A Star Trek Fan Production: "The Test of Time" | Tales From The Neutral Zone |

From Executive Producers Ed Obarowski and Ray Tesi:
While trying to stop the theft of a Federation Time Ship, Temporal Agent Quinn discovers the shocking and tragic history of two different worlds. Minor tweaks added from the previous version of the film.
“Star Trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by CBS Studios Inc. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with CBS, Paramount Pictures, or any other Star Trek franchise, and is a non-commercial fan-made film intended for recreational use. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against CBS or Paramount Pictures.”

[@joshuairwin2016]

We made some slight revisions to the film, very minor stuff. But wanted to have the best version of it on our channel.

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

I could tell there were some changes to this story from what I saw before.

[@andytomhall6006]

Next time use cgi then or fit younger actors. Covid 19 was caused by Chinese experiments with the cold/flu virus to make a biological weapons. Russia is and has been doing the same, hence all the Russian and Chinese mega flues that hit the world every so often. One of them triggered my Rheumatoid arthritis which lead to other health issues, some say ruining my life. I lost friends and relatives to covid too, as have many other people. I believe the Chinese tested on their own people in Wuhan as their doctor was saying before he was killed. This story I think is repeating the truth to a certain extent and millions of people are dead and others faced with ruined lives and as always the perpetrators, the evil empires and their dictators go unpunished.

[@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546]

Parables, always a great device for human introspections to those willing. Allow me to point out after WW2, in Peace Treaty of San Francisco, Formosa Island and the Pescadores were relinquished as part of Japan’s constitutional territory. United States and the Allied Forces as the victor over Japan, issued “General Order One” by McArthur, appointing R.O.C. to militarily occupy the Formosan Islands. My people has experienced international genocide, political terror, cultural erasure at the hands of the chinese, R.O.C. We, Taiwanese, are struggling to wake up from cultural extinction and language erasure. “Prime directive”, or its synonym seem to always serve just the few; with Justice no where in sight. It all began in 1947.

[@TravelingCitrianSnail]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@thewarpcore2891]

That was brilliant...Are you kidding me?....Massive respect to the whole team especially the writer and cast, graphics and music teams....Superb...

[@PoorMansChemist]

This was way better Star Trek than any studio has given us in decades.

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

Well, better than what Paramount has given us lately.

[@PoorMansChemist]

@@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841 There hasn't been good Star Trek since voyager went off the air IMO. And that show was pretty hit or miss (mostly miss). The only exception Ive seen was Star Trek Continues and that was a fan project. JJTrek, STD, and Picard are what I call STINO: Star Trek In Name Only. Star Trek as a franchise is dead except for these fan projects. Sadly Dr Who and Star Wars are also dead and gone and never coming back. 😢

[@avalonuniverse6327]

Some of the people who worked on Star Trek Continues, also worked on this film. And it was produced at the same studio.

[@PoorMansChemist]

@@avalonuniverse6327 That would explain much. Thank God for these people. They are the only ones keeping Star Trek alive at this point. All we get from the big corporate studios these days is pure crap.

[@ronin4evR]

@@PoorMansChemist I agree with ya mostly. Voyager was the last decent star trek show imo. I did like Picard, season 3. The ending of season 1 was interesting too. Season 2 was disappointing and I only watched it because Q was in it a lot. Discovery was ok, IF, and I mean IF, you consider it as a stand alone sci fi show and not part of star trek canon. The JJ Abrams films...I pretend those were never made. I'd like to see a new series like TNG with either the Enterprise E or F and their adventures. Plenty of space in the timeline to do a show for each one. Star Wars...I've really only liked the Jedi and Sith parts of Star Wars so I do like some of the new stuff exploring more of the Jedi order and the old republic. But, I can see why other fans are upset over the direction it's going. It has definitely downgraded from the iconic original 3 films. For now, I'll keep watching these great fan films. Highly entertaining!!

[@dramonmaster222]

Ah! I do love Time Travel stories. Even if they do give you a headache if you think too hard about it.

[@brucebowden4223]

😂

[@RodgerDodger196]

THIS IS TOP NOTCH‼️‼️🎄ITS LIKE WE WERE WATCHING ORIGINAL TREK!! EVERYBODY WAS NATURAL NO AWKWARD MOMENTS-timing & SFX even a TWIST? At the... Standing Ovation!! (Right there with Vic)-BRILLIANT!!

[@michaelquaid4679]

WOW..THIS is truly amazing. I mean saying WELL DONE to you wouldn't even begin to cover it. I enjoyed this so so much. THANK you for making it. I've been a Star Trek fan for many decades. I'd given up on Star Trek in fact, Until I SAW THIS! Goodness, I hope you make many more in the future

[@avalonuniverse6327]

Thank you for your kind words! Truly, It means a lot. And please check out the other Star Trek Fan Films on our channel. More are coming soon!

[@kerry-j4m]

That was a very good episode. MORE please ??? LOL. The new trek shows leave a lot to be desired. Live Long and Prosper.

[@michaelcervantes9439]

THIS is better than what Paramount+ is doing?? I will take Tig Notaro riffing on set over this any time.

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Man, I really like the Captain in this. A really big guy with an imposing presence who is soft spoken and has a steady confidence in his movements. He's perfect, I would expect former military himself, and very expressive and emotive with his face. Great casting.

[@timonsolus]

Agreed. I was puzzled by his having a First Officer old enough to be an admiral, however…

[@tonep3168]

Now this is much better! Nice to see something a little more modern, and the acting is great too!

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

solid acting libretto and Delivery ✓

[@hansvandenoever4445]

Excellent, no wooly talking , great action and all fits in it's place! I am 65 now, a Dutchmam and started watching TOS, Many series aftherwards were dissapointing to me, but this is just great! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@privacyseekr]

I like the interesting twist at the end that has the viewer thinking without being spoon fed a result.

[@kevincozens6837]

Nice story and well executed. I like the sort of full circle moment at the end.

[@anthonyhunt701]

Part 2 please!! & 3 ,4,5…🖖🏻

[@metrotechguru5863]

Excellent production.

[@josephwalton8189]

Well done! makes me want to see more of temporal time agents ;-)

[@rspc6132]

Once Again FANTASTIC!!! Keep Up The Good Work!

[@n7565j]

Nice to see my generation doing REAL Star Trek!!! Well done folks 🙂

[@markjohnson188]

Thanks for that one. It was intelligent and well presented. Make more like this please.

[@Joe-jv5mm]

Yes some decent fan production, Excellent Acting, Great Story 👏👏👏

[@X-PlaneFanatic]

Story and acting were 1st rate. 10/10 stars!

[@Franco18886]

Awesome story and twist great effects

[@TravelingCitrianSnail]

*EXCELLENT.* 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Rob-zombied-b3q]

This was first quality. I really enjoyed watching this.

[@hethfilms]

Very well done and entertaining! Only gripe I would have is the rather fast resolution of the conflict in the end and the "floating hands" on the controls while they pilot the little ships :) Otherwise flawless production. Great cinematography as well! All the best from Germany ;)

[@levelemup]

Hehe the spreaded floating hands are well known problem. I love the cinematography, vfx and acting.

[@joshuairwin2016]

I don’t think the Director and the CG artist were on the same page

[@levelemup]

@@joshuairwin2016 The director was Vic right and you was DP, VFX are Samuel. I think he dont know what a Supervisor rly is but ok ^^

[@HellsDamnedUK]

Damn that was good look forward to more from your excellent cast and crew lighting was perfect like tos

[@dennisdenise1]

Great episode

[@kevinholloway3495]

wonderfully made thank you

[@Killerspieler0815]

Nice & it shows the logic of timelines (this time fixed in the future)

[@pojoseph29]

Overall the sets, special effects, and story were nicely done. I did notice in the opening scene she seemed unsure of her hand placement on the console. Otherwise her acting was brilliant. And detecting a cloaked ship? That makes one ask why the intruder wasn't detected. Those are small thing's that don't really take away from an otherwise excellent production. Keep up the good work and I hope to see more in the future.

[@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546]

“There can only be one sacred Space-Time”. Much as I love Trek, sometimes Terran Empire Time-line as one unique multiverse aka separate Space-Time is ignored. Temporal Agencies “fixing” timelines, are merely ourselves willing to do over from every single moral catastrophe. I love this story, touched me on a personal level. #JolanTru

[@pathfinderdiscovery9395]

Nicely done # 1 nicely done !!!

[@tommytwotacos8106]

I know that CBS went full on dick-head mode and sent C&D letters to all of the other fan productions a long time ago, but I'm glad to see that you guys are somehow still able to put stuff like this up on for us to enjoy.

[@ajc60803]

I'm not a huge fan of "fan films," but this was quite good. The special effects didn't look like something out of a 70's episode of Doctor Who, like some fan films I've seen.

[@hansvandenoever4445]

I agree!

[@amehak1922]

Great episode as always

[@MOrab46019]

Wow great twist

[@jamesupton6675]

Love the young man playing ship's Captain, excellent performance. One smal,l very minor gripe and that is the ship's uniform should have a Constitution emblem this is NOT the Kelvin alternate reality, it's too good. 🖖

[@jackieanderson9408]

This was good 👍

[@markc7440]

Would the Constitution be able to detect a cloaked vessel, especially one from its future. If the Constitution couldn't scan inside Quinn's ship how did the targeting scanners for the transporter work? Not just here but it the "official" ST and other sci-fi too, wouldn't all lights around drive systems be either blue or red, as in blue or red shifted as it passes by the observer? I'm sure that people will tell me the answers to these, or at least very good theories. And on a non technical point, if the serum was that important, why only one guard? However, well made, especially getting the colour tones of each time period so like the original shows. In fact I think that Quinn's ship was done better than the future ship we saw in Voyager. Good acting throughout, from the main characters and support characters. Music and audio effects, absolutely spot on. And the quality of the sets were so good you could see how much work has gone into this.

[@markc7440]

Sorry, I meant to say, I'm having one of my brain ticking over insomnia nights, so maybe I am thinking too much. I didn't want to disrespect the work you did.

[@pojoseph29]

Your post didn't appear to be disrespectful. It looks well thought out and courteous. It's more articulate than mine.

[@peterkinsey9817]

its not easy to distinguish this from eps of the original series way better than woke trek great job well done you have captured the essence of the original star trek

[@altha-rf1et]

Just tell them to wear a mask

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Episode written by M. Night Shyamalan.

[@mechcntr7185]

Captioning not working!

[@frankjad]

How about subtitles for the hearing impaired?

[@Bod8998]

Subbed

[@avalonuniverse6327]

Thank you! We appreciate that!

[@claudenow]

More please?

[@mattatobin]

Is it just me or would she make a great Seska style cardassian or a romulan commander..

[@jeronimoviana1]

Quando postarem disponibilizem legendas em português.

[@AndersonNeo12]

F A N t a s t i c

[@fabrice9893]

L'absence de soutitrage rend cet article inadapté

[@avalonuniverse6327]

C'est un problème dont il faut se plaindre auprès de Google. Il existe 7 000 langues dans le monde. Je n'ai pas le temps de tous les retranscrire et d'incorporer des sous-titres. Google est censé faire cela dans votre région.

[@andrewfischer8564]

looks like seska the undercover cardassian

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

wow : )

[@pnemonic]

Why the fake fight in their future if they are on the same team?

[@avalonuniverse6327]

They weren’t on the same team. She changed history.

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Planet Ja Rule?

[@ArtorGrael]

Gain of function research?

[@davidmardlin9733]

Covid vaccines being pushed even in star trek haha