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'''''Star Trek: Communicator''''' was the main publication of the ''[[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]''. An evolution from ''[[Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine]]'', ''Communicator'' was a bimonthly [[magazines|magazine]], and began releasing with [[Star Trek: Communicator issue 100|issue 100]] - continuing the issue numbering from its predecessor. |
'''''Star Trek: Communicator''''' was the main publication of the ''[[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]''. An evolution from ''[[Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine]]'', ''Communicator'' was a bimonthly [[magazines|magazine]], and began releasing with [[Star Trek: Communicator issue 100|issue 100]] - continuing the issue numbering from its predecessor. |
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− | On {{d|9|February|2001}}, [[Decipher]] purchased the assets of [[FANtastic Media]], including the fan club, and continued publication of ''Communicator''. In 2005, the company announced the cancellation of the magazine after |
+ | On {{d|9|February|2001}}, [[Decipher]] purchased the assets of [[FANtastic Media]], including the fan club, and continued publication of ''Communicator''. In 2005, the company announced the cancellation of the magazine after issue 155, citing complaints about subscription mailing delays as well as threats of lawsuits; the underlying cause was financial, due to the collapse of the card gaming industry that was Decipher's mainstay. [http://www.trektoday.com/news/051205_02.shtml] Attempts to revive the publication by creator/club founder [[Dan Madsen]] and managing editor [[Larry Nemecek]] have, to date, been unsuccessful. |
[[File:Official Star Trek Fan Club Starships.jpg|thumb|The [[Captain's yacht]] ''[[Cousteau (yacht)|Cousteau]]'' and the [[Vulcan]] ''[[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|T'Plana-Hath]]'' starship produced by [[John Eaves]] for the [[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]]] |
[[File:Official Star Trek Fan Club Starships.jpg|thumb|The [[Captain's yacht]] ''[[Cousteau (yacht)|Cousteau]]'' and the [[Vulcan]] ''[[T'Plana-Hath (starship)|T'Plana-Hath]]'' starship produced by [[John Eaves]] for the [[Official Star Trek Fan Club]]]] |
Revision as of 01:04, 11 August 2012
Template:Realworld Star Trek: Communicator was the main publication of the Official Star Trek Fan Club. An evolution from Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine, Communicator was a bimonthly magazine, and began releasing with issue 100 - continuing the issue numbering from its predecessor.
On 9 February 2001, Decipher purchased the assets of FANtastic Media, including the fan club, and continued publication of Communicator. In 2005, the company announced the cancellation of the magazine after issue 155, citing complaints about subscription mailing delays as well as threats of lawsuits; the underlying cause was financial, due to the collapse of the card gaming industry that was Decipher's mainstay. [1] Attempts to revive the publication by creator/club founder Dan Madsen and managing editor Larry Nemecek have, to date, been unsuccessful.
A number of limited edition starship replicas including the captain's yacht Cousteau and the Vulcan ship from Star Trek: First Contact were released by John Eaves and the fan club, in conjunction with the magazine. Along with a Deep Space 9 replica, they have become much sought-after collectors' items.
Recurrent sections
- Note: a concerted effort was made to group articles and interviews that shared similarities into sections, though both section contents as well as section headings changed several times during the publication run. A typical subdivision was:
- Dossier
- Readers' letters
- Briefing
- News on upcoming episodes, information on Trek actors, sets, behind-the-scenes, etc.
- Profile
- Information and interviews with actors and actresses in Trek)
- Tech
- Specifications of ships and stations, "Treknology"
- Media
- Star Trek gaming