Star Trek History & Impact Get Center Stage on the Next Slice of SciFi Show #096

On Wednesday, February 14, 2007 the Slice of SciFi Show #096 will feature as our guest Mr. John Logsdon, director and producer and the man behind The History Channel’s presentation of “STAR TREK: BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER,” which premiers on Monday, February 19th at 9:00PM ET/PT and is hosted by Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy (Spock).

This will be a fascinating journey into the Star Trek universe that examines the huge impact this franchise has had on, not only America’s, but the entire world’s pop culture and mores over the last 40 years. Much of the program is spent at the recent Christie’s auction of Star Trek props, collectibles and memorabilia that has been kept in storage by Paramount for the last four decades. Logsdon’s documentary presentation interviews some of the biggest names in the franchise and many of the fans that has made this little space opera such a vital part of the human experience and cultural lexicon.

Something else we learned from John that blew us away was the fact that The History Channel will also be airing another Star Trek special immediately prior to and after the “BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER” special called “STAR TREK TECH” that deals with the important technological advancements and contributions that real science and engineering have been able to provide mankind as a direct result of the influence of Star Trek. For exact dates and times for both shows check out this “The History Channel” guide provided below:

STAR TREK “BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER”
Monday, February 19 09:00 PM
Tuesday, February 20 01:00 AM
Saturday, February 24 08:00 PM
Sunday, February 25 12:00 AM

STAR TREK TECH
Sunday, February 18 09:00 PM
Monday, February 19 01:00 AM
Monday, February 19 11:00 PM
Tuesday, February 20 03:00 AM

On the rest of the show we have news about cast additions to Jon Favreau’s making of “Iron Man,” Ron Perlman lends his voice talents to the new Konami Digital Entertainment Hellboy video game and there is a new great game out there called “Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars” which will feature the voices of some current and past top names in scifi.

Movie Talk looks at the ZODIAC to see who the stars tell us will be the next murder victim and Fangoria widens their reach by creating a new Films Division in which the famed comic book and convention creator will start pumping out horror and supernatural films.

On the Tele there is news of a crossover from ABC to CBS as one “Lost” star puts on the sacred collar and changes from murderer to priest in the new exorcism of devils show “Demons.”

The future looks good for Jack Bauer, or at least Keifer Sutherland as he looks in the “Mirrors” during his “24″ hiatus and discovers an evil reflection, while “The Signal” is a new film that looks at the possibility of people being driven mad by their own media technology.

If you want a great interview and the latest news in scifi, horror and the supernatural and a movie review from MoviePulse.net then you are not going to want to miss Slice of SciFi Show #096 ready for download on February 14, 2007. Special Note to our XM Satellite Radio listeners, this show will be available the following week.