Star Trek Continues (TV Series) To Boldly Go: Part I (2017) User Reviews

This was Star Trek

[dougatf · 10/10 · 18 October 2017]

I have watched all generations of Trek from ToS in the 60's through to "STD" I can say, that I have never never looked forward to any of these shows as much as I have with STC.

I want this to continue past the next episode and believe that no fan series has ever captured the look, feel and essence of a show as much as Vic and his team have with this series.

New characters fit in like forgotten friends, old characters seem " young again".

To Boldly Go part one, is a fantastic bookend to Kirk and the crew. casting is spot on and rewarding to all followers.

Part two will be a true Greek Tragedy " Could we not have gathered a few laurel leaves". Thanks guy and gods speed.

Absolutely Stunning, exciting, and guaranteed to make us hungry for more

[liamaher · 10/10 · 22 October 2017]

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

Full Circle part I

[XweAponX · 10/10 · 26 November 2017]

Star Trek's original run started with The Edge of the Galaxy and this show, which represents what a 4th season would have looked like, closes that circle- Even starts a new circle, as it points toward the Motion Picture of 1979.

A small mystery had erupted in a few of the earlier episodes from this "season" - Starfleet's 12 Constitution Class Ships are being destroyed, one by one.

That gets dealt with in this two part finale.

Kirk and crew are called to a colony of people with high Esper ratings. And there is a "Romulan" there. All of the colonists are missing, with one one left who appears who have been "escalated", but professing fealty to Starfleet.

It's a deception. To get to the Bottom of it, Spock calls on his old girlfriend, the Romulan Commander from "The Enterprise Incident", played here by Amy Rydell (Who happens to be the daughter of the original actress, Joanne Linville), to help them track down a missing frigate that the remaining Espers might have stolen.

There is only one place they could have gone - To the edge of the Galaxy.

To get there fast, the Enterprise and Romulan Warbird join engines.

But when they get there...

Time Machine Perfection

[jmterm · 9/10 · 12 November 2017]

On a shoe string budget and amid the hostility of CBS, they have created a series of little gems that recall the hey day of Star Trek. Recreated with exacting detail and wisely using the excellent background music of the original series, that have pushed Trek forward while preserving the spirit of the series - something that has been lost since the days of STNG.

A true achievement made by people who love the essence of what made Star Trek stand apart. While the current series goes for darkness and milestones like incorporating the first F bomb (what a daring stroke!) Star Trek Continues plies the waters first explored by Gene Roddenberry with a positive view of the future and the people who will inhabit it. THAT is Star Trek. I only wish they could make more.

Oh, no....Espers!!

[planktonrules · 9/10 · 11 November 2019]

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.

For the Fans

[wchmara · 9/10 · 19 October 2017]

Had Star Trek gone beyond its third season, it is doubtful that Roddenberry would have permitted another two-part episode ("The Menagerie" being the only exception), or a definite concluding episode. But five-year-missions DO come to an end. And I would prefer to believe that the conclusion of Kirk and company's tour was eventful, giving everyone one final test before going their separate ways. It is very TNG to bring the series full circle back to its pilot episode. A little strange that the ship would be sent to the Barrier at this time when it is supposed to be returning to Earth. Even with warp drive, this would cause the mission to go into serious overtime. Naturally, there was no ship's counselor on board in TOS. McCoy usually tended to that stuff when he wasn't performing surgery. There's really no way of knowing what characters might have left the show, and what new ones might have joined, if the show had a long run, though. If Spock were to share Vulcan meditation techniques with a female human shipmate, Chapel would be the logical choice, I think. Would the female Romulan commander have gotten another command, after losing cloaking technology to the Federation AND getting captured, especially when she had such an enormous tactical advantage? Debatable. Maybe she is that well connected with superiors. It is intriguing to revisit what we know about the Barrier. Why wouldn't ESPers want to go there to become gods? Or, as stated in this story, be sent there to become weaponized? I always liked to believe that is was erected by civilizations unknown to the Federation who knew that the Milky Way was on a collision course with Andromeda. They just didn't know what effect it might have on alien races encountering it. Visually (and audio-wise) the episode is on a par with the best episodes of TOS, and it is gripping all the way up to the final second. I very much want to know how it will end.

Superb Give us More

[rwarren1958 · 10/10 · 20 July 2020]

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.

One Of The Best Episodes

[StuOz · 17 April 2021]

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.

Simply spectacular

[silikonchips · 10/10 · 6 April 2024]

This is the first part of a stunning two parter that wraps up the five year journey and lays down the backstory that The Motion Picture was based on.

Nicola Bryant's Lana is one of the best villains of any incarnation of Trek, period. Bryant plays her perfectly.

Anvar's performance is no slouch either and only looks smaller because Bryant's character had far more screen time.

Amy Rydell's performance of a character her mother(!) played 30 years prior is fantastic as well. It's kind of a wild form of fan service because Rydell herself greatly appreciated it (as shown in behind the scenes footage) but she looks just like her mother! But also, and ultimately more important, she nails the part.

And I put the STORY up there as good as any original TOS stories, and that's ultimately the most important thing.

Using the Smith character (from way back in "Where No Man Has Gone Before") is positively inspired and Kipleigh Brown plays it so well, her performance might even be the best upon many strong performances.

It's so hard not to fawn over this series and especially this two parter that it's almost hard to criticize. The only real negatives are a few of the performances of some minor characters make it obvious that not everybody is not rely a pro actor, but it's very minor.

The actors reprising the famous roles are, of course, not the originals, but they're absolutely not shabby. In particular, Kirk/Spock/McCoy are played not as parodies, but as these actors' interpretations of them. They're as good as any other actors recreating these characters.

Almost even another miracle is how well the new McKennah fits into the narrative. I have no problem believing she's an early version of a ship's counselor, and her role here plays a major role in the story.

A Senior Trekker writes....................

[celineduchain · 5/10 · 13 February 2022]

The final two part episode of Star Trek Continues brings the venture to a satisfying conclusion with a well-balanced narrative, myriad references to the characters and storylines of the Original Series and some extremely welcome guest appearances. Furthermore, the pace and production values make it a joy to watch. Even Captain Kirk is portrayed here as less of a Camera-Hog than Shatner's original.

I guess that's a long way of saying it's a whole different universe from the jump-cut, lens-flare, Rubik's cube that is the Star Trek of today and, perhaps for that reason, a lot of people may not like it.

Also there is the possibility that lovers of the more-traditional style of Star Trek may disagree with the "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" argument and dismiss these episodes from a purist's point of view.

If it's not for you, then don't bother watching but a aficionados may enjoy looking out for (amongst other things):

References to the Second pilot of TOS: Where No Man has Gone Before.

Cross-over with Phase II / The Motion Picture uniforms that came after TOS

Reappearance of TOS characters like Dr M'Benga and the female Romulan Commander

Nicola Bryant from Doctor Who as Lana

Cas Anvar from The Expanse as Sentek

Marina Sirtis from TNG as the Computer Voice

References to the conclusion of the Enterprise's Five Year Mission

ENJOY.