FanMade: RiffTrax Does Phase II+ Federation One Images + New Audio Dramas + more May 10, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions , 26 comments
There may be no new Trek episodes coming out of CBS Paramount these days, but the fan community continue to take up the slack. This week we have news and exclusive images from the Hidden Frontier mini-series “Federation One” and new releases from Star Trek Odyssey and three different Trek audio dramas. Plus there is a bit of drama going on with Star Trek Phase II and the folks from RiffTrax. Oh…and Space Nazis.
FanMade: Review Phase II “To Serve All My Days - Night in 69″ + New P2 Guest Cast Anouncement May 4, 2008
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Fan Productions , 97 comments
"To Serve All My Days," featuring Walter Koenig and a script by DC Fontana, was originally released by Phase II (then New Voyages) on November 23, 2006. It’s new level of sophistication for home-made Trek sent ripples through the fan film community. Now it has been ‘reissued’ with a special ‘Night in 1969′ edition with new edits, additional footage, new effects, new music…and even a new ending.
FanMade: Farragut Gets Animated, Phase II Updates Schedule, Hidden Frontier Announces New Series April 16, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions , 75 comments
FanMade has lots of exclusive news and images from the world of fan films. Firstly, the Starship Farragut team are announcing new animated episodes which will be very much like TAS and feature some celebrity voices. Also Phase II have announced a release date for their ‘To Serve All My Days’ special edition and updated their shooting schedule. Lastly the Hidden Frontier team have announced details on a new mini-series.
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Phase II Premieres 1969 Edition - Report + Pics [UPDATED] March 31, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 152 comments
On Saturday in Beverly Hills, the team behind the fan series Star Trek Phase II (formerly New Voyages) premiered the ‘Night in 1969 Edition’ for “To Serve All My Days” featuring Walter Koenig. The original Chekov was there, along with PII star/exec producer James Cawley and much of his cast and crew. TrekMovie.com was there as well…see below for a report along with pictures from the event.
Jeff Quinn To Appear In Star Trek Movie March 30, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages, ST09 Cast , 78 comments
James Cawley is not the only veteran of the fan film Star Trek New Voyages (now Phase II) who is headed to the big screen in JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek. Jeff Quinn, New Voyages’ first Spock, has also landed a small Trek role. At the Saturday night screening for the Phase II episode “To Serve all My Days - 1969 edition,” Quinn talked to TrekMovie about his Star Trek movie experience.
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Review - Of Gods and Men Act 2 March 13, 2008
by John Tenuto , Filed under: Of Gods and Men, Review , 132 comments
Act 2 of the Trek-celebrity-filled independent fan film Of Gods and Men (available this weekend) delivers a dark, yet fun midpoint for this long-awaited production. This second outing is stronger than the first first both technically and dramatically. Now in the heart of the story we get to see the actors (which is OGaM’s strong point) really push the edges on this different sort of Star Trek story.
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FanMade: Phase II Nebula Controversey + OGAM Pt 2 Date + Hidden Frontier/Intrepid Team-up March 4, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions , 126 comments
NEW FEATURE: ‘FanMade,’ the latest of TrekMovie’s regular columns, will focus entirely on fan productions. This week we have news and a controversy around a nomination for Star Trek Phase II (formerly New Voyages), plus Of Gods and Men part 2 has a release date and two popular fan films are joining forces for a special project. And there are some new releases and previews to see.
Roddenberry Considered TOS Prequel For TMP February 27, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Star Trek (2009 film) , 240 comments
The guys behind the fan audio production Star Trek The Continuing Mission have put up a very interesting audio interview with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from July 1976. Roddenberry discusses the creation of TOS, why changes were made between the pilots, the birth of the Klingons and Romulans plus much more. But it is the discussion of early plans for Star Trek The Motion Picture that stand out as most relevant to today’s Trek.
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New Voyages Heads To Phase II February 18, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 341 comments
The popular independent fan production Star Trek New Voyages is changing its name and changing direction. Starting immediately New Voyages will be known as Star Trek: Phase II, adopting the name of the planned but never produced ‘second Star Trek series.’ Show star and executive producer James Cawley announced the change at the Farpoint Convention in Baltimore on Saturday. Cawley talked to TrekMovie.com about the new name and new direction for the show formerly known as New Voyages.
James Cawley To Appear In New Star Trek Movie + Talks About Visit To Set January 23, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages, Star Trek (2009 film) , 422 comments
EXCLUSIVE: As the creator of the independent fan production Star Trek New Voyages, James Cawley has sought to recreate an exact replica of Star Trek The Original Series, right down to the braid on Kirk’s sleeve and the color of the bridge railing. So it is not surprising that he has been on the skeptical side with regards to JJ Abrams’ Star Trek ‘re-invigoration.’ But a chance encounter on the Paramount lot has turned the purist Calwey around…so much so that he is now literally ‘on board.’ In an exclusive video interview (below) Cawley tells TrekMovie.com all about his new Trek adventure and what he now thinks of Abrams and his new Enterprise.
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Interview With Tim Russ January 16, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Of Gods and Men, VOY , 42 commentsEXCLUSIVE: 
It has been almost seven years since Star Trek Voyager returned home and went off the air, but just recently Tim Russ (Tuvok) is having a bit of a Trek renaissance. He directed (and appears in) the new independent mini-series Of Gods and Men. Plus he has a starring role as Tuvok in the centerpiece multimedia experience for Star Trek The Tour. Russ talked to TrekMovie.com about his latest Trek work as well as some other projects going on for the busy actor/director.
New Voyages Revamped Koenig Episode To Premiere At Gala Event January 7, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 139 comments
In November we reported that Star Trek New Voyages was working on a re-edited version of their second episode “To Serve All My Days” featuring Walter Koenig and written by D.C Fontana. Originally planned as an Internet release for Christmas ‘07, it has now turned into a gala event.
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Of Gods And Men Part 1 Released + Review December 22, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Of Gods and Men, Review , 237 commentsAt 17:01 PM part 1 of the long-awaited independent film Star Trek of Gods and Men was released. See below for a quick review [includes spoilers]
Star Trek New Voyages Wins TV Guide Award November 26, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 49 commentsThe Star Trek New Voyages episode “World Enough and Time” (featuring George Takei) has won TV Guide’s Best Sci-Fi Webisode Award. It beat out entries from The 4400, Battlestar Galactica and Afterworld. More info at TVGuide. Congrats to STNV producer James Cawley and his team.
New Voyages Revamping Koenig Episode November 25, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 99 commentsA year ago the independent fan production Star Trek New Voyages released their second episode “To Serve All My Days” featuring Walter Koenig reprising his role of Pavel Chekov. The episode was well received by the fan film community, but was also critiqued for not fully meeting the STNV goal of truly seeming like it was from the ‘4th season’ of Star Trek The Original Series. The STNV are now hard at work creating a new version of the episode to be released this Christmas which they call the ‘Night in 1969′ Edition. “We are making it feel like it came right from NBC in 1969,” executive producer James Cawley tells TrekMovie.com.
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‘Of Gods And Men’ To Premiere December 22nd November 1, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Of Gods and Men , 63 comments
After many delays the producers of “Of Gods and Men” have finally announced December 22nd at 17:01 EST (5:01 EST) as the release date for part 1 (of 3) of the Internet mini-series. OGaM is one of the most ambitious independent/fan Trek productions to date and is distinguished by having a cast made up almost entirely of professional actors, including Trek veterans such as Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Alan Ruck, Gary Graham and many others. The film was directed by Voyager’s Tim Russ, who also has a part. The OGaM team also announced they will be using the same technology partners that handled the ‘relaunch’ of the recent Star Trek New Voyages episode, after the initial release was hampered by the demand.
More information in the latest OGaM newsletter and the official site.
New Voyages Latest Episode Back Online - Team Planning New Episodes [UPDATED] September 5, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: New Voyages , 165 comments
Two weeks ago the Star Trek New Voyages team premiered their third episode "World Enough and Time" in an Internet streaming event. Unfortunately at the time they were not ready for the demand and it was taken down, but the problems are all sorted out and now it is available for streaming again at a new location (small and medium WMV only…currently limited to 300 simultaneous streams). Plus there is an official bit torrent site up now as well. The STNV team have also secured even better streaming providers which should come online within a few weeks. Now that things are sorted out for WEaT, the STNV team are moving on to their next episodes. Executive producer and star James Cawley talked exclusively with TrekMovie.com about what we can expect next from the popular independent Star Trek production.
A Message from New Voyages’ James Cawley August 24, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions , 57 commentsSome of you may have noticed that both the streaming site for "World Enough and Time" as well as the main Star Trek New Voyages site are down or having problems.
UPDATE: StarTrekNewVoyages.com is back up, but MagicTime streaming video site warns that that "World Enough and Time" had to be taken down ‘temporarily.’
While the NV site was down I called James to offer TrekMovie.com to get a message out to the fans…see below
Review - New Voyages “World Enough and Time” August 22, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions, Review , 240 comments
In the interest of full disclosure I must say that I have never been a fan of the so-called Star Trek fan films. Sure I can give them credit for good effort and they seem like they are a lot of fun to do, but in the end they usually are no more impressive than community theater…and often worse. The efforts of the Star Trek New Voyages team have so far been the shining star of this lot with very impressive production design, sets, costumes and even some stunt casting, but to date they have still fallen short of being something that I could consider a professional production due to too many weak links spoiling otherwise good work. This is why I am happy to say I was pleasantly surprised after watching latest episode "World Enough and Time" starring George Takei. Although it is not without its flaws, this fourth episode from New Voyages is certainly the best Trek fan production ever made and likely the first that could quality as a truly professional production worthy of the name Star Trek.
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