Ouch - time's got a bit ahead of me. I hadn't realized so much time had passed since my last entry.
I stumbled across an awesome site this week - a group of Star Trek fans have got together and began to produce episodes based on the original series. While this in and of itself is not unusual, this project is unique in two ways:
1. They have *re-casted* the original characters (Kirk, Spock, etc.), picking up at what would have been the beginning of the fourth season, and
2. They are doing this as a charity benefit for the Space Shuttle Children's Trust Fund for the children of the astronauts lost in the Columbia disaster almost a year ago.
Their site can be found at startreknewvoyages.com.
When I first saw this, I said to myself "I don't know..." I mean, re-casting the roles that Shatner, Nimoy et. al. made so famous seems almost like heresy. But after watching this episode I can only say one thing...
Wow!
The acting is pretty good, the sets are bang-on to the original series, and the effects will just blow you out of the water! Once you adjust to seeing different people playing familiar roles it's an enjoyable experience. If you are a Trek fan, especially of the original series, you owe yourself a look at this one. Don't forget to make a donation while you're there!
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