CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sat., Dec. 19: Away Mission: Star
Wars: The Force Awakens
Sun., Dec. 20: Holiday
Party, MOTY Award & Ticket Giveaway
Saturday, January 30: Star
Trek: The Ultimate Voyage Concert
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Four additions to Ind.
Star Trek Fan Film Awards panel of judges
Personnel Records
Library Computer
Recent Chapter Event Photos
SIDEBAR
Belated September Birthdays
Welcome
Aboard!
August Member
Reenlistments
November and December
Membership Renewals
About the Republic
For More Information
USS Republic Online
Crew Roster
News from StarTrek.com
New Star
Trek series premieres January 2017
News from CinemaBlend.com
Star Trek 4
is happening, which is great news for its stars |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Away
Mission to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015
Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access Rd
Chamblee GA 30341 |
It's
almost finally here! The long-awaited seventh Star
Wars movie, The Force Awakens, directed by former
Star Trek film director J. J. Abrams, finally hits
the theaters on Friday, December 18. And while there
is no doubt that some of our members and friends will insist
on seeing it on Friday—or possibly even late Thursday night—the
Republic hopes you'll join us for this very special
away mission on Saturday, December 19, in order to avoid what
is sure to be huge crowds on Friday. A discussion about
what day to see this movie on was held at our Early Fall Dinner
Meeting in October and the overwhelming consensus was that
Saturday the 19th was preferred over Friday the 18th, so if
you'd like to join us for your first viewing of this movie...
great! If you can't wait and must see it on Friday,
and would like to join us on Saturday for your second (or
third... or fourth...) viewing, that's great, too! In
either event, it would be great for the USS Republic
to make a strong showing, either in costume or not. Please
join us!
Please
join us for the 7:30 p.m. showing of the 2-D format on Saturday,
December 19, at the Regal Hollywood 24 in Chamblee. The
ticket price for adults is $13.05 each, which is only two
dollars more than the last matinee-priced screening at 1:30
p.m. but still four dollars less than the 3-D format
screening at 8:00 p.m. As of press time, Regal
management assures us that there are still plenty of seats
available for that particular screening, but as we get closer
to the weekend, they might go fast, so please go ahead and
purchase your ticket(s) NOW by clicking the handy blue "Buy
Tickets Now" button to be taken to that screening's Fandango
order page. After the movie, please assemble in
the lobby for our traditional group photo! We'll
see you there! |
USS
Republic Holiday Potluck Party, Member of the Year
Award Ceremony & Star Trek Concert Ticket Giveaway
8:00 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015
Challenges
Games and Comics
North DeKalb Mall, Westside Entrance
2050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur GA 30033
(678) 973-0410 |
It's
one of the most important occasions of the year! Make
plans to attend the USS Republic's annual Holiday Potluck
Party on Sunday, December 20, at
Challenges
Games & Comics
in North DeKalb Mall in Decatur! All
members and friends of the USS Republic are cordially
invited to attend! |
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Has
it been a year already? Look who came to last year's
party! Seated: ENS1 Richard Tucker, CDT4 Zarena
Nova Tucker, ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker. Standing: Ens
Tina Louise Jones, Eric Jones, Ens Vicki Greve, Ens Gaylen
Greve, ENS1 Tracey S. Harwell, Ens John May, Ens Carly May,
Adm Kelly Hilliard, XO Adm Mike Henigan, ENS1 Sue Lin Lange,
"Ensign Wolfy," CO FCapt Eric L. Watts, Chris Jones.
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Our
Annual Holiday Potluck Dinner
FCapt 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.
Please plan to come for an evening of fun, festivity
and friendship!
Member
of the Year Award
Around 9:00 or so, Captain Eric will present the USS Republic's
Member of the Year award to someone whose service to the chapter
in 2015 deserves special recognition. Please
plan to attend, bring a couple of friends and a side dish
or two, and spend an evening with your friends and shipmates
aboard the USS Republic!
Star Trek Ultimate Voyage Concert
Ticket Giveaway
At
the end of the evening, we'll be giving away to a lucky individual
a FREE pair of tickets to the Star Trek Ultimate
Voyage concert at the Fabulous Fox Theater on January 30!
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN! So please plan
to attend, bring a couple of friends and a side dish or two,
and spend an evening with your friends and shipmates aboard
the USS Republic! |
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USS
Republic Members of the Year, 2007-2014
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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
FCapt Eric L. Watts
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2013
Member of the Year
Adm Mike Henigan
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2014
Member of the Year
Adm Kelly S. Hilliard
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Away
Mission to Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage Concert
8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree Street, Atlanta GA 30308 |
Star
Trek: The Ultimate Voyage brings five decades
of Star Trek to concert halls for the first time
in this galaxy or any other.
This lavish production includes an impressive live symphony
orchestra and international solo instruments. People
of all ages and backgrounds will experience the franchise's
groundbreaking and wildly popular musical achievements while
the most iconic Star Trek film and TV footage is
simultaneously beamed in high definition to a 40-foot-wide
screen.
The concert will feature some of the greatest music written
for the franchise including music from Star Trek:
The Original Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture,
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star
Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and much more. This
never-before-seen concert event is perfect for music lovers,
filmgoers, science fiction fans and anyone looking for an
exciting and unique concert experience.
USS Republic Away Mission!
Save the date and make plans now to join your
friends and fellow Republic crewmates for this awesome
once-in-a-lifetime musical event! But don't
buy your ticket yet! The Republic
has been working to secure a group discount on tickets for
our crew but we'll need to collect payment for a minimum
of ten tickets in advance. We're still working
with the Fox on the exact price of the tickets, so please
stand by and hopefully we'll have all details confirmed
and announced by next issue. In the meantime,
it would be helpful to know who's planning to attend this
concert so we can give the Fox an idea of how many tickets
we'll be buying... obviously, the larger our group, the
greater our discount is likely to be. At the
moment, the price of tickets will likely be somewhere in
the high 20s. So if you're planning to join us,
please contact
the Captain and let him know to put you on the list! Thank
you!
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Four
additions to Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards
panel of judges |
Treklanta
is pleased to announce that Matthew M. Foster, Robert
Greenberger, Lawrence M. Schoen and Bjo Trimble
have joined our panel of judges for the 2016 Independent Star
Trek Fan Film Awards. Treklanta is the annual Star
Trek and space opera convention hosted by the USS Republic,
and the Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards were
introduced at this past year's convention.
Matthew
M. Foster has been the director of the Dragon Con Independent
Film Festival for the last decade, bringing the best in genre
short film to Atlanta. Naturally, this has meant fan
films where he's encouraged the filmmakers to go beyond fun
videos into real art. Through no desire of his own,
he's become adept in the legal aspects of fan films and has
worked with filmmakers on the reality of operating with intellectual
properties held by others. Mr. Foster is a fixture on
the con and festival circuit, acting repeatedly as judge,
speaker and even the Master of Ceremonies at TromaDance. Recently,
he's spoken at the Nebula Award Weekend as part of a course
on copyright law for lawyers, and is working on the literary
estate of his wife, author Eugie Foster.
Robert
Greenberger is a writer and editor. A lifelong fan
of comic books, comic strips, science fiction and Star
Trek, he drifted towards writing and editing, encouraged
by his father and inspired by Superman's alter ego, Clark
Kent. He is the sole author of four Star Trek
paperback novels (The Romulan Stratagem, Doors into
Chaos, A Time to Love, A Time to Hate) and
the coauthor, with Michael Jan Friedman, Peter David and/or
Carmen Carter, of three more (Doomsday World, The
Disinherited, Wrath of the Prophets). He
is also the author of ten additional Star Trek short
stories and novellas published in various paperback anthologies
and the coauthor, with Michael Jan Friedman, of Q's Guide
to the Universe, a Star Trek reference book. Mr.
Greenberger wrote the script for DC Comics' Star Trek
#28 (1986) and served as editor of the monthly series for
three years.
Lawrence
M. Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, with
a special focus in psycholinguistics. He spent ten years
as a college professor and has done extensive research in
the areas of human memory and language. His background
in the study of human behavior and the mind provide a principal
metaphor for his fiction. He currently works as the
director of research and chief compliance officer for a series
of mental health and addiction recovery facilities in Philadelphia.
Dr. Schoen is also one of the world's foremost authorities
on the Klingon language. He founded the Klingon Language
Institute in 1992 and since then, has championed the exploration
of this constructed tongue and lectured on this unique topic
throughout the world.
Bjo
Trimble is a significant figure in the history of science
fiction fandom in general and Star Trek in particular.
She and her husband John launched the successful "Save
Star Trek" campaign, generally credited with allowing
the original series to run for a third season rather than
being canceled after two. They also ran the campaign
to have the first of NASA's space shuttles named Enterprise.
Mrs. Trimble's efforts earned her an uncredited role
as a crew member in Star Trek: The Motion Picture,
in the Recreation Deck scene. Mrs. Trimble authored
the first encyclopedic collection of data for Star Trek,
The Star Trek Concordance, which contains cross-referenced
details on every character, setting, event and device in every
episode of the original Star Trek, its animated incarnation
and, in later editions of the book, the Star Trek films.
The Concordance was used as a primary source
of official canon by writers of the Star Trek universe
when he first started working at Paramount. Mrs.
Trimble and her husband John have been previously announced
as our special Fan Guests of Honor at the 2016 Treklanta convention.
Foster, Greenberger, Schoen and Trimble join previously seated
judges Diana Dru Botsford, Keith R. A. DeCandido
and Rick Sternbach. The Independent Star Trek
Fan Film Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 17,
2016, at Treklanta. Memberships to Treklanta are currently
only $35 for adults until the end of December. Please
visit www.treklanta.org
for more information about Treklanta and the Independent Star
Trek Fan Film Awards. |
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! |
Library
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The
first official trailer for Star
Trek Beyond
was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on Star
Wars VII: The Force Awakens'
opening day on December 18. But the German language
version of the trailer, including dubbed dialogue and screen
credits in German,
leaked on December 13 and
was all over the Internet and Facebook by the next day. Moving
quickly, Paramount released the English language version
of the trailer on its startrek.com web site later the same
day, calling it "90
seconds of action, with glimpses of the main crew and several
important newcomers, as well as flashes of humor (including
a grousing Dr. McCoy), all playing out against The Beastie
Boys' 'Sabotage,' a song that should ring a bell for fans
of Star Trek (2009)."
If you've been hiding under a giant rock in space for the
last couple of days, click the image above to see the full
trailer on YouTube.
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Recent
Chapter Event Photos
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USS
Republic & Treklanta Dinner Meeting || October
17, 2015
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ENS1
Richard Tucker, CDT4 Zarena Tucker, ENS1 Zannetta Tucker,
Ens Jeff Jansen, Matt Steinberg, FCapt Eric L. Watts, Ens
Gaylen Greve, Ens Vicki Greve, Lt. JG Tiffany Johnson, Lt.
JG Lee Johnson and Kathy Wynn discuss chapter and convention
business at Marlow's Tavern in the DoubleTree by Hilton
Atlanta Northlake hotel
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BELATED
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Monday, September 21
Ens Daniel Cowart
Wednesday, September 23
Lt JG Tiffany Johnson
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
2 New Members in August!
Ens Christopher M. Jones
Ens Charles Brent Chapman
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in August. Thank you!
ENS1 Wil Sims
ENS1 Jenilee Trew
ENS1 Julianne Trew
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NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues expire(d) in November
and December. Please renew now!
CRR Karl Dissinger
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
ENS1 Hal Doby
Capt Matthew D. Ebeling
ENS1 Tracey S. Harwell
Lt JG Lee Johnson
Lt JG Tiffany Johnson
Ens Tina Louise Jones
Ens John May
Ens Carly May
ENS1 Germaine M. Webb
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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 14, 2015, the Republic crew includes 35
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. STARFLEET
dues for one person are $20 for a "Standard Membership"
or $10 for an "E-Membership" and chapter dues are $10
per person for either membership option. A
combined payment for all dues is collected by the Republic
(family discounts are available with certain conditions
and restrictions). Additional information about
the two STARFLEET membership options, amounts due for
additional family members, payment options and payment
instructions is on the "How to Join" page of our award-winning
web site.
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NEWS
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New
Star Trek series premieres January 2017 |
By
StarTrek.com Staff
November 2, 2015
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CBS
Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally
new Star Trek television series in January 2017.
The new series will blast off with a special preview
broadcast on the CBS television network. The premiere
episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then
be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All
Access, the network's digital subscription video on demand
and live streaming service. |
The
next chapter of the Star Trek franchise will also
be distributed concurrently for television and multiple
platforms around the world by CBS Studios International. |
The
new program will be the first original series developed
specifically for U.S. audiences for CBS All Access, a cross-platform
streaming service that brings viewers thousands of episodes
from CBS's current and past seasons on demand, plus the
ability to stream their local CBS television station live
for $5.99 per month. CBS All Access already offers
every episode of all previous Star Trek television
series. |
The
brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters
seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while
exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been
a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. |
Alex
Kurtzman will serve as executive producer for the new Star
Trek TV series. Kurtzman co-wrote and produced
the blockbuster films Star Trek (2009) with Roberto
Orci, and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with Orci
and Damon Lindelof. Both films were produced
and directed by J. J. Abrams. |
The
new series will be produced by CBS Television Studios in
association with Kurtzman's Secret Hideout. Kurtzman
and Heather Kadin will serve as executive producers. Kurtzman
is also an executive producer for the hit CBS television
series Scorpion and Limitless, along with
Kadin and Orci, and for Hawaii Five-0 with Orci. |
Star
Trek, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016,
is one of the most successful entertainment franchises of
all time. The original Star Trek spawned a
dozen feature films and five successful television series. Almost
half a century later, the Star Trek television series
are licensed on a variety of different platforms in more
than 190 countries, and the franchise still generates more
than a billion social media impressions every month. |
Born
from the mind of Gene Roddenberry, the original Star
Trek series debuted on September 8, 1966, and aired
for three seasonsa short run that belied the influence
it would have for generations. The series also broke
new ground in storytelling and cultural mores, providing
a progressive look at topics including race relations, global
politics and the environment. |
"There
is no better time to give Star Trek fans a new series
than on the heels of the original show's 50th anniversary
celebration," said David Stapf, President, CBS Television
Studios. "Everyone here has great respect for this
storied franchise, and we're excited to launch its next
television chapter in the creative mind and skilled hands
of Alex Kurtzman, someone who knows this world and its audience
intimately." |
"This
new series will premiere to the national CBS audience, then
boldly go where no first-run Star Trek series has
gone beforedirectly to its millions of fans through
CBS All Access," said Marc DeBevoise, Executive Vice President/General
Manager, CBS Digital Media. "We've experienced terrific
growth for CBS All Access, expanding the service across
affiliates and devices in a very short time. We now
have an incredible opportunity to accelerate this growth
with the iconic Star Trek, and its devoted and passionate
fan base, as our first original series." |
"Every
day, an episode of the Star Trek franchise is seen
in almost every country in the world," said Armando Nuñez,
President and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group. "We
can't wait to introduce Star Trek's next voyage on
television to its vast global fan base." |
CBS
All Access offers its customers more than 7,500 episodes
from the current television season, previous seasons and
classic shows on demand nationwide, as well as the ability
to stream local CBS stations live in more than 110 markets.
Subscribers can use the service online and across
devices via CBS.com, the CBS App for iOS, Android and Windows
10, as well as on connected devices such as Apple TV, Android
TV, Chromecast, Roku players and Roku TV, with more connected
devices to come. |
The
new television series is not related to the upcoming feature
film Star Trek Beyond, to be distributed by Paramount
Pictures in summer 2016. |
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NEWS
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Star
Trek 4 is happening, which is great news financially
for its stars |
By
Sean O'Connell
June 2015
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Paramount
has made a move that solidifies the franchise for the future...
and made the two centerpiece actors of the series a lot
richer. |
Chris
Pine and Zachary Quinto, who play Captain James T. Kirk
and Mr. Spock respectively, have renegotiated their deals
to now include Star Trek 4. With the move comes
raises, with new salaries of about $6 million for each actorsignificant
increases of what they made for Star Trek and its
sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness. Pine
earned $600,000 for his role in the initial Trek
movie, primarily because no one knew if J. J. Abrams' timeline
reset would work. He was paid $1.5 million for Into
Darkness and will make an alleged $3M for Star Trek
Beyond. The number just keeps climbing as
the franchise soldiers on. |
Paramount
was in a tough spot because the members of its Star Trek
cast are only getting more successful and, as a result,
more expensive. Aside from Pine, who has appeared
in Jack Ryan reboots and Horrible Bosses 2, the new
Trek family has to eventually afford Karl Urban,
Simon Pegg (who is co-writing Star Trek Beyond),
John Cho, Anton Yelchin andwait for itZoe Saldana,
who has Marvel and James Cameron vying for her time. The
actress has roles in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy
2 and multiple Avatar sequels that will be demanind
her time. If Paramount wants her to keep playing Uhura,
they are going to have to pay her in similar ways to how
they are paying Pine and Quinto. |
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