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The one-time Mr Sulu is unique among the Star Trek fraternity for having become more famous and adored since he left the Starship Enterprise. So, what’s his problem with Jj Abrams’ blockbuster reboot?

A few months ago, George Takei was all over the internet. Admittedly, there’s nothing unusual about that. The online presence of the sparkly-eyed 79-year-old, formerly known as Mr Sulu from Star Trek, is genuinely ubiquitous; it can sometimes feel as though it’s his internet and the rest of us are merely squatters. His popularity could be measured purely in social media statistics (nearly 10m Facebook likes, 1.8 million followers on Twitter and 889,000 on Instagram) but that wouldn’t show how he uses those channels to encourage inclusivity and to speak out against bigotry and injustice with a wit that never loses its warmth. Takei is so charismatic, playful and intelligent that he has pulled off...

George Takei and his husband Brad are welcoming the world into their personal lives with their new web series, “It Takeis Two.” The scripted series follows the pair as they enjoy the humorous side of married life and stardom, like when Brad decides he does not like people posting memes about him online in episode one of the show. “With ‘It Takeis Two,’ we want it to be more fun and also very entertaining way of making people aware that same-sex marriage can be quite different from a lot of the stereotypes that some people still seem to have of gays.

George Takei is back with a new web series. The activist and ex-Star Trek actor will take viewers behind-the-scenes of his life with husband Brad in the series It Takeis Two, premiering on April 7, 2015.

Entertainment Weekly reported on the Takeis’ upcoming show, self-described as a “heightened reality” series. George and Brad will show viewers what it’s like to live their very unusual daily lives, complete with everything from jetpacks to human hamster balls.

In the debut episode, dubbed “Seriously?!”, George tries to get his husband to embrace the craziness of the internet after Brad freaks out about a meme of himself and tries to expunge it from across the digital world. The theme of the first It Takeis Two episode is fitting, as George is a social media whiz. The ex-Star Trek actor boasts over 8.4 million likes on his Facebook page, as well as 1.6 million followers on Twitter.

Monsters and Critics loves the witty George Takei, who is coming to your computer screen in a new heightened reality series “It Takeis Two” with husband Brad Takei. Everyone’s favorite social media maven is sharing some semi-scripted highlights from domestic life with the man most well known as Sulu and his husband, and career architect.Beginning on Tuesday, April 7th the short form web series will be available for streaming select episodes on George Takei’s YouTube channel. Subscribe to the channel to catch each episode.In this “reality”-series, actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek’s Sulu) and husband Brad Takei navigate their […]...