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-<wrap em>BREAKING</wrap> Director [[Robert Meyer Burnett]] resigned November 2, 2017, from the Axanar film, bringing to an end another chapter in the beleaguered project.+Director [[Robert Meyer Burnett]] resigned November 2, 2017, from the Axanar film, bringing to an end another chapter in the beleaguered project.
  
 ===== Announced on Facebook ===== ===== Announced on Facebook =====
  
-In a friends-only book on his Facebook page, Burnett, who first served as the editor of the short film, //Prelude to Axanar//, stated:+In a friends-only post on his Facebook page, Burnett, who first served as the editor of the short film, //Prelude to Axanar//, stated:
  
 > Today, I notified //Axanar//'s executive producer, [[Alec Peters]], that I've decided to pursue other opportunities and move on from any future involvement with that project. \\ \\ I have no desire to linger on the past and will not be answering any other questions related to Axanar, Axanar Productions or my relationship with Alec from now on.((Robert Meyer Burnett post on his Facebook page, 11/2/17.)) > Today, I notified //Axanar//'s executive producer, [[Alec Peters]], that I've decided to pursue other opportunities and move on from any future involvement with that project. \\ \\ I have no desire to linger on the past and will not be answering any other questions related to Axanar, Axanar Productions or my relationship with Alec from now on.((Robert Meyer Burnett post on his Facebook page, 11/2/17.))
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 == 'Axanar Lite' == == 'Axanar Lite' ==
  
-Even with the settlement of the lawsuit, Peters and Burnett disagreed on the form the shortened version of //Axanar// should take. Burnett had advocated for simply producing the first 30 minutes of the feature script; Peters wanted to replicate the success of //Prelude// by mimicking its mock-documentary format. Peters prevailed.+Even with the settlement of the lawsuit, Peters and Burnett disagreed on the form the [[axanar_lite|shortened version]] of //Axanar// should take. Burnett had advocated for simply producing the first 30 minutes of the feature script; Peters wanted to replicate the success of //Prelude// by mimicking its mock-documentary format. Peters prevailed.
  
 == Peters' Harassment Charges == == Peters' Harassment Charges ==
  
-People who know Burnett speculated he couldn't have been happy with Peters' attempt to get an ardent Axanar critic — a decades-long friend of Burnett's — fired from a FOX television show on [[defamation_backfire|unsubstantiated charges]] of stalking and sexual harassment. After hundreds of followers on social media left because of it, Peters took down most of his angry posts.+People who know Burnett speculated he couldn't have been happy with Peters' attempt to get an ardent Axanar critic — a decades-long friend of Burnett's — fired from a FOX television show on [[defamation_backfire|unsubstantiated charges]] of stalking and sexual harassment. After hundreds of followers on social media left because of it, Peters deleted most of his angry posts.
  
 ===== Reactions ===== ===== Reactions =====
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 > I applaud Rob's decision to finally separate from Axanar, as its "executive producer" has proven time and time again to be a public relations disaster and the project itself a now infamous lesson on the necessity for competent leadership. \\ \\ As he is an industry professional with many well-earned credits to his name, it surely would have been self-sabotaging to his career if Rob were to remain attached to the failed Axanar, so I extend my sincere best wishes to Rob in what is surely a time of strong emotion and look forward to his commercial works in the future.((Facebook private message from Terry McIntosh to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 11/2/17.)) > I applaud Rob's decision to finally separate from Axanar, as its "executive producer" has proven time and time again to be a public relations disaster and the project itself a now infamous lesson on the necessity for competent leadership. \\ \\ As he is an industry professional with many well-earned credits to his name, it surely would have been self-sabotaging to his career if Rob were to remain attached to the failed Axanar, so I extend my sincere best wishes to Rob in what is surely a time of strong emotion and look forward to his commercial works in the future.((Facebook private message from Terry McIntosh to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 11/2/17.))
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 +[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg|**Alec Peters**}}]
  
 ==== Official Axanar Statement ==== ==== Official Axanar Statement ====
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 Burnett remained a [[knowing_infringement|staunch defender]] of Peters and the project throughout the [[copyright infringement]] suit brought against Axanar by Star Trek owners [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]. Burnett remained a [[knowing_infringement|staunch defender]] of Peters and the project throughout the [[copyright infringement]] suit brought against Axanar by Star Trek owners [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]].
  
-That suit was settled in January 2017, allowing Peters and Burnett to proceed with a short, 30-minute version of the Axanar story, terms under which Burnett creatively chafed, waiting months to confirm he would indeed direct Axanar Lite.+That suit was settled in January 2017, allowing Peters and Burnett to proceed with a short, 30-minute version of the Axanar story, terms under which Burnett creatively chafed, waiting months to confirm he would indeed direct [[Axanar Lite]].
  
 ===== Farewell ===== ===== Farewell =====