star trek continues vs star trek new voyages

I think now if she still with she be greatly sadden at what has happen. Majel said to me once “The fans are the heart of Star Trek with out them it is just another sci-fi franchise with no real meaning but for few.” If you can’t play nice in the sandbox, YOU WILL get your toys taken away from you. James Cawley is well known for making the Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II Fan-Film series (www.stnv.de), where he portrayed Captain Kirk in eight episodes and three vignettes. And when recently rewatching them, I noticed how well the most recent episode of New Voyages, "The Holiest Thing", works as a lead-in to the first episode of Continues, "Pilgrim of Eternity". But this error only exists to begin with because TOS was already inconsistent, so I consider making the same mistake forgivable. Continues also seems more hesitant to reference Archer's Enterprise, and even seemingly contradicts "In a Mirror Darkly" as to the fate of the Defiant. (Granted, when New Voyages is finished there will be an episode between these, "Torment of Destiny".) 3,370 talking about this. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. http://player.vimeo.com/video/236207052?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Share. http://player.vimeo.com/video/128304406?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. John Van Citters claims to be a Trek Fan…his actions on Paramount’s behalf state otherwise. DillyBear on March 25, 2014: Another reason for the fans to rally is this . http://player.vimeo.com/video/178685237?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Star Trek: New Voyages (having released nearly a dozen full-length TOS fan episodes since 2004) and Star Trek Continues (with six full-length TOS fan episodes plus three vignettes released since 2012) both appeared to violate multiple new guideline rules. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. Maybe there will be a phone call first instead of a lawsuit. Both are professional level. To solve the ultimate mystery, the Enterprise must return to where Kirk’s five-year mission began. As John Van Citters commented in his podcast interview, these are guidelines and not “laws.”  It is very possible that CBS and Paramount will look the other way this time and wait until STC‘s eighth episode (which is NOT in post production yet) is released online. It’s hard to blame it on paying professionals either, as that dates back in Trek fan films to 2006 and “World Enough and Time.” So if Axanar and Alec Peters “broke the law,” they were at the back of a parade that had already been going on for a decade or more. Tap to unmute. Both have primary themes of hubris, and "playing god". This episode continues the familiar story of a Genesis effect taken from the original films Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan(1982) & Star Trek III: The Search for Spock(1984). It’s hard to blame the Axanar lawsuit on having a studio–New Voyages and STC/Farragut had studios first. I’m going to miss New Voyages, especially Xon and Peter Kirk. Both films depicted a devastating effect of Genesis device on planetary scale. Star Trek: New Voyages, known from 2008 until 2015 as Star Trek: Phase II, was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional Star Trek universe. Kirk and McCoy are trapped in time while an alien infestation threatens the Enterprise. These are the new voyages of the starship Enterprise. She said “there would be no franchise if not for the core fans rallying to bring back for 3 year we got of the original” In other words, longer than the first season of Deep Space Nine. Fuller shits more interesting work than Vic. The original STR website will remain online until this new site is complete. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x06_enemy_starfleet.php. I can not and will not answer any questions with regard to them, and why they are releasing 53 minute episodes. Star Trek just had its impact in a much different way than Star Wars did. The actors are better, the stories are better, the production is better. New Voyages is an independent online sci-fi series that continues the adventures of the original Star Trek series. (when the fist trailer for Beyond hit fans hated it and said”fan production were better”) That hope was quickly dashed when the following announcement appeared on the New Voyages International Facebook page (scroll down to the first comment under the announcement of the set tour deal): There will be no more new episodes or vignettes (short stories) filmed by New Voyages. I’ll need to check in with John Broughton. http://player.vimeo.com/video/165431813?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Topics TV Shows. The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Just FYI, David Gerrold didn’t work on Axanar (he worked on New Voyages), and Starship Ajax never produced a full fan film. This morning, it was off to the airport with my son. Copy link. Within the last decade, we’ve had Trek fan series like Starship Exeter, Starship Farragut, Star Trek: Intrepid, Star Trek the New Voyages (AKA Star Trek Phase 2) and, the best one of all, Star Trek Continues, to name a few. The voyages of the Starship Enterprise continue in "Star Trek: Phase II." The Enterprise refits toward the end of New Voyages throw a bit of a wrench in your plan, but you could handwave them away as a temporary experiment. These included run-times over 15 minutes, more than $50,000 in crowd-funding, perk give-aways for contributors, the use of professional actors and crew, and of course, simply having an ongoing fan series in the first place! (As a side note, producer David Whitney of Star Trek Raven said in an interview published on Fan Film Factor  yesterday that he believed the new guidelines would NOT apply to fan films that were already “in the can” and currently within the post production phase. If fans can rally as i know it can be done. As for Rule in the “guidelines” saying no more perks and or incentives . I was in Colorado for the past week and just got home this afternoon. "Kitumba" depicts the Enterprise on a suicide mission to the heart of the Klingon Empire. I talk to Sag people. Once home, there was much unpacking and finally catching up on approving comments. Oh yes she when fans took advantage other fans selling unlicensed items. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x10_the_holiest_thing.php, A11 Torment of Destiny (not yet released). http://player.vimeo.com/video/226223868?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Also, in "The Holiest Thing", Kirk makes mention of prototype hologram technology. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x02_to_serve_all_my_days.php. In this case, the news wasn’t quite so pessimistic…albeit it was still full of unknowns. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise investigate. Also worth noting is that the above announcement is careful to state that no more episodes or vignettes will be filmed BY New Voyages. As for “violating the law,” Star Trek fan films have been doing that for 50 years in terms of featuring Star Trek intellectual property in an unlicensed film. We need to get the fan productions back on track. Captain Kirk finds himself haunted by guilt from his past. In the past we had Gene and Majel Roddenberry on our side to keep the fans woks going.. We don’t have that now. The CBS/Paramount have stirred the pot to turn fans against fans. I know I helped her do it one time. "Star Trek" and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by CBS Studios Inc. Heck, Renegades even had a red carpet L.A. movie premiere at the Crest Theater in Westwood (with Paparazzi and perks for sale and free popcorn) five months before Axanar got sued. This doesn’t necessarily mean the sets will not or cannot be used in the future for filming by other fan projects. We’ve also had full-length independent films like Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and Star Trek Horizon, among others. How in the bloody blue hell are you supposed to be able to tell a GOOD Trek story in 15 to 30 minutes? Both productions have their blessings from the parent companies and have been in contact with them throughout production - Phase II/ New Voyages even canned an entire finished episode due to this. Do you think they fit together as well as I do? http://player.vimeo.com/video/98076892?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. It's not 100% confirmed but it is extremely unlikely that this episode will ever be released. Stay tuned! During the pod cast Engage the creator of the “guidelines” said that the $50K is PER 15 minute So if you do 2 15 minute eps.. I would say the Studio “Thinks” is has control over actors that have No contract actor Or what they think Actors can do or not do. I see the “guidelines” going away soon if not by end of year and all fan production back in productions .They just can not stand if legal challenge feel and so do other. Axanar was the first to cross the seven-figure threshold, though. And that is the crux of the matter. Info. Sci-fi fans for any show are well know to be hard to find common ground. He does great work. If it was PBS would have big issue.. As for online stores . It’s rarely about simple good versus evil. James Cawley plays … What a way to celebrate what should be the golden anniversary of Trek…instead of a grand celebration, Paramount has decided to kill fan films once and for all, and in the process, killed Star Trek. Instead of encouraging fans to make their own fan films, they are actively seeking to squash that creativity. The series was designed as a continuation of the original Star Trek (aka ST:TOS or just TOS), beginning in the fifth and final year of the starship Enterprise's "five-year mission." Continues explicitly acknowledges the different-ships-different-insignia error, while New Voyages doesn't. Sorry for the delay in approving the comment, Corsair. Exploring the world of Star Trek fan films. As for buying any more new ST novels: Nope. Doctor Carol Marcus is leading a terraforming project on Planet Lappa III that goes horribly wrong and devastates the planet. In an e-mail message sent yesterday to donors for their latest Indiegogo campaign, show-runner Vic Mignogna had this to say: Episode VII will premiere at Salt Lake Comicon on Friday, September 2. Star Trek will never be the box-office deity that Star Wars has been. http://player.vimeo.com/video/86215323?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. I like Vic’s work, I like James Cawley’s work. She love the new fan production and told me she could see that fans got it That Gene vision was safe or so she though. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DaystromInstitute community. I also want to assuage any concerns you may have about the current climate. If I can get controversial, I'm also not sure I'd definitively say the average season quality is greatly lower than actual TOS (acting aside). And what of Star Trek Continues…which also houses an amazing TOS set recreation, this one at an 18,000-square-foot studio in Kingsland, GA? He plans to test that theory shortly when Raven is released as a 24-minute fan film in a few more months.). Personally, I thought that New Voyages and Continues were like matter and anti-matter cancelling each other violently due to the hostilities between Vic Mignogna and James Cawley. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x00_come_what_may_-_pilot.php, Captain Kirk fights alongside a U.S.S. Kirk's loss of Carol Marcus, although not to death, also thematically ties into "The White Iris". The series currently features the central characters of the USS Enterpriseas well as several recurring characters. http://player.vimeo.com/video/210024763?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Enterprise from the past to prevent a universe forever changed by the devastating "Doomsday Wars". Star Trek Continues, Fairest of Them All — James Kerwin, Vic Mignogna Star Trek Continues, Lolani — Paul Bianchi, Huston Huddleston, Vic Mignogna Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II, … Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Because over a year ago, CBS said to me “No one is going to confuse them with real Star Trek“. Taking into account that New Voyages has one final episode yet to be released, the total episode count for this "season 4" is 22. We are awaiting further clarification, but I am optimistic about completing our planned series and I would like to ask you, as our biggest supporters, to remain optimistic with us. 3,355 talking about this. The rule 5 of the “guidelines” “…cannot be currently or previously employed on any Star Trek series, films, production of DVDs or with any of CBS or Paramount Pictures’ licensees.”. Getting donation you have to get the right things to sweeten the pot as said Perks and Incentives are not merchandising anything. And the suffering of Peter Kirk in "Blood and Fire" could definitely have spearheaded the creation of the ship's counselor position. That is a gray point at If you looking at . Kirk struggles with aiding a society whose inhabitants view their isolated world in a very black and white way. Apollo returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise in the first episode of the new series. The crew of the Enterprise must respond to the distress call of a Federation research ship soon to be consumed by a mysterious horror that threatens both ships. We need to stop the back stabbing and in fan fighting (yes easily said than can be done). Season 4 episode guide (half A is New Voyages, half B is Continues): After receiving a distress call, the USS Enterprise encounters a strange alien life form that can produce visions of personal events displaced in time. A subreddit for in-depth discussion about Star Trek. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! One would expect STC‘s seventh episode to break the 15-minute time limit rule, and of course, it’s an ongoing series with perks and crowd-funding to the tune of $200,000 for that episode and two others (which still divides down to more than $50,000 per episode). These are the new voyages of the starship Enterprise. Star Trek: New Voyages (later renamed Star Trek: Phase II) is a fan-created webcast series created by James Cawley that is supposed to serve as a bridge between Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Just to add I think that Star Trek Continues was amazingly well done, Vic Mignogna and team did an amazing job in capturing the heart and soul of Trek. Both Star Trek: Phase II / New Voyages and Star Trek Continues will go on. Picking up from where the original 5-year mission left-off, a new cast continues the adventures of this legendary crew: to boldly go where no human has ever gone before & to search for new life forms. Look really well at he Timeline of events before you Judge any one person, But at best look at what is happening in the fandom. So there’s the disappointing first answer of “yes” New Voyages will come to an end, and “maybe” New Voyages will be allowed to release the episodes already filmed and in post production. All this together means that, ironically, I'd consider this "season 4" to have greater strength of continuity than any of the actual three seasons of The Original Series. He been asked to work on the new show for paid streaming but nothing on the taking of father works and killing of the fans interaction that Gene and Majel loved. As a season, the two fan series work reasonably well together. As you know, STC is the only official 501c3 non profit Trek fan production out there. Dueling Shows: The series enjoyed more-or-less undisputed supremacy at the top of the Star Trek fanfilm heap for just about a decade, from the first proper episode "In Harm's Way" in 2004 to the premiere of Star Trek Continues in 2013. A survivor from a distressed Tellarite vessel pulls Captain Kirk and his crew into a moral quandary over her enslavement. But then there’s the big “maybe” as they await further clarification. Founded by Barb Reader. New Voyages and Star Trek Continues are the two most successful and acclaimed Trek fan-series, and maybe among the highest production value fan-works in history. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with CBS, Paramount Pictures, or any other Star Trek franchise, and is a non-commercial fan-made film series intended for recreational use. While some fans and I saw something like this coming, I still support CBS/Paramount’s decision in taking legal action against Peters and Axanar. Yesterday, there was much packing and little computering. STAR TREK: NEW VOYAGES ). Captain James T. Kirk and his crew find themselves thrust in the middle of a war to stop Alersa and her enemy starfleet, bent on domination and genocide. They said unofficially they said NOPE that big violation. “Star Trek,” the original series -- which lasted just three years from 1966 to 1969 -- boldly set off on a voyage that’s still travelling at warp speed half a century later. But obviously both have a huge cultural impact. While they may NOT have been the sole catalyst, they were instrumental in raising Paramount’s hackles regarding Trek fan films as a whole. None of this insanity would have happened if Alec Peters, David Gerrold, Robert Meyer Burnett and the rest of the Axanar production had violated the rules established by CBS/Paramount concerning the production of fan films. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x09_mindsifter.php. In the Mirror Universe, Spock faces a choice that determines the future of the Terran Empire. . It will then have an international screening at Fan Expo in Toronto the following day. Created by Gene Roddenberry. There are some discontinuities that become clearer. The most recent completed Phase II episode to debut was “ The Holiest Thing ” in January of 2016. There are clunker episodes, sure. I wish that CBC would have considered picking up the show, no reason why we can't have two shows running concurrently? But I don't think "In Harm's Way" or "Still Treads the Shadow" are as bad as "And the Children Shall Lead" or "The Alternative Factor", so the average might fall not far below. When all is said and done, we are, all of us (fans and the studios) traveling in an undiscovered country at the moment. I got bored watching Star Trek New Voyages and the acting is just bad. See more ideas about star trek continues, star trek, trek. https://player.vimeo.com/video/66784863?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. New Voyages' producer James Cawley's current licensing arrangement with CBS for the Original Series Set Tour would seem to preclude Cawley or the NV team doing any further work with fan films. There’s no real villain for large swathes of the film, there’s no Enterprise, and the emphasis is squarely on comedy. Both Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery are mainly serialized, in that there is a main storyline that continues across each season, and the actions of each episode have repercussions.Previous Star Trek series were episodic, meaning that each episode's plot was self-contained, with very few over-arching narratives. When other stories are added the cast will grow. Commander Sulu returns from an inter-dimensional trap to find himself 30 years out of place, and the key to saving the Enterprise from a Romulan weapons test gone awry. You are on the new STR website, which is still under construction. I suppose we’ll find out in another six months, but I personally think STC is incredibly well done. Having watched all 3 episodes of Star Trek Continues and parts of several episodes of Star Trek New Voyages, Star Trek Continues is hands down the better series. As for purchasing any ST licensed products ever again: Nope. First let's talk about "The Holiest Thing" and "Pilgrim of Eternity". Star Trek: New Voyages. This is the official page of STAR TREK CONTINUES. Star Trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by CBS Studios Inc. September is going to be a VERY interesting month for fan films. Star Trek Continues E10 "To Boldly Go: Part I" - YouTube. Star Trek IV remains the oddity of the Trek films. http://player.vimeo.com/video/139692418?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1. Just because the makers call them "episodes" does not earn them a Get-Out-of-Guidelines-Free card. Of course, you will see it before anyone else because of your generosity and support of Star Trek Continues. Produced by the nonprofit charity Trek Continues, Inc. and Dracogen, and initially co-produced by Far from Home LLC and Farragut Films, the series consists of 11 episodes released between 2013 and 2017. As for ST: Beyond and the new series on CBS- Nope. Created by Mr Poe in the games 'The Movies' and 'Bridge Commander' From the producer on the re-release in 2021, "The Last Bastion is a Star Wars vs Star Trek comedy fanfilm that was originally made and uploaded in 2007. But any of the actor would have file to get them to take action at best but I can see many legal people going over all the “guidelines” for legal loop hole. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor… I suspect that CBS and Paramount are not entirely certain they’ve created a perfect set of guidelines, and they’re probably waiting to see what happens next. Star Trek Continues. They did theses “guidelines” Kill fan support as they were seeing were falling into supporting the fan production and not their works. Shopping. ", http://www.stnv.de/en/4x01_in_harms_way.php. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x03_world_enough_and_time.php. They LOOK amazing. These included run-times over 15 minutes, more than $50,000 in crowd-funding, perk give-aways for contributors, the use of … What do you think of the idea of conflating New Voyages and Star Trek Continues into a collective season 4 of The Original Series? Was that the straw that broke the camel’s back? The Enterprise discovers a lost starship with an unlikely passenger: James T. Kirk. Trust me as worked with many of conventions over he years and seen the in fights over everything. Maurice, Mar 15, 2019 #15. These “guidelines” are a slap in the face to die-hard Star Trek Fans everywhere. as long as it goes to 100% of the productions and books are kept on it hey that fine. Star Trek Phase II (aka ST New Voyages) episodes playlist. As the guidelines themselves say at the very end: CBS and Paramount Pictures reserve the right to revise, revoke and/or withdraw these guidelines at any time in their own discretion. Star Trek was rarely about thrills and special effects, though it had a little of both. Not even Gene son has come out against any of the legal action or “guidelines”. We need to find away to unify all of us. http://www.stnv.de/en/4x04-5_blood_and_fire.php. To think this whole “guidelines” debacle started with Axanar. Maybe there’s a deal to be worked out. They are protecting their property and this legal act should serve as a reminder to Peters and those like him in Star Trek fandom. Star Trek: New Voyages (having released nearly a dozen full-length TOS fan episodes since 2004) and Star Trek Continues (with six full-length TOS fan episodes plus three vignettes released since 2012) both appeared to violate multiple new guideline rules. Watch later. http://player.vimeo.com/video/241107969?byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1, when New Voyages is finished there will be an episode between these, "Torment of Destiny". And so we have an encouraging “no,” Star Trek Continues will NOT be ending…at least not yet! You try to destroy the competition by playing God and violating the law, you will often end up destroying yourself and suffer the dire consequences. And of course, Vic himself is a professional who has worked on official Star Trek properties (voice-overs for the Star Trek Online game)…something that violates Guideline #5: “…cannot be currently or previously employed on any Star Trek series, films, production of DVDs or with any of CBS or Paramount Pictures’ licensees.”. We the fans need to go back to how it all started how we took a show we love and kept it going. Keep things in perspective, my friend. When CBS and Paramount announced their new guidelines for Star Trek fan films, the fates of two long-running, celebrated fan series seemed to be in jeopardy. IIRC, the Defiant goes back into interphase at the end of that episode of Continues, so that's when it "really" ends up where "In a Mirror Darkly" depicts. Fans need to see this is not any one groups fault it is all on those who want full control and zero fans making productions. Paramount (and their parent company Viacom) who own the rights to Star Trek… Press J to jump to the feed. Remember that Bryan Fuller will also have 30 times the budget to work with for each episode of the new series than Vic does as well as access to a much wider pool of professional acting and production talent. Would these two venerated fan series finally come to an inglorious end? So…whew! Co-writer for the 2009 Star Trek movie Roberto Orci backed this up in an interview when asked if the new timeline had wiped out the old one, answering, “it continues. Lt. By its second season, Star Trek: Discovery found … Star Trek Continues E10 "To Boldly Go: Part I". It’s time to stop the in fighting the bickering over what is gong on and to organize what is needed to be done to. (Interview with DAVID WHITNEY, Part 1), FAN FILM FACTOR founder featured on ReasonTV report about AXANAR lawsuit. As for the three episodes already filmed and in some stage of post production – no one knows at this time if we will be permitted to complete and release them. This is the official page of STAR TREK CONTINUES. It’s been five years since fans have seen anything new from STAR TREK: PHASE II (a.k.a. Kor likes this. Spock and McCoy must come to terms with the death of Captain Kirk. A mysterious light force enters the Enterprise and impregnates Ensign Isel who, within days, gives birth to a baby girl. Picking up from where the original 5-year mission left-off, a new cast continues the adventures of this legendary crew: to boldly go where no human has ever gone before & to search for new … Lt. Chekov is incapacitated with a debilitating disease that is causing him to age rapidly... a disease for which Dr. McCoy can find no cure. In my order, two episodes later Scotty shows him this technology first-hand. Axanar wasn’t the first fan film to use professionals, pay them, build a studio meant for use by both itself and other fan projects, use established Star Trek characters/ships/races/etc., and crowd-fund to the tune of 6-figures. I think she be fight day and not to get the studio to back off as she had in the past. Discussion in 'Star Trek - The Original & Animated Series' started by Captain Trekkie ... Starship Intrepid, or Star Trek Continues. While I won’t miss Star Trek Continues, Starship Ajax, Starship Valiant, and Starship Farragut when they are cancelled(and the latter three have been from what I have seen), it doesn’t seem fair that other fan films like Star Trek-New Voyages/Phase II and other Star Trek films have to suffer the consequences because of Peters’ illegal actions. So, as a thought experiment, I put them all in a folder together and re-numbered them as a single season, with New Voyages first and Continues second. A creature pierces the Enterprise hull, pitting the crew against a pursuer that threatens to tear the crew apart. The crew of the Enterprise must once again battle the "Doomsday Machine. Paramount has obviously lost sight of the very driving force that has kept Trek alive for over 50 years…the fans themselves. STAR TREK REVIEWED Links to hundreds of Star Trek fan films. We fully intend that your kind donations will be used for the exact purpose for which they were donated. Personally, considering them as season 4, I'd rank "What Ships Are For" as among my favorite TOS episodes. Shortly after the announcement that the amazing New Voyages TOS sets in Ticonderoga, NY would now be officially licensed by CBS Consumer Products for set tours, many fans (including yours truly) wondered if this official licensing relationship between James Cawley’s Retro Studios and CBS might bring along with it some sort of licensing agreement for Star Trek: New Voyages, as well. It seems the answer is “yes”…and “no”…and “maybe.”  Let me explain…. Like David Whitney of Raven, Vic Mignogna and company are hoping an episode in post production gets “grandfathered in.”, I suppose we’ll find out in September. So a Fan Production could gather a good amount of funds but again the time limit sucks. I hope at least ST: Continues manages to stick around. I am NOT INVOLVED with the fan film production of "STAR TREK:CONTINUES". Kirk is recalled to starbase where he faces an ethical dilemma that challenges the very core of Starfleet Command. I will watch what Vic puts out, and gladly do so. I’m sure that did not sit well with big wigs at CBS/Paramount. Sep 2, 2020 - 'Star Trek Phase 2' and 'Star Trek Continues' are excellent online episodes that give fans of the original series new adventures to follow....and very well made too !!!. It fills in the missing years between the end of the series in 1969 and the first motion picture in 1979. But they're still fan series, so they don't come close to being an "official" season 4 in my mind. It’s hard to blame it on having professionals, as Renegades had WAY more professionals working on it than Axanar (including Tim Russ as Tuvok, Walter Koenig as Chekov, Robert Picardo as Lewis Zimmerman, Richard Herd as Admiral Paris, Manu Intiraymi as Icheb, and many other Trek stars playing new roles). That’s $100K. Illegal actions that have soured the fun for Star Trek fans. New Voyages and Star Trek Continues are the two most successful and acclaimed Trek fan-series, and maybe among the highest production value fan-works in history. Yes, Star Trek Continues, like Star Trek New Voyages, have excellent production values, with amazing sets, brilliant VFX and visuals, and excellent costuming and props. Or perhaps not. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Will STAR TREK RAVEN be IGNORING the new fan film GUIDELINES? Another universe's Spock faces a choice that determines the future of the Terran Empire. With Charles Root, John M. Kelley, James Cawley, Jeff Mailhotte. I would ask in the name Gene and Majel Roddenberry Fight but fight for All fans to get Fan Production back and the Guideline revoke or written right to let fans do great works again. 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