Pauley79.com Mirrors Farragut, Phase II, and Of Gods and Men

The following is a press release emailed to startrekfanfilmnews [at] gmail [dot] com by James Pauley of Pauley79.com:

Okinawa, May 26, 2008 – “Space the final frontier…” These are the Fan Films of Star Trek! Pauley79.com is proud to offer a one stop place for the 3 major Fan Films of Star Trek: The Original Series. Pauley79.com’s Star Trek FanFilm Mirrors is an official mirror site for Starship Farragut, Star Trek: New Voyages/Phase II. And is an unofficial site for Star Trek: Of Gods And Men.

Pauley79.com is hosting the series trailer for Starship Farragut, along with the first two episodes, and will be the future home of The Animated Episodes of Starship Farragut. As well as hosting the videos, you will find Newsletters and Desktop Backgrounds. So join Captain John T. Carter as he commands the U.S.S. Farragut. Starship Farragut takes place during the second season of The Original Series.

Also, on Pauley79.com you will find the fourth year of Captain James T. Kirks five year mission with Star Trek: New Voyages and Star Trek: Phase II. You will find the first three episodes, plus the hard to find pilot of New Voyages/Phase II, “Come What May.” As well as Newsletters, Podcasts, Desktop Backgrounds, and the Vignette “Center Seat”. As a special bonus you will be able to download the DVD release of the unaired alternate pilot of The Original Series, “Where No Man Has Gone Before” released by Jack Marshall, the writer and director of “Come What May."

Star Trek: Of Gods And Men is included on Pauley79.com, but at this time Pauley79.com is only able to host the trailers and MP3 files of the soundtrack. You can find links to the first two acts, though.

And to finish off everything you can find on Pauley79.com, is a collection of different music videos, including Pauley79.com’s famed Enterprise Tribute, and the very funny Picard Song. Pauley79.com is always adding new music videos and is always keeping the site up to date with the latest Fan Film information. So be sure to visit Pauley79.com’s Star Trek FanFilm Mirrors at http://www.pauley79.com.

Phase II Announces Next Episode & Guest Cast

Star Trek: Phase II announced that it will be filming a new episode this June, called "Enemy: Starfleet." Joining the cast this round will be "Mirror, Mirror"'s Barbara Luna, who will be playing, "a very surprising role for fans;" and G4tv network personality Kevin Pereira, with a role as Lt. Kevin Riley. While the details of Luna's character are under wraps for the time being, her role will be a lot more "substantial" than her role in "In Harm's Way." As for Periera, Lt. Riley's character is what James Cawley calls a "classic Enterprise crewmember."

The full announcement is located here.

Phase II Releases "To Serve All My Days: A Night In 1969"

The newest addition to Star Trek: Phase II, "To Serve All My Days: A Night In 1969," was released to the general public on May 1st, after releasing special previews to selected fans. This new edition of the episode has new special effects, an added scene after the end credits, and other features, but does not contain commercials from 1969, as originally planned. According to the announcement, the advertisements were removed "To avoid any unnecessary (and unwarranted) complaints that the episode was financially supported in some way by the 1960’s and 1970’s-era commercials."

The full announcement is located here; "To Serve All My Days: A Night In 1969" is available here.

Roddenberry.com to Host Exclusive Phase II Premiere

From April 10th through April 28th, Roddenberry.com will allow Star Trek: Phase II fans to enter for a chance to watch "To Serve All My Days: A Night in 1969" before the general release. Out of all of the entries, 500 will be give access to the new episode, 100 announced each day from April 22nd through April 27th. "To Serve All My Days" was originally aired on November 23rd, 2006 and stars Walter Koenig, returning to his role as Pavel Chekov. According to the announcement, "This special edition episode . . . features updated visual effects, incorporates original series music, consistent title sequences, and has added vintage commercials for that authentic feel. It will appear just as it might had it aired on a night in 1969."

The general release date for "To Serve All My Days: A Night in 1969" has not yet been announced.

The full announcement is located here; the contest entry page is here.

New Voyages Changes Name to Phase II

On February 16th, Star Trek: New Voyages announced that it would be changing its name to Star Trek: Phase II. Here is a quote from the announcement, which you will find in its entirety here:

"Make no mistake about it, this is a new beginning for our production. This will be the next step in our effort to provide the quality show fans have come to expect, with commitment and dedication to keeping the original series look and feel that fans have come to enjoy, [a]s before, we will strive to involve familiar faces from Star Trek’s 40-year legacy in our episodes, as well as actors from other classic SciFi shows when we can. You will see the changes taking place over the next few weeks, but you will really appreciate the changes when we release our future episodes.”

-James Cawley, Star Trek: Phase II Senior Executive Producer

New Actor to Play Sulu in Phase II

Star Trek: New Voyages has re-casted the role of Hikaru Sulu for their future episodes. The character, which was played by John Lim in "Center Seat" and "World Enough and Time," will now be played by J.T. Tepnapa. From the announcement, which is found here:

"When asked about the role, J.T. stated, 'It's an amazing opportunity to play an iconic Star Trek character first realized by George Takei, who is a personal hero of mine. And after John Lim's performance in 'World Enough and Time,' I know I have big shoes to fill. I wish him the best in his career and am ready to take the reins myself. Thank you to James and Carlos who have made a personal dream of mine come true.'"

Star Trek fan film enthusiasts will recognize Tepnapa from his previous role as Lt. Commander Corey Aster on Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, Star Trek: Odyssey, and Star Trek: The Helena Chronicles.