Club Jade

Don’t expect to see Jonathan Frakes back in a uniform ever again. He’s not impressed with how things progressed with the franchise.

For that matter, don’t expect to see William Shatner, either. Get a life, people!

We also get some weigh-in (and Heroes talk) from Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Walter Koenig.

Oh, the drama!

Not literally; the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union approved a suggestion from astronomer Tom H. Burbine to rename asteroid 1994 GT9 to 7307 Takei. The man himself comments:

“I am now a heavenly body,” Takei said Tuesday, laughing. “I found out about it yesterday … I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky — just like an asteroid.”

George Takei talks to Entertainment Weekly about Heroes S2. It contains at least one very big spoiler for last night’s season premiere, so TIVOing cave-dwellers beware.

Heroes fans were fairly universal in their love of George Takei‘s performance during the first season as Hiro‘s father.

Now comes word that, in addition to Dominic Keating, Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) will be yet another Star Trek alum joining the cast of Heroes in Season 2.

SciFi Wire has posted a short news bit about an upcoming Heroes episode in which Heroes hero Hiro (yes, I’m doing this to be annoying) collides with Star Trek when George Takei guests on the show.

Don’t click further if you don’t want the story spoiler….

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George Takei, Mr. Hikaru Sulu of Star Trek, came out in Frontiers, a L.A. magazine that covers the gay and lesbian community:

“The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay,” he said. “The issue of gay marriage is now a political issue. That would have been unthinkable when I was young.”

The 68-year-old actor said he considers himself as “having been out for quite some time.” Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together for 18 years.

(Via Fanthropology.)