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- | [[federal_coffeehouse|{{:axanar_coffee_tour.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[axacon_alpha_waves|{{:alpha_waves_radio.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**FAMILIAR AXA-NAMES** are among the corporate officers and business partners of The Federal Coffee House outside Atlanta, including the creator of the ill-fated | + | <fs smaller>**AXACON ADVENTURES** In a November 11, 2018, interview on Alpha Waves Radio, AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza recounts his experiences trying to cover Axacon, Axanar’s fan convention, from which he was barred before invited |
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- | [[shenzhou_kickstarter|{{:shenzhou_kickstarter.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[ares_digital_launch|{{:beta_test.jpg?720&nolink}}]] |
- | <wrap lo>**ASKING FOR TROUBLE?** Kickstarter campaign launches for a nearly 200-page, fan-published ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ book. In the wake of the Axanar lawsuit, fans wonder if CBS will clamp down on this publishing project. {{: | + | <fs smaller>**BETA TESTING** has begun, finally giving |
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- | [[facebook_group|{{:: | + | <fs smaller>**POKEY PATREON** In the face of his lagging Patreon, |
- | <wrap lo>**LACK OF SUPPORT** Just as in Axanar’s failed 2017 Indiegogo campaign to save its beleaguered studio, a poll of its staunchest fans reveals little desire | + | |
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- | [[sphinxcon|{{:: | + | [[ares_digital_beta|{{:ares-digital-login.jpg?nolink|}}]] |
- | <wrap lo>**AXACON LIVES** Axanar | + | <fs smaller>**DOUBLE DUTY** Axanar's future depends entirely on the troubled software platform, Ares Digital. Its version 3.0b is in public beta testing, and producer Alec Peters says the software will have to manage delivering donor perks and raising money for //Axanar//. {{: |
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- | [[harsh criticism|{{:: | + | [[sound_fury|{{:sound_and_fury.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**SKIN IN THE GAME** A reader wonders about the motivation behind **AxaMonitor**. Editor Carlos Pedraza answers the criticism, providing an overview of Axanar' | + | <fs smaller>**SOUND AND FURY** Bile, bluster |
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- | [[https:// | + | [[axanar_confidential_3|{{:donor_distribution.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**THIRTY DAYS OUT** //Axanar// was famously purported only a month out from production before | + | <fs smaller>**DENOUNCING DETRACTORS PAYS OFF** Axanar |
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- | [[temporal anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly.jpg? | + | [[bawden_resigns|{{:bawden_resigns.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing fan production //Temporal Anomaly// | + | <fs smaller>**ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST** Axanar Public Relations Director Mike Bawden resigned weeks ago amid litigation threatened by producer Alec Peters against the film's former director, Robert Meyer Burnett. As is his habit, Peters chose to not disclose |
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- | [[axanar atlanta expo|{{:state_o_axanar.jpg? | + | [[production_update_3|{{:axacon_bridge.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**THE STATE OF AXANAR** At a recent con, OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | <fs smaller>**PATIENCE FOR PATCHES** In his latest Axanar Production Update, producer |
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- | [[luh studios|{{:industry-studios.jpg? | + | [[temporal_anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly_splash.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**A GRIM CODA** to the story of Axanar' | + | <fs smaller>**CBS RELAXES GUIDELINES** After months |
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- | [[prelude awards|{{:awards_only_have_meaning_and_merit_if_they_are_hard_to_get.jpg? | + | [[patreon progress|{{:: |
- | <wrap lo>**AWARDS FACTORIES** OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | <fs smaller>**GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS** Jonathan Lane tries to buck up sullen Axanar supporters asked to donate to Alec Peters' |
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- | [[i09_wrong|{{:io9_anniversary.jpg? | + | [[axanar_confidential|{{:axanar_confidential.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**io9 GOT IT WRONG** The pop culture website' | + | <fs smaller>**DOESN' |
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- | [[2017_top_10|{{:top_10_2017_graphic.jpg? | + | [[reel_trek|{{:reel_trek_patreon.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**BIGGEST STORIES** What are AxaMonitor' | + | <fs smaller>**PLANNING FOR THE WORST?** Just when did OWC pull out of supporting Alec Peters' |
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- | [[december donor update|{{:donor_update.jpg?720&nolink|}}]] | + | <fs smaller>[[ares_patreon|{{:ares_bridge_patreon-2.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ROSY PICTURE** OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | **PATREON PLEA** Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer |
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- | [[hunt_resigns|{{:peters_hunt.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[tardigrades_third_complaint|{{:tardigrades_discovery_art.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PATTERN OF DECEIT?** Bill Hunt (right), co-writer | + | <fs smaller>**CONTRADICTION** After a Star Trek writer |
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- | [[https:// | + | [[tardigrades_steam|{{:steam_greenlight.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**REVERSAL OF FORTUNE** A federal judge refused to dismiss | + | <fs smaller>**FIRST HURDLE** Before the case can move forward, the federal judge in the copyright infringement case by Tardigrades developer Anas Abdin challenged his lawyers to come up with evidence that the creators of //Star Trek: Discovery// had ever seen his plans for the unpublished game. {{: |
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- | [[prelude_redux_2|{{:no_enterprise.jpg? | + | <fs smaller>[[tardigrades_pre_motion|{{:legal_motion_dismiss.jpg? |
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- | [[soundtrack_pulled|{{:author-author.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_1|{{:axanar_debate_teaser.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**MERCHANDISE PULLED** Axanar merchandise, | + | <fs smaller>**BATTLE OF THE BLOGGERS** Trekzone’s Matt Miller |
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- | [[defamation_backfire|{{:harassment-claim.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_2|{{:debate_part_2.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**HUNDREDS ABANDON** Facebook fan groups controlled by OWC Studios head Alec Peters after he posts unsupported and possibly defamatory allegations of stalking and sexual harassment by an Axanar critic. The accusations came a day after **AxaMonitor**' | + | <fs smaller>**SECOND DEBATE** focuses on AxaMonitor as the cause for Star Trek fans' rift. Plus, a defense of the Axanar |
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- | [[trekcetera museum|{{:trekcetera.jpg? | + | [[breakdown_dismissal_letter|{{:copied_elements.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR-BACKED FUNDRAISER RAISES QUESTIONS** A last-ditch campaign backed by Axanar to save a Canadian | + | <fs smaller>**FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS** in the Tardigrades copyright case against //Star Trek: Discovery// warrant dismissal, argues a CBS/Netflix attorney. {{: |
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- | [[todd_dragoncon|{{:todd-dragoncon.jpg? | + | [[tardigrade_october|{{:tardigrades_lawsuit_10_31_18.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ACTOR' | + | <fs smaller>**DESTROYING DISCOVERY**: The latest on the Tardigrades copyright lawsuit against CBS and Netflix. The game developer suing over //Star Trek: Discovery// wants all the profits |
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- | [[nonprofit_abandoned|{{:tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg? | + | [[axacon_records|{{:finances-binders.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**NONPROFIT NO MORE** Axanar abandons its effort | + | <fs smaller>**OPEN RECORDS CLOSED TO CRITICS** Responding |
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- | [[tinfoil_fedora|{{:tinfedora.jpg? | + | [[hero_prop_suit|{{:enterprise-e.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**SECRET DOCUMENTS** Former chief technologist launches his controversial website, promising documents from Axanar's internal hard drives, revealing information about the ill-fated project' | + | <fs smaller>**ANOTHER LAWSUIT** OWC Studios head and Axanar |
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- | [[fanfilm_academy|{{:stlv-cawley-img_2246.jpg? | + | [[stage_9|{{:stage_9.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**FAN FILM ACADEMY** CBS grants New Voyages' | + | <wrap lo>**FANS SHUT DOWN** Why did CBS issue a cease-and-desist letter |
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- | [[prelude_actors_bloopers|{{:vulcan-scene-1.jpg? | + | [[axacon schedule|{{:axacon-logo-720px.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CAST A PALL** 'Prelude' | + | <wrap lo>**TICKETS SLASHED** Faced with Axanar fans' |
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- | [[blooper threat|{{:prelude_bloopers.jpg? | + | [[tardigrade_lawsuit|{{:: |
- | <wrap lo>**BLOOPERS LEGAL THREATS** Axanar producer Alec Peters threatens to have //Prelude// actors take legal action over a former staffer' | + | <wrap lo>**ROCKY START** CBS has been sued by an indie videogame developer who alleges |
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- | [[axanar_sporking|{{:kate_stark_logo.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[august_2018_update|{{:comic-con_premiere.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**DAILY CRITIQUE** In this exclusive | + | <wrap lo>**RED CARPET PREMIERE?** AxaMonitor |
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- | <wrap lo>**WIN SOME, LOSE SOME** Axanar creative consultant David Gerrold scores some points in the trademark and copyright infringement case brought by the Dr. Seuss estate. [[https:// | ||
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- | [[atlanta_move|{{:hi-atl.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[shrouded_destiny|{{shrouded destiny.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**PULLING UP STAKES** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**DÉJÀ VU** all over again? An ambitious new Star Wars fan film makes an Axanar-like Kickstarter pitch, leading some fans to see disturbing parallels, including how the two projects eschewed the Fan Film label in their crowdfunding appeals. Has the Axanar |
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- | [[studio_move|{{:moving_out_at_warp_speed.jpg? | + | [[federal_coffeehouse|{{:axanar_coffee_tour.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**VACATING THE PREMISES** Peters strikes a deal with his landlord, who's forgiving | + | <wrap lo>**FAMILIAR AXA-NAMES** are among the corporate officers and business partners of The Federal Coffee House outside Atlanta, including |
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- | [[indiegogo_halt|{{:industry_studios_the_first_fan-funded_movie_studio_indiegogo.jpg? | + | [[shenzhou_kickstarter|{{:shenzhou_kickstarter.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**SOUND AND FURY** Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**ASKING FOR TROUBLE?** Kickstarter campaign launches for a nearly 200-page, fan-published ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ book. In the wake of the Axanar lawsuit, fans wonder if CBS will clamp down on this publishing project. {{: |
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- | <wrap lo>**A WEE COMIC** For the duration of Axanar' | ||
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- | [[studio-financials|{{:industry_studios-sound.jpg? | + | [[facebook_group|{{::axamonitor-webcomic-cropped.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**UNSOUND STAGE** A close look at the long-delayed and thin so-called independent report on Axanar's finances. Also: What's behind the delayed crowdfunding launch on behalf | + | <wrap lo>**LACK OF SUPPORT** Just as in Axanar’s failed 2017 Indiegogo campaign to save its beleaguered studio, a poll of its staunchest fans reveals little desire for a monthly subscription to pay for Axanar |
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- | [[statement-information|{{:axanar_s_board_720px.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[sphinxcon|{{:: |
- | <wrap lo>**CORPORATE SECRETS** AxaMonitor has obtained documents revealing | + | <wrap lo>**AXACON LIVES** Axanar |
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- | [[financial_concerns|{{:accounting-for-axanar.jpg? | + | [[harsh criticism|{{::skin_game-1.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ACCOUNTING FOR AXANAR** On the eve of the release | + | <wrap lo>**SKIN IN THE GAME** A reader wonders about the motivation behind **AxaMonitor**. Editor Carlos Pedraza answers |
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- | [[takedown_analysis|{{:copyright-clash.jpg? | + | [[https:// |
- | <wrap lo>**WILL THE TAKEDOWN HOLD UP?** In the wake of its own copyright infringement troubles, Axanar ironically claims copyright protection against the fan edit of //Prelude to Axanar// | + | <wrap lo>**THIRTY DAYS OUT** // |
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- | <wrap lo>**PETERS ASSERTS COPYRIGHT AGAINST FAN EDIT** In an ironic turn, Alec Peters issued a takedown against a pseudonymous | + | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing |
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- | <wrap lo>**MEET THE EDITOR** who recut //Prelude to Axanar//, shaving off four minutes and eliminating controversial producer Alec Peters. Learn what's behind | + | <wrap lo> |
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- | <wrap lo>**PUBLIC DONATIONS APPEAL REMOVED** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**LAWSUIT FOREWARNING** Though |
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- | <wrap lo>**PUBLIC APPEAL FOR PRIVATE DONATIONS** Is Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**AWARDS FACTORIES** OWC Studios head Alec Peters lambasted other filmmakers for touting their movies' |
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