Susan Boyle’s done it again. A fabulous performance on Britain’s Got Talent this past Saturday has propelled this woman from Scotland to the top of the popularity list for up and coming talent! Even with a bit of a shaky start, she delivered! — and is favored to win the whole enchilada. Just goes to show it’s never too late. If you have a dream, no matter your age, never give up. Go for it.
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- (the prequel) is now in a theatre near you! Read the full synopsis and watch the trailershere.
Back in 1966 when today’s midlife crowd: the baby boomer generation, were still in grammar school, Star Trek, the TV show took off across America’s TV screens. With Captain Kirk (William Shatner) at the helm and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) as his trusted officer, the star ship Enterprise began its five year mission “to boldly go where no man has gone before!” My sister was addicted. She thought Spock was cool and I’m sure she secretly lusted after those pointy ears. Unfortunately the original series only lasted three years, cancelled due to poor ratings. But the science-fiction crowd loved the show and the fans continued to be loyal followers of the re-runs when they could get them.
An animated version ran for two seasons in 1973 and 1974 and a full length motion picture was produced by Paramount in 1978: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, receiving mixed reviews. Finally TV execs realized that the fan base was never going to go away. In the intervening years three Star Trek movies: The Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home, in addition to the original TV show reruns and innumerable conventions of “Trekkies,” had kept the fans coming back for more. In 1987 Patrick Steward took command as Jean-Luc Picard of the new star ship Enterprise-D in Star-Trek: The Next Generation. The show was a great success and three spin-offs (Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise) were developed to fill the airwaves with the ongoing adventures of Starfleet officers and crew. In the meantime seven additional full length feature films were produced for a total of ten movies.
This month the latest new full length motion pictureStar Trek hits the theatres. And its going gang-busters. A prequel to the original TV series, it traces the early days of James T. Kirk long before he became a Starfleet Officer. Read the full synopsis and watch the trailershere.
Receiving 9 out of 10 stars, it’s getting full thumbs up from viewers and critics alike. Boomers Rejoice! The past is present. Spock lives! The star ship of our youth still flies in the face of disaster, danger and doom.
Get yourself to your local theatre. It’s one great film you don’t want to miss.
