"End of an Era" - Enterprise Returns for Major Refit

[@TheProblem224]

2:15 Kirk: "Shut her down, Mr. Scott. She's earned a little break." Scotty: "Haven't we all, sir."

[@chrismc410]

And a major facelift and the starship equivalent of the spa treatment

[@danbasta3677]

Prefer the Original Constitution Class Starships the way they were. Didn''t care at all for that refit. That movie ship itself along with that next generation cheesy stuff was to space boy, space toy was crappy.

[@KardboardKenny]

those lines being spoke over the ending, would have been beautiful.

[@shermanlee4037]

@@danbasta3677 Yeah, no question about it, the original NCC-1701 has no peers! Even Scotty acknowledges that in STTNG when he calls up THAT bridge on the holodeck...

[@cosmoray9750]

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[@PCCphoenix]

Captain's Log, Stardate 5999.1 After completing a historic five-year mission of exploration under my command, the _Enterprise_ is to put back to space dock to undergo some extensive refits and system upgrades, most notably an entirely new warp propulsion system. I have been ordered back to Earth immediately to be promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, after which my new assignment will be Chief of Operations at Starfleet Command. Admiral Nogura says that he has the utmost confidence in me with this new position, and he has assigned a Captain Willard Decker to take my place. Decker, the son of my old friend, the late Commodore Matthew Decker, will be overseeing the entire reconstruction and refit of the _Enterprise_ . Until then, I can only hope that my tenure will not last long, and I can once again sit in the captain's chair and make a real difference in this universe. This, I feel, is truly where I belong. Captain James T. Kirk

[@KardboardKenny]

that would have been so cool, read over the video. very touching.

[@RedCygnes14]

I read this with Shatner's voice... Simply wonderful.

[@SantomPh]

didn't he become Commandant of the Academy instead?

[@orvillemeadows3492]

This would make a great episode

[@PCCphoenix]

@@SantomPh in the TNG episode "Conspiracy," it was Picard who was offered a promotion to Admiral and commandancy of Starfleet Academy.

[@MajorCarrales]

This would have been a fitting end to the 5th season, maybe with Kirk looking on in an admiral's uniform discussing the future. Sadly, in that the "steams of time" (with quantum theory in place) if Star Trek had gone all 5 seasons they might not have been a Motion Picture series as it is today. Sometime a "death" makes an entity immortal. Part of the story of Trek is the cancellation.

[@LordTalax]

MP was terrible though.

[@hueowen2786]

Terribly awesome.

[@shermanlee4037]

@@LordTalax It had it's moments, but too much of its good hinged simply on seeing the Old Gang reassemble. The plot was weak, and the sets, for the most part, not as good, and a lot of the bad stuff in STTMP leaked over into every subsequent part of the franchise. By the time he made STTNG, Roddenberry had become somewhat embarrassed by TOS, unfortunately, and that showed.

[@shermanlee4037]

Trek fans should be grateful that the proposed 'phase 2' sequel Roddenberry wanted to make in the 70s never got off the ground. It would have killed the franchise deader than the a red shirt fighting Kirk himself. A lot of P2 got recyled into STTMP and was the source of some of the trouble.

[@williamsquires3070]

Kirk, “Okay, everyone, let’s remember where we parked!” 😀

[@hsharrott]

This is how the original series should have ended with the enterprise and her courageous crew returning after it's 5 year mission

[@PCCphoenix]

Sadly, it never came to that, as the five-year mission was cut short by two years (Star Trek only ran for three seasons).

[@klein2042]

God dammit CBS. God dammit

[@azurerainbow4637]

Did you see episodes of Star Trek:The Animated Series?

[@vccstudents]

Actually, NBC canceled it.

[@azurerainbow4637]

Did you see the episodes of Star Trek:The Animated Series in which there were some more adventures of the starship Enterprise?

[@MrPsychic8472]

Love the music choice, classic TOS music sounding almost like a lullaby for the Enterprise as she sleeps for her refit.

[@CaptainHowdy1431]

In as much as I love ST:TOS, I don't think this music is suited to the MANLY action of a full on refit. Regardless of the music, this is just what I imagined the refit would be. Thanks!

[@richardched6085]

Beautiful description!

[@alexbarquist5050]

Yeah for sure. That music is from the episode Shore Leave...not sure if they used it in any other episodes.

[@joeypieper6384]

it was also used in this side of paradise

[@chrismc410]

Post refit 1701 if she could talk: Enterprise to the rest of the fleet: your Queen is back, like my new look, bitches? Got new entrance music too (the TMP, future TNG theme.)

[@larrywt656]

I actually remember envisioning this scene 30 years ago. When Star Trek The Motion Picture first hit theaters, there was a long pre-credits sequence that was just black screen with music (what was called Ilia's Theme on the soundtrack). I can remember imagining a scene with the original Enterprise from the TV show that we all remember entering dry dock for the beginning of her refit, then the movie segueing into the opening credits. Thank you VideoSpaceFX for making my imagination come to life!!

[@hueowen2786]

Check out the final episode of Star Trek continues.

[@shadowhenge7118]

This would be perfect to edit into that intro.

[@Retaile23]

"Show me the Enterprise, no bloody A,B,C or D".

[@DistractedEccentrism]

What about E? Because that ship was awesome

[@PennsyPappas]

I laughed at that scene in that TNG episode. Scotty always had humor even when mad at the computer.

[@nessanderson6460]

@@DistractedEccentrism It hadn't been built yet by the time of that quote :)

[@intrinia]

Holodeck opens, shows bridge of the NX-Class. xD

[@johnilarde8440]

Intrinia Alternate: Computer: You may come in Scotty: *comes in the Holodeck* What in the devil is this? Computer: You didn’t specify which Universe/Timeline Holodeck: *Shows Kelvin Timeline USS Enterprise bridge*

[@TheCGJeff]

I got all choked up when the lights went out.

[@nexxusrayne7623]

Same here 😢

[@KardboardKenny]

yep

[@Thneed2003]

So true

[@jwcasciato]

Very nice and very touching for those of us who know and love the original STAR TREK and the original USS Enterprise! Nice touch too, using the very familiar love theme score. We remember it from a couple of the original episodes, namely "Shore Leave" and "This Side of Paradise". Thanks for this video!

[@shermanlee4037]

That music is perfect for this scene! And the moment at 2:16 when the warp drives go cold...I can picture Kirk on the bridge with Spock and McCoy in that moment, and a few minutes later Scotty joins them, coming up from Engineering after putting the engines to sleep...

[@susanesquer1520]

this is how season five would have ended

[@stevencohen624]

A mighty ship returns home after a long and difficult mission. Great job, old girl.

[@LordTalax]

5 years isn't that long.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

@@LordTalax Unless you've served in any branch of the armed services, thats not for you to say is it? 5 years is extremely long depending on what it is one is doing and how a person occupies their time. Serving in the armed services or waiting for open heart surgery or receiving a new kidney, hmm yeah 5 years can be a very long time in that regard.

[@j.s.connolly8579]

@@MGSBigBoss77 YES! WELL Said! AND This was NOT the first "FIVE YEAR MISSION" the Enterprise HAD! This was the end of it's THIRD "FIVE YEAR MISSION" AND it's the ONLY "Constellation Class" Star Ship to EVER RETURN INTACT! All of the other ships of this class were Lost/Destroyed in some way! THAT is WHY it gained such Notable Distinction!

[@harryalpert8002]

a timeless beauty!

[@jefftappan3091]

Kept the original music. Well done and thank you.

[@azurerainbow4637]

James Kirk and his crew certainly were in no rush to leave the Enterprise after she returned home to undergo redesigning and refitting.

[@ROROSMACHINE]

Congratulations on whomever made this, you made a grown man cry !!

[@STNeish]

You know, as much as I love TNG, nothing stirs my soul like the original Starship ENTERPRISE. Lovely, lovely work.

[@ShaneAcree]

Simply the most amazing video of the original Enterprise that I've ever seen. And to see the last few minutes of the original five year mission was touching to see. You not only have a talent for CGI you have a talent for touching fans hearts. Thank you so much for showing us this. This brings me back to a time where there was just the original 1701 before the movies or the series. JJ Abrams Enterprise could never touch this ship!

[@BasillG]

Delightful use of "Ruth." Very well done. :)

[@Willpower-74205]

J.M. Dillard's novel The Lost Years has a beginning just like this, detailing the end of the five-year mission. A must-read! Excellent video! 🖖

[@masterskrain]

It makes you want to smile and cry at the same time.

[@DavidBrendan7799]

There is just something so eloquent about a design so simple :D

[@Teletran35]

It is cool after over 30 years to a get a visual of this happening ..Thank You

[@pepperVenge]

*as soon as the ship stops, the camera ticks to the left to reveal Scotty playing a flute, and Sulu playing a cello*

[@CaptainHowdy1431]

Nah! Sulu would be on the flute, Uhura on cello.

[@jimtuck1958]

@@CaptainHowdy1431 And Scotty on bagpipes.

[@j.s.connolly8579]

@@jimtuck1958 And Spock on the Vulcan Lyre! :D

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

@@j.s.connolly8579 And Chekov on balalaika.

[@justifan]

In the Star Trek: The Motion Picture novel, written by Gene himself, he stated that the Enterprise, after the 5 year mission, returned limping battered and bruised into drydock, the only Constitution Class starship of the 14 original to have survived its mission. That is why the refit was redesignated the Enterprise Class, as seen in the movie, as a commemoration to that great feat.

[@PeachLover94]

_Enterprise_ the only one to return home mostly intact goes by what we've seen in the show and fan series such as _Star Trek: New Voyages_ / _Star Trek: Phase II_ and _Star Trek Continues._ The ships _Constitution_ and _Farragut_ had been decommissioned, the _Eagle_ hijacked in "ST NV/P II - Enemy: Starfleet!", the _Constellation_ destroyed with the Planet Killer in "The Doomsday Machine", the _Valiant_ lost in unknown circumstances, the _Intrepid_ destroyed by the space amoeba in "The Immunity Syndrome", the _Excalibur_ wrecked in "The Ultimate Computer", the _Defiant_ lost in "The Tholian Web" to be found and lost again in "STC: Still Treads the Shadows", the _Lexington_ said to have been scuttled in "STC: Come Not Between the Dragons", the _Hood_ destroyed on screen in "STC: Embracing the Winds", the _Yorktown_ and _Republic_ said to have been damaged by baffle plate ruptures and in need of rebuilds in "STC: What Ships Are For", and the _Kongo_ taken over by the Espers and destroying both the _Potemkin_ and the _Exeter_ recovered from "The Omega Glory" before being destroyed herself by the _Enterprise_ in "STC: To Boldly Go... parts 1 and 2".

[@aussie6910]

Enterprise came back light on crew. I read they lost 1/4. What's that, about 100?

[@varthikes53]

Brings a bittersweet tear to my eye.

[@mark11770011]

I liked your use of the music from the TV series, especially the last theme where the Enterprise was docking. Very nice and emotionally touching.

[@VideoSpaceFX]

@StarFleetCommand3 Thanks. They are "Approach of the Enterprise" and "Ruth" from TOS soundtrack and "It's Been An Honour" from Nemesis.

[@kitchenaut]

I like the era of the 2270's to the 2300's the most (perhaps because I grew up on the movies). Thanks for uploading this.

[@QuackersAhoy]

God almighty man, that was the ending to TOS that I always wanted to see, your Enterprise is beautifully rendered and combined with the music it brought a tear to my eye. Superb!

[@nicholasdickens2801]

I love this. Earth, Enterprise, all look great to me. :)

[@paulm.newitt3246]

Well done. Bringing the "'ol girl" home for a major refit. Nice choice of music, too.

[@16FEET]

Just simply 'Beautiful'. That's a scene fans always wondered about but never saw. Thanks for bringing that to the fans and anyone who enjoys seeing the "ENTERPRISE"

[@charliefordfrancis]

Lovely job. I love the movie Enterprise but have always struggled to believe it's the same ship as this one. Just look at the proportions. Everything is different. They would have to have ripped everything out and replaced it. "So what do we have leftover from before the refit?" "I think there's a rivet in the mess hall. "

[@chrismc410]

They indeed nearly did replace everything when they did the refit. Basically, they stripped the Enterprise down to the frame and built a new ship on the skeleton of the old. So technically speaking, yes she was the same ship frame wise but everything else, all new. If you recall in TMP, Decker said she was almost a totally new Enterprise, he wasn't kidding.

[@j.s.connolly8579]

@@chrismc410 YEP! Exactly! That is EXACTLY What they did! Reference "Mr. Scott's Guild to the Enterprise" and you can read ALL about it! She was torn down to the frame and keel and almost rebuilt from the ground up! But the ENTERPRISE 'A' was an Entirely NEW Ship from the Ground up originally Christened "USS TI-HO" but after the "WHALE PROBE" incident it was RE-CHRISTENED "USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A As sort of a... "GIFT" if you will to Kirk and his Crew who saved Earth from it's own shortsightedness!

[@harryalpert8002]

this never ever gets tired.

[@Deadpool_64]

If this was made to elicit an emotional response, you achieved one. This was sad...

[@SupesMe]

What he said. You did a amazing job on this dude.

[@astrofilmes7896]

When the Bussard colectors turned off I was like: wow...

[@LordTalax]

How would those light brights catch any hydrogen anyways?

[@tsntana]

Only thing I feel is missing is at least one interior shot. The TOS viewscreen. Looking forward. Approaching drydock. One last time.

[@missbish1000]

very nice work on this one, flawless animation and sound execution and I love the background music and sounds, they fit perfectly with the theme of the video.

[@VideoSpaceFX]

+Lisa winn Thank you

[@missbish1000]

your very welcome.

[@ArkansasPilgrim]

Excellent choice of music from "This Side of Paradise". My first reaction was, "Where's the majestic fanfare for the Enterprise?" But, almost immediately, I realized that the sad notes were perfect. End of era, indeed. Well done.

[@jdl7211]

Hi. I just came across this. My compliments to you. This is beautifully done! It is elegant as Star Trek should be!

[@jeepxjdude2000]

Very well done. Love the music from "Shore Leave"...perfect fit. Always makes me think of meeting my high school sweetheart like Kirk met Ruth.

[@ThatSlowTypingGuy]

I thought maybe the music was from Old Yeller.

[@harryalpert8002]

absolutely stunning and wonderful!

[@MaxLaingDMP]

Kirk : "Checkov. Get the lights, will ya'?"

[@stevedandy973]

Goodbye, old girl. Your legacy will live on.🖖

[@jamesbaldridge6180]

I would have liked to have seen tos end with a scene like this and the crew being welcomed home.

[@darthkurland]

james baldridge “a hero’s welcome? Is that what you’d like? God knows we need one.” - James T. Kirk, Star Trek III.

[@j.s.connolly8579]

@@darthkurland Actually the full line is... "A Hero's Welcome? Is that what you'd like Son? Well God knows there should be! This time we've paid for the party with our Dearest Blood!" Adml. James T. Kirk ST III

[@azurerainbow4637]

James Kirk and his crew sure had to take their time packing up their belongings when the Enterprise returned to Earth to be redesigned & refitted. Montgomery Scott was glad to supervise the Enterprise getting a new look & new equipment.

[@jaycegti2200]

Make me wonder what Kirk was feeling as they approached the spacedock. I think he may have been a bit sad, despite feeling happy to see earth again, because he knew that the 5 year mission was coming to an end.

[@terrywest111]

She is the Gray Lady! The Enterprise! The greatest starship of them all!

[@Mirriam02]

@terrywest111, I agree. The adventures the original Enterprise experienced was quite numerous & memorable:)

[@KamauNwabudike]

@TONYGILLEY, it just goes to show you that Star Trek was just ahead of its time. Not only the technology, but the whole concept was just way ahead of society. That's why it ended the way it did. But on another note, I doubt if we would have it as popular as it has been if the series would have continued.

[@Nergalsama01]

That second music track feels like a lullaby for the Enterprise. "Welcome home, old girl. You can rest easy now."

[@rockbassrules]

She gave as good as she got...the grand lady of the stars comes home.

[@stevencohen624]

Great job! To me, this marks the end of the original series’ Enterprise when you take into account that the refit was almost a brand new ship. I salute you, old girl! You served all of your captains extremely well. The refit did a great job of carrying on her legacy. Sorry to sound overly emotional. It’s easy to forget that this is fiction.

[@admiraljoshhar]

Superb! You captured the return of the Big E perfectly! And the soundtrack from the original series couldn't be more perfect! Bravo!

[@metaeditor6208]

The refit Enterprise is truly a graceful swan among fictional spacecraft.... Great CGI tribute to the TOS Enterprise. Thank you for sharing this VideoSpaceFX!

[@rogueFFXI]

Man awesome. You brought major tears to my eyes. Enterprise has been and always be one hell of a sexy, glamorous ship! Thank you for this vid!

[@mliss78]

No other U.S.S. Enterprise will ever be as great or dearly remembered as the one from the original series.

[@Mirriam02]

The "OG" is always legend:)

[@Roadracer987654321]

Maybe somehow we can see Spock Prime in a Flashback discuss the Coming home of the Enterprise from her Original 5 Year Mission under Captain Kirk. We could hear him discuss the Surprise of the heads of Starfleet at his Decsion to leave Starfleet. His Description of Captain Kirk's reaction to his resignation from Starfleet. We could see in the Background the Deconstruction of the Enterprise as she is Converted to her new Configuration.

[@trevorbailey2431]

What a lovely Starship the Enterprise is.

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

After the re fit, star fleet must have mad a few of that style starship..

[@BigNick419andholding]

As your other works, very impressive! The only thing I could even find to TRY to pick apart was the NCC-1701 on the ventral saucer was a bit oversized, but so not important considering the oustanding attention to detail you poured into this! Two thumbs up!

[@blkmanbat]

That was GREAT!!!! I love the music!! "Ruth" I believe. First used in the episode "Shore Leave" and again used in "this Side Of Paradise" classic music!! Perfect for this video! Thx for posting!!!

[@radagastaddams3703]

the refit Enterprise was a beautiful ship - best design of the fleet in my humble opinion. but there's something a little melancholy about this moment. sure Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott always kept the engines warm but now the reaction chamber is shut down & cold for probably the first time since the 5 year mission began. when the USS Enterprise fires up her engines again on her voyage to meet V'ger not just the ship but the crew are changed. nothing's the same after this moment.

[@Trans909]

How nice: the musical score is from TOS. Someone had the presence of mind to download a fragment. Very nice work.

[@avenuePad]

Perfect choice of music! Your work is fantastic. Keep it up! :)

[@old4mat]

Your work was well done and well thought out. Much nicer looking than the actual remasters from 06. Even the first shot looked as if it was going to be accompanied by a captain's log. Kudos!

[@azurerainbow4637]

The name of the Star Trek novel in which the USS Enterprise returns to Earth after Kirk's 5 years in command of that ship is over to get redesigned and refitted is Star Trek:The Lost Years.

[@almonkey1]

came here from the battle of narendra III, watched this as well, and subbed! no sci fi ships capture big grand battles as well as star trek ships do, my personal faves-kirk v khan mutara nebula, klingon attack at the start of tmp. exellent work!

[@camerontruesdell2428]

And so ends the voyage of the USS Enterprise...but the end is only the beginning

[@VideoSpaceFX]

@Johnnymoo Thank you, I am trying to do that but otherwise will skip straight to the refit leaving drydock scene, which I have wanted to do for ages!

[@Chilly_Billy]

The greatest spaceship ever.

[@peachesrambo4037]

Absolutely

[@Justice107]

Either way, the Enterprise is a beautiful ship. Nice work.

[@nelsonc6173]

Very cool! Perfectly set to the right music! Thank you!

[@TONYGILLEY]

The various non-cannon comics have done some nature of end of the Five Year Mission. It's a pity that TOS ended prematurely. considering the nature of 60's television it would have been interesting if and how they would have done a fitting final episode. would it have affected the nature of the 1st Movie? Kirk becomes an Admiral? Spock and McCoy a Monk and a 70's Disco dancer respectively?

[@paulm.newitt3246]

VERY, very very nice!!! Wonderful scene we've always dreamed of seeing, but never have until now. Thank you for doing this!! (SFAM author).

[@StiffLngPhallus1896]

Great Video, I was "deeply impressed". To me the best part was @ 0:53. Where the Enterprise battlecruiser was nothing more then a small ship up-against Earth.

[@rkmugen]

There's nothing like witnessing the majestic departure of the TOS Enterprise to the unknown reaches of our galaxy. But to see it come home after all the exploration, after all the conflicts, all the rescues... everything that she and her crew have been through... man, how it makes me all warm inside! Bones got it right during the 1st TNG episode (to Lt. Cmdr. Data): "Treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home."

[@BlakOwlEntertainment]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Job well done. Bravo.

[@suzanneroberge494]

Beautifully done, very moving piece.

[@enterprisingcaptian875]

Fantastic video! Thank you! Also, excellent choice of music I love the music of the original Star Trek.

[@agentm31]

Excellent. Always worth the wait

[@Johnnymoo]

Perfect. The choice of music was just right and the shot of the Enterprise in dock at 2:05 is the best version I've seen of quite a popular scene in fan art. I know it would take too much time, really, but it would be really cool to start off with this, then show the ship being refitted and then culminate in footage (or CGI footage to match) of the launch in TMP, with the music gradually shifting from the TOS score into TMP's.

[@KylleinMacKellerann]

The Enterprise: NCG-1701; preparing to die and be reborn. That has been happening to ships since Roman times (and probably before) but there is always a moment of sadness as the crew realizes that the ship they served on, lived on and for some, died on; will go through a change and become a new and effectively different ship. Sadness for what is lost and hope for the new and better systems that will go into the hull. And maybe the Thanksgiving turkey won't be made of hamburger next year...

[@f4fwildcat29]

my god your animation is amazing!

[@harryalpert8002]

this never gets old. love it.

[@VideoSpaceFX]

The end of the last episode was pretty abrupt, but I guess they had no idea what it would become. To the studio is was a failure which only lasted 3 seasons. If you're asking me if I have ever watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture then the answer is yes!

[@aussie6910]

You brought a tear to an old trekky's eye. Reminded me of the final moments of B5 with JMS, figuratively & literally, turning the show off.

[@CrusaderK]

Wow...This feels like this belongs in before the opening credits of ST: TMP! VERY well done! I wish it were possible to mix in cutaway footage of the crew on the bridge as the ship comes in to drydock but man! Great job!

[@azurerainbow4637]

Captain Williard Decker loved being in command of the Enterprise while she was in orbit getting redesigned & refitted. Too bad that he got relieved of command by Admiral Kirk when V'Ger was approaching Earth and that he used that emergency to take command of that ship due to his experiences dealing with unknowns. If Williard decker's father,who was in command of the USS Constellation until he killed himself for guilt over the loss of his crew and the destruction of his ship had still been alive when his son got relieved of command,temporarily,would Matthew Decker get mad at Kirk for that or not?

[@richardched6085]

When a Constitution Heavy Cruiser turns 25 years old. It sheds it's skin and grows a new much stronger layer in a process that takes 18 months.

[@philipbunney9445]

The flute melody is bloody beautiful.

[@josephgallo3241]

The flute melody was used in the TOS , whenever there was a romantic scene. Like Kirk and Ruth in Shore Leave

[@markraymond3886]

First time I've seen this. Very nice work. And you are right, it looks better in HD. 720 DPI isn't bad either.

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Brilliant.

[@Mandy-vn7rl]

Scotty “after 5 years boldly going where no-one has gone, the starship USS Enterprise deserves a stiff glass of scotch whisky and a wee break 🥃 “

[@rickhunter6516]

This.....is beautiful!

[@photonicus]

This is awesome and sad at the same time.Gotta upgrade if the Klingons upgrade,though!

[@SVSky]

Liked the music cue from Star Trek: Nemesis.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

???

[@SVSky]

@@jamiebraswell5520 starts at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpnCg3ycd9F1nbc, the cue is called "it's been an honor" where Riker bids goodbye to Picard kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJKyd6KYobxopck

[@SVSky]

Now that I think about it "It's been an honor" is the perfect name for the scene.

[@officespace7777]

Ah. The episode I have always wanted to see 😁

[@tomortiz3514]

The music was very fitting ❤❤❤