(24) Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

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Star Trek: Of Gods and Men is a 40th Anniversary tribute to the entire franchise including many cast members from The Original Series as well as a few from Deep Space Nine and Voyager, and a couple of characters from Generations, which included the crew of The Next Generation cast, and one from Enterprise. It also includes the star of Star Trek Phase II, James Cawley, who worked on The Next Generation behind the scenes. The website contains a single feature-length film in three parts.
http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main//

Spanish subtitles available at: http://sites.google.com/site/startreklatino/ofgodsandmen
Portuguese subtitles available at:  (torrent file) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DVLHPVP8
This is also available in with Russian subtitles.  Here is the information I was given by Mr. Denis Melnikov, the gentleman behind the translation:
Torrent (registration required): http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2194266
FTP: ftp://files.startrekftp.ru/1/STARTREK/films/Star_Trek_Of_Gods_And_Men.avi
HTTP (registration required): http://rsfdrive.com/ftp/download/5180-zvezdnyy-put-filmy-season-0-rip.html
E-mule: http://netlab.e2k.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=94932
It could as easily have been titled "The Wrath of Charlie X." It bookends The Original Series with the Movie Generations.

Good watching.

The writing, acting, and production quality are all professional, if inexpensive. It builds on concepts and ideas that begged to be returned to in prior Treks, but never were. I think it would be a fine first fan film, and anyone could enjoy it. Nevertheless, it is probably a production best appreciated by fans because of how much it draws on from past TV shows and films, bringing things together in ways that make sense. These two characters HAD to meet... they never did.

It reminds us that some of the shows greatest fans were it's actors. I particularly appreciated the scenes where an aged Uhura and a young Tuvok speak. Nichelle Nichols famously wanted to quit Star Trek, and no less a figure than the Rev. Martin Luthur King, Jr. kept her with the show. Whenever people accuse Barak Obama of being a Vulcan, I think of Tim Russ. I refer to Obama as "Tuvok Obama" in my review of Star Trek XI (See Blog 211). This film left me with a renewed sense of gratitude to both the fanatics who keep this show alive and the cast members who cooperate.

The website's own review thread is
http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141&Itemid=187/
And other reviews:
Fan Film Friday: Star Trek: Of Gods and Men

Part 1:  The Logbook
Part 2:  The Logbook
Part 3:  The Logbook

Another Review: Part I: http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=47d5ff8f5ef11
Part II:  http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=47dcbe0a498e1
Whole DVD:  http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4a1178f9bb320

Hidden Frontier has a website review thread on this film which is pretty negative:
http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=12012&st=0
Review in Hebrew: http://www.starbase972.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=534

Discussion: Of Gods and Men

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