Editing James T. Kirk (section)

===Fan productions===
In addition to television, feature films, books, and parodies, Kirk has also been portrayed in [[Star Trek canon|non-canon]] [[fan fiction]].

====''Star Trek: New Voyages''====
The ''[[Star Trek: New Voyages]]'' [[Star Trek fan productions|fan production]], known from 2008 until 2015 as ''Star Trek: Phase II'', portrays the further voyages of the original ''Enterprise'' crew. The series' creators feel that "Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest should be treated as 'classic' characters like [[Willy Loman]] from ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', [[Gandalf]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' or even [[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]], [[Othello (character)|Othello]] or [[Romeo Montague|Romeo]]. Many actors have and can play the roles, each offering a different interpretation of said character."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/faq.html |title=Star Trek: Phase II About |access-date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120055134/http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/faq.html |archive-date=November 20, 2011 }}</ref>

[[James Cawley]] played Kirk in most of the ten episode ''Phase II'' series from its beginning in 2004 before replacing himself with actor Brian Gross. ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' observes that while Cawley's depiction "lacks Shatner's vulnerability", the actor has enough swagger "to be passable in the role".<ref name="Wired2005" /> Cawley's portrayal was well-known enough at Paramount that a group of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' writers called for Cawley's attention at a science fiction convention by shouting "Hey, Kirk!" at him while Shatner sat nearby.<ref name="Wired2005">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2005/12/to-boldly-go-where-no-fan-has-gone-before/ |magazine=Wired |first=Chris |last=Suellentrop |date=December 2005 |access-date=May 2, 2021 |title=To Boldly Go Where No Fan Has Gone Before |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502230534/https://www.wired.com/2005/12/to-boldly-go-where-no-fan-has-gone-before/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====''Star Trek Continues''====
First produced in 2013, the 11 episode series ''[[Star Trek Continues]]'' also looked to chronicle the "lost seasons" of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. The series developer and producer is anime voice actor [[Vic Mignogna]], who also plays the role of Kirk. Rounding out the core cast is fellow voice actor [[Todd Haberkorn]] as Spock, [[Chris Doohan]] (son of the original Scotty actor [[James Doohan]]) as Scotty, and as McCoy first author-producer [[Larry Nemecek]], followed by voice actor [[Chuck Huber]]. It also co-starred [[Grant Imahara]] (''[[MythBusters]]'') as Sulu.

The first episode, "[[Pilgrim of Eternity]]" (with [[Michael Forest]] reprising his role as Apollo from the original series episode "[[Who Mourns for Adonais?]]") was released in 2013. The second episode, "[[Lolani]]" (featuring guest star [[Lou Ferrigno]]), was released in February 2014, and a third episode, "[[Fairest of Them All]]" was released in June 2014 and won a [[Burbank International Film Festival]] award for "Best New Media – Drama".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plait |first1=Phil |title="Star Trek Continues": Fan-Made Episodes Carry on the Five-Year Mission |url=https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/star-trek-continues-fan-made-episodes-carry-on-the-five-year-mission.html |website=Slate Magazine |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620074540/http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/06/07/_star_trek_continues_fan_made_episodes_carry_on_on_the_five_year_mission.html |archive-date=June 20, 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.startrekcontinues.com/about-us/ "About Us" page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120202930/http://www.startrekcontinues.com/about-us/ |date=November 20, 2013 }}, official website for ''Star Trek Continues''.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pascale |first1=Anthony |title=Exclusive: First Look And Details For 'Star Trek: Continues' Fan Series |url=http://trekmovie.com/2012/06/19/first-look-and-details-for-star-trek-continues-fan-production/ |website=TrekMovie.com |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=June 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611080456/https://trekmovie.com/2012/06/19/first-look-and-details-for-star-trek-continues-fan-production/ |archive-date=June 11, 2018 }}</ref> ''Star Trek Continues'' also won a Geekie Award for "Best Web Series".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegeekieawards.com/the-2014-geekie-awards-nominees/ |title=The 2014 Geekie Awards Winners & Nominees |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=The Geekie Awards |access-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019141116/http://www.thegeekieawards.com/the-2014-geekie-awards-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 19, 2015, Episode 4 of the series was posted and titled "White Iris". All eleven full episodes have been released as of December, 2017.{{Portal|Speculative fiction|Television|1960s}}