Pilot: Come What May (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

Guest Staring: Jonathan Winston, Eddie Paskey and Larry Nemecek
writer: Jack Marshall

The pilot episode of Star Trek: New Voyages, "Come What May," finds the crew of the Enterprise answering a deep space distress signal after attacks on the Federation Colony of Primus IV. Captain James T. Kirk and crew are assigned to investigate the strange occurrences and discover a new and menacing enemy, but also find aid from a beautiful and powerful friend.

Quality Rating: 48%
Frankly, this was not a good start for the series, and it's apparent that the folks at New Voyages agree. This is a poorly written story that failed to utilize their impressive sets, and the acting of the guest stars failed to impress. Further, the alien female is so over-the-top that she detracts from the episode. The same holds true for the energy being as well. Very amateurish at best.

Episode 01: In Harm's Way (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

Guest Starring: William Windom, Barbara Luna, Malachi Throne
writer: Erik Korngold with Max Rem

The crew of the Yorktown receive a message from Commander Spock, a Vulcan who informs them that the timeline has been corrupted by the Doomsday Machines, and that Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Kargh and their crew must go back in time to prevent a war that threatens to destroy all life in the galaxy.

Quality Rating: 77%
A rather convoluted storyline and stunt casting detracted from what could've been a good story. Spoiler Warning: The sudden deus ex machina of a starship from the future and the inclusion of an accident aboard a training ship should've been avoided as they tended to overcomplicate matters needlessly. Still, the presentation is quite gorgeous, and well worth watching.

Episode 02: To Serve All My Days (click on title to read Diane Doyle's review)

Guest Starring: Walter Koenig, Mary Linda Rapelye
writer: D.C. Fontana

An accident has caused Pavel Chekov to experience the aging sickness from Gamma Hydra IV, and this time, the hyronalin does work. As if that's not enough, the Enterprise is being pursued by what appears to be a Klingon vessel, which is making the occasional attack run on them, until an unlikely ally arrives to help.

Note: A new "A Night in 1969" version of this episode will be released at a gala red carpet premiere at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, on March 29, 2008. This all new, special edition features updated special effects and music "to match those in WEAT so the episodes bookmark with each other."

Quality Rating: 86%
This episode was quite an improvement to the earlier episodes, but the downbeat ending basically ruins what was a solid story. Walter Koenig did a nice job, as did Andy Bray, who played the younger Chekov. Mary Linda Rapelye, who played the ambassador, did a wonderful job with her performance. She played Irina Galliulin in "Way to Eden." Hopefully, if this is any indication, New Voyages will remain a must-see fan film series.

Vignette 01: The Center Seat (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

writer: Erik Korngold

Hikaru Sulu returns from Starfleet Training Command with his lieutenant commanders' stripes and an attitude to match, much to the chagrin of Lieutenant DeSalle. But a mistake in programming that results in near disaster for the Enterprise reunites the two friends.

Quality Rating: 94%
While I'm not sure how believable it would be for an starship navigator to make the error in question, it certainly was a well-written, character-driven story. One would hope that a number of this sort of character-based short story would be produced!

Episode 03: World Enough and Time (click on title to read Diane Doyle's review)

Guest Starring: George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney
writer: Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves

To help the Enterprise escape from a strange energy field, Hikaru Sulu and a specialist on Romulan computer systems venture to the wreckage of a Romulan warbird aboard a shuttlecraft. The shuttle is lost, and Scotty attempts to rescue them, but instead, the two officers found themselves on a hostile world. Sulu is returned from this world thirty years older, along with his attractive daughter. Spoiler Warning: The Enterprise crew tries many means (a Vulcan mind meld, various drugs) to recover the memory from Sulu's mind, but it's to no avail. So Sulu must be reintegrated into his form of thirty years ago (using the transporter records), but in so doing he will lose all his memories of his daughter whose fate may be doomed if the Enterprise is to escape.

Quality Rating: 91%
I'm not found of the use of the transporter in this manner (derived from the animated episode "The Lorelei Signal"), and I find it unlikely that there'd be such a thing as a Romulan computer expert during the first five year mission. Still, the episode was emotionally engaging, except for the dreadful Charles Root as Scotty. George Takei gives a wonderful performance for all fans!

Episode 04 : Blood and Fire, Part 1 (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

Guest Starring: Denise Crosby
writer: David Gerrold and Carlos Pedraza

Pursued and damaged by repeated Klingon attacks, the crew of the Enterprise must respond to the distress call from a Federation research ship. In a matter of hours, the ship and crew will be consumed by a nearby star and the crew of the Enterprise will be consumed by an mysterious horror that threatens both ships as the Klingons watch and wait. Guest starring Evan Fowler and introducing Bobby Rice as Ensign Peter Kirk, the gay nephew of the captain. Written and Directed by David Gerrold. Teleplay by Carlos Pedraza and David Gerrold. The story is based on the rejected David Gerrold script for Star Trek: The Next Generation which was supposed to feature gay characters aboard the Enterprise and will focus on an AIDS-like epidemic aboard a starship.

Quality Rating: 82%
This episode is fairly well produced, including special effects. Unfortunately, it doesn't make a lot of sense in terms of Star Trek continuity: Peter Kirk, who was 10-12 years old, at the end of the first year of the five year mission, is now in his mid-twenties, a graduate of Starfleet Academy, a full ensign in rank, and has apparently been serving on the Enterprise long enough to have fallen in love with another crewmember. Aside from that major continuity error, that the crewmember is of the same sex seems to be of unusual focus. There's a lengthy "romantic" scene between the two that just didn't strike me as true to the original series, seems to only belabor the point that these two characters are homosexual, and just was plain awkward at best. Aside from that, there's a quarantine on the entire Regulus star system which is also a continuity error; Regulus has been referenced in TOS, TNG and even DS9. The quality of the production itself is the saving grace for the episode. The lighting is perfectly rendered, the acting is above standard for a fan film (aside from the poor chap playing Xon), and the music is just wonderfully and faithfully interjected into the episode. Of course, I could do without the jumpers. They look ridiculous, and Kirk's short-sleeved-shirt looks bad on Cawley. Truly, the Peter Kirk continuity problem is just a blatant error that could have been easily fixed by saying it was one of Sam Kirk's other two boys instead of Peter. And overly focusing on a romantic relationship makes the first act more soap-opera-like than Trek-like. One hopes the second part of the episode doesn't fall into this trap.

Episode 05: Blood and Fire, Part 2 (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

Guest Starring: Denise Crosby
writer: David Gerrold and Carlos Pedraza

Quality Rating: 42%
The acting was quite reasonable (Denise Crosby was excellent as Tasha's grandmother/mother), the special effects quite good, and the production values high. Yet this half of the episode utterly fails. This "script" was simply badly written and poorly filmed. Clearly, it's not the fans who are responsible for this. Given the high quality we've seen in New Voyages so far, that seems unlikely. It's the professional talent that wrote and directed the script, and as a result, this episode is simply horribly executed.

The majority of the episode takes place on the viewscreens, that is to say, we're forced to watch Kirk and his bridge crew, along with Klingon captain Kargh and his bridge crew, and the entire Sickbay as they watch and hear the events transpire aboard the Copernicus and each other's bridge/Sickbay. There's no explanation to explain how all of this can be seen (especially with the scenes on the viewers cutting from one camera angle to another). Kargh and the Klingons are simply set dressing; they serve little function, and actually distract the viewer who cannot help but decide how typically un-Klingon-like it is for the Klingon bridge crew to passively watch the events transpiring on the Enterprise and Copernicus. The idea of having all these scenes occur on the viewscreens should have been completely excised. Also, I would have avoided all the melodrama. Peter's screaming ("Alex! Alex! Alex!") alone was so over the top that I'd be absolutely ashamed to have included it in the episode, and I'd be embarrassed if I were to scream "Kargh, you FOOL!"

James Cawley needs to step forward and take control of his franchise, or he's going to lose it to people who aren't real fans. The production values, the cast, the crew, the sets, the uniforms are not the problem with this episode. They're as wonderful as ever. The real problem lies with the writers and director who should really know better than this.

Episode 06: Enemy Starfleet (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

writer: Dave Galanter, Greg Brodeur, Patty Wright
Guest Stars: Vic Mignogna, Barbara Luna. Brandon Stacy joins the cast as a new Spock

An action-adventure episode. This episode features Vic Mignogna, who plays an Andorian captain. Barbara Luna, who had played Marlena Moreau in the episode Mirror Mirror, played the part of a space pirate who steals a starship and romances Captain Kirk in the future Phase II episode, Enemy Starfleet. Ben Tolpin, who currently plays Spock in Phase II, served as director for that same episode. He reported that it is a challenge to direct the mix of professional actors and fans. This episode was co-written by David Galanter (who wrote seven Star Trek novels for Pocket Books) and Patty Wright, who has contributed several stories to Orion Press.

Quality Rating: 79%
The acting was very good, the special effects were almost spectacular, and the production values were extremely high. But Jim Kirk's nephew Peter Kirk (who is truly the drama queen of outer space--especially with that hairdo) again ruined the show with overly melodramatic junior high school nonsense. A security man gets shot, and Peter Kirk runs out only to get shot himself. Then he's morosely blaming himself, and Chekov (CHEKOV!) is laughing at how ridiculous he is. Throw in an amazingly unseductive Barbara Luna trying to serve as a cougar to James T. Kirk, and you've got even more unnecessary melodrama that distracts from what would be an good story. Do not miss Paul Seiber's performance as an alien commander, and kudos to whomever did the costume he wore. He certainly was a shining spot in this episode.

Vignette 02: No Win Scenario  (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

writer: Erik Korngold

A Klingon war party meets on an alien world by a campfire to plan an assault on the Federation mining colony, Starbase 33, a plan devised by supreme Klingon strategist Captain Kargh. Little do they realize who is in their midsts...

Quality Rating: 93%
Again a few logic errors detract from a nice little character study. Was delighted to see this production, and wish there were more like it from the talented folks at New Voyages/Phase 2.

Episode 07: The Child  ***NOW IN POST PRODUCTION***

writers: Jaron Summers and Jon Povill
director: Jon Povill

The episode was originally written by Povill for the Paramount's planned Star Trek: Phase II series in the 1970's and was later reworked into an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation by the same name. Povill, who worked on both the original Phase II as well as Star Trek The Motion Picture, has been working closely with Cawley as they transition the fan series to bridge the gap between TOS and TMP. The release date for this not been announced. Filming took place in October. Surrounded by the height of the fall foliage season in the Adorandack Park, the relaxed shoot found Kirk and crew battling a barrage of inexplicable, deadly attacks after the birth of a strange child. Anna Schnaitter joined the Phase II production as the young Deltan mother, with eleven year old Ayla Cordell taking on the role of the child.

"The Child" is has some minor vfx work and final audio to be done. The episode is basically finished and is tentatively scheduled for airing in early summer.

Guest Starring: John Carrigan as Captain Kargh, Pony Horton as K'Sia; Kario Pereira Bailey as the Emperor; cameo appearances by Gil Gerard and Andrew Probert

original story by John Meredyth Lucas, screenplay by Patricia Wright

The episode was originally written by John Meredyth Lucas for the Paramount's planned Star Trek: Phase II series in the 1970's, and the detailed script synopsis can be found in Star Trek: Phase II The Lost Series by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. It basically is an examination of the Klingon homeworld as Kirk and company seek to prevent interstellar war! "Kitumba" is in the early stages of editing. Many of the complex effects for this episode are complete. Expect a release on Halloween of this year.

Guest Star: Matthew Ewald as Cadet Kirk
Director: David Gerrold

This episode is expected to begin its shoot in June 2010, and is expected to be about Kirk's time in Starfleet Academy. This very special two part episode will deal with a Young James Kirk and the events that lead him to a life of adventure in the final frontier. This is in response to the many folks who have asked for our "CANON" take on the subject! Young actor Matthew Ewald, who starred in the Fox/ABC Family series "Galidor" for two seasons, will take on the challenge of playing Young Jim Kirk! The story will tell the the early days of the character in the Prime Universe!

Filming is slated to begin June 1st 2010.

Episode 11: Mind-Sifter  **IN PRODUCTION**

Story by Shirley S. Maiweski
Screenplay by Patty Wright
Director: Mark Burchett

An episode derived from the story "Mind-sifter" which was published in the 1976 anthology Star Trek: The New Voyages. This episode is expected to begin its shoot in October 2010. Maiweiski's family is on board and excited to see the original version of the story come to life finally!

Mind-Sifter began principle photography in June 2011, when all "23rd century" footage was filmed in a very intense shoot that brought out all the best in our cast. Editing has already begun. The time travel "20th century" footage was originally scheduled to film in November 2010 but had to be postponed until June 2012 due to schedule conflicts of both main crew and cast. Rigorous pre-production continues in preparation, with locations, sets and costumes being secured and built for this ambitious story.

Episode 12: The Sky Above, the Mudd Below  ***IN PRE-PRODUCTION***

Guest Starring: J.G. Hertzler
writer: Howard Weinstein

He's back, Kirk Me Boy'o! Harcourt Fenton Mudd returns to menace Captain Kirk and the Enterprise. Always on the look-out for a quick profit from less than honorable means, Harry Mudd once again stirs up trouble for Kirk and crew.

Now on the production schedule again, filming was delayed to J.G. Hertzler's filming schedule. However, he's now available, and so pre-production for this episode is again underway.