'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 ||

Creator leaves Renaissance

Citing personal reasons, fan-based publication executive producer steps down

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: SyFy Portal
Sep-18-2001

Harri Tusa, creator and executive producer of the fan-based "Star Trek: Renaissance" series, has stepped down from his position with the publication citing personal reasons.

"Due to the changes happening in real-life with sudden opportunities opening and radical shifts in my timetables, I have to release my position as the executive producer to someone else," Tusa said in a posting on the site's bulletin board. "I simple don't have the time to go through all the scripts and participate in the decision-making process. Other things have taken the more urgent priority and how much I would like to stay with the team, being the one who started this all -- I can not."

With Tusa's departure, Dan Carlson and Yehuda Katz both will move into co-executive producer positions, and vow to continue the series through its seventh season.

"Harri's departure is a blow to us all," said Katz, who released the second installment of "Renaissance" last weekend despite the tragedy in the United States. "As the creator of this innovative series, he became sort of an icon to those working on the series, and his departure means a trial by fire for all of us. But I'm confident that the foundation he lay for the staff and the series is sound and that 'Renaissance' will survive until its series finale in May 2008."

Tusa didn't rule out some form of a return to the series, stating that he was scheduled to write the first season finale of "Renaissance," and would still like to consider writing that episode "if asked."

You can find "Star Trek: Renaissance" on the Web at www.startrekrenaissance.com.

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