# Star Trek fan-made episodes/films: Anyone else watch?
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**Created:** [August 10, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419 "2015-08-10T01:36:00Z")
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### Author:  [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/1 "2015-08-10T01:36:00Z")
Does anyone else watch the Star Trek TOS fan-made episodes and films that abound on YouTube?
So far, I’ve found Star Trek New Voyages and Phase II:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xtg4Y6FWk9M?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL5h4ur_aSq8N5yx46vUjnNbsaQ74kcBLV
Star Trek Continues:
> **[Star Trek Continues](https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues)**
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> "Star Trek" and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by CBS Studios Inc. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with CBS, Paramount Pictures, or any other "Star Trek" franchise, and is a...
Star Trek Axanar, to be released later:
> **[Axanar](https://www.youtube.com/user/startrekaxanar)**
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> Prelude to Axanar is the award winning short film that is unlike anything you have seen from a Star Trek fan film. Starring Richard Hatch (BSG), Tony Todd (ST: TNG, ST: DS9), J.G. Hertzler (ST: DS9), Kate Vernon (BSG), Gary Graham (ST: ENT), and...
And more:
[https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=star+trek+++++fan+films](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=star+trek+++++fan+films)
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The acting and effects can be erratic, to say the least, but some of the stories are not bad. Star Trek Continues has the sets duplicated so well that you’d think they came from Paramount’s storage. And I like most of the actors on that series better than some of the others. James Cawley in particular on ST NV and Phase II tries to “Shatner” his way through many scenes.
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### Author:  [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/2 "2015-08-10T02:38:14Z")
I’ve watched a few. A long ago friend’s ex in one. (I’ll leave out details)
I find the flavor of them to be very Trek consistent. The actual production values are improving. I’m lumping them all together.
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### Author:  [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/3 "2015-08-10T02:53:31Z")
You mean he Kevin Pollaks it?
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### Author:  [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/4 "2015-08-10T15:40:22Z")
I watched “Come What May” from The new Voyagers and found it somewhat…lacking. Put me off of watching the other ones.
Also watched “The Savage Empire” in Starship Exeter. I thought it captured the “feel” of TOS very well. Trouble was, it captured the feel of one of the poorer episodes. But it seemed to have potential.
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### Author:  [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/5 "2015-08-10T17:59:18Z")
I watched [Star Trek: Of Gods and Men.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFqAME7dx58)
It has a LOT of actors from TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager.
It is excellent.
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### Author:  [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/6 "2015-08-10T22:33:31Z")
Don’t forget the three-part [Star Trek vs. Batman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wjdCB4VdnQ&list=RD5wjdCB4VdnQ#t=9).
(Then again, you may _want_ to.)
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### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/7 "2015-08-10T23:56:48Z")
I’ve seen the _Star Trek Continues_ episodes, not the others.
Enjoyed the writing, production design and costuming, not so much the acting, which is mostly high-school play level.
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### Author:  [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/8 "2015-08-11T00:05:59Z")
I’ve seen most, if not all, of them, and enjoyed them. Some are better than others, but all are great as far as costumes, makeup, and other production values.
My biggest complaint is the long time between releases, although I completely understand the reasons.
ETA: Wait, that’s not true…a few of the fan made series are green screened, and I’ve seen one that featured small action figures. The two best are Phase II and Star Trek Continues. At least in my opinion.
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### Author:  [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-fan-made-episodes-films-anyone-else-watch/727419/9 "2015-08-11T02:28:49Z")
“Come What May” was actually the maiden effort from the “New Voyages/Phase II” people. They got better. Give “World Enough and Time” a look.
I like “Continues” as well. I kind of think of them as TOS Season 4 and “NVPII” as the second series that we never got.
“Gods and Men” was OK.
“Axanar” was just friggin’ awesome. Like ST meets “Victory at Sea”.