Takei To Reprise Sulu In New "Trek"

Trek Today is reporting that the fan produced "Star Trek: New Voyages" has announced several new additions, including original series actor George Takei who played Sulu.

For those of you who don't know, "New Voyages" is the continuing voyages of Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701 as seen in the original 1966-69 "Star Trek" television series. The original show was cancelled after its third season. The "New Voyages" producers have restarted the series as if it were in its fourth year.

Takei has agreed to reprise his role as Sulu on the fan-produced series. "Walter Koenig [Chekov] has told me about his experiences with his "New Voyages" participation and how personally fulfilling it was for him," Takei wrote to executive producer and series creator James Cawley. "Thank you for creating this totally unanticipated opportunity for us as artists and for the fans...together, we will 'boldly go' where we have never taken "Star Trek" before."

According to the "New Voyages" website, many well-known sci-fi writers and actors have participated in the series. Episodes can be downloaded from the series' website. --Shannon Nolley

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