Trekkies' Foreign Correspondent in Australia

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Found out from watching Doctor Who: The Idiot's Lantern last night the voiceover at the end credits says that Foreign Correspondent on Tuesday (August 29 9:20pm ABC) will be about Trekkies filming a movie. No doubt the upcoming 40th anniversary will be mentioned.

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The piece got placed as something relaxing between the serious stories of Maids In Malaysia and Abu Bakar Bashir. The piece has us look at the filming of the fan film Starship Farragut. Interestingly while the creator of the film John Broughton who plays Captain John Thomas Carter mentions there was no Star Trek being made at the moment there was no mention of the upcoming JJ Abrams film nor the September 8 anniversary date. Reporter Tracy Bowden only says that it has been more than 40 years after Star Trek arrived and that fan films have been allowed by Paramount as long as no one profits from them.
Also in the cast is husband and wife Mike and Holly Bednar with Holly saying that she is only in it so she could spend time with Mike.

Unlike the documentary film Trekkies, this was in no way embarassing and it was very fun viewing.