This fan film is a jewel.
The Exeter team has captured the 'feel' of TOS. You can easily imagine this as a spin-off of TOS with another Constitution class ship out there doing the same things the Enterprise and her sister ships do. The Jeffries-esquire props, the Theiss-type uniforms and the Jerry Finnerman lighting give it that authentic feel. And the special effects are as good or better than on the original. Best of all, they have captured the 'mood' of TOS. The idea that these are all highly motivated people with their own agenda, that none-the-less try to do their duty as they see it in a situation of lurking menace.
Looks like the Tholians are up to their old tricks. I wonder if this device is supposed to lure another Federation Starship into their space, like they did with the USS Defiant in the Tholian Web. This ship popped up later in the last series ENTERPRISE in the 'Mirror Universe' episode, "In a Mirror, Darkly". To make matters more complex, the Tressaurians (think a greedy version of the 'Gorn') appear to have swiped the prototype device and have been monkeying around with it with pretty disastrous results. Capt. Garrovick knows something is up and will hang around to find out what it is. Let's hope his hatred of the Tressaurians don't cloud his judgement.
Can't wait to find out.
The Exeter team has captured the 'feel' of TOS. You can easily imagine this as a spin-off of TOS with another Constitution class ship out there doing the same things the Enterprise and her sister ships do. The Jeffries-esquire props, the Theiss-type uniforms and the Jerry Finnerman lighting give it that authentic feel. And the special effects are as good or better than on the original. Best of all, they have captured the 'mood' of TOS. The idea that these are all highly motivated people with their own agenda, that none-the-less try to do their duty as they see it in a situation of lurking menace.
Looks like the Tholians are up to their old tricks. I wonder if this device is supposed to lure another Federation Starship into their space, like they did with the USS Defiant in the Tholian Web. This ship popped up later in the last series ENTERPRISE in the 'Mirror Universe' episode, "In a Mirror, Darkly". To make matters more complex, the Tressaurians (think a greedy version of the 'Gorn') appear to have swiped the prototype device and have been monkeying around with it with pretty disastrous results. Capt. Garrovick knows something is up and will hang around to find out what it is. Let's hope his hatred of the Tressaurians don't cloud his judgement.
Can't wait to find out.