Movies & TV - July 11, 2009
Metcalf's Screening Room: "Star Trek"
There have been plenty of "prequels" released lately, but not all of them make you want to dive deeper into the back catalog. OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf has never been a "Trekkie," but after seeing "The Future Begins," he was inspired to increase his education about the Enterprise. "The filmmakers are having so much fun playing with time and with the history of their own pop-culture that I found it very difficult to remain a detached observer," he writes.
Tags: star trek, the future begins

Movies & TV - May 9, 2009
"Star Trek" boldly goes into series restart
J.J. Abrams had a tall task when he set out to make the new "Star Trek" movie. First, the creator of "Lost" had to restart a proud, but sagging franchise. And second, he had to do it in a way that pleased both Trekkies and newbies, alike.
Tags: star trek, j.j. abrams, shatner, nemoy, summer movies

Arts & Entertainment - April 20, 2009
Updated scoreboard: YouTube 99, Productivity 0
As if you couldn't occupy enough of your day with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Hulu and OnMilwaukee.com, now you should know that YouTube -- a world-class site for wasting time that inspired our "Video of the Day" feature -- is now posting complete episodes of some classic TV shows, with more in the pipeline.
Tags: youtube, tv shows, star trek, charlie's angels

Milwaukee Buzz - March 8, 2007
Mr. Sulu wants you to ride a Milwaukee bus
This undated YouTube video pretty much speaks for itself. According to the person who uploaded it, it's from 1984, which seems accurate. At any rate, I'd love the meet the person who "greenlighted" this most bizarre spot.
Tags: sulu, star trek, takei, bus, mcts

Arts & Entertainment - May 24, 2005
Aesthetically pleasing "Mikado" offers hours of eye sushi
The full house crowd at the opening of Skylight's production of "The Mikado" was twittering with excitement Friday night. A few people were dressed in yukatas and Japanese headbands in anticipation of the season's last show.
Tags: Mikado, sushi, Japan, Japanese, Star Trek, Skylight

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 18, 2004
Drum circle bangs out Renaissance Faire's finest hour
A trip to the Renaissance Faire is a visual feast for people watchers, that offers interesting live shows. But many merry men and wonton wenches agree that the most fabulous feature is the drum circle at the day's end.
Tags: Renaissance Faire, witch, Star Trek

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 13, 2002
Gen Con packs up and heads for Indy
Sunday afternoon, when 4 o'clock rolled around, the exhibit hall closed and the usual announcement that "This concludes the 35th Annual Gen Con Game Fair..." came on to large cheers from the floor; the announcement of next year's dates in Indianapolis was met with considerably less and scattershot applause.
Tags: Gen Con, Star Trek