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: A new ongoing multigenerational fandom video project covering all time lines, currently focusing on a small destroyer, the USS ''Justice'' in the late 23rd and early 24th centuries. Most of the cast are members of Star Trek ]s located in ]. Three episodes have been completed, along with other special shorts, the third being released in September 2006. Tales of the Seventh Fleet was one of several productions featured as part of the ]'s coverage of Star Trek's Fortieth Anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_5290000/newsid_5299000?redirect=5299014.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1|title=Tales of the Seventh Fleet|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref>
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: Currently in development as of October 2007, this series is unique to the Star Trek Universe in that is a ground-based story set in San Francisco. ''ST:SFI'' is a character-driven drama about the life of an analyst at Starfleet Intelligence who is reluctantly forced into the field on occasion, a strained relationshp with his superiors, and the pressure of maintaining a delicate balance between the frequently conflicting roles of personal and professional lives. Production is anticipated to begin in late 2008 with an early to mid-2009 premiere.
This article deals with fan-made productions using elements of the Star Trek franchise. Paramount Pictures and its licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the Star Trek name and trademark. Although fan productions are unauthorized and subject to legal issues a status quo exists between the fans and the studio and the number of fan films has increased. The fan film community has received some coverage from the mainstream media.
An online series produced by Jimm and Joshua Johnson that focuses on the adventures of the starship Exeter in the original series era, with production design matching the era. It has been mentioned by The New York Times and Register-Guardian (Oregon).
Launched in July 2005, this series takes place during the original series era and tells the story of the crew of the USS Farragut. Starship Farragut was the main focus of a New York Times article on Star Trek fanfilms. The production crew have signed a cooperative deal with Star Trek: New Voyages. Their first episode, "The Captaincy", premiered at the Farpoint science fiction convention in February 2007. They have released one episode, and a second has completed filming.
The first episode of Dark Armada takes place ten years after the events in Star Trek: Nemesis on board the U.S.S. Batavia. It was started in March 2005 by film-makers gathered from Star Trek fan clubs in the Netherlands and Belgium. Filming began in January 2006, and an initial episode was released that September. Filming of their first full episode, "Nightfall", is due to start in July 2007. They have had coverage in Dutch newspapers, TV, and radio. Dwight Schultz, who played Reginald Barclay, recorded a video greeting for the project.
A series with 50 produced episodes, the series centers on the starship Excelsior and its home base, Deep Space 12, as they mediate disputes between various races and fend off attacks from a powerful new alien race, The Grey. Fan Films Quarterly listed Hidden Frontier as one of the 10 most pivotal moments in fan film history in its Summer 2006 issue. The BBC in 2006 called the series "the most prominent" Star Trek fan film following Star Trek: Enterprise's cancellation.
A fanfilm produced in Scotland and currently the only Star Trek fan production in the UK. Intrepid is set in the 24th century, several years after Star Trek: Nemesis, and revolves around the effort to colonise a distant and largely unexplored Sector of the Galaxy. Star Trek: Intrepid was filmed entirely in Scotland and was released on May 26, 2007. GMTV presenter Lorraine Kelly has a brief appearance in Intrepid and the production has received extensive coverage in both national and international media, such as CNN, BBC Radio ScotlandThe Guardian, and The Scotsman. Intrepid was featured on the UK Sci Fi Channel's Sci Fi 360 video podcast.
Co-creators James Cawley and Jack Marshall aimed to complete the original series' five-year mission, with fan actors cast as Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew on an exact replica of the original bridge set. One episode -- "To Serve All My Days" -- was written by D.C. Fontana, story editor on the original Star Trek series. The second episode features Walter Koenig guest-starring as an older version of Pavel Chekov, his character from Star Trek. Several other actors from the original Trek series have also now signed on to appear in future episodes, including George Takei reprising the role of Hikaru Sulu in the third episode, "World Enough and Time", joining the original Yeoman Janice Rand, Grace Lee Whitney. Fan Films Quarterly listed New Voyages as one of the 10 most pivotal moments in fan film history in its Summer 2006 issue, and has been reported on by National Public Radio.
A new ongoing multigenerational fandom video project covering all time lines, currently focusing on a small destroyer, the USS Justice in the late 23rd and early 24th centuries. Most of the cast are members of Star Trek fan clubs located in New Jersey. Three episodes have been completed, along with other special shorts, the third being released in September 2006. Tales of the Seventh Fleet was one of several productions featured as part of the BBC's coverage of Star Trek's Fortieth Anniversary.
Currently in development as of October 2007, this series is unique to the Star Trek Universe in that is a ground-based story set in San Francisco. ST:SFI is a character-driven drama about the life of an analyst at Starfleet Intelligence who is reluctantly forced into the field on occasion, a strained relationshp with his superiors, and the pressure of maintaining a delicate balance between the frequently conflicting roles of personal and professional lives. Production is anticipated to begin in late 2008 with an early to mid-2009 premiere.
This is a LEGO fan film directed by Jonathan Markiewitz that was featured on BBC Online in celebration of Star Trek's 40th anniversary. The film was inspired by the music composed and conducted by Ron Jones and the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "The Best of Both Worlds".
David Rogers' film presents the tale of a space weary security officer on the Enterprise who is sick of Kirk, the ship, and the red shirt he must wear every day. While on patrol, he meets another redshirt on his first assignment and to whom he reveals the truth about redshirts. This film was screened on the SciFi Channel's Exposure in 2001.
In this 1989 film, the "Ferrari" have stolen all of the Pepsi from Starbase Seven-Up, and it is up to the crew of the Enterprise to rescue it. Captain Picard, along with Doodah the android, Ya Har, Jordashe, Rigor Mortis, Sexx Toii (the Betamax counselor), Ensign Expendable, and Weasley Crushme all leap into action. Along the way, viewers meet the harried Star Trek writing crew and the Ferrari's fearsome leader. This film was featured by the BBC in a series on Star Trek fans.
A series of Finnish parody movies created by Samuli Torssonen from 1992 onward. The latest film, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, was released in October 2005 and became an internet sensation, having drawn more than four million downloads from the main site alone, making it the most popular film of all time in Finland.
A Flash animated series that presents episodes of Star Trek as it might have appeared in the universe of The Flintstones. The series takes place aboard the stoneship USS Magnetize. Characters include Captain James T. Kirkstone, the Vulcano first officer Mr. Sprock, and ship's doctor Leonard "Fossils" RcKoy. The series also includes a running count of redshirts killed in each episode, and fans can write in to nominate themselves to be caricatured as a redshirt in future episodes. The production's website was a Sci-Fi.com "Site of the Week" in May 2001.
Borg War is a 90-minute animated movie originally distributed as individual short episodes. Footage for Borg War was produced using Trek-themed computer games (a process known as machinima) and then heavily edited to create the final movie, repurposing the games' voiceover clips to create a new plot. Borg War was nominated for two "Mackie" awards by the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences. An August 2007 screening at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas was the first time that CBS/Paramount had approved the screening of a non-parody fan film at a licensed convention.
Denise Crosby visited their new Next Generation-style bridge set for Trekkies 2. By July 2005, nearly $30,000US had been spent on the sets. The film, which will include an English dub, is planned to be roughly 60-90 minutes long.
When Captain Kirk was killed in Star Trek: Generations, fans started the "Bring Back Kirk" campaign. The original Bring Back Kirk teaser trailer was released in 2001 and became popular at conventions, such as the 2003 Starfleet Ball and Brazilian Trek Con at Sao Paulo. A second trailer, released in March 2004, was mentioned in Star Trek Monthly and The New York Post's Starr Report.
Legal issues
The attitude of the Star Trek copyright and trademark holders toward fan works has varied over time. In early 1996, Viacom sent cease and desist letters to webmasters of Star Trek fan sites that contained copyrighted film clips, sounds, insignia, or other copyrighted material. In the lead-up to the release of Star Trek: First Contact, then-president of Paramount Digital Entertainment David Wertheimer stated that Viacom was targeting sites that were "selling ads, collecting fees, selling illegal merchandise or posting copyrighted materials." Under threat of legal action, many Trekkies shut down.
Jennifer Granick, a San Francisco criminal lawyer who went on to champion cyber rights, felt that the unofficial sites should be covered by the fair use doctrine in U.S. copyright law. In a 1998, UCLA associate professor Howard Besser claimed the entertainment industry as a whole was, and cited Viacom's actions toward Star Trek site webmasters as an example of, "exploiting concerns over digitization and attempting to reshape the law by strengthening protection for copyrights holders and weakening public rights to access and use material."
