Movies and TV Star Trek Continues

Frazod · 08-06-2017, 04:00 PM

Have any of you watched this? It's a fan-made series that carries on where the original series left off, only it is of extremely high quality - the episodes capture the look and feel of TOS pretty much dead on. Does take some getting used to new people in the established roles, and admittedly some of the performances are a bit off, but you get over it quickly. Vic Mignogna, who plays Kirk and is the driving force behind the show, certainly looks the part, but doesn't ape Shatner's staggered line delivery. James Doohan's son, Chris, plays Scotty brilliantly. Grant Imahara of Mythbusters plays Sulu.

There are also many old stars of Star Trek and other science fiction series who have made guest appearances. The latest episode features John de Lancie (Q from TNG) and Anne Lockhart (Sheba from the original Battlestar Galactica. Other guest starts have included Jamie Bamber (Apollo from the new BG), Lou Ferrigno, Erin Gray of Buck Rogers, and Michael Forest, who reprises his role as the aged god Apollo from the TOS episode Who Mourns for Adonis.

This is a link to the site where you can watch all the episodes: http://startrekcontinues.com/episodes.html

There are nine episodes currently available, with two more coming. Unfortunately that will be it. After the debacle of Axanar, Paramount shut them down.

Overall these are very good. A couple are exceptional, a couple a bit lame, and they can be a bit preachy, but that's pretty much in keeping with the original as well. If you like the original series, I recommend them highly. And they're made by people who clearly love and understand what Star Trek is all about, unlike the scumbags at CBS attempting to shove Discovery down our throats.

08-06-2017, 04:00 PM	Topic Starter
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1623385	Star Trek Continues Have any of you watched this? It's a fan-made series that carries on where the original series left off, only it is of extremely high quality - the episodes capture the look and feel of TOS pretty much dead on. Does take some getting used to new people in the established roles, and admittedly some of the performances are a bit off, but you get over it quickly. Vic Mignogna, who plays Kirk and is the driving force behind the show, certainly looks the part, but doesn't ape Shatner's staggered line delivery. James Doohan's son, Chris, plays Scotty brilliantly. Grant Imahara of Mythbusters plays Sulu. There are also many old stars of Star Trek and other science fiction series who have made guest appearances. The latest episode features John de Lancie (Q from TNG) and Anne Lockhart (Sheba from the original Battlestar Galactica. Other guest starts have included Jamie Bamber (Apollo from the new BG), Lou Ferrigno, Erin Gray of Buck Rogers, and Michael Forest, who reprises his role as the aged god Apollo from the TOS episode Who Mourns for Adonis. This is a link to the site where you can watch all the episodes: http://startrekcontinues.com/episodes.html There are nine episodes currently available, with two more coming. Unfortunately that will be it. After the debacle of Axanar, Paramount shut them down. Overall these are very good. A couple are exceptional, a couple a bit lame, and they can be a bit preachy, but that's pretty much in keeping with the original as well. If you like the original series, I recommend them highly. And they're made by people who clearly love and understand what Star Trek is all about, unlike the scumbags at CBS attempting to shove Discovery down our throats.
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