Is James Cawley Really Dropping out of Phase II?
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Last year I saw the trailer of 'Bread and Savagery' and 'The holiest thing' trailer after the episode Kitumba.
When I saw Brian Gross and Brandon Stacey together in one scene I thought, wow it's going to be even greater than before and absolutely a joy to watch.
Every time Phase II has an new episode you can see, at least I can see, them grow and maybe with Brian Gross, it's a (next) step in that continues growing process.
But I also enjoyed watching the series with James Crawley as Kirk and I can only have respect for him for what he has done and how he has done it.
Having seen the existing cut of The Holiest Thing, I can honestly say I like Brian Gross as Kirk. He's not doing Shatner, he's doing his own thing, but it feels right to me.
Others may feel differently.
Others may feel differently.
I never realised backers were getting the rough cut so early, if I'd have known I would have chosen a higher perk lol
I can't speak with any authority about all the stuff that's going on behind the scenes, I can only speak from the perspective of a fan who has enjoyed, to a greater or lesser degree, all of the various fan, er, enterprises that I've seen.
Those who are making or will make such films all owe a debt to Mr. Cawley for clearing the brush, laying the foundation, or whatever metaphor you wish to employ to show that this is something that even could be done.
His decision to relinquish the role of JTK made a great deal of sense given that the whole "Phase II" thing had gotten so big that he could not, in his own judgement, which is, after all, what counts most, adequately play the captain and "man the helm", so to speak, at the same time.
As for the criticism of those outside the actual world of film production, one should remember the words of Dr. McCoy from "Friday's Child", paraphrased here slightly: "What the critics say is not important and we do not hear their words."
Those who are making or will make such films all owe a debt to Mr. Cawley for clearing the brush, laying the foundation, or whatever metaphor you wish to employ to show that this is something that even could be done.
His decision to relinquish the role of JTK made a great deal of sense given that the whole "Phase II" thing had gotten so big that he could not, in his own judgement, which is, after all, what counts most, adequately play the captain and "man the helm", so to speak, at the same time.
As for the criticism of those outside the actual world of film production, one should remember the words of Dr. McCoy from "Friday's Child", paraphrased here slightly: "What the critics say is not important and we do not hear their words."
You just called the critics liars.
At least that's the next line.
I suspect you'll have another opportunity.
I was wondering about the episode Mind Sifter, is it something like TNG's Frame of Mind or Stargate Atlantis 'The Real World', because on the photo's that I have seen on the internet you can see Kirk in some kind of (mental) hospital?
I think "time travel story" is about as non-spoilery as you can get without going into details.
Thank you.
After watching you for a few years now and being your Facebook buddy for a few years Cap'n, that's all I needed to hear. I feel that if there was ever one person to be an Ambassador to all fan films out there, to bring peace, it would be you.
I'm bothered by this thread. First, why is it cool to copy and paste and paste stuff from anyone's Facebook wall without their permission. If memory serves, author David R Gerrold in the TrekLit forum has asked no one do that from his wall and that request has been honored. How about we treat everyone across the board the same way?
Second, why the big surprise? Phase II is Jame's baby. I know what that feels like, building a blog from 0 readers to over 74,000. Sometimes life happens and you have to let go of a little control. But look who he's given control to as show runner, David Gerrold. He literally was the man who put the Tiberius in James T. Kirk's name.
From Memory Alpha:
It's not like James has given his show runner status to an idiot.
I hope he devotes time to other projects as well, I'd love to see work continue on Wild Wild West for example.
I would like to say, James Cawley is such a well-mannered person, that I can just applaud him. He also seems to be best buddy to those around him. That there may have been people who abused his trust is largely known. That he chose not to do name calling speaks for him.
Yes, the audience (we) are a funny bunch of people. First we are amused, then we are enchanted by the outputs of NV/P2, then we are criticizing and bitching and add to this craving for more output/episodes. That's obviously the price you pay for doing something you always wanted to do and then present it to the internet (us).
But JC has always been fair, has never publicly moaned and has always shown, that he took the High Ground. Even in times when I would have spit out Lava if it happened to me he showed us how he managed to go trough hard times like those...
So even if I continue criticizing or praising the future episodes of P2 - no matter what, I will continue applauding the man at the helm of P2.
Let this year end faster, please! ;-)
Greetings from Platjenwerbe
Yes, the audience (we) are a funny bunch of people. First we are amused, then we are enchanted by the outputs of NV/P2, then we are criticizing and bitching and add to this craving for more output/episodes. That's obviously the price you pay for doing something you always wanted to do and then present it to the internet (us).
But JC has always been fair, has never publicly moaned and has always shown, that he took the High Ground. Even in times when I would have spit out Lava if it happened to me he showed us how he managed to go trough hard times like those...
So even if I continue criticizing or praising the future episodes of P2 - no matter what, I will continue applauding the man at the helm of P2.
Let this year end faster, please! ;-)
Greetings from Platjenwerbe
I'd like to see work continue on Buck Rogers....I was overjoyed that they were using a retro-futurism look and was just as excited for it as any major motion picture from Hollywood. I'm guessing the project is dead, but I'm holding out some small glimmer of hope.
That's very kind but I doubt I could bring peace to a gathering of fluffy bunnies, let alone the fanfilm community (or even my own backyard on occasion).After watching you for a few years now and being your Facebook buddy for a few years Cap'n, that's all I needed to hear. I feel that if there was ever one person to be an Ambassador to all fan films out there, to bring peace, it would be you.
I think (I hope) you'll enjoy Brian Gross' take on Kirk. I certainly am.
We have a rule in the "privacy" section of the FAQ file:
"On the internet, a person's privacy is very valuable. Unless a poster has made it clear they don't mind, you can't post any details of their real-life identity on the board. You also cannot post material such as chat logs, emails, private messages or messages from other message boards - without the consent of all involved parties."
The rule seems to be related to PMs of various kinds--the kind of PMs you get on the TrekBBS system or on Facebook. It doesn't say you can't repost *posts* from other board systems; it only says you can't repost PMs. So it looks like "private" messages can't be reposted but "public" *posts* can be. (The rule seems to be couched in terms of "messages.")
So if I received a PM from someone on Facebook, I can't reproduce it without permission. But a ("public") post that someone posts from their Facebook "wall" or from any other public board would appear to be fair game. (In the case of David Gerrold, for example, he has 5000 followers; the notion that his wall is private is probably wide of the mark. Although he might not want his wall posts reproduced, there doesn't seem to be any board prohibition. I guess violation would result in some kind of David Gerrold sanction, not a TrekBBS sanction.)
That's how I read the rule, but it was written before Facebook was around so it's a little unclear maybe. Nevertheless, there appears to be no board prohibition on reporting stuff that people decided to post publically on their wall. Only private stuff can't be reproduced without consent.
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