New Staff and More...
I've recently had the distinct pleasure of announcing the arrival of two new staff members for Frontiers' third season. I thought maybe I'd chat a bit about them here as well.
RANDI ANDERSON: The Frontiers Hot Chick Returns!
I've known Randi since Frontiers launched. She was one of our first readers, Sito's first real fan, and much to surprise after talking to her for awhile... she was a chick! After reading our first few episodes, she decided to join the staff. She wound up jumping in with both feet, writing 1.07: Hidden Souls and 1.12: Thyself Thy Foe. Her playful banter and lovely visage (and status as "the only female staff member) earned her the title of "Frontiers Hot Chick"... a title that in retrospect, I think she coined for herself. In Season 2, she collaborated with me on 2.09: Onyx, which also featured material by Craig McCue. She brought a unique and fun perspective to Frontiers, and I was sorely disappointed when she decided to leave the staff as a writer mid-S2, and leave altogether shortly after. (Though I completely understood why and supported her decision!)
Randi recently came back to VST under the guise of "Maybe". After awhile she let us in on her secret and has since become an active member of the VST community once again. She's tested a number of ideas for us for Frontiers, including the S3 trailer (to which she also provided the voice of Marissa Lighthart). She recently opted to return as a staff writer. She'll be doing one episode for S3, and while I don't want to spoil anything, it's about her favorite character.
ADAM MURRAY BRIGGS: Taking Over VST, One Show at a Time!
When VirtualStarTrek.com first launched, no one had ever heard of Adam Murray Briggs. One fateful day in the early days of Virtual Enterprise's nascence, Adam made his first appearance. In the days since, he's joined the staff of Knight's Haven as a Producer and Star's End as a staff writer, remained on-staff as a consultant for V-ENT with their movie to our friends at TrekOnline, created his own Doctor Who series, and is now onboard Frontiers as a staff writer as well.
Adam is quite fond of TOS, and telling stories of adventure and exploration, which makes him a perfect fit for Frontiers' more TOS/TNG style. Last October/November, he gave the Frontiers pilot a read, and apparently liked it enough to read the rest. Then in March, I got a PM from Adam with his first pitch as a contributing writer. We gave it the greenlight, and he followed it up with probably more pitches in a shorter amount of time than I've ever received from anyone. But I noticed something about the pitches - they were all quite good. I approved several more and I started thinking how I'd love to just bring him on staff.
Now, Adam's a full-fledged staff writer and I'm excited to see how things unfold from here. With the addition of Adam and Randi to the staff, I can officially state our staff writer drought is now over and we're back up to where we should be.
The Movie has a Name
Our Frontiers movie now has a title: ASCENT. Now whether it's ultimately going to be "Star Trek: Frontiers - ASCENT" or "Star Trek: Ascent" or "Frontiers: Ascent" I don't know. But the yarn we're spinning is ASCENT. What is ascending, you ask? Well if I told you it would spoil the movie. But I'll say that the title works on multiple levels (including one that's quite subtle) and it's very appropriate. It's a working title only, and it might change, but it's something at least.
Season 3
Obviously, Season 3 isn't launching in July. In fact I'm working out a release schedule as we speak now that we have a somewhat larger staff and are moving along. It will be similar to our current plan, just modified for later dates.
Other Rumblings from Geekdom
Aside from Trek, there's a lot to be excited about in Geekdom. The Spider-man 3 trailer is making the rounds and now there are images of Venom coming out. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in a new film, set after "The Secret of the Ooze". (Sadly, the actor slated to play Splinter, Mako, recently passed away.) The teaser is out and looks great.
I'm also looking forward to checking out "A Scanner Darkly", a film based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. Dick is one of my favorite authors. His mind-bending stories about what is real and what isn't are very entertaining and are obviously archetypes for similar stories. If you haven't read his works, I recommend you give them a look. The Man in the High Castle is especially good.
That's it for this round. Until next time, Happy Trekking.
RANDI ANDERSON: The Frontiers Hot Chick Returns!
I've known Randi since Frontiers launched. She was one of our first readers, Sito's first real fan, and much to surprise after talking to her for awhile... she was a chick! After reading our first few episodes, she decided to join the staff. She wound up jumping in with both feet, writing 1.07: Hidden Souls and 1.12: Thyself Thy Foe. Her playful banter and lovely visage (and status as "the only female staff member) earned her the title of "Frontiers Hot Chick"... a title that in retrospect, I think she coined for herself. In Season 2, she collaborated with me on 2.09: Onyx, which also featured material by Craig McCue. She brought a unique and fun perspective to Frontiers, and I was sorely disappointed when she decided to leave the staff as a writer mid-S2, and leave altogether shortly after. (Though I completely understood why and supported her decision!)
Randi recently came back to VST under the guise of "Maybe". After awhile she let us in on her secret and has since become an active member of the VST community once again. She's tested a number of ideas for us for Frontiers, including the S3 trailer (to which she also provided the voice of Marissa Lighthart). She recently opted to return as a staff writer. She'll be doing one episode for S3, and while I don't want to spoil anything, it's about her favorite character.
ADAM MURRAY BRIGGS: Taking Over VST, One Show at a Time!
When VirtualStarTrek.com first launched, no one had ever heard of Adam Murray Briggs. One fateful day in the early days of Virtual Enterprise's nascence, Adam made his first appearance. In the days since, he's joined the staff of Knight's Haven as a Producer and Star's End as a staff writer, remained on-staff as a consultant for V-ENT with their movie to our friends at TrekOnline, created his own Doctor Who series, and is now onboard Frontiers as a staff writer as well.
Adam is quite fond of TOS, and telling stories of adventure and exploration, which makes him a perfect fit for Frontiers' more TOS/TNG style. Last October/November, he gave the Frontiers pilot a read, and apparently liked it enough to read the rest. Then in March, I got a PM from Adam with his first pitch as a contributing writer. We gave it the greenlight, and he followed it up with probably more pitches in a shorter amount of time than I've ever received from anyone. But I noticed something about the pitches - they were all quite good. I approved several more and I started thinking how I'd love to just bring him on staff.
Now, Adam's a full-fledged staff writer and I'm excited to see how things unfold from here. With the addition of Adam and Randi to the staff, I can officially state our staff writer drought is now over and we're back up to where we should be.
The Movie has a Name
Our Frontiers movie now has a title: ASCENT. Now whether it's ultimately going to be "Star Trek: Frontiers - ASCENT" or "Star Trek: Ascent" or "Frontiers: Ascent" I don't know. But the yarn we're spinning is ASCENT. What is ascending, you ask? Well if I told you it would spoil the movie. But I'll say that the title works on multiple levels (including one that's quite subtle) and it's very appropriate. It's a working title only, and it might change, but it's something at least.
Season 3
Obviously, Season 3 isn't launching in July. In fact I'm working out a release schedule as we speak now that we have a somewhat larger staff and are moving along. It will be similar to our current plan, just modified for later dates.
Other Rumblings from Geekdom
Aside from Trek, there's a lot to be excited about in Geekdom. The Spider-man 3 trailer is making the rounds and now there are images of Venom coming out. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in a new film, set after "The Secret of the Ooze". (Sadly, the actor slated to play Splinter, Mako, recently passed away.) The teaser is out and looks great.
I'm also looking forward to checking out "A Scanner Darkly", a film based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. Dick is one of my favorite authors. His mind-bending stories about what is real and what isn't are very entertaining and are obviously archetypes for similar stories. If you haven't read his works, I recommend you give them a look. The Man in the High Castle is especially good.
That's it for this round. Until next time, Happy Trekking.
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