It seems I am a little late in announcing but I wanted to pass on that Part 2 of Blood and Fire (Written & Directed by David Gerrold. Teleplay by Carlos Pedraza) from Star Trek: Phase II finally was released after a year long wait. (This version is still missing some finalized audio) The series is nicely done and worth an hour of your time if you are a fan of Star Trek. For those of you not aware this episode introduced Peter Kirk, the nephew of Captain Kirk, an openly gay character in a committed healthy relationship.
David Gerrold, famous for writing the “Trouble with Tribbles” Star Trek episode, also wrote an episode that included gay characters – but it was shot down by Paramount. Now you can watch it online. (source)
According to a comment left by Carlos Pedraza on the original blog posting:
Thanks for the plug for Star Trek: Phase II. Just FYI, the script is *based* on David Gerrold’s original teleplay for The Next Generation. I re-wrote it for Phase II’s use as an Original Series episode. Peter Kirk was something I added to David’s original story concept.
Regards,
Carlos Pedraza, Writer-Producer
Star Trek: Phase II
You can see this and all the episodes at the Star Trek: Phase II website (recommended). Don’t rely on the clips from YouTube for Part 2 but go download Part 2 from the Star Trek: Phase II website or its mirrors.
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