Renegades the requiem, part 1 now available for free. The story concerns a group of criminals and misfits assembled to undertake a covert mission when suspicion arises that the official military chain of command has been compromised by enemy agents. In which i sit down with grant imahara of tvs mythbusters to discuss his role as hikaru sulu in star trek continues. Get your 15 seconds of fame by becoming a named character in the prequel novel set in the star trek renegades universe, complete with a line of dialogue that could even be your death scream as your character is killed off. Star trek continues grant imahara interview part 1.
I had fun watching this episode, and i really got into it, so terrific job, and i cant wait to see future. Grant was on a team that rebuilt the energizer bunny the model that is still in use in commercials. It has been more than seven long years since enterprise left the air, and though weve had the recent big screen adaptation of gene roddenberrys. Renegades is a fan film based upon the star trek franchise that features several characters from commercially produced star trek series, played by the same actors who realized them for film and tv. Calk, sky douglas conway castadrienne wilkinson, walter koenig, sean young storylineit is nearly ten years after voyagers return from the delta quadrant, and the federation is in a crisis. Grant masaru imahara born october 23, 1970 is an american electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host. Renegades, scheduled for release next month, had to put the film out early the oneandahalf hour pilot episode is now available on youtube and is. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. You might recall back in february that i posted that renegades. Jg hertzler joins star trek renegades cast project just. Renegades, the production company compatriots of returning director russ and returning costar koening have somewhat solved one of the previous problems by mercifully ramping up the fx to warp factor nine, or at least something that looks like it was crafted on contemporary computers. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted.
Renegades could be looking to break out from the pack as an impressive example of what can be done outside the realm of studios. Every one of them would be demanding answers or depending how many died in the blast, vengeance for murdered citizens. As far as a star trek episode goes, the plot depth was pretty weak. Renegades will be a professionally produced pilot episode for a possible online series. Continues, a new trek series, beams down with exciting adventures of the federations most heroic crew led by captain james t.
He is best known for his work on the television series mythbusters, in which he designed and built numerous robots that were needed for the show, and specialized in operating the various computers and electronics that were utilized to test myths. With walter koenig, adrienne wilkinson, manu intiraymi, corin nemec. Renegades the requiem, part 1 now available for free public viewingmostly. He starts out as an aid to admiral chekov and only serves as a plot device for narrative explanation to bring the.
Walter koenig, tim russ, adrienne wilkinson, nichelle nichols, terry farrell, robert beltran, gary graham, cirroc lofton, aron eisenberg, manu intiraymi, and. In 2015 he accepted a role in another fan made star trek piece, star trek. Star trek continues is an american fancreated web series set in the star trek universe. Produced by the nonprofit charity trek continues, inc. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. Renegades features a combination of familiar star trek character and actors, plus a collection of hot, new. Some of the alien make up is soso, but i can deal with that the same way ive dealt with it in all other trek shows ive ever watched. A chunk of starfleet command violently disappearing would be on the morning news of every planet in the federation. A new but unofficial star trek film is out there now for the world to see for free. Star trek has remarkable freshness and originality for something so deeply familiar. I dont know why so many star trek fan films have been made but somebody should put a stop to this madness.
Masaru, played by grant imahara, i have to say that this character made no sense in the slightest. And it leaves us confidant that a venerable piece of pop culture is in good hands, at least for the time being. Were living in the golden age of star trek webseries. Renegade male flight attendant 1 hours and 39 minutes movie 2015 a selfanointed renegade male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a costcutting measure. An exciting new adventure from the creators of star trek. In brisbane for supanova, the pop culture expo grant sat down with me to chat about his time on mythbusters, at industrial light and magic working on galaxy quest and the star wars prequel movies and also his roles on star trek. Renegades is boldly going where no trek has gone before. In september trekmovie reported that tim russ and walter koenig were reprising their star trek roles for a new independent movie star trek renegades. S voyagers return to earth, a ragtag crew of renegades and outcasts must covertly work with admiral chekov and tuvok to stop forces threatening the federation from outside, and within. Several former star trek actors will appear, including walter koenig, robert picardo, manu intiraymi, and tim russ. The uss enterprises historic fiveyear mission continues with all new episodes of the original series. I pitched three articles to cracked last year, and unfortunately, all three bit the dust.
Renegades, with a familiar character leaving the fanproduced series, and two new star trek actors joining it walter koenig announced that admiral chekovs. Star trek renegades is an independent fan funded and supported internet television series, produced by sky conway. Grant and i kick off another multipart discussion with some thoughts about youtube projects, how grant spends his free time, and star trek renegades. Renegades 2015 plot summary 3 set a decade after the u. Renegades is an independently fan funded scifi web series, executive produced by sky conway starring. Star trek renegades metal communicator comm badge st1. Renegades 1 hours and 28 minutes movie 2015 when a seemingly unstoppable new enemy threatens the very existence of the earth, admiral pavel chekov walter koenig is forced to work outside the boundaries of starfleets rules to combat this deadly new foe. Renegades is a fancreated project to create a pilot for a new star trek series. But the other reason why im saying now is probably the golden age of star trek webseries is. Renegades is a fan film based upon the star trek franchise. Star trek continues 06 come not between the dragons. Renegades, a more recent attempt at an addition to the star trek fan film phenomenon. The fan filmseries renegades was in the right place at the wrong time. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above.
Its no deep spacesized surprise that cbs recent announcement that its bringing a new star trek series to audiences is paired with star trek. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor star trek continues on vimeo. This is going to be a multipart interview, so if this video is relevant to. Renegades is very kickstartery looking, the special effects mostly passable, but the costumes and practical effects are bargain basement.