Trekkkkkkkk!

I picked up the new Star Trek film on bluray the other day. This is now the 2nd time I've watched this film (I also watched it in the theatre), and all I can say is WOW! This film is exactly the reboot that the Star Trek franchise needed, and the casting is spot on - especially Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Simon Pegg (Scotty).

J.J. Abrams' direction and vision of the Star Trek universe is interesting. As a consequence of this, some familiar Star Trek races (Vulcans & Romulans) may not feature as big as previous Star Trek series/films. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about that, but this film is extremely entertaining.

I am very much looking forward to further Trek films, and recommend the fans of sci-fi fans that they pick this one up on bluray/dvd.

Somewhat related to Trek is the novel I finished reading last week: Just a Geek. This novel was written by Wil Wheaton (he played Wesley Crusher in The Next Generation series), and chronicles his struggles from being a former Star Trek actor to being a successful writer & husband/father. This novel is full of amusing & intersting stories which shows Wil as a normal person (well, a geek actually - he's a gamer!), and is a very good read.

Wil has his own website too. Check it out at: http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/