Well, we are nearing the release of the next episode of Star Trek Phase II (the fan film series formerly known as New Voyages) and just to whet the appetite, the episode teaser (the bit before the start credits) has been released.
Boy, does this look good or what!
For a high quality version download of the video, head on over to the Phase II website.
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Monday, 1 September 2008
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Star Trek: Phase II
Regular readers will know that I'm a bit of a Star Trek fan, and that includes the thriving "fan film" scene, headed by Starship Exeter, Star Trek - Of Gods And Men, and of course Star Trek - New Voyages.
I've got to admit that New Voyages is a personal favorite of mine, and in my opinion has been improving from episode to episode. I've long been of the opinion that New Voyages has moved beyond merely being a fan film, especially in the light of them shooting genuine Star Trek scripts, including those that would have been destined for Star Trek: Phase II had it ever been produced.
It looks like they are also of a similar mind, as they have just announced that they are changing their name to Star Trek: Phase II.
From the press release:
On Saturday, February 16th, Executive Producer James Cawley announced to fans during an appearance at the 2008 Farpoint Science Fiction Media Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, that Star Trek: New Voyages would shed the “New Voyages” moniker and become Star Trek: Phase II. Cawley assured fans that the change would be more than just the name, promising that the production will have access to new people, new materials, and a new direction, but will remain focused on his original vision for the show.
“Make no mistake about it, this is a new beginning for our production. This will be the next step in our effort to provide the quality show fans have come to expect, with commitment and dedication to keeping the original series look and feel that fans have come to enjoy,” said Cawley, “As before, we will strive to involve familiar faces from Star Trek’s 40-year legacy in our episodes, as well as actors from other classic SciFi shows when we can. You will see the changes taking place over the next few weeks, but you will really appreciate the changes when we release our future episodes.”
I'm certainly looking forward to the new eposides, and to seeing what changes are made. I do wonder if they are going to write out Spock to make way for his replacement Xon (see the Wikipedia entry for details).
The only issue I've had with New Voyages, or Phase II as it is now, is the ever-changing cast. Every episode seems to bring a change in the main cast. So far we have had two Scotties, two Uhuras and two Chekovs (three if you count Walter Koenig reprising his role) and the news is in that we are about to move to a second Spock, a second Sulu (not including George Takai's reprised role) and a third (!) Chekov.
I can understand why the cast changes happen - but it would be nice to have a more stable cast for a couple of episodes.
Head over to http://www.startreknewvoyages.com for the latest news and, of course, for the episode downloads.
I've got to admit that New Voyages is a personal favorite of mine, and in my opinion has been improving from episode to episode. I've long been of the opinion that New Voyages has moved beyond merely being a fan film, especially in the light of them shooting genuine Star Trek scripts, including those that would have been destined for Star Trek: Phase II had it ever been produced.
It looks like they are also of a similar mind, as they have just announced that they are changing their name to Star Trek: Phase II.
From the press release:
On Saturday, February 16th, Executive Producer James Cawley announced to fans during an appearance at the 2008 Farpoint Science Fiction Media Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, that Star Trek: New Voyages would shed the “New Voyages” moniker and become Star Trek: Phase II. Cawley assured fans that the change would be more than just the name, promising that the production will have access to new people, new materials, and a new direction, but will remain focused on his original vision for the show.
“Make no mistake about it, this is a new beginning for our production. This will be the next step in our effort to provide the quality show fans have come to expect, with commitment and dedication to keeping the original series look and feel that fans have come to enjoy,” said Cawley, “As before, we will strive to involve familiar faces from Star Trek’s 40-year legacy in our episodes, as well as actors from other classic SciFi shows when we can. You will see the changes taking place over the next few weeks, but you will really appreciate the changes when we release our future episodes.”
I'm certainly looking forward to the new eposides, and to seeing what changes are made. I do wonder if they are going to write out Spock to make way for his replacement Xon (see the Wikipedia entry for details).
The only issue I've had with New Voyages, or Phase II as it is now, is the ever-changing cast. Every episode seems to bring a change in the main cast. So far we have had two Scotties, two Uhuras and two Chekovs (three if you count Walter Koenig reprising his role) and the news is in that we are about to move to a second Spock, a second Sulu (not including George Takai's reprised role) and a third (!) Chekov.
I can understand why the cast changes happen - but it would be nice to have a more stable cast for a couple of episodes.
Head over to http://www.startreknewvoyages.com for the latest news and, of course, for the episode downloads.
Monday, 24 December 2007
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men released
After spending time in development hell, episode 1 of Star Trek: Of Gods and Men has been released. Worth your time? Read on to find out.
For a dead series (or at least one on life-support) there has been a lot of new Trek out lately, much of it featuring actors from the original series. I've blogged on Star Trek: New Voyages before now which is the pro-am series that sets the standard, and since the guys at New Voyages have been involved with this new mini-series hopes have been high that it would be just as good, if not better.
A lot of professional actors are involved this time round as well as some guests from New Voyages and all of them give good performances, especially Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig reprising their roles of Uhura and Chekov. James Cawley as Commander Peter Kirk is excellent in his cameo appearance.
The special effect are good, the plot is intriguing, the sound effects (provided by the incomparable Ralph Miller) are excellent and the acting is passable at worst, and excellent at best.
The camera work owes more to modern series such as Battlestar Galactica and Firefly than to Trek, but certainly doesn't detract from the story.
This first episode certainly sets things up nicely for the remainder of the series, which are due "soon". I know I'll be looking forward to it.
For a dead series (or at least one on life-support) there has been a lot of new Trek out lately, much of it featuring actors from the original series. I've blogged on Star Trek: New Voyages before now which is the pro-am series that sets the standard, and since the guys at New Voyages have been involved with this new mini-series hopes have been high that it would be just as good, if not better.
A lot of professional actors are involved this time round as well as some guests from New Voyages and all of them give good performances, especially Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig reprising their roles of Uhura and Chekov. James Cawley as Commander Peter Kirk is excellent in his cameo appearance.
The special effect are good, the plot is intriguing, the sound effects (provided by the incomparable Ralph Miller) are excellent and the acting is passable at worst, and excellent at best.
The camera work owes more to modern series such as Battlestar Galactica and Firefly than to Trek, but certainly doesn't detract from the story.
This first episode certainly sets things up nicely for the remainder of the series, which are due "soon". I know I'll be looking forward to it.
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Star Trek New Voyages
All I can say is WOW!
Full episode here (streaming):
http://startreknewvoyages.com/weat_streams.html
Downloadable version from here (mp4):
http://newvoyages.blogsite.org
Full episode here (streaming):
http://startreknewvoyages.com/weat_streams.html
Downloadable version from here (mp4):
http://newvoyages.blogsite.org
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