Star Trek fans aim to finish where NBC left off

With all the polished spin-offs of the original show and the 10 feature films, it’s easy to forget the campy 60’s space adventure series that started it all. The original series, or TOS for you trekkies, still has a pretty loyal fan base. Two such fans, James Cawley and Jack Marshall decided to recreate the show they loved. However, they’re not just recreating it, they’re picking up where NBC left off when it cancelled Star Trek in it’s 3rd season. Their show, “Star Trek: New Voyages” is done in the same primary colors with the same outfits and a set that’s been meticulously recreated to look like the original. What’s different is that these are all new stories. The first 2 episodes are original works based primarily on TOS, but with influence from aspects of the other spin-offs and feature films. An interesting article in Wired magazine goes into great detail on how this interesting new project came to be. The episodes are freely available for download. They’re a bit cheesy, but then so was TOS. If you’re a fan of the original series, you’ll probably enjoy New Voyages.

3 thoughts on “Star Trek fans aim to finish where NBC left off

  1. Hi Rajesh,
    I’m not currently aware of any place that you can legally download the original Star Trek episodes, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they become available on iTunes at some point. There are a lot of new shows, even SciFi series like Battlestar Galactica that are being released on iTunes. All of the series’ from TOS, to Enterprise are on DVD now, so it probably won’t be long.

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