Farscape, Trekkies, Nyota Uhura, 101 Dalmations II, Moon Mullins, Encounter at Farpoint, Broken Bow.

So just a few birthdays today but from a sci-fi male point of view it's Zoë Saldana's birthday. Zoë is the new Nyota Uhura on the re-imagined Star Trek movie franchise. One thing I do know is that she talked at great length to the original Uhara, Nichelle Nichols, on set to make the character believable and familiar to the audience.



Also take a look at the line up of events, I especially like the first one since I have a fascination with comic strips.



Enjoy !!!

Birthdays

Virginia Robyn Hey 1952, actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on science fiction television program Farscape.

Joan M. Winston 1931, actress, was one of a group of people known as "The Committee" who organized the first Star Trek convention. She is also the author of the 1977 reference book The Making of the Trek Conventions. She gives details of her work with the original convention, as well as her visit to the set as the last episode, "Turnabout Intruder" was being filmed, in the book Star Trek Lives!, which she co-wrote with Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak. She has also been interviewed by William Shatner in order to contribute to Get a Life!, and can be seen in the documentary Trekkies 2. Winston continued to attend and speak at Star Trek conventions until 2006, making her last appearance at Shore Leave in Baltimore, Maryland.

Jake Dengel 1933, actor, Mordoc - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Last Outpost", 1987).

Zoë Saldana 1978, actress, Nyota Uhura - Star Trek (2009), Neytiri - Avatar (2009).

Samuel West 1966, actor, Cyrian - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV), Pongo - 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) (V) (voice).

Events

1923, Moon Mullins comic strip begins.

1987, Filming continues on TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint". Among the scenes filmed today is Doctor Crusher and Geordi discussing the Visor in sickbay.

1989, Star Trek:TNG, "Manhunt" airs.

2001, Four scenes for the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot episode "Broken Bow" were filmed on location in Malibu.