STC Episode 6 (news and speculation)....
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Things I'd like to see using what was possible in the '60s (and not just on TOS) as a baseline.
A shuttlecraft landing/take-off. Given what we saw on Lost In Space and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea back in the day we could/should have seen an exterior shot of a shuttlecraft landing on (or taking off from) a planet surface. Given a nice cgi (or physical model) of the shuttlecraft then this can easily be done today.
In extent we should be able to see nice shots of a Klingon battle cruiser or a Romulan Bird of Prey, if a future story ever calls for one. If I understand correctly the original Klingon and Romulan miniatures were small-ish (relative to the TOS E 11 footer) and they were static miniatures without internal lighting. But given time and money we could have seen something more animated. Now given the magic Doug Drexler has weaved with the Enterprise I've no doubt he could show us an equally awesome Klingon or Romulan warship, and painted as they were originally as opposed to the disappointments of what was seen in TOS-R. (I'm hearing the combat music from "Elaan Of Troyius" in my head as I type this
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A shuttlecraft landing/take-off. Given what we saw on Lost In Space and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea back in the day we could/should have seen an exterior shot of a shuttlecraft landing on (or taking off from) a planet surface. Given a nice cgi (or physical model) of the shuttlecraft then this can easily be done today.
In extent we should be able to see nice shots of a Klingon battle cruiser or a Romulan Bird of Prey, if a future story ever calls for one. If I understand correctly the original Klingon and Romulan miniatures were small-ish (relative to the TOS E 11 footer) and they were static miniatures without internal lighting. But given time and money we could have seen something more animated. Now given the magic Doug Drexler has weaved with the Enterprise I've no doubt he could show us an equally awesome Klingon or Romulan warship, and painted as they were originally as opposed to the disappointments of what was seen in TOS-R. (I'm hearing the combat music from "Elaan Of Troyius" in my head as I type this
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What is the Planet Set? A generic surface with a couple of exterior buildings, Styrofoam Rocks (TM), a village?
A possible approach, which would be a small departure from "authentic TOS" might be to incorporate a small standardized landing platform for the shuttlecraft mockup or miniature that can be placed on the surface of the planet set.
A possible approach, which would be a small departure from "authentic TOS" might be to incorporate a small standardized landing platform for the shuttlecraft mockup or miniature that can be placed on the surface of the planet set.
Things I'd like to see using what was possible in the '60s (and not just on TOS) as a baseline.
A shuttlecraft landing/take-off. Given what we saw on Lost In Space and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea back in the day we could/should have seen an exterior shot of a shuttlecraft landing on (or taking off from) a planet surface. Given a nice cgi (or physical model) of the shuttlecraft then this can easily be done today.
In extent we should be able to see nice shots of a Klingon battle cruiser or a Romulan Bird of Prey, if a future story ever calls for one. If I understand correctly the original Klingon and Romulan miniatures were small-ish (relative to the TOS E 11 footer) and they were static miniatures without internal lighting. But given time and money we could have seen something more animated. Now given the magic Doug Drexler has weaved with the Enterprise I've no doubt he could show us an equally awesome Klingon or Romulan warship, and painted as they were originally as opposed to the disappointments of what was seen in TOS-R. (I'm hearing the combat music from "Elaan Of Troyius" in my head as I type this
We have some nice shuttlecraft shots in our upcoming episode "The Holiest Thing." Here's a little VFX reel from Tobias Richter and The Light Works. It shows some of the VFX for both "The Holiest Thing" (our 11th full-length episode) and "Bread and Savagery."
[yt]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Imrcpt_a888[/yt]
It sounds like there may be an end-date in sight for Star Trek Continues (at least if only by implication) in this new video with Vic:
The push to finish the Five Year Mission.
https://vimeo.com/146952216
The push to finish the Five Year Mission.
https://vimeo.com/146952216
It'll be a bittersweet day when STC comes to an end. I've been enthusiastically following the series since I found it earlier this year, and I wish it could continue indefinitely. Since that's not practical, however, it's a good thing to go out while the iron is still hot. I'll definitely be onboard for the final Kirkstarter!
I just watched STC's latest video announcing their forthcoming Kirkstarter 3.0 and that it will also be their "final" Kickstarter drive. Vic talks a proper ending to the 5-year mission.
https://vimeo.com/146952216
I don't like the sound of that. Are they really closing up shop sometime in 2016?
What could have happened to bring this about? Did perhaps CBS send out a quiet word that they had until the end of 2016 to wrap things up?
This is rather bummer news.
Star Trek Continues (from their FB page):
What does this mean?
https://vimeo.com/146952216
I don't like the sound of that. Are they really closing up shop sometime in 2016?
What could have happened to bring this about? Did perhaps CBS send out a quiet word that they had until the end of 2016 to wrap things up?
This is rather bummer news.
Star Trek Continues (from their FB page):
What does this mean?
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From the STC FB page.
James Kerwin:
Wow! What kind of sum are they looking for?
The words used in that post also seem to suggest that they haven't been told to wrap things up within the forseeable future. Does that mean CBS won't have a problem with fan productions continuing even while CBS' own official series is in production and being aired?
James Kerwin:
Wow! What kind of sum are they looking for?
The words used in that post also seem to suggest that they haven't been told to wrap things up within the forseeable future. Does that mean CBS won't have a problem with fan productions continuing even while CBS' own official series is in production and being aired?
A lot of it will probably depend on what era, and potentially what cast(characters, not actors), the new CBS show will use. Any fan production that duplicates either one will be seen as potential competition, and will then be in consideration for a cease and desist.
The fan productions in general terms are free advertising, on the other hand. Fan productions bring attention, and that can be used to generate interest in the official productions.
As for "bringing closure to the five year mission", Vic has said in the past that he wants to play Kirk until he can no longer plausibly pass for the TOS era Kirk. Once he looks his age, he said he might consider doing movie era stories, if the rest of the cast is interested. I just hope they'll take the interest of the fans into consideration as well. I'd love to see some "between" stories, or even an attempt at a real post-TMP, pre-TWOK series.
The fan productions in general terms are free advertising, on the other hand. Fan productions bring attention, and that can be used to generate interest in the official productions.
As for "bringing closure to the five year mission", Vic has said in the past that he wants to play Kirk until he can no longer plausibly pass for the TOS era Kirk. Once he looks his age, he said he might consider doing movie era stories, if the rest of the cast is interested. I just hope they'll take the interest of the fans into consideration as well. I'd love to see some "between" stories, or even an attempt at a real post-TMP, pre-TWOK series.
Man, I don't even want to think about the size of the Kickstarter you'd need just to recreate the TMP bridge, let alone the rest of the refit Enterprise sets...
Perhaps they'll use the Farragut Forward sets?
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Christian Gossett shared this interview on Facebook this morning.
“Star Trek Continues”: Vic Mignogna creates more stories from the original Enterprise crew
“Star Trek Continues”: Vic Mignogna creates more stories from the original Enterprise crew
That was lovely.
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