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As part of our coverage of Star Trek's 50th aiversary, I talked with a dozen cast members from across the franchise about everything from Star Trek's inclusive message to how it feels to be a sex symbol to nerds. Jeri Ryan didn't want the role at first. The then up-and-comer was trying to kickstart her career after eaing a theater degree and wiing the Miss Illinois beauty pageant (she later competed in Miss America, coming in fourth place). "I wasn't remotely interested in science fiction," Ryan said of her pre-Star Trek days. Sure, she'd watched some episodes of the original series. But she'd also heard the shows had a history of stymieing some actor's careers. Then Ryan read about her char...

Enlarge ImageGeorge Takei speaks at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. Amanda Kooser/CNET "Star Trek Beyond" brought with it a different take on the character of Hikaru Sulu. The role was originated by George Takei in the 1960s, but is now carried forward (debatably, depending on your stance on the reboot movies) by John Cho. The reboot version of Sulu is gay, we leaed in "Beyond," third of the new movies. Takei has said publicly he is against the idea of Sulu being gay, and he had plenty to say about it at the 50th aiversary Star Trek convention.Takei recalled on Friday a private conversation he had with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry told him he was supportive of equal...

"Star Trek Beyond" is a joyful, fast-paced romp, so let's open hailing frequencies and add to the captain's log 11 of our favourite things about the latest adventure of the Starship Enterprise.Sensors detect heavy spoilers, so shields up! The reboot has caught up with the original series The rebooted movies took us back to before the crew of the Enterprise were the crew we know, introducing a young and reckless James T Kirk and a Spock still struggling to deal with his emotions. But now, in "Beyond", the crew is part-way through their five-year mission, which is where we met them in the original show. In a sense, the saga has come full circle. It's not based on "Star Trek III" (but it sort o...

Enlarge ImageIf Spock's so lacking in emotion, then why does he insist on such natty shoulder pads, eh? Checkmate, Roddenberry. Kimberley French/Paramount Best Madness voices everyone -- it's... "Star Trek Beyoooond!" This week's episode of the UK's best tech podcast brings you a spoiler-free examination of the new Trek flick. Is it simply mindless action, or does Simon Pegg's script for "Beyond" encapsulate the beating heart of Star Trek?It's not all pontificating on sci-fi future utopia though. Back in the significantly more bleak present day, British chip-designer ARM has been sold to Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank for £24.3 billion. BT's had a miserable week, with brutal outages affect...

San Diego Comic-Con is days away, while people of all ages are literally ruing to play Pokemon Go. Lida Attenborough from CBS Sports joins CNET's Jeff Bakalar and Samantha Rhodes to talk about the movies we are most excited to see at SDCC, then Jake Krol joins the couch to chat about Pokemon Go, Amazon Prime Day and the sports robots should play after already taking on soccer. Plus, we sip the re-release of the Ghostbusters-themed Hi-C Ecto Cooler drink.Join us live for our next show, Fridays around 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on CNET's YouTube and Facebook Pages.Follow everyone on Twitter:Jeff Bakalar @jeffbakalarSamantha Rhodes @samanthakrhodesJake Krol @Jake31KrolMike Sorrentino @MikeJSorr...

Simon Pegg, in his seminal geek sitcom "Spaced", said "it's a fact, sure as day follows night, sure as eggs is eggs, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is..." Well, not good.Lucky him, he got to share screenplay duties with Doug Jung on "Star Trek Beyond", the third movie in the rebooted series and the 13th installment in the Star Trek franchise overall. On Star Trek's 50th aiversary. But Pegg is a nerd's nerd, and he's broken his own rule with "Beyond". It's by no means perfect, but it brought back the fun, the freshness and the Trekness so sorely lacking in 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness".On this particular voyage of the starship Enterprise, Kirk, Spock and company are three years...

One of the best parts of Star Trek has always been its coection to science and technology -- and how accessible its iovations, from the PADD to communicators, have proven to be.We spoke with Chris Carlozzi, product designer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a business-focused infrastructure company. He created a series of realistic future technologies for "Star Trek Beyond," and shared original sketches of his three additions to the Star Trek canon, giving us a sneak peek at designs of the tech we'll be using in the 23rd century (probably) (hopefully). His love of Star Trek shaped the design process, too. "Each of the devices and experiences that got blended into the plot, I [thought], 'If I w...

Enlarge ImageWhich "Star Trek Beyond" Pop Vinyl toy is your favorite? Funko The USS Enterprise and its courageous crew are headed into another dangerous adventure in the upcoming film, "Star Trek Beyond." In the latest movie trailer, we lea that Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his loyal crew will get stranded on a remote planet during the first leg of the USS Enterprise's five-year mission."Star Trek Beyond" is directed by Justin Lin, is produced by J.J. Abrams and includes actors Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella joining the cast, as well as the retuing lineup of Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Simon Pegg and Anton Yelchin.Here's a preview of the new lineup of Funk...

New aliens? Check. Strange new worlds? Check. The Captain Kirk and his crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in great peril? Check. Scotty wisecracking at the worst possible moment? Check.The second trailer for "Star Trek Beyond" has all this and more. The action-packed, fast-paced "Star Trek Beyond" trailer truly shows how much influence "Fast & Furious" director Justin Lin (who is taking over from director J.J. Abrams) has on the tone of this summer's Star Trek film. Even Scotty, the Enterprise's engineer (Simon Pegg, who also co-wrote the film), looks like an action star. Fans were treated to the trailer and news about the upcoming film at a special "Star Trek" fan event hosted by former "MythBus...