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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: Elvis Impersonator Funds Star Trek Revival... |
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Video excerpts available via the link...
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In a tiny town in rural upstate New York, sci-fi fans are correcting what they see as one of the great blunders in television -- NBC's decision to cancel the original Star Trek series.
On a sweltering Saturday afternoon in Port Henry, N.Y., James Cawley works on what looks like a Hollywood set. His life-sized replica of the USS Enterprise bridge sits in what used to be a used car dealership on the outskirts of town.
The attention to detail is remarkable, part studio set and part shrine. "We've matched everything just the way it was," says Cawley, who grew up near the set. "We found an original 1964 office chair that was the basis of Capt. Kirk's chair."
Cawley's goal is to finish the series' original five-year voyage, which was derailed not by Klingons but by network executives. CBS and Paramount, which now own the franchise, granted Cawley and crew to make new episodes for distribution on the Internet. The caveat: Cawley is not allowed to make any money from the project.
"My day job as [an Elvis impersonator] has paid for ninety percent of this," says Crawley... |
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5573621
http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/
http://cadysystemsgroup.com/startrek/ |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Presley. Has a nice ring. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a certain consistency in the man's obsessions...a rock star who won't quite die and a TV series that lingers on after death. |
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The Great Toad
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| star tack with Captain Kirk r00lz... He could not do it now cause he looks like a ole fat boy... They should clone him and bring up his kid in acting skool |
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