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Winner
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"Star Trek: Defiant"
Pete Milan as Gul Otek
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Winner
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"Star Trek: Defiant"
Pete Milan as Gul Otek
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ABOUT
"STAR TREK: DEFIANT":
"Star
Trek: Defiant" is a full-cast, ongoing sci-fi serial
adventure based upon the Star Trek television series.
Defiant
started off as a text-based story list in early October of
1995. Believe it or not, that list is still around. I actually
met my wife there. :)
But back
then, Defiant was really something new and different on the
newborn, barren wasteland of the internet. A bunch of fans
with a similar passion for Star Trek came together and formed
close friendships while telling stories about our fictional
crew set upon my favorite of all the Star Trek ships, the
USS Defiant (of Deep Space Nine fame).
You may
notice that an awful lot of the characters share names with
the people who created them/actors who play them, including
myself. Back then we didn't know who each other were, and
so it was a decision we made to name a bunch of the characters
after ourselves simply so that we could learn each other's
names. Not a very exciting story, perhaps, but there it is.
:)
Defiant
has a long and rich history that all of its members have formed
together over the past decade, and it's my complete honor
to bring Defiant to a wider audience in the realm of audio.
We are absolutely making it accessible to everyone, so you
don't need to know ten years of Defiant history in order to
understand or enjoy the episodes. But we will try to incorporate
some of the more major events from our past into some storylines
to help new listeners learn more about Defiant and the universe
she interacts in.
Welcome
aboard the USS Defiant.
Boldly
go.
Jeffrey
Bridges
Creator, "Star Trek: Defiant" (writer episodes
1 - 9, director episodes 1 - 6)
Founder and Executive Producer, Pendant Productions
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"Would
anyone be interested in taking on directing duties upon Star
Trek Defiant as soon as possible? Just let me know."
Would
anyone be interested? I don't know about the rest of you but
I sure as hell am. When the email came round asking for someone
to take control of directing Defiant, there was no way I was
going to miss the opportunity.
I can't
imagine my life without Star Trek. No really, I can't. I discovered
it all by myself at the innocent age of eight and was instantly
hooked by the adventure, the stories, the characters and the
big-ass space battles. I loved it all and went out of my way
to make sure I caught every episode as it aired on BBC2. Between
me and my brother, we recorded from TV the majority of trek
that came out from 1992 to 2000. Those VHS tapes still exist
in my parent's attic, much to their chagrin.
It wasn't
just the sci-fi elements that grabbed me though. Even as a
young kid I was inspired by the elements of a better society,
one that had gone beyond the petty squabbling over money and
land and was putting its efforts and energy towards a greater
purpose. There were still problems, there were still those
seduced by wealth and power but the majority fought against
it and fought against their own flaws and failings in the
ongoing quest to become better people. Star Trek challenged
and questioned things that others in the world just accepted.
It was the first show to have an 'interracial' kiss on TV,
it was the first show to have a kiss between two women and
they had a Russian on the Enterprise during the COLD WAR!
Certain people were outraged and you know if you're outraging
certain people, you're doing something right.
The world
today is a very different place than it was when Star Trek
was first born. The Cold War is over and statutory racism
has supposedly been quashed. The integration of a Russian
into the crew is no longer a story nor is a kiss between a
black woman and white man but there is certainly a whole wealth
of social commentary a show such as Star Trek can make.
I am now
23 and I watched, with a growing sadness, as Trek got caught
in its own hype and refused to question the social 'norms'
that is had once challenged so readily. We never saw same
sex relationships in any form except the aforementioned kiss,
the federation stopped exploring and just started shooting,
the show seemed much more concerned about churning out another
high octane Borg fight than a well constructed story and more
and more the aliens of the week were the 'bad guys' who needed
to be stopped by the 'great' Federation. The show didn't grow
and develop, the writers became lazy and the vision became
blurred.
The final
nail hit the coffin in June 2005 when Enterprise, even after
a fantastic fourth season just couldn't sell itself to an
audience now captured by Battlestar Galactica, Lost and Firefly.
That seemed to be the end of Trek as we knew it.
Spin forward
seven months and I'm stumbling across Pendant Audio in much
the same way I one stumbled across Star Trek. Not long after
I joined the group, the first episode of Star Trek Defiant
aired and suddenly I could hear all the reasons that I had
fallen in love with the show as a kid. I am so happy to be
involved with a production that is maintaining that Trek feel
as well as also striking out to forge new ground in the political
and sociological sphere.
Entertainment,
be it on the screen, audio or in book form should seek to
amaze and astound you but I strongly feel it should never
be for entertainments sake alone. If you're going to tell
a story, make sure it means something both to you and to your
audience. On Defiant, Jeffery has successfully done all of
the above and more, putting Star Trek back where it should
be. Not just battles in space but a mirror on our own world
and way of life.
The trials
that affect us today will not be those of the future, just
as those that affected us in 1966 are not that ones we battle
with today. There will always be trials though, there will
always be struggles and conflicts and in any vision of the
future it is important to show these. It is also important
to show the developments, the breakthroughs, the triumphs
and the successes that we have the potential of making. Star
Trek has always been the perfect show to do this and whilst
on the small and big screen it may have lost its way out here
on the glorious World Wide Web the fans and the dreamers make
sure it lives on as it should.
To everyone
reading this, fan, member or passer by, have a listen and
let us know what you think. Star Trek is for all, it gives
us the dream and the ideal that once we have overcome the
problems facing us here, we look to the stars and we continue
our voyages of discovery and wonder far into the future.
The Defiant
awaits. Step Aboard.
Chris
Brittain
Director, "Star Trek: Defiant" (episode 7 onward)
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One summer
in college I read a book, “Star Trek: The New Voyages,”
edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath which included
a story by Claire Gabriel entitled “Ni Var,” dealing
with both the concept of duality and heartfelt friendship.
(Apparently I’m not the only one who felt a profound
emotional resonance in this story -- in the most recent Star
Trek television series, “Enterprise,” a Vulcan ship
was named “Ni Var,” as an homage to Gabriel’s
story.) It was after I read this collection that I wrote my
first Star Trek story. I’d been writing science fiction
from the time I was eleven (and still do), but I never thought
about writing a Star Trek story. The idea that I might project
myself into a fantasy future, that I might participate in
that vision, that I might even fly with these people . . .
well, that was a temptation too seductive to pass up and I
had no intention of passing it up. In fact, I was willing
to do whatever it took to dive in head-over-heels.
I did
not continue writing stories set in the Star Trek universe,
but a kind of Star Trek serial took place in my head (along
with so many “other” worlds) over the years as a
continued source of comfort and inspiration. It wasn’t
until I met some interesting, wonderful people online on a
list and was invited to join “Defiant,” a fan fiction
list that I decided once again to actually write some organized
Star Trek stories. This time, however, I’d be part of
a “crew” of people, all of whom would be writing,
with each other as characters. I was pleased and excited by
the premise as well as the promise of what it meant. It seemed
like a dream come true, that I could find these cool people
like myself with whom I would be sharing a universe I had
inhabited alone for a very long time.
I am going
to take this moment and opportunity to speak of Jeffrey Bridges,
the creator of the Defiant list and Pendant Productions. He
invited me to join the original list and we discovered that
we shared our writing ambitions in common with our other interests,
which helped forge a bond that became a deep and abiding friendship.
I have visited him and Susan and their son Clark (and they’re
even more wonderful and fun in person). I trust him with outrageous
ideas as well as secrets. He is not only a talented writer
and director, (as well as possessing a seemingly endless source
of creative energy), he is truly one of the best men I have
ever known. When he asked me if I’d consider assuming
responsibility for the writing duties of the Defiant audio
series, I knew that it was an act of faith and trust, one
that I embraced with the knowledge that acceptance meant in
addition to what I conceived for the continuing Defiant story,
it also meant honoring Jeffrey’s legacy. It is my intention
and hope that I do so.
In the
very first story I wrote for the Defiant list, I invoked the
concept of “Ni Var,” with one of the other early
members. We didn’t know each other, but I suggested that
we write the story together about how we’d become (unlikely)
friends at the Academy (her character was Vulcan and mine
was Bajoran). What happened was that we became friends for
real and although she’s no longer on the list, her friendship
remains a warm and enduring memory because the story we wrote
has endured. One of the miraculous aspects of creating any
kind of art is that as long as someone sees/reads/hears it,
it, and all that went into its creation, it lives on.
One of
my idols is a science fiction writer named James Tiptree,
Jr., aka Alice Sheldon. She wrote a story called “Beam
Us Home,” in which a young boy believes in the Star Trek
universe, that he really belongs there and although he’s
teased about his oddness, he holds onto that belief throughout
his life. He becomes an Air Force pilot, the closest he can
come to what he believes is his true self and one day, yes,
he’s “taken up” into a space ship. It’s
not Kirk or Picard and crew, but they’re intelligent
and understanding, and he knows that he has indeed come home.
Nine
hundred and ninety-nine can’t bide
The shame or mocking or laughter,
But
the Thousandth Man will stand by your side
To the gallows-foot—and after!
Excerpt
from “The Thousandth Man” - Rudyard Kipling
We have
expanded far beyond a fan fiction list into the medium of
audio drama, added new crew for new functions (director),
but through tears and fears, joys and triumphs, silences and
transformations, the Defiant list has endured in large part
for the same reasons that the Star Trek universe itself has
endured. It possesses, through its people, its crew, the qualities
that Gene Roddenberry envisioned for a future and its inhabitants
in infinite diversities and infinite combinations: tolerance,
loyalty, compassion, humor, humility in spite of technological
advances, honor and friendship that go beyond duty and convention.
We are each of us that one in a thousand, a combination of
many who consider the needs of the one vital, a crew that
has no need or desire to go anywhere but where we are because
we are already and ultimately home.
But if
you’re ready to join us in our adventures on the U.S.S.
Defiant to the far and wondrous distance, we are waiting to
beam you aboard.
Theresa
J. McGarry
Writer, "Star Trek: Defiant" (episode 10 onward)
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"STAR TREK: DEFIANT" EPISODES:
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Episode
26 -
One Hundred
and Seven Days
(July
9, 2008)
(1hour 10mins
40secs)
Otek gets a surprise and Doctor Laine makes an unsettling discovery. Formal peace talks begin, and Emeras gets good news to temper the bad.
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Episode
1
- Ailing
Spirit, part 1
(May
4, 2006)
(16mins
16secs)
The Defiant is on its last leg and is in desperate need
of repairs, as the new ship's counselor arrives with
more than a small chip on his shoulder.
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Episode
2
- Ailing
Spirit, part 2
(Jun
8, 2006)
(16mins
38secs)
A new security chief reports for duty as the search
for the precious sedillium continues, but the crew of
the Defiant aren't the only ones looking for it. Calum
has a talk with the counselor about bigotry and the
away team finds more than they bargained for during
a visit to an ancient Bajoran temple.
Featuring
a special guest appearance by Armin Shimmerman as Quark!
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Episode
3
- Ailing
Spirit, part 3
(Jul
6, 2006)
(16mins
31secs)
The younger members of the crew debate the new counselor's
shortcomings, and Commander Lebin gets an encoded message
from Starfleet Command that contains startling news.
Meanwhile, Gul Otek intensifies his search for the Sedillium,
but finds more than he planned on in a shoot-out with
the Defiant away team!
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Episode
4
- Wounded
Heart , part 1
(Aug
3, 2006)
(15mins
37secs)
Some of the younger crew members make a horrific discovery
that rocks the very foundation of the Defiant crew.
Hakaad is mortally wounded, but will Gul Otek do anything
to help save him? And the death of a crew member threatens
to push Calum over the edge.
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Episode
5
- Wounded
Heart , part 2
(Sep
7, 2006)
(14mins
39secs)
Holubiak's been mortally wounded and Doctor Laine races
to find him before it's too late. Commander Lebin has
an unexpected run-in with Admiral T'Lar, Vedek Janu
bristles at Ry's unexpected actions, and Gul Otek grows
suspicious of Hakaad.
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Episode
6
- Wounded
Heart , part 3
(Oct
5, 2006)
(16mins
14secs)
Ry is reunited with an old contact who may prove useful
in uncovering information on Otek. Judah and Tom make
their last-ditch effort to save the Defiant and Calum
is sent to the brig! Meanwhile, Gul Otek's got a new
plan that doesn't bode well for one of the Defiant crew!
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Episode
7
- Rejuvenated
Core, part 1
(Nov
2, 2006)
(15mins
16secs)
Lieutenant Magas interrogates Calum over the death of
Bishop but it doesn't go quite the way she planned.
Ry pays a visit to Holubiak as he recovers in sickbay,
and Judah and Tom's efforts restore Defiant to full
power, but will Judah survive the process?
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Episode
8
- Rejuvenated
Core, part 2
(Dec
7, 2006)
(16mins
24secs)
Holubiak has a change of heart and Gul Otek has plans
for Doctor Laine. Commander Lebin divulges his secret,
Ry gets some more information on Otek and discovers
he's part of something much, much bigger than the hunt
for sedillium.
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Episode
9
- Rejuvenated
Core, part 3
(Jan
11, 2007)
(17mins
11secs)
The Defiant crew investigate a metting between the Romulans
and Cardassians and get a cold reception. Commander
Lebin lets the captain in on his secret, Ganix and Cayman
have a plan to clear Calum's name, Doctor Laine tries
to save Hakaad and Admiral T'Lar calls with a most unpleasant
message.
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Episode
10
- Arrows
Toward Home, part 1
(Feb
8, 2007)
(22mins
37secs)
The senior staff confronts Commander Lebin as the captain
is led off to prison. The Task Force members arrive
at the Borg relay station in seach of Bishop's memories
but find an ominous surprise waiting for them. Friese,
Suran and Magas begin an investigation into who framed
the captain, and Emeras contacts Kendrick with plans
for rescuing Doctor Laine!
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Episode
11
- Arrows
Toward Home, part 2
(Mar
8, 2007)
(28mins
25secs)
Counselor Holubiak pays a visit to Captain Lebin, whose
determination to find the truth grows stronger. Kendrick
and Commander Ry pay a visit to a distraught Vedek Janu,
who leads them to Doctor Laine and her captor, Gul Otek.
The Task Force members are under attack from the Romulans
in their search for Bishop's memories! They've got a
crash landing to deal with and... Auran's singing?
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Episode
12
- Arrows
Toward Home, part 3
(Apr
5, 2007)
(29mins
08secs)
Deep within the confines of the Z'ydd prison, trapped
in silence and isolation, Captain Bridges is slowly
losing his mind. Gul Otek, meanwhile, finds something
unexpected in the brig of the Defiant... hope. Emeras,
Rael and Kendrick pick a fight with just the right person,
and the young Task Force members explore the Borg relay
station and find a horrifying surprise.
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Episode
13
- Arrows
Toward Home, part 4
(May
3, 2007)
(48mins
03secs)
What do you do when you find a prison with over a million
prisoners, each one of them being tortured and kept
in their own private hell? You break them out! Captain
Lebin and the crew make amends and join together in
solidarity, and the Task Force members prepare for the
worst at the hands of Mnet. It all culminates when the
senior staff, Gul Otek and Admiral T'Lar collide on
the Defiant... and someone won't be walking away from
the confrontation.
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Episode
14
- Enemies
of Mine, part 1
(Jul
5, 2007)
(28mins
47secs)
The captain and his rescue team prepare to return home,
and one of his fellow prisoners has a surprising request.
Auran finds pain at the hands of Mnet, Gul Otek comes
to a decision and the outcome of the Cardassian invasion
is revealed!
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Episode
15
- Enemies
of Mine, part 2
(Aug
2, 2007)
(28mins
24secs)
The captain arrives back aboard the Defiant, but there's
no rest for the weary. Dreshek proves his value, the
Defiant's newest crew member gets a cold reception and
the Task Force members plan their escape!
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Episode
16
- Enemies
of Mine, part 3
(Sep
6, 2007)
(35mins
05secs)
The crew of the Defiant attends a funeral for one of
their own, and Commander Ry forms a plan that leaves
the rest of the crew none too happy. Otek is destined
for prison, and the Defiant finally meets the Shin'Aqi
and the reception is anything but friendly!
Featuring
a special guest appearance by Jonathan Frakes as Thomas
Riker!
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Episode
17
- With
Honor and Courage, part 1
(Oct
11, 2007)
(34mins
44secs)
The Defiant and the Shin'Aqi battle as the Task Force
fights for their freedom! Senator Dreshek provides some
unexpected assistance, and Commander Ry prepares a team
for her mission and wants to include... Gul Otek.
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Episode
18
- With
Honor and Courage, part 2
(Nov
8, 2007)
(34mins
13secs)
Adam and Rael have planned a surprise for the captain,
which involves music, a bear hug and a reunion with
an old friend. Ry's team prepares for their assault
on Destur Muht, and love finally finds two of the Task
Force members.
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Episode
19
- With
Honor and Courage, part 3
(Dec
13, 2007)
(34mins
44secs)
New complications arise between Commander Ry and Gul
Otek and the Captain gets disconcerting news from Admiral
Bahvratti. The infiltration of Destur Muht holds some
surprises, Lieutenant Magas makes a tough decision and
B'Gruja knows best.
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Episode
20
- Shepherd
Moons , part 1
(Jan
14, 2008)
(39mins
23secs)
The crew mourns the loss of Commander Ry, even as life
marches ever onward. Meanwhile, Mnet has some new friends
to help him exact new tortures upon a new race!
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Episode
21 -
Shepherd
Moons , part 2
(Feb
6, 2008)
(44mins
06secs)
Dreshek gets an unexpected ally, and Commander Backus
and the Task Force are resolved to find their missing
crewmates. Mnet's plans grow ever more insidious, and
Brel is alive and discovered... or is she?
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Episode
22 -
Shepherd
Moons , part 3
(Mar
5, 2008)
(39mins
29secs)
The Defiant gets some help as Admiral Bahvratti tries
diplomacy with the Cardassians. Mnet tries to mold Emeras
to his own designs, but finds the task more difficult
than anticipated. Otek gets a surprise and Senator Dreshek
makes an appeal to his people.
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Episode
23 -
The
Far and Wondrous Distance, part 1
(Apr
9, 2008)
(35mins
26secs)
Captain Bridges and Gul Otek broker a deal and an uneasy
alliance as Brel tries to talk Emeras out of her course
of action. Keahi plans her rescue mission, and there's
a shakeup in the ranks of the Romulans!
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Episode
24 -
The
Far and Wondrous Distance, part 2
(May
7, 2008)
(43mins
41secs)
Otek and Kendrick are out to rescue Emeras, and if that
means getting their hands on Mnet, so much the better.
Keahi flies solo and Emeras meets the Mothe Astra.
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Episode
25 -
The
Far and Wondrous Distance, part 3
(June
4, 2008)
(41mins
10secs)
The Bajoran Prophets appear, but their message is less than clear. The Mothe Astra speak, the Firefly finds its target and Ry Emeras returns home.
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"STAR
TREK: DEFIANT" IN CD-QUALITY
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Defiant: Master Pack 1
(Jun
7, 2007)
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32mins 59secs)
The first 13 episodes of "Star Trek: Defiant"
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