Star Trek New Voyages

[Dave]

Have you heard about the 'Star Trek New Voyages'?

http://www.newvoyages.com/

Continue to the Final Frontier...

They are continuing the original Series as if it was year 4, with new actors in the roles of the old characters. There are episodes scripts to download.

OUR VISION FOR STAR TREK

We believe in the type of future envisioned by Gene Roddenberry. "New Voyages" is our vision of Star Trek. A Star Trek set in the 23rd century and created in the 21st. It's a Star Trek with a familiar look, a familiar crew, but something new, and we think, something special.

There are other fan films - some want to imitate the 60's look and feel of the show - some are focused on other parts of Roddenberry's universe, and all are made with love and passion.

However, New Voyages is not the Trek of the 60's. It is the Trek of the future; a Trek that looks as modern and flows as fast as any action adventure show on TV today.

from Trek Today

'New Voyages' Scripts To Be Penned By Trek Pros

Original series writer D.C. Fontana will write the script for the fourth episode of fan-produced web series Star Trek: New Voyages, while Deep Space Nine writers Jack Trevino & Ethan Calk will pen its predecessor, the producers revealed this week.

In a press release sent to the Trek Nation and published online at the New Voyages Web Site, Cow Creek Films' Jack Marshall announced that the third and fourth episodes of the series will shoot simultaneously in September with scheduled release dates in 2006.

Fontana, who wrote such favorite episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "The Enterprise Incident", wrote for The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine as well as Babylon 5, The Six Million Dollar Man and numerous additional television series. The winner of Hugo and Nebula Awards among others, Fontana also wrote a Trek novel, Vulcan's Glory. Trevino wrote "Little Green Men", the DS9 episode in which the Ferengi land at Roswell, and "Indiscretion", while Calk wrote "Children of Time" and "Visionary".

Marshall cited budgetary reasons for filming the two New Voyages episodes back to back, since the cast and crew come from all over the globe to participate. "We have people from Canada, England and both American coasts who come together on their own dime to participate in something very special," he said. Filming will take place in September to allow sufficient time for pre-production.

Star Trek: New Voyages, which continues the missions of the original series with new actors playing Captain Kirk and his crew, has logged more than 16 million downloads to date. Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. is a consulting producer.

from Trek Today

Koenig To Play Chekov in 'Star Trek: New Voyages'

Dropping their second bombshell in as many weeks, Star Trek: New Voyages revealed that original Star Trek star Walter Koenig will appear in an upcoming episode of the internet series written by Star Trek scriptwriter and novelist D.C. Fontana.

Jack Marshall, executive producer of the series, announced that Koenig will reprise his role as Pavel Chekov in the fourth installment of the series, according to a press release at the Star Trek: New Voyages message boards.

"The folks from New Voyages approached and we started kicking around ideas for a Chekov story," said Koenig. "It occurred to me that what we were coming up with was what every actor dreams of: a second chance to get it right...it is almost beyond comprehension that this is happening so late in my life! Talk about belated reward!"

Koenig has appeared in numerous roles since Star Trek, including the popular science fiction role of the villain Bester on Babylon 5, yet he remains best known for playing the navigator of the NCC-1701. He wrote a script for the animated Star Trek series and a non-fiction memoir, Chekov's Enterprise.

"I didn’t believe I could ever again be this excited about performing a part," he added. "I guess it isn’t so trite after all: perhaps, all good things do come to those who wait."

It sounds better than 'Enterprise'?

at some point I'll move this thread to TOS but I didn't think anyone would notice it there now as it's been a bit quiet.

 

[Scifi fan]

I've seen a couple of episodes from the website, and they're pretty good - the pilot film had a few plot twists, which made for a good story. I'm impressed.

 

[AE35Unit]

Sounds good,but am I right in thinking this is just an internet series,rather than a TV series?

 

[Scifi fan]

Yes, it is. But I think that, given the quality of the webisode, such works may eventually supplant regular programming. Look at this brother fan work, the USS Farragut - there are 50 webisodes so far, apparently, though I've only seen one, and it is good.

 

[Michael01]

Wow, this looks interesting. I'm going to go check it out. Thanks, Dave.

 

[Dave]

I've only actually ever watched one (and BTW my post is 4 years old) but the quality was a much higher standard than other fan products I'd seen. Having Koenig and Fontana involved certainly helped. I've just had a thought that maybe it was due to the success of this that made Paramount go for the prequel idea with Star Trek XI.

 

[Rodders]

I'm all for it as long as it brings new life to this franchise.

 

[Scifi fan]

For what it's worth, when Enterprise did the mirror episode, they used the sets from this fan studio; when Paramount did the retro movie, they had this fan Captain Kirk appear for a cameo.

The fans are breathing new life into the franchise, but they can't make any money from it. What I would suggest is that Paramount (and, by extension, George Lucas) allow them to make money, and Paramount gets a cut - and, of course, the rights.

 

[warduria]

That's would be great.

 

[Susan Boulton]

The fans are breathing new life into the franchise, but they can't make any money from it. What I would suggest is that Paramount (and, by extension, George Lucas) allow them to make money, and Paramount gets a cut - and, of course, the rights.

Huh? Maybe I am wrong, but what has George Lucas to do with Star Trek?

(Yes, I know it is an old post, but well )

 

[Dave]

Huh? Maybe I am wrong, but what has George Lucas to do with Star Trek?

Maybe he is drawing a parallel between the way George Lucas betrayed Star Wars and Paramount betrayed Star Trek?