Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar 

Red Letter Media needs to review this.

I CAN'T WAIT. This trailer gives me goosebumps like I was a kid. Paramount should hire you guys.

@@markj2093 The final two installments of Axanar, plus an Axanar fan film, are in production right now. The They plan to premier the first episode, Axanar: The Gathering Storm, this summer. The original plan was to do the premier at Comic Con, but that probably won't happen, but the latest news is they still want to premier sometime in June or July. See the link above.

I am so happy to read this, I came back just to rewatch and then saw this...my heart SOARED!

WAIT WHAT? Fucking FANTASTIC!

It’s so frustrating, I need more we all need more.

I think they did and canned it.

I couldn't agree anymore with you

That would have been a gimme, but they dropped it. No cap, it is so easy. Just Give The Fans What They Want!

Instead of taking them to court and freaking out about fan films being crowdsourced?.. yeah it does seem obvious... also great way to treat your fan base

i myself can do better on my own then cbs but they got new copyright in canada shoving there shit to 2047 im done with trek

I completely agree. I had the pleasure of meeting Richard Hatch a few years ago before he passed away. He was so excited about this project and when I finally watch this submission I very much lost my mind and was looking forward to seeing production. Renegades is also a very good effort but I would have really enjoyed seeing this come to life

@@r.a.o.c.2592 i was 7 when the first bsg was on air....he really got it , when it came to fans , more of an artist and creator then one of the jobers you get form hollystupid

Because Les Moonves and people like him who lord over an IP they personally hate for the exclusive exploitation of us the fans. This is like the jocks bullying the nerds with their own toys. Mocking them, making fun of them, and shaking us down for our lunch money...... til we fought back. The 4 years war has become a real war of the fans vs the studios. Who, what, and when is the real star trek. "We don't want to be told we just want to watch it unfold." At this point Seth MacFarlane would be a better caretaker of Star Trek then the entire executive staff of CBS and VIACOM/PARAMOUNT.

@@AxanarGaming Paramount knows how to make good Trek and I think they want to, but CBS has there hands tide with the draconian copyrights they hold. I'm surprised the movies turned out as good as they did with all the restrictions put on them.

...is the moment that the studios start scrambling to remove that fan fiction, absolutely embarrassed by their utter failure and realizing that the fans can make better movies than the idiot showrunners they hire. 🤪👍

There is no current Star Trek. There's Discovery, which is clearly in the Starfleet Battles universe and not at all Star Trek in tone, lore, or quality. There's Lower Decks, which is just a goofy cartoon people in the Federation might watch, but it's not Trek itself. There's Picard, which is clearly an alternate future. There's JJ-Trek, which is just The Trek And The Furious. Star Trek's IP re-used for bad action movies with no brain or heart. But there is no current Star Trek. The closest thing, spiritually speaking, is The Orville. But that's an homage, not Star Trek itself.

GOD YES!

@@zerocorpse5024 last two episodes of Lower Decks season 2 were shockingly good! Especially s02e09 Wej Duj I didn't except something so orginal easily could have been TOP episode on TNG or DS9 but yeah I don't like most of Lower Decks but it's getting better characters are developing, there are tons of hints besides all Easter eggs

It's a phenomenon of the age. The official owners of various franchises are raping the products they hold. Those halfwits are enslaved to sentiments they IMAGINE they must cater to, in order to do business. They are wrong. On the other hand, fans do fantastic work to carry the torch. Fans who have a correct understanding of the spirit of their favored franchise, coupled with delightful artistic talent. Warhammer 40k has probably been the most active frontier in this war. Another example is World of Warcraft. In Star Wars, too, we can thank especially the Canadian writer Drew Karpyshyn for his work on Darth Bane and Revan. Axanar seems to be it for Star Trek. We shall have great expectations.

This is official canon. Captain Garth is in TOS.

​@@ajkendro3413 they mean official produced or adopted Cannon. While Garth himself is Cannon, the exact nature of the events of the war portrayed in this film are not necessarily so

Pfft easily

Damn straight!

To throw discovery a bone, it's actually a decent enough Sci-Fi show, it's jsut bad Star Trek.

@@BlueGlowingLight4 if std had started out with none of the sjw crap and called it ANYTHING else but star trek. it could of been good

Dont we all

@@drincogni They haven't gotten a nickel from me yet.

But come on! There’s a strong black woman and everyone who is white is dumb or evil! This is what the people want!!!

I gave up on any nutrek awhile ago when they said J6 started WWIII. Is anything worth watching after Enterprise? (And I know that show struggled with poor writing)

🤣

Seconded

I'd agree with that. I'm not gonna hate on Discovery ('cause I actually do like the show), however I do feel that team could learn a thing or two from this.

And this surprises you?

@@vincewilson1 Chagrins might be a more accurate word.

They need to buy the movie and let it be shown.

Wallace Presley Jr : All so true everything that you have said is the truth . The sad fact is that the TV executives at CBS are geared toward the dumb down degenerate unfortunately Star Trek is a blueprint for the future and they want to live in the era of the degenerate Jerry Springer show because even though he has been cancelled his degenerate legacy must live on through the Hollywood executives for the dumbed down masses

How dare you say anything negative about discovery. What are you some kind of racist sexiest transphobic homophobic white supremacists right wing qanon maga wearing nazi?

std

And firefly. So much time and talent wasted. Such crap on tv now. Watch the orville and some reruns.

But.... of course you can always imagine your best, favourite, version of something - when it’s still all just potential.

Yep. CBS sued them to stop production, then Covid. They worked out a deal to make it into a 30 minute short story instead of a feature length film, but with the lawsuit and all the time I imagine most of their money has dried up by now. We'll see what happens I guess.

Facts

no it's not.

@@sillygoose635 Correct.

CBS = corporate bull sh*t.

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Ambassador Soval! The other Vulcan to love! Somewhere in his office is an upcoming bright junior named Sarek from Shi Khar

This is the show that Discovery was designed to "erase," by occupying the same time frame and depicting the subject matter, and even stealing from the Ares-class design a little.

Yes, I agree, they should have done exactly that.

Totally!!!

Rewatching the cartoon ST or DSN or Enterprise (or B5) would all be better than STD

Your anger is misdirected. In IP law, when someone tries to profit from your property, you lose that IP if you don't defend it. CBS had absolutely no choice because Peters bought himself a highly profitable little studio instead of just making the movie like he promised. It's not like they ever went after Star Trek fanfic before that point.

​@@KirkJacobsonHere Incorrect. Firstly that is not exactly how IP law works, you are confusing Copyright with Trademark, not quite the same thing. Secondly, the studio was hardly profitable, building the studio was PART of the original Kickstarter (they spelled it out quite plainly, so anyone who acts all blindsided clearly wasn't paying attention at all), AND the first goal of said studio was to make the film. Why did film production stop? Because there was a lawsuit that demanded ALL operations cease until a judgment was reached. They already had constructed the physical sections of the Bridge (full 360 degree, not back quarter segment like most others), Transporter Room, Captain's Quarters, and elements of hallways and the Klingon bridge. So don't start with this "they weren't working on making a film" horse crap. Thirdly, timing is the key factor. This lawsuit happened as they were announcing the formation of CBS All Access with a new Star Trek as its flagship program. If there was a well made Star Trek (that wasn't just a clone of TOS, or obviously fan-made) then the bean counters figured that casual viewers would get confused, and instead of paying for the streaming service, they would go for this free program that they confused for "real Star Trek." It also so happens that Axanar happened to fall in the same time period that Discovery was intended to be in. Fourthly, they did indeed go after other fanfilm productions. Horizon was "warned" not to make their second film, but their first had already been released for months before, and thus made no sense to sue. Particularly since it was Enterprise-era and thus had no impact upon Discovery. Further, as good as it looked, its total green screen filming still looked relatively amateurish, and could in no way get confused for Hollywood production. And that is the primary point of contention here, what the casual viewer would think "real Star Trek" was. On top of that the disgruntled older fans who felt like the studio was betraying them, and felt these fan productions were closer to Star Trek's roots. Fanfilms getting sued was practically inevitable. Axanar just happened to be the one that fell at the right (or in this case wrong) time. If it wasn't Axanar, it would have been Pacific 201 or "Captain Pike." There was a long list of budding fanfilm projects that had their sights set higher and higher. Final point, if Axanar making money was the issue, they would have been shut down completely. But that was not the case, as the lawsuit settlement allowed them to keep ALL the money they raised AND continue to use recognizable Star Trek alumni. The only guideline they had to follow was the two 15-minute episodes guideline. Look, I know its easier to point fingers at the fanfilm guy than the big Hollywood Studio, but you have to realize that the situation is hardly as black and white as you may think. Much like DS9, it is several murky shades of grey.

CBS are waste of space. Fans are carrying this but no, they have to monetize a single breath. Look at what fans can do with Witcher in Alzur's Legacy when they are not restricted by shitty, money grabbing assholes.

jd brisebois Agree, Discovery was kind of...bizarre. I felt the plot jumped around and the storyline was weak. I get that it’s sci fi, but instead of allowing believable stories it seemed whenever the ship was in trouble another more bizarre method was invented to save the day. All flash and little substance IMO.

Amen...

CBS destroyed Star Trek

Yeah, we know that for a fact.

@@tomgreen4409shran

Tony Todd could talk about toilet paper and still make it sound epic.

Great actor,he can play real characters and emotions,i agree

All day, every day

i havent even bothered with (discovery) i mean if i have to pay for it i would rather it be real star trek.

It's true, Great Maker......

I never seen a single one of that episode just only heard on how horrible it really is I'm just glad I haven't even wasted a second of my time with their own rendition of what they think Star Trek might be. A lot of good fan films out there made by people who really care about the Star Trek franchise One of the best ones I ran into is called "Chance Encounter". It's almost like a love letter that pays homage to TNG, if you haven't watched it you are in for a wonderful treat.

I'll admit. Season 2's going pretty strong. Frankly, big improvement over _all_ of Season 1, even if Axanar certainly aligns with the visual style and continuity of pre-DSC-release Star Trek.

Evan K Nah. ST Disco is awesome and going in a much needed new direction. The first season of TNG and DS9 were not that great. Can’t stay stuck in the past.

Disco is nothing but garbage. This did so much more with just 20 mins

You are just right

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The Noble Shran of Andoria! Live forever Andoria!

Indeed! 🖖

Discovery is rubbish compared to Axanar.

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@@Via_The_Void this is the real deal

Thank you A.D.!

@@axanarfilm I echo this - watched prelude so many times, cannot wait to see the final result. Glad to fund such quality

Well acted, nice special effects - but a militaristic bent Roddenberry would never have approved of. A thing S2 Discovery remembered.

@@admiralbob77 I still enjoyed it

@@admiralbob77 If this were true Gene would not have modeled the Enterprise after a naval vessel. His point was to use the military model to comment on issues at the time. Remember that he was a pilot and a police officer so he was not averse to the use of military protocol in his personal belief system.

@@seancollett6 While not without an element of truth to it, this isn't really so. Roddenberry forbade Alexander Courage to use snares and press rolls, as he did not want martial music to lend his view of the future a militaristic air. He wanted to present a world in which our present day problems were solved, and we would be dealing with all new ones. The number of TOS episodes dealing with war were quite few (as were the number of TNG ones for that matter), and even most of these made a moral point that fighting and combat were a failure, and not glamourous. I think people have watched a few too many Harve Bennett movies (or DS9) and let that colour their thinking on what Trek really was. It wasn't this.

Richard Bethell My point wasn’t regarding any perceived anti-military stance Gene had. My point was that the reality that most likely our first steps toward interstellar exploration would be a military operation rather than a civilian one. Gene understood this and was not afraid to look at it through that eye. I wasn’t colored by the tone of DS9. I have always been a TOS fan because I grew up in that generation. I didn’t really get into DS9 until about 2 years ago. I’m not saying he was military minded but he had that background so it was a logical step.

As we see here it doesn't take much to get it right.

Same here! I'm hungry for more!...

You like cheesy and overly masculine stuff, yeah? Dramatic for the sake of being dramatic.... and cheesy.

This is a trailer... and better then the plagerised garbage that is STD. This is the future of star trek.

Too bad they never put this into production.

Indeed; I mean "What in the ass?!?" "Black Alerts," "Spore-drives," spinning saucer sections and WTF did they do to the Klingons?!?.. Poor Gene has to be spinning in his grave...

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You could tell he really was into the roll. If they HAVE to replace I say go with Michael Ironside. He's a great heavy, fantastic voice, has that just little bit of cheese that a Klingon needs to be over the top. He can't be much more expensive than Richard Hatch for two 15 min webisodes that he will probably only appear in for like 5 minutes tops. Someone above mentioned Michael Biehn would probably be good too, he has that serious yet hint of cheese too that would make a Klingon proud and in the right age group and probably price range too.

+jay cee Fuck yeah!

+jay cee You are dead on. Dead on.

its so good paramount was blocking its airing, i guess deals are being made to show it, but never before had the studio blocked a fan film thats how good it is better than the jj stuff they pushed on us. i agree this is what the real ST fans want.

Yeah. I dunno if he shot any more scenes they could use, but even this appearance is a real good one for that. It would have been glorious, though. :)

It's sad Richard didnt do more. His was awesome as Tom Zerek

Not money...... ...EGOS.

Paramount have done good in the past. It's Bad Robot and Secret Hideout who should be ashamed of the Drek they produce. Because of them, Axanar was effectively shelved as it was to close to the Canon Licence, rather than their Alternative Licence that lets JJ's companies rake in the money.

Being shamed by outsiders on a small budget threatens Hollywood's control of political narrative. Hollywood is the greatest propaganda machine of all time. They won't sit still for fans grabbing the wheel.

Stephanie, no doubt. AND it probably STILL scares the hell outta CBS.

OUCH.LOL. I agree with you Lovitch. 9 mil per episode ??? WOW. They should use some of that money to write better scripts. LOL.

Truer words were never spoken!

Hey sal

U right tho

Not going to happen at all now. Once they went into profit, CBS acted. If they remained at 0 balance it would have been allowed to finish.

Actually Duff Man they wouldn't have. Stage 9 is proof that even if there's no profit in it CBS will strike it down. Edit: I meant Stage 9, Thanks FotoschoPro

@@threshermaw6042 *Stage 9

Welcome to 2018 and 3 MILLION+ views. Who laughing now?

Dear CBS/Paramount. They don't speak for all of us. 40 years of watching allows me to think for myself.

Shane Acree you know damn well Discovery sucks. It’s not Star Trek.

@@khfan4life365 I've been watching STar Trek for over 40 years. Don't tell me what sucks and doesn't suck as far as Trek is concerned. Kiss my ass.

@@ShaneAcree Then you wasted 40 years if you think STD is actual Star Trek. STD is total SJW political nonsense. If you can't tell its written by a bunch of 20 y/o chicks from Berkley that the producers are fuckin...you're on crack. They don't even get the lore right dumbass.

D C Discovery is shit because literally everything IS trash. The ships in Discovery aren’t right, there not anything from the mid 23rd century. The phasers on the ships and hand held are wrong, the uniforms don’t make any sense at all according to the timeline. The characters aren’t even likeable at all. You make a Star Trek show you do it right and follow the timeline and stick to the cannon.

It’s 21 minutes and 10 seconds of fantastic film that paramount is still struggling to match

The true nobodies are the Hollywood types. They are well known...that is it. Nothing about them is more special, real or better than any of us "normal" people. They are incapable of true creativity or self awareness. To me, real people (such as the makers of this amazing movie) are more passionate, more creative, and above all: more human. Our world would be so much better off if we stopped putting Hollywood and celebrities in general on a pedestal and worshipping them. Sort of off topic, my apologies 😅your comment just got me thinking.

"Don't push the Pink Skins to the thin ice". The Andorians know who's side to take in a fight

Gotta love those blueskin antennaed bastards.

Ok, time to test a theory: Tony Todd, Tony Todd, Tony Todd, Tony Todd; [deep breath, mentally count to five] - Tony Todd. DAMMIT - he didn't appear. Ah well....

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+Mike Cavaroc lol you can say that again.

+Matt Doyle agreed, but its not that amazing XD

Overall I enjoyed Enterprise, though admittedly the first two seasons were pretty shaky - another spinoff struggling to find its footing. The 3rd season was an interesting twist, but true, it unfortunately didn't get really good until its last season. Either way, regardless of what happens with the new Star Treks, at least the fan works are shaping up nicely!

+Mike Cavaroc And strangely, that may be why Paramount is suing them to shut them down.

Jeremy Fridy That I didn't hear! Do you have a link? I'd be interested to read more on that. That would seriously suck if they did that.

CBS/Paramount should have commissioned a feature film or a miniseries from these guys - at least 12 episodes

They were humans, only true friends. The Vulcans would leave us for the Romans or Klingons or any other race to do with the humans whatever they want, so they were never our true friends.

The best part about that quote is if you watched Star Trek Enterprise you'd understand that they only did that to spite the Vulcans.

@sliestwheel I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I have every single episode. I disagree with you 100%. .They are very loyal people. And they wanted an alliance with pretty much any alien race that were intelligent enough to have their back and loyal enough to help them out. they had trouble at both of their borders. Even after the Federation first started, they didn't trust the Vulcans, and why should they .the Vulcans betrayed the alliance and the humans, and the andorians are loyal. I would always pick them over any other alien race. I have seen in Star track.

@@angelicaflanagan3483 Vulcans are pointy eared bastards

me too

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