Headline News for June, 2016

June 29, 2016.  Engage, the Official Star Trek Podcast has clarified the Guidelines.  They do not apply to films already released or well into production and do not apply to audio dramas.  That means that nothing has to be taken down that is already up.  Films like Aurora's second episode may be completed.  Also, CBS does not own Star Trek music, so that is still an issue that must be dealt with separately.  In the meanwhile, you can listen to Episode 5 of the Podcast yourself here: http://www1.play.it/audio/engage-the-official-star-trek-podcast/, or read James Heaney's much briefer summary of that podcast here: http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/cbss-john-van-citters-interviewed-about-the-guidelines.281808/.

June 29, 2016.  Starship Tristan releases Season 1, Episode C, The Chronicles of Lanclos -- A Star Trek Fan Production.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRaZoBvXUyg (8:59) or https://vimeo.com/173008991(9:00).  Starship Tristan is a production of Potemkin Pictures.  For prior releases of Starship Tristan and other new series produced by Potemkin Pictures see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/32.html .  For Potemkin Pictures first series, Project Potemkin, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/31.html .

June 25, 2016.  The Adventures of the USS Infinity has re-issued their third and final episode with sound, since it had had the sound turned off over copyright issues.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhoZ_4wOI_o (12:04).   For their first two episodes and also for their stop-motion animations, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/184.html .

June 24, 2016.   CBS is inviting fan questions and feedback about their new ultra-restrictive fan film guidelines through their official Star Trek podcast, ENGAGE. You can leave your questions and comments here: https://www.facebook.com/EngageTheOfficialStarTrekPodcast/posts/1060559627365676

June 23, 2016.   CBS and Paramount have released their rules for Star Trek Fan Films going forward.  Among other things, they have banned fans from doing their own series.  Here are the rules: http://www.startrek.com/fan-films .

June 19, 2016 MAJOR NEW RELEASE from Jurgen Kaiser, a stop-action animation in German with English subtitles, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Enterprise, the Beginning of the End (or in German, Der Anfang vom Ende),  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3FNopHpTI (58:06).  For more about this stop-action animation, including links to the previous episode of Star Trek: Enterprise which has a second sound track in English, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/12.html.

June 16, 2016, Newly Released, Reenactment of a scene from The Wrath of Khan on Video by one boy playing both Kirk and Khan: https://vimeo.com/170421194 (1:38).  This film's permanent home will be under, "Other Short Films," http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html

June 9, 2016, Recently Released PLUS Find.  From BroBraGar Studios, Comedy and Parody based on TOS. We have been unable to contact the filmmakers to find out what order they prefer for you watch their Star Trek films:

Messin' with McCoy:
Star Trek Fanz -- Messin' With McCoy 1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA3i7rwMLlg (0:40) (October 5, 2015)
Star Trek Fanz -- Messin' With McCoy 2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDnZfiwlfJ0 (0:30) (September 29, 2015)
Star Trek Fanz -- Messin' With McCoy 3, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDkkViwS2Kk (0:35) (September 29, 2015)
Star Trek Fanz -- Messin' With McCoy 4, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxo0wXXFcQw (1:50) (May 31, 2015)

Star Trek Unlimited:
Star Trek Unlimited 1,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irHTo2ApTbY (16:20) (December 17, 2015)
Star Trek Unlimited, Windy Fever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIv1kP1DcGo (11:11)(December 19, 2015)

Misc. Other:
Star Trek Fanz -- Orchestra Practice, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv9wd2wJ1hM (1:58) (October 3, 2015)

Little Spocks Christmas Story,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCrKY_RF7UY (3:41) (December 5, 2015)

Star Trek Fanz, The Groupie, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nNxmWtwLY4 (0:49) (December 19, 2015)
Produce 1,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfC4ES0Lfzw (1:50) (June 1, 2015).

For the permanent home of BroBraGar Studio's Star Trek productions, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/64.html .

June 5, 2016, New Release from the newly resurrected Star Trek: Requirius, Season 3 Episode 1, "Recommencement," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLE4iAqYzo (8:35).  For all previous episodes of Star Trek: Requirius, see  http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/91.html