To Boldly Go: Part I

I'm a fan of TOS obviously or I wouldn't be here but perhaps I'm not such a "trekkie" as others here. I've watched all the original episodes and movies, once. I enjoyed them very much but I have no reason to watch them again. All of the series and movies that followed I never got into. I did enjoy the Enterprise prequel and for that reason I'll try the Strange New World series as it might bring back what I'm looking for. I only became a fan of tos after watching the highest rated episodes. I became invested in the the three main characters (and Scott, Sulu, Chekov and Uhura by extention. I went back and watched all the episodes and enjoyed them more because of this connection. The sequels didn't have that emotional connection. "Enterprise" brought it back somewhat. Star Trek Continues somehow wonderfully was able to, with new actors, bring back that same feeling of wonder but also the connection between the three main characters.

I'm saying all this to give an idea of what I'm looking for and what type of fan I am. I watched all this stuff years ago. I don't remember all that. How could I? "To Boldly Go" (part 1) wants to be the wet dream of every star trek fan by referencing events from it's second pilot, bringing back characters from that time period and I'm sure there's a whole bunch of fanservice here... What I'm saying is that in order to enjoy this episode you really need to know all this stuff by heart. You need to know the events that are referenced, the lingo that is used, the characters that are brought back... all of it. Nothing is explained well for someone like me. If you, for some reason, have just recently (re)watched and loved those episodes of TOS than I can imagine this is great. I can't imagine that's a large audience though. Yes, I know how popular Star Trek is but going back to watch the 60's episodes in 2024 just to be able to follow the plot of this fan series is a tall order if you ask me.

They should have made this more accessible.

I found these new episodes of Star Trek on youtube and I found I was quickly taken in and immersed in well written stories and tight acting that made me forget that wasn't the old true series. I fell in love with the new Uhura just like I did the original. It is almost impossible to portray tge iconic Spock but this Todd Haberkorn is cooler than cool. (I was completely won over in the Mirror Mirror sequel which I cherry picked first)

But what blows me away about this episode is the appearance of the Romulan Commander, first seen in 1967. How is she still breathtakingly beautiful after decades? Of course, you can find the reason for yourself but for those of us who watched the TOS, this was an unexpected treat of incredible proportions. No spoilers. My only advice is to binge watch the entire episodes online. You won't be disappointed.

Good Job, Vic. This is Star Trek.

A few years ago, a group of dedicated fans created "Star Trek Continues"....a fan series with amazingly good special effects, costumes and sets. This two-part episode is the last (so far) of these new shows.

"To Boldly Go: Part 1" is an episode based on the second "Star Trek" pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before". If you remember, in this early show, two members of the crew develop god-like powers after the Enterprise comes in contact with some strange anomaly. Now, it turns out that there are MORE Espers....more folks with glowy eyes and tremendous powers!

When the show begins, the Enterprise is sent to investigate a research facility. When they arrive, they meet a glowy-eyed Esper and she informs them that the rest of them had been kidnapped by Romulans...and the Enterprise soon goes into the Neutral Zone looking for these kidnapped folks. Once there, they are met by the same commander from "The Enterprise Incident". This commander is a dead ringer for the original (Joanna Linville). Together she and the Enterprise seek out the answers to what happened with these 'gods'.

Many of the episodes of "Star Trek Continues" are based on or pay homage to the original shows....and in this case two are referenced. Fans will no doubt love this...and it certainly helps if you've seen these original episodes. Regardless, it is a very interesting episode....well worth seeing and quite clever.

As a fan of Star Trek, and all of its evolution's, I usually greet Fan Productions with optimism. A 'lot of love' has usually gone into their production, and they are always entertaining.

Star Trek Continues is different. The feeling changes after one watches for a few minutes; Effectively, a viewer forgets that they are watching a Fan Production. This IS Star Trek. And as one continues to watch, one becomes hungry for more. The classic reaction of the eternal fan. 'When is the Next One on? With Star Trek Continues, you are very quickly immersed in the story, as you would with any other chapter of Trek. This Penultimate episode of Continues sets an amazing level, but with it comes a feeling of Sadness.

As a Fan i congratulate all involved in this production. My Reason for sadness is selfishly obvious; I WANT MORE! To any Trekkie hasn't watched Continues, You are in for a treat! 10/10.. and to the staff and crew of the show; Peace and long life

The end of the five year mission.

Where No Man Has Gone Before is my hands down favourite episode of Original Series so on first viewing I was a bit uncomfortable with To Boldly Go as it was simply not as mind blowing as the 1960s original. But a second viewing of this 2017 sequel was made with a more open mind - and I suddenly warmed to it.

Yes, this is great stuff, not as good as the previous black-and-white-world episode, but still a mighty good work of art and science fiction.