"Night Shift" -- a Star Trek fan production

[@jv-lk7bc]

Acting and special effects were community theater-level inconsistent but never distractingly bad (putting it light years ahead of some fan film ;), heartfelt and convincing. In just a few minutes, I found myself really liking and respecting these characters. Some excellent writing gave us a moving sidelight in a creative way while respecting canon, which can be a delicate dance. Especially coming from a little town in the middle of Alabama, this piece is truly inspiring. The first duty of a big budget production is to put max butts in seats, and that limits the range of what stories they can tell. it can’t stray too far from Hollywood endings, etc. This leaves voids that fan productions can fill and when they do, as this one does, they do a real service to the Star Trek community. Hats off.

[@domG]

Amazing! Love the bridge. Great content. Thank you.

[@MI-hz1cp]

And this is why Star Trek inches out over Star Wars and other genres. I loved the creativity and would love to feature in one of these.

[@jv-lk7bc]

Trek has always been by far the most fan-driven of fictional universes. Thats why is stays the course, continuing to right itself with needed course corrections while others veer off and wither..

[@GeorgeKayaian]

Great seeing some of these cast members again! Good episode, with some solid Trek values represented. Well done to all involved!

[@rahadyans199]

Yay! ❤❤❤

[@altpraize6708]

Another good one

[@joshuairwin2016]

That worked out exceptionally well! The digital set look fantastic! Liked how you followed up with having a 23rd century journalist. I’ve always wanted one of those head mounted cameras since we saw them in Generations. Great work! 😎

[@seskalarafey9285]

but let's hope she (the Journalist) is doing better then this one from Mass Effect. i bet someones know who i mean and what

[@larrygrebler5054]

An interesting take on a first contact. Thank you all for something fun and different.

[@marvinisaacs63]

That looks a bottle of 1792 Bourbon! I am sipping on the same as I write this lol>

[@christopherholladay918]

Love you guys 💟💟💟💟❤❤

[@thecopycat7153]

Awesome bridge set and a nice tos reference risk is our business 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️.

[@jackieanderson9408]

This was sweet.

[@sheltonwalker166]

Another awesome episode.

[@JB-ym4up]

🖖

[@peterq1978]

this is the work of a avg Starfleet crew. thank you guys.

[@ChristinaMoore79]

Yay! So happy to see a new Tristan episode, but what a tragic set of circumstances. I wonder if that distress call might have been a trap. Oh, and it was nice to see the Deimos' former CMO on a new ship. She went from the Potemkin to the Deimos to the Tristan!

[@adventuresofastrospacehero]

Awesome

[@justin.187]

Wow nicely done great work!!!

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

I'm not sure why they did not consider moving out of range of weapons while continuing to attempt discourse (translation) was not attempted. If you are getting pounded on, the first reaction should be to defend yourself in the best way possible and if aggressive action is ruled out you distance yourself with a tactical retreat.

[@Potemkin1711]

@@NathanTarantlawriter the warp engines were venting plasma, so a retreat would not be realistic

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

@@Potemkin1711 I thought that was after like the second or third attack? Was it during the first shot? I may have missed that. 20% shield drop on a single shot would indicate a very powerful energy weapon and they are (in the scifi universe) less effective as you increase distance. Maybe I missed it. Regardless, I enjoyed the video and want to see more like it!

[@Potemkin1711]

@@NathanTarantlawriter Tristan was venting plasma. Engaging impulse engines would've ignited it.

[@jv-lk7bc]

@@Potemkin1711 not a bad justification, though i think we've seen ships use impulse {or at least maneuvering thrusters) in that situation..

[@DMSProduktions]

LL&P 🖖

[@quoniam426]

Two possibilities, either they overreacted and their own damaged ship exploded upon Tristan's fire replay, or the distress call was just a trap.

[@Potemkin1711]

There's a third option you're missing. Stay tuned.

[@jv-lk7bc]

What I really love is the choice to leave it somewhat ambiguous. Sometimes we don't get all the answers. and it fits with the theme. Some sophisticated writing choices here. two more possibles: a) mystery ship had been recently attacked, and mistook the Federation ship as their attacker (might even have been all on automatic, crew dead or disabled), b) it was suicide-by-starship, either as provocation to start a war or some form of revenge..

[@wernerlouderback6796]

Great script Clinton 📖😃👍 great job all of you 😁👍🎥

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

great episode will we get to see this new alien species again?

[@Potemkin1711]

@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P this is part one of a three story arc, but I can only answer your question with a maybe

[@johncapurso9313]

So calm in face of danger! Some acting!!

[@wooderdsaunders4640]

Question: how could a distress signal be identified and the universal translation not identify ghe alien ships language?

[@Potemkin1711]

@@wooderdsaunders4640 I believe the same thing happened in the original Alien movie. A signal repeated over and over would be considered a distress signal. SOS, CQD, etc.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

I've always thought the name USS Golden Aardvark would be a great name for a starship!!!

[@Potemkin1711]

An unusual name, for sure.

[@wooderdsaunders4640]

Why not back away when 1st fired apon

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

That was my comment too.

[@seskalarafey9285]

it could had been a trap. mutiny, their Ship computer run amok and many other reasons.

[@jackieanderson9408]

🖖🏿

[@clivewi9103]

Just a minor point, the ship shown in the video is not constellation class as was the USS Enterprise but a Sagan class like the USS Stargazer.

[@Potemkin1711]

The ship was a Constellation class modified after an attack nearly a year ago which killed its first officer. Also, the Enterprise was a Constitution class, as I recall it. ;)

[@calvinhandley2373]

This ship, as well as the Stargazer, is a CONSTELLATION class. Tge TOS Enterprise was a CONSTITUTION class ship. One of the Constitution class ships shown in TOS was the USS CONSTELLATION. Perhaps this is what has you confused.

[@2hcobda2]

10:29

[@davidmeltzer1871]

I cannot recall any Trek episodes so totally bereft on a plot OTHER than there are things out there we can not immediately understand. And actuallY THAT is a story line in keeping with the the unknown Star Fleet would be facing.

[@jv-lk7bc]

They're nacelles, not engines. good music. the 20th century shirt on the reporter was a little distracting..

[@SamriBliss]

😮 8:32 oh ma gosh

[@Artifactsofmars]

Does anyone know what that miniature flying saucer thing is following them around?

[@Potemkin1711]

@@Artifactsofmars it's a holovid camera. It's recording their actions and words for a newscast. It follows the reporter around the ship.

[@Artifactsofmars]

@@Potemkin1711 Okay thanks I did not catch that.

[@andytay5507]

1st!

[@JB-ym4up]

Nope

[@Vankeith-u6x]

The the actors in this video are wearing the wrong costumes!

[@Potemkin1711]

@@Vankeith-u6x no, they're wearing duty uniforms.