Marina Siritis Interview

I read a wonderful interview with Marina Sirtis, who played Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I liked her viewpoints on plastic surgery which happen to be the same as mine! I really cannot stand this trend that actors have of completely reconstructing their faces to the point of being unrecognizable! What is the point, they looked great before and would look great if they could age gracefully, what is wrong with that?
From the interview:

In a new interview with Kougar Magazine, Marina Sirtis lets her hair down and discusses everything from her career and the expectations of Hollywood, to middle-aged sexuality. “And I’m like, okay, first of all,” explained Sirtis, “when you’ve been ugly, if you had said to me when I was 12, you’re going to be a sex symbol when you’re older, I would’ve laughed and said, ‘Are you high?’ So, to me it’s like a huge compliment. And especially as I’m older. I was in my thirties when I became a sex symbol; it wasn’t something that happened when I was young. And I think it’s great. I mean, I really think it’s great. However, the body, it was hard to maintain!”There’s a downside to maintaining that image, the necessity for many actresses to undergo plastic surgery. Sirtis had her own plastic surgery, but regrets it now. “Well, first of all, it doesn’t make sense for actresses,” she said. “It doesn’t make sense for actresses to have plastic surgery because there’s no point in looking forty when you’re sixty because you know what? They’re gonna hire somebody who’s forty.I love her common sense approach to things and her dry sense of humor when discussing topics. She is so funny in interviews in real life which is the complete opposite of her character in Star Trek!
You can read the interview HERE.

Klingon Opera on Planet Earth!

This sounds like a lot of fun and very creative at that, a Klingon Opera Performance to be performed without the hastle of traveling to Kronos, the Klingon homeworld. From the TrekToday article:

Klingon opera lovers who are stuck on planet Earth, rejoice. A Klingon opera, named “U,” which features fragments of the famous Honorable Battle opera, will be performed this September in The Netherlands.“U“, presented by the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble, is a tale of the mighty deeds of Kahless the Unforgettable.According to the opera creators (including Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language), “Klingon opera uses the principle of musical combat. Beauty in Klingon music comes from the impact of two opposing forces. To quote a well known Klingon proverb qa’ wIje ‘meH masuv or ‘We fight to enrich the spirit.’ The Klingon orchestra is made up of various indigenous Klingon instruments, some that have never been heard on earth before.” “U” will be performed at the Zeebelt Theater in the Hague, Amsterdam from September 9-12 for humans and other lesser beings. Klingons will of course prefer to wait for the performance scheduled exclusively for Klingons on September 18th, which will be held at the Celestial Vault in Kijkduin, Amsterdam.

This sounds creative, fun and difficult, imagine learning Klingon and then performing several shows! This show is for the die-hard Star Trek fan who loves Klingons in particular.

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Stephen Hawking Comments on Life on Earth

The famous physicist Stephen Hawking made some chilling comments about the future of human beings right here on planet Earth, from Space.com:If humanity is to survive long-term, it must find a way to get off planet Earth — and fast, according to famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.In fact, human beings may have less than 200 years to figure out how to, Hawking said in a recent interview with video site Big Think. Otherwise our species could be at risk for extinction, he said."It will be difficult enough to avoid disaster in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand or million," Hawking said. "Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain inward-looking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space."Humans stuck on Earth are at risk from two kinds of catastrophes, Hawking said. First, the kind we bring on ourselves, such as possible devastating impacts from climate change, or nuclear or biological warfare.A number of cosmic phenomena could spell our demise, too. An asteroid could slam into Earth, killing large swaths of the population and rendering the planet uninhabitable. Or a supernova or gamma-ray burst near our spot in the Milky Way could prove ruinous for life on Earth.Life on Earth could even be threatened by an extraterrestrial civilization, Hawking has pointed out on his Discovery Channel television series, "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking."Dangerous aliens may want to take over the planet to use its resources for themselves, he said in the series. It would be safer for the survival of our species if we had people living on other worlds as a backup plan, Hawking proposed."The human race shouldn't have all its eggs in one basket, or on one planet," he told Big Think. "Let's hope we can avoid dropping the basket until we have spread the load."Maybe I should watch, Stargate in case Ra or any other Goa'uld decides to come and kill us off or enslave us all! Then I need to watch Deep Impact, and the Day After Tomorrow to prepare for any swift climate change that may hit us.

The Captains, a Star Trek Documentary

William Shatner is directing a documentary about the various captains of the different Star Trek series over the years such as Star Trek the Original Series, TNG, DS9, etc. From Trek Today:
Shatner explained a bit more about The Captains due out next year. “I’m talking to all the captains of Star Trek,” said Shatner. “I’m hoping to find out things about them that even they themselves don’t know. And in the process, find out about myself.”Earlier this month, TrekToday reported The Captains, a feature documentary directed by William Shatner. More information has come out regarding the movie, originally thought to be solely about Shatner’s career.Yesterday, filming for the documentary took place at Chuy’s Mesquite Grill in Moorpark (L.A. area), where Shatner used one of the two dining rooms for the movie shoot. Shatner interviewed other actors, including Scott Bakula(Archer).“We’re just trying to stay out of their way,” said restaurant manager Andy Hessick. Shatner is a regular at the restaurant. Although Shatner has directed before Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and various TV episodes), this will be the first time he has directed a documentary film. This documentary sounds interesting and I hope it is balanced and covers all the captains of Star Trek because I found them all to be interesting each in his/her own way and I look forward to watching it next year!