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Behind the Scenes With the Star Trek Fan Reboot

Posted by Soulskill on from the excellent-work dept.

SternisheFan writes: The original Starship Enterprise was on a 5-year mission, but the original series was canceled after the third year. A continuation of Star Trek:TOS is being created by a dedicated cast and crew intent on keeping true to the spirit of Gene Roddenberry's television show. From recreating the original sets with incredible accuracy and attention to details, staying faithful to original storylines has been a true labor of love for all involved. Here are a series of videos showing the progress being made on recreating the iconic series. (And if you missed it last time, here's the first episode they produced.)

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  1. Re:The bane of fan made series - the acting by ITRambo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The acting is on par with the original series. That's what makes Star Trek Continues great. Good stories, decent special effects and cheesy acting, which I believe is being done intentionally. I like it.

  2. NIce job by SternisheFan · · Score: 5, Informative
    I had a slow Saturday and just finished watching the 3 completed shows (all for free on YouTube!), and I was very much entertained by what a fantastic job they did! Especially when considering how tight their budget must be (the end credits have a blurb about how 'no money' is being made from this show).

    The look and feel of the TV show is preserved, from the background music to how the way the show was lit. The actor who originally played the god Apollo is re-cast in the first episode, green skinned alien women in the second show, and the third has final closure to what happened to the Harkonnens after the episode 'Mirror Mirror' ended. Goateed Spock is back!

    If you were ever a fan of Star Trek, you'll enjoy these remakes.

  3. The official website with all episodes... by bswarm · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.startrekcontinues.c...

  4. Re:people still watch that crap? by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 3, Informative

    Some episodes you can try watching (even if out-of-sequence and spoilery), to get a feel for Trek:

    I'm sorry, but it's Geek Law that every list of ST episodes to 'try' must include TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise."

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...