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June 07, 2014 11: Old-School Filmmaking
Star Trek:
Ambush.
Through Enterprise we learned a great deal about the
events of the 22nd century, but the one-hundred-year gap between
the end of Enterprise and the start of The Original Series
remains largely a mystery. A new short film entitled Star Trek:
Ambush aims to fill in some of those gaps. Ambush
will introduce a new ship and a new crew whose existence is well
known to the Federation, but something that would best be kept
secret. Set just after the events of "Balance of Terror," the story
focuses on a single away mission to rescue a captured Commander and
how the Federation ultimately dealt with the Romulans, after the
incident involving Kirk and the Enterprise. In this
episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Greg Lock,
the producer of Ambush, to learn more about the
project.

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Chapters
Meeting Greg (1:55)
The Genesis of Ambush (8:37)
Working with Miniatures (14:46)
Scouting Locations (21:10)
Bridging ENT and TOS (22:05)
Cast and Crew (27:05)
Kickstarter Success (30:11)
Find Out More (35:59)
Closing (38:37)
48 min
May 31, 2014 10: The Trexelian Expanse
Trexels.
We've seen a number of Star Trek games over the years on PC,
consoles, and now phones and tablets. More often than not, these
focus on combat. But some try to deliver more depth that gives
players an experience that is truer to Star Trek and less generic
themes in Star Trek wrappings.
One such game is Trexels from YesGnome and [x]cube GAMES.
Trexels is a unique blend of elements from across Star Trek that
sends players on missions that involve not only combat but also
diplomacy, scientific investigation, and more. Best of all, it's
done using beautifully nostalgic 8-bit graphics.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by
Craig Bolin, Creative Director and Senior Games Designer at [x]cube
GAMES, to learn more about Trexels, the story behind its genesis,
the process of writing missions, the creative decision to mix
elements from different time periods, and even the general process
of video game development.

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Chapters
Developing Games (2:01)
Craig and Star Trek (8:30)
[x]cube GAMES and YesGnome (13:53)
The Genesis of Trexels (19:54)
Mixing Time Periods (26:11)
Writing the Missions (31:18)
Designing for Touch (38:30)
The Federation Exchange (40:46)
What's Next for Trexels (48:38)
Find Out More About Trexels (51:12)
Closing (57:38)
1 hr 9 min
May 26, 2014 9: Let's Just Camp Out On the Ship
Star Trek: Phase
II.
As Star Trek fans in 2014, we have many wonderful independent
series to enjoy. But it wasn't always that way. Back in April 2003,
Jack Marshall and James Cawley created Star Trek New Voyages and
were the first to bring Kirk, Spock, and the missions of the
Enterprise 1701 back to the screen. In February 2008, they redubbed
the series Star Trek: Phase II, the title of the planned but never
produced television series from the late 1970s.
Since its inception as New Voyages in 2003, Phase II has
produced nine episodes—"Come What May," "In Harm's Way," "To Serve
All My Days," "World Enough and Time," "Blood and Fire" (a
two-parter), "Enemy: Starfleet," "The Child," and "Kitumba"—along
with three vignettes—"Center Seat," "No-Win Scenario," and "Going
Boldly." Some familiar faces have also appeared in guest roles in
these episodes, including Walter Koenig, George Takei, Barbara
Luna, and David Gerrold.
But the best is yet to come.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined today by
Brian Gross, who plays Kirk, Brandon Stacy, who plays Spock, writer
Rick Chambers, 1st AD Dennis Hotson, Gaffer and Line Producer
Robert Mauro, and Production Assistance at resident Trekspert Jaime
Sanchez to learn about cast and crew changes, the new
13,000-square-foot facility and new sets, the next three episodes,
and more.

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Chapters
Meet the Guests (3:12)
A Decade of Phase II (4:44)
Coaching Captain Kirk ( 10:18)
Recreating TOS Lighting (18:42)
Playing Spock (20:19)
Phase II Cast and Crew Changes (22:11)
Phase II New Facility and Sets (25:55)
Upcoming Episodes (38:45)
The Kickstarter (45:43)
Closing (55:57)
1 hr 6 min
May 17, 2014 8: H. P. Lovecraft In Space
The Continuing Mission:
Cathedral In the Void.
When it comes to fan series, most people think of television.
But not everyone takes this approach to storytelling. Audio dramas
are another popular way that fans continue the missions of
Starfleet. And without visuals to fall back on, bringing Star Trek
to life through sound alone can be challenging.
One group that is doing it well is Star Trek: The Continuing
Mission, a series that follows the adventures of the USS Montana.
After a three-year hiatus, Star Trek: The Continuing Mission
released their eighth episode, "Cathedral in the Void," an HP
Lovecraft-inspired story that finds unspeakable creations in the
farthest reaches of the final frontier.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by three
members of the TCM team, Director Patrick McCray, Producer
Sebastian Prooth, and Sound Designer Mathieu Blondin to learn more
about the genesis of the series and the episode, how they create an
audio drama from start to finish, and where The Continuing Mission
is headed in the future.

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Chapters
Meet the CTM Crew (4:16)
The Genesis of The Continuing Mission (13:33)
The Creative Process (25:30)
Inspiration for Cathedral (34:28)
The Future of Continuing Mission (38:56)
Find Out More (45:50)
Closing (53:03)
1 hr 3 min
May 02, 2014 7: Revisiting the Romulan War
Tommy Kraft and Marc
Bowers talk Star Trek: Horizon.
We know a great deal about the 23rd and 24th centuries, but our
exploration of the 22nd was unfortunately cut short. The
cancellation of Enterprise not only left behind a number of loose
threads from the series, but also key moments in Star Trek history
that a prequel should have explored.
Almost ten years after Enterprise left television, the
feature-length film Star Trek: Horizon aims to close one of those
gaps by telling the story of the famous Earth-Romulan War. Made by
fans in love with Star Trek and set during the Enterprise time
period, Horizon centers on The Coalition of Planets, a young
alliance of worlds led by Earth, that is at war with the Romulan
Empire. Desperate for a chance to gain the upper hand, the
Coalition forms an alliance with T’mar, a Romulan deserter, in the
hopes that she can provide valuable intelligence on her former
masters.
In the episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by writer,
director, and executive producer Tommy Kraft, and actor Marc
Bowers, who plays Commander Jackson Gates, first officer of the
NX-04 Discovery, to learn more about this story and how the film is
being put together.

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Chapters
Creative Backgrounds (2:16)
Genesis of Horizon (5:30)
Choosing the Story (13:36)
The Romulan War (19:01)
Casting Horizon (31:00)
Making the Uniforms (35:54)
The VFX of Horizon (40:17)
The Music of Horizon (51:33)
Funding Horizon (56:34)
Find Out More (1:07:47)
Closing (1:09:05)
1 hr 17 min
April 25, 2014 6: An Assembly of Rogue-like Characters
Tim Russ talks Star Trek:
Renegades.
One of the interesting things about the post-TNG stories set in
the Alpha Quadrant was that a lot of pressure was being put on the
Federation as a result of threats from the Borg and the Dominion.
Section 31 was very active, and even leaders who you would expect
to uphold Gene Roddenberry's utopian ideals were taking measures
that undermined the very foundation of the Federation.
A progression of this storyline can be found in Star Trek:
Renegades, an independent production directed by Tim Russ that
stars many familiar faces from the Star Trek franchise, including
Walter Koenig, Gary Graham, Robert Picardo, Richard Herd, Manu
Intiraymi, and of course Tim Russ as Tuvok. Ten years after
Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, the Federation is again
in crisis and its very survival is in question.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Tim Russ
to learn more about the genesis of the project, his views on a
darker take on Star Trek, what it was like directing Renegades
compared to Voyager, and what we can expect from Renegades in the
future. We also give you some background to the story and an update
on the post-production work that is now underway.

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Chapters
1:35 What Is Renegades?
7:34 Q&A with Tim Russ
18:20 Post-Production News
27:05 Closing
38 min
April 19, 2014 5: From a Ship Named Equinox...
Star Trek
Equinox.
Throughout Star Trek there are those episodes that you feel
ended with closure and those that left you asking "and then what
happened"? Generally the two don't cross. But a new film in
pre-production called Star Trek: Equinox: The Night of Time
combines one of most memorable moments from The Original Series
with a very specific loose thread from Star Trek: Voyager. The cast
includes some names very familiar to Star Trek fans including Gary
Lockwood, who will be reprising his role as Gary Mitchell, best
friend of James T. Kirk, from the classic TOS episode, “Where No
Man Has Gone Before,” and John Savage, who returns as Captain Rudy
Ransom from the Voyager two-parter "Equinox." In the episode of
Continuing Mission we're joined by two members of the Equinox team,
writer Camren Burton and actor Eric Moran, to find out more about
the project.

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Chapters
1:40 Introducing Equinox
9:18 Writing the Story
16:13 Casting Equinox
19:38 Production Schedule
29:04 Funding Equinox
32:12 Future Stories
40:26 Kickstarter
41:49 Closing
51 min
April 12, 2014 4: A Souped-up Icheb
Manu Intiraymi on Icheb
and Renegades.
Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future was one of utopian
ideals, but over time the stories stretched the boundaries of that
idealism and introduced more conflict into a world where everyone
seemed to get along. Threats like the Dominion and the Borg
challenged our heroes, and often in surprising ways. Voyager
grappled with the idea the that not all Borg are bad—or at least
deserve a second chance—while DS9 exposed the shadowy world of
Section 31.
We'll soon be lurking further into those shadows in Star Trek:
Renegades, the independent film directed by Tim Russ that stars
many familiar faces from Treks past. Renegades also brings a
Voyager twist along with it.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Manu
Intiraymi, who fans know as the young Brunali and former Borg drone
Icheb on Star Trek: Voyager. Manu talks to us about reprising the
role of Icheb in Renegades, as well as how he got the role on
Voyager, what it was like working on the set, how he got into
acting, and what he has in store for fans in the near future.

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Chapters
2:10 Second Star to the Right and Straight On to L.A.
5:50 Landing the Role of Icheb
9:54 On the Voyager Set
17:49 The Other Side of Icheb
20:23 Icheb in Renegades
27:53 A Darker Star Trek
33:09 What's Next for Manu?
38:43 Closing
50 min
April 05, 2014 3: The Mirror Universe Continues
Star Trek Continues
Episode 3 with James Kerwin and Chris White.
A production of Farragut Films, Star Trek Continues picks up the
story of The Original Series right where it left off in 1969.
Featuring a talented cast that includes Vic Mignogna as Captain
Kirk and Chris Doohan in the role made iconic by his father, Star
Trek Continues has brought us two episodes that are almost
indistinguishable from those shot in the 1960s. Fans are eagerly
awaiting the third installment, which just finished filming, and
speculation about what the story might hold has struck like
lightning.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by director
and co-writer James Kerwin and first assistant director Chris White
for a sneak peak at what STC's third outing has in store for
us.

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Chapters
2:36 The Mirror Universe Continues
15:11 An Evolving Production
26:35 Episode 3 Guest Cast
32:23 Shooting Episode 3
41:05 Premiering Down Under
44:09 Bringing 1969 Back to Life
51:00 Keeping Tabs on Star Trek Continues
54:20 Closing
1 hr 3 min
March 22, 2014 2: A History Channel Special
Prelude to
Axanar.
Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. So says an
ancient Greek proverb, and such is what happened to Garth, the
legendary Fleet Captain who we first see in the Original Series
episode "Whom Gods Destroy." What events in Garth's life led to
this, and how did he become a man of Starfleet legend? This is the
story that the independent film Star Trek Axanar aims to tell, and
it all begins with the forthcoming short "Prelude to Axanar."
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Axanar
creator and producer Alec Peters for an update on the project's
development, more information on the format of "Prelude to Axanar"
and the production timeline, and some exciting news about casting,
which includes the addition of Battlestar Galactica's Michael Hogan
to a cast that already includes Richard Hatch, J.G. Hertzler, and
Gary Graham, who is reprising his role as Soval from
Enterprise.

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Chapters
1:41 Prelude to Axanar
6:12 The Axanar Story
10:16 Ships, Visuals, and SFX
14:19 The Cast
22:52 The Setting
30:34 Funding the Production
38:57 What's Next for Axanar
45:38 Closing
54 min

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TFM is the podcast network for a universe of fandom. Founded in 2010 as Trek.fm with shows focused on Star Trek, the lineup has expanded over the years to include Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and more from…