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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Fri.-Sun., May 30-June 1: Wizard
World Atlanta Comic Con
• Friday-Sunday, June 13-15:
Sci-Fi Summer Con
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• TrekTrax
Atlanta announces date and first guests for 2015
• TrekTrax Atlanta souvenir
t-shirts still available
• Personnel Records
• Library Computer
• Recent Chapter Event Photos
SIDEBAR
• Belated May Birthdays
• Member
Reenlistments
• June Membership Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Star Trek:
The Continuing Mission audio drama returns |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Wizard
World Atlanta Comic Con
Friday-Sunday, May 30-June 1, 2014
Georgia
World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta GA 30313 |
Friday, May 30:
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31:
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 1:
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Wizard
World
is coming back to Atlanta! After their first and so
far only show here in 2010, which was met with... well, mixed
reviews, Wizard World has had three years to get its act together
by hosting conventions all across the country and is now ready
to once again invade the already dense Atlanta convention
scene with a bigger and better show. Wizard World Atlanta
has moved to the enormous Georgia World Congress Center and
features dozens of actors and, as the name suggests, comic
book writers and artists. Of special note to Star
Trek fans are Robert Knepper and Clifton Collins,
Jr.
Robert
Knepper played Wyatt Miller in the Star Trek: The Next
Generation first-season episode "Haven" (1987) and Gaul
in the Star Trek: Voyager sixth-season episode "Dragon's
Teeth" (1999). Learn more about Knepper here.
Clifton Collins, Jr. played Ayel, the Romulan cohort
and general to Eric Bana's Nero, in J. J. Abrams' Star
Trek (2009). Learn more about Collins here.
Scheduled appearances by actors from other popular science
fiction franchises include Karen Gillan (Doctor
Who), James Marsters (Caprica) and Kevin
Sorbo (Andromeda), as well as Star Trek
Online game designer Zeke Sparkes, Star Wars
comic book artists June Brigman, Roy Richardson
and Dean Zachary, and Star Wars sculptor Brian
Muir. Please visit the Wizard World Atlanta
web
page to see the full list of all their many confirmed
guests.
 Regular-price
admission for the three-day weekend is $75.00 (plus $10.12
if purchased online)
or $35.00 for Friday only, $45.00 for Saturday only or $40.00
for Sunday only (plus $7.32 for Friday, $8.02 for Saturday
or $7.67 for Sunday if purchased online). However,
you can get a HALF-PRICE
discount on any ticket in any quantity by entering ATL50
in the Discount Code box on the Checkout page when you purchase
online.
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"Wolfy" and ENS1 Sue Lin Lange work the
USS Republic and TrekTrax Atlanta fan table
at the 2010 Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con.
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The USS
Republic had a fan table at Wizard World's first convention
in Atlanta in 2010 and will have one again at this year's
show. Find us at Table D-16, next to the
Batmobile (!!!), for photo opps in the Command Chair, special
deals on prereg memberships for the 2015 TrekTrax
Atlanta and souvenir t-shirts from previous conventions! |
Sci-Fi
Summer Con
Friday-Sunday, June 13-15, 2014
Wyndham
Atlanta Galleria Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta GA 30339 |
 Now
in its fourteenth 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 six years
ago and our very own Captain Eric L. Watts being named
Fan Guest of Honor four 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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USS
Republic XO Adm Mike Henigan, ENS1 Julianne
Trew, ENS1 Claire Willis and CO Capt Eric L. Watts
at the Republic's TrekTrax Atlanta fan table
at the 2013 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 or panels
for this year's convention, and at this point is unlikely
to do so, but it's still worth attending.
The Republic may or may not have a
fan table at the convention, depending on on-site table availability.
If the Republic is able to secure a table
(which may not be known until the first day of the convention),
please contact
the Captain if you'd be interested in helping with
it. Anyone helping with the table must be a registered
member of the convention; see details below.
Sci-Fi Summer Con memberships for persons age 13 and up who
are not already registered are $35 for the weekend, $20 for
Saturday only or $10 for Friday or Sunday only and are available
only at the door. For more information about Sci-Fi
Summer Con's guests, programming events, hotel and memberships,
please visit their web
site. |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces date and first guests for 2015 |
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TrekTrax
Atlanta
2014 is now over and a full post-mortem report will be published
next issue (or perhaps the issue after that), but we couldn't
wait until then to tell you that next year's convention will
be held April 24-26, 2015, and that we're pleased to announce
our first two confirmed guests: the talented puppeteer troupes
Felt
Nerdy and Death
By Puppets, who presented the enormously popular "Puppets
in Space... Opera!" show at this year's convention, as
well as the fine podcasting folks over at Earth
Station One (Mike Faber, Mike Gordon
and Bobby Nash), who have been big supporters of the
convention and will record a live broadcast from next year's
convention.
In
other news, we loved our hotel this year and would have liked
to return there next year, but we were disappointed to learn
that they already have every weekend in April booked with
other big events. The option of moving to March
or May was offered to us, but we have decided that we want
to keep our last-weekend-in-April date and have already begun
looking at other possible hotels to host us next year. Of
course, additional news about next year's convention will
be announced here as well as on the Facebook
page. |
| TrekTrax
Atlanta souvenir t-shirts still available |
Still
available! A limited selection of commemorative souvenir
t-shirts from this year's TrekTrax
Atlanta!
Featuring a full-color design with this year's celebrity
guests Arlene Martel, Felix Silla and Jeremy
Roberts on a high-quality Gildan 50/50 polycot blend
shirt. Available in all sizes from Small to 2XL
in red, blue or black, EXCEPT for Medium, which is
available in black only. There is only one shirt
left in several of these size and color combinations, so
purchase yours now before someone else does! Only
$20 postpaid to domestic US addresses. Please
select your shirt from the PayPal buttons below.
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SMALL,
MEDIUM AND LARGE
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Personnel
Records
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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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Library
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Recent
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CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE |
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TrekTrax
Atlanta || April
25-27, 2014
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BELATED
MAY BIRTHDAYS
Friday, May 2
Capt Michael Cowart
Thursday, May 8
ENS1 Glenn Albertini
Sunday, May 18
ENS Lee Johnson
Sunday, May 25
ENS1 Julianne Trew
Friday, May 30
ENS2 Richard Tucker
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in March. Thank you!
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
ENS1 "Wolfy"
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JUNE
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues will expire in June. Please
renew now!
Crmn Eliya Brog
Ens Tov B. Brog
ENS1 Russell J. Broomfield
ENS1 Michael Shipley
ENS1 Jeff Trew
ENS3 Jenilee Trew
ENS1 Joanne Trew
ENS1 Julianne Trew
ENS1 Claire Willis
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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 26, 2014, the Republic crew includes 37
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. STARFLEET
dues for one person are $20 for a "Standard Membership"
or $10 for an "E-Membership" and chapter dues
are $10 per person for either membership option. A
combined payment for all dues is collected by the Republic
(family discounts are available with certain conditions
and restrictions). Additional information about
the two STARFLEET membership options, amounts due for
additional family members, payment options and payment
instructions is on the "How to Join" page of
our our award-winning web site.
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NEWS
from
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| The
award-winning Star Trek: The Continuing Mission audio
drama returns |
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By
Bill Watters
May 10, 2014
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the world of video exploding, it's exciting to see that
the audio drama format is still alive and well. After
a nearly three-year hiatus, the cast and crew of the USS
Montana have returned for an entirely new episode,
"Cathedral in the Void," available from the Continuing
Mission web site. |
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its initial "season" of six episodes released between the
winter of 2007 and the fall of 2009, the series amassed
a listenership of tens of thousands, garnering critical
acclaim and reviewed on CNN. We had even named it
"Audio Drama of the Year" in 2008. |
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producer Sebastian Prooth is proud of the series' use of
a ship and storyline set outside of the established series
canon, but still able to weave it into the same universe.
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story follows the adventures of a Federation crew plucked
out of the 23rd century (from around the time of the events
in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) and re-emerging
in the 24th, just prior to the beginning of Star Trek:
The Next Generation. |
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benefits of working in an audio format is that we've been
able to utilize technology to bring together talented actors
from around the world without having to physically bring
them together," said Prooth. |
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bulk of the original audio was completed back in 2011, with
only a few characters' dialogue remaining. Finally,
it was an offer by Canadian fan and audio engineer Matheiu
Blondin to help assemble the episode that restarted the
momentum. That addition to the team, in tandem with
Prooth's desire to rejuvenate the series for an audience
of today. This new episode summons up the creations
of H. P. Lovecraft, the father of modern horror, who consigned
his unspeakable creations to the farthest reaches of the
final frontier. Most call them aliens. Some know
them as the Elder Gods. In the time before time, they
ruled the Earth. Now, the only thing that can stop
their return is Captain Edwards and the crew of the USS
Montana. |
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episode is well-paced and is immersive as an audio experience,
and easy to listen to (many effects-laden audio dramas become
cluttered, which isn't the case with "Cathedral").
The actors' performances are solid and not over the
top. The cast is headlined by Captain Paul Edwards
(Scott Martineck), Commander Darius Locke (Stephen Perkins),
Lt. Commander Jack McGuire (Patrick McCray) and Lt. Commander
Thomas Plummer (Nathan Wolfenbarger). |
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new episode is in part an experiment to see if there's still
an audience for Star Trek in an audio drama format.
They have already been drafting ideas for future episodes,
but before they proceed, they want to see what number of
listens this episode receives. |
| Personally,
I'm a big fan of listening to audio format fiction, as I
use them to pass the time on the daily work commute. Full-format
audio plays, however, have become too rare, with World
War Z having been an interesting hybrid between a full
cast and straight audiobook. It's refreshing
to see something in the tradition of the classic Orson Wells
broadcast of The War of the Worlds being created
anew today. |
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