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BenRG:
Just watched Renegades! Don't worry, there will only be one spoiler at the very end!
Not perfect; far from it. The first quarter is a bit awkward and I think the scenes where they're trying to introduce the main characters is badly scripted and has the feeling of a 20-minute scene dropped down to 5 minutes because of run time issues.
(click to show/hide)I also get the feeling that several characters were introduced as primary characters and the footage was in the can before a later script revision basically turned them into redshirts.
The whole thing could have used with re-editing and maybe a further few months re-shoot of several scenes.
That said, it is a production with a heart. You can tell the the cast and crew believed in their roles and tried to make them work. Both the plot of the episode itself and the seeming larger meta-plot is instantly engaging and captures my interest in a way that Broken Bow and the Temporal Cold War never did. I found myself caring about the characters whilst still questioning whether they are all necessarily 'good guys'. I could see myself following this series in a way that I never felt entirely bound to follow Enterprise or even Voyager. I wanted to see this through to the end and that is something that Star Trek - 2009 and Into Darkness completely failed to do for me.
Overall? I'd give it 6/10.
The first quarter of the film, as I said, leaves a lot to be desired and the Plot Device was used unbelievably on several occasions throughout. However, it has great potential and offers a fascinating possibility of looking into the seedy underbelly of Gene Roddenberry's 'Perfect Future'.
(click to show/hide)"How far is too far?" Admiral Chekhov asked his old colleague, Tuvok. Well, I suspect that the answer may lie with Paramount and whether their cavalier treatment of the Star Trek property continues to force fans to provide their own Trek fix!
Oh... and the portals? That looked like Preserver tech. I'm wondering if this may be a renegade faction of the Trek Universe's own Old Ones or if, as must happen occasionally over the aeons, a once-enlightened civilisation has fallen to a new culture of tyranny and evil.
mustang6172:
While watching that movie, this was the thing that kept repeating in my brain.
--- Quote from: Superintendent Chalmers ---Aurora borealis? At this time of day, at this time of year, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen: aurora borealis?
--- End quote ---
Chekhov's granddaughter could have been edited out without losing anything. I also got the impression her roommate was supposed to be more than a roommate.
(click to show/hide)And a Vulcan kills a villain out of "old habits?" It seems the logical course of action would involve some kind of mind meld.
It would have been nice if the villains motives didn't feel so... Xindi.
BenRG:
(click to show/hide)FWIW, from her brow-ridge, I'm not sure that she's a Vulcan. That's more typical of a Romulan.
Yeah, I get the impression that lots of characters were introduced with the intention of being far more important and their early appearances filmed before a later script revision reduced them to the status of talking extras. Key Learning: don't film as you raise funds; finish and edit the script first!
Kugai:
Which is what Axanar has done.
Looking forward to that.
LeeC:
New Series in January 2017
http://www.startrek.com/article/new-star-trek-series-premieres-january-2017
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