"Star Trek" episode with gay love story debuts online Saturday...
Peter Kirk, the openly gay nephew of Captain James T. Kirk, and his boyfriend set foot on board the starship on a new episode of the independent online project "Star Trek: Phase II" which imagines a "fourth" season of the original series using new actors in the classic roles. Peter is played by Bobby Rice and boyfriend Alex Freeman is played by Evan Fowler.
According to AfterElton.com, "Blood and Fire" was co-written and directed by David Gerrold, the out gay writer of the classic "The Trouble with Tribbles" Star Trek episode and a writer and associate producer on the first Star Trek spin-off, Star Trek: The Next Generation. "Blood and Fire" was originally written for that series, with the strong support of series creator Gene Roddenberry, and it was intended as a metaphor for AIDS. But at the time, television executives and the show's producers balked at the inclusion of two minor gay characters.
The scene is after the jump!
Earlier posts:
-- Greg's Star Trek story
-- Gay-themed Star Trek webisode is complete
Watch the scene after the jump:
| Gay video from AfterElton.com |
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That's awesome! It's amazing how perfectly they capture the look and feel of the original series.