Star Trek New Voyages has changed its name to Star Trek Phase 2, this has already come into effect and will be the name on the next episode they release, ‘Blood and Fire’. Other noticeable changes after the name change will be the new actors, Blood and Fire will introduce the new Spock (Ben Tolpin) and the new Uhura (Kim Stringer), and Blood and Fire will introduce us to a new character, Peter Kirk, played by Bobby Rice, of Hidden Frontier fame having played Ro Nevin for three years. Future episodes also will see the introduction of new characters firstly, the new Chekov (Jonathon Zungre) and also Sulu has been recast with JT Tepnapa taking on the role, people will recognise JT as he has played Corey Aster in Hidden Frontier, and it’s spin off series The Helena Chronicles, where he will continue to star, for several years now. For more information visit the Phase 2 website at www.startrekphase2.com Pictures: Far left; JT Tepnapa as Sulu Near Left; Bobby Rice as Peter Kirk.
Star Trek Of Gods and Men have released the second instalment of their tribute to forty years of Star Trek. Available to watch from www.startrekofgodsandmen.com the episode has been a lot better received by the fans who have been saying on forums that the CGI is a lot better and the acting is superb. Although the series is not perfect they are pretty close and it is a very fitting tribute to a saga that has spanned four decades. Lets hope that in another forty years Star Trek is still going strong and more fans will be releasing their tributes to Star Trek that are as good as this one.
Manga based series USS Tamerlane has released it first major Issue. Following on from it’s first Omake the first Issue sets the scene for whats to come from the rest of the series. The first issue will be reviewed in the next issue of TCM. To download USS Tamerlane comics visit their site at www.usstamerlane.com
The audio series Star Trek Defiant have recently released their latest episode. To download visit their website at pendantaudio.com/defiant A new series that is currently in pre-production is looking for cast and crew. If you are interested visit their website at www.startreksfi.org
Star Trek Phase 2’s James Cawley has been given a walk on role in the upcoming Star Trek movie. For more information visit Phase 2’s website www.startrekphase2.com
Star Trek Aurora have announced that the third part of this animated series will be released sometime during Spring 2008.
The people over at Starship Farragut have begun filming their fourth Vignette ‘A Rock and a Hard Place’. For more information go on over to www.starshipfarragut.com
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