionably slim, with devilish eyes and kissable lips. His hands are beautiful. And his hair is so soft and shiny that your palms just itch to pet him, don't they? Don't they? Well, anyway, mine do. You wanna pet his yummy dark, silky chest hair too... doncha? ohhhh YEAH! Admit it.

I'm also not surprised that message boards are alight with conversations over Spock's hotness:

OH MY GOD i love him i practically drewl everytime heshows upon my TV. Everyone i know thinks i am wierd for LOVING him so i am so relieved that i found evidence that i am not the only one who feels this way ..... Thank You!!!!!

But when NPR do stories about Spock embodying "the mystery of masculinity"? That's got to be the point where a sharp-eyebrowed fetish goes mainstream:

"It's a struggle we all face," says Henry Jenkins, humanities professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Are we driven by our emotion or by our intellect? And how do we reconcile those two things?"

One of the things Jenkins studies is Star Trek fan culture. He says Spock's struggle makes him an unlikely sex symbol.

"Spock is sexy for a large number of people, male and female," Jenkins says. "Many of the female fans I studied really are attracted to the emotional depths of this character." Like many men, Spock "represses outward signs of emotion," Jenkins says. He's a character "who tries to hold it all in, but who seems to be sensitive, sensuous at certain times."

So, my question to all of you is this: WTF? Okay, that's not entirely fair, but where does this idea of the uber-sexy Spock come from? Is it the character himself? Is it the portrayal and good looks of Leonard Nimoy (and, soon, Zachary Quinto)? Just the very idea of makin' it with an alien in the first place? All of the above?

And more importantly, when the hell will Bones get his day in the sun? It's all about the bags under his eyes, I'm telling you.

Unusual evening entertainment aside - Seriously, a Star Trek hypnotist? I'm not the only one who thinks that that's got to be a really niche market, right? - the convention, running August 5th through 10th, offers fans the chance to meet a pretty impressive line-up of stars from each of the series in the long-running franchise, as well as Zachary Quinto from Abrams' upcoming movie. You'd have to have a heart of stone to not be even vaguely tempted by Sunday afternoon's Voyager cast reunion panel, if nothing else.

The full line-up of the convention is available at TrekWeb, including the arcane pricing system of having your photo taken with the actor of your choice (Scott Bakula - $109. Why not just $100? What does that extra nine dollars do, exactly?). Start saving up your dollars for Saturday's Deep Space Nine lunch with Dr. Bashir, Odo, Dax and Quark now.

Galaxy of Star Trek Actors To Appear At Las Vegas Convention [TrekWeb]

It turns out the robo-client actually did kill its creator. But it wasn't Adam the robot's fault, because the military was trying to turn the poor peaceful Adam into a fighting bot. And the supposedly saintly creator, Dr. Link, was in danger of losing his defense contractor funding because Adam was rejecting his kill-bot programming. So Dr. Link was going to erase Adam's hard-earned personality to make him able to kill, and Adam killed Dr. Link in self defense. And then repressed the memory. Or something. Usually in a show like this, the robot is innocent and it's all a wackay misunderstanding.

"I, Robot" is a remake of an episode of the same title from the 1963 Outer Limits series. Leonard Nimoy played a reporter in the original 1963 version. Anyway, without having seen the original version, I have a feeling Nimoy's bitchy version of the attorney is way better than the original, played by Howard Da Silva (who did voice-overs for the American airings of Doctor Who stories in the 1970s.)

The auction, which was open for bidding only if you had been pre-approved as being good for the money, was run for the Liberty Hill Foundation, a favorite charity for director Abrams:

The Liberty Hill Foundation partners with innovative and effective Los Angeles grassroots organizations to combat poverty and injustice. Together, we help transform the City of Angels into a place that promises safety, equality and opportunity for everyone who lives here. Our motto is Change, not Charity. Charity is important, but our dollars go the next step organizing, advocating, creating change for the long term.

2 Tickets to the Star Trek Movie World Premiere in LA! [eBay]

Be warned - While that name sounds exciting, a more honest name would be "Doing the West Coast and then hopping over to Iowa and DC, the Star Trek way":

Plan to start your cross-country road trip in Monterey, California where you'll want to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is home to an astonishing 35,000 plants and animals. This incredible aquarium appeared in the 1986 film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, where it was known as the 'Sausalito Cetacean Institute' in Sausalito. In the movie, the aquarium housed two humpback whales. This, of course, stirred up a bit of controversy when tourists visited the real Monterey Bay Aquarium wanting to see the whales when in fact no such whale tank existed (except through movie magic).

Make your next stop Seattle, Washington for a tour of the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. This fantastic museum pays homage to top science fiction writers, artists, filmmakers and publishers, including Star Trek producer Gene Roddenberry. It's a must-stop on your Star Trek road trip.

Head east to Las Vegas, Nevada for Star Trek: The Experience. Located at the Las Vegas Hilton, Star Trek: The Experience features rides, interactive experiences, a museum featuring the world's largest collection of Star Trek props and costumes, a themed restaurant and bar, and plenty of shopping. And if you're feeling really adventurous—and want to get married—you can even have a Star Trek themed wedding on the Bridge of the USS Enterprise.

How to Plan A Star Trek Cross-Country Trip [eHow.com]

• Leonard Nimoy will be the only O.G. Star Trek actor in the new movie, confirms Chekov actor Anton Yelchin. There will be "lots of alien ethnicities" on board the Enterprise, including distinctive-looking non-human creatures helping to run the ship. Chekov doesn't get captured or tortured for once. The film ends with an iconic shot of Kirk, (young) Spock, Chekov and the others on the Enterprise bridge, in their classic yellow, blue and red pajamas. [MTV Movies]
• A new toy has raised speculation that the fast-healing assassin Deathstroke will make an appearance in Batman: The Dark Knight. (But, probably, it's just a random action figure.) [Slashfilm]
• Here's an incredibly boring video of the filming of X-Files 2, featuring Mulder and Scully. Warning: incredibly boring! [Flynet]
• Here's a preview of the first seven pages of next week's issue of Captain America. [ComicBookResources]
• Lost spoilers from this week's Entertainment Weekly: We'll know all six of the Oceanic Six within a few weeks. We'll learn how the Six got off the island, and what happened to everyone else, by the end of this season. We'll also learn the identity of Jack's coffin-corpse from the season three finale. But we won't learn the secrets of Jacob this season, nor will we fully unpack that polar bear skeleton that Charlotte found in Tunisia. We will see the inside of the freighter and meet more freighter people. And the last five episodes of season four will emphasize characters who have been there since season one — including the returning Michael. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Crazy Lost theories abound, including the idea that the island is actually millions of years in the past, before humans evolved. [Jackson Citizen Patriot]
• In Torchwood, we'll see more of that romantic tension between Captain Jack and Gwen (that you could cut with a yawn) even though Gwen is marrying Rhys. Jack and Rhys will definitely clash over "what is best" for Gwen. [AfterElton]
• And here are some new Iron Man pics, showing some babes, Tony Stark as a captive, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Iron Man's mentor-turned-nemesis Obadiah Stane. [ScreenRant]