In September 2005, Calhoun made a cameo appearance in "Vigil", a sixth-season episode of the "Star Trek" fan film series ', in which he meets his old lover, Elizabeth Shelby, now commanding the "Excelsior", in the Briar Patch. Calhoun was played by James Cawley, producer and star of ', in which he plays James T. Kirk. Peter David stated on his blog that although the creators of the episode did not check with him beforehand, he thought it was very entertaining.