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On the occasion of today's DVD/Blu-ray release of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movie, it's a good time to review the many luminaries from science and entertainment who revealed their inner Trekkies by taking on small roles in the new and past incarnations of the beloved franchise.

There's a whole lotta Star Trek here. Let's start with how various DVDFilers over the years have felt about the four films included here in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Collection : Generations : The odd numbered film curse strikes again.

Sun learns something that threatens to upset the delicate balance among the survivors and must decide whether to tell Jin.

The new Star Trek movie is doing well at the box office, but one Linton woman has a special tie to the original Star Trek series.

Want your very own Tribble from the original Star Trek series? Well you're in luck, thanks to a $5,000 eBay auction behind held by the son of Scotty .

He bested the forces of Adolf Hitler on the beaches of Normandy and blasted genetic superman Khan Noonien Singh out of space in a far-flung galaxy.

Buy this DVD at Amazon.com Rating: PG Starring: William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock DeForest Kelley as Dr.

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Star file photo Chris Doohan of Thousand Oaks plays a transport engineer in the new "Star Trek" movie, which opens today.

A new Star Trek film is always an occasion, even among the broader science fiction crowd.

It was a painful moment for Simon Pegg. Having strutted up to the premiere of Star Trek in full kilt and sporran, he was looking forward to his wife finally seeing him playing space's most famous Scot, James Montgomery Scott.

This weekend marks the opening of the new Star Trek film. While I don't have to sell this movie to the fans of the franchise, there are many people out there who are not fans and have probably already decided they are not going to see it.

Then: Walter Koenig Kirk Now: Chris Pine Then: William Shatner Scotty Now: Simon Pegg Then: James Doohan McCoy Now: Karl Urban Then: DeForest Kelley Sulu Now: John Cho Then: George Takei Uhura Now: Zoe Saldana Times Film Critic Of all the recent reinventions of iconic movie franchises - notably Batman and James Bond - Star Trek has the most to gain ...

Simon Pegg initially turned down the part of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the new "Star Trek" movie because he was afraid the role was too big and he was unsure if he would be able to handle it.

Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. For three years of prime-time television and decades of syndication, Capt.

Simon Pegg has admitted he was nervous about taking on the role of Scotty in the new Star Trek film.