A few years ago, some insanely die-hard fans made some amazing follow-up episodes from the original series. Of course, they needed new actors to play the parts but the folks did a great job in recreating the look of the original series--creating an identical ship and nearly identical uniforms. Some of the episodes are great...some are enjoyable but weak. Considering all the trouble they went to, I can forgive some weaknesses here and there.
In the original series ("The Enemy Within"), a transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into two people. In "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Will Riker is split into two identical people. So, having two Kirks in "Still Treads the Shadow" is certainly NOT without precidence!
When the Enterprise approaches a derelict Federation ship, the find that the Defiant (the same ship seen in "The Tholian Web") has a single and most unusual crewmember....an elderly Captain Kirk who survived over 200 years by going into cryogenic suspension. Now there are two Kirks...one of which is VERY old and decrepit. Maybe it has something to do with a nearby black hole. What's next?
This was one of the better episodes of the series so far. Although the entire episode was set aboard both ships and not on some interesting planet, it kept my interest throughout and had a really good and emotional ending. Well worth seeing.
By the way, in a small throw-away line, Sulu comments that he's great at surfing because he's from San Francisco. Has anyone from this show actually tried surfing there.....as they'd freeze their butts off in the very cold water.
In the original series ("The Enemy Within"), a transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into two people. In "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Will Riker is split into two identical people. So, having two Kirks in "Still Treads the Shadow" is certainly NOT without precidence!
When the Enterprise approaches a derelict Federation ship, the find that the Defiant (the same ship seen in "The Tholian Web") has a single and most unusual crewmember....an elderly Captain Kirk who survived over 200 years by going into cryogenic suspension. Now there are two Kirks...one of which is VERY old and decrepit. Maybe it has something to do with a nearby black hole. What's next?
This was one of the better episodes of the series so far. Although the entire episode was set aboard both ships and not on some interesting planet, it kept my interest throughout and had a really good and emotional ending. Well worth seeing.
By the way, in a small throw-away line, Sulu comments that he's great at surfing because he's from San Francisco. Has anyone from this show actually tried surfing there.....as they'd freeze their butts off in the very cold water.