Patrick Stewart was now Sir Patrick Stewart.

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The 69 year-old actor was knighted today by Queen Elizabeth II and joins other great Shakespearean actors who crossed over into the realm of science fiction, like Sir Alec Guinness and Sir Ian McKellen in knighthood.

His most famous role is of course, Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, and he gained another legion of fans with his role as Professor X in the X-Men film franchise, but he never let himself be pigeonholed into one genre. He has worked in stage, television and film, been nominated for awards in all three mediums and he always makes time for his fans by making appearances at sci-fi and comic conventions. His imdb.com page spans 6 decades!

Congratulations to this girl's favorite starship captain, Sir Patrick Stewart!

In 1972, Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote "Rocket Man" and it became a hit.

In 1978, William Shatner performed "Rocket Man" for the Science Fiction Awards.

In 2001, Stewie Griffin performs a near copy of William Shatner's performance for an episode of Family Guy (Episode titled "And the Weiner is..." if you want to see it). I always wondered about the inspiration for that one...

Sometime in 2007, Shatner's performance is uploaded to YouTube.

Finally, this few minutes of pure, unadulterated Cheese falls in my lap. This is the epitome of Cheesy Goodness, folks. William Shatner wins The Internetz... and he wasn't even trying.

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This song makes me smile, because I married a geek, and if you haven't figured it out yet, I'm a big old geek myself.

To be perfectly honest, I'm surprised MY wedding picture wasn't in this video!

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In honor of the Bard's Birth, I present to you Data, performing Henry V, Act 4, Scene 1. Enjoy this combination of two of my favorite things!

LOVE IT!!!

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This is the "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy from Hamlet, in Klingon.

It is much more beautiful than I expected, proving that Shakespeare is universal. I would love to see (or be in) a full Klingon production of Hamlet someday. I think they would fit nicely together.

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From the newest Star Trek movie. There are even a few cameos from J.J. Abrams (okay, ALOT of J.J. Abrams)!

Make sure you watch all the way to the end. There's a little bit between Spock and Kirk that's totally worth it!

...according to Wil Wheaton. I think he might be right.

I have no idea what kind of car that is, only that it's probably the kind of car Spock would drive if he lived in the last century.

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Why is Captain Kirk climbing a mountain?

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This is my new favorite mash-up.

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Leonard Nimoy explains the origins of the Vulcan Salute, and some of his favorite episodes.

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I'm going to see the new Star Trek movie today. So I've found all sorts of things Star Trek-related to fill the Cheesy Quota.

In case you live under a rock, here's the trailer.

The new movie has created a desire for toys from the original series. While these originals are only owned by collectors, there has been an influx of "new-retro" toys with a tie in to both the original series and the new movie.

Star Trek de-Motivation Posters

Star Trek WTF? A place that asks all the questions you've ever had about Star Trek. You'll have to find the answers on your own...

If you are female and you need something sexy and flatttering to wear to the next Star Trek convention, try the Star Trek Corset.

Star Trek iPhone

This is what the Star Trek: The Next Generation opening credits would look like done to the opening theme from Dallas. I dig it!

Vulcan is the Little City that Tried. Because of the Star Trek theme permeating the entire town, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada has been offering to host the premiere of the newest Star Trek movie. There'e only one problem. Vulcan has NO movie theater. Even though Leonard Nimoy was siding with the town, Paramount said no, but offered a compromise that even Nimoy thought was "logical". There will be a special advanced screening for 300 Vulcans in Calgary!

Even though you won't be able to watch the new Star Trek movie there (or ANY Star Trek movie, for that matter), Vulcan, Alberta is still a place to see for any Trekkie.

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