User:Evil70th
Evil 70th Street People Productions is a production company started in 2001. We started out making live action videos and have since branched out into animation.
The current animation project is called;
'The Space Voyagers'
The current Space Voyagers logo, featuring USS Essex (CA-504).
Space Voyagers is a science fiction entertainment series. The Space Voyagers fictional universe created by Brian Turpin is the setting of a web based series which includes 10 webisodes starting in 2005 to present with more under development.
Setting
USS Essex (CA-504) Conducting Space Trails
The USS Essex (CG-54) is the main setting of the first season of the series, with a primary mission to protect Star Republic planets. A secondary mission to explore.
In the Space Voyagers universe, humanity developed fusion reactors which in addition to solving global energy concerns went on to power space ships which opened the solar system up to exploration and exploitation of vast resources. The first extra-terrestrial colony was established on Mars on October 15, 2053. At the same time the first human exploration began to the outer solar system. The Solar Colonial Naval Command was established by an act of the global congress on October 13, 2063.
Humans developed faster-than-light space travel, using a form of propulsion referred to as "warp drive", following the development and testing of matter/anti-matter reactors on February 14, 2079. According to the storyline the first ship to break the “light barrier” was the USS New York (DD-05) on September 11. 2082. On September 1, 2093 after a bloody three year civil war over Martian independence peace brought about an end to the conflict and the establishment of the Solar Union.
With increased efficiency in matter/anti-matter intermix configurations there was a rapid growth in warp speeds. The USS Beaumont (CG-01) becomes the first ship to travel at warp two on December 2, 2097. Within 11 years the USS Constellation (CG-15) becomes the first ship to travel at warp three. This opened the way to extra-solar colonization with the establishment of the first three colonies within twenty years. The first three extra solar colonies were Alpha Centauri, Barnard’s Star, and Wolf 359. Warp four technology was under development and on November 24, 2152 the USS Defiant (CG-40) became the first warp four ship. Just 10 years later on April 16, 2162 the USS Essex (CG-54) became the first ship to achieve warp 5.
Season 1
In the first season the stories were more slanted towards comedy with some drama thrown in.
Webisode 1 and 2 “Encounter at Sirius”, this is the series premiere and is a two part webisode. In webisode 1 USS Essex (CG-54) has been sent to the Sirius star system to find out what happened to a survey warp probe sent to the system where it disappeared. There they are attacked by an race of humanoid cats. In webisode 2 the Captain demonstrates the strength and capability of his ship and at the same time the peaceful nature of the mission. This is the first encounter with an alien species but it is not the last. Release date; webisode 1 - January 4, 2006, webisode 2 – February 9, 2006.
Webisode 3 “Journey to Woodpile” is a complete spoof of the Star Trek webisode “Journey to Babel”. The ship departs Wolf Prime for the music festival site code named ‘Woodpile’. Essex has been assigned to transport various bands from Star Republic planets to this vitally important jam fest. Tensions between the various band delegations aboard are high as the special election has been called for by the Star Senate to vote on a proposition that would require internet music download sites to pay royalties to the people who actually wrote the music. Release date; March 7, 2006.
Webisode 4 “Thar be Pirates here” sees the crew encountering a space faring race of sentient trees who are plagued by Pirate attacks as they carry out peaceful trade and exploration. The drama in this webisode comes towards the end when a marine is wounded in action against the pirates and later dies on the operating table. Release date; April 4, 2006.
Webisode 5 “The Rogaine Factor” sees the crew at the completion of a survey mission to the Lalande system for possible colonization. The Captain and senior staff try to take a few days to camp, relax and fish by a lake on the surface of the second planet in the system. The peace and serenity of the moment are brought to an end by people from nearby Wolf 359 as they pursue a salesman who sold them hair products. The salesman’s ship crashes on the planet brining the Captain and crews vacation to an end. Release date; May 5, 2006.
Season 2
The second season the creator and writers are taking the series in a more dramatic direction.
Webisode 6 “Changes” starts as the ship and crew finish the overhaul Captain Hunt is summoned to the Commander Fleet Operations office. There he is assigned as Commodore of a task force consisting of Essex and another heavy cruiser, one destroyer and one strike carrier. The task force is to investigate the apparent attack and disappearance of science vessel over 3200 light years away from earth. Release dates: Chapter; October 11, 2008. Chapter 2; November 11, 2008. Chapter 3; December 11, 2008.
Webisode 7 “Never Forgotten” with the Task Force traveling at fold speed 4 for the last 12 days. Only five days left until they arrive in the Deneb star system. The Captain and other commanding officers have dinner together and sit around remembering the parts they played in the Sharharian war. While the rest of the crew, unable to rest, remembers the war and what they did there. They remember the battles they fought and those who are gone but Never Forgotten. Release dates: Chapter 1; October 15, 2009. Chapter 2; November 15, 2009. Chapter 3; December 15, 2009.
Webisode 8 “The Armada” starts with the task force entering the system and deploying fighters to act as combat patrol. They discover a fleet of ships in orbit around a gas giant in the system. They appear to be operational but devoid of a crew. The Captain leaves behind his Chief Engineer and an engineering team to investigate along with a squad of marines. The rest of the task force proceed into the system and find the hulk of the Copernicus. It's been torn a part. As they investigate they discover a horrible prospect of the Aurora drive falling into alien hands. They deploy a recon team to the surface of Deneb two to investigate life forms detected there. Release dates: Chapter 1; June 15, 2010. Chapter 2; July 15, 2010. Chapter 1; August 15, 2010.
Webisode 9 “The Grigori” finds Captain Hunt and the task force investigating possible compromise of design specification for the Aurora drive. At the same time the Science Officer detects multiple alien warp signatures approaching. The Operations Officer, Weapons Officer and COB work to restore the USS Kirov to full operations after the devastating attack. Major Gump and Gunny investigate the primitive alien village and are discovered by the aliens. While CHENG, the Marine squad and engineering crew on the alien ship in orbit around the gas giant are in peril from an alien threat. Release date; TBD late 2010 or early 2011.
Webisode 10 “Coup d'état” finds Captain Hunt and the task force returning to Star Republic space to find a military Coup has taken place and President and most of the Congress have fled to Wolf 359 where military forces loyal to the republic have taken up a defensive position against the military insurrectionists. This leads to a bloody civil war. Sides are taken, friends are betrayed, and lives are lost. Release date; TBD late 2011 or early 2012.
The cycle of webisodes is 5 per season since its creator is doing all of the animation, sound recording and most of the writing by himself.
Other projects are:
'The One Ring', a spoof of 'Lord of the Rings'.
'Viking Eye for the French Guy', a spoof of the 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' show.
'Salute to the U.S Navy and Marine Corps 2003, 2004 and 2005', a series of compilation videos set to music.
'Dannicus Live', an Irish pub band production of various music videos.
'Society of Creative Anachronism combat videos', using video footage of SCA combat taking place at SCA war events.
'Sword in the soil', a spoof of 'Excalibur'.
'Spoofing Commercials', a variety of silly little videos meant to spoof various commercials.