The only fake Trek that was as good as Real Trek is Galaxy Quest!
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I would never argue that The Orville is as good as real Trek! Just that it showed the people who greenlight shows that people would watch if they made a comedy-Trek that still told serious stories. And Lower Decks elevated the form to much more than Orville could ever be, but Orville cleared the path.
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One thing that never ceases to amaze me about George Takei is how fully he’s lived out the last couple decades of his life at an age when most people are in their retirement years. Coming out publicly at 68, getting married at 71, taking a musical to Broadway at 78, writing a New York Times bestseller at 82… he even managed to bridge the nerd fandoms by being the first prominent actor to play roles in both Star Trek and Star Wars.
This is a person who really took the Vulcan greeting to heart.
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I’m wondering how folks feel about this ongoing series from Roddenberry Archive?
Here’s the latest one. Lots of deepfake. Might make you cry (or fume).
I’m actually ok with this as it involves the actual actors (where possible). It also seems to say alot without dialogue if that makes sense.
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well, that too, but it’s a clone.
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Okay… now we need a Klingon spin-off show which follows a couple of Mormon-style evangelist Klingons, spreading the good word of Kahless!
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I’m gonna reply to myself as I can’t understand how a Trek thread isn’t commenting on this and is just posting memes.
The real story of the final months of Nimoy’s life and his complex relationship w Shatner will probably be kept secret until Bill moves on out of this mortal coil.
But damn - this 7 minute short kicked me right in the feels.
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Maybe some of us need a light-hearted respite from all the utterly horrible shit that’s happening throughout the entire world?
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Well, since you insist…
I didn’t personally comment on it because “digital de-aging” technology has been around long enough now that I no longer find it compelling or noteworthy in and of itself. Heck, Michael Jordan did the “coming face to face with younger iterations of himself” in a Gatorade commercial over 20 years ago, and that commercial arguably had more of a plot.
I’m glad you enjoyed the Captain Kirk short. I just didn’t want to “yuck” anyone else’s “yum”.
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