Each week through December, we’re giving you a few ideas for the nerd on your shopping list who stubbornly has everything. Think of it like an advent calendar of geekiness. Only less chocolatey and not as punctual.

• Parte the Firste
• Parte the Seconde

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Speaking of Star Trek …

Brent Spiner, who played the android Lt. Cmdr. Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation and four feature films, has been added to the guest list for Phoenix Comicon. He joins fellow TNG actors Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi) and Wil Wheaton (Ensign Wesley Crusher) at the event, Jan. 23-25 at the Mesa Convention Center. Read the rest of this entry »

The USS Enterprise captain’s chair from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is re-created at the Arizona Science Center for "Star Trek: The Exhibition," which opens today. Sitting in the captain's chair is David Stipes, an Art Institute of Phoenix instructor who worked on the series as visual effects supervisor. Flanking him are Michael and Denise Okuda, producers of the remastered editions of the original series.

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Each week through December, we’re giving you a few ideas for the nerd on your shopping list who stubbornly has everything. Think of it like an advent calendar of geekiness. Only less chocolatey and not as punctual.

Here’s the first batch of recommendations. And here are the next three:

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An Entertainment Weekly blog has given us the first look at the new Starship Enterprise from J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film. It’s pretty much a shinier, beefier mashup of the original series ship and its refit from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Hit the jump for a look. Read the rest of this entry »

The bridge of the USS Enterprise-D, commanded by Jean-Luc Picard, is one of many "Star Trek" staples re-created for "Star Trek: The Exhibition" at the Arizona Science Center. The exhibit opens Sunday.

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The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without the annual Doctor Who Christmas special.

Of course, we don’t usually get to see it here in the States until sometime closer to summer. But it’s the thought that counts, and a new trailer for the holiday romp has hit the Web. Read the rest of this entry »

David Tennant

It’s official, Doctor Who fans: David Tennant will leave the British sci-fi series following a set of TV specials next year.

“I think it’s better to go when there’s a chance that people might miss you, rather than to hang around and outstay your welcome,” Tennant told the BBC.

The show’s fifth season was pushed back to 2010, replaced with a series of specials at Christmas, Easter and three other unannounced dates, to allow Tennant to do stage work, like a recent successful run of Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company. When the show returns to a weekly run after the specials it will have a new executive producer, Steven Moffat — and now a new star as well.

This is possible because the character is a Time Lord, an alien who has the ability to “regenerate” when mortally wounded. His appearance and personality are changed, but at his core he always remains a wanderer and unlikely hero who saves Earth, and the universe, from unimaginable threats. Read the rest of this entry »