Three Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments Premiere Tomorrow

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“The Keepsake Ornament Premiere event is always exciting, and this year is no exception. With more than 200 new Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments available for purchase for the first time, it’s your chance to add to your collection, find special gifts or start a new tradition. You won’t want to miss our limited-quantity ornaments; and we’re excited about showing you our newest Keepsake Ornament Club-exclusives, too.

But wait, there’s more! Not only can you load up on ornaments, you can score major Bonus Points while you’re at it! Keepsake Ornaments can be purchased beginning July 9 both in store and online, with online availability beginning at 4:00 a.m. CT. Please join us to kick off a fun year of Keepsake Ornaments.”

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Tomorrow’s Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments…

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STAR TREK™ “The Man Trap” Kirk and Salt Monster Ornament With Sound

$29.95

First airing back in 1966, the first Star Trek™ episode to be broadcast featured the crew’s visit to an outpost to conduct medical exams, only to be attacked by a murderous shape-shifting alien, the Salt Monster. Press a button on this Keepsake Ornament to hear dialogue from this famous episode. Learn more about Keepsake Ornaments.
Christmas tree ornament.
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive.
Magic Sound.
Plays dialogue from this exciting scene.
Dated 2016.
Artist crafted.
Battery operated. Batteries Included.
Pre-packaged for easy gift giving, preservation and storage.
2.62″ W x 4.02″ H x 2.47″ D
TM & © 2016 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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STAR TREK™ U.S.S. Enterprise™ 50th Anniversary Edition Musical Ornament

$32.95

The very first Starfleet vessel to bear the name U.S.S. Enterprise is rendered here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic journey into the Final Frontier. Based on the series’ pilot episode, this gold-hued Enterprise ornament lets you hear Captain Kirk’s monologue and the iconic music from the opening credits of the Star Trek TV series! Learn more about Keepsake Ornaments.
Christmas tree ornament.
Magic Sound.
Plays Captain Kirk’s monologue and music from opening credits of Star Trek TV series.
Dated 2016.
Artist crafted.
Battery operated. Batteries Included.
Pre-packaged for easy gift giving, preservation and storage.
2.53″ W x 1.34″ H x 5.81″ D
TM & © 2016 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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STAR TREK™ Legends Ensign Pavel Chekov Ornament

$15.95

Navigating the most famous ship in the Starfleet is no small task, but it’s no problem in the capable hands of Ensign Chekov. Fans of Star Trek™: The Original Series will love adding this classic character to their collection.
Christmas tree ornament.
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive.
This ornament is inspired by the Star Trek™ Legends series.
Pre-packaged for easy gift giving, preservation and storage.
1.25″ W x 4.125″ H x 1.125″ D
TM & © 2016 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Hallmark’s Star Trek Squeely

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FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS, SQUEELYS® ARE COMING SOON
You’ve seen them fighting crime and threats against humanity. Now see them in our super hero Squeelys collection. These vinyl figurines feature nostalgic cars with your favorite pop culture icons. Get ’em fast, because these crime fighters will not need their superpowers to fly off the shelves

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STAR TREK™ 50TH ANNIVERSARY SQUEELYS
Set phasers to fun and buckle up as Captain Kirk brings his Squeelys in at warp speed.

Convention-goers will get a first look at Squeelys, a new Hallmark-exclusive vinyl collectible line inspired by classic customized cars. While the full line of Squeelys will debut in Hallmark Gold Crown® stores and on Hallmark.com in August, an event-exclusive Batman and Batmobile will be available at the comics conventions.

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Star Trek Schedule Released for SDCC

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Hallmark (Booth #2913-K)

Hallmark is offering a convention exclusive Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Starship Keepsake Ornament at their booth. The 2016 Star Trek Keepsake Ornament collection and the Star Trek itty bittys® Collector Set will be available at Nerd HQ in the Children’s Museum. They will have an itty bitty exclusive button giveaway at Nerd HQ, as well as unveil the new Star Trek Squeely.

Read everything Star Trek happening at SDCC from comingsoon.net…http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/700427-star-trek-50th-anniversary#/slide/1

July 2016: A Big Month for Hallmark and Star Trek

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July is always a huge month for Hallmark with their annual release of ornaments but 2016 seems to have more crammed in it than normal.

This is what we have to look toward to…

July 1st-20th

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Preorders are all over eBay for the SDCC exclusive Enterprise ornament from the pilot episode of the original Star Trek series.  There are a wide range of asking prices but $120 seems to be a common price tag.

July 9th

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Hallmark’s Ornament Premiere! Star Trek fans can look forward to three ornaments that are making their debut.

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STAR TREK™ “The Man Trap” Kirk and Salt Monster Ornament With Sound $29.95

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STAR TREK™ U.S.S. Enterprise™ 50th Anniversary Edition Musical Ornament $32.95

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Ensign Pavel Chekov $15.95

July 20th

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San Diego Comic-Con sneak preview from 6:00-9:00 P.S.T.  Guests will get their first looks at Hallmark’s 2017 Star Trek line-up.

July 21st-24th

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San Diego Comic-Con officially opens to the public.  The convention exclusive Enterprise will be available in limited quantities each day.  Expect a flood of ornaments on eBay and prices to drop under the preorder costs.  Although it is a covention exclusive ornament, Hallmark has announced it will be available at two additional conventions later in 2016.

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July 22nd

Star Trek Beyond premieres and with it the possibilities of future Star Trek ornaments.

 

 

2016 SDCC Exclusive Enterprise Ornament Preorders

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Preorders are beginning to show up with regularity on eBay for the 2016 Enterprise that premieres at the San Diego Comic-Con from July 20-24.

Current prices range from a Buy-It-Now on April 27th for $164.99 after shipping to an winning auction bid of $101.85 including delivery on June 20th.  Most prices seem to be running around $120-$130 delivered.

Once the public actually has their hands on these ornaments expect prices to drop a little in the short term with a bounce in value next year.

No word yet on how many will be produced in this limited run.  It is scheduled to be available at two other conventions later this year.
Star Trek: Mission New York – September 2-4, 2016
New York Comic-Con – October 6-9, 2016

Multiple convention releases is something that Hallmark has not done in the past with the same ornament but even with higher availability, the original Enterprise as a visual “hallmark” of the series, will still prove to be long sought after in the coming years.

New Star Trek Series Premieres January 2017

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CBS presents a new adventure.

NEW CREWS
NEW VILLAINS
NEW HEROES
NEW WORLDS

Premiering 2017 on CBS
And coming to CBS All Access

Though the logo simply says “Star Trek,” Variety has learned that the series will have a more specific title to be unveiled at a later date.

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Creators

Brian Fuller, Executive Producer and Showrunner was the writer for “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager”.

Nicholas Meyer, Consulting Producer and Writer was director of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”, screenwriter of “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, co-writer and director of “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”.

Alex Kurtzman, Executive Producer was co-writer and executive producer of “Star Trek” (2009) and co-writer and producer of “Star Trek Into Darkness” (2013).

Rod Roddenberry, Executive Producer is the son of the Great Bird of the Galaxy.

Joe Menosky, Writer was a writer or co-writer on 56 hours of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager”.

Kirsten Beyer, Writer launched a new series of Star Trek novels depicting the returns to the Alpha Quadrant of Starfleet admiral Kathryn Janeway, Voyager captain Chakotay, Voyager first officer Tom Paris, Voyager security officer Harry Kim, U.S.S. Galen chief medical officer The Doctor, fleet chief engineer B’Elanna Torres and Starfleet Academy professor Seven of Nine.

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Interview of Nicholas Meyer by Ryan Britt of Den of Geek…

“I think it’s going to be a different Star Trek. And I think that is probably good, because the thing that mainly troubles me about Star Trek is the fear of it being maybe re-treads of itself. Bryan [Fuller] has ideas, some of which I’ve heard, that are innovative and different. Different is what got me interested.

“The Undiscovered Country—according to Bryan [Fuller]—is a real sort of taking off point, or touchstone for how I guess he’s thinking about the direction of the new show. I don’t want to be misquoted and I don’t want to misquote him, but he’s fond of that film. Let’s put it that way. -Nicholas Meyer

Read more here…http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/star-trek/253329/exclusive-nicholas-meyer-says-new-star-trek-series-is-innovative-and-different

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Interview of Bryan Fuller by Scott Huver of moviefone…

“I think we will be seeing lots of crews in the story. One of the things that is exciting for me is that we are telling a “Star Trek” story in a modern way. We’re telling a 13-chapter story in this first season. It’s nice to be able to dig deep into things that would have been breezed passed if we were doing episodic and had to contain a story to an episode.

“It’s going to be weekly. And what it does allow us is, we are not subject to broadcast standards and practices. So we can have profanity if we choose — not that I want to see a “Star Trek” with lots of profanity. But we can certainly be more graphic than you would on broadcast network television.” -Bryan Fuller

Read more here…http://www.moviefone.com/2016/06/23/bryan-fuller-star-trek-interview/

Where is the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B?

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Hallmark has released all but one of the major Enterprise ornaments but how long until we get the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B?

The NX-01 was released in 2002.  A version of the famous original Enterprise (NCC-1701) was released in 1991, 1995 (mini), 1996, 2006 and two versions in 2016. 2005 gave us the NCC-1701-A.  2015 saw the release of the NCC-1701-C from Yesterday’s Enterprise.  The Next Generation’s NCC-1701-D was first released in 1993 and followed twife in 1995 (mini) and 2012.  The NCC-1701-E from First Contact was released in 1998 and again in 2001 (mini).  The Star Trek series was “rebooted” when the film series offered up an alternate timeline and an alternate Enterprise. An ornament soon followed in 2010 to show off this new Enterprise.

Hallmark even gave us the unlikely release of a future’s version of the Enterprise from the last episode of the Next Generation series.  The 2007 release has the familiar NCC-1701-D from the series but now sports a third nacelle.

Hopefully on July 20, 2016 we hear news of the NCC-1701-B’s 2017 release.

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MORE ENTERPRISE B ARTICLES

Valerie Shanks (Artist)

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“Arena”

“I love Star Trek, so this was one ornament I really wanted to do! I sculpted the characters on the computer, so I got to print them out in 3D and pose them to make sure everything fit together well. The real challenge was making the rock look real—that’s what I like the most. I wanted it to have a nice texture that felt like limestone.” -Valerie Shanks

Lynn Norton (Artist)

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“Being the first generation to be introduced to television at an early age, I was entranced by the imaginative sets and props that were constructed to bring stories to life,” Lynn says. “As crude as they were, the science-fiction artifacts of the early 1950s still inspire me—especially when I get a chance to sculpt one of them.  I have to say that the “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” space-station ornament is still my favorite. It was the most challenging sculpture for me and the Keepsake engineering staff,” he says. “My idea to offer it with docked miniature starship ornaments turned out to be a winning combination with Star Trek fans.” -See more at: http://explore.hallmark.com/keepsake-ornaments/artists/lynn-norton/

“I consider the ships I have sculpted to be like characters rather than objects,” he says. “Each is recognizable, and almost as specific as a human face. I’m looking at them as a fan, of course — I’ve been watching since the first broadcast—but also as a sculptor who appreciates their beauty and qualities as icons.” – See more at: http://www.startrek.com/article/hallmark-sculptor-lynn-norton-on-the-storied-history-of-trek-keepsake-ornaments#sthash.oYP92Sr0.dpuf

New York Comic-Con – October 6-9, 2016

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“New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Our Show Floor plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television. Our Panels and Autograph Sessions give Fans a chance to interact with their favorite Creators. Our screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit big and small screens. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City.”

Read more here…http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Home/

Hallmark Star Trek ornaments available…

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Maxine Cosplay Ornament image not yet available.

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Star Trek: Mission New York – September 2-4, 2016

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“CBS Consumer Products and ReedPOP, the world’s largest producer of pop culture events, are teaming up to launch an all-new original Star Trek fan experience in the birthplace of the Star Trek convention with Star Trek: Mission New York in 2016.

This three-day event will be the ultimate destination for Star Trek fans, filled with interactive exhibits, exclusive merchandise, celebrity guests, panels, screenings and much more. Its creation adds to a year filled with Star Trek events and experiences celebrating the franchise’s milestone 50th anniversary. Star Trek: Mission New York will take place September 2-4 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Additional details about the event including ticket sales, hotel information, guests and exhibitors will be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit http://www.StarTrekMissions.com and the Star Trek: Mission New York social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).”

Read more here…https://www.startrekmissions.com.

Hallmark Star Trek  ornaments available…

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Maxine Cosplay Ornament image not yet available.

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San Diego Comic-Con July 20-24

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“With attendance topping 130,000 in recent years—in a convention center facility that has maxed out in space—the event has grown to include satellite locations, including local hotels and outdoor parks. Programming events, games, anime, the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, and the Eisner Awards all take place outside of the Convention Center, creating a campus-type feel for the convention in downtown San Diego.

Over the years, Comic-Con has become the focal point for the world of comics conventions. The event continues to offer the complete convention experience: a giant Exhibit Hall (topping over 460,000 square feet in its current incarnation); a massive programming schedule (close to 700 separate events in 2014), featuring comics and all aspects of the popular arts, including hands-on workshops and educational and academic programming such as the Comics Arts Conference; anime and film screenings (including a separate film festival); games; the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the “Oscars” of the comics industry; a Masquerade costume competition with prizes and trophies; an Autograph Area; an Art Show; and Portfolio Reviews, bringing together aspiring artists with major companies.

Comic-Con has presented literally thousands of special guests at its conventions over the years, bringing comics creators, science fiction and fantasy authors, film and television directors, producers, and writers, and creators from all aspects of the popular arts together with their fans for a fun and often times candid discussion of various art forms. The event has seen an amazing array of comics and book publishers in its Exhibit Hall over the years. Over it’s four-and-a-half decade-plus history, Comic-Con International has continually presented comic books and comic art to a growing audience. That love of the comics medium continues to be its guiding factor as the event moves toward its second half-century as the premier comic book and popular arts style convention in the world.”

More at http://www.comic-con.org.

Hallmark Star Trek ornament available…

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WORLD PREMIERE OF “STAR TREK BEYOND” TO DEBUT IN IMAX® AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON®

THE FIRST-EVER OUTDOOR IMAX PREMIERE EVENT WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES BY THE FILM’S CAST AND CREW, AND A LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE BY THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Keepsake Ornament Debut – October 1, 2016

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“Stop by your Hallmark Gold Crown store or go online for Keepsake Ornament Debut in October. You can capture memories and share the fun with more than 100 newly released Keepsake Ornaments, including Limited Quantity event releases. Plus, get weekend-only offers, Bonus Points offers and more special deals all week long!”

Hallmark Star Trek ornament available…

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25th Anniversary Revisit: 1991 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

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It has been 25 years since Star Trek’s Enterprise debuted as a Hallmark Keepsake Ornament.  Over that quarter of a century it has been followed by nearly eighty more ornaments depicting ships, characters and scenes from all five television shows and three movies series. We have Lynn Norton to thank for sculpting all of the ship ornaments but 1992’s Galileo.

Lynn Norton did a 2015 interview with Kevin Dilmore of startrek.com: “At Hallmark, Don Palmiter, Dill Rhodus and I brought fine scale model-making to the ornament business. We really had to convince our art directors we could go beyond cute and traditional and make really believable small models to be used as ornaments. Our commitment to high quality fit right into the Hallmark ideals for product. Now, I also had to fight the initial idea of having a string of garland hanging along the edge of the primary hull, and Santa Claus popping out of the bridge — true story! I wanted to make it as accurate as possible. I’m very aware of the changes to that first ornament. Because it had big, thick circuitry inside for lights, the ornament had heat dissipation problems. We had to build a big cavity into it so the circuit board would not melt the plastic. Also, the ornament had to fit into a ‘printer’s box’ store display with a limited space, and I had to shorten the nacelles for it to fit. I beat that poor design nearly to death, but it got us started and it was very popular with fans of Star Trek and of Keepsake Ornaments. When we reissued the ornament in 1996 for the show’s 30th anniversary, we used the same design.”
– See more at: http://www.startrek.com/article/hallmark-sculptor-lynn-norton-on-the-storied-history-of-trek-keepsake-ornaments#sthash.EKFFnHTi.dpuf

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Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments Price Guide: 2016/Spring

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Secondary market values are based on the the average of the top three Star Trek Hallmark resell websites. All three on the list are convention limited editions.

The U.S.S. Kelvin comes in on the list at number three. This battle-damaged ship was a repaint of the Kelvin from the same year.   The Kelvin had a release of 1,575 at the 2013 New York Comic-Con. With an original price tag of around thirty dollars it is now listed at nearly $300 on websites such as startrekornaments.com, hallmarkornaments.com and hookedonhallmark.com.

The 2011 U.S.S. Defiant, second on the list, was a repaint of the 2006 U.S.S. Enterprise with glow-in-the-dark paint and has proven to be highly sought after. There were 700 glowing Defiants released at the New York Comic-Con.

Topping the list is the repainted gold-clad Uhura of 2009 from the San Diego Comic-Con.  Sites across the Internet are asking nearly $1,200 more than the original cost for this limited run of 450 ornaments.  The gold Uhura was a repaint of the 2007’s Uhura bearing her more familiar red uniform which happens to come in on the list at #5.

keep in mind we have two event ornament coming out in 2016  no word on how many it will be limited to but they will surely rise in price or the next few years.  Keep your eye out got the “Pilot Version” of the Enterprise and the Star Trek cosplay ornament of Maxine.  The Maxine ornament is a new take on Star Trek by Hallmark.  We will have to wait and see how it performs in the secondary market.

All in all, 14 Star Trek ornaments have more than doubled in price but buyer beware, there are some proven duds out there. One doesn’t have to look further than 2007’s Trip Tucker of Enterprise fame which can’t fetch even half of its original cost.  Sorry Trip.
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