Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007) (V)

Director:

Tim Russ

Writers:

Ethan H. Calk (writer)
Sky Douglas Conway (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

The year is 2306... Twelve years have passed since Captain James Kirk was swept away by the Nexus while saving the crew of the Enterprise-B...

Plot Keywords:

Star Trek

Cast

Walter Koenig	...	Captain Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols	...	Captain Nyota Uhura
Alan Ruck	...	Captain John Harriman
Garrett Wang	...	Commander Garan
William Wellman Jr.	...	Charlie Evans (as William Wellman)
J.G. Hertzler	...	Koval
Gary Graham	...	Ragnar
Tim Russ	...	Tuvok
Chase Masterson	...	Xela
Daamen J. Krall	...	Gary Mitchell (as Daamen Krall)
Crystal Allen	...	Conqueror Navigator Yara
Ethan Phillips	...	Data Clerk
Cirroc Lofton	...	Sevar
Lawrence Montaigne	...	Stonn
James Cawley	...	Commander Peter Kirk

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Lakeview Terrace, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jet Set Films

Trivia:

When the final scene in the film was being shot, the crew realized no one had created the tribble that was supposed to appear in the scene. The crew finally resorted to using the furry-looking windsock off the boom microphone, which they pushed up in a box which had the bottom cut out. Actress Grace Lee Whitney moved her fingers inside the windsock to make the "tribble" appear to move.

Quotes:

Kittrick: [recognizing the planet on the viewscreen] Vulcan.
Captain Harriman: Yes, a defiant planet about to serve as an example. I thought you might be interested in its fate.
Kittrick: Why should I concern myself with Vulcan? They refuse to take a stand. They deserve their fate.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek: Charlie X (#1.2)" (1966)

attempt at nostalgia

It was interesting that they were able to pull so many of the old bit characters back into the story and in many cases with the original actors. The story was basically stitched together from loose ends lying around and the old alternate reality gambit.

The dialogue is tongue-in-cheek much of the time and the directing dragged noticeably in a few places. The acting ranges from very good to forced and pain inducing.

Despite the many flaws, it compares favourably with a lot of the stuff that has been put out by the full budget Paramount crew (which says something about the inconsistent efforts by Paramount). I am sure this crowd of amateurs had fun making it and it is clear they really want to make a good product that captures the feeling of the original series. All power to them. too bad that nothing that is done now can recover the lost opportunity when the original series was cancelled.