Star Trek Continues ”Pilgrim of Eternity” - Detailed Analysis& Review

Star Trek Continues is a fan-made Star Trek series of professional quality. We begin a new series talking about this incredible show with the pilot episode "Pilgrim of Eternity" Star Trek Continues does exactly what the name suggests, it continues TOS giving us a mythical 4th season, filling in the gap between Star Trek and Star Trek The Motion Picture. In "Pilgrim of Eternity" Michael Forest returns in the role of Apollo, the god-like alien that first appeared in the TOS episode "Who Mourns for Adonais".

 

Watch the episode I'm discussing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-ziTBAkbQ&t=423s

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Transcript

Welcome to Nerd Heaven. 

I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars.

And I am a nerd.

 

This is episode 95 of the podcast.

Today, we begin a new series, looking at the first episode of Star Trek Continues. “Pilgrim of Eternity.”

 

And if you’d like to check out my original science fiction, head over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books

 

The description on StartrekContinues.com reads

Apollo returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise in the first episode of the new series.

 

The teleplay was written by Steve Frett and Jack Travino

With story by Vic Mignogna and Jack Marshall

 

It was directed by Vic Mignogna

And it first aired on the 26th of May 2013.

 

So with so much new Star Trek, with so much other classic sci-fi on TV, why cover a fan-made series?

 

The first answer to that is that right now, every bloke and his dog is talking about Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds. I’ve found it very difficult to stand out amongst so many podcasters and youTubers who are so much better than I am? I can’t break into that. 

But there aren’t so many who have done an in-depth series of podcasts on Star Trek continues, in the way that I do. It’s a beloved show, but I feel like there’s more room to place myself in that niche.

 

The second, and more important answer, is that I love the show and want to watch it again and share my thoughts.

 

If you haven’t seen Star Trek Continues before, you can watch all 11 episodes for free. They’re all on youTube, and you can also download them to play locally from StarTrekContinues.com

 

There are a number of fan-made Star Trek shows. They all seemed to emerge after the cancellation of Enterprise. After 18 years of non-stop new Star Trek on TV, we were suddenly in this void where there wasn’t any Star Trek. It was weird.

 

So the fans stepped up and made their own Star Trek. It was a time of great creativity and expression. So many people worked hard to share their love of the franchise. And keep it alive.

 

There was a lot of good stuff, but I think Star Trek Continues stands out as one of the best, if not the best. It’s won a ton of awards, and has been praised by Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. He considers the show canon and says his father would probably agree.

 

It all got started when Vic Mignogna directed an episode of Star Trek Farragut. He went into partnership and took part ownership of their sets, and set up some studio space where it could all live. Then he went about making his own show, assembling some very talented people around him.

 

So let’s talk about this first episode, which of course, is a sequel to the original series episode Who Mourns for Adonais.

Quite a few of Star Trek Continues stories were follow-ups to TOS episodes.

 

We begin in an unexpected place. A cowboy is holding Kirk at gunpoint. An old-fashioned revolver. He threatens to shoot Kirk.

And for a brief moment, I’m wondering, am I watching the right episode? Star Trek has certainly done wild west pla