[Fan Film Friday] Prelude to Axanar

I was under the impression that Paramount didn't allow the Star Trek: Axanar fan film to continue after they raised so much money on crowdfunding.  Apparently, I missed the announcement that Axanar is coming soon. To see what Axanar has to offer, watch the Prelude to Axanar fan film.

Star Trek Into Darkness - Official Trailer (HD)

Star Trek Into Darkness - Official Teaser (HD)

I know the original New Trek movie probably divided the Star Trek fans pretty sharply but I enjoyed it tremendously.  I have always been a fan of the original series and was really interested in seeing this new vision.  I thought the casting was perfect and enjoyed the change of pace from the other films.  Anyway, here is the teaser for Star Trek Into Darkness with the full trailer out on December 17th.  There is a big debate among the fans over the villain - is it Khan, Gary Mitchell, a reimaged combination of those two, or someone else entirely?  So far, my money is on Gary Mitchell but I guess I will have to wait until May 2013 to find out...

Support Just For The Sake of It?

I was watching Star Trek (original series) the other day on Amazon Prime and remembered a conversation I had with one of my friends.  Both of us grew up as Star Trek fans and would faithfully watch the episodes as they were aired on television.  Both of us enjoyed the original series and The Next Generation but as every new series was added, our opinions became drastically different about the state of Star Trek on television. 

 

I was - and still am - a fan of TOS and TNG.  I hold those two series as canon and TV Star Trek ends there for me.  My friend liked and watched all of the series from TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise.  I do admit to watching a few episodes of each of the additional series but they just were not for me.  We were discussing our differences when he stated that "with so little science fiction on television, it is our duty to watch and support it all so the networks will give more shows a chance." 

 

What do you think?  

 

I think it is a flawed argument.  Ratings are determined by the Nielsen viewing participants, right?  I have never participated in that but isn't that right?  Does anybody know?

 

I also think that if you support "bad" shows and the networks find relevance from those numbers then all that does is encourage more "bad" shows.

 

Does anybody else have any thoughts on this?  It does not have to be just Star Trek but any show you want to discuss.  Think of the difference between Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980 or something similar...      

Assorted Links I Enjoy

I admit it, it IS a lazy Sunday.  Here are some links that I enjoy that you may also:

Born of Hope A story from the past of Lord of the Rings that tells the story of Aragon's parents.

Fan Films collection A collection of fan films satisfying your needs from Akira to Yu-Gi-Oh.

The Hunt For Gollum An unofficial prequel to Lord of the Rings.

Starship Exeter A Star Trek like series set in the time of the original series.

Star Trek New Voyages A fan made continuation of the original Star Trek series with seasons 4 and 5.

Wrestlecrap The very worst in professional wrestling plus an interesting "What if?" section.

Enjoy.