Star Trek: Phase II (formerly known as Star Trek: New Voyages) is an award-winning fan-created science fiction series set in the Star Trek universe. The series was created by James Cawley and Jack Marshall in April 2003. The series, released exclusively via the Internet, is designed as a continuation of the original Star Trek (aka ST:TOS or just TOS), beginning in the fourth year of the starship Enterprise's "five year mission". The first episode of the series was released in January 2004, with new episodes being released at a rate of about one per year, though producers have expressed their desire to accelerate production.
CBS (and previously Paramount Pictures), which owns the legal rights to the Star Trek franchise, allows the distribution of fan-created material as long as no attempt is made to profit from it without official authorization and New Voyages enjoys the same tolerance.
Star Trek: Phase II stars James Cawley as Captain Kirk, Ben Tolpin as Mr. Spock, and John Kelley as Dr. McCoy. Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, serves as consulting producer. Some of the original actors have returned to reprise their roles, including George Takei and Walter Koenig, as Sulu and Chekov, respectively.
In March 2008, it was announced that the Phase II episode "World Enough and Time" had been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, alongside episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Battlestar Galactica. The award winner will be announced at the 2008 World Science Fiction Convention in August 2008.
Currently three episodes and a pilot have been released entitled "Come What May", "In Harm’s Way", "To Serve All My Days", and "World Enough and Time". A two-part episode called “Blood and Fire” is in post-production with the first part likely to be released by summer 2008.
Additionally four episodes are in the final stages of pre-production and several more are currently being written.
Cast member, Ron Boyd will be on hand to present a screening and catch us up on all the Star Trek: Phase II news.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SCHEDULE |