Here's the vignette that leads us from the last episode of the original series to this continuation:
Here's the first episode, which is a direct sequel to The Original Series episode Who Mourns for Adonais? starring the same man who played Adonis in the original:
That episode has a Wikipedia entry here. I'm loving this.
The second episode, which guest stars Lou Ferrigno, is here:
More are expected.
Slate has a positive review. io9 has given it some positive attention.
What!? This is spoo-oky. The guy who plays Kirk almost has the same voice as William Shatner, hasn´t he? And the acting style, the door sounds, the plingy sounds in the background, it´s too much! I am planning to watch that whole episode later tonight, you bet! Thanks for alerting me to this!
ReplyDeleteit really is intended to be a continuation of the original series, and i'm definitely on board. the 3rd one is in the works. i'm impressed with how close they get to the feel of the original. i hope you like them.
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