BS: New Star Trek Episodes

Subject: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: robomatic
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 01:04 PM

I'm not the right one to initiate this thread, but his Literal Hipness might feel too much the focus of abuse should he deign to inform you; NPR has mentioned this morning, and the NYT has told us here, there is a fan-based origin of new episodes of the original series. It is available for free viewing on the web, though as yet I've not seen one through. I'm just incredibly impressed by the devotion shown by these folks.

Note: The link is to a NYT article, you may have to sign up for a free account and in a few days it will become unavailable unless you give 'em money.

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 01:16 PM

NPR story here.

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: wysiwyg
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 02:28 PM

Why is it that we don't write them here at Mudcat?

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 02:29 PM

Ug... fan fic......

It's almost as bad as Filk Singing.....

*shudder*

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: The Walrus
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 03:38 PM

Clinton Doesn't like fan fic or filk?

Hmmm there must be someting in them after all!


Grins, Ducks and Runs for cover

W

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 03:46 PM

Ya... there is something in them... it's mostly crap

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 04:53 PM

Oh, c'mon Clinton - I don't think I have laughed as much as when I was shown the Harry Potter fanfic - Particularly by the would-be Hermiones - It's hilarious.

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 10:58 PM

Could it be that Little Hawk is boycotting this thread, that he can't imagine Star Trek without Shatner?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 12:13 AM

"as when I was shown the Harry Potter fanfic"

I won't join you, nor fault you for having low standards.....

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 08:00 AM

How can you expect a Gnome to have standards anything but low, Clinton:-D

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Mrrzy
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 01:14 PM

OK, tech help please, I heard the same story and have of course been trying to download them ever since but can't get the bloody things to play! Help!

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: robomatic
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 01:20 PM

I haven't had the guts to try to watch 'em but I'll have a look, Mrz

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 04:07 PM

Does anyone know any more about these? Are they in the public domain

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 07:19 PM

Tech help,again? Thanks!

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Partridge
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 03:59 AM

oops that guest was me - my cookie seems to do its own thing

Pat x

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Kaleea
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 08:42 PM

Shatless Trek! Love it!

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Don Firth
Date: 12 Sep 06 - 01:50 PM

Watched the four minute clip. Interesting. Production values don't look half bad, especially for an amateur production, but the script is more than a little derivative (how many times did Kirk go to his quarters with a headache?). Nobody's gonna win an Emmy or an Oscar for acting in this one.

A bit jarring hearing some dark-haired, slender (no pot belly) kid being called "Captain Kirk," Spock? Nice try, but I wasn't totally convinced, as was the case with the other characters. Chekov's Russian accent was pretty good, though. I think they might have come off with something better if they assumed the same milieu (Star Fleet, exploration, Klingons, and all that), but posited entirely new characters and a ship with a named something other than "Enterprise." But then, they wouldn't have been able to live the fantasy they wanted to live.

Kind fun. Sorta like watching a bunch of high school kids doing Shakespeare.

Wotthehell! If they're having fun, more power to 'em, say I.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 13 Sep 06 - 07:44 AM

Gee, they even made the sets, and the props and everything, just they way they saw them, and one day, in a far far away universe, the big bad monster came to get the, so they flew away to a far place from where the stories started, and brought the people who acted in them to help save their civilisation...

they should make a movie about those nutters, you know....

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Les from Hull
Date: 13 Sep 06 - 11:17 AM

Derivative scripts, bad acting, limited budget... Sounds just like the original to me. As long as Checkov gets words starting with a 'V' to mispronounce.

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Sep 06 - 12:55 PM

Ok, pretty please with brown sugar on top and no whipped cream unless you like it... tech help? See my previous begging...

Subject: RE: BS: New Star Trek Episodes
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 13 Sep 06 - 06:16 PM

Whipped Cream!!!!

You want Whipped Cream????!!!!

What are you, some kind of Sadist?