heisenberg
Earl Grey
The trailer looks a bit cringeworthy and cheesy
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/194429923/star-trek-axanar
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Star Trek: Axanar
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The trailer looks a bit cringeworthy and cheesy
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/194429923/star-trek-axanar
OH WOW! That 4 minutes or so was POWERFUL! I would love to see this made. But I am confused as to where it slots in on the Trek timeline. The pre-D7 warbirds and the Constitution Class designs of the Federation starships indicate some time either concurrent with TOS or just after that, before the Excelsior Class. It would explain why Ambassador Soval is in it (Vulcans live more than 100 years). AWESOME!
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Backstep
Guest
I for one would like if this is made, looks good to me.
Bluce Ree
Tech Admin / Council Member
This is prior to Kirk. The flagship here is a warship designated NCC-1650 and Archer is still alive. This is the start of the Klingon-Human conflict.
Those Federation warships are more advanced than the Enterprise 1701, evidently....
Bluce Ree
Tech Admin / Council Member
We said the same thing about much of the tech in ST:Enterprise. I chalk it up to inconsistency and the writer's desire to have cool shit in their story.
Gatefan1976
Well Known GateFan
It shouldn't be.
The Axanar incident is where a then cadet Kirk made his first mark in Starfleet.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Axanar_Peace_Mission
Im a bit disturbed about the new $650,000 price tag they are now throwing around out there. 
Seems beyond Kickstarter territory. What about Paramount? This cannot be done without CBS or Paramount licensing permission which I do not see in the writeups. Paramount movie division might crush this.
Seems beyond Kickstarter territory. What about Paramount? This cannot be done without CBS or Paramount licensing permission which I do not see in the writeups. Paramount movie division might crush this.
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Gatefan1976
Well Known GateFan
They may be fishing to see which way to send any future ST TV series. This and Worf are set in the "prime universe", I am yet to see any TV idea's for a TV spinoff for the JJ Universe.
I really dont think the JJ universe can be spun off the way they have set it up.
Even a five year mission could not fix Uhura and Spock, or Vulcan, or transwarp beaming or magical death cures and red matter. I do think that the Prime universe is the only vehicle for a new TV series. It has reached perfection, polished over the years. It is vast, covering most of the Milky Way, with still unexplored quadrants. But I dont call any shots, I hope Paramount does not decide to dump the Prime universe.
Gatefan1976
Well Known GateFan
I look at it like the TOS movies. Once they started, they could never go back to TOS on the small screen. So, they can go forward, and move on to wreck TNG time period, or just stop.
They wont just stop, Star Trek will always live in some form or another.
Especially because of the existence of Star Wars and it's continued future. Yeah, they could go on to yet a different universe for a TV series. But the JJ-verse is dead already. It isnt Star Trek. Only in name. I think this Axanar thing proves there is still a lot of life in the Prime universe. Even the original TOS is still being made at Phase II. They are already 4 years into the 5 year mission never completed by TOS. The project is going to complete after the 5 year mission is over, and it will tie into the beginning of the Prime Universe at some point.Gatefan1976
Well Known GateFan
Nono, I don't see a continuation of this JJ-verse working for small screen audiences, at least not in that timeframe. I am sure Trek will return to the Small screen, but I don't think the JJ-verse is a viable one for TV.They wont just stop, Star Trek will always live in some form or another.
Atlantis
Well Known GateFan
I am not really a fan of the narration it's quite cheesy.
A few actors from the original star trek as well. Richard Hatch, the dude who plays soval, and JG Hertzler aka Chancellor Martok are the only good actors here the other ones need some work I think.
A few actors from the original star trek as well. Richard Hatch, the dude who plays soval, and JG Hertzler aka Chancellor Martok are the only good actors here the other ones need some work I think.
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It looks to me like they went a bit overboard on the effects and actors. They are not Paramount. They are trying to be on the same level as the broadcast versions which is admirable but unwise given they do not have backing from the studio. $650,000...how much is going to those familiar actors? They need to get a pilot out the door and they can do that for a lot less than $650,000. See my thread on Star Trek Continues. They have 7 episodes and they used Kickstarter too.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
a little update on axanar
http://io9.com/first-look-at-axanar-the-star-trek-war-movie-weve-wait-1716037166
http://io9.com/first-look-at-axanar-the-star-trek-war-movie-weve-wait-1716037166
This production is first class, no doubt about it. Even the actors are familiar faces from the various series. But what makes this great is the fact that it is in the actual Trek universe (the TNG/DS9/Voy/Ent universe). The direction this is going is entirely compatible with existing canon, even if the characters themselves (the actors) might be cast in different roles. This Trek does not need a Captain Kirk or a Spock or even an Enterprise, yet is it more Trek than any of the NuTrek movies are. The ships and graphics look much better than the production run TV series. Lots better by a large margin.
Here are 20 minutes of goodness from Axanar.
I had sent money before, I just sent another $50.00!
Here are 20 minutes of goodness from Axanar.
I had sent money before, I just sent another $50.00!
