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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Sat., December 21: Holiday Potluck
Party & Awards Ceremony
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• TrekTrax Atlanta announces
Art Show and Director
• TrekTrax Atlanta presents
"The Skywalkers"
• TrekTrax Atlanta to premiere
"Puppets in Space... Opera!"
• Scotty T-Shirts still available
• Personnel Records
• Library Computer
• Recent Chapter Event Photos
SIDEBAR
• December Birthdays
• November Reenlistments
• Membership Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Abrams
admits concealing Khan was a mistake
— New
writers for Trek 3 Update: Variety says Cornish
is out
• News from TrekToday.com
— Yelchin
on Star Trek 3 Director
— Takei
twits Shatner on Conan show
— Takei
documentary Sundance premiere |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
USS
Republic Holiday Party & Member of the Year Award
Ceremony
7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2013
Challenges Games and Comics
North DeKalb Mall, Westside Entrance
2050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur GA 30033
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The
USS Republic's 2012 Holiday Party, hosted by
Theresa Parker, marked the occasion of the historic
reunification of the USS Republic and USS Atlanta
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Save the
date now and make plans to attend the USS Republic's
annual Holiday Potluck Party on Saturday, December 21, at
Challenges
Games & Comics! This year's holiday party is
hosted by Tony Cade, formerly of The Dragon's Horde,
in his brand new store at North DeKalb Mall in Decatur. All
members and friends of the USS Republic are cordially
invited to attend. Capt Eric L. Watts will once
again be cooking a turkey for all to enjoy, so please
bring your own favorite side dish or dessert to help make
this a holiday feast! The Republic
will also be providing a selection of adult libations, but
feel free to BYOB and enjoy yourselves responsibly. We'll
also have games to play and videos to watch on Tony's giant
widescreen TV, so please plan to come for an evening of fun,
festivity and friendship!
Member of the Year & Charting a New
Course for 2014
Around 9:00, Captain Eric will present the USS Republic's
Member of the Year award to someone whose service to the chapter
in 2013 deserves such special recognition.
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2007
Member of the Year
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
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2008
Member of the Year
ENS1 Hal Doby
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2009
Member of the Year
ENS1 Joanne Trew
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2010
Member of the Year
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
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2011
Member of the Year
ENS3 Barry Bynum
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2012
Member of the Year
Capt Eric L. Watts
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Captain Eric will then deliver his annual "State of the Chapter"
address summarizing the Republic's achievements over
the past twelve months and charting the chapter's course for
his eighth and possibly last year as Commanding Officer. Rest
assured that he is planning something big for 2014, something
even bigger than last year's announcement of the USS Republic
and USS Atlanta's reunification. It will be yet
another exciting and historic milestone in Star Trek
fandom in the Atlanta area... you don't want to miss it! |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces Art Show and Director |
 TrekTrax
Atlanta
is pleased to announce that Ms. Lysa "Zen" Shin has
joined the convention as its Art Show Director and will bring
to the annual event its very first art show.
Ms. Shin is a comic book illustrator, colorist and photographer
with backgrounds in fine arts and cartooning. Her
grandmother's paintings were seen throughout New York City
and her great uncle, an illustrator and colorist, worked on
the popular cartoon Rocky and Bullwinkle. Ms.
Shin has combined the talents of her grandmother and uncle
to create a unique style that is both sophisticated and humorous.
Ms. Shin has worked with various companies such as Troma and
her main work has been movie posters for horror films. She
has also worked with various comic book artists and writers
such as Lew Morgan, Sean Taylor and Landon Pitts. Her
artwork has been featured at several science fiction and fantasy
conventions such as Dragon*Con, Atlanta Comics Convention,
Atlanta Comics Expo, Momocon, Capricon and others.
Ms. Shin is currently working on an independent comic book
called Zen vs. Zombies, a coffee table photography
book called The Art of Martial, and the graphics and
photography for a martial arts book, Jiu-Jitsu Practice
Sequences, written by Sensei Jonathan Forrester.
Ms. Shin's future projects include a seven-issue graphic novel
series called The Seven Deadly Sins of the Human Condition.
She will be working in conjunction with several writers
(including Sean Taylor, Bobby Nash and B. Caleb Goodson) as
they explore human nature and the traditional seven deadly
sins.
Ms. Shin brings her previous experience as an art show director
to TrekTrax Atlanta. Additional information about
the TrekTrax Atlanta Art Show will be posted on the web site
soon. In the meantime, artists and others interested
in the art show may contact the convention by email. |
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TrekTrax
Atlanta presents The Spirit of Broadway's "The Skywalkers"
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TrekTrax
Atlanta
is pleased to host an encore performance of The Spirit of
Broadway's "The Skywalkers" as part of its brand
new Space Opera Programming track. Originally presented
in August 2013 as a fundraiser for the Homeless Outreach Programs
of the Metropolitan Community Center at the First Metropolitan
Community Church of Atlanta, "The Skywalkers" is
a tribute to the Star Wars franchise styled as a Broadway
musical.
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The
Spirit of Broadway presents
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Dacus
Stewart as
Anakin Skywalker/Vader
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Ruth
Penfield as
Schmi Skywalker
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Mark
Davis as
Obi-Wan
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Alexandra
Pauley as
Leia Skywalker
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Blake
Feagin as
Luke Skywalker
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Trevor Petty as
Han
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Andrea
White as
Padmé Skywalker
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Gail
Jones as
Palpatine
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Marlina
McKay as
Jedi Master
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Danielle
Coates as
Sith Lordess
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Gabrielle
Claiborne
as Landa
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It's
time to ask the uncomfortable questions about how the Death
Star, with the capability to destroy entire planets and the
defenses to ward off several fleets of battleships, was destroyed
by a single fighter. How did Luke's "miracle" missile,
shot in the vacuum of space, defy the laws of physics, make
a right-angle turn and enter the Death Star's exhaust port?
Why would the commander of the Death Star leave his
post in battle to pilot a small TIE fighter and then order
his fighters to stand down as they are targeting the lead
Rebel ship, which happened to be piloted by the commander's
son? And why was Leia conveniently aboard the Death
Star when her home planet was destroyed, leaving her the sole
surviving heir and leader of the Rebellion? We think
it's clear. It's a family thing, and they are all...
Skywalkers.
The premiere performance of "The Skywalkers" was
met with a standing ovation. If you're a Star Wars
fan and you missed it the first time, you won't want to miss
this exclusive encore performance. "The Skywalkers"
will be presented at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at TrekTrax
Atlanta. Admission is included with a paid membership,
which is currently $40 for adults, $20 for children 6-12 and
free for children under 6 with a registered adult. Convention
memberships can be purchased on the Memberships page
of the TrekTrax
Atlanta web site.
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Atlanta to premiere Felt Nerdy's "Puppets in Space... Opera!" |
TrekTrax
Atlanta
is pleased to present the world premiere of a brand new puppet
show written and performed by Charles Bramlett, Veronica
Bramlett, Charles Pillsbury, Maria D'Souza Walters
and John Stephen King, all of whom are members of the
Atlanta puppeteer troupes Felt
Nerdy and Death
By Puppets.
TV
history will be rewritten as characters from sci-fi's greatest
franchises invade television's greatest classics! Join
Atlanta puppeteer troupes Felt Nerdy and Death By Puppets
for a madcap celebration of science fiction and pop culture
live on stage at TrekTrax Atlanta 2014!
"Puppets in Space... Opera!" will be presented on Saturday,
April 26, at TrekTrax Atlanta. Admission is included
with a paid membership, which is currently $40 for adults,
$20 for children 6-12 and free for children under 6 with a
registered adult. Convention memberships can be
purchased on the Memberships page of the TrekTrax
Atlanta web site.
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| Scotty
T-Shirts still available |
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This stunning
and dramatic portrait of everyone's favorite chief engineer
is available on a high-quality 50/50 polycot t-shirt. This
exclusive, limited edition t-shirt is available only from
TrekTrax
Atlanta,
only in black and only in sizes Medium to 3XL for only $20
postpaid. Visit the TrekTrax Atlanta web
site and click the Merchandise button to order.
Please allow five business days for delivery. This
collector's item is offered as a fundraiser for TrekTrax Atlanta.
Thank you! |
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Personnel
Records
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 STARFLEET
Academy is a special collection of correspondence courses
available to every STARFLEET member. Over 60 Academy
Colleges offer courses spanning all aspects of Star
Trek and science fiction; some courses even cover non-sci-fi
real world topics. Each college offers dozens of different
courses at varying levels of challenge from super-easy to
really hard. In total, there are nearly 1,000 different
courses available. Take
a course today!
Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué!
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Library
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From
the original Star Trek series pilot episode "The
Cage," Majel Barrett as "Number One" in an
early screen test wearing the green makeup that would later
be applied to Susan Oliver for her role as an Orion dancer. You
can't really tell she's green in this black-and-white photo,
but you can see the arched eyebrows that would later
become one of Spock's distinctive features. These
alien attributes were eventually discarded and "Number
One" appeared as human in the pilot, with considerably
longer hair than shown here.
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Recent
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Away
Mission to Thor: The Dark World || November
9, 2013
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CO
Capt Eric L. Watts and ENS2 Tracey S. Harwell enjoyed Thor:
The Dark World but were surprised that not one single
promotional item related to the movie was on display anywhere
inside or outside the theater. A poster for next
year's Captain American movie was the closest thing they
could find even remotely related to Thor.
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Fall
Business & Dinner Meeting || November
16, 2013
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Ray
McCoy, TXA Firefly Programming Director "Tink" McCoy, Melissa
Woodacre, TXA Tech Ops Director Matt Steinberg, CO Capt
Eric L. Watts, Ens Tiffany Johnson, Ens Lee Johnson, ENS2
Tracey S. Harwell, CDT Zarena Nova Tucker, ENS1 Zannetta
Law Tucker, ENS2 Richard Tucker, Lt. JG Robert Louis Simon.
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DECEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Thursday, December 5
ENS2 Tracy O'Quinn
Thursday, December 12
Adm Kelly S. Hilliard
Sunday, December 29
ENS1 Joanne Trew
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their memberships
in November. Thank you!
CDT CRMN Karl Dissinger
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
ENS2 Germaine M. Webb
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MEMBERSHIP
RENEWALS
These members' dues have
expired or will expire in November, December and January. Please
renew now!
ENS1 Nelson M. Barnhouse
ENS2 Tasheka Gipson
ENS1 Eric Lange
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
ENS Reggie Lewis
ENS3 Karen Neal
ENS1 Mark A. Ozanick
Ens Lauren Rhodes
ENS3 Richard Tucker
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
Cdt Zarena Nova Tucker
Ensign "Wolfy"
ENS3 Leslie Williamson
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
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 December 13, 2013, the Republic crew includes 46
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
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The
Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, 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 additional privileges that occasionally become available.
Additional information on Republic membership
and how to join or reenlist is on our award-winning web
site.
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FOR
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NEWS
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| Abrams
admits concealing Khan was a mistake |
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By
Matt Wright
December 2, 2013
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| In
a recent interview with MTV, J. J. Abrams reflects on Into
Darkness and now admits that it "probably would have
been smarter just to say upfront" that Khan was in the movie. |
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Khan: |
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truth is I think it probably would have been smarter just
to say upfront ‘This is who it is.' It was only trying
to preserve the fun of it, and it might have given more
time to acclimate and accept that's what the thing was,"
he said. |
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idea to keep Khan on the D. L. apparently came from the
studio, which, according to Abrams, didn't want to give
the impression that a comprehensive knowledge of Star
Trek cannon [sic] was required in order to enjoy the
latest installment. |
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Joe Cornish: |
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don't know if Joe Cornish is the guy. My guess is
that's up in the air. I adore him and love him and
can't wait to see what he does next. Hopefully it
will be Star Trek. Whatever it is, he's brilliant.
Attack the Block was one of my favorite movies of
the year when it came out." |
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New
writers added to Trek 3 Update: Variety
says Cornish is out
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Matt Wright
December 6, 2013
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this isn't 100% official, The Hollywood Reporter
just broke a story that says two new writers will be joining
Roberto Orci in writing the third Star Trek movie
script. Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof are out. |
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new blood comes in the form of J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay.
These relatively unknowns do have a relationship with
Bad Robot. The pair were tapped to write the script
adapting the graphic novel Boilerplate in 2011 (as
yet unreleased) for Bad Robot. |
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it though; there's no other news on Trek 3 in the
article, other than the common assumption that it's supposed
to be out in 2016 to coincide the 50th anniversary of the
franchise. |
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next Star Trek film is untitled and unscheduled,
but Paramount and Skydance are hoping to have a film in
time for the franchise to celebrate its 50th anniversary
in 2016 |
| Update:
In a throw-away line in Variety's coverage about
Payne and McKay, they buried a pretty big detail. Variety
now reports Joe Cornish will NOT be the next director. |
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and Skydance were at one point in talks with Attack the
Block helmer Joe Cornish, but he is no longer involved. |
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NEWS
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By
T'Bonz
December 13, 2013
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| Anton
Yelchin is confident that Star Trek 3 will find the
right director. |
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news broke that Joe Cornish will not be directing, Yelchin
commented on the search for a director for the next installment
of the Star Trek story. |
| "...whoever
they choose, I'll be excited to work with," he said. "I
trust the people involved and trust that they want what's
best for the film. I'm sure they'll find someone talented. |
| "If
it's not Joe Cornish, who's very talented, it'll be someone
else. I think everyone's very smart. |
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at Bad Robot, J. J. [Abrams] and Bryan Burk are all very,
very smart people. So they'll do what needs to be
done for the film and I'll be excited to find out what that
is." |
| Yelchin
is currently filming Burying the Ex, in which he
plays a man whose overbearing girlfriend dies, but comes
back as a zombie. |
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Takei
twits Shatner on Conan show |
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By
T'Bonz
December 12, 2013
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Star Trek actor appeared on last night's Conan show;
George Takei. |
| Takei
spoke about the new Star Trek reboot, explaining
what if any roles were appropriate for the original series
actors. He then gave Conan a demonstration of the
exercise routine he does daily to keep in shape. |
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explaining that the original series actors for the most
part are a bit past it to be appearing in an action movie,
Takei took a swipe at William Shatner. "We were no
longer relevant to the new audience," he explained. "Can
you imagine Bill Shatner running down those corridors like
Chris Pine did? That's not a pretty sight!" |
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never afraid to go after old Bill Shatner," said Conan,
laughing. |
| Conan
wanted to know why the seventy-six-year old Takei was still
in such good shape and Takei explained that he did daily
sit-ups and push-ups. When asked, he proceeded to
give an on-air demonstration of his push-up technique. |
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Takei
documentary Sundance premiere |
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By
T'Bonz
December 11, 2013
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| George
Takei‘s documentary, To Be Takei, will premiere at
next year's Sundance Film Festival. |
| To
Be Takei chronicles Takei's life; including his childhood
in a World War II internment camp, his time on Star Trek,
and his human rights work and Internet presence. |
| "Over
seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed
from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship
Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five
million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband,
Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and
love." |
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2014 Sundance Film Festival will be held from January 16-24,
in Park City, Utah. |
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