We're In a Golden Age of Star Trek Webseries Right Now

New submitter DakotaSmith writes: io9 has an article explaining why We're Living In The Golden Age Of Star Trek Webseries Right Now. If you're a true geek, you probably already know about Star Trek Continues and Star Trek: Phase II. (If you're a true geek and you don't know about them, run — do not walk, run — to watch "Lolani." Your brain— and more importantly, your heart — will love you for the rest of your life.)

But there's more to it than that. A lot more. How about the years'-long wait for Act IV of Starship Exeter : "The Tressaurian Intersection"? Or Yorktown: "A Time to Heal" — an attempt to resurrect an aborted fan film from 1978 starring George Takei? For fans of old-school Star Trek (the ones who pre-date "Trekker" and wear "Trekkie" as a badge of honor), not since 1969 has there been a better time to watch Star Trek: The Original Series.

(Oh, and there's plenty content out there for you "Trekkers" and NextGen-era fans. It all varies in quality, but it doesn't take much effort to find them. This is truly a Golden Age. Recognize it and enjoy it while it lasts.)

Comments

Good material, but dark

[Anonymous Coward]

There is some good material out there, but it tends to be darker and more action-y than the original Trek. For example, the Lolani episode the original post mentions has a plot which revolves around the Federation supporting slavery, which seems way out of line with the original series. In fact, all the Continues episodes have been dark, dealing a lot with death or dark parallel universe or slavery, etc.

Perhaps this is Trek for a modern age, a more cynical age, but it leaves me feeling cold. I liked the opitimism of the original series. They did some dark stuff, but on the whole it was a brighter vision of the future. I miss that.