Friday, June 26, 2009

(247) Star Trek Audio Dramas

247 For a better summary of Audio Drama as of Dec. 31, 2011 see http://twelvedays2011.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-04-audio-drama.html.  An excellent older listing is here:  http://twelvedays2009.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-4-audio-dramas.html  The listings below are more current.
Drama is in red/brown, comedy in yellow.

Audiofiles!  Trek Radio offers you All Trek, All the Time!  http://www.trekradio.net/ .  Also, see http://trek.fm/

Captain's Log, Accidental

Dispatches from the Romulan War (Audio mini series) http://12daysxmas.thunderdownunder.org/day8.htm

Federation Rebirth.  (Audio Drama)  Produced by Shady Beach Productions.  Some of the same individuals as Star Trek: Requirius.  For Star Trek Requirius see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/91.html
Episode 1: Rebirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU4ADHYlKeM (13:27). (Released Sept. 26, 2011)

Henglaar, MD (Audio series), from Hidden Frontier Productions
Season 1 (5 episodes as of 2/20/2011)  http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/hmds1.php
HMD 1.01, "Recalled To Life" (40:23)
HMD 1.02, "Best Served Cold" (32:32)
HMD 1.03, "Risk Factors" (33:31)
HMD 1.04, "Good With Words" (34:25)
HMD 1.05, "Profit Without Honor" (38:13)  Available for download, here: http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/HMD105.php as of 2/22/2011.
HMD 1.06 "Vector of Infection" Is now available, Dec. 5, 2011, here: http://hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/HMD106.php.

Old Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138441299522507&v=info
New Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/HenglaarMD?sk=info

The Psychotic Hour - Return of Vorghttp://www.thepsychotichour.com/podcast/Comedy/Parody.

The Section 31 Files  http://www.darkerprojects.com/section31.php .  See also Star Trek: The Section 31 Files.

Space Vessel Bird  Primary Website: http://spacevesselbird.blogspot.com/
Episode 1: http://spacevesselbird.blogspot.com/2010/09/pilot-episode-escape.html (Still only episode as of 6/27/2011)

Species Diversity and You  Can be downloaded here:  http://iwanttoreadthisforyou.blogspot.com/2010/08/species-diversity-you-starfleet-medical.html

Star Fleet Renegades (Audio series)http://starfleetrenegades.com/Starfleet_Renegades/Welcome.html  (Single episode Most recent discussion as of December, 23, 2011 predicts release in 1st quarter of 2012. http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=15571
http://www.myspace.com/starfleetrenegades

Starship Excelsior  See Star Trek: Excelsior.

Starship Valkyrie   Proposed audio series.  http://starshipvalkyrie.blogspot.com/ . Trailer released June 22, 2011.

Star Rabbit Tracks (Audio) http://www.misfitsaudio.com/serialstarrabbit.php  See also http://twelvedays2009.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-4-audio-dramas.html for details.
Home Page:  http://misfitsaudio.com/comments/
Best Listing as of Decemeber 31, 2011, http://twelvedays2011.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-04-audio-drama.html
8 episodes in first season.  8 episode of second season released (as of March 3, 2012).
All episodes in reverse order here:  http://misfitsaudio.com/comments/archives/category/star-rabbit

Star Trek: The Angriness of Rojoy  Article. Comedy/Parody, but not actually available. http://www.exotictrousers.com/stuff/index.php?/archives/120-A-Trek-Too-Far.html

Star Trek: The Continuing Mission (Audio) http://www.sttcm.com/
List of episodes:  http://www.sttcm.com/index.php?pageid=Episodes  
They completed a six episode season. They released a trailer and prelude for a second season On March 30, 2011.  Download information: http://www.sttcm.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244 .
Another episode, the first of the 2nd Season, "Earth" was released on August 27, 2011.  Run it here: http://www.sttcm.com/releases/episodes/STTCM-EARTH.mp3
Facebook home: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98075869615  (Still current as of Dec. 5, 2011)

Reviews:
Fan Film Friday: Star Trek: The Continuing Mission

Episodes 1-6: Trekland

Episode released Jan/Feb 2010:
Fan Film Friday: Star Trek: The Continuing Mission: We Will Control All That You See and Hear (Advance Review)

Episode released August/Sept. 2011:

Fan Film Friday: Star Trek: The Continuing Mission: ‘Earth’


General discussion: Star Trek the Continuing Mission

Star Trek: Defiant  (Audio)  http://www.pendantaudio.com/defiant.php  65 episodes as of  3/07/2012
List of downloadable episodes can be found here:

Star Trek: Dimensions (Audio) http://www.giantgnome.com/   http://www.giantgnome.com/our-shows/audio-drama/star-trek-dimensions/   3 episodes.  (As of July 2, 2011, last release was in August, 2009)

Star Trek: Diplomatic Relations (Audio show with video trailers) http://www.startrekdiplomaticrelations.com/
As of 5/27/2010, 2 complete episodes, 10 planned (8 not released).  (As of July 2, 2011, last release was January, 2009.)

Star Trek: Equinox.  Planned new audio series from Hidden Frontier, announced Nov. 5, 2011.  Trailer released Nov. 10, 2011, vis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7bdwJOh858 (0:29).  Expanded version, released Nov. 12, 2011, vis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpcCmaH4bn4 (1:14).  Credits, released December 23, 2011:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSO8Uf9-pk (1:12).  I am beginning to wonder if they really want to do this as an audio show...

Star Trek: Eras (audio series)  http://www.twerponline.net/eras/ This series spans the entire period of Star Trek with a multi-generational story.  5 episodes as of 9/1/2010. (No change as of July 2, 2011)


Star Trek: Eternal Night (starts with audio, and prose first year, becomes a live action fan film by adult fans second and third year) out of Perth, Australia (dates of release are based on the Perth, Australia time zone).  This is their website: http://www.trekzone.org/ , this is their facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/TREKZONEorg?sk=wall .  They state it is set in the 24th Century, but not WHEN in the 24th century, so I cannot yet give it a timeline.
You Tube Home:  http://www.youtube.com/user/spmedia2009?feature=watch
Promotional Shorts:
A)  Is Coming   Is Coming  (0:21)
B)  Paradise  Paradise  (0:11)
C)  Toxic  Toxic  (0:11)
D)  Defend  Defend  (0:11)

Episode listing:  http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/index.htm
Episode 1: released January 11, 2012:  http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/eps/101.htm or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkUUeld5qjk (0:52)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkUUeld5qjk
Episode 2: released January 25, 2012:  http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/eps/102.htm or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENWmFBoUwwM (1:58)
Episode 3: released February 15, 2012  http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/eps/107.htm or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pEzgIYIWqM (1:00)
Episode 4: released February 22, 2012   http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/eps/103.htm or   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us3Mz9v5G3k (1:04)
Episode 5: released March 7, 2012   http://www.trekzone.org/padd/eps/etn/eps/104.htm or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeuA2OyqAKU (1:10)

They are starting with an audio series in 2012.  They are planning films for the following year.  See also http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/210.html (U)

Star Trek: Excelsior (an assortment of novels, audio series, and professional pieces.) There are two groups of Star Trek: Excelsior productions.

A.  There is Golden Age Star Trek: Excelsior about Captain Sulu's adventures.      http://www.ridgenet.net/~curtdan/Excelsior/SuluMain.html

B.  There is a Silver Age Star Trek: Excelsior  (audio series. See also Star Trek: Excelsior, Golden age).   Silver Age Star Trek: Excelsior set in 2382, an audio series,  http://www.starshipexcelsior.com/ .  18 "Acts" each with names.  A Review of the Audio Series:  


Fan Film Friday: Star Trek: Excelsior: ‘No One Gets Out Alive’

The series is divided into seasons or years, and has released seven acts of it's 3rd season or year, plus a short.  (as of 12/26/2011).  The latest episode is "Ozymandias."  http://starshipexcelsior.com/ ,   for that, and their prior releases see http://starshipexcelsior.com/episodes/  

In January 2011, it re-released an Episode of it's second season, entitled, "The Line" as an opera: http://starshipexcelsior.com/episodes/season2.php

A special, Swordplay: A Recap was released April 3, 2011, to allow people who do not wish to listen from the beginning to follow this audio drama: http://starshipexcelsior.com/episodes/specials.php (54 minutes)

In addition, two short episodes have been released, and, together with the Swordplay recap, can be found here: http://www.starshipexcelsior.com/episodes/behindthescenes.php
They are:
1)  The Accidental Captain: Larry Phelan (14:23)
2)  Swordplay: A Recap (54:29)
3)  The Man Behind the Curtain: James Heaney (22:09)

They planned, then abandoned an animation based on "No One Gets Out Alive."  You can see the promo video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmet-rXr-pk .

Star Trek: Federation One (First season video, thereafter audio.  See http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/indexfed.php  4 episodes in the 2nd season have been released.  http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/feds2.php  as of 10/23/2010.  (No change as of July 2, 2011)

Star Trek: Federation Rebirth.  See Star Trek Requirius's page: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/91.html

Star Trek: Foundation (audio drama) Silver Age.  http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Trek_fan_productions&oldid=137260524#Fan_audio_dramas  Discussed: http://twelvedays2009.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-4-audio-dramas.html

Star Trek: Galilea (audio drama)  (Silver Age, fan audio drama.) Three episodes as of  March 3, 2012.  Home Page:  http://galilea.madeoffail.net/directory/
Episode One- Beginnings
Episode Two - Ship Shape
Episode Three - Through The Woods

The creator was kind enough to provide the following comment: Galilea is set in 2380, after the events of  Star Trek: Nemesis but before the supernova that destroyed Romulus. It follows Commander Brunhilde Engelstadt, coming back to active duty after a leave of absence after the Dominion War, and her first mission as First Officer of the U.S.S. Galilea, a planetary research vessel.


Star Trek: Grissom (an Irish audio series) http://www.startrekgrissom.net/  set in 2285.  See also http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/indexgrs.php for episode downloads.  Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=275562431249&v=wall  10 chapters and 3 audio episodes as of 1/23/2012 Audio download: http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/grss1.php
3rd episode also available here: http://www.startrekgrissom.net/audio03.php
CGI Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_DbBTOfWsM (2:26).
CGI Trailer:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs88xiRqzFE&context=C3614740ADOEgsToPDskK-28CH2Sd9xD2bGyFP5_wT (2:13)

Star Trek: Henglaar MD (Audio Drama) http://www.hiddenfrontier.com/episodes/indexhmd.php  or See Henglaar, MD, supra.

Star Trek: The Lost Episodes. (audio parody)http://welcome.to/thelostepisodes

Star Trek: Lost Frontier (Audio Production) http://www.darkerprojects.com/lostfrontier.php  http://star-trek-lost-frontier.blogspot.com/ Reviewed: Episode 14 http://leviathandances.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/lost-frontier-episode-14-review/  17 Episodes as of  1/31/2012.

Star Trek: Mirror Wars (audio; reported to be available only from iTunes.) Fan Novel of the same Name: Star Trek: Mirror Wars The website claims to have an episode available which will be posted soon. It also says it wants to do it over using another format.

They are home in the UK, and request help with Macromedia Flash. Their episode download page claims as of the end of August 2009 they have an episode completed and ready for release very shortly. However, that website may have been abandon for as much as 4 years, since a second website with the same name features a fan novel.  There are no changes as of July 2, 2011.

http://www.mwmovie.4t.com/index.html

Season 1 Movie Download Page

Transition to new website page

Season 1 Novel Download Page

Season 2 Novel Page annoucement

This appears to be a fan novel set in the late 26th century (Frank Ricker is born in 2545 and retires in 2600; Bronze Age). I have tried to e-mail them.

Star Trek: The New Frontier (audio) http://www.circus13productions.com/trek/index.shtml  1 episode released prior to 2008.  No more as of July 2, 2011.

Star Trek: NX-01 (Audio drama) Stone Age. (2155) Discussed here. but does not appear to be available for download or listening: http://www.trekunited.com/community/index.php?showtopic=14719

Star Trek: Outpost (audio; a Giant Gnome Production) http://www.giantgnome.com/ (I listened to their first five episodes and enjoyed them.  I particularly appreciated the use of many species we had seen in TOS just once and never gotten to know.  Then I listened to episodes 6 and 7.  The combination of the announcer-sounding voices and what I felt was not believable characterization began getting on my nerves.  I wound up turning off episode 8 and not completing it.  However, I listened to all of these in just two days.  I was told they should be listened to a week or two apart for the right effect.  Maybe I'll go back at some time.)  32 Episodes as of 01/05/2012.   Eps. 32, "The Gathering Storm" released January 5, 2012. http://www.giantgnome.com/2012/01/sto-episode-32-the-gathering-storm/
The final episode of Season 3, Eps. 33, "The Tell-Tail Ferengi" was released February 5, 2012. http://www.giantgnome.com/2012/02/sto-episode-33-the-tell-tale-ferengi/  Season 4 will start in April.

A discussion: Star Trek: Outpost

Star Trek: Pioneers (audio series) http://darkerprojects.com/pioneers.php  7 episodes.  Does not appear to be continuing production. as of 9/10/2010  No change as of  July 2, 2011.


Star Trek: The Section 31 Files Audio Drama. http://darkerprojects.com/section31.php  3 full seasons and the first three episodes of a 4th season as of 12/20/2010, "Nero's Legacy," "Ghost Ship," and "Prime."  No change as of July 2, 2011.


Star Trek: Temporal Investigations(an audio series and a RPG) http://www.temporal-investigations.com/   Video examples at (B) Below. *** One episode only as of 5/27/2010.  No change as of July 2, 2011.  http://audio.temporal-investigations.com/


Star Trek: Twilight (Audio Drama) http://drsambeckett1984.podomatic.com/
Two seasons,
Season 1
Ep. 1  Into the Breach
Ep. 2  Q Are You?
Ep. 3  A World Made of Glass
Ep. 4  Shiver
Ep. 5  The Green Grass of Home
Ep. 6  Past Forward

Season 2
Ep. 1  Nightfall
Ep. 2  Sunrise

Last release Sept. 7, 2009.  No new releases as of July 2, 2011.

Star Trek: Unity(US) (Audio Production promising film,  http://www.startrekunity.com/   not to be confused with Blog 90, a different Star Trek:Unity group) (I am not doing reviews of these, but I listened to their first two and as of Dec 7, 2009, only episodes, and enjoyed them)  On October 20, 2011, I received confirmation that, in spite of the lack of further audio releases or public comments the plan to produce four audio episodes was going forward, albeit slowly.

Star Trek Universe (Audio production with video planned, seeking cast, vis: http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=15792 as of October 7, 2010.)  Home page: http://stuniverse.webs.com/ .  Article from TrekWeb: http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/07/02/FanProduced-Series-Star-Trek-Universe-Coming-Soon-Featuring-the-EnterpriseG.shtml July 2, 2011.
Three short audio stories (as well as some prose stories) have been released, vis: http://strekuniverse.webs.com/apps/podcast/
They are:
Vignette 1: Ensign Daniel Park
Vignette 2: In Memory of ... [Lt. Commander Korix]
Vignette 3: Getting Back the Horrors of War [Dr. Thierey Reynard]

Here is another webpage for this production:  http://strekuniverse.webs.com/ .     Audio shorts have also been posted at Megaupload,.  This group also plans on video episodes, and has a more extensive listing under (M) at http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/143.html

Star Trek: Valkyrie There are two.

1).  A complete one is called an "audio drama" but the shorts shown are 3D animation and the name of the website also refers to video productions.  http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/  See also: http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVpromo03.html
 and the Star Trek Valkyrie Facebook page , and this thread at Phase II: http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/forum/index.php?topic=10588.new#new

They elected to release this ENTIRE series at once.  This thread: http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=15612 has the original links, if my copy of them below does not work.  MP4 is for ipods.  Here is the entire posting, because it's all valuable:

In the 24th century, the U.S.S Valkyrie is a timeless ship. Where time and space collide, past and future connect, and a great power threatens to destroy it all. Nothing is as it seems and everyone has a secret.St


arring the voices of:

Scott C. Wentworth
Wendy Gough
Laura Fedora
Jaime Hatheway
Rocky Rungano
Kevin M. Connolly
Josh Click
Jemell Solomon
Heather Ashleigh
Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
Capt. John Tadrzak
Michael Liebmann
Joe Doaks
Terry Cooper
Bernadette M. Groves
Reena Sharma

'MP4' files are for ipod; they are videos that include a title and credit sequences. There may be a video problem depending on your graphic card that I recently found out. Try playing them in Quicktime first and if it doesn't work then try opening them in Windows Media player. The html addresses are Flash embed version that'll play in your web browser for your convenience. Please let me know if you still have trouble.


Episode 01 - THINGS CHANGE (Running time 6:20)
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep01.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep01.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep01.mp3

Episode 02 - GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (Running time 12:15) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep02.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep02.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep02.mp3

Episode 03 - CRUSADE (Running time 18:59) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep03.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep03.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep03.mp3

Episode 04 - THE DYING AND THE DEAD (Running time 17:03) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep04.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep04.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep04.mp3

Episode 05 - FIRST DAY OF A NEW ERA (Running time 14:57) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep05.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep05.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep05.mp3

Episode 06 - OPPOSITE EFFECT (Running time 11:45) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep06.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep06.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep06.mp3

Episode 07 - INJUSTICE (Running time 29:56) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep07.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep07.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep07.mp3

Episode 08 - I LOVE LUCY (Running time 17:26)
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep08.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep08.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep08.mp3

Episode 09 - UPGRADE (Running time 14:24) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep09.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep09.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep09.mp3

Episode 10 - REVELATIONS (Running time 14:04) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep10.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep10.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep10.mp3

Episode 11 - THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (Running time 16:09) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep11.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep11.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep11.mp3

Episode 12 - DAY STAR (Running time 20:35) 
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvep12.html
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/stvipod/stvep12.mp4
http://www.highresolutionvideos.com/STVmp3/stvep12.mp3

See also: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php?fcode=d3812a8d1&f=1437803996#!/?sk=messages&tid=1206877431176

Star Trek: Valkyrie, working with through High Resolution  released their 13th episode, "Things Change." on Friday, Feb. 17 2012 on You Tube.  It was removed for copyright violations of music rights in less than 24 hours.   The entire webseries, including this episode can be downloaded from Itunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/high-resolution-star-trek/id504133230

2).  Here's another Star Trek: Valkyrie being organized in Ohio, USA.)
Home Page with release of first trailer:  http://starshipvalkyrie.blogspot.com/ (Ohio?)
Facebook page;https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_156997608683 . (Scotland?)
Thread on it at HF: http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=16089 . (???)

In late January, 2012, reported still looking for voice actors for drama set in the late 23rd century.


Star Trek: Xen  http://www.giantgnome.com/our-shows/audio-drama/star-trek-xen/  1st Episode, Things Not Seen Part 1, released May 12, 2011.  http://www.giantgnome.com/2011/05/stx-episode-1-things-not-seen-part-1/  No further news as of September 12, 2011.

Tales of Death and Honour (audio) http://lstok-silvertongue.blogspot.com/  Producer is L'Stok, who is also a Trek Blogger out of New South Wales, Australia, whose materials can be accessed in Blogs 249 or 250 (I haven't entirely decided yet where they belong).  Here is the page with the audio show: http://lstok-silvertongue.blogspot.com/search/label/Tales%20Of%20Death%20%2B%20Honour .  1 episode, as of  July 2, 2011.

Tales of Discovery (formerly, Star Trek: The Expedition)  (planned audio drama.) Thomas Reynolds creator of The Expedition left a comment on the blog to which is was originally assigned stating, "We will be going to a full AUDIO version. Some of the original actors will remain. If you have any questions please get in touch."

In September 2010, they posted that they will mix audio and film, vis: http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=15772

Seems to be joint British/American Star Trek. Set after Voyager returns. This website includes a few shorts films. In the films, the crew, men and women, each with their own issues, are being assembled. The Dominion War is ending, but Voyager has already returned (I'm not sure of the order of these shorts. I'm guessing below).

Loss & Redemption(9:28)
Time Flies Director's Cut(5:46) (Nick Cook appears)
Star Trek : Expedition(7:31)

Nothing for three years as of July 2, 2011.

USS Sisyphus -- Comedy by the group, Improvised Star Trek.  36 episodes as of February 9, 2012, with a new one coming out weekly.  Download them from iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/improvised-star-trek/id430362452?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Voyages of the USS Angeles.  This audio series is the continuation of a Fan Film series, and will be detailed on the webpage devoted to the Fan Film series, vis: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/107.html

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