'Bioshock,' which became one of last year's biggest console games, is making the expected move to the big screen with Gore Verbinski on board to direct, according to Variety || The last two seasons of 'Lost' will now be 17 hours each instead of 16 hours to make p for time lost because of the Writers Guild of America strike, says The Hollywood Reporter || Common, a rap artist, has decided to take a turn to acting and has been granted a role on 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,' according to Variety || For the first time, SciFi Channel will rerun episodes of the 1987-94 series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' joining 'Charmed' and 'Mork & Mindy' on the cable outlet, Variety reports || 'Star Trek: The Experience' may be running out of steam. Cedar Fair, which owns the Las Vegas attraction, says there are no plans to renew its contract with CBS Corp., which could close the event next year, TrekToday reports || 'Bioshock,' which became one of last year's biggest console games, is making the expected move to the big screen with Gore Verbinski on board to direct, according to Variety || The last two seasons of 'Lost' will now be 17 hours each instead of 16 hours to make p for time lost because of the Writers Guild of America strike, says The Hollywood Reporter || Common, a rap artist, has decided to take a turn to acting and has been granted a role on 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,' according to Variety || For the first time, SciFi Channel will rerun episodes of the 1987-94 series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' joining 'Charmed' and 'Mork & Mindy' on the cable outlet, Variety reports || 'Star Trek: The Experience' may be running out of steam. Cedar Fair, which owns the Las Vegas attraction, says there are no plans to renew its contract with CBS Corp., which could close the event next year, TrekToday reports ||

Renaissance continues ...

Despite the tragedy, the fan-based Star Trek series has released another episode

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: SyFy Portal
Sep-16-2001

The "Star Trek: Renaissance" crew went ahead and released their first episode after the "Aftermath" premiere this weekend, providing an avenue of escape for those who just need to get away from the wall-to-wall coverage of the tragedy in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh.

Yehuda Katz, supervising producer of the series, said that after the terrorist attack, Star Trek seemed a "little bit less important," so there was discussion on whether to hold off releasing the next episode or not. It was more important to Katz, however, since he lives just miles away from where the World Trade Center towers once stood.

"But we decided that stopping Renaissance would be allowing the terrorists to win," he said. "The purpose of terrorism, and especially this terrorism, was to stop us in our tracks. It was to force us, by fear and intimidation, to stop our everyday activities and retreat. We decided that we wouldn't allow the horrific actions, part of which I could still see and smell from my home, to accomplish their mission."

"Confidence In Princes" was released Saturday, and is available for download in script format along with the "Renaissance" pilot, "Aftermath." You can download it by clicking here.

"It is times like this in which fiction is important," Katz said. "While the escapist value of fiction is often just a part of its purpose, in this case, we hope to provide the audience of the show with hours, or perhaps even just minutes, to try to escape the horror of the attack on America."

"Confidence in Princes" deals with the aftermath of Capt. Cross's opening mission, where he has to go through with the visit of a Starfleet admiral who has decided to make Cross accountable for his actions.

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