10/28/03
BringBackKirk.com Interviews David Gerrold
BringBackKirk.com recently had the pleasure to interview David Gerrold, writer of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble With Tribbles." In this interview, he shares his thoughts on the Star Trek franchise, as well as his opinions on bringing back Kirk!
You can read this interview HERE!
9/16/03
Berman Talks of William Shatner on
Enterprise
In an interview in the latest issue of Star Trek Monthly, Rick Berman acknowledged recent rumors of William Shatner having a possible guest appearance on Enterprise:
"It's something that I would love to see happen," he said. "Obviously, it
has to be the right role and the right situation. I would never think of just
asking Bill to play a role that exists in some episode. It would have to be
something very special and something that was created specifically for him. It's
something that we are definitely in the process of talking about."
Well, Rick... if you want William Shatner to appear in a role that's created specifically for him, and is very special... I think we all know what role THAT is, don't we? It's Kirk!
Come on, Rick. Do the right thing, and bring Kirk back!
8/17/03
BBK Trailer shown at Starfleet Ball Reunion Con
A special custom-made BBK trailer was recently shown at the Starfleet Ball Reunion Con.
After it was intially screened by the staff for approval, it was so well-liked that it was reserved as a finale to cap off the entire convention!
Reaction was, to quote a con-goer, "Fantastic!"
"Committee member Bea... said that it was something she would be happy to play at any convention she was part of, and the tech team said that they were impressed and asked some technical questions that sadly I was unable to help with.
The attendees who got a chance to see it... also said that they were impressed and asked for more information.
So it got big thumbs up and I hope I will get a chance to see [the official BBK Trailer #2] at Starfleet Ball X in February.
Thanks to all involved! -- David Zabiela"
Thanks to Dave for representing the campaign at the con, promoting our flyers, and advertising our website on a T-Shirt.
Are you visiting a convention soon, or are involved with a con commitee, and would like to help us showcase BBK trailers? If so, please contact us a couple of weeks in advance, and you could help us show the trailers that are taking the Star Trek world by storm!
We give much thanks to the conventioneers for their enthusiasm and support!
7/14/03
BBK Trailer Competition - The Winners!
After much deliberation, the BBK trailer technical team have decided on a winner for our recent competition.
First a thank you to everyone who entered. The judges were very impressed by the imagination and high calibre of your ideas. The reason the results have taken so long is that given the quality of our submissions, deciding the winners was very tough.
If you don’t find your name amongst the winners, bear in mind that there weren’t any losers in this competition. Much of the decisions went on our technical abilities, and the competitors' choices of setting. Short sequences, location ideas, and ambition were favoured.
Without further ado, congratulations to:
1st place (tie!)– Stan Rothschild and Thomas Hughes
2nd place – Leonard Hobbes
3rd place – El-Branden Brazil
Again, massive thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to all our winners.
5/12/03
More
great news!
A few weeks ago, Trektoday.com was doing a Q&A
session with Enterprise writer Mike Sussman. Sussman has written several
episodes for Enterprise, including the recently aired Borg episode,
REGENERATION.
During that interview, a Bring Back Kirk question was
asked. Here is Sussman's response:
Mike Sussman: Personally, I'd love
to see William Shatner on the show. If he expressed an interest, I'm sure we'd
figure out a way to bring him back.
4/10/03
"Bring Back Kirk" printed in current TV
Guide!
This week's TV Guide printed ten responses to the
question of how they can improve Star Trek. Among the reponses was the
suggestion to Bring Back Kirk! Here is the letter:
"Star Trek has
lost its fans because those in charge alienated the fan base in 1994 when they
killed Captain Kirk. [The franchise] needs an event. Bring back Kirk! It's Star
Trek--death isn't permanent. Kirk brings in the audience, and the new direction
keeps that audience. I say, 'Make it so.' "
Many
thanks to the individual who wrote this letter, and to TV Guide for printing
this letter!
3/24/03
KIRK APPEARANCE IS ONE OF THE IDEAS BEING DISCUSSED FOR ENTERPRISE
Even more good news for the BBK Campaign!
http://www.trektoday.com/news/220303_03.shtml
When asked for upcoming plans for the third season of Enterprise, Producer Rick Berman replied: "We've discussed everything from a young Sarek to Q to Kirk. There are a lot of things in the mill... All sorts of ideas are in discussion now."
3/2/03
BRING BACK KIRK TRAILER A SMASH HIT AT CONVENTION!
In Sao Paulo, Brazil from February 28th thru March 1st, there was a huge national Star Trek convention.
Gustavo Leao, who is a major contributor to
various Star Trek sites, and our official BBK representative in Brazil, attended
as a speaker.
While there, Gustavo presented a new Bring Back Kirk
trailer that was constructed exclusively for this convention. It features new
never-before-seen CGI footage that gave people a taste of what is to come in the
second official BringBackKirk.com trailer that is still in the works.
Gustavo Leao provided us with this great
report:
"Here is my report about the screening
of the BRING BACK KIRK trailer at the Brazilian Convention yesterday and this
morning. I have to tell you, people LOVED it. And they loved it so much we had
to screen it TWICE yesterday, plus one more time today. People applauded the
trailer a lot (see photos of this below) and asked if the trailer was for some
movie or episode, and he had to explain that was made by fans for a campaign for
bringing back the Captain Kirk character to Star Trek and so forth. ...After
seeing the trailer and getting the flyers at the stand, we can tell you that
everybody now supports the BBK campaign!"
Here are some pictures from the convention in regards to the
trailer:
Here is the announcement of the trailer from a
convention organizer:
Here is the audience waving their arms in the air, cheering, and
applauding the Bring Back Kirk trailer:
Here are
people collecting Bring Back Kirk flyers, after the trailer
showing:
Here are a
few screenshots from earlier test footage. Please note that these shots are not
in the final trailer release:
We
thank the convention-goers for their enthusiasm and support for this campaign.
We also give much thanks to Gustavo Leao for his contribution in presenting
the Trailer!
2/23/03
BRINGBACKKIRK.COM SERVER UPGRADE
The BringBackKirk.com domain and web servers have been in a transitional phase of being updated and upgraded. There may have been some downtime as we went through this transition these past couple of weeks. Some links and filenames have been changed, as well. We request you update your bookmarks, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
2/12/03
SHATNER IN "FREE ENTERPRISE" SEQUEL
In an interview with Entertainment Zone,
producer Mark Altman stated that a sequel to the comedy movie "Free Enterprise"
was in the works, and that William Shatner was onboard for the movie.
The original film also starred William Shatner, and was a big hit with
fans of Kirk and Star Trek.
Keep an eye out for this
film!
1/03/03
WILLIAM SHATNER'S SPPLAT ATTACK!
Visit HERE to find
out more about William Shatner's Spplat Attack DVD!
12/02/02
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER DVD PETITION ONLINE
If you wish to encourage Paramount to create a special Director's Edition of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier on DVD, go to this link:
Please note that this petition is in no way affiliated with BringBackKirk.com.
9/22/02
BERMAN OPEN TO SHATNER ON
ENTERPRISE!
The magazine Star Trek
Monthly in the UK, had an interview with Star Trek Executive
Producer Rick Berman. What Berman said was fantastic news for Kirk fans:
Rick Berman was asked: Have we have seen the last of Captain Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek? Could he turn up on Enterprise or perhaps in a TV movie of some kind?
Berman responded: "I have absolutely no idea about TV movies, but there are no absolutes in Star Trek. If Bill is willing there's always a possibility. After all, Enterprise takes place in the era of Kirk's great-grandfather probably, and there'd be nothing more fun than trying to work something like that out."
So, it seems that Berman is willing to have Kirk's great-grandfather appear. It also appears that he's open to Kirk's return, as well.
You can see this article for yourself, with its proper context, HERE.
Well, the news these past few months has been
really great, hasn't it? It appears Berman and company are more open to such
things.
We shall see if they follow
through!
8/7/02
BRANNON BRAGA ADMITS KILLING KIRK WAS A MISTAKE!
On Day Two at Creation Entertainment's Las Vegas
"Real Deal" Convention, Executive Producer Brannon Braga, who also co-wrote
Star Trek: Generations, finally admitted that killing off Kirk was a
mistake.
Brannon Braga was asked if he could go back in time, what advice
would Executive Producer Brannon Braga give to Intern Brannon Braga? Braga's
answer to that was short and sweet: "Don't kill Kirk!"
This shows that even Brannon Braga himself is aware that killing off
Kirk was a mistake.
What Mr. Braga needs to know, however, is that this
mistake can be corrected. Mr. Braga may not be able to go back in time and
change history to avoid killing off Kirk in the first place, but he CAN bring
back Kirk one last time, and not kill him off again. That would correct this
terrible mistake, Mr. Braga! The question is: Since you are brave enough to
admit killing Kirk was a mistake, are you also brave enough to do the right
thing? Are you brave enough to take the next logical step, and correct
that mistake?
6/26/02
BERMAN OPEN TO ORIGINAL CAST
ON ENTERPRISE
In an interview in the upcoming issue of Star Trek: Communicator magazine, Rick Berman had this to say:
"There are always people who want to revisit characters from THE ORIGINAL SERIES... There have been at least four or five pitches that we have received in the last six months that have dealt with characters from TOS that could have somehow, either through time travel or through being much younger, touched the 22nd century. As of yet, we haven't found one that worked but we aren't closed to it."
12/12/01
LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN REFOCUSES
From Debbie Cohen:
A changing of the guard ,at Paramount,leaves the BBK campaign with a new individual towards whom we can direct our efforts to achieve the return of Kirk . Kerry McCluggage , now presiding Chairman of Paramount will be replaced by Leslie Moonves as of the end of January, 2002. The officials at BBK feel that this is a stellar opportunity for us to convey our wishes that Kirk be returned ! In light of this we will focus the next letter writing wave , at the start of February 2002, on the upcoming chairperson , in hopes that they will act upon our wishes and grant us the opportunity to regain our captain's presence in the Trek universe!
More to come on this in upcoming weeks, however, PLEASE get started with your letters! The new series gives us a fresh perspective on the opportunity that Paramount has at hand to satisfy the fans by returning our captain!
Warm up your pens and let's be heard!
2/17/01
Battlestar Galactica Website Features BBK Trailers
From Joe Beaudoin:
The ever-increasingly popular Battlestar Galactica InfoSphere is now pleased to feature all the versions of our trailers. The website's trailer download page is recognized as a mirror site, and in the event that our download sites are too congested, you can be redirected to the Battlestar Galactica InfoSphere's download page.
To visit the Battlestar Galactica InfoSphere, please go to: http://www.bbkioc.com/galactica
To visit the BGI's trailer mirror site, click here.
If you are a webmaster of a website, and are interested in creating a mirror site for our trailers to be hosted on, please feel absolutely free to contact us.
2/17/01
BBK Trailer Update
From Joe Beaudoin:
Multimedia website, MediaTrek.com, has ended its limited-time showcase of our trailer. For two weeks, since the beginning of February, the high-quality MPEG version of our trailer has been featured on the multimedia website.
We wish to thank MediaTrek.com and the site's webmaster, Matthew J. Klaehn, for giving further exposure to our trailer, and hope that they can do so again sometime in the future.
On a similar note, if you are interested in featuring one or more versions of our trailer on your site, and wish to be recognized, please contact us