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‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Stars Reunite For Dinner, Epic Photo

‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Stars Reunite For Dinner, Epic Photo

It’s been 24 years since Star Trek: The Next Generation went off the air. The sci-fi series ran in syndication for seven seasons, and is still loved by Trekkies across the globe as repeats continue to be shown on multiple channels. While members of the cast moved on, finding new work in Hollywood, they have […]

5y ago

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Takes Jeri Ryan, LeVar Burton, And Karl Urban For A Ride

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Takes Jeri Ryan, LeVar Burton, And Karl Urban For A Ride

Star Trek fans worldwide have spent generations fantasizing about what it might be like to serve aboard the most revered starship in the fleet and, while that ambition may have once seemed out of reach, a new virtual reality experience is putting that lofty goal within reach. Star Trek: Bridge Crew was developed by Ubisoft […]

7y ago

A&E Announces Laurence Fishburne Will Join Cast Of ‘Roots’ Remake

A&E Announces Laurence Fishburne Will Join Cast Of ‘Roots’ Remake

Laurence Fishburne has been cast in the role of Alex Haley for a remake of the 1977 miniseries Roots. Roots was a highly influential miniseries based off the book Roots: The Saga of an American Family written by Alex Haley. The dramatic and deeply emotional story follows several generations of an African-American family. Kunta Kinte […]

8y ago

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spoilers: Sheldon Dresses In Drag, Bernadette Is A Mean Girl [Video]

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spoilers: Sheldon Dresses In Drag, Bernadette Is A Mean Girl [Video]

The Big Bang Theory fans will have to say goodbye to Sheldon Cooper’s fun and informative Fun with Flags series tonight in “The Champagne Reflection,” and they might also see Bernadette say goodbye to her job if she doesn’t adjust her mean girl attitude. Sheldon Cooper Presents: Fun with Flags has provided plenty of cute […]

9y ago

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spoilers About Shamy’s Future And ‘The Champagne Reflection’

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spoilers About Shamy’s Future And ‘The Champagne Reflection’

Fans of The Big Bang Theory are probably pretty curious about Shamy’s future, after witnessing some huge milestones for the couple during the last two seasons of the show, and Mayim Bialik recently talked about what’s in store for Amy and Sheldon. Last season, viewers were shocked to see Shamy kiss in “The Locomotive Manipulation,” […]

9y ago

Reading Rainbow’s LaVar Burton Reads ‘Go The F**k To Sleep’ [VIDEO]

Reading Rainbow’s LaVar Burton Reads ‘Go The F**k To Sleep’ [VIDEO]

You read that right. Former Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton did a live reading of the 2011 best-selling book Go The F**k To Sleep, and it’s just as awesome as it sounds. Burton read from the book as part of a charity event to benefit Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. The event wound up raising $240,000 […]

9y ago

‘Reading Rainbow’ Breaks Kickstarter Records, Brings In Over $5 Million

‘Reading Rainbow’ Breaks Kickstarter Records, Brings In Over $5 Million

LaVar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign to bring back ‘Reading Rainbow’ ended today as the most widely backed campaign in the crowdfunding site’s five year history. As of 3p.m. EST Wednesday, the Kickstarter campaign had 105,000 backers.The previous record held was The Veronica Mars Movie, with 91,585 people donating to that campaign. According to CNet.com, ‘Reading Rainbow’ […]

9y ago

Star Trek: What Did George Takei Do For Solar Roadway Tech?

Star Trek: What Did George Takei Do For Solar Roadway Tech?

Thanks to Star Trek actor George Takei, a North Idaho couple is finding out just what social media power is all about in the latest story this week to make fans wonder just how far away the future really is. Takei isn’t just any celebrity, mind you. Star Trek fans aside, the 77 year old […]

10y ago

‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarter Set To Easily Exceed $3 Million By The End Of Its Third Day

‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarter Set To Easily Exceed $3 Million By The End Of Its Third Day

The Kickstarter funding project LeVar Burton started to bring back his classic children’s program Reading Rainbow is at $2.7 million and it’s still going. The campaign, which has raised more than $1 million per day since it started on Wednesday, promises to “bring back Reading Rainbow for every child, everywhere,” and that is proving to […]

10y ago

LeVar Burton Answers ‘Reading Rainbow’ Questions On Reddit AMA

LeVar Burton Answers ‘Reading Rainbow’ Questions On Reddit AMA

This has got to be one of the best weeks of LeVar Burton’s career. If you haven’t heard yet, his Kickstarter effort for the reboot of his popular children’s show, Reading Rainbow, was strongly supported by the fans, and managed to rake in $2.7 million as of writing. That’s quite a bit more than Burton […]

10y ago

Maya Angelou Dies At 86, But Lives On In These On Camera Moments

Maya Angelou Dies At 86, But Lives On In These On Camera Moments

Maya Angelou, the “people’s poet,” left a hole in the soul of America when she died at the age of 86 this Wednesday, but she will always live on in her immortal poetry, words of wisdom, autobiographical works and, yes, her TV appearances. While most know Dr. Angelou best for her written work, she was […]

10y ago

LeVar Burton Cries As He Watches ‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarter Pass $1 Million In First Day

LeVar Burton Cries As He Watches ‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarter Pass $1 Million In First Day

LeVar Burton watched with anticipation as the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign crept toward $1 million. The actor and former host of the literacy-focused show had started the online fundraiser to bring the show back for new audiences. He launched the Kickstarter campaign on Wednesday with a goal of raising $1 million within the first 35 […]

10y ago

Reading Rainbow Host LeVar Burton: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Reading Rainbow Host LeVar Burton: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Reading Rainbow with host LeVar Burton. If you grew up in the ’80s, ’90s or early 2000’s, you probably grew up looking forward to the next story LeVar Burton was going to tell you – in other words, all of our readers either grew up with Reading Rainbow themselves or had children who did. You […]

10y ago

Reading Rainbow Return: LeVar Burton Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Bring Show Back

Reading Rainbow Return: LeVar Burton Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Bring Show Back

Reading Rainbow may be coming back, and LeVar Burton is making it happen. The popular children’s show, which ran from 1983 to 2006, is now the target of a $1 million fundraiser. LeVar Burton himself launched a Kickstarter campaign that would bring the show back in internet form. On the campaign’s site, Burton offered a […]

10y ago

‘Roots’ Remake Coming To History Channel

‘Roots’ Remake Coming To History Channel

Are you ready to revisit Roots? The 1977 miniseries that starred Levar Burton is getting a reboot for the History Channel. Back when it first aired as a television mini series, Roots was considered a controversial show for its depiction of slavery. Fast forward to the year 2013 and we are now making exciting films […]

10y ago

LeVar Burton Explains How Black People Can Avoid Being Shot By Cops [Video]

LeVar Burton Explains How Black People Can Avoid Being Shot By Cops [Video]

  LeVar Burton goes out of his way to make sure police know he’s not a threat after pulling him over. The Reading Rainbow host does this because, as he explained, he lives in America. Due to the Paula Deen controversy and the overt racial tones of the George Zimmerman trial, a whole new round of […]

10y ago

LeVar Burton Introduces Kindle Fire’s ‘The Reading Rainbow’ App

LeVar Burton Introduces Kindle Fire’s ‘The Reading Rainbow’ App

What has Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton been up to these days? Apparently the reading activist and Star Trek star is now promoting a new app available on Kindle Fire. The app, which has been up at Amazon since February currently has a four out of five star rating from people that have already reviewed it. […]

11y ago

LeVar Burton ‘Outraged’ Over Mitt Romney’s PBS Attack [Video]

LeVar Burton ‘Outraged’ Over Mitt Romney’s PBS Attack [Video]

Mitt Romney’s pledge to cut government funding to PBS during the first presidential debate has inspired a deluge of criticism from all parts, and you can add the authoritative voice of LeVar Burton to the pile-up. The former Reading Rainbow host admitted that he was “outraged” over Romney’s careless and dismissive regard for PBS. “I […]

11y ago

LeVar Burton Gets Rear-Ended By a Cop

LeVar Burton Gets Rear-Ended By a Cop

LeVar Burton has had a couple of unfortunate run-ins with the police today. The first occurred when he was pulled over by a policeman for a moving violation. The second actually occurred as he was pulling over – when the cop rear-ended him. The Reading Rainbow star, fresh off a few weekend appearances at Phoenix […]

12y ago

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