2014 – Page 5 – Moby's!

Prelude to Axanar Now Available to the Public

Jul 312014

The 21 Minute introduction to the upcoming Axanar feature film is now available to the public! The Axanar team have posted the video on Kickstarter to help raise awareness of the fundraising effort for the main film and have asked that it not be posted elsewhere, so you will have to head over there to see it in HD.

Believe Moby, it is worth checking out.

In any case here is the short non-HD version, only 5 minutes long, that I can post here(via Kickstarter).

Trust Moby, go see the whole thing in HD.

Of course, fans should also check out the Axanar Facebook page for up-to-date information on the project.

Regarding Fan-Made Trek Films: Quality VS Merit

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Jul 082014

idic When I think of the best Trek fan films to date, I think of the ones that have had a good story, a solid script, and good production values.

After that handful of episodes from various productions I would call ‘the best so far’, I find myself thinking of where to put the others. This one had an actor/actress from the original series, this one was first to do (*whatever*), this one was from an original script, etc, etc…

I was thinking about this for a while and finally realized that those episodes are not being judged on their quality, but their merit. For example, the fact that Phase II came first does not make it better than ‘Continues’. Sorry, that is a point of merit and not a point of quality.

Merit is relative; some people will appreciate having an script from the Original Series while others will think having one of the original actors to be of more merit, and thus rate the episode higher. It is just a difference of opinion, based on merit, or novelty…not quality. Moby appreciates when a production can pull off a ‘bottle show’, but that would not automatically make the episode ‘awesome’. Continue reading »

Star Trek Continues E03 “Fairest of Them All”

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Jun 152014

Congrats to the cast and crew of Star Trek Continues on the release today of their third episode, “Fairest of Them All”.

In the Mirror Universe, Spock faces a choice that determines the future of the Terran Empire.“

‘Continues‘ has now released 3 full episodes in just over a year and seems to be making good on the promises made during last November’s ‘Kirkstarter’.

Their first episode, ‘Pilgrim of Eternity‘ is easily one of the the top 2 or 3 of all Fan-Trek episodes so far. Their second episode, ‘Lolani‘ was very good as well, and now they present us with an excellent ‘Mirror’ universe episode…and all in a timely fashion with exceptional production.

So I ask you: Are they now the flagship Fan-Trek production team?

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Prelude to Axanar Trailer

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Jun 112014

What is Star Trek: Axanar?

“Star Trek: Axanar is the story of Garth of Izar and the Four Years War. It takes place in 2245, 9 years before “The Cage (2254) and 21 years before Where No Man Has Gone Before (2266). Axanar takes place in the prime timeline.”

The first trailer is now online for what is sure to be something more than your average fan-film. Recommend viewing the trailer on Youtube in HD. Click the ‘Continue Reading’ Button below to view the trailer in SD: