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Star Trek has often shown that violence is delt with differently in the future, "A more evolved sensabilty" - Captain Picard. However, I guess you can say I disagree with that. I don't believe that every race would be so nice as to step down and just let morals and justice run their course. I think the future, especially in a darker scenario, would be full of conflicting species. Each with their own moral guidelines and issues, that don't always flow easily. 2: Why this time frame? I chose the late 24th century, sometime in the early 2380's, mostly because I wanted to follow the time line left by Star Trek Deep Space Nine. The last mention of the Mirror Universe is about 2375. So my series will pick up a few years after that point. 3: What influences are you taking from canon Trek? As I said, I am trying to follow along the DS9 timeline where they left off with the Mirror Universe. There are many things that appear the same in our series. For instance, the appearance of the starships will not change much. Terok Nor, will appear exactly as it does in DS9, with the exception of the interior modeling. The words and phrases will most likely be the same, we will add a few of our own as well though. The galactic map, (if we decide to show it) will be the same, only the borders of the major powers will be changed. I took the biggest influence from the episode "Living Witness" - ST:VOY I think you will notice a lot of similarities. 4: What influences are you taking from non-Trek shows and literature? We've taken a few things from other shows, and a few books. There is also the Wiccan Religion that will be playing a part with a few characters. Some names and ideas, came from a few Terry Brooks stories. Not to mention an entire alien race we made up, which came simply from the mind of a young gothic kid we know, (Noctorians). 5: What personal touches are you adding to it to differentiate it even further? We are following Hidden Frontier's believe that Gay's do exist in Star Trek. Infact our show will cast mostly Gay's and Lesbian's. However, we didn't want to stop there. My brother is a Furry, and thus we wanted to add a Furry character. I too have, I guess you could say, a Furry fetish (Depending on who it is) So in the series the main character will have a gay relationship with a Caitian. Caitian's of course being those cat creatures from the Animated Star Trek series. He hope that Furry fans will take a liking to him. Still having a hard time casting for that role though. There will also be another Caitain, who is female and will appear every once in a while as a 'Bar Fly'. We also have the intention of showing, partial nudity. Mostly with females, but there is an idea for a somewhat graphic scene between three men aswell. Terok Nor's bar, (Ma'dam Mirak's) Is run by a nude Ferengi woman. Who will appear nude in all her scenes. 6: What kind of production schedule are you maintaining? Well, can't really say we have been maintaining it very well, since we have been working on this project for 4 years. But then again, it's been just me and my best friend for most of that time. Only just recently have we gotten others to join in on our venture. I'd say 90% of the sets are complete and all the starship models are done aswell. Costumes have been arriving over the last few months and in early '08 we started shooting some of the first scenes. Our biggest hold up, is casting. But we are working on that. We hope to have the first episode releast by the end of this year. 7: What plans have you after the initial project is complete? I'd say our plans after the first episode is to keep making episodes. I mean, the story has only just begun. There are also a few groups in my area who want to work on other films and projects and are just waiting for us to get this first episode running. To see weither we sink or swim. (I'm a real good swimmer and always dive in head first.) 8: What have you learned so far from the experience? I've learned that film making takes money and lots of patience. Luckly I have a nice job and the people who are involved in the making of the show aren't afraid to help out financially either. My best friend and co-director (David) has spent a lot of money and is not about to let us give up on this. I owe a lot to him, he's amazing. 9: How much of your free time does it take up? Free time, what's that? :) Let's face it, I work 50+ hours a week, and every second that I'm not sleeping I'm filming or animating. This project has taken all my free time. Sadly I've missed out on a few dates because of it too. I'm determined to make this show happen. 10: How many of your friends and family have become involved? Well, my dad is an extreemely talented person. He helped us setup the green screen room we now use for filming. He also built several props. From light up neuro-stablizers to compression phaser rifles, the man can do it all. He also plays a role in the begining of the first episode. My younger brother, also has a role in the in show. He's the Cheif of Security. My boss at work and a few of our co-workers are also going to be playing stand-in roles. A few of my friends from high school are huge Trek fans and we are hoping to get them in on some of the action. 11: When did you discover Star Trek? I first started watching Star Trek when I was about 10-11yrs old. My grandfather loved TNG and so everyday after school I would come over to his house and we would watch it together. 12: How did you become involved with Dark Frontier? After watching Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, I realised that making a fan series would be amazing. I grew up flying my toy starships around my yard, orbiting planets and beaming down to new worlds (In reality, big oak trees in my yard.) By the time I first started watching Hidden Frontier, I had already purchased Lightwave 3D 7.5 and had a strong desire to work with CGI animation. But once I saw how Rob and his crew were able to bring the animation and live-action together. I knew I just had to make a series of my own. 13: Could you tell us what the series is about? The series is about the crew and their families of the ISS Arkangel. An Intrepid-X Class Imperial Warship, serving under the flag of the Terran Empire. The show is based in the early 2380's and centers around a somewhat large cast. However, the show will not be presented as most Trek series have before it. Each episode will envolve 3 main stories. Each story lasting a certain amount of time. When one story ends another will pick up in its place. Like a soap opra of sorts. I took this idea from "Undressed" - MTV, which I use to watch alot. A main plot will carry through each episode and end at the season finally, with atleast 2 or more side stories running per episode. 14: Can you tell us a bit about your character? My character is Christopher Mathis, son of Captain Johnathan Mathis. He is the Arkangel's first officer. Durring events in the first episode, Chris's father is killed. Chris is promoted to the rank of Captain and thus his story evolves. Trying to deal with the pressure of command, while also forced to control his friends who are also his crew. In this universe, it's an eye for an eye. And promotions are not given, they are taken. So he must sleep with one eye open and still make time for his lover "Lynx" a Caitain boy. (Can you sense the drama yet?) 15: How did you decide what era to set your series? Star Trek: Voyager was by far my favorite Trek series. I loved the uniforms and characters. That was probably the biggest reason I chose the class of ship and uniform for the crew. I chose this era, because I noticed that most trekkies like looking into the future, newer uniforms and newer ships. But I wanted to stick with the older a bit longer. The Mirror Universe is a bit under developed and thus I could get away with a slower timeline. Changes are less progressive. The ships are built to take a beating, and the uniforms are designed for intimidation. 16: Do you have an idea when the first episode is due to be released? I'm shooting for the end of '08 if not sooner. Just depends on how soon we can get the cast together. 17: What ship is due to be used in the series? The ship is called the I.S.S. ARKANGEL NX-73814. She's an Intrepid-X Class Imperial Warship. Weapons include: 5 Pulse Phaser Canons, 14 Photon Launchers, 1 Plasma Canon, Advanced Hull Armor, Exterior Mounted Shield Generators, 14 Phaser Banks. She also has a fully operational flight deck. Where several small fighers are housed. She has 3 warp necelles, 2 of them pivot. 18: The series is due to be set in the Mirror Universe, why did you decide to set it there? No other series has yet to focus on the Mirror Universe. Also the universe in our series is not exactly like the one seen in the canon series. Some would say, its a dimension other than the one we're use to seeing. Which gives me more to play on and many more possibilties. 19: Is there anything else that you can tell us about the series? We hope to bring to the screen a mutated rebirth of this science fiction legend. But for those who may be concerned that we want to change Gene Roddenberry's vision, don't get upset. Star Trek is my favorite show of all time. I love it emencely. However, in these hard times it is difficult to envision a future as wonderful as Gene would like for us to believe will come true. The series will portray a more here and now sort of vision. Which will in no way change my hopes for a better future for us all. Besides, the series is set in a mirror universe, not the same one that Star Trek is famous for. So you should expect things to be different. In the words of Spock, "You must have faith, that the universe will unfold as it should."