After three years Jack Marshall is stepping down as the primary director of the extremely successful online fanfilm series “Star Trek: New Voyages.”
Marshall, along with the series star James Cawley (James T. Kirk) were the inspirational and driving force behind the fan based project. In his official statement Marshall gave no reason for leaving but thanked everyone involved in the project for allowing him to be part of something so groundbreaking and for having “such an enjoyable time.” He did indicate that he has some new edeavors in his future, however.
New Voyages is still moving forward with all of its production plans including its next important landmark achievment, a two-part episode “To Serve All My Days” starring Star Trek legend Walter Koenig as Paval Chekov.
Work on the shows will continues with Max Rem and Erik Goodrich as head of production until a new helmer can be signed.
James Cawley spoke to fans on the site’s forum pages and reassured them that New Voyages was doing fine and in capable hands. “There are many exciting developments coming to ‘New Voyages’, all of you may rest easy,and know that this show is in good, capable hands,” Cawley said. He went on to say that “A new website, with many new features is on the way soon.”
I find this intriquing in one respect, with the coming onboard of names like Walter Koenig and writer D.C. Fontana, could this signal a change in the status of New Voyages? This is pure speculation on my part but with the vacancy of Marshall in the director’s chair, could this be a sign that big Hollywood directors like Frakes or Burton may be seriously looking at this project? As Spock would say, now that would be “Fascinating.”
I’m not part of that production team, but I can suggest if Jack has truly been the director since the beginning, then New Voyages owes him A LOT for what it became and is known for today.
Congratulations to all who has been involved with NV to date. That’s one heck of a fan fiction showing!
BRAVO!
~Sarah
Marshall was pused out by cawley and max rem aka dug drexler
Duglas Drexler and James Cawley fired Marshall the internet show is soon to fail without Jack Marshalls direction and editing.It’s too bad space Elvis has to be a big baby.
New Voyages does indeed owe much to Jack Marshall’s dedication and creative talents.It may not have gotten as far as it has without him, for sure. But he knew the whloe time that he was playing in Cawley’s sandbox. And to suggest NV will fail without his direction and editing is baseless. Especially considering Max Rem is still onboard, and Original Series regulars and guest stars are still lining up to make an appearance.
And could you at least learn how to spell “Doug” or “Douglas”
Jack Marshall is the show. There would be no New Voyages without him. Cawley or Kelvis tried to make fan films without Marshall and got no where. Cawley is a baby. If he does not get his way he will take his toys away. Not too mention his has horrible work ethic and rarely memorizes his lines before his scenes. With him on set you need at least 5 people doing damage control because his actions.
Kelvis,
It is pretty obvious that you are upset over Jack leaving New Voyages. We here at Slice of SciFi are good friends with Jack and his lovely wife, but we are also good friends with the rest of the cast and crew of the fan film endeavor.
If I recall, another actor who played Kirk was often accused of being hard to handle, a camera hog and instrumental in cutting scenes from other cast members, but as time has passed, those wounds have healed and that actor is considered one of the giants in the entertainment industry. Real talented people may tend to come across that way at times simply because they demand from everyone around them the same committment and effort that they expect from themselves.
But, never-the-less, we were sad that Jack decided to leave, but at the same time we applaud his career decisions and know that he will only continue to excel in his other production endeavors. Jack has had and will continue to have the support of Slice of SciFi.
The same is true of Jim and the rest of the cast and crew of Star Trek: New Voyages. It is obvious that they continue doing something incredibly unique and creative as they are attracting the likes of DC Fontana, Walter Koenig, Ronald Moore, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, and many many more acting and production professionals from all over the industry.
We here at Slice of SciFi wish nothing but the best for them all.
Samuel K. Sloan
Slice of SciFi Producer & Managing News Editor
It’s been many years now, but hopefully people will now know the reason I left New Voyages was not because I was fired, which is laughable, but because I went to work with Max Rem aka Doug Drexler on Ron Moore’s reboot of Battlestar Galactica. I’ve enjoyed a long career since and remember my New Voyages days fondly.