These episodes on this channel are expertly written and narrated. I find these so interesting and thoughtful. Plus, you talk about a show I love and makes me think how much people not into Star Trek are missing out on the story telling and underlying themes of these shows. Really well done! Thank you!
Thank you for a well researched mini documentary. ...very eye opening on a lesser known facet of the world of star trek .....and for demonstrating a good taste in music :-)
And then the producers who worked on Voyager completely forgot about Mr Bates, and when it came to writing Chakotay, had a "Native American Expert" consultant... ...who was not a Native American, nor actually knew ANYTHING about Native American culture aside from New Age Claptrap.
Yeah, it's sad. :( They couldn't even be consistent with what particular culture Chakotay was from. Or cultures, if we entertain the thought he might have had parents from multiple cultures or nationalities (certainly not an impossible option). A lot of what the individual writers threw around about Chakotay's ethnic origins didn't make sense on close inspection. (E.g. I've always been peeved by the fact he's hinted to have modern Maya ancestry on his father's side, but then in one episode, he claims that "his tribe never used bows". Fair enough, but that doesn't fit what we know about the Maya. They very much used bows in hunting and warfare. Additionally, the vague rituals Chakotay occassionally does is like some Hollywood reworking of southwestern and plains Indian iconography, but taken completely out of context. Chakotay's supposed origin is so confused and muddled, that it's not even silly, just annoyingly and wilfully confused.)
I'm a native Trekkie!! This is absolutely wonderful. Miigwech (thank you) for making this. I did not know about Mr. Bates until watching this video. This channel is one of my favourite things on TH-cam. Please keep up the amazing work.
I was thinking the same thing after watching some of the fan projects, and it could infuse more depth to the show, if handled properly and realistically.
This channel is truly amazing. It's great to see trek fans alive and well. As a young trek fan I feel like I missed out on the golden years of the trek fandom
Great work! Thanks for this video. I'm inspired by and in awe of Russell Bates. One of my favorite parts is what he says in the clip just after you're talking about how every writer is a world within themselves, and when a writer creates some of that inner world spills out. "Writing itself is a language that you learn the same as the language that you learn from you're parents. It obeys the same principles, but you're not writing IN a language, you're writing AS a language." Russell Bates
It's always a joy to see a new Trekspertise video uploaded. Great episode, very interesting as usual! Although I've watched every other series religiously since childhood, I never actually got around to watching The Animated Series. I think I'll give it a go after my current re-watch of Voyager.
This has to be one of my favorite episodes on this channel. Thank you for bringing to light one of writers who got Star Trek their first Emmy. You have an deep respect for the natives which is amazing. Thank you again for producing such meaningful content.
+Bhupinder Malhotra Russell Bates here. Kyle Sullivan is one of those rare white Americans who stands up for the Native Americans. He not only admires us, he seems to understand us as well. THAT IS RARE!
I co-host an Animated Series and all things Trek in the 1970s podcast (Saturday Morning Trek) so I'm glad to see more and more people are getting interested in this often overlooked piece of Trek history. If not for TAS it's possible Trek would not be around today. Not only did it keep it alive in the public, but it also kept licensing fresh into the 70s!
Fantastic video, and brilliant new content guys! I hope you're thinking of doing some more videos like this...as I'd definitely watch them!!! Keep up the good work Trekspertise
I fondly remember watching the Animated Series on Saturday afternoon's when first broadcast. The stories were good. The novelizations of them, Star Trek Log 1 - 10, were excellent, being greatly expanded upon versus the 23 minute episodes.
I'm from Germany, and I read the books even before I got to watch the Animated Series in his full form, and I loved the books, especially Serpent's Tooth (which is one of my favorite episodes of ST) . Here in Germany, they butchered the 20 minutes long episodes into 15 minutes. (which was horrible). Later we got them full with a new dub. Sadly that TAS is so underrated.
This is great channel. After finishing all the D&D Cartoon Episodes for nostalgia, I went to watch all the Animated Trek that I saw off-and-on as a kid. As I started re-watching as an adult, I realized this was not just a cartoon version of Star Trek for kids, it was actually the next and last season of old Trek (after its Live-action cancellation) -- before the Movies. Well go figure as it was made by Roddenberry with most of the original actors and some great writers. It was at times, almost as sophisticated as its predecessor. Now the half hour time-frame had some limitations that the original hour shows did not -- and am not saying every episode is amazing, but I would recommend everyone watch it who liked the old series, as it builds on previous episodes and fills in gaps of the whole Trek story -- just like fan-made You-Tube episodes.
I'm so in love with this channel. MY THANKS AND NERD LOVE GOES OUT ACROSS THE INTERNETS TO YOU! Seriously, the quality of your videos is always top notch. And now I guess I have no excuse, I need to finally watch the animated series.
Thanks for this. I think a lot of us Trek fans sometimes forget that there's an animated series out there. I know I've never really given it a chance, but I'm thinking that I'll get to it after I'm done with my Enterprise rewatch in a few weeks.
Wow. To See The Connectivity, From The Original Series, All The Through To Voyager, Is An Amazing Feat. Well Documented, Trekspertise, And An Interesting Piece. Thank You.
r.i.p. Russell I would see you walking to the store everyday back in the early 90's when I was young and now you gone rest in paradise....this video was great
+Matt 07a Thank you for watching! Glad to have you here =) My approach is slightly academic. I have a background in biology and anthropology...and in that space, I've seen people do remarkable work with very little data and with subjects tiny in scope. I once attended this insane lecture on how the marketing and success vegetable shortening had unexpected impacts on the social reality of people in the United States. The researcher looked at Crisco and just helped to explain social struggle and painted a very vivid picture of life at the onset, and after the onset, of this one single cooking aid. It was extraordinary. My favorite thing about academia is that when you look deeper even at the tiniest thing, a whole world of understanding can approach. Star Trek is 50 years old this year...there is tons of stuff, intentional and unintentional, locked away in those stories. I find it interesting to peel back the layers to see what scurries out.
I've only seen a few episodes of the animated series but I do remember that Larry Niven, the author of ringworld wrote an episode and it featured aliens from his books. It blew my mind to see the kzin in Star Trek and it was such an odd feeling seeing a cross over of two old sci fi franchises meet like that. To me, a kid in 2012 it was so random that an old sci book I loved and an old sci fi series I loved melded together.
This episode put in perspective the planning of all the episodes. I followed your vlog channel 2threefive and you went to film Russel Bates 6 months ago. keep making great videos like this and i will keep watching them.
+votron army collection (wren42969) Wow. Thank you, thank you very much for noticing that. First of all, it's astonishing that the interview with Bates was 6 months ago. My, how time flies. 2nd of all, you are extraordinary for keeping up with us and for remembering the details. Incredible. Thank you. I'm not sure how much you liked the 2threefive Vlog. It was a great little experiment. But, if that was something you've enjoyed, then I hope you check out the new Vlog when it gets started. It should be miles more comprehensible.
+Trekspertise I can't wait to see the new vlog! I mostly liked it because of the interesting shots and I'm kind of the person that likes to be the fly on the wall so seeing what was going on was cool. Plus I live in Alabama so I like to see what some the cooler people in the state like a guy who likes star trek, makes cool videos, and is going to freaking Antartica.
I wish I could help in a non-monetary sense (I'm poor, but a decent writer). These episodes are very much in line with how I talk about Star Trek and it's relation to modern day society. Also, I love your work. I wish more people took their ideas of Star Trek in the same direction as you do.
Bingewatching all videos on this channel right now - damn, how did I miss out on this for so long? Your videos are amongst the better documentaries here on youtube for sure. Not just, because I like the Trek and you dig out some interesting informations about the show. It's the general quality of the production, the research behind the episodes. You show no sign of what many other channels over time fallen to over the years: They raise the frequency of their releases on one side and then, of course, can't put as much work in individual episodes any more. And in the end many resort to "let's just record a bunch of guys talking unscripted about the topic for an hour" - less preparation, less post-production (if any) and usually average content at best. Stick with your model, guys! Good stuff!
Thank you very much! It is a struggle with any size production, from TH-cam all the way up to your casual George Clooney film. How much time does one dedicate to crafting the best video or film experience vs. the need for audience size and regularity? We have been sporadic with our releases partly because it takes time to craft together something and, not to say that any of this is perfect (first videos are downright cringe-worthy) we are proud of many of the entries in this series as a result. The best ones, like this one ("The Serpent's Tooth"), take a lot of time and even some travel to make happen. But also, we have to take regular paying film and video gigs when we can, which also ruins a regular release schedule. But, you know...we are aiming to change this right now. With Patreon inching its way up to the $500 per video mark, we can promise a scaling up of production that won't diminish quality. So, look out for that real soon. We are planning on moving this channel into the broader category of sci-fi video essays, too, along with various Star Trek topics. And with Star Trek: Discovery around the corner, we are hoping to put out some weekly episode reviews. Thank you for swinging by to check this space out. In short, you ain't seen nothing yet. And be sure to check out Kyle's personal channel, too...same editing style, but with different topics: th-cam.com/users/kylesullivan
"It is a struggle with any size production" - yah, I know. I did a few vids just for fun when I first came to youtube years ago - for shits and giggles and to see if this was my thing, and if nothing else that gave me some insight into how much work is involved in videos that aren't just unscripted vlogs. And honest respect for ppl who do that on a regular basis, this is actual work. :) "it takes time to craft together something" - and it shows that you TAKE the time you need and not rush things. Which is cool. Hence my comment. ^^ "we are proud of many of the entries" - And rightfully so. :) [more material in the future] - God, I love when crowdfunding works for people who make stuff I like. :D That doesn't sound bad at all. As for the broader category of future videos - great! There's loads of worlds to explore in scifi that are not Trek, and to me you've already shown that you like to find interesting angles to view the material from. I'm looking forward to it! Once again: Thanks for the great work you guys do and q'apla from Bonn, Germany! :)
+Commander Kruge Thank you! And Thanks for watching. First and foremost, we try to make each and every one both an interesting topic and interesting to watch. Check out our latest essay, Epic Trek!
I'm a huge Trekspert for all my life, and a Hip Hop producer / fan ...so I love hearing Pete Rock and J Dilla Beats in your videos! Keep up the good work!
+Trekspertise I enjoyed it, but I really never watched TAS so it wasn't as enjoyable as some of your other stuff. my favorite eps are when you do analysis eps, rather than behind the scenes eps. like the Gul Dukat one was my fave. and the History of the Borg. I'd like to see an episode where you review/contrast characters from the series. Like, who is the best doctor? Who is the best helmsman? Who is the best 1st officer and why is it Riker?
Contrary to some, I do love the animated ST series and I also noticed how it influenced post STOS like STNG, STDS9 and STV. Obviously not when I first saw as a kid in the 70's but later on when I revisited the series. My only complaint with the series was the voice overs. There's a huge gap in histrionics between the voices of the original crew and most of the cartoon voice actors. The original crew voices give us a true performance while the cartoon voice actors down grade it to a simple kid's show gig, I totally get it but is the only thing I dislike of the STCS. In the other hand it totally shows how voice actors have evolved to a point that many have become popular in Their own and also how famous actors are more willing to "lend" their voices in animated films or series. Love this channel.
Not that I knew much about him at all, but I didn't know Russell Bates was Native American ^_^ As is mentioned, that's interesting because you didn't see much of any minorities in front of or behind the camera in any form at that time. I was around 10 when this show was on the air (Yep, I'm an Old Nerd ^_^), but I still recall to this day being SO excited that it was being broadcast! Even at that age, I never thought I would get to see NEW Star Trek ever again, and I still fondly recall all of the episodes, even the incredibly corny ones like "Infinite Vulcan" ^_^
+Trekspertise Mirrors of the Federation and The Case for Gul Dukat. Because Dukat has always been part of my Holy Trinity of fav Trek characters Dukat/Garak/Picard. Mirrors because it introduced to your channel, plus the intro scene to it is is possible my fav scene in all of Trek.
After watching this, it is no surprise to me that on his bookshelf stood "A history of archaeological thought". I'd recognize that book from 10 miles away.. Good read..
+Trekspertise Russell Bates here. First, because Kyle is into Native American studies, writerfella (me) was pleased to see he had that book with one of writerfella''s stories. Second, that was Kyle's library, not writerfella's. Third, freeze frame and look at the titles, and you then will get a better handle on who Kyle Sullivan is as a person. Sorry, Kyle, but a personal library reveals who YOU are! writerfella has 12,000 Sci-fi books. Good luck on finding who writerfella is!
yup, I reckon he is one of important TH-camr who is highly underappreciated. He deserves to be at top and I m sure his dedication will for sure put him on top, slowly but steadily which is even better.
The animated series was the first Trek that I saw "live". Wish they had done more. In fact, wish they would continue an updated version set either in TOS or TOS movie era. It's a shame that Paramount did not make more movies with the original cast before they started to go where no man has gone before. Better make some more STNG movies before they begin to head off as well.
i want another plausibility episode!! like plausibility of necromorphs from dead space. It would probably get a terribly low score however I'd still like to see it :)
+Rafay Siddiqui TAS is tough to swallow, admittedly. But the spirit of the show is very much the same as the original, and that is nice to watch. And thanks. The problem isn't ideas...I've got about LOADS of those. The problem is money. I have to stop Trekspertise in order to take work that will pay bills. If Patreon funded Trekspertise up to $500 a video, I can pay others to help produce these, and thus promise a minimum of two videos a month. Just gotta reach that level...
As a kid, may have watched a few randoms eps, I remembered Serpents Tooth and the ep Yesteryear. It wasn't until I grew up and saw DVD box set being released of the original series and the TAS that I got the full series of TAS. Many of the episodes truly do stand up and should not be discounted. Thankfully they've been canonized. Well all except Robert April. Or has he?
Trekspertise is one of my absolute favorite channels here... Though, I've always wondered how they get some of their footage in such awesome quality. I don't think I've ever seen a physical release of TAS, or see it with such quality on TH-cam - did they rip it from Netflix, or something?
@trekspertise wonderful piece. This was one of my favorite episodes. By the way what’s the name of all the groovy tunes you used as background music in this video??
Great video. The progressive nature of Trek is probably the reason I still love it. I truly, deeply wish I was able to live in a more evolved, enlightened universe (like the one presented in Trek).
I'd like to know more about Q and the Continuum. He's a fascinating character. I always wondered if he and The Traveler had any relation or even if they knew each other.
Trekspertise Which is why we need your brilliance and insight! As soon as I suggested it I started looking around and couldn't find anything either. Shame too because they're very unique.
About giving credit to an outside influence to other cultures and the shoe on the other foot thing. Not only did no one make a big deal about it, but now we have the Ancient Alien theory. I also do not think racism was the reason they did not think the native populations built the structures, rather an observation based off what they saw of the people they met. They were proven wrong through evidence. Or as a good skeptic, sufficient evidence was presented to show that at one point they were able to build these structures. You do know not everything is racist or sexist. right?
I like how you incorporated an interview with a Star Trek writer into this video. Cool :). Also, I find it unfair that Native Americans aren't given credit for the civilization they built. That simply doesn't make any sense.
+Trekkie NZ Thanks! I would do that every time, if I could. And yea...removing agency from Native America doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. But...it's a rich and lengthy tradition among colonial Europeans and their descendants. Ethnocentrism has real staying power, sometimes.
It makes perfect sense. It gives the USA the agency to go around the world and accuse others of genocide and human rights violations. Ignoring what the USA, Mexico and Canada has done to the Hemisphere in the past and currently is contingent on the erasure of Indigenous identity, land claim and accomplishments...such as corn, tobacco, turkeys, sunflowers, cotton, peanuts, rubber, quinine, taxol, aspirin and the US constitution.
I think the animated series exists inside the star trek universe as a cartoon kids on earth watch, I imagine that in yhe star trek universe, kirk and crew would be well known among people everywhere, and people made a show based on their adventures, for the entertainment and education of children.
Your open mindedness is part of the true spirit that makes trek fans special.
+Scott Nahler spoken like a true Vulcan...
truly, my thoughts echoed.
These episodes on this channel are expertly written and narrated. I find these so interesting and thoughtful. Plus, you talk about a show I love and makes me think how much people not into Star Trek are missing out on the story telling and underlying themes of these shows. Really well done! Thank you!
Absolutely. Thank you for watching =)
Keep an eye on us for more in the near future.
That was very enjoyable. I have never seen an actual commercial for the original series before so that was really cool.
Thank you for a well researched mini documentary. ...very eye opening on a lesser known facet of the world of star trek .....and for demonstrating a good taste in music :-)
And then the producers who worked on Voyager completely forgot about Mr Bates, and when it came to writing Chakotay, had a "Native American Expert" consultant... ...who was not a Native American, nor actually knew ANYTHING about Native American culture aside from New Age Claptrap.
I always thought Chakotay was mexican, or Navajo, or something...
Yeah, it's sad. :( They couldn't even be consistent with what particular culture Chakotay was from. Or cultures, if we entertain the thought he might have had parents from multiple cultures or nationalities (certainly not an impossible option). A lot of what the individual writers threw around about Chakotay's ethnic origins didn't make sense on close inspection.
(E.g. I've always been peeved by the fact he's hinted to have modern Maya ancestry on his father's side, but then in one episode, he claims that "his tribe never used bows". Fair enough, but that doesn't fit what we know about the Maya. They very much used bows in hunting and warfare. Additionally, the vague rituals Chakotay occassionally does is like some Hollywood reworking of southwestern and plains Indian iconography, but taken completely out of context. Chakotay's supposed origin is so confused and muddled, that it's not even silly, just annoyingly and wilfully confused.)
Excellent work, far more interesting than I expected
+Andy G :)
+Trekspertise As usual, I loved your review.
Indeed!
Enjoyed this video, you actually showcased one of my favourite episodes of the Animated Series.
I'm a native Trekkie!! This is absolutely wonderful. Miigwech (thank you) for making this. I did not know about Mr. Bates until watching this video. This channel is one of my favourite things on TH-cam. Please keep up the amazing work.
+zofiaatschool Thank you! You should look him up on Facebook =)
This was good work. I remember watching some of the animated series. I did not realize the significance as I was a child. Thanks for producing this.
Thanks for watching!
I live in Anadarko, Oklahoma and didn't know this. Amazing!
He is a remarkable guy =)
I can listen to people like Russell Bates for hours. Loved the interview. Hope he's still writing!! Thank you.
He is, indeed!
i remember this episode when i was little. maybe they can replace checkov with walkingbear since they are not recasting the part for the next movie?
I was thinking the same thing after watching some of the fan projects, and it could infuse more depth to the show, if handled properly and realistically.
Heck yeah!
I'm speechless, simply fantastic.
+Joseph Dickson Thanks :)
i just wanted to say thank you for this episode.
That was wonderful! Thank you so much for interviewing Russell Bates! :)
This channel is truly amazing. It's great to see trek fans alive and well. As a young trek fan I feel like I missed out on the golden years of the trek fandom
Great work! Thanks for this video. I'm inspired by and in awe of Russell Bates.
One of my favorite parts is what he says in the clip just after you're talking about how every writer is a world within themselves, and when a writer creates some of that inner world spills out. "Writing itself is a language that you learn the same as the language that you learn from you're parents. It obeys the same principles, but you're not writing IN a language, you're writing AS a language." Russell Bates
It's always a joy to see a new Trekspertise video uploaded. Great episode, very interesting as usual!
Although I've watched every other series religiously since childhood, I never actually got around to watching The Animated Series. I think I'll give it a go after my current re-watch of Voyager.
This has to be one of my favorite episodes on this channel. Thank you for bringing to light one of writers who got Star Trek their first Emmy. You have an deep respect for the natives which is amazing. Thank you again for producing such meaningful content.
+Bhupinder Malhotra Russell Bates here. Kyle Sullivan is one of those rare white Americans who stands up for the Native Americans. He not only admires us, he seems to understand us as well. THAT IS RARE!
Still waiting bro, love your channel!!!
Working...
We can speed up the process by getting this amount per video up to $500 =)
www.patreon.com/trekspertise
For the first time ever I might actually donate to patreon. Trek fans need more channels, forums, social presence.
Fascinating! What a wonderful bit of knowledge and background! Makes me want to watch that episode, which I haven't seen in a long, long time...
I co-host an Animated Series and all things Trek in the 1970s podcast (Saturday Morning Trek) so I'm glad to see more and more people are getting interested in this often overlooked piece of Trek history. If not for TAS it's possible Trek would not be around today. Not only did it keep it alive in the public, but it also kept licensing fresh into the 70s!
Just wanted to point out *TAS* is an amazing show and should be watched by any *Star Trek* fan.
Fantastic video, and brilliant new content guys!
I hope you're thinking of doing some more videos like this...as I'd definitely watch them!!!
Keep up the good work Trekspertise
+Simon Cordell We'd love to, seriously!
I fondly remember watching the Animated Series on Saturday afternoon's when first broadcast.
The stories were good. The novelizations of them, Star Trek Log 1 - 10, were excellent, being greatly expanded upon versus the 23 minute episodes.
I'm from Germany, and I read the books even before I got to watch the Animated Series in his full form, and I loved the books, especially Serpent's Tooth (which is one of my favorite episodes of ST) . Here in Germany, they butchered the 20 minutes long episodes into 15 minutes. (which was horrible). Later we got them full with a new dub. Sadly that TAS is so underrated.
Nice job on this episode.
This is great channel.
After finishing all the D&D Cartoon Episodes for nostalgia, I went to watch all the Animated Trek that I saw off-and-on as a kid. As I started re-watching as an adult, I realized this was not just a cartoon version of Star Trek for kids, it was actually the next and last season of old Trek (after its Live-action cancellation) -- before the Movies. Well go figure as it was made by Roddenberry with most of the original actors and some great writers.
It was at times, almost as sophisticated as its predecessor. Now the half hour time-frame had some limitations that the original hour shows did not -- and am not saying every episode is amazing, but I would recommend everyone watch it who liked the old series, as it builds on previous episodes and fills in gaps of the whole Trek story -- just like fan-made You-Tube episodes.
Yes! Thank you for uploading, yeah!
The interview with Bates made this episode awesome.
+sgwatyt Thanks! I certainly thought so =)
A really fantastic video dealing with our world as much as that of Trek, in a way that should be seen. Kudos.
+japaneli Thank you! Thanks for taking the time to watch it =)
I really love these episodes, this one especially right in the feels. Keep it up.
I'm so in love with this channel.
MY THANKS AND NERD LOVE GOES OUT ACROSS THE INTERNETS TO YOU!
Seriously, the quality of your videos is always top notch. And now I guess I have no excuse, I need to finally watch the animated series.
+Cosmic Rogue Thank you very much :)
And yea...just power through it. It's the shortest series, by a mile.
Thanks for this. I think a lot of us Trek fans sometimes forget that there's an animated series out there. I know I've never really given it a chance, but I'm thinking that I'll get to it after I'm done with my Enterprise rewatch in a few weeks.
Fantastic Episode! I love these historic behind the scenes looks at the franchise.
+Mavryk Dark-Haven It is almost as interesting as the actual Trek universe.
Wow. To See The Connectivity, From The Original Series, All The Through To Voyager, Is An Amazing Feat. Well Documented, Trekspertise, And An Interesting Piece. Thank You.
... that moment when you realise there's an entire series of Star Trek that you've never heard of before ...
+Philip Dunne 22 episodes. On Netflix. You know what to do :)
+Philip Dunne There's good stuff in those cartoons. Some history of the Galaxy as far as Iconians etc.
Matthew Hozak Sweet, i'll def look them up knowing that.
not to mention the first mention and use of the holodeck
another great episode ! love the style man
Thank you for this. I've shared with other members of my Tribe.
I just found this channel yesterday. I love it, please make more!
+Jim P There is plenty more coming :)
r.i.p. Russell I would see you walking to the store everyday back in the early 90's when I was young and now you gone rest in paradise....this video was great
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#Trekspertise is back. Life is good.
Great segment! I had no idea about the background to this episode even though I have always appreciated the animated series.
Great content, Trekspertise. Your episodes are always touching and I leave thinking about the material in a new way. It can be very philosophical.
+Matt 07a Thank you for watching! Glad to have you here =)
My approach is slightly academic. I have a background in biology and anthropology...and in that space, I've seen people do remarkable work with very little data and with subjects tiny in scope. I once attended this insane lecture on how the marketing and success vegetable shortening had unexpected impacts on the social reality of people in the United States. The researcher looked at Crisco and just helped to explain social struggle and painted a very vivid picture of life at the onset, and after the onset, of this one single cooking aid. It was extraordinary.
My favorite thing about academia is that when you look deeper even at the tiniest thing, a whole world of understanding can approach. Star Trek is 50 years old this year...there is tons of stuff, intentional and unintentional, locked away in those stories. I find it interesting to peel back the layers to see what scurries out.
Well said. :)
I've only seen a few episodes of the animated series but I do remember that Larry Niven, the author of ringworld wrote an episode and it featured aliens from his books. It blew my mind to see the kzin in Star Trek and it was such an odd feeling seeing a cross over of two old sci fi franchises meet like that. To me, a kid in 2012 it was so random that an old sci book I loved and an old sci fi series I loved melded together.
Excellent interview, and I love the fact you took the time and effort to do an exclusive interview with Bates. :-)
He is an interesting dude!
This episode put in perspective the planning of all the episodes. I followed your vlog channel 2threefive and you went to film Russel Bates 6 months ago. keep making great videos like this and i will keep watching them.
+votron army collection (wren42969) Wow. Thank you, thank you very much for noticing that. First of all, it's astonishing that the interview with Bates was 6 months ago. My, how time flies.
2nd of all, you are extraordinary for keeping up with us and for remembering the details. Incredible. Thank you.
I'm not sure how much you liked the 2threefive Vlog. It was a great little experiment. But, if that was something you've enjoyed, then I hope you check out the new Vlog when it gets started. It should be miles more comprehensible.
+Trekspertise I can't wait to see the new vlog! I mostly liked it because of the interesting shots and I'm kind of the person that likes to be the fly on the wall so seeing what was going on was cool. Plus I live in Alabama so I like to see what some the cooler people in the state like a guy who likes star trek, makes cool videos, and is going to freaking Antartica.
+votron army collection (wren42969) Oh really?! What part of Alabama? Bham here.
+Trekspertise A little town in Bibb county halfway in between Bham and Ttown
+votron army collection (wren42969) Nice. Well, pleasure to make your acquaintance here. I hope to see you here in the future :)
I wish I could help in a non-monetary sense (I'm poor, but a decent writer). These episodes are very much in line with how I talk about Star Trek and it's relation to modern day society.
Also, I love your work. I wish more people took their ideas of Star Trek in the same direction as you do.
+Alex Ruddies Thank you. No worries. Just watch and share and all will be good :)
Thank you for this awesome video! I'm an Okie, and live close to Anadarko! Great people, great town, great state!
Agreed! Thank you for watching =)
Bingewatching all videos on this channel right now - damn, how did I miss out on this for so long?
Your videos are amongst the better documentaries here on youtube for sure. Not just, because I like the Trek and you dig out some interesting informations about the show.
It's the general quality of the production, the research behind the episodes. You show no sign of what many other channels over time fallen to over the years: They raise the frequency of their releases on one side and then, of course, can't put as much work in individual episodes any more. And in the end many resort to "let's just record a bunch of guys talking unscripted about the topic for an hour" - less preparation, less post-production (if any) and usually average content at best.
Stick with your model, guys! Good stuff!
Thank you very much! It is a struggle with any size production, from TH-cam all the way up to your casual George Clooney film. How much time does one dedicate to crafting the best video or film experience vs. the need for audience size and regularity?
We have been sporadic with our releases partly because it takes time to craft together something and, not to say that any of this is perfect (first videos are downright cringe-worthy) we are proud of many of the entries in this series as a result. The best ones, like this one ("The Serpent's Tooth"), take a lot of time and even some travel to make happen. But also, we have to take regular paying film and video gigs when we can, which also ruins a regular release schedule.
But, you know...we are aiming to change this right now. With Patreon inching its way up to the $500 per video mark, we can promise a scaling up of production that won't diminish quality. So, look out for that real soon. We are planning on moving this channel into the broader category of sci-fi video essays, too, along with various Star Trek topics. And with Star Trek: Discovery around the corner, we are hoping to put out some weekly episode reviews.
Thank you for swinging by to check this space out. In short, you ain't seen nothing yet. And be sure to check out Kyle's personal channel, too...same editing style, but with different topics: th-cam.com/users/kylesullivan
"It is a struggle with any size production" - yah, I know. I did a few vids just for fun when I first came to youtube years ago - for shits and giggles and to see if this was my thing, and if nothing else that gave me some insight into how much work is involved in videos that aren't just unscripted vlogs. And honest respect for ppl who do that on a regular basis, this is actual work. :)
"it takes time to craft together something" - and it shows that you TAKE the time you need and not rush things. Which is cool. Hence my comment. ^^ "we are proud of many of the entries" - And rightfully so. :)
[more material in the future] - God, I love when crowdfunding works for people who make stuff I like. :D That doesn't sound bad at all. As for the broader category of future videos - great! There's loads of worlds to explore in scifi that are not Trek, and to me you've already shown that you like to find interesting angles to view the material from.
I'm looking forward to it! Once again: Thanks for the great work you guys do and q'apla from Bonn, Germany! :)
+Commander Kruge Thank you! And Thanks for watching. First and foremost, we try to make each and every one both an interesting topic and interesting to watch.
Check out our latest essay, Epic Trek!
You did a great job on this. Thank you for telling some of Mr. Bates's story.
+James Evans Thanks! It was my pleasure :)
Loved the episode, looking forward to more.
Very soon, friend. Very soon =)
Sensitively dealt with as usual. Thank you very much. Bonus points for being interesting as well
+LuckyStriker Thanks!
These videos are great
+Rik Morgan Thanks :)
Thanks for the video.
+Skepticktok Of course =)
I'm a huge Trekspert for all my life, and a Hip Hop producer / fan ...so I love hearing Pete Rock and J Dilla Beats in your videos! Keep up the good work!
+Doctor Do Hip hop producer?
right! ..beatmaker
+Doctor Do Do you have music online?
yes, have a look: th-cam.com/video/SWvBtjWknt0/w-d-xo.html
and of course: doctordo.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/doctor-do
Wow, that was quite interesting. Thanks for the insight.
Time to buckle in! new Trekspertise!!
+Kairi091 Thoughts?
+Trekspertise I enjoyed it, but I really never watched TAS so it wasn't as enjoyable as some of your other stuff.
my favorite eps are when you do analysis eps, rather than behind the scenes eps. like the Gul Dukat one was my fave. and the History of the Borg.
I'd like to see an episode where you review/contrast characters from the series. Like, who is the best doctor? Who is the best helmsman? Who is the best 1st officer and why is it Riker?
That was simply fantastic.
Fascinating. Well done - outstanding episode!
+ransom182 Thank you :)
man the beats got me bobbing my head as i watch hahaha
wow! your channel really blew up! Awesome work man!
+DeadHead Animation Thank you!
Contrary to some, I do love the animated ST series and I also noticed how it influenced post STOS like STNG, STDS9 and STV. Obviously not when I first saw as a kid in the 70's but later on when I revisited the series. My only complaint with the series was the voice overs. There's a huge gap in histrionics between the voices of the original crew and most of the cartoon voice actors. The original crew voices give us a true performance while the cartoon voice actors down grade it to a simple kid's show gig, I totally get it but is the only thing I dislike of the STCS. In the other hand it totally shows how voice actors have evolved to a point that many have become popular in Their own and also how famous actors are more willing to "lend" their voices in animated films or series. Love this channel.
It is so underrated. We will do a deep TAS dive soon enough =)
Awesome, just awesome. That's all I have to say about your videos. And good luck in Antarctica! (voting does matter)
Not that I knew much about him at all, but I didn't know Russell Bates was Native American ^_^
As is mentioned, that's interesting because you didn't see much of any minorities in front of or behind the camera in any form at that time.
I was around 10 when this show was on the air (Yep, I'm an Old Nerd ^_^), but I still recall to this day being SO excited that it was being broadcast! Even at that age, I never thought I would get to see NEW Star Trek ever again, and I still fondly recall all of the episodes, even the incredibly corny ones like "Infinite Vulcan" ^_^
So good.
I really liked this video, don't always agree with you all the time, but this was one of my 3 favourite Trekpertise.
+Ryan Hickman Fantastic! very glad you liked it =)
What are the other two?
+Trekspertise Mirrors of the Federation and The Case for Gul Dukat.
Because Dukat has always been part of my Holy Trinity of fav Trek characters Dukat/Garak/Picard. Mirrors because it introduced to your channel, plus the intro scene to it is is possible my fav scene in all of Trek.
After watching this, it is no surprise to me that on his bookshelf stood "A history of archaeological thought". I'd recognize that book from 10 miles away.. Good read..
+Diggnuts That book keeps me straight.
Also, good eye :)
+Trekspertise Russell Bates here. First, because Kyle is into Native American studies, writerfella (me) was pleased to see he had that book with one of writerfella''s stories. Second, that was Kyle's library, not writerfella's. Third, freeze frame and look at the titles, and you then will get a better handle on who Kyle Sullivan is as a person. Sorry, Kyle, but a personal library reveals who YOU are! writerfella has 12,000 Sci-fi books. Good luck on finding who writerfella is!
i loved the animated series
i have learned something today. great job on this one bro!
yup, I reckon he is one of important TH-camr who is highly underappreciated. He deserves to be at top and I m sure his dedication will for sure put him on top, slowly but steadily which is even better.
+The ½ øƒ 9, Firmware of Unimatrix 01 A hearty endorsement! I'll take it =)
Trekspertise
You deserve every bit of it mate!
I would love to see an episode about all the stuff in Star Trek history that we should have already seen (like the eugenics wars)
Nice episode, you do not disappoint. I'm glad that I had a small contribution by voting you to go to Antarctica. Congratulations and Bon Voyage!
+ahritculesei andrei Thank you :)
1:20 the argument against anyone who says TAS isn’t cannon. Emmy 🎤💧
The animated series was the first Trek that I saw "live". Wish they had done more. In fact, wish they would continue an updated version set either in TOS or TOS movie era. It's a shame that Paramount did not make more movies with the original cast before they started to go where no man has gone before. Better make some more STNG movies before they begin to head off as well.
Wow Another fantastic video!
Thanks =)
i want another plausibility episode!!
like plausibility of necromorphs from dead space. It would probably get a terribly low score however I'd still like to see it :)
Excellent!!
I think I will give the animated series a shot.
For the love of Q - make more videos. If you need ideas I can help.
+Rafay Siddiqui TAS is tough to swallow, admittedly. But the spirit of the show is very much the same as the original, and that is nice to watch.
And thanks. The problem isn't ideas...I've got about LOADS of those. The problem is money. I have to stop Trekspertise in order to take work that will pay bills. If Patreon funded Trekspertise up to $500 a video, I can pay others to help produce these, and thus promise a minimum of two videos a month. Just gotta reach that level...
As a kid, may have watched a few randoms eps, I remembered Serpents Tooth and the ep Yesteryear. It wasn't until I grew up and saw DVD box set being released of the original series and the TAS that I got the full series of TAS. Many of the episodes truly do stand up and should not be discounted. Thankfully they've been canonized. Well all except Robert April. Or has he?
Kristian Lander Sadly, TAS is not canon. Gene Roddenberry himself decanonized it years ago.
fantastic work
Thank you =)
one more brilliant episode
+Scott Mantooth Thanks :)
Love this.
This one is my favorite.
thx mate, really appreciated.
Great video!
I really like this episode, a lot of sci-fi & cartoons tend to portray reptiles as evil but Kukulkan wasn't really a bad guy
This was great.
Thanks. I am fond of the topic, myself =)
These Videos are awesome. Just subscribed and hope that there will be more very soon.
+inexfan89 Indeed. There will be. Welcome aboard :)
Trekspertise is one of my absolute favorite channels here... Though, I've always wondered how they get some of their footage in such awesome quality. I don't think I've ever seen a physical release of TAS, or see it with such quality on TH-cam - did they rip it from Netflix, or something?
Good job!
wow- absolutely wow
@trekspertise wonderful piece. This was one of my favorite episodes. By the way what’s the name of all the groovy tunes you used as background music in this video??
YAY a new Trekspertise at last! I got worried xD
Great video. The progressive nature of Trek is probably the reason I still love it.
I truly, deeply wish I was able to live in a more evolved, enlightened universe (like the one presented in Trek).
I'd like to know more about Q and the Continuum. He's a fascinating character. I always wondered if he and The Traveler had any relation or even if they knew each other.
I wish there was more to know, but there isn't much info on them.
Trekspertise Which is why we need your brilliance and insight! As soon as I suggested it I started looking around and couldn't find anything either. Shame too because they're very unique.
Excellent episode!
+eliwj Thank you :)
About giving credit to an outside influence to other cultures and the shoe on the other foot thing. Not only did no one make a big deal about it, but now we have the Ancient Alien theory. I also do not think racism was the reason they did not think the native populations built the structures, rather an observation based off what they saw of the people they met. They were proven wrong through evidence. Or as a good skeptic, sufficient evidence was presented to show that at one point they were able to build these structures. You do know not everything is racist or sexist. right?
Niawen
Very nice work!
+suretobringskills Thank you =)
Amazing.
I like how you incorporated an interview with a Star Trek writer into this video. Cool :).
Also, I find it unfair that Native Americans aren't given credit for the civilization they built. That simply doesn't make any sense.
+Trekkie NZ Thanks! I would do that every time, if I could.
And yea...removing agency from Native America doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. But...it's a rich and lengthy tradition among colonial Europeans and their descendants. Ethnocentrism has real staying power, sometimes.
It makes perfect sense. It gives the USA the agency to go around the world and accuse others of genocide and human rights violations. Ignoring what the USA, Mexico and Canada has done to the Hemisphere in the past and currently is contingent on the erasure of Indigenous identity, land claim and accomplishments...such as corn, tobacco, turkeys, sunflowers, cotton, peanuts, rubber, quinine, taxol, aspirin and the US constitution.
I think the animated series exists inside the star trek universe as a cartoon kids on earth watch, I imagine that in yhe star trek universe, kirk and crew would be well known among people everywhere, and people made a show based on their adventures, for the entertainment and education of children.
Another amazing video! The animation on this series wasn't the best, however the plots were really interesting. :)
Amazing video! Would it be possible for you to do more videos like this in the future?
100%!