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- | <wrap lo>**FANS SHUT DOWN** Why did CBS issue a cease-and-desist letter | + | <fs smaller>**AXACON ADVENTURES** In a November 11, 2018, interview on Alpha Waves Radio, AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza recounts his experiences trying |
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- | [[axacon schedule|{{:axacon-logo-720px.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[ares_digital_launch|{{:beta_test.jpg?720&nolink}}]] |
- | <wrap lo>**TICKETS SLASHED** Faced with Axanar | + | <fs smaller>**BETA TESTING** has begun, finally giving the troubled Ares Digital 3.0 a launch timeline. |
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- | [[tardigrade_lawsuit|{{:: | + | <fs smaller>**POKEY PATREON** In the face of his lagging Patreon, Axanar producer Alec Peters concedes giving up his current warehouse "is the right move," and is preparing for a move to a much smaller facility nearby to house Axanar and Ares Studios. {{: |
- | <wrap lo>**ROCKY START** CBS has been sued by an indie videogame developer who alleges //Star Trek: Discovery// " | + | |
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- | [[august_2018_update|{{:comic-con_premiere.jpg}}]] | + | [[ares_digital_beta|{{:ares-digital-login.jpg?nolink|}}]] |
- | <wrap lo>**RED CARPET PREMIERE?** AxaMonitor fact-checks | + | <fs smaller>**DOUBLE DUTY** Axanar' |
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- | [[seuss gofundme|{{:gofundme_chart_seuss.numbers.jpg? | + | [[sound_fury|{{:sound_and_fury.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>< | + | <fs smaller>**SOUND AND FURY** Bile, bluster and vulgarity on display on //Axanar: Confidential// |
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- | [[shrouded_destiny|{{shrouded destiny.jpg}}]] \\ | + | [[axanar_confidential_3|{{: |
- | <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 | + | <fs smaller>**DENOUNCING DETRACTORS PAYS OFF** Axanar |
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- | [[federal_coffeehouse|{{:axanar_coffee_tour.jpg? | + | [[bawden_resigns|{{:bawden_resigns.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 Axanar Coffee. How might OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | <fs smaller>**ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST** Axanar Public Relations Director Mike Bawden resigned weeks ago amid litigation threatened by producer Alec Peters against |
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- | [[shenzhou_kickstarter|{{:shenzhou_kickstarter.jpg? | + | [[production_update_3|{{:axacon_bridge.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ASKING | + | <fs smaller>**PATIENCE |
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- | [[facebook_group|{{:: | + | [[temporal_anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly_splash.jpg? |
- | <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 | + | <fs smaller>**CBS RELAXES GUIDELINES** After months of reworking following a brush with CBS over violating |
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- | [[sphinxcon|{{::ares_bridge.jpg|}}]] \\ | + | [[patreon progress|{{::ares_studios_patreon.numbers-2.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**AXACON LIVES** Axanar | + | <fs smaller>**GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS** Jonathan Lane tries to buck up sullen |
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- | [[harsh criticism|{{:: | + | [[axanar_confidential|{{:axanar_confidential.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>**DOESN' |
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- | [[https:// | + | [[reel_trek|{{:reel_trek_patreon.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**THIRTY DAYS OUT** //Axanar// was famously purported only a month out from production before the CBS/ | + | <fs smaller>**PLANNING FOR THE WORST?** Just when did OWC pull out of supporting |
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- | [[temporal anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly.jpg? | + | <fs smaller>[[ares_patreon|{{:ares_bridge_patreon-2.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing fan production //Temporal Anomaly// | + | **PATREON PLEA** Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer Alec Peters is making a $4,000 a month funding plea on Patreon |
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- | [[axanar atlanta expo|{{:state_o_axanar.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[tardigrades_third_complaint|{{:tardigrades_discovery_art.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**THE STATE OF AXANAR** At a recent con, OWC Studios head Alec Peters stated | + | <fs smaller>**CONTRADICTION** After a Star Trek writer was named as a potential link between the Tardigrades videogame on the Steam platform in 2015 and //Discovery//, **AxaMonitor** has found records showing the writer wasn't a member of Steam at the time. {{: |
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- | [[the wrap|{{:wrap-headline.jpg? | + | [[tardigrades_steam|{{:steam_greenlight.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**LAWSUIT FOREWARNING** Though Axanar has pushed a narrative | + | <fs smaller>**FIRST HURDLE** Before the case can move forward, the federal judge in the copyright infringement |
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- | [[prelude awards|{{:awards_only_have_meaning_and_merit_if_they_are_hard_to_get.jpg? | + | <fs smaller>[[tardigrades_pre_motion|{{:legal_motion_dismiss.jpg? |
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- | [[i09_wrong|{{:io9_anniversary.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_1|{{:axanar_debate_teaser.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**io9 GOT IT WRONG** The pop culture website' | + | <fs smaller>**BATTLE OF THE BLOGGERS** Trekzone’s Matt Miller and Fan Film Factor’s Jonathan Lane square off in the first of three hour-long podcasts. We sum up and analyze their first debate on the impact and history of Axanar. |
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- | [[2017_top_10|{{:top_10_2017_graphic.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_2|{{:debate_part_2.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**BIGGEST STORIES** What are AxaMonitor' | + | <fs smaller>**SECOND DEBATE** focuses on AxaMonitor |
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- | [[december donor update|{{:donor_update.jpg?720&nolink|}}]] | + | [[breakdown_dismissal_letter|{{:copied_elements.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ROSY PICTURE** OWC Studios head Alec Peters sent donors an update describing healthy progress toward making | + | <fs smaller>**FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS** in the Tardigrades copyright case against //Star Trek: Discovery// warrant dismissal, argues a CBS/Netflix attorney. {{: |
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- | [[hunt_resigns|{{:peters_hunt.jpg? | + | [[tardigrade_october|{{:tardigrades_lawsuit_10_31_18.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PATTERN OF DECEIT?** Bill Hunt (right), co-writer of the never-to-be-produced | + | <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 and every copy destroyed, and a federal judge approves a 30-day extension for the networks to respond to the suit. {{: |
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- | [[burnett_resigns|{{:burnett-wondercon.jpg? | + | [[axacon_records|{{:finances-binders.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo><wrap em>TWO DOWN</ | + | <fs smaller>**OPEN RECORDS CLOSED TO CRITICS** Responding to continued calls for accountability, |
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- | [[prelude_redux_2|{{:no_enterprise.jpg? | + | [[hero_prop_suit|{{:enterprise-e.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**NEW FAN EDIT** of //Prelude to Axanar// has been released by a pseudonymous editor. The first version was taken down by OWC Studios head Alec Peters, who is completely eliminated from the new edit, which also features new visual | + | <fs smaller>**ANOTHER LAWSUIT** OWC Studios head and Axanar producer |
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- | [[soundtrack_pulled|{{:author-author.jpg? | + | [[stage_9|{{:stage_9.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**MERCHANDISE PULLED** Axanar merchandise, | + | <wrap lo>**FANS SHUT DOWN** Why did CBS issue a cease-and-desist letter to Stage 9, a fan-produced re-creation of the Enterprise D from //Star Trek: The Next Generation//? |
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- | [[defamation_backfire|{{:harassment-claim.jpg? | + | [[axacon schedule|{{:axacon-logo-720px.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**HUNDREDS ABANDON** Facebook fan groups controlled by OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | <wrap lo>**TICKETS SLASHED** Faced with Axanar fans' ticket price complaints, sluggish sales and thousands of dollars in losses, |
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- | <wrap lo>**ACTOR' | + | <wrap lo>**ROCKY START** CBS has been sued by an indie videogame developer |
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- | [[nonprofit_abandoned|{{:tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[august_2018_update|{{:comic-con_premiere.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**NONPROFIT NO MORE** Axanar abandons its effort | + | <wrap lo>**RED CARPET PREMIERE?** AxaMonitor fact-checks Alec Peters’ August 2018 production update. Fans hoping |
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- | [[fanfilm_academy|{{:stlv-cawley-img_2246.jpg? | + | [[seuss gofundme|{{:gofundme_chart_seuss.numbers.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**FAN FILM ACADEMY** CBS grants New Voyages' | + | <wrap lo>< |
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- | [[prelude_actors_bloopers|{{: | + | [[shrouded_destiny|{{shrouded destiny.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**CAST A PALL** ' | + | <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 lawsuit affected donors' |
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- | [[axanar_sporking|{{:kate_stark_logo.jpg? | + | [[federal_coffeehouse|{{:axanar_coffee_tour.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**DAILY CRITIQUE** In this exclusive **AxaMonitor** interview, meet pseudonymous blogger Kate Stark, who's behind | + | <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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- | [[script release|{{:axanar-script-leak.jpg?direct|}}]] \\ | + | [[shenzhou_kickstarter|{{:shenzhou_kickstarter.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR SCRIPT LEAKED** After producer Alec Peters attacked him on Facebook, 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 |
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- | <wrap lo><wrap em> | + | <wrap lo>**LACK OF SUPPORT** Just as in Axanar’s failed 2017 Indiegogo campaign |
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- | <wrap lo>**PULLING UP STAKES** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**AXACON LIVES** Axanar |
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- | [[studio-financials|{{:industry_studios-sound.jpg? | + | [[harsh criticism|{{::skin_game-1.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**UNSOUND STAGE** A close look at the long-delayed and thin so-called independent report on Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**SKIN IN THE GAME** A reader wonders about the motivation behind **AxaMonitor**. Editor Carlos Pedraza answers |
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- | [[statement-information|{{:axanar_s_board_720px.jpg? | + | [[https:// |
- | <wrap lo>**CORPORATE SECRETS** AxaMonitor has obtained documents revealing | + | <wrap lo>**THIRTY DAYS OUT** //Axanar// was famously purported only a month out from production before the CBS/ |
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- | [[financial_concerns|{{:accounting-for-axanar.jpg? | + | [[temporal anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ACCOUNTING FOR AXANAR** On the eve of the release of Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing fan production //Temporal Anomaly// to be released in three parts later this year. The movie' |
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- | [[takedown_analysis|{{:copyright-clash.jpg? | + | [[axanar atlanta expo|{{:state_o_axanar.jpg? |
- | <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//. An AxaMonitor analysis of the YouTube takedown of //Prelude: Redux//. {{: | + | <wrap lo> |
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- | <wrap lo>**SETTLEMENT AFTERMATH** Many loose threads remain in the aftermath of the settlement of Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**LAWSUIT FOREWARNING** Though |
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- | <wrap lo>**PETERS' | + | <wrap lo>**AWARDS FACTORIES** OWC Studios head Alec Peters lambasted other filmmakers for touting their movies' |
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