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Charity drives ‘Star Trek’ on the Web
W Y BEN TINSLEY
KRTCAMPUS
Techies and Trekkies for a good
cause?
A strange partnership of the
two subcultures have banded to
gether to raise money for the fam
ilies of astronauts who died in the
space shuttle Columbia tragedy.
They’ve put together an Internet
version of “Star Trek,” picking
up where the original series left
off.
Sounds like Trekkie heaven.
But there’s a catch: The Net series
features an entirely different cast.
Dr. McCoy is portrayed by a urol
ogist from Oregon, and Capt.
James T. Kirk works during the
day as Elvis at an amusement
park.
James Cawley, who plays Kirk,
also is an executive producer. He
said it will work because the time
has come for fans to accept Kirk,
Spock and McCoy as classic char
acters who can be portrayed by
more than one person.
“I love William Shatner. I think
he is absolutely the best, but I
think the character of Capt. Kirk
is like James Bond or Batman or
Superman,” Cawley said. “You get
a good actor, and they can also
play the part.”
NASA was somewhat circum
spfect about the projexU, titled
"New Voyages,” but Gareth
Conway, media liaison for the
nonprofit Space Shuttle
Children’s Trust Fund, said it
will be a wonderful tribute to the
memory of the seven astronauts
killed during Columbia’s disin
tegration over East Texas last
February.
“Certainly, the vision of Gene
Roddenberry in the 'Star Trek’ se
ries is tantamount to what many
believe the explorations of the
heavens might be,” Conway said.
Even Shatner had something
nice to say. He praised the project
in a statement issued by publicist
Robin Guido.
“I think it’s a wonderful thing
for the fans of a science-fiction
space show to give real money to
real people in a loving desire to
help,” Shatner said.
“New Voyages” focuses on the
continuing voyages of Kirk and
crew in the 1966-1969 “Star Trek”
television series, which was can
celed after its third season — the
same year the first astronaut
walked on the moon.
The series is being restarted as
if it were in the fourth year of the
original five-year mission.
The actors and producers,
working for free, hope to raise at
least $250,000 to donate to the
Space Shuttle Children’s Trust
Fund on Sept. 8, the 38th anniver
sary of the first episode of “Star
Trek.”
But episodes are free to anyone
who can download them onto a
computer, says Jack Marshall, an
executive producer and series di
rector of “New Voyages.” Filming
— most of which takes place in up
state New York — will be spaced
throughout the year.
The show is produced by Cow
Creek Films, Marshall’s
Maryland-based nonprofit corpo
ration, which partners charity or
ganizations with art projects.
Cow Creek has produced fea
tures such as the “Ddre To Dream
Project,” a documentary of the re
vitalization of a poor, failing com
munity in the Washington, D.C.,
area.
Cawley, who also is production
designer, has spent many years
and at least $100,000 collecting the
original “Star Trek” set pieces,
props and costumes that are being
used on the show.
In his day job, he plays Elvis at
Six Flags Great Escape
Splashwater Kingdom in upstate
New York.
John Kelley, an Oregon-based
urologist who plays Bones McCoy
and writes for the show, said
episodes will challenge fans with
interesting, thought-provoking
storylines.
Paramount Television, which
owns the “Star Trek” franchise,
didn’t have ^comment on the site,
publicist Rachel Fox said.
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when you get on track. A door
that was closed will burst open
through the sheer force of your
enthusiasm. *
TAURUS Your nerves may be
just about shot, but don’t give
up. The worst is over. Well,
almost. Don’t ask for any big
favors quite yet.
Gemini Start winding down
the operation, and don’t
overshoot your mark. Your
energy level is diminishing,
and there are complications
ahead. Proceed with caution.
GEMINI Start winding down
the operation, and don’t
overshoot your mark. Your
energy level is diminishing,
and there are complications
ahead. Proceed with caution.
CANCER The good news: The
most difficult part of this
testing phase is almost over. .
The bad news: You may
discover that a benefit you
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your imagination. Don’t
worry; there’ll be others.
LEO You’re greatly expanding
your awareness. Use what
you're learning to become a
better leader. You may have to
take charge soon.
VIRGO Deep breaths in through
the nose and out the mouth
will help. Meditate on green
rolling hills and the time you
can spend there.
LIBRA Once you and your
partner have made the
commitment, the interesting
part begins. You’ll get to figure
out how much you can spend
and on what, where and when.
It’ll be fun.
SCORPIO Just when you’re
feeling swamped, somebody
will come to your rescue. This
is a person you’ve helped in
the past.
SAGITTARIUS Once you’ve
made the commitment to
will be much easier. There’ll
still be some tough parts, of
course, but you know it’s for a
good reason.
CAPRICORN For the past few
days, it may have felt as if you
were being dragged down. You
were, actually, but you didn’t
sink, and now you’ll emerge
more loveable. You’ll see.
AQUARIUS Loved ones may
worry that you’re spending too
much time with your nose
stuck in books, but the one
who really matters
understands. He or she may be
in there with you, figuratively
speaking.
PISCES Conditions are
changing dramatically as you
enter a studious phase. You’ll
find that you can concentrate
more easily over the next few
weeks, starting now.
CALENDAR
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Monday
“TAKING SIDES”: 7 and
9:15 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre, 937 Main St.
MARY PRANKSTER WITH
THE TALK, THE
MAGAZINES: 9 p.m. New
Brookland Tavern, 122
State St. $5.
Tuesday
use SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA: 7:30 p.m.
Roger Center, $18 for
public, $8 students.
THEATRE SOUTH
CAROLINA PRESENTS
“LOVE'S LABOUR’S LOST":
8 p.m. Drayton Hall. $14
general public, $12
faculty/staff/seniors, $10
students.
“MYSTIC RIVER”: 8 p.m.
Russell House Theater.
THE SERIES WITH FOCUS,
B-SPOTVS. FONZ-Z,
TAKITUS, KEANE, MC DOT:
9 p.m. New Brookland
Tavern, $3.
“TAKING SIDES”: 7 and
9:15 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre.