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March 20, 2019, New Release , Space Trek: Attack of the Red Shirts from Caution: May Contain Nuts. Space can be hard to navigate when your crew members start to turn on you. https://youtu.be/GJLOQQ4T8X4 (2:04). For more Professional Star Trek Parody, Tributes, Commercials, and instructional videos see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html.

March 19, 2019, On Plotagon we have two finds and a new release from Melz227...
7 Aug 2018 Trek Tales: Miss Robbie, the stowaway https://youtu.be/qEiNGtFdZaY (2:23)

7 Aug 2018 Trek Tales: The Vulcans are running the ship https://youtu.be/g3XFGb0Gd-o (0:58)

17 Mar 2019 Cmdr Spock Hears a Joke https://youtu.be/2nn5b2djZog (1:04).

New Release also from GeneratedPlotagon, a short Plotagon animation which is only a Star Trek Fan Film because for some reason he calls a very un-Spock-like character (except in appearance) Mr. Spock, Cailou Calls Mr. Spock from Star Trek Vid Viking Hitch/Grounded, https://youtu.be/s62GUnzOVT8 (1:32). For more Plotagon Star Trek Fan Films see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/215.html

March 18, 2019, Major Find, Pacific Opera Project's Abduction from the Seraglio This modern appropriation of Mozart's classic opera has an English Star Trek libretto created by artistic director Josh Shaw.

Performed at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood in March 2015...

29 Dec 2014 Commercial https://youtu.be/FkHecZOprJ4 (2:41)

11 Mar 2015 Finale https://youtu.be/w3URifovHj0 (8:51)

26 Mar 2015 highlights https://youtu.be/4VmSofTGPpY (30:02)

29 Dec 2014 Full opera https://youtu.be/eFIb3IUQWfc (2:06:22)

Performed at the The Ford Amphitheatre, September 3, 2016...

11 Oct 2016 Full opera https://youtu.be/xhKhWTHw89Y (2:12:43)

For more filmed or videotaped Star Trek for Live Performance (including a surprising amount of opera!) see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/212.html.

March 17, 2019, Major Find from The Improvised Generation, first episode of season 5 of this long-running improv performance group, "A Captain's Challenge". Captain Georgia Thompson is tested in more ways than one, when an Ambassador demands perfection from the crew of the McGinley while performing a mission. https://youtu.be/GSfgcaA_8zI (53:14). For more on The Improvised Generation, see this new listing, https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=516.

March 16, 2019, New Release , Shipwreck from People Are Turning To Mold. This TNG animation, which doesn't have much of a plot and was mainly a trial of clay animation, was released Mar 10. It was made using a stop motion app from Minecraft of clay sculptures of Cpt Picard and Q. https://youtu.be/A5lP-OiLmhw (31secs). For more short films not listed elsewhere, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html.

March 15, 2019, New Release , Stardumb Trek from Pablo Cruz Marquez. Parody animation. https://youtu.be/r4n2TaDgh9U (3:43). For more Star Trek Parody and Comedy, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/208.html.

March 14, 2019, Olde Fan Film Find, Star Trek outtakes from Bruchorama. Although the title says these are outtakes, it appears to be a full 8mm home movie from a star trek fan film made in 1976 in Minneapolis, MN. https://youtu.be/xCBT0Zsm5IQ (8:53). For this and other Historic Fan Films that we will be featuring over the next few days see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/204.html

March 13, 2019, Multiple Finds, from FunEditor4...

Star Trek: Trek/007 Crossover, https://youtu.be/KvhgJebSItM (4:16)
Star Trek: The Alien Intellect, https://youtu.be/_FgnldxlZ9M (25:28)
Star Trek: Death or Labor, https://youtu.be/xI40H1U-Jgk (13:47)
Star Trek: The Strange Encounter, https://youtu.be/0UEklVNPs68 (11:13)
Star Trek: Galaxy Spector, https://youtu.be/DBdCOkflOVs (6:49)
Star Trek: Farturrection, https://youtu.be/j44TFCKbKn0 (16:36)
Star Trek: To Dance With The Devil, https://youtu.be/33PiiFN3L8o (12:54)
Star Trek: Royal or Crazy, https://youtu.be/uERAKNGenz0 (19:50)
Star Trek ENT "In A Mirror, Darkly," Commander Archer and Fleet Admiral Gardner, https://youtu.be/sj-KxABRK1A (0:54)
Wrath of Khan Short, https://youtu.be/v8IhrQwjd_w (0:25)
Superman Pesters Picard While Flying, https://youtu.be/aT-7vfyGbo4 (0:19).

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoc0dGKrdn9EwR90wZV4ztA. For the permanent home of FunEditor4's work, see http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2018/05/funeditor4.html

March 12, 2019, New Release from MrBoissi, his first attempt at stop motion, a fight between Star Wars' Darth Vader and TOS's Dr. McCoy action figures. "Toy Wars" at https://youtu.be/XBEzSHEAWY8 (0:46). For more Franchise Crossover films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/245.html.

March 11, 2019, New Release , The Fighting Fourth from The Romulan War. Paul Mayweather, an Earth Cargo Service captain, organizes a small fleet of "Q-ships" to fight back against the Romulans' attacks on the shipping lanes. The story of the "Fighting Fourth" is told by crewman Evander Littlejohn (played by Chewe Nkole), a ship's engineer who helped design the Q-ships. https://youtu.be/LzVIcjMMSoI (5:09). For more releases in this series, see The Romulan War at http://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=493

New Release, "Part 7 Cosmic Visitors" from Wonder Tales, (puppet show, lecture on climate change), https://youtu.be/CUVVbYKwTGI (4:07). This is one part of a larger work which is strung together as a Playlist here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZb9OQv7hpxIk7KPv8U3B-enpZora5uS. For more short films not listed elsewhere, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html.

March 10, 2019, New Release from Caution: May Contain Nuts, a professional Canadian comedy group, Space Trek: Intruder Intrigue VR, https://youtu.be/naFJXDsv8hg (2:30). For prior releases from Caution: May Contain Nuts and other professional Star Trek Parodies, Tributes, Commercials, Foreign Imitators and Educational Videos, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html.

March 9, 2019, New Release , City Of Refuge Anniversary Party Star Trek Skit uploaded by Brenda Craig. Shaky audience video of live action comedy skit, year unknown. "The source VHS tapes have been in storage for a long time and did not survive well." https://youtu.be/e-qcMe6-3X0 (13:36). For more Star Trek Parody and Comedy, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/208.html.

March 8, 2019, Major Find, from ManOfSteelPrime. using Go!Animate...
Star Trek Brawl (In My Image)

Part 1: https://youtu.be/EFOj9bHM3_4 (1:59) (May 17, 2011)
Part 2: https://youtu.be/pkNyCAaVwC8 (3:12) (May 17, 2011)
Part 3: https://youtu.be/G0wY1CTt9Vs (9:03) (May 21, 2011)

Star Trek Brawl(Sleep) https://youtu.be/J6_oO9t1Q-o (6:42) (May 21, 2011)

Star Trek(War)
Part 1: https://youtu.be/yD1p05xeIec (8:10) (June 5, 2011)
Part 2: https://youtu.be/_C0eMQ3SavA (10:23) (June 13, 2011)
Part 3: https://youtu.be/-ZKRY6Kngo4 (13:47) (June 16, 2011)

Star Trek - The "I"
Part 1: https://youtu.be/VDiVq_IYqm0 (8:18) (June 18, 2011) No other parts of this appear to have been made.
For the permanent home of ManOfSteelPrime, see http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2018/02/manofsteelprime.html. For more Go!Animate film choices see http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2011/10/table-of-contents-for-goanimate.html.

March 7, 2019, New Release , The Nebula Cloud from BloodWolf. The United Federation star ship Bernie Sanders gets trapped in a Nebula. https://youtu.be/a5d7k4xB3H0 (6:34). For more of BloodWolf's Star Trek Fan Films see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/161.html.

March 6, 2019, New Release from Dafter Things, a Mego film, "Take a Seat," https://youtu.be/Tj4WaE7r91U (3:27). For more Mego Star Trek Fan Films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/198.html

March 5, 2019, Find, two short films from littlelostrobot...
Star Trek Voyager Doll Holiday a compilation of two action figure movies made in 2002 that aired on the UPN affiliate in Portland, OR. https://youtu.be/fAXRpSkc-GE (4:08).
Klingon Karaoke Live action rendition of "Bad To The Bone" in Klingon and in costume, August 2006. https://youtu.be/4BzUMmxoGdI (0:47). For more assorted short films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html.

March 4, 2019, New Release from shredched, a new clip from "Fanboys Movie" Warsies head for Iowa to confront Trekkies in Kirk's home town in a 2009 indie comedy film. https://youtu.be/NvWrNbXTjFY (5:15). For more films about Trekkers, Trekkies, and general fandom, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/217.html.

March 3, 2019, Find, Star Trek: The Amature Adventures from Popular Christian Videos. Teenage comedy. https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=DZLPWWNX (5:05) October 2010. For more Kid Trek/Teen Trek, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/201.html

March 2, 2019, New Release , Hokey Star Trek Fan Film When the Wolfbane Blooms from Crescent Wave Entertainment. Mego stop motion movie, "a classic Plan 9 from Outer Space type". https://youtu.be/vv1G83nnfmA (4:47). For more Mego Star Trek Fan Films see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/198.html.

March 1, 2019, New Release, Fight with the Borg from FilmsByJRP. a prolific YouTube channel since 2013. "This is a really old (and really bad) little movie of mine. Just so you guys can see how far I've come. Enjoy, or try to...." https://youtu.be/QoHYQrQ9O4A (2:14). For more see http://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=515

February 28, 2019. Finds, In 1996, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of STAR TREK, the German television station Sat.1 invited its viewers to send their own or produced videos to the station. The best contributions, in the opinion of the editors, were broadcast in partly shortened form during the "Big STAR TREK night" as so-called "galactic greetings". Much of it was worth seeing, it was amusing, if unwittingly. It is also noteworthy that all contributions were made before Michael "Bully" Herbig's STAR TREK parody "Traumschiff".

The videos shown here are the ones shown at that time and we do not know any other details about them. If anyone can give us any information, we will gladly update our listing.

Star Dreck VII: The return of the Hermsdorfer, https://youtu.be/mGNBmHxH2pc (4:32)
Kirk's Party, https://youtu.be/ln5VNJmZYlw (1:52)
The intergalactic traffic light, https://youtu.be/2euKaYAvTig (1:46)
Borg War II: The Romulan Factor, https://youtu.be/3SpJvTvVsgU (2:43)
Star Track: The Next Degeneration, https://youtu.be/IdKJ1rrzmLw (3:45)
STAR TREYL XIX: A Beam Movie, https://youtu.be/a4Yn3IOY3Rg (0:46)
Earmatic 4000, https://youtu.be/sAmgVD1K0zQ (0:43)
Spaceship FanTeeCi, https://youtu.be/CC2eny6CX48 (2:39)
Galactic Greetings from Weich & Blöd, https://youtu.be/2YvWhF-vzGU (1:01)
Spaceship Enterprise - The toy century, https://youtu.be/lxWfwiAknyM (2:46)
Star Wars greets Star Trek, https://youtu.be/y5cifhdUemo (00:17)

For more fan films in German, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/220.html

February 27, 2019, New Release Orangedale in the 25th Century Directors Cut Short Version Greetings from Valeria from Starfleet Studios. Parody featuring four Princess models from planet Valeria who land in Iowa looking for a way to replenish their supply of yellow crystals and end up facing their most deadly enemy. They think. https://youtu.be/h-JIk4j__3Q (16:03). For more Star Trek Parody and Comedy, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/208.html.

February 26, 2019, Major New Release and Major Find, RPG Storytime: Star Trek Adventures from Bandwagon Games. This is a recreation of a role playing game, Star Trek Adventures, produced by Modiphius. The video actually looks like an RPG game played out on a 3D CGI table - Tabletop Simulator?

Find, Adrift 17 March 2017. Space... the final frontier. This is the maiden voyage of the Starship Lexington in an alpha test of the upcoming Star Trek Adventures game by Modiphius. https://youtu.be/bncLk0XwDsA (25:14).
Find, Abyss Station Part 1 31 August 2017. Space... the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Lexington. In this, their second mission, the crew of the Lexington arrives in an unusual system with a black hole at its center. A Federation star base, Abyss Station, is studying a pre-warp civilization on a local planet, and an ancient alien star base. Both are mysterious and have secrets hidden within. https://youtu.be/UYePJtF8VW8 (24:52).
Find, Abyss Station - Part 2 08 September 2017. In this second part of a two part webisode, the crew has split into two parties; one trying to convince people of a pre-warp civilization to abandon their planet, and the other has gone to explore an ancient alien space station to figure out how to control it so they can turn a black hole away from devastating the planet. https://youtu.be/QfczceZC-q0 (29:35).
New Release, The Hydran Menace 14 February 2019. These are the voyages of the starship Gurtak. Its mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life, and new civilizations... AND MURDER THEM! This special episode of Star Trek Adventures features the Klingons as they go on their first adventure into the Hydran border to find the ultimate weapon which will help them conquer the galaxy! https://youtu.be/m7iMSB37xTU (25:40).
New Release, Secret of the Kzinti Part 1 17 February 2019. The USS Armstrong has been sent into Kzinti space to help with an outbreak on one of their planets. However, there is a secret hidden within the borders of this former enemy that they are about to find out. https://youtu.be/lDFr8A5oWm0 (22:44).
New Release, Secret of the Kzinti Part 2 21 February 2019. The crew of the Armstrong has helped find a cure for a major disease spreading across a Kzinti planet, and have made diplomatic inroads with the feline race. But now they have something much bigger to deal with; something the captain has been keeping secret from his crew. https://youtu.be/Vsmr2AeZKN4 (24:01).

For the latest news on RPG Storytime: Star Trek Adventures see https://youtu.be/QfczceZC-q0.

February 25, 2019, New Release from Curt Danhauser's Guide to Animated Star Trek, Star Trek Logical Thinking #21, "Argumentum Ad Nauseam," https://youtu.be/_PuhugWBehk (3:11). For links to all of Curt Danhauser's currently available Star Trek Fan Films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/23.html.

February 24, 2019, Find, The Amanda Show-star drek the full movie one of a series of sketches on The Amanda Show the popular TV series from 1999 - 2002, which are meant to be rip-off home movies at Blockblister, "a store which is owned by the foreign Blokey family with weird accents and always give the customers homemade spoofs of the actual movie made by the family." https://youtu.be/XtwWFsxrUH0 (0:48). For more Professional Star Trek Parody, Tributes, Commercials, and instructional videos see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html.

Find, Star Drek from TheCosmospolitans. A very nice animation released on 4 Jun 2013 at https://youtu.be/BwkN7j0ZGwQ (12:36). He doesn't do them any more and has archived them on his website here http://www.squanderingtime.com/archive/. The creator has a Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/SquanderingTime. For more Short Films (not listed elsewhere), see
http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html.

February 23, 2019, Find, Star Drek from Laku noć, Hrvatska (Good night, Croatia) a Croatian adult animated series produced by Croatia Film of Zagreb between 2005 -2008 on Nova TV. https://youtu.be/u0VE9KdEX8g (1:24:26). For more Non English Star Trek Fan Films see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/219.html

Find, Star drek from Tomislav Katalinić. a recut with original, comic Croation dialog over Star Trek TNG video from 2008 https://youtu.be/E3K7yCFi8yk (1:11). For more Non English Star Trek Fan Films see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/219.html

February 22, 2019, Find, Star drek from shaken67150 on15 Feb 2007. Not related to the Dr Demento audio drama, this French language video is a parody of the TOS episode, The Devil in the Dark with a comedic voice track overlaid. https://youtu.be/D1YOi8wrBog (5:46). For more French language Star Trek fan films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/223.html

February 21, 2019, The Dr. Demento radio show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento had a skit called Star Drek that can be heard on Youtube here https://youtu.be/ZtU_FZAcCZo. It was produced by the Tellurian Enterprises label for the Star Trek Convention in NYC in 1976. and has been the inspiration for different videos that use the soundtrack as their base, a few times since then...

CptEeyore used the script with original voice & video actors for his original fan film from around 1988... https://youtu.be/ZJefMx7JHlo (8:03)
Misterdavep has released a rather good video that he says "was created way back in 1992 using two VHS VCR's, an old cassette tape recording from the Doctor Demento Show, and a handful of Star Trek episodes recorded off the air." https://youtu.be/ioH0POPyeEQ (5:06). An apparently identical version, posted by vson8, is here https://youtu.be/MtZS8JAfNE4 (5:06) and a slightly shorter version has been posted by Bubster 1969 at https://youtu.be/r5pMrsCvK6s (4:53)
Captain Robert April, who is still a major Youtube producer today, released his first four videos in 2009, simple videos using the audio track in varying degrees of finish culminating in this "Final Cut" https://youtu.be/oNVMo7xlGDY

For more Historic Star Trek Fan Films of the 1960s and 1970s, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/204.html.

February 20, 2019, Olde Fan Film Find Produced by Stan Papulkas for MTV/Roger's Media in Toronto, Canada, M Trek or "The Wrath of Shan" is a parody of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan from shortly after it was released in 1982. https://vimeo.com/317744098?fbclid=IwAR05Z_JW77t9VgVO3sYwZo0Y_fjUnwupC4T6CovLIPIy6FhRfGQNCGBDuhg (13:07). For more Professional Star Trek Parody, Tributes, Commercials, and instructional videos see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html.

February 19, 2019, Find from The Russ Abbott TV Show - English comedy show, 1986-1981, Star Trek: The Sketch https://youtu.be/r4CcSRWrVZA (4:23). For more Professional Parodies, Tributes, Commercials, Foreign Imitators, and Educational Videos, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html

February 18, 2019, Major New Release from Starship Mojave, Animated Golden Age by adult fans, Episode 9, Cygnus X-1, https://youtu.be/9wgkweZ4WpM (17:22). For links to all of Starship Mojave's prior releases still available for viewing, see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=59.

February 17, 2019, New Release from Potemkin Pictures set aboard the Starship Deimos, Diplomatic Relations, https://youtu.be/WlryMXbydGU (8:46). Captain Gabriel and the Deimos have been assigned to assist in negotiating a peace treaty with the Corsairean forces, but some of her senior officers have concerns about the arrangements. For other adventures involving Starship Deimos, see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=56. For all Star Trek Fan Film offerings from Potemkin Pictures, see https://startrekreviewed.com/studio.php?id=5.

February 16, 2019, New Release & Find from The Bitter IT Guy. Find, Trouble With Users: https://youtu.be/8QmzhXh9YT4 (2:08). 29 Jul 2018. There are a slew of computer related issues, but maybe it's actually trouble with users. Either way these are like nothing he has ever seen.
New Release, Blast From the Past: https://youtu.be/wwoEeFhlNHE (2:41). 13 Feb 2019. A group of computer users from the 21st century have been unfrozen, brought on board and have NO idea how to use the advanced technology.
For IT Guy's previous Star Trek Fan Films, see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/162.html

February 15, 2019, New Release from Random Nerd of Doom, Franchise crossover, Star Trek, Star Wars, Alien, Lost in Space, Marvel Universe (Wolverine), and Canadian musician Les Emerson in a Mego Fan Film titled Random Sci Fi Stuff Stop Motion https://youtu.be/CDns5zNz5cM (1:37). For more Franchise Crossover Fan Films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/245.html.

February 14, 2019, New Release uploaded to Youtube by Alain Paré on Feb 5. 100 Limite Star Trek Doublage is a professional comedy skit from "100 limite" a French-Canadian TV show broadcast between 1988 and 1992 using new dialog over Star Trek The Original Series footage in French. If you want to hear French with a Scottish accent, listen to Scotty here! https://youtu.be/-N_WzFvxxHQ. (1:08) For more Star Trek fan films see the French language page, https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/223.html.

February 13, 2019, New Release from Jake Davis, (live action, single actress, costumes, special effects, by adult fans) Star Trek Opener https://vimeo.com/316421165 (5:03). For more Short Films Not Listed Elsewhere, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/207.html

February 12, 2019, New Release from comte dylantagnan, a Plotagon Animation,
A Star Wars Fan And A Trekkie ... EXCHANGE THE WRONG REFERENCES https://youtu.be/-OAju75rRjE (2:38). For more Plotagon Animations, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/215.html. For more tales about Trekkers, Trekkies, and General Fandom, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/217.html.

February 11, 2019, Major New Release, An educational video for the sales force for a medical device company. SCIMED Star Trek Spoof & Final Game tells the benefits salespeople can use to contrast their medical device product with others on the market. Sounds pretty dry but they had some fun making this! https://youtu.be/k8Bc7rgAeuo (35:50). For more Professional Parodies, Tributes, Commercials, Foreign Imitators, and Educational Videos, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html

February 10, 2019, New Release from Sides Studios, a parody by Dylan Sides, Red Shirt ttps://youtu.be/QNv2vetcShw (4:12). For more Star Trek Parody and Comedy, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/208.html.

February 9, 2019, Major New Release and Find, from Elias Sikavitsas, Star School
Find, Episode 2, The Law of Syllogism, https://youtu.be/psMppDuVq7Q (3:41) This episode is arguably NOT a Star Trek fan film. However, it is part of this series as it follows and illustrates mathematical and logical thinking.
Major New Release, Episode 3, The Congruency of Triangles, with costumes and rudimentary special effects https://youtu.be/Mo3wD89Z2No (11:33). For more Kid Trek/Teen Trek, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/201.html.

February 8, 2019, New Release, Parody Animation in French, A LA CONQUÊTE DE L'ESPACE AVEC SPACE FOX (dessin animé), https://youtu.be/_jsvloikOmY (2:40). For more French Language Star Trek Fan Films, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/223.html

February 7, 2019, New Release, Ad using DISCO cast and music from RENT, https://www.facebook.com/StarTrek/videos/544141186098858/ (1:00). For more professional parody, tributes, commercials, foreign imitators, and educational videos, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/218.html

February 6, 2019, New Release from Dreadnought Dominion, (Adult fans, costumes, sets, CGI, subtitled, use of sign language), Technical Difficulties, https://youtu.be/wxO0u_MTD-M (5:05). For all of Dreadnought Dominion's prior releases, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/58.html.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

(1) Quick Picks

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Quick Picks
Don't want to waste time reading reviews? Just want to know which fan films to watch first? I've already found these Quick Pick Treasures:

The most viewed Star Trek Fan Film is set at the time of Enterprise. Try Star Trek Horizon, http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/15.html. The film has been viewed over 10 million times as of February, 2019!

For Golden Age Fan Film Star Trek,

The two most praised groups of all the Star Trek Fan Film producers, are Star Trek New Voyages aka Star Trek: Phase II and Star Trek Continues.

Star Trek New Voyages aka Star Trek: Phase II Although each of their episodes has much to recommend it, you might start with "World Enough and Time" which is their third episode. Go to (Blog 20) Star Trek Phase II or Star Trek New Voyages for discussions and reviews, or directly to these websites, and download and watch their films: http://www.startrekphase2.de/en/4x03_world_enough_and_time.php http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/?page_id=378 Rating: 5. Also, the best fan film I have seen. In one additional note, this Fan Film Group has such enthusiastic followers that it has a Fan Film about New Voyages/Phase II's Fan Films!

If you are very shy about taking on a full-length film, you could also start with their excellent short vignette, "Center Seat." It's here: http://stnv.de/en/401v_center_seat.php. Or, watch them both!

Also recreating TOS, Star Trek Continues, the second episode entitled, "Lolani". It was filmed in late 2013 was released February 8, 2014. View it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mOpmIFTxkE (50:46) or here: https://vimeo.com/86215323 (50:47). With Portuguese subtitles, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKE-x5i8leo (50:46). For their other offerings see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/27.html

From The Federation Files, the second of their live-action films has won two awards at a film festival, Walking Bear Running Wolf, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqo9sMG0nqY (28:20). For more Live Action films from the Federation Files, see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=28.

For an entire set of series of shorter films, check out the many productions from Potemkin Pictures. Start with a film set aboard the Starship Tristen, "Sepulchre," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06KKk9Y6ek(10:30). For another good film involving the crew of the Starship Tristan, try "Deception,"

T'Noshi infiltrates a renegade Vulcan cell, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jI7851yGQ0 (5:12).

For all of Potemkin Pictures prior releases, including all those set aboard the Starship Tristen, see http://startrekreviewed.com/studio.php?id=5

Starship Exeter (Two Episodes,) See Blog 21 Starship Exeter, or click on http://www.starshipexeter.com// and watch, "The Savage Empire." Rating: 5. Then watch one of the greatest Star Trek Fan Films of all time, "The Tressaurian Intersection."

Also try: "Of Gods and Men" See Blog 24 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, or click on
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Rating: 5

The first Episode of Starship Farragut, Blog 22 Starship Farragut, "The Captaincy" Rating: 5
http://www.starshipfarragut.com// Many more episodes follow.

For a very original but well-done take on Trek, follow the Merchant Ship, Aurora and her two-woman crew as they make cargo runs and face the challenges of space without the help of a massive ship, weapons, or Starfleet. Star Trek: Aurora, Blog 25 Star Trek: Aurora. Two episodes, beautiful 3D animation, well written, well edited, good voice acting, Rating: 5

Ever wonder what Star Trek would look like if the guys who produced the Yogi Bear cartoon made a Star Trek movie? Wonder no more: Check out the 2-hour animated film, "The Paradise Makers,"
http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/70.html. Yep, they retired together and got bored, and this is what they did.

For an excellent series, with only very minor technical issues, The Multiverse Crisis, http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/34.html. The second film as of 2/25/2018, Completely remasted from the original film, Incident at Beta 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG6OtuFIXEw(54:08). Much technically improved!

For Silver Age Fan Film Star Trek, "Star Trek: Intrepid." See Blog 109 Star Trek: Intrepid

OR click on:

Star Trek: Intrepid
but watch the episodes in this order:
Heavy Lies the Crown
Transitions and Lamentations
Confessions by Firelight
Machinations
Where There's a Sea
Turning Point
A Stone Unturned

Speak Czech? Or, if not, willing to handle subtitles? If so, I can recommend two fine films:
"Patriotka," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_D939D7YY (13:56). (Also with Portuguese subtitles, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe8Xfl3_jKg (13:56) Rating: 5. In full compliance with the Guidelines and Star Trek canon. For more Star Trek Fan Films from the same film group, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/141.html.
"Star Trek: The Metrensky Incident". Rating: 5. See Blog 85, Star Trek: The Metrensky Incident for both download instructions and instructions on how to run the film with the subtitled language of your choice.

Also excellent: Audio Drama "Outpost" (formerly Star Trek: Outpost.) You'll find links to that and dozens of other audio dramas here: http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/247.html

Set after Enterprise but before TNG, Prelude to Axanar was created as a fake documentary about the subject of what was to be a full-length film. Due to a CBS lawsuit, it now seems highly unlike the full-length film will ever be made, but Prelude to Axanar is still worth viewing. Find it at http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/14.html.

Like Comedies? I recommend "Stalled Trek: Amutt Time". A friend of mine who is a comedy lover says this is the best of all Trek comedies/parodies. For more information on this original series parody, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/50.html .

[proposed section]Other Quick Picks: The following films are all very good, rated 4 or 4.5, but lack a single element that would move them up to a 5. That element might be poor quality sound or picture at places that doesn't interfere with viewing enjoyment, or a great, well-told story with no 'message'.
For example,

Star Trek Deception. (Adult fans, live action, sets, costumes, green screens, CGI, Silver Age, Cheshire, Northwich, UK) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALGLRd5RyA4 (8:30) Exceptional short film. For more Star Trek Fan Films from this team see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/157.html

Eleven choice recent Fan Films by Syfy (All fit the Guidelines released by CBS): http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/11-star-trek-fan-films-ranked

[This section is proposed, not yet developed!]

I have only begun going through the comedies and parodies, and do not expect to develop a system to rate them. However, I can strongly recommend the animated film, Stone Trek. Episode One, The Deadly Ears.

For a time there was an animated suite at Go!Animate which made it easy to create Star Trek Fan Films. Most were not made with great finesse, but three of the best filmmakers called themselves RoTV, http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2011/10/rotv.html, Solarbaby, http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2011/10/solarbaby.html, and the still ongoing production which includes a recent live action film, The Federation Files by Glen Wolfe, http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2015/07/glen-wolfe.html. Here is a Table of Contents for Go!Animate Star Trek Fan Films: http://startrekreviewed-goanimate.blogspot.com/2011/10/table-of-contents-for-goanimate.html

But, be Warned: I haven't watched most of the Star Trek fan films listed on this website.

I've sorted out websites that have films from ones that don't, and found films on You-Tube, Vimeo, and other video-hosting websites that have no websites of their own. I'm optimistic that much of what I've found but haven't watched yet is very good! However, know that I have removed a few films I have glanced at for sexual content. I have created a separate "Adults Only" website for Fan Films with explicit sex and violence. Links to that website, rather than links to those fan films, are in the appropriate places in this website. I'm trying to put links to every fan film which does not have that kind of problem which I can find below, organized in a useful way... I have put aside plans to review most films until a later time. If I do more reviews, I want to inform you about what's good to watch... what's good to skip.... and enough about why I think so so that if your taste differs from mine, you can watch what will make you happy. Where I've found easy to access reviews or review threads on the fan films, I've included them. Randy Hall of SciFiPulse did many reviews of Star Trek Fan Films, but sadly they have been taken down.