When you spend your teens on the USS Enterprise, you’re bound to have some interesting memories to share. While Wil Wheaton started as an ’80s child actor in such films “The Secret of NIMH,” “The Last Starfighter” and “Stand by Me,” he’s best-known to many for his role as teen genius Ensign Wesley Crusher on …
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The new Star Trek series will beam onto Netflix for viewers around the world. The forthcoming series will see a new ship’s crew boldly going on TV, following the success of a recent big-screen reboot for the beloved sci-fi saga. In the US, the new 13-episode series will be available on CBS All Access, the CBS online subscription-based video-on-demand and …
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Excited to see “Star Trek Beyond” next week? Me too. And nothing puts you in a Star Trek mood like more Star Trek. Of course, if you’re anything like me, you’ve seen all the previous movies more times than you care to count. So why not venture beyond the films (sorry) and stock up on a some Trek audiobooks for …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. You’ve heard this song and dance from me before: TV speakers suck. Sorry for the harsh language, but it’s true. You spend all …
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Winter is well and truly here, bringing with it a load of new movies and episodes to stream. Stan has scored a number of streaming exclusives including “Episodes” (Matt LeBlanc in a surprisingly great return to comedic form). Plus, if you’re a US politics buff, check out the doco “The Circus,” which takes you behind the 2016 US presidential race. …
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Seems like there’s something for everybody at Netflix in July. The “Back to the Future” trilogy is right on time. Feel free to compare 1985a’s Biff Tannen to that Donald Trump fellow. There are some classics hitting Netflix including “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “The Sting.” On the darker side is “Insomnia,” which stars Al Pacino and …
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July may be a great month to go outside, but in case the weather is unfriendly, it looks like you could spend lots of hours streaming stuff from Amazon Prime. Harrison Ford fans will be happy to see that both “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger” will be online in early July. For those of you thinking of having …
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VR is about to make another sci-fi dream come true. LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy) have already gotten an taste — according to the Associated Press, video game giant Ubisoft gave the three Star Trek actors an early peek at a brand new VR game dubbed Star Trek: Bridge Crew. …
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Summer time. It’s the season of long, sun-filled days, blockbuster entertainment and — for many of us — a chance to explore new worlds. In the latest issue of CNET Magazine, we do some explorations of our own. Looking for better and easier ways to get from here to there? Our story on electric scooters, skateboards and hovercraft (spoiler alert: …
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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 learn 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 …
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