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EPISODE 1 – “IN HARM’S WAY”In an adventure that spans centuries, Captain Kirk fights alongside a U.S.S. Enterprise from the past to stop the devastating “Doomsday Wars” that should never have happened. In a universe forever changed by those events, the crew of the Enterprise must once again battle the powerful juggernaut known as the “Doomsday Machine.” Guest starring Original Series alumni Barbara Luna, Malachi Throne. and William Windom as Commodore Matthew Decker. Written by Erik Korngold. Released: 10/08/2004 |
KIRK – James Cawley
SPOCK – Jeffery Quinn
MCCOY – John Kelley
SCOTT – Charles Root
UHURA – Julienne Irons
RAND – Meghan King Johnson
DESALLE – Ron Boyd
CHAPEL – Shannon Quinlan
KYLE – Jay Storey
COMMODORE DECKER – William Windom
VERONICA – BarBara Luna
KOROGH – Malachi Throne
MACGREGOR – Becky Bonar
KARGH – John Carrigan
GUARDIAN’S VOICE – Simon Judas Raye
CAPTAIN PIKE – Kurt Carley
NUMBER ONE – Shannon Quinlan
JOSE TYLER – James Larson
DR. BOYCE – Charles Holloway
COM. OFFICER – Rose Montesano
ENGINEER – Tim Giles
Crewperson – Leslie Hoffman
Security Officer – Pearl Marshall
Security Officer – Jeff Mailhotte
Crewman – Robert Mills
Crewman – Randy Davis
Crewman – Mike Magin
Crewperson – Jessica Mailhotte
Crewman – Ed Abbate
Crewman – Brian Hudon
Crewman – Doug Hutchings
Crewman – Patrick Bell
Crewman – John Lim
Crewman – Timothy Sheffield
Crewman – Chris Lunderman
Crewman – Jerry Yuen
Jack Marshall
Max Rem
James Cawley
Pearl Marshall
Eugene Roddenberrry, Jr.
Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall with Max Rem
Max Rem
Erik Korngold
Ralph M. Miller
Scott Moody
Erik Goodrich
Brian McCue
Leslie Hoffman
Russ Haslage
Amanda Stryker
Phil Kim
Ian Christy
Cathode Ray Irregulars ~ VFX Assistants
Pai Mei, Art Teast and Kalel
Computers Courtesy of
Potomac United Network
Art Director
Jim Lowe
Makeup Artist
Max Rem and Jill Rockow
Ruben Davila, assistant
Special Prosthetic Makeup
Kevin Haney
Mari Okumura, assistant
Still Photographer
Michel Anderson
Original Star Trek Production design by
Walter M. Jefferies
Starfleet Technical Manual designs courtesy of Franz Joseph Designs
Original Starfleet uniforms designed by William Ware Theiss
Additional Designs by
Wah Chang
Respectful Acknowledgement:
Norman Spinrad ~ Harlan Ellison
Music Composed By
Alexander Courage, Gerald Fried, Sol Kaplan,
Fred Steiner, George Duning, Jerry Fielding,
James Horner and Jerry Goldsmith
Costumes Manufactured by
James Cawley
Special Mechanical Props
Steve Leclerc
Props
James Cawley, Steve Leclerc,
Jay Storey and Jeff Mailhotte
Production Assistants on set
Mike Quinlin
Michael Young
Ben Chiappinelli
Pat Cleveland
Linda Cleveland
Jessica Mailhotte
Jeff Mailhotte
Debbie Mailhotte
Amanda Shepard
Amos Bell
Tim Sheffield
Chris Lunderman
Mark Strock
Patrick Bell
Perry Willis
Max Kaiserman
Lisa Hicks
Kent Schmidt
Bill Martin
James Young, Sr.
Assistant to the Producers
Diane Hamblin
SPECIAL THANKS
Matthew F. Lyons
Gary Snoonian
Larry Nemecek
Jeff Bond
Ed Gross
John Lim, Esq.
Patrick David
Jack Trevino
Ben Tinsley
WCAX Channel 3, Burlington, VT.
For those who set the course to the 23rd century and beyond.
Gene Roddenberry
Robert Justman
Gene Coon
Herb Solow
Dorothy Fontana
Jerry Finnerman
And the rest of the cast and crew of “STAR TREK”
The makers of this film would like to thank Starfleet Command
and
The Federation Council
Without whose support this film could not have been made.
Desilu
cool to watch it
Q: First of all who makes their bahaozird suits out of lace? A: The props department of a small sci-fi show that had to make do with a tiny budget. They also made medical scanners out of salt shakers Reply
Let’s face it. The acting is not superb, the uniforms and props are second-rate and the music is cobbled together. By today’s production standards, TOS was all those things. It was pretend, make believe. As a boy who saw the originals in first run, i loved them and still do. They’re quaint and cute, but they’re Star Trek. The same is true of this latest effort. Watching these actors do their best to be the original characters is plain fun. That’s what ST is really about. If, as kids, you donned blue and red and green t-shirts and used an old volt meter for a tricorder and an egg timer as a phaser to explore the pasture and woods (or city blocks), you know what it’s about. I am an intelligent middle-aged man with a real life who finds simple pleasure in watching the over-the-top acting and forced references to the ‘real’ shows and movies. I suggest that you take your own time and money and produce something better or just sit back and enjoy. I’ll do the latter and thank the cast and crew for letting me get away from my own problems for a while, for taking me along to save the galaxy.
How can you say that?!?!?!?!? The acting was beautiful, and the actors had amazing comradery, which contributed greatly to the fun of which you mentioned, not to mention the subject matter, which was very relavent and very needed, and remains important still; the props and unifforms had an interesting style; and who doesn’t love the music, honestly? I understand you love the show, you “intelligent” person, you, but it seems you have engaged in the act of insulting it to some degree. But anyway, no offense intended. I just think you used some of the wrong words to describe the original series (namely “second rate” and “not superb”). I think that show was put together with the upmost perfection for the budget and time schedule they worked with, and I admire those who worked on it for taking such advantage of it. I do think it’s cool that they are producing this unlaunched series. Yay for fan films! . . .or series or whatever!
It’s great to see and experience what these folks are doing. Storytelling is almost a lost art, but they seem to have captured the magic needed to help tell the untold stories of a much beloved TV series.
You know, I’ve always been quite the purist when it comes to such things, yet…
I think I like this like I like the new Dr Who! In fact, this show has the same sort of “Wonderfully cheesy SFX” that I remember from the original Dr Who, with the same sort of campy urgency and feel of the original Trek it emulates. I’ll DEFINITELY be checking this out!
The story telling, the writing, acting, and tie in to past episodes is simply amazing. I’m highly impressed. Great job!
Just saw this for the first time today. (Yes, I’m a little slow sometimes. Shut up about it.) gotta say– I love it. The cheesy SFX, the clever use of the original series’ music, the characterizations….and most of all the blindingly obvious love of classic [i]Star Trek[/i] that all the participants display. It’s there in every frame, along with some very talented writers and actors. And the ship is still the real star of the show!
Too late to beam me up– I’m already on board!
Lee,I agree about the racnome between Spock and Uhura possibly having its origins in that clip. It seemed out of place in the reboot but fits much better now.Thanks for keeping TOS alive.cheers, Reply
I agree completely. I just saw my first episode yesterday; never knew they existed. Big name actors and big budget FX couldn’t make it more fun. I say ‘good job!’.
The only reason I feel compelled to leave a comment is to express my amazement at the repeated characterization of this show as having “cheesy sFX.” Have you folks ever watched the original series? Do you not recall the episode with the flying plastic “pancakes” on one episode slam onto Spock’s back (and if you look carefully at the beginning of the scene, you can see one string!)? [I forget the episode name, but the purist will know!
] How about “Cat’s Paw” where the aliens ultimately take the shape of little time-lapse animated dolls? ::shudder:: How about the episode where Kirk’s soul and that of the female doctor switch bodies? That special effect consisted of overlaying a still, semi-transparent image of Shatner on another image of Shatner, then a few zoom ins and zoom outs, then a clunky movement of the image to the side where it is overtop the actress playing the doctor. Talk about your cheesy effects!
By sharp contrast, this incarnation of the show has cinematic special effects, in my opinion. They are tremendous! They are the one aspect that really improves over the original series, something I did not think possible.
If you want to use “cheesy,” I think it would apply to the sometimes painfully bad acting. (Sorry, crew!) I would start with the main lead, the actor chosen to portray Kirk. Rather than getting into the character and expressing Kirk by acting “Kirklike,” this actor seems more concerned with trying (and failing badly) to emulate William Shatner. Seriously, I’ve seen better performances at school plays.
The saving grace for this show though is its terrific writing! From the very beginning, Gene Roddenbery was concerned about story first, effects and props later. He pushed the limits by talking about controversial subjects in a time of great social upheave, but he did it in a way that was intelligent, clever, humorous, and damned entertaining. In this regard, I applaud the Phase 2 people unceasingly as they have the same concern for story and drama and manage to put out a show that really does touch those same fond areas that anyone who was addicted to the original show still carries around inside them.
Review by Paul S. Keith for Rating: A diluceois sparkling berry taste. Blue just like the Romulan Ale in the movies. Recommended for collectors since it is a limited edition to promote the recent movie.
I believe what people are talking about “Cheesy sfx” may just be a term of affection to the original series. For its time, ST: TOS used “Cheesy sfx” because they were under a budget and time restraint. In this production, James and his crew also have the constraints as well, time and budget. Some of the FX even to today’s standards do come across as cheesy, only because this production company is not Hollywood, not backed by major corporate sponsors, and, the fact that the crew is doing this out of the love for the original series; and, most are not even getting paid for this. The cheesy fade in and out when Kirk, spock and McCoy enter the guardian and appear in the streets, is the same effects Star Trek used. The cheesy dialog when Kirk begins his rant about history, and the split second pause for the FX of either the transporter or even phaser fire to be filled in by editing.
I think what James and his crew does for this production is nothing short of a “Scotty Miracle”, making something so wonderful out of nothing but a tin can and bandages budget. If these shows are cheesy, then bring on the wine to go with the it, and some crackers, lets have a party, because Star Trek is back. Cheers.
Just discovered these episodes today. 1st episode is stuck at 50:48, so I’ll take the time to say how much I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far. Thanks for all of the hard work folks; you’ve catured a lot of what was fun about the original – Bravo!
What a treat!
As one who survived the original series as a young teenager, I am thrilled with the new voyage project. These folks captured the camp and all of the inflated Hollywood glory and gusto while improving with even better audio and special effects that still pay tribute to the original series, and they use very authentic costumes, scenery, sets, props, etc.
Myself, I like the toned down Kirk a lot. I think the other reviewer’s “bad acting” comment was a little harsh. Shatner left big “character” shoes to fill. He put so much personality into the role. Sean Connery’s Bond successors also had to live with similar critique. We all have our favorites, and successors will never please everyone. With a cast this well known, there will be some nay sayers. But I think they all do an admirable job.
Kudos to all the contributors! Thank you for completing the journey started so long ago! So many of us have waited a lifetime for this. I know what I’ll be watching the next few days.
I have a new found respect for fan based projects such as Phase too. As a Trekkie purist you won me over with “world Enough and Time”. In my opinion (and I’m the worlds harshest critic of current tv series, this episode would compete one-on-one with anything out there. It won’t win an Emmy only because it’s “technically” not eligible.
I too think the fx are surprisingly good, actualy. But I also agree that the acting really makes me appreciate Shatner, Nimoy et Al. Sorry to those well-intentioned folks in this show, but yikes…
When I came here from a link on Tumblr, most of the comments there (and a few here, it seems) seemed to say nothing good about the actor portraying Captain Kirk. I therefore expected to fall in with the rest on this opinion, but I must say I was pleasantly mistaken.
As someone who’s only watched TOS for the first time extremely recently, I think I was spared the idolization that occurs when one looks back on a favorite character or actor as being the only one for the role. For most of my life I…. imagined…. that Kirk’s sentences were… needlessly and… inexorably… spoken. Like. This. I was almost disappointed when this wasn’t the case, (cheesy[er] as it may have been!) Our minds warp to fit memories, and frequently rebel against that which is different. Which is why I think so many people disliked this version of the famous Captain.
On that note, not being held back by this idolization, I was actually blown away by the similarities of the two. Sure, the near-Elvis-like hair was strange, but the way he moved his mouth, his eyes, almost everything about his face and even the way he walked into a room very much said Captain Kirk to me. His lines were given very well, and to me, he was certainly believable, even with his sub-par Spock (very sorry!)
[Honestly, I think it was something to do with the overly emotion-expressing eyebrows.]As to the comment of the actor trying too hard to play Shatner instead of playing Kirk… I think we can all agree Shatner very rarely plays any character as NOT Shatner. ;P
Very well written, props and sets created with great dedication and loyalty to the original, updated graphics and decently acted.
Overall, I’d give it a 3.8/5, and will certainly be coming back for more
I am amazed by the high quality of these episodes. As Christina remarked above, I think most of the complaints are simply a case of people’s refusal to accept a different cast from the one they’re used to. James Cawley manages to portray Captain Kirk believably, which is not an easy task due to the indelible impression left by William Shatner.
Just as I managed to get used to a blue-eyed Spock, there was a cast change and a new actor began to play the role with a different look and nuance. Come to think of it, there were more cast changes than one or two.
Yet everyone seems to be giving it their best effort, and nobody’s getting paid are they? I’m so grateful to have back the Star Trek universe that I remember, I’m not going to cavil about minor differences in role interpretations when so much else is so right!
Good job, Phase II developers, cast and crew. I like it!
Incredible… Both my father and myself are hooked. My only wish is that CBS would give you all sponsorship for network television broadcast. storyline and every thing and one around it are excellent. When times pick up for me I intend to contribute some donations for this. BEST THING SINCE THE CLASSIC.
This is nothing short of amazing! I am greatly impressed, and as one who viewed part of the original series in its first run, (I will never forgive a certain local tv station for substituting its own cheesy, locally produced programming for the first two seasons!!), I think it certainly captures the spirit of TOS. As for FX, TOS was made in the days before computer generated FX, it was up against budget and time constraints. In addition, many younger fans may not know that the typical home tv set in the late 1960′s was analog, and would produce a picture consisting of only about 240 lines of horizontal resolution. In addition, it had a screen that was virtually never larger than 24″ diagonal measure, and many were smaller, and though color was available, many b&w sets were still in use. All these facts helped to hide many sins committed by TV FX and makeup artists at the time. The razor sharp images of old tv series seen on dvd and flat screen tv’s of today were not what people saw at home during the show’s first run back in the day; the wires weren’t visible at 240 lines! As for the above comment about bad acting, I would have to agree that the acting sometimes leaves a little to be desired, but remember, this is an AMATEUR, FAN production, WHICH IS NOT MADE FOR PROFIT!! Whatever the acting may lack, the cast’s panache and obvious love of TOS shine through, and more than make up for any flaws! Good work, guys. No, Great work!!!
To clarify, my previous comments on FX were addressing a previous post which mentions cheesy FX in TOS. They did not look especially cheesy in TOS’s first run in the 1960′s. I do not think the FX in Phase II are cheesy, all things considered. I think since the advent of computer generated FX there is the constant temptation on the part of all SciFi producers to concentrate too much on “gee whiz” FX and not enough on plot and character, or to borrow a cliche from the recording industry, some films are “over produced and under written.” I do not think this is the case in Phase II
I just now stumbled over these. This is great! These episodes are fantastic.
Keep up the good work!
Admittedly my favourite episode so far. Has all the things I like, time travel, good music, pre and post-Refit Constitution Class. Now, what I can’t naild own, from which movie is the bit where the RefitConnie appears? IIRC it’s ST:III or VI, but I might be mistaken.
Never mind it’s part of “Stealing the Enterprise” from ST:III.
Just a continuity note that I’m surprised after all this time hasn’t been pointed out. Commodore Decker stole a shuttle craft from the Enterprise. Also I want to recognize the passing of William Windom, who played Commodore Decker. Fair Winds and Following Seas sir!
See here. I was the first guy to comment. There was nobody else. Where did it go? Do I offend?
This is great! completely entertaining–what just about every Star Trek venture since 1969 has been missing. all the elements–primarily the great characters, quick action, mood and ambiance, we’ve been missing for 40+ years.
Congratulations! Great Job, the FX effects were believable and the story Line had the flavor of the original Star-Trek. Just How are you doing this with-out The Great “Nexis” (Copyright Infringement) of Do It yourself Sci Fi Shooting you down.
Live Long and Prosper!
It appears that I’m rather late to this party. But it’s a bloody good party. Love all the detail and the way the actors pick up on the mannerisms of the original cast.
my brother & i have been fans of pretty much everything trek since the beginning but had no idea new voyages phase II was out there. we just stumbled on it tonight. we had just watched an old outer limits and noticed some familiar faces so we hopped on the computer to find out more. barbara luna was one of them, we recognized her was from her trek role in mirror, mirror. but her most recent credit on imdb was for this phase II episode. we started to get excited when it looked like there might be some kind of new trek episodes, though we were also doubtful, this is the internet after all. i gotta say, we weren’t disappointed. it’s kind of a cross between tos & snl, the best of both worlds
we’re looking fwd to watching the other episodes. i’m off to spread the word to a couple of friends who i know will appreciate the effort these fans put into this production. thanks stnvp2!
shouldve stayed with the kirk that was in go boldly he was better.
Mr. Brian Gross is, indeed our current Captain Kirk from our most recent released vignette “Going Boldly”–released a few months ago. So far, we are indeed “staying with him.” If you are seeing Mr. James Cawley as Kirk, you must be watching one of our older episodes (or some teaser scenes from one of our four not-yet-released episodes that were lensed before we shot “Going Boldly”). Thanks for the nice commenta about our “Going Boldly” (and still our current) Captain Kirk.
Ok um this was a joke right? I know its low budget made for the internet but come on really? The most wooden acting I have ever seen. They looked like cardboard cutouts and Kirks hair what was up with that! Silly and pathetic not worthy of the name. Trek fan since the beginning in 1966 seen every TOS episode minimum 20X. Every film and remake as well, plus 12 conventions under my belt. Should not be recognized as Trek. This Enterprise should be hauled away as garbage. (only real fans will get that reference)
“In Harm’s Way” is one of our earliest efforts. Please see if one of our more recent efforts are more to your liking. (If you have a link to some of your efforts, I think we’d love to check them out and compare notes.)
Mr. Schnitzer,
A friend of mine who is helping with the filming of your series told me about the concept. I was very skeptical that anything here would capture my attention. I checked out the site really just to be able to talk to him about it and encourage his passion for filming. I scrolled down to the bottom episode to watch them in order and I have to tell you that I’m very impressed! Reading through the comments above about “In Harm’s Way” being an early effort excites me about seeing more of them.
High praise to you – to paraphrase – “Don’t let the criticism of a the few or the one outweigh the gratitude of the many!” Film on in honor of all of us fans of the original series, warts and all.