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   Producer Works For Trek Fans?   
      
   Trek Today reported that a Canadian producer lobbied on behalf of the   
   fan group Trek United with an unnamed Paramount executive to revive   
   UPN's canceled Star Trek: Enterprise for a fifth season. The report   
   was based on unverified assertions by Trek United; Paramount has   
   consistently denied that it is in talks with anyone and has said that   
   the decision to cancel Enterprise is final. Trek United, for its part,   
   continues to insist it is in secret talks with unnamed Paramount   
   officials as it solicits funds from Trek fans.   
      
   The SyFy Portal Web site, meanwhile, identified the Canadian producer   
   as Al Vinci, who said he is a former child actor who purportedly made   
   the pitch to Paramount on behalf of Trek United. The site was unable   
   to verify Vinci's claims or his resume.   
      
   Meanwhile, Tim Brazeal, the leader of Trek United, admitted to a   
   criminal background in an unusual posting on Trek United's own message   
   boards on April 14. Among other things, Brazeal admitted to a Texas   
   conviction for auto theft based on an incident in 1983, for which he   
   said he was placed on 10 years of probation and ordered to pay $10,000   
   in restitution. Brazeal also admitted to a 1979 arrest for marijuana   
   possession. "I have not been in trouble since this time," Brazeal   
   wrote, adding: "I was young and stupid, and I learned from my   
   mistakes."   
      
   Trek United said it has raised more than $3.14 million in pledges and   
   contributions from fans eager to finance a fifth season of Enterprise   
   and has also said that donors are promised their money back if the   
   show doesn't come back, minus handling fees to cover the cost of banks   
   and Paypal.   
      
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