Review STAR TREK CONTINUES: "PILGRIM OF ETERNITY" - Episode 1

Doctor Omega

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A sterling first episode....

Love the hint of the holodeck and a clever way of bringing back an aged Apollo.

Truthfully, until I got my bearings with these fan films, it was all a little bit confusing and CONTINUES got a bit tangled up in my perception with that other fan series, NEW VOYAGES....


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I get the impression that there was a real sense of rivalry between the two continuations.

Such a shame to see such charming continuations, made with obvious love, end, but it looks, at least, like they are going to end on a high,

I am assuming that NEW VOYAGES has already ceased...?
 
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Doctor Omega

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Yes, here we go.... The following from 2016, just after the guidelines were announced....

STAR TREK: NEW VOYAGES calls it quits (kinda) while STAR TREK CONTINUES continues (sorta)

https://fanfilmfactor.com/2016/07/1...da-while-star-trek-continues-continues-sorta/

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And to give the rivals a fair hearing, the episodes they produced were as follows.....


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COME WHAT MAY

After receiving a distress call, USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain James T. Kirk (James Cawley), is assigned to investigate an intruder attacking the Primus IV colony. Once there, the crew encounters a strange alien life form that can produce visions of personal events displaced in time. These visions may hold the key to better understanding the threat they are about to encounter. This pilot episode was a "test of concept" and is not considered one of the official episodes.
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IN HARM'S WAY

The time stream was changed by sending a Doomsday Machine back in time. There, the Doomsday Machine destroyed several planets, manufactured more Doomsday Machines, and began what is now known as the Doomsday Wars. The Guardian of Forever also appears. This episode is a sequel to both The City on the Edge of Forever & The Doomsday Machine. William Windom reprises his TOS role of Commodore Matthew Decker.
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TO SERVE ALL MY DAYS

Walter Koenig returns as Pavel Chekov, USS Enterprise's best-known weapons officer. This episode is a sequel to The Deadly Years.
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WORLD ENOUGH AND TIME

Sulu (George Takei) to come back 30 years older... and with a daughter. "World Enough and Time" was the last episode to be released under the show's original title of Star Trek: New Voyages.
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BLOOD AND FIRE: Part One

BLOOD AND FIRE: Part Two


Originally pitched to Star Trek: The Next Generation, this episode was turned down due to its controversial storyline dealing with homosexuality and AIDS. Original author Gerrold adapted it into a book (ISBN 1932100113), and Carlos Pedraza adapted it as a two parter for the New Voyages crew. The episode had guest star Bobby Quinn Rice of Star Trek: Hidden Frontier.

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ENEMY: STARFLEET

This episode came from a story by Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur. It takes place partly on an alien planet, with location shooting and principal photography in New York.
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THE CHILD

Originally a script for the unproduced TV series, Star Trek: Phase II, in 1977 and later reworked into the first episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, albeit with a simplified plot. Now being developed as it was originally written.
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KITUMBA

Originally a two-part story draft for the Star Trek: Phase II TV series in 1977, it was rewritten into a one-part episode for this production. James Cawley makes his final appearance in the series as Captain Kirk.

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MIND SIFTER

Captain Kirk is missing and presumed dead. The Enterprise continues on with Spock as Captain, but the Klingons have psychically tortured Kirk and sent him into the past, where he is held in an asylum. Based on a legendary fan story by Shirley S. Maiweski. Brian Gross replaces James Cawley as Kirk in this and all following productions. Former Kirk actor James Cawley makes a cameo appearance as an Elvis impersonator who confronts Kirk (now played by Brian Gross), referred to as having "been here for years" and with Kirk declaring, "I hate that guy!"


THE HOLIEST THING

The Enterprise investigates the explosion of a Federation research outpost by a mysterious alien race. Meanwhile, Kirk develops a bond with the outpost's lone survivor: Dr. Carol Marcus. Principal began June 9, 2013. This episode was scheduled to be release on February 14, 2014, but was delayed due to Winter Storm Pax.



And the following have never been released; presumably halted by the guidelines?......


BREAD AND SAVAGERY

A follow-up to TOS season 2 episode "Bread and Circuses".


THE PROTRACTED MAN

An episode that goes back to the beginning and explores James T. Kirk's life as a cadet and shows how his adventures all began.
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People here.......


https://www.quora.com/Which-is-bett...Phase-II-Starship-Exeter-or-Starship-Farragut


..... discuss which is the best continuation.
 
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Doctor Omega

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While we are discussing the alternatives to STAR TREK CONTINUES, not all have been great......

In a sense, at least the Paramount clampdown has seen an end to some of the following.....

Advise only dipping into these things - hop, skipping and jumping across them....

A dedicated marathon could result in this......



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Doctor Omega

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This one roped in LOTS of STAR TREK names, - and was hyped up really big before it's eventual release but is - arguably - a complete load of amateurish rubbish! :emoji_confused:



 
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