CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Wed., May 15: Star Trek Into
Darkness Premiere, Vinings
Friday,
May 17: Star Trek Into Darkness Premiere, Chamblee
Sat.,
May 18: Star Trek Into Darkness Premiere, Alpharetta
Friday-Sunday,
May 24-26: TimeGate
Friday-Sunday,
June 7-9: Sci-Fi Summer Con
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Personnel Records
Library Computer
SIDEBAR
April Birthdays
Welcome Aboard!
Member
Reenlistments
February-May Membership
Renewals
About
the Republic
For More Information
USS Republic Online
Crew Roster
News from TrekMovie.com
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Star
Trek Into Darkness
Brings in $31.7M in 7 Markets; Sets New Franchise Records
in Each Country |
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Star Trek Into Darkness
Premieres
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
AMC Parkway Pointe 15
3101 Cobb Pkwy
Vinings (Atlanta) GA 30339
(770) 937-0730
Friday, May 17, 2013
Regal Cinemas Hollywood
Stadium 24
3265 Northeast Expressway Access
Chamblee GA 30341
(770) 936-9468
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Studio Movie Grill
2880 Holcomb Bridge Rd
Alpharetta GA 30022
(770) 992-8411 |
See
Star Trek Into Darkness three times... FOR FREE!
How
awesome is the USS Republic? We're so awesome,
we've arranged for not just one, not even two, but THREE
different opportunities for you to see Star Trek Into Darkness...
FOR FREE! Each opportunity is at a different
theater and on a different night of the week, and each one
has its own set of rules to qualify for a free ticket. To
see the movie for free, please read and follow the following
instructions.
Wednesday, May 15, in Vinings: Costume Required
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Members
and friends of the Republic at the costume-required
Star Trek (2009) IMAX movie premiere in Kennesaw,
Georgia, on May 6, 2009
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This special
advance screening is the one with the strictest rules because
it is a media event at which there will be press and photographers.
You must attend in Star Trek costume
(Starfleet, Klingon, any recognizable alien, etc.) and you
will be asked to sign a release form so that photos of you
can be published. Membership in the USS Republic
membership is NOT required; however, wearing a Star Trek
costume IS. You must confirm your
plans to attend with USS Republic CO Capt Eric L.
Watts by phone, Facebook message or email
in advance so that our names can be submitted to the marketing
firm. Anyone who does not RSVP with Capt Watts
will not be given a free pass to the movie.
AMC
PARKWAY POINTE 15 WEB SITE &
MAP
Friday, May 17, in Chamblee: Costume Encouraged
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Members
and friends of the Republic at the Star
Trek (2009) movie premiere at the Regal Cinemas
in Chamblee, Georgia, on May 8, 2009
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Please
join members and friends of the USS Republic at or
after 3:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, May 17, at the Regal
Cinemas Hollywood Stadium 24 in Chamblee. We
will have a display table in the lobby and flyers about the
Republic and TrekTrax Atlanta to hand out. The
first eight (8) members of the Republic who come out
to help promote the club and the con will be given a free
pass to see Star Trek Into Darkness that evening. Star
Trek costumes or Republic-branded sport shirts
or t-shirts are strongly encouraged. If you can
come out to Chamblee, help us promote the chapter and watch
the movie with us for free, please contact
the Captain so we can let management know how many
of us to expect.
REGAL
CINEMAS HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 24 WEB SITE
Saturday, May 18, in Alpharetta: Costume
Encouraged
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Members
and friends of the Republic at the Star
Trek (2009) movie premiere at the Regal Cinemas
in Chamblee, Georgia, on May 10, 2009
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Please
join members and friends of the USS Republic at or
after 3:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, May 18, at the Studio
Movie Grill in Alpharetta. We will have a display
table in the lobby and flyers about the Republic and
TrekTrax Atlanta to hand out. The first fifteen
(15) members of the Republic who come out to help promote
the club and the con will be given a free pass to see Star
Trek Into Darkness that evening. Star Trek
costumes or Republic-branded sport shirts or t-shirts
are strongly encouraged.
Studio
Movie Grill is the pioneer of the in-theater dining concept,
offering up first-run movies and alternate programming alongside
an American Grill menu and full service bar. This
will be the Republic's first chapter event at their
Alpharetta location and will be an ideal occasion to promote
the Republic in that area. If you can come
out to Alpharetta, help us promote the chapter and watch the
movie with us for free, please contact
the Captain so we can let management know how many
of us to expect.
STUDIO
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TimeGate
Friday-Sunday,
May 24-26, 2013
Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter
4386 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Atlanta GA 30341
(770) 457-6363 |
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"TimeGate
is an annual science fiction/fantasy convention that focuses
on Doctor Who and Stargate but also includes
programming on a wide range of other sci-fi/fantasy interests.
So if you're into Stargate SG-1, Doctor
Who, Stargate Atlantis, Torchwood, The
Sarah Jane Adventures or Stargate Universe, this
is the convention for you! But if not, we'll also
have Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, literary,
costuming, horror and comics programming, too, along with
many other topics. In 2013, we celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of Doctor Who, a unique achievement in
the world of television science fiction/fantasy."
As of press time, there are still no confirmed guests with
a professional Star Trek credential. However,
their "Otherworlds" programming schedule includes
three Trek-related panels: "Star Trek/Doctor
Who Assimilation" at 10:00 p.m. Friday; a "Star
Trek Into Darkness" review panel at 6:00 p.m. Saturday;
and a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" 20th
anniversary celebration panel at 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
The USS Republic will once again have an official
presence at TimeGate, which may include a fan table and/or
a room party, depending on the willingness of you, the membership,
to help with either or both. Please contact
the Captain if you're interested in helping with
either one.
TimeGate memberships for persons age 13 and up are $60 at
the door. For more information about TimeGate's
guests, programming events, hotel and memberships, please
visit their web
site.
TIMEGATE
WEB SITE
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Sci-Fi
Summer Con
Friday-Sunday,
June 7-9, 2013
Wyndham Atlanta Galleria
6345 Powers Ferry Road NW, Atlanta GA 30339
(770) 955-1700 |
Now
in its thirteenth year, Sci-Fi Summer Con is for fans,
friends and anyone interested in science fiction, fantasy,
horror and comics. The Republic has had
an official presence at this convention for the last several
years, including our 20th anniversary celebration five years
ago and our very own Captain Eric L. Watts being named
Fan Guest of Honor three years ago. Sci-Fi Summer
Con is Atlanta's only annual convention devoted exclusively
to all forms of science fiction and fantasy.
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CO
Capt Eric L. Watts, USS Atlanta CO Adm Mike
Henigan, ENS3 Eddie Hines, ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker,
Ens Richard Tucker and Ens Karen Neal
at the Republic's recruitment table at the
2011 Sci-Fi Summer Con.
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As of press
time, "Atlanta's
only annual convention devoted exclusively to all forms of
science fiction and fantasy"
has not announced any Star Trek-related guests for
this year's convention, nor are there any Star Trek-related
on the online tentative schedule. We'll
keep an eye on both and let you know next issue of any Star
Trek-specific additions to either. In the meantime,
the USS Republic will once again have an official presence
at Sci-Fi
Summer Con,
which may include a fan table and/or a room party, depending
on the willingness of you, the membership, to help with either
or both. Please contact
the Captain if you're interested in helping with either
one.
Sci-Fi Summer Con memberships for persons age 13 and up are
$20 until May 20 and can be purchased from their web
site. At-the-door memberships will be $35. For
more information about Sci-Fi Summer Con's guests, programming
events, hotel and memberships, please visit their web
site.
SCI-FI
SUMMER CON WEB SITE |
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Personnel
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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!
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It's
true. Jonathan
Goldsmith, a.k.a. "The Most Interesting
Man in the World" played an unnamed crewman in the
1966 Star Trek episode "The Corbomite Maneuver."
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BELATED
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
Tuesday , April 9
ENS1 Eric Lange
Sunday, April 14
ENS1 Elisa Roper
Sunday, April 28
ENS Patricia Houk
Tuesday, April 30
ENS1 Hal Doby
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
1 New Member in March!
Lt JG Robert Louis Simon
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in March
ENS1 Edward L. ("Eddie") Hines
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FEBRUARY-MAY
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues
expired or will expire in February, March, April and May.
Please renew now!
Cheris Courtney
Capt Michael Cowart
Capt Matthew D. Ebeling
Ens JG Roderick Jennings
Ens Elizabeth Scott
ENS1 Wilford B. ("Wil") Sims
Michael Smith
ENS2 Marilyn Teague
ENS3 Robert Teague
ENS2 Chris White
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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 May 12, 2013, the Republic crew includes 44
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. Combined
annual dues for both groups are $25 per person and is
collected by the chapter (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes access to our YahooGroups
message board, voting privileges in chapter elections
and additional privileges that occasionally become available.
Additional information on Republic membership
and how to join or reenlist is on our award-winning web
site.
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NEWS
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Star
Trek Into Darkness Brings in $31.7M in 7 Markets |
By
Geri Schear
May 12, 2013
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Star
Trek Into Darkness had a limited international opening
this weekend in seven markets and the first box office figures
are very encouraging. The film brought in almost $32M,
and more importantly, it is outperforming the opening of
the 2009 Star Trek movie in each country. |
Paramounts
strategy for the overseas market has seen Star Trek
Into Darkness earn $31.7 million from the seven countries
in which it has so far been released. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, this return is 70% higher
than its predecessor made in 2009, setting new opening weekend
franchise records in each market. |
$13.3
million came from the U.K.s 556 locations and reflects
a 50% increase over the box office achieved by Star Trek
in 2009. In Germany, the film earned $7.6 million
from 627 locations which reflects an 80% improvement over
2009. Australia took in $5.5 million from its 263
locations (over 50% more than 2009) and Mexico earned $3
million from its 573 locations. |
Traditionally,
Star Trek films have performed well in the English-speaking
markets and also fairly well in Germany, so the best news
for Paramount in the above figures are those from Mexico,
where the film saw a 300% increase from the 2009 film. Paramount
vice chairman Rob Moore was particularly happy about the
Mexico figures, telling The Hollywood Reporter, "Thats
what we were really for. Mexico is a great barometer.
The first movie certainly laid the groundwork for
anyone who is a Star Trek fan. We want this
film to cross over and create new fans." |
These
figures are good news for Paramount, who are anxious to
see the film do better than its predecessor where the foreign
market is concerned. Star Trek totaled $127.9
million in total overseas receipts, compared with a domestic
return of $257.7. To that end, the producers have
designed an aggressive marketing strategy to ensure success. |
Brook
Barnes, writing for The New York Times, reports Paramount
increased its international marketing budget for the film
by 35% over that for the 2009 film. Paramount president
Brad Grey told the NYT, "Between J. J. outdoing himself
and our efforts to build up our global distribution system,
Im very, very confident that the franchise is finally going
to live up to its potential. |
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