| CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
•
Saturday, September 1: Dragon*Con
Parade
• Saturday,
September 29: STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• In Memoriam: Commodore
Tonya LaVette Spanks
• In Memoriam: Commander
Masibindi "Mother Courage" Miller
• Project:
Potemkin Casting Call
• Commanding Officer election
coming in November
• First
"Trekkiepalooza!" fundraising event a success
• Star Trek
Autographs for Sale
• TXA
2013: Damn the photon torpedoes, warp speed ahead!
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Away Mission to "Night
at the Museum": What happened?
• Personnel Records
• Library Computer
SIDEBAR
• August Birthdays
• Welcome Aboard!
• Member
Reenlistments
• August
Membership Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
• USS Republic &
USS Atlanta Crew Rosters
• Tonya
LaVette Spanks: July 16, 1966 - August 17, 2012
• News
from StarTrek.com
— Remembering
William Windom, 1923-2012
— Remembering
Biff Elliot, 1923-2012
• News
from TrekMovie.com
— Star
Trek: Phase II Relaunches with New Vignette
Featuring New Kirk +
Refit Enterprise & more
— First
Vignette from Star Trek Continues
Fan Series
Picks Up Where TOS Left
Off
— Roberto
Orci Reveals Star Trek
Sequel Character
Details + Talks Title,
Trailer & more |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Dragon*Con
Parade
10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2012
Peachtree Street at Auburn Avenue
Downtown Atlanta
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For
the fourth year in a row, the USS Republic's
parade banner will serve as the meeting point for
all costumed Star Trek fans in the Dragon*Con
parade. Last year, a dead-ringer for "Scotty"
carried one side of our banner. Several
members of KAG can also be seen in the background.
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For
the fourth year in a row, ENS1 Joanne Trew is coordinating
the USS Republic's participation in the annual Dragon*Con
parade.
Dragon*Con is now limiting registered parade groups to ten
persons each. Ensign Joanne has acquired ten parade
ribbons for the Republic and has ONLY FIVE LEFT. If
you would like to march with the Republic behind our
banner, contact
Ensign Joanne immediately to reserve your parade ribbon
with her.
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Also
for the fourth year in a row, USS Republic
member ENS1 Joanne Trew (above center, in red skort
and holding tribble) is coordinating the Republic's
presence in the Dragon*Con parade.
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Capt
Eric L. Watts will not be attending Dragon*Con this
year. We need someone to pick up our parade banner
from Captain Watts' home in Doraville and meet up with Ensign
Joanne on or before Friday, August 31. Please
contact
the Captain if you'd like to volunteer.
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Members
and friends of the USS Republic, along with
a large group of other Star Trek cosplayers,
gather together for a group photo just before step-off
at the 10th annual Dragon*Con parade in 2011.
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Members
who plan to march with the Republic must meet at the
staging area at Woodruff Park (4½ blocks south of the
Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street) in costume
at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. The parade
goes forward on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, rain
or shine. Start time is 10:00 a.m. The parade
starts at Peachtree Street and Auburn Avenue, follows Peachtree
Street north to Baker Street (at the Hyatt Regency), continues
east on Baker Street to Courtland Avenue and ends at the Marriott
Marquis' back entrance.
If you are planning to march with us, you are also encouraged
to join the Dragon*Con
Parade YahooGroup for parade rules and policies, a
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Seventh
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012
Midtown
Bowl
1936 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta GA 30324
(404) 874-5703 || www.midtownbowl.com
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The
Republic's Sixth Annual STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge, September 2011
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Save the
date and plan to join the USS Republic for our Seventh
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge! We'll once again
challenge the Klingon
Assault Group, the Georgia
501st and even the Georgia
Furs to this perenially popular event... we'll see
who shows up to meet us in the alley!
The game fee is $20.00 per person for two hours of
bowling and includes shoe rental. CASH ONLY,
PLEASE, and please pay the Republic, who has already
paid for the lane rental. We have rented two lanes
which accommodate up to six players each. Please
RSVP if you plan to attend so we can add lanes if necessary. Please
arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to pay for play, get your shoes
and choose your ball. First ball rolls promptly at 7:00
p.m., so please arrive early and be ready to roll (literally)
at 7:00 p.m. Midtown
Bowl's food grill offers a broad range of menu items
and adult beverages are available at the full-service bar.
The
2007 Bowling Challenge turned out to be a huge media
event with lots of TV cameras and the four challenges since
then were just as much fun. Plan to wear your best Star
Trek costume or your USS Republic sport shirt or
chapter t-shirt for this fun-filled family-friendly event!
MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
In
Memoriam: Tonya LaVette Spanks
July 16, 1966 - August 17, 2012 |
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USS Republic is deeply saddened to announce that lifelong
Star Trek fan, longtime member of STARFLEET and our
dear friend Commodore Tonya LaVette Spanks passed away
on Friday, August 17, 2012, of complications from pneumonia.
She was admitted to a local hospital on Thursday morning
with a persistent cough, where a CAT scan revealed blood clots
in her lungs. She was treated with anticoagulants and
antibiotics and was expected to recover, but passed suddenly
and unexpectedly the following day. Tonya was 46.
Tonya joined STARFLEET International and the USS Republic
in November 1993 and was a member of the Republic until
late 2006, when she transferred to the USS DaVinci
in Columbus, Georgia. She was a charter member and Executive
Officer of the USS Atlanta when it launched in June
2007 and was a member of that ship when she passed.
The USS Republic and the USS MacLeod merged
in 1998 to form Chattahoochee Station. Tonya
was the Commanding Officer of Chattahoochee Station
from c. 2001 to c. 2002. Chattahoochee Station
changed its name back to the USS Republic in 2003.
Historically speaking, Tonya is considered to be the
Republic's tenth Commanding Officer.
Tonya was a regular attendee of Dragon*Con and a frequent
programming participant on TrekTrak. She was a panelist
on the discussion panels "Classic Trek: Gone and Forgotten?"
in 1998 and "Is Atlanta Star Trek Fandom Dead?" in
2001, a team player representing the Republic in "Star
Trek Family Feud" in 2004, and a culinary artist in the
audience-favorite cooking demonstration, "Starfleet Kitchen,"
in 2003, 2004 and 2005. She also helped to host the
Republic's fan tables at many of TrekTrak's "Happy
Hour at Ten Forward" parties. Tonya was the
author and publisher of the USS Republic's original
"Sci-Fi Cookbook." She most recently attended the USS
Republic's joint Christmas party with the USS Atlanta
last December.
Tonya was especially fond of the original Star Trek
series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," starring
Frank Gorshin and Lou Antonio as the last surviving natives
of the planet Cheron, whose unique skin coloration is distinctive
for being bright white on one side of their bodies and pitch
black on the other. This 1969 episode addresses the
issues of slavery, segregation and racial superiority; its
message is that skin color does not matter. Tonya frequently
attended Star Trek, science fiction and pop culture
conventions fully made up as a member of the planet Cheron,
and was featured as that character on the 2001 TrekTrak program
cover.
Tonya had been a sales associate for home services provider
Allconnect for eight years. She was also a recent graduate
of the University of Phoenix and had recently launched LaVette
Designs, a web site design business for small businesses.
A memorial service was held for Tonya on Saturday, August
25, at the Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home in Decatur.
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In
Memoriam: Masibindi Miller
October 6, 1952 - August 22, 2012 |
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USS Republic is saddened to announce the passing of
former member Cmdr Masibindi "Mother Courage"
Miller on or around August 22 following abdominal surgery
in May and a long battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She
was 59.
Cmdr Miller joined STARFLEET International in February 2007
and the USS Republic in October 2011. A
resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, she never attended any
Republic events or activities, but lived vicariously
through us via our newsletter and was always supportive of
the Republic from a distance. When the USS
Bradenton was commissioned last month in Bradenton,
Florida---just 30 miles from St. Petersburg---Cmdr Miller
requested a membership transfer to the new ship. Her
last email to the Republic following her transfer request
approval said simply, "I shall miss the joy and camaraderie
of my USS Republic family, Sir!"
Cmdr Miller was retired from the United State Coast Guard,
a member of Mensa International, active in Florida fandom
and a chaplain in STARFLEET Academy.
Commanding Officer, Republic, is glad Cmdr Miller found
a ship closer to her home with whom she could attend meetings
and participate, and hopes she had that chance before passing.
Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit. |
| Project:
Potemkin Casting Call |
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friends from the independent fan film series Project:
Potemkin have released the following casting call for
two of their upcoming episodes:
Casting Notice "Beach Towel" and "The Shovel of Kahless"
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photography slated to take place on one Saturday in September
and one Saturday in October 2012 (two different weekends).
• Filming
to take place in the fall of 2012 at Fort Gaines, Georgia,
approximately 3-1/2 hours south of Atlanta, 1-1/2 hours
north of Tallahassee.
Project: Potemkin is casting for the following roles:
Carter Winston - Male co-star; galactic philanthropist
and shape-shifter Vendorian in human form
• Mid-30s
- 50s
• Height:
5' 6" to 6' 1", slight to medium build
• Hair Color/Cut:
Blonde, '70s look, with moustache/goatee
Klingon Colonists - Male and female extras (for October
shoot ONLY)
• Mid-20s
- 60s
• Height:
No less than 5' 5" and no taller than 6' 4"
• Must have
own Klingon wardrobe and makeup, including appliances. Can
be Klingon colonists, civilians, farmers
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gear not required for these two productions. Can be
old-style TOS, knot-headed TMP-style, fish-boned TUC style.
Submit headshots and background info via USPS or email (not
both) to:
Randall Landers
Project: Potemkin
3211 Saddleleaf Avenue, Albany GA 31721
producer@projectpotemkin.com
Subject Line: Carter Winston, Klingon Colonist (whichever
part you're applying for)
Additional information on Project: Potemkin can be
found at:
http://www.projectpotemkin.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/projectpotemkin/
http://www.youtube.com/user/Potemkin1711/videos
http://vimeo.com/user5227474/videos
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| Commanding
Officer election coming in November |
 Captain
Eric L. Watts' third two-year term as Commanding Officer
of the USS Republic will soon be coming to a close,
and all members in good standing will soon be asked to cast
their vote for the candidate they want to lead and administrate
this chapter for the next two years.
 Candidates
for the position must be a member in good standing of STARFLEET
International, must have taken and passed Officers Training
School (OTS) and Officers Command College (OCC), and must
be at least 18 years of age. Members interested
in taking OTS and/or OCC should visit the STARFLEET Academy
web site. In
accordance with the Republic's Rank
Assignment & Promotions Policy, members who take and
pass both courses receive an automatic promotion to Lieutenant,
Junior Grade (Lt. JG).
As of August 23, there are three members of the Republic
in good standing who hold the necessary credentials to hold
the office of Commanding Officer. In alphabetical
order, they are:
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David Churvis |
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Matt Ebeling |
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Eric L. Watts |
No currently eligible member has, so far, announced his candidacy. At
least one member of the Republic who holds the necessary
credentials must renew his dues before becoming eligible to
announce, vote or be voted for; at least eight members of
the Republic currently hold an OTS diploma but need
an OCC diploma to be eligible for CO.
If more than one eligible person announces his or her candidacy,
paper ballots will be mailed to each member in good standing
in November. Cast ballots can then be mailed to
the chapter's mailing address or delivered by hand at the
Republic's Christmas Party in December. Ballots
will be counted by three noncandidate members and the results
announced during the evening. The new Commanding
Officer, if any, will officially assume office on January
1, 2013. |
| First
"Trekkiepalooza!" fundraising event a success |
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No
doubt about it: When we first started planning our first "Trekkiepalooza!"
fundraiser, we frankly had no idea if it would be a big hit
or a total flop. To be honest, we were prepared for
the outcome to go either way. Commanding Officer, Republic
(and TrekTrax
Atlanta
Chairman) Capt Eric L. Watts is pleased to report that,
all things considered, our first "Trekkiepalooza!" was a resounding
success.
Hosted by The Tucker Saloon in Tucker, the event started around
3:00 in the afternoon with fan films on the big screen, all
the Star Trek board and card games you can think of,
a virtual flea market of Star Trek and non-Star
Trek merchandise for sale and of course, our infamous
Klingon Bloodwine, Romulan Ale and Saurian Brandy Jell-O shooters!
Around 5:00, Capt Matt Ebeling presented a certified
Basic First Aid training class to about a half-dozen students
and around 7:00, our live musicians took to the stage. First
up was acoustic guitarist Steven Mann, followed by the four-piece
rock band Blood Oaks, both of which were well-received by
the audience.
A couple
dozen people turned out for the event and everyone had a really
great time... although ENS1 Joanne Trew might say that
some members had a greater time than others! But this
wasn't just a fun-and-games event... it was a fundraiser for
TrekTrax Atlanta. To that end, we collected a $5.00
donation at the door, sold a significant amount of merchandise
from our table, collected $15.00 per person for the Basic
First Aid class, sold a few raffle tickets and, notably, completely
sold out of about 85 Jell-O shooters at $2.00 each or three
for $5.00. These receipts totalled $431.00. Add
to that amount four online donations of $50.00 each from folks
who were unable to attend and subtract a few expenses for
Jell-O, shot glasses, etc., and the final amount raised specifically
by this event totalled (drum roll, please....) $622.63.
We
announced last issue that we were at 0.9% of our total goal
and hoped to reach 5.0% with this fundraiser. The funds
we raised at our first "Trekkiepalooza!" now put us at 11.3%.
While that's a great start, we're still a long way from
the finish line. We still need to raise that other 88.7%
of our goal by the end of the year.
To that end, we're already working on our next "Trekkiepalooza!"
fundraiser, to be held sometime in October. But we know
that events like these won't get us to our goal by themselves,
and we're currently investigating other options, as well.
How can you help? Glad you asked! 1) Support us
by purchasing a Tim Russ or Barbara March autograph (see below).
2) Purchase your membership to TrekTrax Atlanta 2013
and encourge all your friends to do the same. 3) Plan
to attend our next "Trekkiepalooza!" fundraiser and bring
lots of friends with you. 4) Make a no-strings-attached
donation to TrekTrax Atlanta via PayPal to epayments@trektrax.org.
5) Donate items or services that we can sell at our
next "Trekkiepalooza!" fundraiser.
All funds raised will exclusively support TrekTrax
Atlanta.
Thank you for your support! |
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Now
Available! Autographed 8 x 10 glossy prints
of Tim Russ as "Tuvok" from Star Trek: Voyager
and Barbara March as "Lursa" from Star Trek:
The Next Generation. Only $20.00 each! Each
print will come in a plastic sheet protector and mailed to
you in a sturdy envelope. Your purchase of these
autographed prints helps defray the expenses of putting on
TrekTrax Atlanta. Choose the autograph(s) you want
and place your order today! Thank you! |
| TrekTrax
Atlanta 2013: Damn the photon torpedoes, warp speed ahead! |
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After
two years of putting on a new Star Trek convention
in Atlanta that did not meet attendance or financial expections,
the decision to move forward with a third-year convention
was not made easily, quickly or without a tremendous amount
of thoughtful, reasoned consideration. A new group of
decision-makers, now called the Board of Advisors which replaces
the previous Executive Committee, has carefully evaluated
the convention's past, present and potential future and reached
the unanimous decision that TrekTrax
Atlanta
can and must survive, but that, among other things, the convention's
budget moving forward must be scaled back to meet fiscal reality.
Line items that have been slashed to meet this goal
include (but have not been limited to) celebrity appearance
fees, complimentary hotel accomodations for our guests and
audio/visual equipment rental. We have been careful
to reduce costs only in areas that should not be immediately
apparent to the attending membership. This means that
you can expect the same great convention in 2013 that you
(hopefully) enjoyed in 2011 and 2012.
Conceptually,
TrekTrax Atlanta remains committed to being an exclusive,
Star Trek-only convention that places special emphasis
on fan-based events, activities, programming and productions.
We will continue to present three tracks of programming:
one each devoted to Star Trek in general, Klingons
in particular and costuming and makeup together. We
will also continue to have a gaming room, VIP champagne reception,
dealers room, con suite, costume contest, live performances
by musical acts, and the Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant,
although some of these things may be scaled down. And
rest assured, we will have celebrity guests.
We are currently negotiating with two well-known guests to
headline our 2013 convention and hope to be making an announcement
soon.
We will once again be in the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter
Hotel in Chamblee. The dates of our 2013 convention
are April 19-21. We are pleased to welcome for the first
time Darren Hann, Peggy L. Dixon, Joanne Pelley and Jeff Power
from Star Trek: Reliant, as well as returning guests
Renda Carr and Tim Carr from Project: Potemkin; Keith
Harris and Kim Vickery from Star Trek: Lexington; Star
Trek audiobooks producer Emmett Plant; Klingon language
expert Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen; Klingon Karaoke hosts Keela
& Katkith; and musical acts il Troubadore and the New York
Disco Villains. New guests are being added on a regular
basis, so check the TXA web site regularly or Like our Facebook
page for the latest guest additions.
The TrekTrax Atlanta web site (now with new and improved
navigation!) has been updated with membership payment options
and an online hotel reservations link. It is never too
soon to purchase your membership, but if you wait too long
to book your reservation, you might be too late. We
have only 60 rooms in our room block at our special convention
rate and they are expected to sell out quickly. Don't
risk having to book a room at the hotel's much higher street
price... reserve your room now.
The TrekTrax Atlanta staff is committed to making our 2013
convention an operational and financial success, but we need
your support to do it. Purchase your membership, book
your room reservation, support our upcoming fundraisers and
help us spread the word far and wide to all your friends and
acquaintances that TrekTrax
Atlanta
2013 is THE place to be! |
| Away
Mission to "Night at the Museum": What happened? |
Your
hard-working Commanding Officer is, quite frankly, confused
by the recent turn of events concerning the previously announced,
then cancelled, "away mission" to the Tellus Science Museum's
"Night at the Museum" on August 4. At the suggestion
of several Republic members, Capt Eric L. Watts
announced the "away mission" in the June and July issues of
this newsletter, in spite of there being very few details
about the event on Tellus' web site:
 Tellus
comes life during Night at the Museum. Scientists, authors
and adventurers, real and fictional, take over Tellus in a
fun and educational night perfect for all ages.
All children will get a free autograph book to collect signatures
of some of the biggest names in science and science fiction!
Tellus is excited to announce new additions to this
year's event, so stay tuned!
With the date quickly approaching and with no new updates
to their event page in two months, your Captain called the
Museum to find out who, exactly, the promised "scientists,
authors and adventurers" and "biggest names in science and
science fiction" would be. The only people the very
nice lady who answered the phone knew would be present for
the event were "some local authors." And by "local"
authors, she meant Cartersville... not Atlanta.
Asked about the nature of the activities that were going to
be held or presented at the event, she made it very clear,
in case it wasn't clear on their web site, that "Night at
the Museum" was an event intended primarily for children ages
12 and under. When asked whether the event would be
appropriate for a Star Trek fan club made of up mostly
middle-aged adults, she simply said, "Probably not."
Considering that Cartersville is about 40 miles northwest
of Atlanta, that admission to this event for nonmembers of
the Museum was $20 and that the event, according to a TSM
employee, was intended primarily for small children, your
Captain cancelled the "away mission" in what he believed was
the best interests of the membership.
So imagine
his surprise when, in the days following the event, photos
and videos starting showing up on Facebook of literally dozens
of adult fans cavorting around the Museum in all sorts of
science fiction costumes, entertaining a sizeable crowd of
mundane adults and kids alike. Spotted in these images
were a significant number of Federation, Klingon and Star
Wars costumes. Conversations held with several participants
since then have confirmed that, yes indeed, this has been
a "go-to" event for sci-fi cosplayers for some time now.
So what happened? Your Captain traces the confusion
back to his phone call to the Museum in late July and being
told that this event was intended primarily for children and
was "probably not" appropriate for adults. Clearly,
that person was grossly misinformed about the nature of her
employer's own event and, unfortunately, her misconception
resulted in waving us away from what might have otherwise
been a wonderful evening of fun and entertainment for our
members (and a loss of revenue for them).
Lesson learned. This event will definitely be included
on our calendar of events for next year and hopefully, the
USS Republic will be well-represented. |
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special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
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The
cast and crew of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. As
most Star Trek fans already know, William Shatner
and Ricardo Montalban (looking very Mr. Roarke-ish here,
while most of the other actors are in their costumes) were
never on the set at the same time, having filmed their scenes
at different times, so this may very well be the only photo
of the two actors actually together. It is unknown
to this editor why someone's silhouette in the upper right
of this photo has been cut out. It is also unknown
why Leonard Nimoy is not present, despite being "remembered"
(pardon the pun) in the photograph being held by Shatner
(center).
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Away
Mission to The Amazing Spider-Man || July
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Away
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Star
Trek: TNG 25th Anniversary Event || July
23, 2012
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USS
Republic members ENS1 Will Sims (far left),
CO Capt Eric L. Watts (center) and ENS3 Tasheka
Gipson (far right) are among the many Star Trek
fans who came out on a Monday evening to watch two
25-year-old Next Generation episodes on the
big screen with remastered special effects in high
definition. Lots of other members and fans
in costume pouring out of two theaters escaped our
last-minute, spontaneous photo call, but at least
a couple dozen folks behind the camera took similar
photos with their smart phones.
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AUGUST
BIRTHDAYS
Sunday, August 1
ENS1 Russell J. Broomfield
Sunday, August 5
ENS1 Jeff Trew
Sunday, August 6
ENS2 Chris White
Sunday, August 10
Ens Jenilee Trew
Capt Eric L. Watts
Sunday, August 11
Ens Elizabeth Scott
Sunday, August 20
Ens Leslie Williamson
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
1 New Member in July!
Ens Patricia Houk
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in July
ENS3 Tracy O'Quinn
Cmdr David A. Slaughter
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AUGUST
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' SFI and chapter dues expire in August
ENS1 Eric Lange
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
ENS1 "Wolfy"
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of August 26, 2012, the Republic crew includes 37
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing. |
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Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, frequently partnering with other
local science fiction groups in the Atlanta area for joint
activities, but does not hold meetings on a consistently
fixed date each month. |
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Because
the USS Republic is a duly commissioned chapter
of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed by
its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. Combined
annual dues for both groups are $25 per person and is
collected by the chapter (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes access to our YahooGroups
message board, voting privileges in chapter elections
and a personalized laminated membership card which entitles
the member to discounts and rebates on products and services
offered by our Member Benefits Program Partners. Additional
information on Republic membership and how to join
and reenlist is on our award-winning web site.
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Tonya
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July 16, 1966 - August 17, 2012
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NEWS
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| Remembering
William Windom, 1923-2012 |
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By
StarTrek.com Staff
August 20, 2012
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| William
Windom has passed away at the age of 88. A veteran
actor and Emmy Award winner, Windom died at his home on
Thursday in Woodacre, California, succumbing to congestive
heart failure. |
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| Windom's
many film and television appearances included The Twilight
Zone, To Kill a Mockingbird, My World and
Welcome to It, The Americanization of Emily,
The A-Team, a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote,
She's Having a Baby, Ally McBeal and JAG.
Of course, to Star Trek fans the world over,
Windom will always be remembered for his compelling performance
as the guilt-ridden Commodore Matt Decker in the original
series episode "The Doomsday Machine." Windom reprised
the role decades later in the Star Trek: New Voyages
fan film "In Harm's Way." |
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is survived by his wife, Patricia, four children and four
grandchildren. Everyone at StarTrek.com sends our
condolences to Windom's family, friends and fans. |
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Remembering Biff Elliot, 1923-2012 |
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By
StarTrek.com Staff
August 17, 2012
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| StarTrek.com
is saddened to report the passing of Biff Elliot, who died
on August 15 at the age of 89. Elliot guest-starred
in the original series episode "The Devil in the Dark" playing
Schmitter, a miner at the Janus VI colony who died when
the mother Horta went on a rampage. |
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| A
veteran character actor, Elliot's credits also included
the 1953 film I, the Jury, in which he starred as
Mike Hammer, as well as Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock
Presents, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mission:
Impossible, Cannon, Planet of the Apes,
Falcon Crest and CHiPs, as well as the Jack
Lemmon films Kotch, The Front Page, Save
the Tiger and That's Life! |
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condolences to Elliot's family, friends and fans. |
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NEWS
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| Star
Trek: Phase II Relaunches with New Vignette Featuring
New Kirk + Refit Enterprise & more |
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By
Anthony Pascale
August 6, 2012
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| Earlier
in the summer, the popular fan series Star Trek: Phase
II announced the recasting of their Captain Kirk. And
tonight they released a new video vignette to relaunch the
series which features Brian Gross' Kirk along with their
newly refit USS Enterprise. There is also another
new member of their bridge crew which is going to blow you
away. |
| Star
Trek: Phase II relaunches with new Captain Kirk and
new USS Enterprise |
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Star Trek: Phase II producer (and original Kirk)
James Cawley has just sent over a link to this "Going Boldly"
vignette, which he is calling a "relaunch" for the fan series.
It features Brian Gross as the new Kirk addressing
his crew and it also shows off the newly refit design for
the USS Enterprise. Pretty cool stuff.
The previously announced big change to the series was bringing
on actor Brian Gross to step into the role of James T. Kirk,
played in all previous episodes by producer James Cawley.
Gross' first episode will be "Bread and Savagery,"
which recently finished shooting. There are still
a couple of episodes featuring Cawley that have yet to be
released before his introduction as Kirk. |
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| It
is also interesting to see how the fan series which launched
as Star Trek: New Voyages in 2004 continues to evolve.
This new vignette demonstrates how the series is trying
to move closer to the Star Trek: The Motion Picture
era. Phase II's Enterprise is now a
step towards the full TMP refit. |
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was actually four years ago that the Phase II team
first announced their intentions to "refit" their
Enterprise, but that original plan was eventually
put aside, until now. |
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| The
show has also brought on board a crewmember from the Star
Trek animated series in the 1970s. The three-armed
tri-pedal Edosian navigator Arex joins the cast, thanks
to the CGI work done by Tobias Richter. Adding Arex
was announced back in 2010 and he was originally supposed
to come on board for "The Child," which was released earlier
this year. |
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more info on the series, visit the official
site. |
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First Vignette from Star Trek Continues Fan Series
Picks Up Where TOS Left Off |
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By
Anthony Pascale
August 6, 2012
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| Over
the weekend at the Shore Leave convention in Baltimore,
Maryland, the new fan series Star Trek Continues
debuted their first vignette. The new show, featuring
Vig Mignogna as James T. Kirk along with Chris Doohan as
Scotty and Grant Imahara as Sulu, hopes to continue the
five-year mission following the final episode from the third
season. This first vignette shows how they are bridging
the gap. |
| First
Vignette from Star Trek Continues picks up where
TOS left off |
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Star Trek Continues vignette premièred to a capacity
crowd in the main room at Shore Leave 34 and it is now available
online. Show star/producer Vic Mignogna was on hand
along with co-star Chris Doohan (who is playing his father's
role of Scotty). The vignette emphasizes how the new
fan series picks up following the third season of Star
Trek. |
| Astute
fans will note how the vignette starts with a shot-by-shot
recreation the final moments of the final episode of Star
Trek, "Turnabout Intruder." That final scene from
the original series ended with Kirk, Scotty and Spock going
into the turbolift. But then the Star Trek Continues
vignette shows us what happened next. Show star and
producer Mignogna tells TrekMovie that this was their way
of bridging their fan series with the original Star Trek.
The first episode of STC, which will be shooting
in October, will take place in what Mignogna sees as a notional
fourth season for the original series, and will carry on
the five-year mission. |
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| Star
Trek Continues (R) kicks off their first vignette by
recreating final moments of the last original Star Trek
episode, "Turnabout Intruder." |
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Star Trek Continues team plans to release another
vignette on October 1. |
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Roberto Orci Reveals Star Trek Sequel Character Details
+ Talks Title, Trailer & more |
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By
Anthony Pascale
July 14, 2012
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| There
has been a lot of chatter in the last week, so TrekMovie
thought it was time again to check in with Star Trek
co-writer/producer Roberto Orci, who not only contradicted
Karl Urban's latest comments but also gave details on post-production
and revealed some spoilers on the new characters in the
film, talked titles and more... and this is only in the
first part of the exclusive interview below. |
| Orci
reveals Cumberbatch is canon character but not Mitchell
+ much more |
| TrekMovie.com:
A couple of weeks ago, you were on a radio show and you
confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch is not playing Gary
Mitchell in the sequel. Then last week, Karl Urban
says he is playing Gary Mitchell. Both can't be true. |
| Roberto
Orci: All I can say is that when I did that radio interview,
I had just been doing 22 hours of press. I had just
got off a flight from New Zealand... |
| TrekMovie.com:
Nice callback, but are you sticking with your original comment
and it isn't Gary Mitchell. |
| Roberto
Orci: I would say that I never lie. While Karl
tests all those hypo spray props on himself [laughs]. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Another thing Karl is saying is there is some footage being
released this weekend. Do you know anything about
that? |
| Roberto
Orci: No. I would love to see some. |
| TrekMovie.com:
For the last movie, your first full trailer with new footage
was with Quantum of Solace, which was in late October
of 2008. So following that pattern, should we expect
the first sequel trailer sometime this fall? |
| Roberto
Orci: Yeah. Marketing plans, especially for the
second time around, get a little more clear. You know
you want a certain amount of time for an audience to be
aware of what is coming up. So certainly, fall at
the latest for starting to roll this movie out. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Have you guys picked a name for the movie. |
| Roberto
Orci: No, but we are down to the final list. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Is having "Star Trek" as part of the name a variable? |
| Roberto
Orci: Only one or two of the titles on the list do not
contain it. For the most part, all the titles we are
considering do have Star Trek in them, but just to
get crazy, we need to consider crazy things. |
| TrekMovie.com:
So how long will we not know who Benedict Cumberbatch is
playing? How long will you guys try to not talk about
it? |
| Roberto
Orci: For as long as we can, because of our belief that
one of the fun things about Star Trek that distinguishes
it from other franchises is that the story turns. It
isn't just the spectacle of Star Trek, not just the
explosions and the battles, it is the plot. That is
why we are so protective of plot and character with this
particular franchise. In others that isn't the case,
but in this one we can preserve the experience for some
people of not knowing exactly until we get there. Will
we succeed in keeping it under wraps? Probably not,
but we will try it. |
| TrekMovie.com:
OK, I want to try and get something out of you that is actually
new about the movie. Kind of like you did on the radio
show, but I will name a guest actor in the sequel and you
will say if they are playing a new character you created
or one from the original Star Trek canon. |
| Roberto
Orci: OK, I'll play. |
| TrekMovie.com:
OK, let's start with Alice Eve. Canon or new? |
| Roberto
Orci: Canon. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Noel Clarke? |
| Roberto
Orci: New. |
| TrekMovie.com:
I assume that also goes for Nanzeen Contractor, who plays
his wife? |
| Roberto
Orci: Yes, new. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Peter Weller. |
| Roberto
Orci: New. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Joseph Gatt. |
| Roberto
Orci: New. |
| TrekMovie.com:
OK, and the big one, Benedict Cumberbatch. |
| Roberto
Orci: Canon. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Can you give me a status update on post-production. What
is happening in July? |
| Roberto
Orci: Trying to make each sequence and trying to make
it work. We have two brilliant editors working simultaneously
with J. J. going back and forth. So get these sequences
working internally and then we will string them together
to see how they work as a whole. But first it is,
don't try to cut the whole movie, it here is a sequence
so where does that start and where does it end? Do
we have a little piece of the movie that is totally working.
We attack it modularly. |
| TrekMovie.com:
So music is still far off I know, but when does the sound
work start, does Ben Burtt, he's back right? So is
their work still in the future? |
| Roberto
Orci: Still in the future. You don't want them
to waste their time for things that may not end up in the
movie. So sound design, anything like that. But
ILM is in there dropping FX in sequences as we go. There
are things we knew would be in there since the beginning
and they have had a nice long time. |
| TrekMovie.com:
When do you think there will be the first rough cut? |
| Roberto
Orci: Probably in a month. |
| TrekMovie.com:
What has been the reaction from the studio so far? |
| Roberto
Orci: It is always nice to hear nice things from the
studio and they are over the moon. They were very
complimentary when we wrapped and some said they thought
it was better than the first one. But you know they
want to encourage us. |
| TrekMovie.com:
Sure, but this is their business so these are the kind of
people who would let you know if they had problems, they
would tell you it sucks if they thought it sucks, right?
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| Roberto
Orci: I think so. You don't often get such well-acted
praise [laughs]. |
| TrekMovie.com:
What about you? What have been some of your reactions
to the footage you have seen so far? |
| Roberto
Orci: I am such a Star Trek fan that I'm not
sure I would dislike anything we have shot, so I'm not sure
I'm a good source. I see them all in uniform on the
ship and I'm like, "Wow! This is great! New
Star Trek!" But I'm the wrong guy to ask. But
every few weeks during dailies, I would see a new email
chain go around with stuff like, "Did you see that scene
yesterday?" "Did you see Spock in that new close?"
"Did you see Cumberbatch make it sound like poetry?"
So to hear other people chattering about it is encouraging.
And it's big. It's so big. It's epic.
We just really went for a bigger version than we did last
time, because of the trust. |
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