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   Trek United Pulls Plug   
      
   Organizers of Trek United, the fan fund-raising campaign to bring Star   
   Trek: Enterprise back for a fifth season, abruptly pulled the plug on   
   their effort amid mounting reports questioning the group's   
   credibility. Tim Brazeal, the Tennessee-based fan in charge of Trek   
   United, posted on the group's message board that the group's proposal   
   to fund a fifth season of the canceled Enterprise was rejected by   
   Paramount, which produces the show.   
      
   "Our final proposal was knocked down by Paramount," Brazeal posted on   
   April 17. "We will not see a season five for Star Trek: Enterprise.   
   All money as I stated earlier will be refunded starting Monday or   
   Tuesday of this week. We will not allow people bashing our efforts on   
   our own forums. Please keep in mind that our members are fans just   
   like you are."   
      
   Late last week, the group had asserted that a self-described Canadian   
   TV producer named "Al Vinci" was spearheading the group's proposal to   
   Paramount to co-finance a new season of Enterprise with an unnamed   
   group of investors and by moving production to Canada. The group   
   declined to identify with whom Vinci had been negotiating at   
   Paramount. For its part, Paramount has steadfastly denied that any   
   talks were underway.   
      
   On Sunday, Brazeal abruptly announced the end of the campaign in a   
   chat with fans expecting more news about the effort. "For the members   
   that have supported us, thank you," he wrote. "We are all winners. We   
   had the dream that we could make this happen. Trek United will   
   continue to be here, and we will explore new ideas, but the fan   
   donation part if it has made the point we intended it to."   
      
   News stories on several SF Web sites, including Sy Fy Portal, have   
   called Brazeal's assertions and financial dealings into question.   
   Brazeal has defended his actions as legal and above-board on Trek   
   United 's message boards. SCI FI Wire could not reach Brazeal to   
   comment on the announcement as of Sunday evening.   
      
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