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Nov 22 | Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes

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Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

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Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

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Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

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Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

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Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.

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Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

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Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.

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Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

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Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.

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Fees, Syndication and Effects
By HotStove

A couple of thoughts...

1) Viacom owns Paramount. Paramount produces STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE. It then sells the show to UPN for a fee. Then it ends up syndicating the show (in many areas) to UPN affiliates. DVDs are produced by a Viacom-owned company and sold for a price. Then exclusive rights are sold after a few years to SpikeTV, which is owned by Viacom, which owns Paramount. Is it just me or do I find it hard to cry for Viacom's poverty in this situation?

2) The article mentioned that we'll probably see less "award-winning effects" this season. Now, I love special effects as much as the next person, but I think back to some of my favorite Trek episodes, and shows like "Inner Light", "The Visitor" and "In The Pale Moonlight" come to mind, among others. These are shows that were very character-driven and not dependent on effects. Remember "Balance of Terror" from TOS? A lot of tension was built up from what you didn't see as much as from what you did. GR used to say that he had to write shows that made the viewer use their imagination because he couldn't afford to create everything on the screen. My bottom line here is that it is possible that a cut budget might, just might, spur creativity.

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Message you're replying to Fees, Syndication and Effects By HotStove A couple of thoughts... 1) Viacom owns Paramount. Paramount produces STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE. It then sells the show to UPN for a fee. Then it ends up syndicating the show (in many areas) to UPN affiliates. DVDs are produced by a Viacom-owned company and sold for a price. Then exclusive rights are sold after a few years to SpikeTV, which is owned by Viacom, which owns Paramount. Is it just me or do I find it hard to cry for Viacom's poverty in this situation? 2) The article mentioned that we'll probably see less "award-winning effects" this season. Now, I love special effects as much as the next person, but I think back to some of my favorite Trek episodes, and shows like "Inner Light", "The Visitor" and "In The Pale Moonlight" come to mind, among others. These are shows that were very character-driven and not dependent on effects. Remember "Balance of Terror" from TOS? A lot of tension was built up from what you didn't see as much as from what you did. GR used to say that he had to write shows that made the viewer use their imagination because he couldn't afford to create everything on the screen. My bottom line here is that it is possible that a cut budget might, just might, spur creativity. Compose your message		Status You are not logged in. To post, you must enter your login information as well.
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Nov 22 | Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes

Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

Fees, Syndication and Effects By HotStove

Fees, Syndication and Effects
By HotStove