Starship Exeter
| Starship Exeter | |
|---|---|
| File:StarshipExeterLogo.jpg | |
| Created by | Jimm & Josh Johnson, based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry |
| Starring | James Culhane Holly Guess Michael Buford Joshua Caleb |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jimm Johnson |
| Original release | |
| Network | World Wide Web |
| Release | December 19, 2002 |
Starship Exeter is one of the earliest of the semi-professional fan film projects that have become an increasingly common fixture of the internet video scene. Although fan films have been produced for almost as long as there have been film fans, they were generally few and far between before the advent of home video. It is only with the two pronged revolution of digital video production/editing and the advent of internet distribution that they have become something more than a curiosity to be shared by a few intimates.
In the chronology of modern Star Trek fan films, Exeter was one of the first in producution, although not the first released (that credit goes to the Hidden Frontier series), and the first of the video era to make extensive use of practical sets and locations in place of chroma keyed virtual settings.
Starship Exeter is set within the continuity of the original Star Trek series. It takes place on a sister to the famous USS Enterprise, the titular USS Exeter, which appeared in the original Star Trek episode "The Omega Glory". What makes the production notable is its fidelty to its source material. The show is produced to look and sound like a production circa 1969.
Produced by Jimm and Josh Johnson for the non-profit Exeter Studio, to date, there is one complete episode, and a second in production.
Episodes
As of June 2006, one complete episode of Starship Exeter has been released, with the second mid-way through its release in installments.
- "The Savage Empire" (2002)
STARDATE: 4943.5 - The U.S.S. Exeter, freshly recrewed and commanded by Captain John Garrovick, is on a mission to save a ship infected with the deadly Canopus Plague. The Exeter must travel to the homeworld of Andorian Lieutenant B'fuselek to find the cure. But Andorian rebels have other plans . . . and so do the Klingons!
- "The Tressaurian Intersection" (2005)
STARDATE: 5013.1 - Starbase 16 is destroyed and Captain Garrovick's old ship, the U.S.S. Kongo, is missing. On a hunt for the perpetrators, the Exeter encounters a strange ghost out of Garrovick's past -- the Tressaurians: a savage race responsible for stranding Garrovick on planet Tangaro as a young cadet. Now, the Tressuarians are tampering with a deadly new technology. Can the crew of the Exeter uncover it's secrets in time, or will this discovery lead to an even greater threat?
Cast
Main characters
| Picture | Character | Rank | Actor | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:StarshipExeterA.jpg | John Quincy Garrovick | Captain | James Culhane | Garrovick is the cousin of Ensign Garrovick, who joined Captain Kirk in an attempt to destroy a mist-creature in the original Star Trek episode "Obsession". Both were nearly killed until Mr. Spock performed a brilliant transporter maneuver (cross-circuiting to "B") that saved both their lives. |
| File:StarshipExeterB.jpg | Jo Harris | Commander | Holly Guess | Harris is the Executive (First) Officer as well as the science officer of the ship, following the pattern of Spock from the original series. Harris is a human from Great Britain on Earth. |
| File:StarshipExeterC.jpg | Paul Cutty | Commander | Michael Buford | The ship's chief security officer, he served with then-Commander Garrovick on-board the USS Kongo where the two became close friends. The Kongo was captained by an officer they both looked up to, Captain Kosnett (Garry Peters), who makes a cameo appearance in the second episode. |
| File:StarshipExeterD.jpg | B'fuselek | Lieutenant | Joshua Caleb | B'fuselek is the Exeter's Andorian communications officer. The makeup is patterned on designs seen in the original series episodes "Journey To Babel" and "Whom Gods Destroy". The character's background is derived from several Trek-based RPGs of the 1970s and 1980s. |
| File:StarshipExeterE.jpg | Dr. Vincent Azato | Lieutenant Commander | Joe Azzato | Exeter's Chief Medical Officer, Azato studied medicine at the University of Tharsis on Mars. After his residency, he joined the space service where he served aboard a number of small ships, eventually settling into a long term position at Starbase 11. He requested a transfer to the U.S.S. Exeter on Stardate 4773.4. |
| File:StarshipExeterF.jpg | Vandi Richards | Ensign | Elizabeth Wheat | Richards is the Captain's Yeoman. Unable to qualify for Command Division College, she eventually graduated from Starfleet Support Services and was assigned to active duty aboard the U.S.S. Exeter, but vowed to reapply for command training. |
| File:StarshipExeterG.jpg | Alexander Cray | Lieutenant | Cody Hammock | Cray is the ship's Helm Officer. He is a model officer who has proven himself indispensible to Garrovick and the Exeter team. |
External links
Media
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