Comments on: Ensigns of Command http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/03/12/ensigns-of-command/ Rational Life Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Elio M. Garcia, Jr. http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/03/12/ensigns-of-command/#comment-15 Elio M. Garcia, Jr. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:07:58 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/03/12/ensigns-of-command/#comment-15 It's true that TOS-era fan productions are more popular (there's a ton of them, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>), but I think the longest-running of the fan productions (with something like 50 episodes done) is <em><a href="http://www.hiddenfrontier.org/" rel="nofollow">Star Trek: Hidden Frontier</a></em>, set in the TNG-DS9 era, although it doesn't feature new actors cast as the series characters (like <em><a href="http://www.newvoyages.com/" rel="nofollow">The New Voyages</a></em>). It's really quite amazing though, what modern home computing (for special effects) and fan dedication (up to and including securing set blueprints to make exacting replicas of bridges, getting writers and actors from the shows involved, etc.) can do. I'd be very interested in seeing the script for <em>Ensigns of Command</em> as well, but not if it'd cause any trouble. I suppose technically the script belongs to them? It’s true that TOS-era fan productions are more popular (there’s a ton of them, according to Wikipedia), but I think the longest-running of the fan productions (with something like 50 episodes done) is Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, set in the TNG-DS9 era, although it doesn’t feature new actors cast as the series characters (like The New Voyages).

It’s really quite amazing though, what modern home computing (for special effects) and fan dedication (up to and including securing set blueprints to make exacting replicas of bridges, getting writers and actors from the shows involved, etc.) can do.

I’d be very interested in seeing the script for Ensigns of Command as well, but not if it’d cause any trouble. I suppose technically the script belongs to them?

]]> By: Stephen Leigh http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/03/12/ensigns-of-command/#comment-16 Stephen Leigh Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:08:23 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/03/12/ensigns-of-command/#comment-16 Inspiration-R-Us :-) Inspiration-R-Us :-)

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