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The first episode, "In Harm's Way," features Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, Jr., the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, as a consulting producer. Sam Witwer ("Crashdown" from Battlestar Galactica, Doomsday in Smallville and Galen Marek from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) is the voice of the Guardian of Forever (credited as "Simon Judas Raye").
For the second episode, "To Serve All My Days," written by original series writer D.C. Fontana, original cast member Walter Koenig reprises his role as Pavel Chekov. Mary-Linda Rapelye (Irina Galliulin in the original series episode "The Way to Eden") appears as an ambassador.
The third episode, "World Enough and Time," was co-authored by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves. Zicree, who also directed the episode, contributed the stories for the "First Contact" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and "Far Beyond the Stars" for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Reaves, who co-wrote (with Diane Duane) the "Where No One Has Gone Before" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, originally pitched a story to the unproduced Star Trek: Phase II series in which Sulu ages by thirty years, and that story served as the basis for this New Voyages episode. Majel Barrett Roddenberry provided the computer voice in this episode.
David Gerrold (author of TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles") has signed on to pen two episodes. One, originally entitled "Blood and Fire," was originally pitched for Star Trek: The Next Generation, but was rejected. Gerrold later claimed the story was rejected because it dealt with homosexuality and AIDS. It was later re-worked as the third book in his Star Wolf series of novels. Denise Crosby guest starred as Natasha Yar's grandmother, Dr. Jenna Yar, in David Gerrold's "Blood and Fire." In addition, Bill Blair guest starred as Commander Blodgett, and The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan made a cameo appearance as Admiral Keoghan.
Looking to the future of Star Trek: Phase II, there are five episodes in various stages of production. "Blood and Fire, Part 2" was released November 20, 2009 with temporary audio tracks for Act 3 onwards. It has since been re-released with permanent audio & effects. "Enemy: Starfleet," written by Patty Wright and Dave Galanter, was released online in mid-2011, featuring effects done by the DAVE School. "The Child," written by Jon Povill and Jaron Summers, and directed by Jon Povill, was released in early April 2012. "Kitumba" finished principal photography on June 15, 2009 and is now in post-production. The script was adapted from an early story draft for two episodes of the planned Paramount Phase II series in 1977. "The Protracted Man"--written by David Gerrold and Dave Galanter, went before the cameras in June 2010. "Mind-Sifter", originally written by Shirley S. Maiweski, was adapted into a teleplay by Patty Wright and started filming in June 2011. "Bread and Savagery", written by Rick Chambers, was filmed in June 2012.
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