Headline News for July, 2016

July 30, 2016, Newly Released a short animated film, Cease and Desist, http://astartrekfanfilm.com/ (2:55), or view it on You Tube directly here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2-775P7dpU (2:55).  Its permanent home will be Short Films Not Listed Elsewhere, http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html (BI).

July 27, 2016, Michael Liebmann, prolific fan voice actor with dozens of credits in different Star Trek fan films and audio dramas, died unexpectedly of surgical complications last night. Liebmann was best known for his roles on Starship Excelsior (Alex "Bev" Rol), Outpost (Jack Graves), Lost Frontier (Weyoun), Valkyrie (Commander Andrew Miller), and Grissom (Dr. Liebmann). He also appeared in Diplomatic Relations, Defiant, Henglaar M.D., Federation One, Osiris, Dark Armada, Hidden Frontier's Star Trek: Odyssey, and many other programs, from Mariner to Titan to Star Rabbit Tracks, plus other non-Trek audio plays. A true optimist and popular filker, Michael touched tens of thousands of lives through his voiceover work, and he will be profoundly missed by the entire community. His funeral will be held on Sunday, July 31st at 10AM at Mountain Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California (6150 Mount Sinai Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93063).

July 25, 2016, Newly Released from Alvision 100, a short film in an alternative Star Trek timeline, "Chasing The Infinite Sky."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuXt2AAn1Kw (5:22).  Its permanent home will be Other Short Films, (BH) http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html. (Note aside:  The known universe is believed to be well under 150 billion light years in diameter, so 1.2 trillion light years would place them in an alternative universe.)

July 23, 2016.  Links to reviews of Star Trek Beyond, the new professional movie, can be found here: http://startrekreviewed-tvandmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/movie-13.html.

July 18, 2016.  Newly Released from Potemkin Pictures, an adventure aboard the Starship Potemkin of Project Potemkin, "All In a Day's Work," - A Star Trek Fan Production.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2zIgFWu3X8 (8:27) or https://vimeo.com/175181326 (8:27).  Portuguese subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC-nXgmcBh8 (8:27).  For all prior stories about the Starship Potemkin, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/31.html.  For other releases from Potemkin Pictures, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/32.html.

July 10, 2016. Find: On May 7, 2016, Raumschiff Eberswalde (Spaceship Eberswalde), Germany's first Star Trek audio drama podcast, celebrated Star Trek's 50th birthday with 7 new releases, bringing them to a massive 508 episodes over 14 years! More information about this fan series recounting the personal log of Starfleet officer Robert Thomas in the 25th century can be found in Blog 220 which is dedicated to German Language productions here: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/220.html and on the Audio Drama page, Blog 247: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/247.html

July 5, 2016.  Melbourne produced by Shadowstorm Studios at Starbase Studios  has released a very short crossover with Starship Valient, PenPals:  A Star Trek Fan Production.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUcLVpt_fXo (1:10).  Melbourne has not yet released a full episode and information about this production therefore temporarily resides at (5)  http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/210.html .   Prior releases and other information about Starship Valiant can be found here: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/42.html.

July 3, 2016.  A new page has been set out for all types of Guidance for Fan Filmmakers, here; http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/234.html.  This includes both links about the new CBS Guidelines and previous materials that had been at Blog 249.