STAR TREK: THE NEW VOYAGES - SPECIAL 01: VIGNETTES

Five vignettes based off the original Star Trek series,
done by our intrepid The New Voyages group!

CENTER SEAT:

An introduction to Sulu(John Lim), starring Ron Boyd
as Lt. DeSalle! This is based solely on the
bridge of the Enterprise(with a couple of shots of
space) and is a one on one banter between DeSalle &
Sulu!! Captain Kirk(James Cawley) shows up for a very
brief appearance!

This has both an English and a Spanish version(Back to
Back)! A

This has, in order of appearance: Lt. DeSalle, Lt.
Commandr Sulu & Captain Kirk!

A peek at what goes into the making of
and the reason behind, the New Voyages
of the Starship Enterprise!

And here we have, in order of appearance: James Cowley,
John M. Kelley, Andy Brey, Ron Boyd, Charles Root & Jeffrey
Quinn! B+

NO WIN SCENARIO:

A plan is afoot to attack a couple of starbases
by the Klingons! Of course Capt. Kargh(John
Karrigan) is behind the whole thing!!

When discussions of the plan are interrupted by
questions on its successability, Kargh discloses
how it will work, and how he became commander!
Unknown to him and the rest, there is another
there that is listening very close!!

This has, in order of appearance: Captain Kirk,
Uhura & Spock! A

1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE:

A president's imagination takes him where
no man has gone before!!

This has, in order of appearance: Lt. Commander Scott &
Captain Kirk(Voice only)

This also has Tim Russ(Star Trek: Voyager)(voice only)
in it! B+

GOING BOLDLY:

This vignette was a re-launching of Star Trek:
The New Voyages, now referred to as Phase II!!
This has a new Kirk, a new Spock and Kirk's Nephew
from the episode "Blood and Fire"! Very high production
quality, no real story, just a supposed memorial for
several fallen comrades!!

Quite a shake up on the cast here, with the only
returning cast members being John M. Kelley(Dr.
McCoy) and Charles Root(Scotty)!! And another
point here, the dude credited with being Spock
SURE looks like Zachary Quinto!!!!!! Just saying!

This has, in order of appearance: Captain Kirk, Dr.
McCoy, Commander Spock & Lt. Scott!

Seen, but not heard, are Lt. Uhura & Lt Chekov! A

For a fan production, this is astonishingly good --
but that qualification is needed. Judged by professional
standards, there are serious problems here, not least
some of the acting. Charles Root's is probably the worst
attempt at a Scottish accent that I've ever heard (I'd
not have placed its supposed origin if I hadn't already
known that this was Scotty), and it sometimes makes
him difficult to understand. James Cawley's facial
rictus when he speaks lines meant to be commanding
or decisive or emotional can provoke amusement at
the most inappropriate times. The rest of the main
cast ranges from acceptable to good (Julienne Irons -
who deserved more screen time - and Christina Moses
are both at the upper end, followed closely by Jeffery
Quinn).

George Takei stands out, of course -- and by normal
standards it would have been a mistake to include
him, as he serves to accentuate the limitations of
some of the rest of the cast. But normal standards
don't apply. This is a fan production, with a budget
to match, and one can and should overlook much.
On its own terms, this is a brilliant achievement,
and I was unable to overlook only Charles Root's
murder by slow suffocation of the Scottish
accent. - Peter J. King

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Music Playing Is:
Theme From Star Trek: The Original Series!
Season 1 Theme