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66-567: Star Trek Continues is an American fan-made web series set in the Star Trek universe. Produced by the nonprofit Trek Continues, Inc. and Dracogen, and initially co-produced by Far from Home LLC and Farragut Films (who previously produced a fan-made "Starship Farragut" series), Star Trek Continues consists of eleven episodes released between 2013 and 2017. The series is an unofficial direct continuation of Star Trek: The Original Series , and emulates its visual and storytelling features to achieve

132-638: A blend that typifies a character from TV, film, or comic books or exemplifies their nature, or an aspect of it. Fan art is typically involved in the form of a custom designed label. NPR reports this started in 2012 and there are now "more than a thousand user-created 'fandom teas'" available. Having invested significant amounts of time, most fans provide their creative works for others to enjoy without requiring or requesting monetary compensation. Most fans are engaged in an economic model that rewards labor with "credit" such as attribution, notoriety, and good will, rather than money. Instead of monetary reward, one of

198-653: A character or scenario makes it a transformative work upheld by the fair use doctrine . The Organization for Transformative Works is a fan-run organization that advocates for the transformative nature of fan fiction and provides legal advice for fan fiction writers, vidders, and other fan labor practitioners. Chilling Effects is a joint web project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, George Washington School of Law, and Santa Clara University School of Law clinics, which covers

264-400: A connection to the media property itself (the "cultural ancestor" or "deity"). Through their fan labor, fans are able to replicate "the original creative acts of first-principle deities, ancestors or cultural heroes". Fans engage in skilled crafting, "routine acts" within a ritual economy. The types of material that fans produce and consume continually reproduce the structures and worldview of

330-418: A form of cultural wealth, valuable also for their ability to interrelate the fan works, the fan-creators, and the original media property itself through conversation and fan work exchanges. Fans, in other words, are "affines" of media property and of other fans. From another economic anthropology perspective, fan creative practices are labor that is done in a relatively routine way and that helps to maintain

396-469: A little bit, I really think he would applaud you guys, and I applaud you guys, and as far as I am concerned, it is canon. So thank you." The publication Wired has dedicated to Star Trek Continues five videos of its video series Obsessed , that aims to highlight "what happens when people live out their obsessions to the fullest." Obsessed shows Mignogna and other people of the staff explaining to what extent they have paid attention to detail to recreate

462-535: A matter of course [….] A new generation of media makers and viewers are [sic] emerging which could lead to a sea change in how media is made and consumed." The 2007 book Consumer Tribes is devoted to case studies of consumer groups, many of them media fans, who are challenging the traditional media production and consumer product marketing models. Companies, however, react to fan activities in very different ways. While some companies actively court fans and these type of activities (sometimes limited to ways delineated by

528-644: A new standard for Star Trek fan films. Several past members of the Star Trek cast and crew expressed support for the project and contributed to it, as did several who went on to participate in officially licensed productions later. Additional recurring actors — who were not specifically Trek alumni — included: The first episode, " Pilgrim of Eternity ", featured Jamie Bamber ( Lee "Apollo" Adama from Battlestar Galactica and Matt Devlin from Law and Order UK ), as well as original-series guest actor Michael Forest reprising his role as Apollo. Marina Sirtis voiced

594-629: A nutshell, is NO." Additionally, some corporations co-opt user-generated content as "free labor". As fans recognize the commercial value of their labor, the issue of companies abusing these volunteer creators of videos, stories, and advertisements (such as the 2007 Doritos Super Bowl Ad contest ) by not providing an appropriate monetary reward is of concern. In recent years, copyright holders have increasingly sent cease and desist letters to vendors and authors, as well as requests for back licensing fees or other fines for copyright violations. Often, these cases are settled out of court, but usually result in

660-554: A premiere at Supanova 2014 in Sydney, Australia in June 2014. Pre-production on the fourth episode of the series, "The White Iris", began in November 2014, with a release on May 29, 2015, at Phoenix Comicon. The fifth episode premiered on September 25, 2015, at Salt Lake Comic Con followed by a public release on the following day. According to the ending credits of "Fairest of Them All", a scene of

726-774: A profit. Fan art is one exception, in that artists have traditionally sold their works in public at conventions and other fan gatherings, as well as on their own web sites. Many fan artists have set up e-commerce storefronts through vendors such as CafePress and Zazzle , which allow customers to purchase items such as t-shirts, totes, and mugs with the fan design imprinted on them. Filking has also become more commercialized, with several filkers (The Great LukeSki, Voltaire , The Bedlam Bards, etc.) producing and selling filk cassettes, CDs and DVDs of their performances. Some companies purchase fan-created additions or game items. Other companies run marketplaces for fans to sell these items to other fans for monetary reward. Jenkins comments on

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792-458: A proliferation of alternative meanings." However, this state of affairs may not last as companies become more aware of how fan labor activities can add to and affect the effectiveness of media product development, marketing, advertising, promotional activities, and distribution. A business report called The Future of Independent Media stated, "The media landscape will be reshaped by the bottom-up energy of media created by amateurs and hobbyists as

858-685: A recurring gag in an August 2010 episode of Attack of the Show on the murder of Chris Gore, bringing up three potential murderers each - furthering the idea that his movies are horrible and that everyone wanted to kill him. Gore co-wrote and produced the independent parody film My Big Fat Independent Movie , a comedy spoof of other indie films featuring Pauly Shore . His books include The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made , The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide and The Complete DVD Book: Designing, Producing and Marketing Your Independent Film on DVD . Gore also co-created Sci-Fi Universe magazine and created

924-491: A result of these rituals are imbued with social value by other fans. Fan works are valued as fandom products, and they also support the fan creator's desire to be valued by peers. There is a divide in fandom between those who want to see new models of remuneration developed and those who feel that "getting paid cuts fandom off at the knees". For example, Rebecca Tushnet fears that "if fan productions became well-recognized gateways to legitimate fame and fortune, there might be

990-565: A term that also includes non-creative activities such as managing traditional science fiction fanzines (i.e., not primarily devoted to fan fiction), and the organization and maintenance of science fiction conventions and science fiction clubs . A more general and internet focused form of "fan work" is user-generated content , which became popular with the Web 2.0 , often also a form of virtual volunteering . Fans use all art forms to express their creativity with regard to their fandoms. Fan fiction

1056-422: A tradeoff between monetary and community-based incentives to create." By contrast, Abigail De Kosnik suggests that, since fans are inevitably part of a monetary economy in some way or another, fans should be able to profit from the people who are profiting from them. Fans who do their creative work out of paying respect to the original media property or an actor or to the fandom in general gain cultural capital in

1122-406: Is a film or video inspired by a media source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan films vary in length from short faux-teaser trailers for non-existent motion pictures to ultra-rare full-length motion pictures. Fanvids are analytical music videos made by synchronizing clips from TV shows or movies with music to tell a story or make an argument. "Vidders",

1188-458: Is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom , involving the writing and performance of songs inspired by fandom and other common filk themes. Filking is often done in small groups at conventions, often late at night after other official convention programming has ended for the day; additionally, there are now dedicated filk conventions in Canada, England, Germany, and

1254-578: Is an American speaker and writer on the topic of independent film . He founded, edited and wrote for Film Threat magazine and website and other film sites. He was producer, writer or host for several TV series, such as Attack of the Show . He created several films and shorts like My Big Fat Independent Movie . He authored several books on filmmaking . Gore was born in Big Rapids, Michigan and attended Kimball High School in Royal Oak, Michigan . Gore

1320-410: Is artwork based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. Usually, it refers to fan labor artworks by amateur and unpaid artists. In addition to traditional paintings and drawings, fan artists may also create web banners, avatars, or web-based animations, as well as photo collages, posters, and artistic representation of movie/show/book quotes. A fan film

1386-419: Is equally common for fans to develop a unique game using another only as a template. Fangames are either developed as standalone games with their own engines, or as modifications to existing games that "piggyback" on the other's engines. Fans of video games have been creating machinima since 1996. Machinima creators use computer game engines to create "actors" and create scenarios for them to perform in, using

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1452-508: Is good practice for corporations to engage in and encourage fan activities. Stephen Brown, in his article for Consumer Tribes , Harry Potter and the Fandom Menace , writes, "Fans, furthermore, are atypical. [….] They are not representative, not even remotely. Their enthusiastically put views are hopelessly distorted, albeit hopelessly distorted in a direction marketers find congenial. Isn't it great to gather eager followers? [….] The answer, in

1518-474: Is the most widely known fan labor practice, and arguably one of the oldest, beginning at least as early as the 17th century. Fan fiction stories ("fan fic") are literary works produced by fans of a given media property, rather than the original creator. They may expand on an original story line, character relationship, or situations and entities that were originally mentioned in the original author's work. Works of fan fiction are rarely commissioned or authorized by

1584-464: Is then uploaded to the internet for other fans to watch. Reanimated projects have been produced in honor of Looney Tunes , SpongeBob , The Simpsons , Kirby , and Zelda CDi , among others. Participants generally expect little or no profit. Fan labor in the software domain, especially for video games, exists also in the form of fan patches , fan translations , mods , fan-made remakes , server emulators and source ports . Filk

1650-740: The Enterprise set and the visual style of the original series. The videos have been published from June 13 to July 1, 2014, on the Obsessed website. Fan labor Although fans invest significant time creating their products, and fan-created products are "often crafted with production values as high as any in the official culture," most fans provide their creative works as amateurs , for others to enjoy without requiring or requesting monetary compensation. Fans respect their gift economy culture and are often also fearful that charging other fans for products of their creativity will somehow fundamentally change

1716-575: The 2007 Doritos Super Bowl Ad contest ) at the same time as they continue to send out cease and desist to the creators of amateur fan products—threatening legal action whose basis is increasingly being questioned by fandom rights groups like the Organization for Transformative Works , which assert the transformative and therefore legal nature of fan labor products. In the fandom subgroups science fiction fandom and media fandom , fan labor activities may be termed fanac (from " fan nish ac tivities"),

1782-594: The 'Continues' in its title as they do a really strong job at capturing (and yes, 'continuing') the atmosphere of TOS ." On December 16, 2013, about a month after the ending of the Kickstarter campaign, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show published a video interview with Tom Hanks in which the actor highly praises a Star Trek fan production and its "people that recreate with incredibly, startlingly great production values unseen Star Trek episodes", adding that "it looks exactly like

1848-501: The Clones ) appeared as Ensign Tongaroa, Erin Gray (Col. Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Diana Kimble from Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday ) appeared as Commodore Gray and Matthew Ewald (Nicholas Bluetooth from Galidor ) appeared as Crewman Kenway. The third episode, " Fairest of Them All ", featured guest support from Asia DeMarcos as Marlena Moreau (played in

1914-564: The Dragons", guest-starred Gigi Edgley of Farscape fame. Rod Roddenberry , son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry , had a cameo appearance as a bridge officer in the episode. Episode seven, " Embracing the Winds ", featured Clare Kramer ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) and Beau Billingslea ( Cowboy Bebop ), as well as the return of Erin Gray's flag officer character (Commodore Gray from

1980-740: The Planet X . He sold some of these through Film Threat Video. Gore became the Editor in Chief of the newly renamed magazine VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine , starting with the September 1993 issue until the December 1996 issue. During this time, he also made his first television appearances on the Jones Computer Network, the network television precursor to ZDTV , as an editorialist and commentator on

2046-740: The USA. Some fandoms are known to produce music as a form of fan labor that is not usually classified as filk. In costuming or cosplay , creators assemble and sew costumes that replicate characters or fit with the setting of the target of fannish activity. Costuming often goes well beyond basic seamstress and tailoring, and may include developing sophisticated mechanics, such as hydraulics to open and close wings, or complicated manufacturing techniques, such as building Stormtrooper armor from scratch by using vacuum molding and fiberglass application. In fandom-inspired tea blends , creators craft unique combinations of teas, herbs, nuts, fruits, and/or spices to produce

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2112-636: The companies involved in its production to form a partnership to support the development of a new web series, aimed at continuing the episodes of TOS . A facility of 9,600 ft (891 m) was acquired in Kingsland, Georgia , to host the sets of the Enterprise , which were built from the original soundstage blueprints . On March 23, 2012, Farragut Films announced the official cast of the series that, among other professionals, included Chris Doohan (son of James Doohan) and MythBusters' Grant Imahara. Mignogna and

2178-436: The company itself), other companies attempt to highly restrict them. The payments to fan creators of content that is used in upgrades to the model train simulator Trainz is an example of an original copyright owner being willing to share the potential commercial gain to be made from derivative works by fans. In Japan, doujinshi is often sold side by side with its original commercial inspiration, with no legal action from

2244-584: The computer of the USS Enterprise , an homage to her connection to the original actress, Majel Barrett Roddenberry , who portrayed her character's mother, Lwaxana Troi , as well as the voice of the computer in the original Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek , respectively. For the second episode, " Lolani ", Lou Ferrigno (the Hulk from The Incredible Hulk (1978) ) appeared as Zaminhon, Daniel Logan ( Boba Fett from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of

2310-402: The creators of these videos, carefully match the audio and video components to tell a story or set a specific mood. Fangames are video games made by fans based on one or more established video games; the vast majority of fangames that have been successfully completed and published are adventure games. Many fangames attempt to clone the original game's design, gameplay and characters, but it

2376-536: The current state of copyright-related law suits, and has a special section devoted to fan fiction legal action and how to fight it. Some copyright holders view fan work as free publicity, permitting them to the maximum extent. Recent years have seen increasing legal action from media conglomerates, who are actively protecting their intellectual property rights. Because of new technologies that make media easier to distribute and modify, fan labor activities are coming under greater scrutiny. Some fans are finding themselves

2442-508: The episode was shot on location at NASA's Space Center Houston , home of the restored life-sized prop of the original Star Trek Galileo shuttlecraft . In early 2015, Star Trek Continues announced the acquisition of the remainder of the Kingsland facility, totaling 18,500 ft, under exclusive ownership of Trek Continues Inc. The studio was rebranded as "Stage 9", a homage to the original series' soundstage at Desilu . After releasing

2508-405: The fan vendor having to stop selling products entirely, or significantly modifying their wares to comply with the copyright owner's demands. Most fan labor products are derivative works , in that they are creative additions or modifications to an existing copyrighted work, or they are original creations which are inspired by a specific copyrighted work. Some or all of these works may fall into

2574-498: The fan-fan relationship, as well as attract unwanted legal attention from copyright holders. That fear has come true in more than one case, such as the removal from sale on Amazon.com of Another Hope , a commercial fan fiction book set in the Star Wars universe. However, some fans engage in for-profit exchange of their creations in what is known as the " gray market ". The gray market operates mainly through word of mouth and "under

2640-530: The fan-fan relationship, as well as attract unwanted legal attention from copyright holders. The skills that fans hone through their fan works may be marketable, and some fans find employment through their fan works. In recent years, media conglomerates have become more aware of how fan labor activities can add to and affect the effectiveness of media product development, marketing, advertising, promotional activities, and distribution. They seek to harness fan activities for low-cost and effective advertisements (such as

2706-534: The fan-media conglomerate relationship, saying, "Here, the right to participate in the culture is assumed to be 'the freedom we have allowed ourselves,' not a privilege granted by a benevolent company, not something they [fans] are prepared to barter away for better sound files or free Web hosting. [….] Instead, they embrace an understanding of intellectual property as 'shareware,' something that accrues value as it moves across different contexts, gets retold in various ways, attracts multiple audiences, and opens itself up to

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2772-533: The fandom subset of the authors and readers, for instance, in terms of which ships are popular. These choices also reflect the relationships fans construct of their view of their place within fandom, including how they relate to the media property and the corporate structures and products surrounding it. Fans are therefore engaged in "the individual and collective construction of overlapping and even conflicting practices, identities, meanings, and also alternate texts, images, and objects". The goods that fans produce as

2838-423: The fandom. However, those who attempt to sell their creative products will be shunned by other fans, and subject to possible legal action. Fans often classify other fans trying to sell their items for profit motives as "hucksters" rather than true fans. Fans are often also fearful that charging other fans for products of their creativity, such as zines, videos, costumes, art, etc. will somehow fundamentally change

2904-503: The first episode, funded by Mignogna, new funds for the continuation of the series were raised in part from a successful Kickstarter campaign, humorously dubbed a "Kirkstarter". It was held from October 7 to November 6, 2013, and raised $ 126,028 from 2,981 backers, surpassing the set goal of $ 100,000, to cover funding for episodes 2, 3, and 4. A second Kickstarter campaign ran from January 17 to February 16, 2015. It successfully raised $ 214,584, exceeding its goal of $ 100,000. The sum covered

2970-406: The funds was raised by thousands of backers through successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns. Star Trek Continues won a Webby Award for "People's Choice – Long Form Drama" in 2016, a Geekie Award for "Best Web Series" in 2014, and numerous Telly and Accolade awards. The series was very positively received by critics, who praised the quality of the production and stated that the show set

3036-761: The legal category of transformative works (such as a parody of the original), which is protected as fair use under U.S. copyright law. However, corporations continue to ask fans to stop engaging with their products in creative ways. Fan labor products may be protected by the Fair Use Doctrine of the U.S. Copyright Law , which judges if a work is copyright-infringing based on four tests : However, these tests are not absolute, and judges may decide to weigh one factor more heavily than another in any given case. Although some fan artists receive cease and desist letters or find themselves running afoul of copyright law, they may argue that their "artistic interpretation" of

3102-407: The major rewards of fan labor is the formation of relationships between fan creators and other fans. The relationships created through fan exchanges are often as important, if not more so, than the products exchanged. The focus on relationships separates fandom economic practices from the capitalistic practices of everyday life. From an economic anthropology viewpoint, the products of fan labor are

3168-489: The now-defunct Wild Cartoon Kingdom magazine. The latter was used by John Kricfalusi under the pen name "Thomas Paine" to anonymously criticize Nickelodeon following his September 1992 firing from The Ren & Stimpy Show . In 2004, he hosted the game show Ultimate Film Fanatic . In 2016, Gore was interviewed in the Star Wars documentary film The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey . In 2023 he released

3234-476: The original publishers. As an example, MiHoYo allowed fans to create and sell fan-made works based on its video games such as Honkai: Star Rail , Genshin Impact , and Zenless Zone Zero subject to terms of its Fan Creations guides. Companies are now building in room for participation and improvisation, allowing fans to essentially color-by-number with franchise approval. Some, however, disagree that it

3300-459: The original series by BarBara Luna), Bobby Clark as Council Leader Tharn, Bobby Quinn Rice as transporter technician, Michael Dorn as the computer of the ISS Enterprise , and the first appearance of Kipleigh Brown as Barbara Smith (played in the original series by Andrea Dromm ). Recurring cast member Cat Roberts (Lieutenant Palmer, played in the original series by Elizabeth Rogers ), joined

3366-578: The original series), and Mark Meer ( Mass Effect ). Part I features April Hebert in the role of Rear Admiral Thesp, who was the longest-tenured cast member of Star Trek: The Experience at the time of its closing. Jason Isaacs (Captain Gabriel Lorca from Star Trek: Discovery ) also provides a vocal cameo in Part II, although credited under the pseudonym Jason Lorca. After directing an episode of Starship Farragut for Farragut Films, Mignogna proposed to

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3432-488: The original work's owner, creator, or publisher, and they are almost never professionally published. The rise of online repositories built to archive and deliver fan fiction has resulted in a new activity: fandom analytics . This fan labor practice is focused on the analysis and visualization of the use of content tags and categories, along with other metrics, such as hit and word counts in order to discuss and forecast trends and variations within and across fandoms. Fan art

3498-425: The physics and character generation tools of the game. The scripts, as performed by the computer-generated characters, are recorded and distributed to viewers online. Reanimated collaborations involve each fan animating a shot of an existing film in their own unique style. The clips are then stitched together to produce a collaborative tribute, sometimes with over 500 animators on a single film. The finished product

3564-489: The production costs of episodes 5, 6, and 7, and facilitated the construction of an engineering room and planet set. A third and final crowdfunding campaign—this time organized via Indiegogo —was held in early 2016, raising $ 199,049. Shortly thereafter, the producers announced that additional private donations to the Trek Continues Inc. charity allowed the company to exceed its fundraising goal of $ 350,000, thus enabling

3630-465: The production of four additional episodes. Before screening the first episode, a series of three short videos, called vignettes , was released from July 31 to November 30, 2012. The first vignette is an extended ending of the last episode of the original series, " Turnabout Intruder ", created to present the fan production as a direct continuation of it. The reception of Star Trek Continues has been very positive, with critics and reviewers highlighting

3696-429: The production team recreated the style of the original series in its sets, cinematography, costumes, acting, and storytelling style. They duplicated the four-act structure used in the original because of the need for commercial breaks. They primarily used the original series' incidental music , as well as the original theme song and credit typography. Starting with the fifth episode, original music by composer Andy Farber

3762-497: The quality of the production and the resemblance of the episodes with those of the original series . On July 12, 2013, Dan Roth of SyFy's Blastr wrote: "Lots of people try to make fan versions of Trek . None of them look like this." Slice of SciFi 's Sam Sloan wrote: "They have certainly raised the bar for independent Star Trek episodic film making", an opinion shared by other reviewers as well. On June 18, 2014, Bill Watters of TrekMovie.com wrote: " Star Trek Continues does deserve

3828-427: The same look and feel. The creators of Star Trek Continues intended to finish the original five-year mission of the show, which they do in the final two episodes. The series was fan-created and all episodes were released on YouTube . As with all such Star Trek fan productions, use of copyrighted and trademarked properties from the original series was allowed so long as the production was not commercial. A portion of

3894-618: The second episode) and Marina Sirtis as the computer voice. Episode eight, "Still Treads the Shadow", featured Rekha Sharma ( Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: Discovery ). Episode nine, "What Ships are For", featured John de Lancie (three Star Trek series) and Anne Lockhart (the original Battlestar Galactica series). Episodes 10 and 11, "To Boldly Go: Part I" and "To Boldly Go: Part II" written by Sawyer, featured Nicola Bryant ( Doctor Who ), Cas Anvar ( The Expanse ), Amy Rydell (reprising her mother Joanne Linville 's role from

3960-466: The series as of this episode. The fourth episode, " The White Iris ", featured the return of Sirtis as the Enterprise computer, as well as guest stars Colin Baker ( Doctor Who ), Nakia Burrise ( Power Rangers ), Adrienne Wilkinson ( Xena: Warrior Princess ), Tiffany Brouwer ( Femme Fatales ), and Gabriela Fresquez, with cameos by Chris Gore and Robert J. Sawyer . Episode six, "Come Not Between

4026-663: The starship Enterprise ". Although he could not put a name to the series, he described it citing information compatible with the identity of Star Trek Continues , which motivated the producers and a few sources to assume and claim that the actor was referring to them. On July 31, 2014, Rod Roddenberry attended an official screening of "Fairest of Them All" in Las Vegas and endorsed the project, stating: "I do have to say, and I said this after 'Lolani', I'm pretty damn sure my dad would consider this canon . The fact that you do stories that mean something, that have depth, that make us all think

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4092-530: The state of video games and society. Gore was a recurring host on the G4 television program Attack of the Show for the DVDuesday segment, reviewing DVDs. He had also done a film-related segment on the weekly FX series The X Show . He was also the host and moderator of The New Movie Show with Chris Gore , also on FX, in 2000, where a panel mixed between critics and celebrity guests reviewed movies. G4 then based

4158-501: The subjects of cease and desist letters which ask them to take down the offending materials from a website, or stop distributing or selling an item which the corporation believes violates their copyright. As a result of these actions by media companies, some conventions now ban fan art entirely from their art shows, even if not offered for sale, and third party vendors may remove offending designs from their websites. Chris Gore Christopher Patrick Gore (born September 5, 1965)

4224-431: The table" sales, and provides products of varying quality. Even though these are commercial activities, it is still expected that fan vendors will not make a large amount of profit, charging just enough to cover expenses. Some vendors attempt to not mark up their products at all, and will use that information in their promotional information, in an attempt to secure the confidence of other fans who may look down at fans making

4290-647: Was included. They shot the episodes in 4:3 aspect ratio to duplicate the original series' TV format. The first episode, " Pilgrim of Eternity ", premiered at Phoenix Comicon on May 24, 2013, and was released to the public the same day. "Lolani", the second episode, finished shooting in November 2013 with guest stars Lou Ferrigno and Erin Gray . The episode was released online in February 2014 after premiering at Dallas Sci-Fi Expo in Dallas, Texas . Episode three, "Fairest of Them All", began principal photography that month, with

4356-435: Was a film student at Detroit's Wayne State University , but he dropped out after starting Film Threat. Gore is the head writer and the founder of Film Threat magazine, a project covering independent and underground film which he started in 1985. Early in his career, he had created several short films as Christian Gore: Betaville , Doorman , Red , and Ouch! . He also made an hour-long docudrama, Cool Teenager from

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