Before The Terror

#startrek , #fanfilm, #stem, #scienceeducation
In the final installment of the Star Trek Fan film Saga, the Defiant finds itself encountering the Romulans near the Neutral Zone. This story occurs just before the events of the "Balance of Terror", the fourteenth episode of Star Trek (the original series). At the same time, Dr. Erickson is attempting to return to her timeline from the Spacegate Universe in an effort to stop the fungus that is destroying Earth's plants (parts 1 and 2 are combined in this video). For more about the Star Trek Fan Film saga go to: spacegatestation.com/
Star Trek Fan Film
This program is intended to be used as a resource to engage students, ignite their imagination, and foster their interest in the future of space exploration. The content of this program was aligned to conform with the fictional universe of Star Trek the original series and follows the standards outlined by CBS Studios and Paramount Pictures for a “Star Trek Fan Film".

[@TheSuntan1]

@Spacegate Station = Cast, Crew...Director, Writers; Scenes ...Story Line Engaging...Superb Indeed !!

[@tomswildandwonderfulviews]

Kudos on the story, and the acting was pretty good as well. I know these are not done with a huge budget so I will say congrats, keep up the good work. It would be nice to see someone take this up a notch since these are getting more popular.

[@spacegatestation6007]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

Excellent, brilliant, superb, awesome & cool!! A fun little romp to the future and back home again😁😁😁

[@spacegatestation6007]

Thanks again!

[@davidhamilton6612]

I love that the quality of most of these fan made episodes are in line with a regular TV episode, although I am not a fan of the CGI generated episodes. I make this comment while keeping in mind that these fan films do not have 1/10th the budget of even a TOS episode and therefore the special effects are not the best, but still better than some studio made movies of the past 50 years. Keep up the good work guys.

[@robbiekeuchlerjr5386]

My kids love my acting debut! We had movie night tonight! I’m a star in my home! Thanks Pete, Dr Spinner, John, and the whole team !!!!!! I’m so thankful to be apart of this! ❤

[@spacegatestation6007]

You did a great job.

[@bluemantom77]

Thank you for being in this need more real life achievable futures

[@spacegatestation6007]

@@bluemantom77 thank you

[@dalesimpson8083]

Well done a nice surprise! Kudos to the cast and crew!

[@spacegatestation6007]

thanks

[@TomNimitz]

A minor but notable performance by Robble Keuchler (Lt Veto) at the OPs console. Appeared comfortable and natural in his delivery. Robble should get a promotion and greater exposure in future episodes.

[@starclone4]

Oh this was super... Great job !!!!

[@spacegatestation6007]

thank you from the cast and crew

[@leefruits7241]

Great show! I hope to see more from you folks.

[@spacegatestation6007]

thanks

[@fernandojosearaujodasilva1918]

I confess... I loved it

[@spacegatestation6007]

Thank you, it was what we were aiming for, feel free to share it.

[@greenr369]

Fantastic. Love the story line..

[@spacegatestation6007]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jimholloway1785]

I really enjoyed this, it is good to see new Star Trek episodes again.

[@spacegatestation6007]

thank you from the cast and crew

[@marwerno]

WOW, well done! Looking for more of these series!

[@spacegatestation6007]

thanks

[@spacegatestation6007]

thank you from the cast and crew

[@SUPERBIGMANThe]

Not bad keep up the good work from a old trekker!❤❤

[@spacegatestation6007]

thanks

[@brienwhite4936]

Nice video thank you. Everyone did a great job.

[@spacegatestation6007]

thanks

[@elizabethjansen2684]

Have to admit that gal being jumped into starfleet gave me a giggle.

[@Artifactsofmars]

It was surreal seeing a young girl with a cell phone on the ship, but entertaining.

[@scark00]

Great graphics but I have a question. How does hull plating oxidize in space?

[@spacegatestation6007]

My understanding, from the animator, was that he felt that Romulan ships (similar to the Klingon cruisers) could probably navigate and land in the atmosphere of their planet. Therefore, it would not be unreasonable to assume that a ship that operated in the atmosphere would have some oxidation on it. Since he felt (for the time period) this was most likely one of the first ships the Romulans installed cloaking abilities in they would probably use an older ship for the experiment, hence, the reason he added oxidized plating.

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

there are free oxygen ions in space - they make up a not insignificant percentage of interstellar dust. Smashing into those at many times the speed of light you're going to get some ionic stripping of hull plating.

[@rlavassaur5333]

Real fun--keep it up

[@spacegatestation6007]

thank you from the cast and crew

[@pokerfacetv4644]

Did you film this at Neutral Zone Studios?

[@spacegatestation6007]

Yes, in Kingsland, Georgia. All our episodes are filmed there, and the set construction is outstanding. They are an amazing group of people to work with and have always treated us great when we use their facility.

[@pokerfacetv4644]

@@spacegatestation6007 I wanna plan a trip there to take a tour.

[@spacegatestation6007]

@@pokerfacetv4644 Check out their website at neutralzonestudios.com for information on set visits.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

One question, all those pictures that girl, Erika, took. If she ends up posting them all to TikToc or Instagram... 🤔🤨😶

[@spacegatestation6007]

The answer to that question was intentionally left out of the story so the viewer could decide what they thought she eventually did with the pictures. However, that being said, we are working on a video short that will highlight the two girls and their Tick Tock video including the pictures she took during the episode. Stay tuned!

[@fernandojosearaujodasilva1918]

🤠

[@spacegatestation6007]

Thanks

[@piratelestrange]

🎉

[@Fabian-Wenzel]

The Captain Janeway of this USS Defiant must be the great-grandfather of Kathryn Janeway? I seem to remember that in the series Star Trek Voyager, it was said that the Janeways have a long tradition of serving in Starfleet.

[@spacegatestation6007]

Yes, that was an "Easter Egg' in the story line. You may have noticed that Dr. Erickson (Dr. Schofield) lied and told Captain Janeway that her name was Kathryn, she was trying to conceal her identity to him and gave him a false first name. He responded that "he liked that name" and he would remember it.

[@bettyleeist]

A different take on Star Trek,here?

[@ianmitchell4231]

Nice work folks you all played your parts really well and the story was good to, i hope you make more Star Trek based content in the future.

[@spacegatestation6007]

Thank you, our entire team is made up of educators. We try to schedule an episode each year as a finale to augment our free children's instructional programs that we film and produce (Spacegatestation.com) throughout the school year.

[@ianmitchell4231]

@@spacegatestation6007 I think you could all make really good Star Trek fan films.

[@spacegatestation6007]

We appreciate that, if teaching children didn't take up so much time we would.

[@ianmitchell4231]

@@spacegatestation6007 That is a huge shame because you were all very good at doing it.

[@andytomhall6006]

What are talking about? Appalling acting by all involved, totally spoilt it for me.

[@CuteLesbo69]

The Klingon theme to me is second only to the TOS theme.

[@spacegatestation6007]

thank you from the cast and crew

[@carlosencarnacion9667]

This is how you would expect a starfleet crew to behave undres distress, better than the normal scripts from star trek. I kind of hated the idioteen character, well played by the young lady.

[@spacegatestation6007]

Our team thanks you for your positive comments. Anna, who played Ms. Hernandez, was a joy to work with and the most talented of the cast.