Star Trek: Phase II
The fan series formerly known as Star Trek: New Voyages.
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Pilot: Come What May 2004 January 16
(First watched 2008-03-01) Â Admittedly at this time I've seen TOS less than any of the modern Trek shows, so I am perhaps not the best judge of how accurately these guys mimic its particular style. Â However, I'm sorry that for a show that claims to be trying to continue on as if TOS hadn't been cancelled, it falls into the same sort of trap Enterprise often did: wanting to reference things from the future. Â This episode both had an appearance by a Borg ship and had Kirk and Spock see visions of the future, giving the actors reason to recreate snippets of movies Star Trek I through Generations.
I said above I'm not the best judge of TOS-ishness, but it certainly did seem to be going for the proper campy/goofy tone more present in the 60s show than more modern versions of the franchise. Â The CG was decent for a low-budget job, and the sets for the most part seem like nice recreations. Â The acting... not so much.
But hey, this is the pilot episode. Â They don't even have a listing for it in their official episode list, so maybe even they consider it a big test run.
There were a few guest appearances from minor TOS actors, and I know bigger ones appear in the future. Â I know this is a "fan" production, but some of the people working on it must have the right connections to get such support from the get-go.
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01: In Harm's Way 2004 October 8
(First watched 2008-03-02) Â Not bad. Â Like a Yesterday's Enterprise for TOS, except this time the temporary timeline put a Klingon on the bridge instead of taking one off.
Again it took advantage of referencing future things, though, by having an appearance from future Star Trek VI-ish era Kirk, Spock, and Enterprise-A.
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02: To Serve All My Days 2006 November 23
(First watched 2008-03-31, 04-01) Â Interesting. Â I can see how it would be appealing to Koenig, both being a Chekov-heavy episode, and one where most of his scenes are sitting down talking.
I may not be the #1 master of continuity, but it seems that Chekov dying at the end kinda contradicts what we know to be the future of Star Trek. Â Perhaps this will be taken care of in the next episode?
Unrelated to Chekov, interesting to see both the old and new aspects of Klingons. Â Usually the 1960s style makeup and the 1990s style "honor society" didn't mix.
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