A Star Trek Fan Production: "The Lost Starship" | Tales From The Neutral Zone |
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- The Romulans want peace; the Federation wants peace; what could go wrong?
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I'm stunned. Had it been presented in a movie theater, the audience would have walked out in silence. This is Trek.
One of the reasons why this is so so good, is the casting is superb. You got the right people for the right roles, and they played those roles well.
Just a couple of issues. I disliked the first officer from the outset when she said, "Your ship?" To the Captain. Probably a result of writers not understanding anything about military culture. That was a direct assault on the authority of the ship's captain. She should have been taken down a notch immediately.
This Star Trek fan film truly deserves to live in history. Thank you, Avalon Fan Films. 🖖🏻🖖🏼🖖🏽🖖🏾🖖🏿
Now THAT was a story not done very often in the ST Universe, Avalon or any other. Well executed. Very well done. God Speed USS Cherokee.
😢 R.I.P
,.wish we could have gotten to know more.
That was a fabulously written story. Better than anything I have seen from Star Trek in years.
This was surprisingly logical. Even an inferior opponent will jump at you without alternative options.
I sit here stunned by what I just saw. This is perhaps the most amazing fan film I've seen to date. To say well done to everyone involved just seems inadequate because well, it is. Everything about it was simply perfect.
I know I was stunned too, had the watch the ending battle 4 times just to absorb it. You're right best fan made film ever!
@@alvermette218 I was used to starship crews finding a last nanosecond way out of situations that I thought that maybe they would do the same. The emotional impact of ramming the Klingon ship does not lessen with rewatching. Vic's closing credit music was just incredible.
@alvermette218 it was good, but Vic has 10 more Star Trek Continues episides, and at least 3 are even better than this. You should watch them.
U Said It! sir...OUTSTANDING JOB INDEED!!😎✌
No, it was gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Nicely done. Had a nice vintage era TOS tonality with the writing and acting turns with a fun Vic M. cameo. Avalon keeps getting better. Bravo.
Paramount needs to hire Vic to direct some short treks and his own series. This is amazing.
Agreed. Imagine a Paramount sized budget with Vic at the helm of Star Trek? We can dare to dream.
TOTALLY UNEXPECTED! I have to admit I sat in stunned silence for a few moments at the end. Very well done!! Here is to the crew of the Cherokee. SALUTE!
SPOILER!
I'm just sad we won't see them again. Good cast. I cared about the characters.
War is hell; even when it's a cold one! ... And casualties are incurred no less costly and tragically. Such is the nature of sentient conflict. Unofficially, the crew of the U.S.S. Cherokee died in the line of duty; having given their full measure, in service to the Federation. . . . This was certainly an unexpected ending to an unexpected chain of events. It was a fast-pacing episode, and certainly heartbreaking, but a ground breaking episode for the folks at Avalon and Neutral. I feel like mourning. Congratulations. 💔
I could not agree more with everything you said. Especially about feeling like mourning. What impressed me is how quickly this story got me to care about characters I'd never seen before with no hint of the fate of the Cherokee and those who serve aboard her. So when I rewatch this and I have several times already, one is very quickly struck by the tragedy to come and the feeling the ending creates does not lessen. If this had been a web series like the glorious Star Trek Continues, we could have gotten to see a very fine crew and gone on awesome adventures with them. First Officer Karinski was definitely captain material. As much as I'd love to see a web series with the Starship Cherokee, not getting to see their five year mission only makes this story all the more powerful.
@gabesantiago3074 I think you misunderstand me slightly. When I say I could not agree more, I'm saying I agree with you completely, if I had been saying that I could not agree less, then I would have been disagreeing you. We're actually on the same page.
@@patricklynch1962 - My Apologies, friend; I was reading w/ out my glasses; a bad habit of mine! We're good! 👍😉
@@gabesantiago3074 No worries! 🖖
SPOILER!
...and true to Star Trek canon, all the red-shirts died!
I never usually comment on non canon Star Trek - but this was a story idea worthy of the original series. Great job
Wow, this episode was so unexpected. I had no idea what was happening or where the episode was going. But that ending.... so somber and moving. Well done, well done. This episode was impressive and the music selection was so good. One of the best Star Trek fan episodes anywhere.
Yeah. When that "thing" happened to the captain, I felt anything could happen.
Wow. I wish Paramount/NBC would pay attention to this sort writing and story telling. Bravo.
You Are Not Alone in that thought......sir....🤔
😎✌🖖/Very Cool Short Story Indeed !!! 👍👍🌠 Nicely Done
STUPID MONOPOLY - LUCAS IS NOT STUPID
Well done Avalon! The spirit of Star Trek lives on with you and all involved. ❤🖖
To the those involved in this production I want you to know that this was so well executed I wish that this was an actual series.
All of you should take pride in what you have accomplished and I’m sure that there are those out here who are standing and saluting your efforts like I am.
Take your time and I look forward to the next one!
Joe in Pennsylvania
Thank you, Joe! We are very proud of our story!
@@skipmorrisAs mentioned by another commenter already, it would be glorious if y'all could create some prequel stories for the USS Cherokee and this cast. 🙏
when the xo said “now”, it sent chills down my spine. best episode yet!!!!!
very well done, both acting and tech
A noble sacrifice. The essense of good drama and good Trek. Thank you!
This is the best fan story I’ve ever seen. I was riveted the entire time. Sometimes the only decisions are hard ones and there is no happy ending.
That was a breathtaking episode in the best tradition of Star Trek TOS. Bravo!
When something is well written and played out perfectly especially the special effects it just seems to go by to fast congratulations to everyone.
Yes. This looks like it cost a bundle to produce.
One of the best episodes yet!
AGREED.
Vic coming back is a VERY welcome thing to see! VERY well done!
YEP! Even after all the crap he's been put through, Vic's still flexing that brilliant fan film magic!! Awesome film!!
Really well done. I expected their bacon saved, but instead it got fried. That was crazy cool. May they all rest in peace.
Vig Mignola is enjoying himself as a Klingon lol great stuff
This was a great story. Didn’t see that coming. Loved the sets as they are truly vintage TOS. Great exterior shots. I’m crushing on the first officer as well. Kudos to all involved in this production.
Wow! What a sad but powerful tale about war and it's consequences.
RIP USS Cherokee. You were Heroes.
INDEED!! & WELL DONE!!
Very well done indeed! Interesting story and some very impressive acting!!! Thanks to all for a super effort!!!
That was really, really good. Some of the better acting in a Trek fan film, good special effects, and characters acting with understandable motivations.
WOW!!!! That may be the best Star Trek I've seen in decades. I was thinking that just before the credits rolled. Then I saw Vic Mignogna was involved and saw part of why. I'd really enjoyed Star Trek Continues, and that (along with Axanar and the rest of the Avalon Universe shows) had been REAL Star Trek for me, not the corporate stuff of the last 15 years or so.
Wow though. That was visually beautiful, acted superbly, and riveting and heartbreaking. The final information about the Cherokee and it's part in the failed peace mission were, to use a phrase that is entirely appropriate, "Fascinating".
THANK YOU for keeping the true Spirit of Star Trek alive!!!!!
Amazing , and good to see Vic back in the trek universe. To the stars we go
great episode, everything was so very well done. even on Star Trek not every day can end with a happy one.
An excellent and moving example of the darker side of Startrek,where heroism and devotion to duty do not guarantee personal survival,or even a record of such sacrifice. A very real reminder that many such sacrifices have been made in our world. They deserve the highest Honour.
So well done. Every character is appealing. I would want much more from this crew.....hard to lose them.
I want more of the crew of the USS Cherokee also.They can do episodes before this incident.
@@user-be7tc2bd6e Yes, prequels please 🙏
Damn! This was such a Brilliant & Sad story! Well done to everyone involved in the production,R.i.P to the crew of the USS Cherokee,"We barely Got to Know,Her"
Wow, best Fan Film I have seen since Star Trek Continues ended, great job Vic and crew! You made me care about a crew I never knew existed 20 minutes ago and brought a tear to my eye.
What great uniforms and an attractive cast!
Star Trek: The Geriatric Botox Generation.
Everything looks great except the cast who are far too old
Wow, this was amazing,; I was blown away! Not every good story has a happy ending. Great job to everyone on an excellent production!!!
I love this fan film! The acting was superb, and even the banter was pulled off naturally and didn't feel awkward like it can do with some fan films. The actors and production crew are amazing, this could have been filmed as a parallel series to TOS, it's that good!
SPOILER: I was starting to really like the characters and now you've killed them off. Do I laugh or cry? Please bring them back. ST rarely has a sad ending, so that was a most unexpected twist. There's a lot to take in as the story telling, sets, CGI, costumes, acting, etc, is so polished, then the bombshell at the end! Wow! Congratulations Avalon Universe, this was an incredible production. (I'm cautious about saying it was a truly professional production in case CBS raise their eyebrows!)
prequels!!!
Thank you. It was AWSUM to watch this while we were in production
This is a very good tale. It is just a reminder space can be dangerous and filled with alien enemies fighting for their own protection and resources for their way of life.
Another awesome production. Many thanks everyone!!!
From start to finish...INTRIGUING....WELL PACED....MAGNIFICENT!
Applause!!!
Brilliantly done, loved the story and the characters top marks
Simply perfect! A well written story! Goods stories don't need high costs! I hope you bring more little gems like this one! Congrats to everyone there!
Excellent! Great writing, acting, SFX, editing, costuming... Great job all around. Not that other films from the Avalon universe were bad, but this one really took me aback with the quality.
Fabulous! What a poignant ending! Love the fact that I didn't even notice that Vic played Ja'Drok til the credits. What a wimpy voice, almost Ferengi-like. He had to work really hard to go unnoticed like that, and such humility to play the lowest of the low.
Wow. That hit hard. Real Trek made by people who love Trek and know how to tell a story. Well done!
WOW...Great story. This one is worthy of Star Trek. Great Job for all cast and special effects people.
Excellent story, cast, effects, and execution!
Tragic yet amazing. Thank-you!!
Great job !!!!! Vic returns fan film story and casting back to the quality of Star Trek continues what a dark story great surprise and Vic plays Klingon first officer !!!! Kudos
Just Wow. That was amazing. It's fan films such as these, so well acted and produced, that deserve to be in canon Trek. It's so good that it would have been fitting to be shown in Star Trek: Short Treks, like how it should have actually been done to expand the Trek universe. I don't know how you are able to screw up an anthology series, but these types of films, done by FANS, are miles better than what we gotten from that.
Excellent! Seemingly obvious plot that weaves a more intricate subplot seamlessly into the dialogue. Plus it waw fun to see Vic Mignogna as the Klingon officer. Well done!
This was GREAT! One of the best fan films of all times! I can't thank you enough for this.
Absolutely SUPERB! Even with that brief segment around the 15 minute mark, I never saw that ending coming. Very well done; well written and well acted. This is a tale I will remember. 2 thumbs up; if I had more thumbs I'd up them.👍👍👍
These sets are amazing!
Speechless. This is what Star Trek should be about. Incredible job everyone. Maybe Paramount can learn from your example. TOS was the best of us, even more so than TNG.
In other words, CBS/Paramount should take notes. This one reminds me of when TOS aired on NBC.
More please. Well done.
"From Hell's heart....I stab at thee". Excellent. Thank you for this, well written, well directed, good story. I look forward to Infinite Excallibers on Halloween.
One of the happiest 22 minutes of STAR TREK ever! Thank you!
Great acting and great story! But the epilogue got me to thinking about something Picard said. Picard said "The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based. And if you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don't deserve to wear that uniform!". The coverup of the ultimate sacrifice of the USS Cherokee goes against the "truth"! Star Fleet said it was to prevent a war, but was it really to cover up the "embarrassment" of Star Fleet being tricked by the Romulans? OK, enough "theory crafting"! Well done everyone!!!
Ah, I remember Picard saying that and in others moments telling the hard truth. My own comment touched on the same issue though from the "It is harder to lie then tell the truth" approach. No lie is perfect and can be felt so it is eventually uncovered. Then, by that time the damage can be even worse.
This was a good film and I hope they do more.
An interesting conundrum. What is more important? The truth, or preventing a war?
Is lying about the fate of 430 Starfleet officers and crewmen, worse than a war that would kill millions?
I love those insignia patches! And oh, what a complicated mystery the crew of the Cherokee had to solve -- and whoa, that ending! To completely write off an entire starship?! I'm glad the crew got recognized, but damn! That is some serious business to erase a ship from history.
NICE RIGHT...😎✌
Erased, but the only chance to avoid war and reveal the truth. Debris will be found.
Very nice! Powerful ending, as others have said. And good job keeping the viewers in suspense till everything was revealed. Good job by the cast and crew. Good directing, too.
That was fantastic! Most original story I've seen in a long time. Thank you and great job.
That was clearly the BEST fan film made. I’ll be giving to neutral zone patreon now!
Wow! Great little fan film! Felt like it was shot back in the day! Great use of sets and great lighting! Love the tracking shots also! VERY cool stuff! Effects rock my world! Shout out to Ray and company! Keep them coming!
Superb episode -- and so well done! 100% Star Trek!! ⭐
No over the top acting and no bad cgi pretty good🎉.
Fantastic story line. And having been an ex Marine. This is how the military does things they want kept secret. My father wasn't the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. And he remembers the CIA coming on board to tell them , that if anyone talks, they'll make sure they disappear. So my father never told us anything till he was nearly seventy. The CIA scared him that bad. And he was a golden glove boxer and was a Bandito, till he left them when he was still young to make sure me and my brother were raised right. He wasn't scared of anything. But the CIA sure did the trick.
Star Trek LIVES with the effort of all who made this possible!! Many Thanks and Blessing too you
The post production and acting was first rate. I felt like I was just watching another episode of TOS or STC. Vic you are a magnificent director and got the best out of everyone!
A top-notch episode!! The ending was a surprise. Congratulations on excellent production!! LLAP
I've usually got some nitpick or other no matter how much I like something, but damn - nothing on this one.
The story was brilliant. The acting was great, the effects were first-rate. I didn't see that ending coming That's for sure.
Everyone involved should take a well-deserved bow!
That is some great star trek story telling!! Bravo!
This was freakin awesome!
Wonderful story, really great acting, camera work, special effects, tension, pacing and and and. Wow, that was the best trek I saw in a long time. Wow, wow, WOW!!!
Thank you so much!
Epic and hardcore. Love it! One of the best shorts ive seen in a while. Congrats! Canon in my book. Will be remembered.
Wow, just Wow! This was really really good. I had a feeling that Vic had a hand in it. Hes just so good at Star Trek
An excellent story! And sometimes, even if Captain Kirk of the Enterprise might disagree, there may come to pass a Kobayashi Maru scenario, where there is no possibility of survival.
OMG! What a sad movie! Very well done!
I am in awe. This was a powerful show. Kept me hanging the hole show. Congratulations to the actors and production crew.
Damn that was brilliant !! Top performances all round !!
Great job folks... bought hit the floor when Vic got slapped! Thank you for all the work you all do.
You recognized him? That funky hair and him disguising his voice to almost Ferengi like quality made me miss it til credits.
I have no words for how well done this film is. I'd love to see a sequel where this crew could be saved through time travel intervention
OK wow fantastic job everyone!! It's very comforting to know I can still find great Trek the story continues
QAPLA!!
That was *_well_* worth the wait, and an ending you don't see coming.
❤ You guys did an excellent job.
The story line was very well. Thought out and the special effects !!! and the acting was excellent.
You guys should be very proud of yourselves.
This was really a cut above. So well done. First class all the way. Such good acting!
Wow that was truly epic. So well done on every level, thanks to all involved. It would be a shame to let such great characters and cast go to waste, what better way to honor Cherokee and her crew than to feature more stories of their exploits leading up to this point? Again, thank you for such an incredible story! 👍👍🖖🖖
Awesome story Vic and your crew.Way better than the "official stuff" being released.Gene would be proud of you.
Great work. The direction was excellent and the acting superb. Vic, you did great.
Wow. That was dark and amazing! I'm sorry that I'll not see this crew again; I was really beginning to like them! Well done all involved!
I'm sure they'll be used in other stories.
I sit in tears. No words. God rest the souls of those aboard.
All i can say is... damn, that was the last thing i expected. Totally took me off guard. Extremely well done.
One of the best fan produced Star Treks I've ever seen.
It's hard to do, because I've lived for over 60 years. But I have to say, I'm impressed with this short film. Congratulations on the imagination, and a great story.
damn. that one hurts. i cared more for that crew and ship after 20 minutes, than anything since star trek continues.
shout out to vic mignogna btw.
and that little moment when commander karinskis concern almost broke through to captain clovis was a nice touch. masterfully done one and all.
Wow!! This is on par with the big budget Star Trek in Hollywood. GREAT job on everything.
A masterpiece & instant classic - Congratulations to all involved!
"INDEED"!!! 😎✌
Excellent story and high quality filming…
Great episode. I loved it.
One of the best, if not the very best, fan film ever made.
Well acted and believable! Not a typical "happy ending." Amazing job!!