WickedHate posted:

Posting in one Star Trek thread should be grounds for institutionalization.

Baronjutter posted:

Hi TVIV star trek thread, I thought there was only the one trek thread in GBS. Am I allowed to post in both? I like startrek enough to post in 2 threads about it.

Baronjutter posted:

Hi TVIV star trek thread, I thought there was only the one trek thread in GBS. Am I allowed to post in both? I like startrek enough to post in 2 threads about it.

Cojawfee posted:

"On the Klingon homeworld, your name is not mentioned."

So? Do world leaders routinely shout off names of all the major houses at meetings or something?

Cojawfee posted:

"On the Klingon homeworld, your name is not mentioned."

So? Do world leaders routinely shout off names of all the major houses at meetings or something?

Baronjutter posted:

Hi TVIV star trek thread, I thought there was only the one trek thread in GBS. Am I allowed to post in both? I like startrek enough to post in 2 threads about it.

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If you ever wanted to experience what it would be like to visit the set of Star Trek: The Original Series, now is your chance. Star Trek super-fan James Cawley is honoring the 50th anniversary of the iconic franchise with the opening of his meticulously designed TOS set tour. Located in historic Ticonderoga, New York, and under license by CBS Consumer Products, the set tour brings memories to life by allowing fans to boldly go and tour the sets of the legendary Starship Enterprise.

Stage 9 at Desilu -- now Paramount Pictures -- in Hollywood comes back into focus, as the sets have been re-created exactly as they were laid at Desilu during the original run of TOS. Visitors can step onto the soundstage and be transported directly back to 1966. Additionally, beginning later this month, visitors will enjoy guided tours, photo opportunities and an immersive experience into the world of the classic television series.

Cawley started creating the sets in 1997 after receiving a copy of the original set blueprints from TOS costume designer William Ware Theiss. He then spent 15 years researching, crafting and refining his set replicas alongside other dedicated fans and craftspeople, including Trek alumni and fellow fans prop fabricator Ed Miarecki and concept designer and SFX supervisor Daren R. Dochterman.

Pouring over stills and frame captures from TOS and sourcing vintage materials and antiques, Cawley ensured that even the smallest details were accurately and lovingly reproduced. This spanned from an array of props to set decorations. The result is a stunning achievement offering the most complete and accurate reproduction of the original TOS standing sets.

“To me, there is no other franchise around that is more enjoyable and more socially relevant than Star Trek,” James Cawley said in a statement. “I’m very thankful for all the support I’ve received on this project and can’t wait to begin welcoming my fellow fans this summer.”
For more information about James Cawley’s Star Trek: The Original Series re-created sets and how to tour them, go to https://www.startrektour.com.

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

I've been posting in both for ages, mods haven't caught on yet

After The War posted:

Is that a joke? We hate those.

The_Doctor posted:

It always bothered me, if these two are Starfleet, why aren't they in uniform?

The_Doctor posted:

It always bothered me, if these two are Starfleet, why aren't they in uniform?

The_Doctor posted:

It always bothered me, if these two are Starfleet, why aren't they in uniform?

Astroman posted:

More fan films news...Star Trek Continues is premiering their next episode in September, as CBS did say anyone who was in production on an episode could finish it. They had planned 6 more, but are being cagey as to whether or not they willl do them. Seems unlikely.

New Voyages/Phase II is done. Cawley said he has "quit making films" but in a surprising move, CBS has given him one bone: StarTrek.com is promoting a set tour of his sets which are now under official license by CBS.

http://www.startrek.com/article/the-original-series-set-tour-to-open


"Sauce for the goose, Mr. Saavik."--it certainly sticks it to Axanar, and shows what happens when you play nice.

They are also letting him charge for the tours, so he is actually making money off Star Trek--legally! (and I'm sure CBS gets a cut of course) He can use the money to keep the sets and pay for the building rent/mortgage and power, etc...and I suppose recoup some of his personal costs. It also looks like the deal is he doesn't promote fan films anymore, and he is not allowing any fan films to shoot on the sets ever again.

Grand Fromage posted:

The_Doctor posted:

It always bothered me, if these two are Starfleet, why aren't they in uniform?

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

Holy poo poo, a copy of the blueprints from Theiss? God drat.

Firebert posted:

Workforce is the two-parter least deserving to be a two-parter in the history of the franchise, I can't believe that anyone recommended it.

WampaLord posted:

I feel like you need another column for "Actively Avoid" because a "No" on Essential doesn't adequately prepare one for the horribleness of episodes like Cost of Living or Profit and Lace.

"Eh, it says non-essential, but let me watch this one anywa-"

CPColin posted:

But "Cost of Living" ends with that great line from Worf!

Timby posted:

Theiss and Cawley became really close friends. I believe a number of other pieces -- fabric swatches / uniform patterns and some other things -- were actually gifted to Cawley in Theiss's will.

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Ticonderoga, New York (CNN)The beginnings of "Star Trek: New Voyages" can be traced to 1985, when James Cawley was a teenager. A big "Star Trek" fan, Cawley wanted an authentic uniform, so he decided to try to get one made by the costume designer from the original 1960's show.
"One afternoon I called information, dialed the operator, got the Paramount number and asked for the costume designer," Cawley remembers. "And he answered the phone!"

William Ware Theiss and Cawley hit it off instantly. It was the beginning of a friendship that boldly sent Cawley deeper into the "Star Trek" universe than any fan has gone before. Soon after the call, the men met in Los Angeles, where Theiss gave Cawley patterns and fabric samples to help him make his own authentic "Star Trek" uniform.

"He was a very sweet guy," Cawley says. "I think he saw in me ... a teenager that was very driven, and very interested in what he had created."
Cawley maintained his friendship with Theiss as he built his life and career. His day job? Elvis impersonator.

"For 26 years I have been on stage," Cawley says. "I'm not the guy that would marry you in the chapel in Vegas, but I'm the guy that has an orchestra and plays in casinos."

When Theiss died in 1992 he gave Cawley a special gift: the blueprints to the sets of the original "Star Trek" show.

Rather than hold on to the piece of memorabilia, Cawley decided he would recreate the sets, starting with the famous bridge of the Starship Enterprise. In between his Elvis gigs in the late '90s, Cawley began building the bridge with his grandfather. They missed no detail, down to the color of buttons and the style of the chair used by Capt. Kirk.

With the bridge built, Cawley decided to fulfill another one of his "Star Trek" dreams: creating his own "Star Trek" TV show.

"I always wanted to play Capt. Kirk," he says.

In the early episodes of "Star Trek: New Voyages," he led the Starship Enterprise. His friends, who were also big fans, filled in the other roles. They brought in their own cameras to film and wrote original scripts. The first episode was released in 2003, before there was Youtube, Vimeo and Facebook. Cawley and his friends posted the episodes to their website.

"The Internet was in its infancy when we started," Cawley says. As video sharing sites grew, they "really opened the doors a lot to more people getting involved."

Today around 200 people volunteer their time to produce each episode of "Star Trek: New Voyages." The show is filmed in an old dollar store in Ticonderoga, New York. Each show takes about four to six months to produce, and costs about $50,000, all donated by fans. People have come from all 50 states and as far as Germany and Australia to give their time, money and passion to the show.

"Each time we film an episode we get better," Cawley says.

Almost the entire set of the original show has been recreated and there are 11 episodes of "Star Trek: New Voyages" available online. Professional actors fly in to play Capt. Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise. The most popular episode has 60 million views.

Among the early viewers were some lawyers at Paramount; the show's success earned Cawley another call with the production studio in 2003.

"'Let us sort this out' was the way they said it, and for a week we were unglued," Cawley remembers. "They called us back and said, 'We have looked at what you are doing, and we get it. Just don't make any money. Have a good time, and we are going to look the other way.'"

When Cawley talks about the future of the show, he gets emotional.
"I never thought we would be able to pull it off," he says. "For me, it's about 'How do I maintain it? How do I keep it going?' I think a big piece of me would die if it were to go away."

Railing Kill posted:

I like how Farscape did space fascism better anyway.

Firebert posted:

...I read this as space fashion and still agree

Railing Kill posted:

TOS: S2, E4: "Mirror, Mirror"

That said, maybe this explains some of the bullshit going on in DS9's MU. By then, the Terran Empire was at least a century past its prime, so maybe everything went from serious, scary fascism like in TOS, to dumbasses strutting around in leather pants and fake lesbians as far as the eye can see. My point is that I could see how some of the ideas about any society could get hosed up over time, and space fascism is no different. None of this is going to get me to watch any of the DS9 MU episode ever again, but whatever.

Gammatron 64 posted:

Okay, so I wrote up a Star Trek episode guide for myself and others, cutting down ones that aren't needed. So I'm leaving good episodes, ones needed for continuity, or ones that are just noteworthy or imfamous like Spock's Brain or Threshhold.

I'm less familiar with VOY and ENT, so I shamelessly stole them from guides on reddit and cut out the ones that weren't deemed required or at all good.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E-94j3l56UtoTVtc8sRW5vlqsXciDfcFlfvfJVsAW80/edit

Because I don't want to watch every episode of Voyager, I'm using this to determine which to watch. Life is too short to watch every episode of Voyager. You know who told me I should watch all of Voyager? Aatrek did. He raped children.

So I'm almost done with Voyager, and God, this show is a slog. Even a lot of the episodes they consider "good" just loving blow. I'm like 3/4 through Workforce and I'm not even gonna finish this one because I just don't freaking care. Maybe I should just watch Neelix get the gently caress off the boat, then watch Endgame and call it a day. Then watch Enterprise.

I'm going to be moving in with a new roommate who is interested in checked out Star Trek, so I plan on showing him some choice TOS episodes, TNG and eventually DS9. It'll be nice to watch some good Star Trek again.

Met posted:

I'm on a Voyager watchthrough right now. Here's a guide up to where I'm at.

Gammatron 64 posted:

Good poo poo. Unfortunately I'm almost done but when you finish, this'll be useful in the future.

Burning_Monk posted:

Farscape is a the best anti-star-trek show ever.