Headline News for May, 2020

May 31, 2020, Major New Release, Secret Games from Star Trek: Between the Lines. In Czech with English subtitles, this new miniseries loosely follows the first Czech Star Trek fan film "The Metrén Incident" (from 2007), produced by Czech fans of Star Trek. The first episode, "Secret Games", premiered in a Prague cinema on 31st May 2019 a year before its release online.

Only a few months have passed since the incident on the planet Metrén, and the year is still 2372. The Federation is at war with the Klingons and is looking for new allies. While the captain goes on a well-deserved vacation, the crew of the starship USS Avatar helps to prepare for a diplomatic conference, which is attended by, among others, the unpredictable Romulans. https://youtu.be/26GzQm1KEB0 (01:03:02) 31 May 2020. For more about Star Trek: Between the Lines see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=528.

May 30, 2020, New Release, Mad Planet from The Real Super Geeks. Shawn O'Halloran has created this short video starring his kids Harrison and Hayden with just his iPhone 11 Pro Max, "a tripod and a bunch stuff we found around the house." https://youtu.be/wC3lRy1esQw (11:16) 29 May 2020. For more about Mad Planet see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=599.

May 29, 2020, New Release, Three Blind Mice from Chronicle. USS Witch of Endor has reached her destination. Now, the mission proper begins--starting with figuring out what happened to USS Skyview. But meanwhile, the new Chief of Security believes there may be a saboteur aboard. https://youtu.be/hv3XNt392YM (13:14) 07 May 2020. For more from Chronicle see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=577.

May 28, 2020, New Release, Butterfly Effect from Starship Deimos. Cast more than three decades into the past, the crew of the Starship Deimos confronts a terrible choice where the universe as they know it hangs in the balance. What would you do when you come face to face with history? https://youtu.be/ABOAWGKkH8g (15:49) 28 May 2020. For more about Starship Deimos see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=56.

May 27, 2020, Recent Release, Blood Crystals from Starship Deimos. While recovering a cultural researcher from a dilithium rich planet, his disturbing condition challenges the crew of the Starship Deimos. Perfect order and harmony come at a cost. https://youtu.be/ZcW70mM7aa4 (15:45) 08 Feb 2020. For more about Starship Deimos see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=56.

May 26, 2020, New Release from KPF In Space by James D Patalon on Plotagon...
Episode 49 Escape Back Into Reality In the conclusion of the Dreams and Nightmares arc, it is up to Mr. Ty and Ghandi to save the entire ship and crew from the two space aliens. https://youtu.be/rEf5JxKzzr8 (09:12) 24 May 2020.
For more KPF In Space see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=568. For more Plotagon fan animations, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/215.html.

May 25, 2020, Recent Release, Melbourne: Stormfront parts 1&2 - Constar Edition from No Budget Productions. Originally episodes 3 & 7 of Starship Melbourne, they have been re-released with additional material by Vance Major to place them into context with the Constar Chronicles.
Stormfront parts 1 - Constar Edition https://youtu.be/o3jFYjBkU6Q (13:11) (21 Apr 2020).
Stormfront parts 2 - Constar Edition https://youtu.be/lGzpRAhul8I (16:17) (28 Apr 2020)
For more works from Vance Major Owen see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/68.html. For an ongoing viewing list of films in the Minard fictional universe see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=9.

May 24, 2020, New Release, Raumschiff Starlight from City Starlights. The Starlight spaceship journeys through this wonderland galaxy and tries to sweeten the dreary everyday life of children during the Corana crisis with little things to do that encourage participation and creativity.
Folge 7 https://vimeo.com/412027102 (06:27) 26 Apr 2020.
For more about Raumschiff Starlight see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=592.

May 23, 2020, New Release, from The USS New York: Lost In Space, a Golden Age animation parody series, Week Three, An Open Letter To NYC & Beastie Boys! (Intergalactic). The crew of the USS New York is still lost in space and Paul Revere Boutique hasn't been acting like himself since he got back from that away mission. Did someone say "sabotage"? Beastie Boys and Bob Dylan helped write this sci-fi extravaganza, an homage to Star Trek and a tribute to New York City! Special thanks to UFO! MCA! Ad-Rock! Mike D! Nathanial Hornblower! Country Mike! Bob Dylan! Walt Whitman! Gene Roddenberry! Filmation and NYC! And especially--Beastie Boys! https://youtu.be/6YlhDfX6lxQ (14:49) 09 May 2020.

For more from The USS New York: Lost In Space see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=491.

May 22, 2020, New Release, The Franklin Expedition from Chronicle. Emotional fallout continues under a new Captain, with a new Security Chief as well as everyone else approaching the last position of USS Skyview... https://youtu.be/8gLMCDOl1cw (15:35) 23 April 2020. For more about Chronicle see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=577.

May 21, 2020, New Release, from The USS New York: Lost In Space, a new Golden Age animation parody series, The USS New York (NCC 1709) has been flung to the far side of the universe, and it will take at least 8 weeks for the crew to get back to Earth. Mostly a mashup of Star Trek, The Animated Series video.
1. Week One: To Hoard Or Not To Hoard. Can Captain Tuliver and Lt. Shirley stand Sgt. Haskins' singing that long? Will there be enough food in the replicators? Enough comic books? What if we have to hitchhike? https://youtu.be/oS1aEDiwkC4 (06:38) 11 Apr 2020.
2. Week Two: Clinical Trials And Tribulations. Is the newly discovered Mandela Nebula changing the pasts of the crew members? Is it changing reality? Will the Tribble problem cause the ship to be shut down? Will the Klingons care about the Mandela Nebula Effect? Who is Brak Galifianakis? https://youtu.be/7dyza4BjX0U (10:21) 26 Apr 2020
For more from The USS New York: Lost In Space see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=491.

May 20, 2020, New Release, Space Anomaly, the latest in MrBonk85's series, Star Trek Stunt Doubles. Tiny has its uses. https://youtu.be/RQxllg5Kr5Q (2:56) 20 May 2020.For more of MrBonk85's Star Trek Short Spoofs see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=559

May 19, 2020, Find, Soka Trek from Jollyboy. An animation in Japanese with English subtitles (^ ^).

Episode 20 Parallel World Senbeiprise enter the Black Snack!
https://youtu.be/R-qrynwfBMc (06:48) 13 Jun 2015.
Episode 21 Fleet Senbeiprise discovered the Global Snack Empire's ships!
https://youtu.be/M1Q9vOZszmM (07:35) 11 Jul 2015.
Episode 22 The Final Battle The Final Battle of the SSF (the Snack Stars Federation) vs the GSE(Global Snack Empire) begins!
https://youtu.be/Nd-N4rTt-EY (09:06) 23 Aug 2015.
Episode 23 Epilogue In the final episode of 2nd season the young Senbeis of USS Senbeiprise begin a new adventure!
https://youtu.be/a54t23N77AA (05:56) 18 Sep 2015.
For more on Soka Trek see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=587.

May 18, 2020, Recent Release, Lexington Adventures: Bellum Aeternum a Blue Ghost / Warp 66 / Vance Majors Production. The Lexington is on a rescue mission to recover a lost ship when they find themselves confronted by a Romulan vessel with a very familiar commander. https://youtu.be/wgaWsJAGorg (15:12) 11 Apr 2020. For more works from Lexington Adventures see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=575. For an ongoing viewing list of films in the Minard fictional universe see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=9.

May 17, 2020, Recent Release, Raumschiff Starlight from City Starlights. The Starlight spaceship journeys through this wonderland galaxy and tries to sweeten the dreary everyday life of children during the Corona crisis with little things to do that encourage participation and creativity.
Mission Fairytale Magic Raumschiff Starlight-Der Film! In a film length episode, the Starlight spaceship flies through the wonderland galaxy in search of means to combat boredom. They meet old, well-known friends again. https://vimeo.com/399463274 (35:21) 21 Mar 2020.
For more about Raumschiff Starlight see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=592.

May 16, 2020, New Release, Between You and Me from No Budget Productions, guest-starring George Beau Kayaian, of Starship Antyllus, as Cpt Holt Allen. On the verge of taking over command of Utopia Planitia, Captain Minard gets some sage advice from Cpt Allen
https://youtu.be/SVr0BW1yUeg (08:00) 15 May 2020. For more works from Vance Major Owen see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/68.html. For an ongoing viewing list of films in the Minard fictional universe see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=9.

 May 15, 2020, Recent Release, Shakedown from No Budget Productions. Shaping things up in preparation for the Dominion Battle, the Constar-A heads into uncharted territory. https://youtu.be/BXH2pJkr0_M (13:51) 07 Dec 2019. For more works from Vance Major Owen see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/68.html. For an ongoing viewing list of films in the Minard fictional universe see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=9.

May 14, 2020, New Release from KPF In Space by James D Patalon on Plotagon, including...
Episode 46 Meet Key & Darren The KPF IN SPACE CREW has their toughest test. Two mysterious aliens take control of all of their minds. The dreams and nightmares they experience are in fact a very deadly trap! https://youtu.be/FrVxfH0Qzok (07:42) 03 May 2020.
Episode 47 In Dreams And Nightmares https://youtu.be/15ufXFu-kzg (10:19) 10 May 2020.
Episode 48 Dream Weavers The KPF IN SPACE CREW is still having those awful dreams and nightmares. Things are not looking very good. Coming Soon, a whole brand new KPF IN SPACE Series! https://youtu.be/klCjkbamOtU (09:16) 17 May 2020.
For more KPF In Space see https://startrekreviewed.com/series.php?id=568. For more Plotagon fan animations, see http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/215.html.

May 13, 2020, New Release, Fast Radio Burst from Artifactsofmars. The USS Enterprise, the pride of the United Federation of Planets fleet and her battle-tested officers, is despatched after a radio distress signal is received from the dual star system groombridge 34 A B and an anomaly is felt all the way to the Klingon empire. When they get ther they find a planet where the inhabitants have been forced underground by mutant animals and radiation and nearby a hole in space which leads to another universe. Exploring the other universe, they find a star which is due to go supernova and a people in decline also due to radiation. A space station maintains the rift, in order to have the star go through it to the Enterprise's universe.The legendary captain Kirk faces the choice of which planet to sacrifice or whether to risk the destruction of the Enterprise to save them both.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/bCgt-W7pGck (1:48) 18 May 2020.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/A8RHXk0BprU (14:55) 18 May 2020
Part 2: https://youtu.be/6esRL3PO3pQ (14:50) 18 May 2020. For more Second Life Star Trek Fan Films see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/76.html.

May 12, 2020, New Release, Sinking from No Budget Productions. The final adventure of the 23rd century Constar crew takes place as we start to shift into the final voyage of 23rd century Captain Minard. https://youtu.be/pwsse92aI94 (18:13) 03 Apr 2020. For more works from Vance Major Owen see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/68.html. For an ongoing viewing list of films in the Minard fictional universe see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=9.

May 11, 2020 , New Release, Raumschiff Starlight from City Starlights. The Starlight spaceship journeys through this wonderland galaxy and tries to sweeten the dreary everyday life of children during the Corana crisis with little things to do that encourage participation and creativity.
Folge 5 The inhabitants of the miracle galaxy miss each other, The Starlight crew find a very enchanting message from their friends. https://vimeo.com/403640445 (06:56) 21 03 Apr 2020.
Folge 6 - https://vimeo.com/404626816 (7:04) 06 Apr 2020.
For more about Raumschiff Starlight see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=592.

May 10, 2020, New Release, Horreur Post Atomique produced over two sleepless nights during the containment linked to the Covid-19 pandemica group of friends from around France - Lyon, Dijon, Chalon-sur-Saône and Samatan - who are members of the French podcast, "Star Trek Pour les Nuls" (Star Trek For Dummies) and the Star Trek French Club.

The Third World War ended around 2053. The global nuclear holocaust is over, but radioactive fallout is contaminating countless places. This is the period that future historians will call "The Post-atomic Horror". In the worst-affected areas, some humans are living underground, in hastily constructed shelters under piles of rubble made up of what were once tall buildings. Isolated from each other, the survivors are running dynamos to power their old, homemade communicators and to keep in touch... https://youtu.be/6ISZ6pOI_vc (07:19) 10 May 2020. For more about Horreur Post Atomique see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=598.

May 9, 2020, New Release, What’s Heavier? From Sockk Wings. It doesn't seem to make sense, does it? A Star Trek TOS animatic. https://youtu.be/jSoVqhSFIbQ (0:48) 02 Mar 2020. For more Star Trek Parodies and Comedies see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/208.html.

May 8, 2020, New Release, Star Trek: Captain's Table 2 (Motion Comic) from Michael Stütelberg, a motion comic expanding on the audio produced by Starship Saladin for their audio drama of the same name. Captain Zac Banner of the USS Eagle finds himself in a bar outside the confines of space and time with the most famous captains of history! https://youtu.be/CWLn9oq8IuQ (29:07) 07 May 2020. For an overview of The Captain's Table Shared Storyline see https://startrekreviewed.com/pages/viewPage.php?id=10.

For more about Star Trek Eagle Motion Comics see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=596.

May 7, 2020, New Release, Tangled Webs We Weave from Chronicle. Making up lost time, the crew of USS Witch of Endor under a new commanding officer, the crew begins asking some new questions--and not just about their mission. https://youtu.be/VR6sa4sun64 (11:30) 12 Apr 2020. For more about Chronicle see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=577.

May 6, 2020, Recent Release, Nausea from No Budget Productions. "Our version of Yesterday's Enterprise, thanks to our friend Trey from Axanar Comics, who inspired this to happen.... and all he does for fan films." https://youtu.be/cg3gbhYjCJI (19:48) 27 Mar 2020. For more works from Vance Major Owen see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/68.html.

May 5, 2020, New Release, Inquiry, the latest from Starship Mojave. The captain finds himself the subject of a surprise board of inquiry and some of the questuons are strange indeed! https://youtu.be/3VVk7o8HgyI (32:57) 05 May 2020. For more from Starship Mojave see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=59.

May 4, 2020, Find, Soka Trek from Jollyboy. An animation in Japanese with English subtitles (^ ^).

Episode 15 Castellan Senbeiprise comes to the Castellan Empire!
https://youtu.be/3IfdUVUX_Y0 (05:20) 15 Feb 2015.
Episode 16 Globe I Globe comes to the Senbeiprise! What's that!?
https://youtu.be/djjA1jzGISI (04:52) 16 Mar 2015.
Episode 17 Globe II The Globe is Big! How will Captain Katayaki cope to that?
https://youtu.be/NYTxdCY5KCM (05:20) 31 Mar 2015.
Episode 18 Brown Why is Colonel Brown Captain of a Cargo ship??
https://youtu.be/L2BSPNRzX9Q (06:59) 26 Apr 2015.
Episode 19 Fubeig and Ebibeig The Big Globe appears again!
https://youtu.be/ctg0ldYomg0 (06:21) 23 May 2015.
For more on Soka Trek see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=587.

May 3, 2020, New Release, Incident at Nuremberg from Artifactsofmars.  On the morning of April 14, 1561 an extraordinary event was witnessed by hundreds of people in the German city of Nuremberg. A reporter named Hans Glaser later made a wood carving and the media of the time reported the incident. Witnesses reported seeing ball-like, cross shaped and long cylindrical ships above the city. The battle continued furiously, with some ships reported crashing. It ended when a huge, arrow shaped ship arrived and stopped it. This became known as the battle of Nuremberg.
Sneak peek: https://youtu.be/Bv8vVEwfYrw (1:21) 28 Apr 2020.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/_y30ms0P36Y (2:49) 28 Apr 2020.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/cdlXDxkoOGA (15:03) 29 Apr 2020
Part 2: https://youtu.be/xgXVcFgOWkQ (15:35) 29 Apr 2020.
For more from Artifactsofmars see https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/76.html.

May 2, 2020, New Release, The Crew episode 2 of the audio drama series Endless Vigilance by Two Sober Dwarves Productions. With the USS Vigilance on her first voyage, we meet more of her crew, as Commander Quinn begins to make his initial rounds of the ship. Website: https://twosoberdwarvesproductions.com/endless-vigilance Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-346758596/ev-episode-02-the-crew (45:38) 27 Apr 2020. For more from Endless Vigilance see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=578.

May 1, 2020, New Release, Raumschiff Starlight from City Starlights. The Starlight spaceship journeys through this wonderland galaxy and tries to sweeten the dreary everyday life of children during the Corana crisis with little things to do that encourage participation and creativity.

Folge 3 The crew of the spaceship Starlight needs some movement and so they take advantage of the hour to introduce a new inhabitant of the Starlight Wonderland. https://vimeo.com/401653580 (8:59) 28 Mar 2020.
Folge 4 The Starlight spacecraft's on-board computer receives colorful symbols, the crew with Captain Starlight and Commander Mickey are looking for these special characters across the wonderland galaxy.... https://vimeo.com/402108751 (7:45) 28 Mar 2020.

For more about Raumschiff Starlight see https://startrekreviewed.com/core/series.php?id=592.