5/27/04
Bring Back Kirk campaign featured in Star Trek Monthly Magazine
This month's issue of Star Trek
Monthly Magazine features an article on the possible return of Kirk!
It talks about the Bring Back Kirk campaign, including a shot
from our latest trailer.
The transcript of the article is as
follows:
THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS - ALL YOUR
YESTERDAYS
Could Captain James T. Kirk really come back for more
adventures?
William Shatner has revealed he has come up to bring Captain
Kirk to Star Trek: Enterprise -- but he's keeping the idea to himself
until the show gets a fourth season commission from UPN.
"I've written a
scenario where I could conceivably come back for a show or two," he told Bill
Mulroney on Canada's eTalk Daily. "But I haven't presented it to them
yet, because I don't know whether they're coming back. So, you're learning
for the first time that I have in my hip pocket a way of bringing the character
back and making it logical in science fiction terms, which means it's totally
illogical!"
Meanwhile, fans are already clamouring for Kirk's return --
and have even put together a CGI animation featuring their favourite captain
alongside Jonathan Archer.
The Bring Back Kirk campaign was
spawned by fans of the character, Star Trek, and the science fiction
genre on the internet shortly after the 1994 release of Star Trek:
Generations. .Many fans worldwide were outraged that Kirk
should be killed off without even so much as a eulogy.
Now
the Bring Back Kirk campaign has created a nine-minute trailer, which has taken two years to
complete, to promote their cause. The trailer which UK contributor Jason
Turner says has been reworked several times, features fan-made CGI effects and
appearances from characters and ships from all five Star Trek
series. In it, Spock, commanding a newly-refitted U.S.S. Enterprise
NCC-1701-A, successfully rescues his friend and former captain. Soon
after, Federation worlds, including Earth and Vulcan, are attacked, forcing Kirk
and crew to embark on a special mission that will unite three centuries of
Starfleet legends in a battle to save the universe.
"This was our way of
showing that the possibilites of bringing back Kirk are endless," explains
website runner Jay. "We developed a storyline that would reach out to several
shows and centuries."
The campaigners feel Kirk's return could be a sure
ratings bonanza for Paramount and ST:ENT should it take place there,
pointing to Smallville's ratings success when former Superman,
Christopher Reeve, made a guest appearance.
Shatner himself still has few
regrets on his character's death in Generations. "I thought it
was better for me to agree [to] play Kirk's death rather than letting
him dwindle," he told an audience at the 21st William S. Paley
Television Festival.
Web link: www.BringBackKirk.com
You
can see a scan of this article HERE!
Similar
articles on the Bring Back Kirk campaign have recently appeared in the
Scottish Daily Record Newspaper, and the Daily Express
Newspaper. We thank them and Star Trek Monthly Magazine for
their articles!
It should be noted, however that Shatner has indeed
expressed regrets of his character's death in other interviews. He may
have felt that it was better to play Kirk's death, but he has stated he wasn't
completely content with how it actually turned out! Obviously, we
agree.
And as the new item below shows, Enterprise has indeed
been renewed for a 4th season, and Shatner appearing on the show may
become a reality!
5/22/04
William Shatner may guest star
on Enterprise in Season 4
Special thanks to GustavoLeao for the
heads-up on his report at Trekweb.com:
The
latest issue of Star Trek Monthly magazine, just out in the UK, features an
exclusive interview with TREK executive producer Rick Berman, in which he hints at [...] Season 4
[...].
[...]
Looking ahead
to what we can all now confidently say is going to be ENTERPRISE's fourth
season. Berman confirmed that he had indeed been in talks with TREK star William Shatner about a guest starring role in
Enterprise, and is hoping to fit a William Shatner Guest appearance into
Enterprise's 4th season.
"Bill is
busy doing 'The Practice' right now, and he's going to be doing the spin - off
next season." Berman said. "We have had discussions in the last week, when we
were talking with the studio about areas and directions we would like to go in
next season, and there were two different ideas that we think could be developed
into a good vehicle for Bill. And hopefully we're going to pursue one of them
for next season."
It goes without saying what idea we hope is being developed for Shatner!
4/28/04
BringBackKirk.com interviewed by
Pau Hana Weekly magazine.
Shortly after the trailer premiered, we were contacted by Pau Hana Weekly, a printed entertainment magazine in Hawaii requesting an interview. As the writer described it, think Entertainment Weekly, with a Hawaiian flair.
Pau Hana Weekly has a distribution of over 70,000 copies a week. Needless to say, this is excellent exposure for the Bring Back Kirk campaign. We were able to reach an audience we have never reached before.
Coming soon... our report of the Trailer screening at the 2004 Brazilian Annual Trek Con!
4/5/04
BringBackKirk.com interviewed by
StarTrekFans.net
On April 4th, BringBackKirk.com officials Jason
Turner and Marc C were invited to a chatroom Q&A session in regards
to our new Trailer with StarTrekFans.net. You can read the
transcript HERE!
3/31/04
William Shatner has a concept to
bring back Kirk!
In an interview with
eTalk Daily, William Shatner was questioned about the possibility of Kirk being
brought back. This is what Shatner had to say:
"I've written a
scenario, that I could conceivably come back for a show or two. But, I haven't
presented it to them yet because I don't know whether they're coming back. So,
you're learning for the first time that I have in my hip pocket a way of
bringing the character back and making it logical in science fiction terms,
which means it's totally illogical!"
This
is excellent news! You can read the full transcript, with screenshots, at
the TRexx website here:
http://trexx.vrrrm.com/BBK/edShatner040330.php?t=3
3/22/04
BringBackKirk.com Trailer Two ONLINE!
The moment is here! The second official Bring Back
Kirk Trailer is now online!
You can get information and links
to the trailer HERE!
Articles on
the new trailer can be found at Trekweb
and SyFyPortal.
For
high-quality screen captures, the TRexx website has provided many HERE.
2/5/04
BringBackKirk.com Trailer #2 Mirrors Needed!
For a long time, the Bring Back Kirk campaign has
been constructing a new trailer to demonstrate the viability of Kirk appearing
in current Trek, post Generations, in crossovers with other
series'.
The demand for Kirk's return has been there for a long
time, and people have been e-mailing us about the trailer for a long time as
well. This trailer, which is nearly 100 percent CGI, took a lot of time
and effort to complete.
The release time is near. In fact,
the trailer will be debuting at a convention soon!
But now
comes the hard part--distribution. We want this to be given to any and all
Star Trek fans. But we are aware that we may not have the
bandwidth capacity to easily distribute it on the web to meet the demand.
That's where you can help!
We need volunteers with websites able to host the
trailer. The more people that pitch in and host, the more people that will
be able to see the thing in a given month. We are expecting thousands of
downloads, so it is VITAL that we get volunteers. That way, more people
get the trailer faster.
If anyone can help, please contact
OFFICIALS@BRINGBACKKIRK.COM. This
trailer will generate even more demand for Kirk's return. But to do so, we
need the capacity to distribute to match the demand. So if anyone can
help, please contact us!
1/18/04
Bring Back Kirk reference in "New Voyages."
"New Voyages" is a fan-made Star Trek film project creating original episodes based upon the characters and situations of the 1960's series. Painstaking effort was done to reproduce the sets and feel of The Original Series. Donations to this project will go to The Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, which is a non-profit, tax exempt foundation to provide for the health, education, and support of the children of the astronauts of the Challenger and Columbia disasters.
The long-awaited first episode is finally online! The episode is entitled "Come What May."
In this episode, there is an apparent wink to the BBK Campaign, and our first TRAILER. Watch the episode and see if you can find it!
The Bring Back Kirk campaign wishes to thank the creative team behind "New Voyages" for this little nod, and especially for creating a great piece of work for fans of The Original Series. Well done!
You can see "Come What May" and upcoming news on "New Voyages" at:
