In this YouTube review, the presenter celebrates the release of episode 10 (part 1) of the fan‑produced series Star Trek Continues, titled “To Boldly Go.” He explains the series’ origin: Vic Mignogna created a nonprofit to finish the narrative arc left unfinished when the original Star Trek series was cancelled. The reviewer praises Mignogna’s direction and the cast’s performances, especially the lead’s likeness to William Shatner. He provides a detailed, spoiler‑heavy synopsis of the episode, noting its continuation of the classic “Where No Man Has Gone Before” storyline: the crew encounters a group of psychic “espers” who have crossed the Great Barrier, including a new character reminiscent of Gary Mitchell and Lieutenant Dehaney (played by Sally Kellerman). The episode expands the original premise by introducing multiple espers, a plot to lure more people to the Barrier, and a Federation effort to stop them. The reviewer highlights a memorable scene where Spock participates in a ritual that reveals Vulcan emotional suppression, linking it to Sarek’s condition. He contrasts the nostalgic, optimistic tone of Star Trek Continues with the darker, more modern storytelling of Star Trek Discovery, arguing the fan series better captures the spirit of the original show. The video ends with a call for viewer engagement (likes, subscriptions) and an invitation to discuss the episode’s merits.
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Hey you, welcome back to the channel. And guys, great news, uh, we finally got episode 10 of Star Trek Continues entitled To Boldly Go. And guys, uh, we know that, uh, you know, for, for those of us who've been, uh, watching all of these episodes produced, uh, under Vic Mignogna, his dedication to the Star Trek series. He's put together this nonprofit organization to produce these great episodes of Star Trek to make up for Star Trek: The Original Series ending prematurely due to low ratings and budget. And they were supposed to get one final season, never got it. So Vic Mignogna wanted to create this show, give us that last episode, or recreate the last episode so that Star Trek could finally get its proper signing off on the original series. And very much appreciate the work Vic Mignogna has he's done an excellent job. Uh, he has this uncanny, uh, acting similar to William Shatner's version of Captain Kirk, probably one of the best I've ever seen portrayal of him. Or, and, uh, just has enjoyed— just have enjoyed every episode of this. So, uh, the episodes are coming slower now. Uh, I believe it's only 12. We're on number 10 now, and these last few, they come like every 6 months or every year or something like that. But, uh, they, they do come. I'm glad every time they do come out. But, uh, what was so great about what we got here in Toboligo? And it's been split into 2 parts. This is part 1, and we will be— there will be, uh, the next episode will be the continuation of part 2. But what's so great about it, guys, is that as a, as a kid, I remember my first introduction to Star Trek was, uh, I was about maybe 5 years old. I was at my aunt's house and I was just terrified of watching this guy on television with these silver, gold, weird-looking eyes with these psychic abilities freak me out. My aunt thought she'd have to turn the television, and I was hooked ever since. And that was, uh, Gary Mitchell. And what we get is, uh, a, a kind of a continuation of that story. And that's something that Star Trek Continues has done that I've liked. It's kind of went back to some of the great old episodes and kind of, uh, let us know how those stories ended, revisited those stories. But, um, Uh, this particular story was actually the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that featured William Shatner as Captain Kirk. Uh, the original pilot, The Cage, was rejected by NBC. So technically, uh, the episode called Where No Man Has Gone Before was the first, uh, episode of the original series. Definitely the first episode with Captain Kirk, uh, uh, involved. Uh, so that in itself just awesome, just great. And, uh, this is a revisit, so it's, it's kind of, uh, uh, they actually end back up where, uh, uh, both, um, uh, Commander Gary, uh, Mitchell, uh, and I believe her name was Lieutenant Dehaney, played by Sally Kellerman, the great actress, uh, Sally Kellerman. And of course, in the, in the first episode, uh, had crossed the Great Barrier at the edge of the galaxy and had gained these psychic godlike powers and, uh, You know, I'm pretty sure many of you remember that episode. Definitely one of my favorites. But Star Trek continues. They go back and they find more people, or they find, as we got to see, another person who had been affected the same way as Commander Gary Mitchell. And, uh, just, it's just so amazing, uh, how the story was done, how it was told, put together. Great story, great writing. These guys really put their heart and souls into this for a fan film. CBS has to be watching this going, these guys are great. But, you know, we get that story. We get this story about them being called espers and that, you know, there are many of these other psychic people and that they're headed to the Great Barrier in order to, you more of them are headed there to become these psychics. And, uh, um, you know, just, uh, amazing how we get to see, uh, the story move along, how these espers actually trick, uh, Captain Kirk's crew into, you know, into, uh, thinking that they've been kidnapped by Romulans when in actuality they've all They've set it all up to get more people to the Great Barrier to gain these psychic abilities, and the Federation knows the danger they face with these type of individuals. So they're trying their best at this point to stop them from getting to the Great Barrier. Um, and I am going— I have went into spoiler territory, guys. If you— I hope that you, you know, that you have, uh, you know, that you're reviewing this after you've seen it, uh, because if not, I've just ruined it for you, and I, I hate to do that. But this is a review of the episode, so I hope that, uh, uh, that you have seen it. But anyway, guys, there will be a part 2 to this, you know, as we got this, you know, got to see. And I think this is a real good treat, guys, especially for some of us now who are watching Star Trek Discovery, um, And, uh, you know, uh, the divided audience of those of us who would like to go back to, um, uh, maybe a more Star Trek setting like this, as opposed to maybe this kind of new age storytelling that's a little bit more darker, that has kind of ventured off to try to grab this new audience, uh, you know. But with Star Trek Continues, I think the new audience is going to get to see what's missing from the Star Trek Discovery and some of the newer Star Trek motion pictures and such, and get to see some of the original series Star Trek that generations before grew up on and the kind of storytelling was done back then. Because basically Star Trek Continues is just pretty much in sync with that, is borrowing a lot from that, and it has all those very same similar elements. So guys, really enjoyed this episode. It was strong. We got to see Spock, uh, in a ritual where he does get to express some emotions. I found that quite interesting that the, uh, Vulcans do have this process in which they get the kind of, uh, uh, feel, uh, as there are, uh, negative effects to being emotionalist. And we've seen, uh, this occur with Spock's father Sarek as he's a much older Vulcan. He goes through this condition where they can't control their emotions anymore. They've spent their entire lives suppressing their emotions and they just come out all the time. And those are the negative effects and the cons of, you know, living on pure logic for the Vulcan people. And, uh, so I found it interesting that they touched on that with Spock, uh, all the original crew that was involved in the episode Where No Man Has Gone Before in this episode, or, you know, all the original characters that were involved in that. And I thought that was awesome as well, guys. Really loved this episode. Looking forward to part 2 to see what's going to happen with the Espers. Uh, now they got to deal with a whole crew of them. Several Espers, whereas we know in the original series just dealing with 2 people was more than enough. And actually having really only to deal with 1, as one of the Espers was pretty much, you know, fighting for Captain Kirk's crew in a sense. And so now you, you know, you have a whole crew of these people and with all these godlike abilities. And none seem to be sympathetic to humankind. So it will be interesting to see how that develops. Guys, tell me what you thought about this, this last episode of Star Trek Continues. If you liked it, if you prefer this over what we're getting with Star Trek Discovery, because I don't know, guys, I think Star Trek Continues personally for me is I'm definitely more in tune and more in sync and more excited about what Star Trek Continues is producing over what Star Trek Discovery is producing. And that's not good considering this is a low-budget fan film that's very well done, very exciting. Guys, if you like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe, and until next time, take Care.
