Comments on: Star Trek New Voyages Wins TV Guide Award

By: Rosato

Rosato — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:33:03 +0000

Months later. But yes, “World Enough and Time” showed the closing gap between pro TOS Alumni and the New Voyages/Phase 2 crew. The SPFX are awesome on the latest episodes. Lim and Takei are both SULU. Lim was incredible. He was seamless. And the lovely Miss Christina Moses as Alanna Sulu. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one or few”. Understanding self sacrifice without even having to say it. Beautifully written. Great to see an overlooked character in Sulu (can’t wait to see Uhura get a shot). The production values are excellent, particularly the Romulan ships in action and interior wreckage scenes.
All the accolades this episode has either won or been nominated for are deserved. And the ending with Damora , “You had a sister”. This took me back to TNG with Guinon asking La Forge after Tasha Yar made the supreme sacrifice , “Jordy. Tell me about Tasha Yar.” Touching . True spirit of Trek.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:21:58 +0000

“World Enough and Time” is without a doubt the best Star Trek episode ever. For the folks who haven’t seen it, check it out.

It was amazing. The tie in with “The Tempest’ was incredibly well done, and the Sulu was the best I’ve seen him.

Keep up the terrific work!

By: bdrcarter

bdrcarter — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:37:20 +0000

I have been very impressed by the efforts of the folks at NV. Talk about a labor of love! But didn’t they break their own mantra of staying true to the “season four” universe. The Excelsior bookends really pulled me out of the fantasy. It looked beautiful…but it’s clearly not a “true” 1969 episode.

By: jonboc

jonboc — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:44:58 +0000

Well, to be honest, I’m a huge TOS fan, but once I get past marveling at the sets of New Voyages the rest doesn’t do much for me…for a multitude of reasons. Having said that, this is quite an honor, congrats to the entire NV team, well done!

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:26:19 +0000

James, as a long-time NV supporter, I can safely state that things can only get better.
Congratulations. It is well deserved.

By: Viking

Viking — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:04:30 +0000

While the acting in STNV can be teeth-grating (less so as they go along, to their credit), I gotta tip my horns to Cawley & Co. for what they’ve pulled off so far. Recruiting all those Trek alumni – from in front of AND behind the camera – is a coup unto it’s own. Christ, I’d thought William Windom died several years ago. LOL The set re-creations are fantastic (correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Paramount hit them up for a prop for the Defiant bridge for ‘In A Mirror, Darkly’?).

By: sean

sean — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:24:44 +0000

Do you guys really want Grandpa Sulu cavorting around the galaxy on the Excelsior every week? It would have been a cool idea 15-20 years ago, now it’s just not realistic to have a weekly series based on that.

As for New Voyages, congrats to them. It’s not my cup-of-tea but they obviously put a great deal into it. Getting something from TV Guide is pretty massive.

By: Krik Semaj

Krik Semaj — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:44:56 +0000

I’m glad that MOST of the posts on this thread are positive. Those guys work hard at this, and it is really starting to show. I have watched them from the first one they made and have enjoyed each one more as they have improved. Great job guys. You are keeping my Trek jones under control.

By: J. Parker

J. Parker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:41:39 +0000

Daren Doc,

First, sorry for spelling your name wrong, “Darin”. ;)

Secondly, you’re right, Foundation Imaging Lives. Props to Ron Thornton and everyone at Dave.

I hope this and TO SERVE ALL MY DAYS come out on DVD Format. Here’s a link for a site that downloads:

http://www.stnv.net/

Daren, did you “Poseidon” the new Enterprise? I suspect it looks like Anthony’s April 1 sneak peak.

Finally, I’ll let you have the last word — in quotes:

Now, with this new episode, to be released in late August, Cawley, Director/Writer Marc Scott Zicree, Reaves, and the rest of the enthusiastic cast and crew have taken yet another large leap by actually making me believe it is Star Trek. I found the episode engaging, fascinating, entertaining, and emotional. The story maintained my interest level as no modern trek has in quite a long time. There is an intangible quality to this that makes it feel like the spirit and sense of fun has returned… without all the technical mumbo jumbo that is usually substituted for in the later incarnations of the show. John Lim turns in a truly enjoyable performance as younger Sulu without blatant mimicry or parody. He simply became Sulu. Frankly, this is the level of “honor” I want to see in the next Trek film. I don’t want new actors playing the old actors. What I want is the new actors playing these roles… and getting to the same place that the older actors did. This has been accomplished with New Voyages more than any other attempt I’ve seen. Yes, there is still room for improvement… but most of the fannishness is gone, and has been replaced with confident bravado.

The effects are top notch… and aren’t so flashy that they call attention to themselves. They seem to fit pretty well into the classic trek envelope. Ron Thornton, Lee Stringer, Joel Bellucci and the talented folks at the DAVE animation school really look like they’re having fun. It will be great to work with them on the next episode.

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By: Anthony Pascale

Anthony Pascale — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:23:46 +0000

39/CW warning for flaming
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