As I neared the end of writing season two, it became more and more obvious that we were going to need something... special. The first season focused primarily on events from the point of view of the Argo's crew, but we never really explained where the original Star Force got off too. Furthermore, we hadn't really had much time to flesh out the Comet Empire as a people. Sure, we could have explained such things through season two (no spoilers here, don't worry), but it felt like a missed opportunity.
And then I re-watched “My Youth In Arcadia” for about the thousandth time.
In an off-handed way, we sort of roped that film into the SoS continuity once before. When Hans mentions Harlock back in episode four, he vaguely describes events from that film. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense to do a special episode focusing on actual invasion of Earth.
This had to be different though. It couldn't be the sort of “narrow-setting” we have in the series... the Argo was still scrap at this point. The answer was a rambling viewpoint, telling the story of two men, both looking for the way forward after painful loss. Jahmorta after the death of his beloved son, and Derek after the loss of the man who he'd come to view as his father in all but blood. Add a dash of politics, a liberal dose of intrigue, and simmer.
The results are truly delicious. We hope you'll enjoy listening to this feast for the ears.
-Dev
CREW
Sea of Stars is written, produced and directed by Devin Cox, of Forward Momentum Productions.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Derek Wildstar: Joe Harrison
Pastor: Devlin James
Narrator: Mark “The ENCaffinated ONE” Kilfoil
Crowd: Devin Cox and Sean Hill
Homer Glitchman: Jeffery Lincoln
Sandor: Jason Ramboz
Anshon: Devlin James
Imperial Priests: R. Douglass Barbieri, Josh Lambright & Jeffery Lincoln
Nova Forester Wildstar: Amy Howard Wilson
Mei Gideon: Silas Carder
Archprelate: Chris Walker
Emperor Jahmorta: Jim Perry
GNN Newscaster: Matthew R. Smathers
General Thaddeus Singleton: Andrew Seally
Wendy Singleton: Sarah Moore
Prince Zordar: Frederick Kopetz
James Conolly: Chris Walker
EDF Tech: Devin Cox
“The Rose”: Xiang Xiang Liu
MUSIC:
Unlike the rest of Sea of Stars, Invasion's soundtrack is drawn primarily from the film “My Youth in Arcadia” composed by
SOUND EFFECTS:
All the sound effects for Sea of Stars come from one of three sources: The original series DVDs available through Voyager Entertainment at Starblazers.com, The "Sound Fantasia Yamato" CDs which are now out of print, and The Freesound Project, at freesound.org.
((DISCLAIMER: Sea of Stars is a non-profit fan production, produced for the enjoyment of the fans. All rights to "Star Blazers", "Uchuu Senkan Yamato" or any other copyrighted materials herein, including any unoriginal music and sound effects, are reserved to their ORIGINAL CREATORS. No infringing claims are intended))
