http://fff.trekbloggers.com/2016/08...ns-to-make-four-more-full-episodes-hopefully/
JAMES [KERWIN]: We’re planning to complete four more full-length episodes.
JONATHAN [FROM FAN FILM FACTOR]: Are you planning any more crowd-funding campaigns?
JAMES:
No more crowd-funding.
JONATHAN: So can you make four full episodes with the $200,000 you have have from your last campaign?
JAMES: We actually have closer to $400,000.
JONATHAN: Did I miss an Indiegogo campaign???
JAMES: No, but we had some private investors come through for us. I think we’re somewhere between having $350,000 and $400,000 to work with…and that should be enough for four more episodes.
JONATHAN: Do those four include the one coming out next month?
JAMES: No, we’re planning for another
four episodes after that.
JONATHAN: So you’ll wind up with
eleven episodes total.
JAMES: That’s our intention.
JONATHAN: And they’re all going to be
full-length, one-hour episodes…not 15 minutes each?
JAMES: Again, that’s our intention. We want to finish up the series, and
we’re going to try to make these last four episodes as quickly as we can.
JONATHAN: So the obvious question is: what about the fan film guidelines? You guys violate nearly every one of them.
JAMES: Here’s the thing that a lot of people aren’t understanding about the guidelines. What CBS and Paramount have said is: If you follow all of these guidelines, then we will not sue you. But it doesn’t say: if you
don’t follow these guidelines, then we
will sue you.
There is a big distinction there.
JONATHAN: So you’re going to make these four episodes and hope you don’t get sued by the studios?
JAMES: Over the years, we’ve had a very good relationship with CBS. We’ve been very respectful of them, which is something that isn’t true of all fan films. Additionally, we’re a 501(c)3 non-profit entity.
JONATHAN: And you think that’ll keep you off their radar?
JAMES: We’re not planning to hide anything that we’re doing. But we want to finish our series…if the studios will allow us to. We want to maintain our good relationship with them no matter what. So be sure to tell the readers on your blog that this is only what we
want to do and what we’re
planning to do. It’s not a guarantee that we
willdo it. We are going to try to do it because that’s what our donors have supported us doing. But in the end, and most of all, we want to be respectful of CBS and Paramount, who own the rights to
Star Trek.
=================================================== MY BIT:
So 11 episodes total. Given the circumstances while it's 2 shorter than planned I'm cool with that. Combined with NV that's 22 episodes, 25 if NV complete the 'in limbo' shows (Torment of Destiny, Bread and Savagery & Origins) Tbh I doubt Cawley is in a hurry. NV had changes characters, ranks, the ship etc though which is great but you can't realistically fit both series into one continuity without wriggle room
Hopefully Continues will be able to make the 4 extra shows, then finally it's 'wrap' arc leading Enterprise into the spacedock and giving TOS closure after all this time. That's what I'd like to see, a definitive completion.