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Originally Posted by Bowser
SNR, do you watch the internet Star Trek stuff? Apparently there is a series of Star Trek movies directed by Tim Russ that stars a ton of the actors that have played in the various ST shows/movies over the years. I have never heard about these until literally today. I want to watch this stuff, but I'm afraid that all of it is just god awful, and I don't need that shitting on the good memories of those ST actors.
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I heard about them as well. In theory, they should be good enough to satisfy the needs of Trekkies. But... eh...
The first one they did was called Of Gods and Men. It brings back all the old warhorses and some new ones playing different characters- notably Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig, as well as John Harriman (Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, who was briefly captain of the Enterprise-B in Generations). They also put in appearances by Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, JG Hertzler, and a few other recognizable faces. It's got actors, and the props/computer stuff/image setting is no worse than anything you'd see in early-mid 90s sci TV. They're not exactly filming this at some guy's house using bathtub mock-ups for the starships. In theory, it should be good or at least halfway decent.
But it's... it's just not. I don't know. I watched Of Gods And Men and just didn't get a Trek boner like I should have. I'm sure the new Tim Russ-directed films are probably about the same. I think it has to do with the lack of professional editors. Or something. I know nothing about producing or filmmaking, but yeah. Watch the opening scene below and you'll get what I mean. It clearly still screams "fan-made"