‘Manhattan Transfer’ TV Pilot Campaign Underway

Written by John Edward Betancourt

We live in quite the amazing era when it comes to visual storytelling. In large part because, streaming has allowed for amazing stories to come forth. The kind that would have never been seen were it not for the current demand for new stories that surprise and engage. Not to mention, technology is allowing for dreams to come true on both the silver and small screen. Since CGI artists can now create anything, we dream up, and that too has led to amazing stories that have pleased the inner kid we all harbor, and the benefits of this era don’t end there.
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After all, technology and the internet have made it so that anyone out there… can make a movie whenever they want or create their own television shows. Which has also given rise to amazing shows and moments that we cherish, and it has inspired so many to follow in the footsteps of those who feel the need to create in this manner. If anything, the wonder of where we are at in the visual medium of storytelling is top of mind today, because another well-respected creative is working to transform a story that means the world to him into a visual feast.

For Author John Stith, who wrote the magnificent novel, Manhattan Transfer, a few years back (read our review here), decided the time has come to properly adapt his story for television and that decision has allowed for him to team up with some other creatives that have fine experience with creating shows in this new market. In fact, he’s partnered with the team behind behind Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, Star Trek: Renegades, Renegades: The Requiem and InAlienable to produce a compelling new streaming series of the same name, and this partnership is already paying off.

Because this team has landed quite the cast to take part in this new iteration of John's vision. Since Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers, All American), Walter Koenig (Star Trek, InAlienable), John Billingsley (The Man from Earth, The Orville), Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager, Samantha Who?), Bonnie Gordon (Star Trek: Prodigy), Dominic Keating (Star Trek: Enterprise, The Host) have all comitted to the project, one that they are hoping for your help with. For Manhattan Transfer is indeed going to be made via crowdfunding and well, we liked the book so much and love the story and this cast, that we thought it best to spread the word about this project.
 
So at the minimum, take a look at their BackerKit Funding Page for the project, learn more about it, the other cast memebers we didn’t get to and join in on the celebration of storytelling that our current era allows, or just keep an eye on the project to see what it looks like from start to finish. But either way, it’s only right to discuss projects as worthwhile as this one, the kind that are being nurtured by storytellers that want nothing more than to offer up incredible tales that ignite our imagination.

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