I don't know how many people have seen this but a few of the actors, Tim Russ, Walter Koenig etc are making a new trek movie in the same style 'Of Gods and Men'. It will be set about 10 years after Voyager and the Federation is facing a crisis and already has a number of former trek actors involved.
They are shooting in October and they have funding enough to make the film but they are seeking further donations to improve the quality. They are hoping to pitch the film to CBS to possibly turn it into a full series either for online distribution or cable.
http://startrekrenegades.com/home/http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/star-trek-renegades?show_todos=true
While I am a little sceptical about the plot, as it seems to move away from traditional Trek and be more gritty (although people said the same thing about DS9 when it first came out), I think it will be interesting to see the results and then who knows what will happen.
If CBS like it, and especially with the 50th anniversary coming up, then it could well be the catalyst for a new Trek set in the prime timeline that people are looking for.
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I would happily donate [Where is my pounds sterling symbol :mad:]20!
Even if you do $5 , only a few starbucks coffees sacrificed, I think it could make a big difference.
I hope STO get's better ...
I wish I was in a more financially stable time of my life to donate, because I would certainly love to see something like this take off!
And this won't have a silly budget, it's budget is in excess of 40k!
I hope STO get's better ...
that isn't that much at all when it comes to production costs.
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40K is not its budget. It already has it budget from an earlier kick starter campaign. The money being raised now is extra on top to improve the quality to try and make it look as professional as possible. It's already close to 50k and has some time left to go.
pay day I am donating!
We've just received word from the fleet, they've engaged the Borg!
Even older Series wouldn't survive two seasons if they would air today. People have become too critical about Star Trek IMO.
But i hope their project will convince me otherwise.
I love Of Gods and Men so I really hope they keep or improve their standard
Alan Ruck doesn't seem to be in this one it?s a pity as john Harriman is one of my favourite star trek captains just for screaming ALL ENGINE FULL REVERSE in Star Trek Generations and I was thrilled he was one of the main characters in OG&M
But still great to see star trek actors included and I hope they spend more on CGI this time
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/star-trek-renegades?show_todos=true
Thanks for the bump, donated.
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My problem with the spinoffs is that they didn't go where they said they would go. Voyager (Year of hell). With Enterprise, I expected them to bridge the gap between Zefram Cochrane to Kirk, i.e. life before/development of Dilithium Crystals, Transporters, Gravimetric Plating etc.
This was also my problem with the 2nd reboot movie. They didn't continue to refine the "reboot" theme in the 2nd movie, instead they borrowed heavily from earlier films.
I'm open minded but you need to deliver on your premise.
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Looking forward to seeing what they can do with it.
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The group has charted an entire new series on the web, cast in the nostalgic TOS era along with the Of Gods and Men sort or alternate universe. very entertaining
http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/?category_name=episodes&orderby=title&order=desc
and
http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main/
I'm super excited by this... I hope CBS sees the interest and commitment the fans and even previous actors have, and make something of it. Or at the very least, let them continue with it with some support