It has been rare for me as a performer to not be able to land my "line"... Even if my topic is about unnecessary death. I could feel Drinker struggling in the most insanely heart wrenching way. I have a strong guess that this pushed him close to a happy/sad cry
In an interview after this short film was made, Shatner said Gene Rodenberry would be "rolling over in his grave" if he saw what modern Star Trek had become.
Rodenberry actually hated Star Trek The Undiscovered Country and the showrunners went out of their way to remove him from the decisions for the later seasons of TNG
In one of the episodes of Star Trek, the Next Generation, the crew is mourning the loss of some crew mates. Wharf, inquires why they are so sad when in his culture, they put on a celebration to remember the dead. This is how I have seen Star Trek and this homage to a great character is one more moment where I celebrate, the end of a wonderful character
No! Watch ST: Strange New Worlds. They at least are trying to backtrack on modern crap with this show. It's still there, but we should give them a chance and show we appreciate a try! Otherwise, we will never get proper ST show again in our lifetime. It's easy to hate!
William Shatner on getting old: "I find age such a foreign concept. I have to be reminded. I still have the extraordinary feeling of adventure, striking out into unknown fields." On turning 90: "It's disgusting. It's a disgusting number. I mean, I don't like 90. When I heard that 90 was coming up, I thought, 'What the heck is that?' I remember 90 way back when I was in Canada and I thought, '90! People don't live till 90.' And here I am."
Disney is just a soulless money maker. Oh wait, they're a step below even that, as they don't even want to please the audience. Unless the 'modern audience' they imagine, is irredeemably brain-damaged.
At 93 years of age, William Shatner has definitely earned a Victory Lap like this. If it wasn't for his casting after the failed pilot, we wouldn't be talking about anything related to Star Trek today.
I don't think its fair to suggest Shatner is the single reason Star Trek survived to become the beloved franchise we know today however, I understand the sentiment. Credit for saving Star Trek goes to Lucille Ball. It was her who gave Star Trek a second chance after the first pilot was rejected by the network. If she had not given the green light, Star Trek would have died with 'The Cage'. After the series was cancelled in 1969 Star Trek survived through the rise of conventions and the animated series. This led to the development of a second series, 'Star Trek Phase II' which became 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' after the success of Star Wars. Unfortunately, Star Trek's first feature film was a mixed bag. 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' saved the franchise by delivering it's first feature film hit, launching a successful film franchise lasting from 1982 to 1991. This gave birth to 'Star Trek TNG', the series that launched a successful television franchise which lasted from 1987 to 2001. We are talking about Star Trek today thanks to Lucille Ball, Star Trek conventions, 'The Wrath of Khan' and 'Star Trek TNG.'
@@hulkfan97 Man can you shut up about politics on something this nice? This is a beautiful send off to a character that millions of people love, and it doesn't need that shit stirred up around it.
That hit hard. I'm not sure who just said goodbye to us, James Kirk or William Shatner. It's right that he decides how the journey ends. Thank you Bill, for everything.
47yo here and Star Trek certainly shaped my youth... And after watching Unification I came to the conclusion that I haven't felt like this in many years... An iconic line comes to mind... "I have been and always shall be your friend"
As a VFX artist who has worked with the people responsible for this short film, thank you for reviewing it and spreading the word. Live long and prosper.
Mr. Drinker, the saddest and most heart felt "go away now" was always from your video titled "why the past matters". This video surpasses that. Right in the feels.
Tears streaming down my face. I didnt cry like that at my Fathers passing. The video unlocked something deep inside, and it all came tumbling out. All the grief and pain of loss. For an hour I was inconsolable. I feel lighter. Sucker punched by a Star Trek video. As a man I havent allowed myself to feel anything major in years. Well played sir, well played.
To me what these scumbags have done to Star Trek is personal. I grew up on it and the messages it put forth helped shape me into the person I am today.
I had just return from my tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966 when I saw my first episode of Star Trek. It gave hope that regardless of how bad things are, they can get better.
That's fantastic. Star Trek at it's best was always about inspiring people to be the best version of themselves, and to encourage everyone else to do the same.
This. That's why modern Trek's obsession with contemporary issues is so annoying. Star Trek was about humanity getting over all the bullshit problems the world has today and becoming so much more than we are now.
At 62, I reflect back to my love of the original Star Trek. How James T. Kirk was the epitome of a true hero in my young eyes, the excitement & anticipation stirred in me by the words "Space, the final frontier..." and I'm so grateful that they finally gave us the ending we waited in vain for, but truly deserved. James T. Kirk, we salute you!
@@vcdonovan5943 - Have my reply, sport. I can tell you're still new to this trolling business, so here's hoping your can come up with tastier, snappier bait next time. You can still become a master baiter yet ;)
What Dave Blass mentioned on X makes it even cooler: “For folks using terms like "AI" and "Deep Fake" #Unification was all done in camera with SamWitwer performance captured along with his Kirk version LIVE. This next level of Digital Prosthetic technology used by actors and craftsmen will be huge. It's technology in the hands of artists not people typing prompts. The nuance that SamWitwer brought to his facial expressions combined with OTOY digital technicians allowed Sam to study @WilliamShatner mannerisms as Kirk and replicate them on set. The same with Larry Selleck and Spock.” Major props to Sam and the entire team that brought this to life!
Drinker, I may be wrong but I think Sam Witwer did the acting for Kirk and they digitally put Shatner's face on him. I saw a behind the scenes shot where they had Sam Witwer on set and were doing the CGI on his face in real time. Either way it's an insane feat of tech to be able to pull it off so well!
@@chilecayenne Idk I think the fact he was second in the cast lineup points to him being the only other character he actually interacted with. Aka Spock.
My mother introduced me to Star Trek during the Original Series' syndication heyday in the early 1970s. As I grew up, Star Trek became a beautiful bonding vehicle between us. We went to every Original Series Star Trek movie together, talked about TNG, DS9, and Voyager episodes, and even enjoyed some pieces of the first nu-Trek, JJ Abrams movie. Her love of Trek is still unsurpassed by any human I've ever met. She passed away in 2019 of complications from Covid, two days shy of her 72nd birthday. Five years later, this short film drops and by the end of it, half a decade of compartmentalized emotions broke through my psychological shields like a full spread of photon torpedoes. For the first time since she passed away, I was truly able to grieve. To whoever created this eight-minute trip through a lifetime of memories, you cannot know how grateful I am.
I had a similar experience- not StarTrek related though. In the movie Jojo Rabbit, there's a scene in which the protagonist, a boy of 10/11, and his mother are riding bicycles on a beautiful day. While watching that, I suddenly and completely broke down sobbing. Mom's been gone for almost thirty years, but sometimes the need to grieve for her returns.
@@ChristopherMurphy1969 there’s more to the story on OTOY. It’s about 20 minutes all together. Robert Myer Burnett has two fan edits he and another person did to put it all together.
The sentiment that of all Spocks friends and family who had passed, they summoned Kirk from the Beyond to come and guide his friend Spock in his last journey..... Heart shatteringly beautiful.
They defined each other. Kirk risked his life, threw away his career, lost his son and sacrificed the Enteprise (his obsession) on the slim chance that he could help his friend. “You would have done the same for me.” Spock never got that chance and likely regretted not being there for Kirk in the end. Again, Kirk wouldn’t let his friend die alone and in return, Spock got to be there with Jim as well.
It's the culmination of years of frustration and regret that Star Trek could have been like this if it had just been given to competent storytellers and filmmakers. Same with Star Wars. So.Many.Missed.Opportunities. 😔
I’m 55 and was raised with reruns of the original series. I’ve loved it all my life. This was extremely well done. I could have watched that sunset and rode off with them.
50 here. For the longest time I thought Star Trek was kinda silly. The bond between Kirk and Spock however was what took me over. It was build over time and that made it real.
Me and my best friend bonded over our mutual love of Star Trek in school 25 years ago. I used the line "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" in my best man's speech at his wedding. Brought the place down. I can't think of a single line in a movie or TV show written in the past decade that has that sort of indelible impact. Certainly nothing with the title Star Trek. What a shame.
This broke me and I have shed tears at the end turned 49 this year I remember the good times for film and times passing of memories and friends gone I really really felt that “ Go away now “ …Thank you Drinker.👏
I won't lie, I had tears when spock meet kirk at the end and It's really hard for me to be emotional over a media. I was not even sad, I just got tears. Beautiful hommage to Kirk/Spock and Leonard Nimoy
To me, this short film says, "Star Trek has moved on without us, and that's okay." Like Drinker said, even if we got real Trek back for only 8 minutes, it is cherished as if it had always been there. To me, this was the perfect eulogy to the franchise I grew up loving. This lets me let go of my hatred for modern Star Trek. It allows me to really process and accept the death of this story, and to continue boldly going. What a beautiful ending, the only ending I ever needed to finish up this amazing adventure I've been on for 30 years. Thank you to those who made this. You truly know how to put a disgruntled soul at rest.
William Shatner, you old SOB… you knew exactly what you were doing! “Respect” isn’t the right word, but I don’t what is so… more than anyone do you deserve every fans respect for choosing this project. God damn how it hit me right in the ticker!! Just because where I am in life at the moment it made me so mad and sad I didn’t wanna watch it again. As a fan, I couldn’t stop watching it and it made me smile like a child.
Real, *Good* stories must eventually come to an end. Trying to keep them going in perpetuity is a huge reason why we are in this creative wasteland, and been so for well over a decade.
Good. Now, protect your memories with all the vehemence, wrath, and jealousy of a god. Because that is what all the nostalgia baiting is about. It is about trashing the inside of your mind, so that you can accept any garbage that comes along. Your brain is your most prized possession, above ALL other things. Your brain houses everything that makes you, you. And when it is gone, so are you. You are under attack. Defend yourself.
@@danielduncan6806 I have never watched anything beyond the final episode of 'Enterprise', until today of course. I have no desire to give any attention to the monster that Star Trek has been perverted into.
@danielduncan6806 Buy hard copies of your favorite films & TV shows, while you still can. Before the memories are ruined by awful remakes, retconning and wokeness in streaming form by the major studios.
Old school actors realizing their time in the sun is fading and it's best to create a nice sunset instead of 'reimagining' their characters in a MultiVerse? Wow. How refreshing!
you can really tell the difference in emotion here. usually, he does simply sound like a drunken asshole whose just ranting to you, but here, there is a wholesome gentleness to it. a man tearing up because he found what had been lost for so damn long, even if it was only brief.
Like many here my father was the one that introduced me to Star trek, he passed and moved on to the Undiscovered country about a month ago now, and this hit like a gut punch. 10 minutes of the best trek ever placed on film, all done with body language. It is amazing what you can achieve with people who know, understand and most importantly love the material.
I watched this yesterday twice with tear-filled eyes. I Had to show my wife as well. I even sent it to my brother and father to watch. I miss Star Trek more than any other franchise. There was something so magical about it.
There aren't words for how powerful this short film was, like being given a few more precious moments with at an old friend that we'd thought was long gone. For those of us who grew up watching Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew overcome incredible odds and inspire us to find the best and noblest part of ourselves, this was a touching, poignant coda to our childhood heroes and those treasured memories.
Will need to give that a watch! Growing up without a dad, James T. Kirk was a hero to me, and that magical trifecta of Kirk, Spock and Bones was highly formative. Always a part of me and who I am today. 😢
When you think about it the way Star Trek and it's values have strongly influenced so many people. Similar what you said about Kirk, omewhere on the internet I saw a guy who also grew up without a father say that Jean-Luc Picard taught him what it meant to be a man.
I saw this on Sunday a day before release in Ticonderoga with Bill Shatner, Robin Curtis, James Cawley and the guys from Otoy present, the reaction in the room was amazing!
As a zoomer myself, i agree 100%. We want capable crews that give it their all on the edge of the unknown, not a screamfest filled with insubordination (I'm looking at you SNW)
@@TheUltraMineboxI don't think I've ever wanted to punch a fictional character more than Ortegas for her constant obnoxious snarky comments on the bridge.
Damn how far Trek has fallen that a simple 7 minute clip gets you more in the feels than anything they've done in decades. This was pretty awesome to see-a proper closure on Kirk and Spock's friendship and a fitting farewell for 2 of the most iconic figures in Sci-Fi. There's been alot of Trek over the decades, some good and some horrible, but nothing will ever top the OG crew for me. Their chemistry was perfect and transcended pure sci-fi. Wrath of Khan will always be in my top films of all time, not just top sci-fi, with all it's themes of growing older and finding new purpose, pure revenge and true kinship.
It is awesome that Star Trek can touch your heart that way.If I could I would subscribe twice for the last 2 sentences alone. Thank you, You stay and do not go anywhere!
At 56 yrs of age, my first memory in my life was an episode of Star Trek. I've been devastated by what it has become to a point of apathy. This feels like the closure I needed. Thank you Drinker.😢
Gah DAMMIT!!!! That voice breaking "Go Away Now" almost got me crying...... Again! 765874 Unification is absolute PERFECTION ..... THIS is the Star Trek we have been missing for so long. Kirk and Spock bodly going where they've never gone before ..... but they're doing it TOGETHER. 🖖💙💙🖖
I am 57 years old and Star Trek at its best has brought me so much joy I cannot put it into words. At its worst it has broken my heart. I have not seen Unification yet, but this review brought me to tears. Thank you Drinker. If projects which capture the true heart and soul of Trek can still be made, then perhaps, it will be fine.
As much as I loved the next generation, what generations did to Kirk’s character was unforgivable. This short was unexpected, and I didn’t realize how much I needed it. Many thanks to the team behind it.
It was so great to meet and get a signed book from you in Grand Rapids! I truly appreciate the inspirational words both you and Nerdrotic gave during your panel!
It took me back to the mid-1980s, when I watched all the TV shows, rented the cartoons on VHS, and ravenously read all the Star Trek novels I could get my hands on.
For those of us who grew up with Star Trek, Kirk’s journey was a great example of moving through life. We watched Kirk’s growth from a young, confident hothead to an older and wiser captain who learned from and depended on his friends. The Kobayashi Maru became a metaphor for taking shortcuts instead of learning. In short, James T Kirk became a sort of manly guide through the stages of our lives. This is what movie magic is supposed to be, making characters that transcend the medium and become a true part of us. Thanks Drinker, as cynical as you can be I think the anger comes from knowing what can and should be.
This was a beautiful and pontent review, Drinker. You really portray the soul of us Star Trek fans correctly after being so badly portrayed for so long.
Didn't expect to hear the Drinker get emotional today, but man this video made me cry. Just hearing your voice filled with passion and love for a long-since destroyed franchise... it truly shows that there's more to media than it just being there for the sake of it. It means so much more than that...
As a trekkie since the late 60's, this short film absolutely broke me. I even sobbed at the end of YOUR video hearing the crack in your voice as you said "... Go away now."
Wow. I was NOT expecting this review to go down like this - but I'm glad they allowed Shatner and the character that he made his own: a dignified and poignant send off.
Your voice at the end cracked like mine did after watching. At 46 years old and having to suffer the nu-trek era it was a sheer delight to view something from my childhood again.
Because Star Trek is being controlled by HACKS (Abrams and Kurtzman) who refuse to let it go because it's their only meal ticket they can cling to after destroying other properties with their special kind of TARD sensibilities, not to mention being exposed for the Hack Frauds that they are.
They want to draw in mindless viewers who ignore the plot points, bad writing, nonsensical relationships, etc, and just show up for the visuals and pandering. They don't want to make movies for people who actually like them for good reasons, because then they'd have to actually put in effort to make a good movie. The people who would see the lazy movie decisions. They want money from quantity, not quality.
@moxxiiscarlett7141 I unfortunately have to see my daughter sit through today's crap and hear her say that she loves it. I show her real films as well, which thankfully she loves, and that includes silent films. I have shown her films from Hitchcock, Donen, Frankenheimer, Kubrick, the Reeve Superman movies, the original (non-special edition) Star Wars trilogy, the better Spielberg movies (which, as far as I am concerned, stopped in 2005), Stevens, even a couple of Scorsese films (she's too young for his grittier films, plus we tend to shy away from real violent movies). I am hoping that as she gets older, that she will shy away from the crappier films of today, and focus on the better ones in later years. Obviously, there may be guilty pleasure films, but even a bad film back in the day is better than today's crap. Just for the record, there are some more recent titles that I do appreciate, but that's because they are about the story, not the spectacle.
It is NOT a good send-off for Kirk, since I hear he dies in the Kelvin timeline along with "Beyond" Spock, neither of which I will ever accept as canon.
Had to pause the video to watch Unification before continuing, and without irony that short film really did invoke more emotion than the past several years of 'Trek'
It didn’t occur to me that the Vulcan behind Saavic was Spock’s son… now that you called it out, the moment hits so freaking hard! Goddamnit I miss Trek
I’ve just seen Unification earlier today and I’m quite impressed. Star Trek despite all its troubles can still find the most surprising ways to live long and prosper. 🖖🏻
Im not even a Trek fan, and, boy.... this little piece of magic made me cry... What really sold me was all the subtle (and perfect) facial expressions that gave me the chills, on how precisely they translate the pain, the wonder, the friendship and the realization.
Just letting you know, Shatner only did the very beginning (his walk through the greenery), Sam Witwer did the rest of it, achieved with makeup and a bit of digital modification, no AI apparently, which is incredible.
For years, we waited for that one Star Trek moment, a moment that didn't say we were just Star Trek nerds. A moment that touched Gene Roddenberry's vision. The wait was worth it.
I've rarely cried as much watching the full version yesterday as I ever have in my entire life. Masterpiece. I've never spent a second of my life watching the garbage that is STD and I never will.
Watching that, reminded me of what i loved about Trek, and woke up a part of me i thought was long dead. I loved and struggled watching it, but when i saw Spock and he raised that eyebrow as he always did, i flat out cried. I miss them all, but for a short amount of time, they were back and life was beautiful again. I'm so glad we all got to share this.
I didn't realise how much I missed Star Trek until this seven minute and thirty-four second masterpiece showed me. Not ashamed to say, I cried like a baby at the end of it.
1:14 "It doesn't just tug on the heartstrings, it braids the [frickin] things into ropes for extra purchase" Drinker just casually pulling out the best analogies ever
I think that was the most emotional ‘go away now’ I have heard from the drinker, personally I’m not a massive trekky but I completely understand the sentiment here I haven’t seen the short video but after that review hit me in the feels I’m definitely gonna
@3:20. That's what the American tv sitcom Cheers conveyed. That the person you meet in some random bar, may be the last time you ever see that person. So treasure personal memories.
I seen this on X and now here. It is hands down the most Trek thing ever produced with SOUL that I have seen in a long time. Really got me in the member berries.
In a way, this is the cathartic send off every star trek fan and cast member alike deserve. God speed James T. Kirk, God speed Mr.Spock, farewell star trek.
That “go away now” really got me in the feels 😢
It did have a lot of feels. 😔
It has been rare for me as a performer to not be able to land my "line"... Even if my topic is about unnecessary death.
I could feel Drinker struggling in the most insanely heart wrenching way. I have a strong guess that this pushed him close to a happy/sad cry
Me too! And I am not even a ST fan!
I want Mr. Drinker to tell us what he thinks about the new Jaguar advert.
@@FredScuttle456oh dear god, I just watched it and now can’t un-see it. 🫣
Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human
Damn you. I was holding it together at the end of this video, and this is the first comment I read, and the dam broke.
That never fails to make me cry.
Such an apt quote.
@@chucksenhowzen9740 Damn it! Whose cutting onions?
@@dandavis5533Same.
In an interview after this short film was made, Shatner said Gene Rodenberry would be "rolling over in his grave" if he saw what modern Star Trek had become.
Ngl, i had a smile on my face when he said that, i was like "yesss, he knows, he just says it, hes a real one!!"
Shatner has TDS,Rodenberry would turn in his grave at Shatner
Is TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT considered "modern"? There is no Star Trek after that, nothing that counts to me, anyway.
@@Greenhead24 Better than having OSFB (Orange Shite Fer Brains).
Rodenberry actually hated Star Trek The Undiscovered Country and the showrunners went out of their way to remove him from the decisions for the later seasons of TNG
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Dr "Seuss" Spock 🖖 ❤
Thanks for that. True wisdom.
In one of the episodes of Star Trek, the Next Generation, the crew is mourning the loss of some crew mates. Wharf, inquires why they are so sad when in his culture, they put on a celebration to remember the dead. This is how I have seen Star Trek and this homage to a great character is one more moment where I celebrate, the end of a wonderful character
i cry because its beatiful
No! Watch ST: Strange New Worlds. They at least are trying to backtrack on modern crap with this show. It's still there, but we should give them a chance and show we appreciate a try! Otherwise, we will never get proper ST show again in our lifetime. It's easy to hate!
61 year old Trekkie, glorious finale and celebration of the character James Tiberius Kirk.
William Shatner on getting old: "I find age such a foreign concept. I have to be reminded. I still have the extraordinary feeling of adventure, striking out into unknown fields."
On turning 90: "It's disgusting. It's a disgusting number. I mean, I don't like 90. When I heard that 90 was coming up, I thought, 'What the heck is that?' I remember 90 way back when I was in Canada and I thought, '90! People don't live till 90.' And here I am."
Heh, William is so likeable.
Wow, I had no idea he was that age!
He still looks pretty good for his age. There are people younger than that that unfortunately can't even walk by themselves.
Godbless that dude.
Shatner continues to go boldly where no man has gone before.
Totally agree with him and I'm only 73. There is always so much to do and learn, to read, to make.. to understand..
Take note, Disney. THIS is how you handle legacy characters. THIS is how you show respect to the fans and their heros and what i wish Star Wars did.
I am not even sure what this is.
@@thewewguy8t88it's being passionate about fiction I think, geeking out also fits
Yaassss yaaaasss
while you are correct, Disney does not want to do any of those things.
Disney is just a soulless money maker. Oh wait, they're a step below even that, as they don't even want to please the audience. Unless the 'modern audience' they imagine, is irredeemably brain-damaged.
At 93 years of age, William Shatner has definitely earned a Victory Lap like this. If it wasn't for his casting after the failed pilot, we wouldn't be talking about anything related to Star Trek today.
I don't think its fair to suggest Shatner is the single reason Star Trek survived to become the beloved franchise we know today however, I understand the sentiment. Credit for saving Star Trek goes to Lucille Ball. It was her who gave Star Trek a second chance after the first pilot was rejected by the network. If she had not given the green light, Star Trek would have died with 'The Cage'.
After the series was cancelled in 1969 Star Trek survived through the rise of conventions and the animated series. This led to the development of a second series, 'Star Trek Phase II' which became 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' after the success of Star Wars. Unfortunately, Star Trek's first feature film was a mixed bag. 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' saved the franchise by delivering it's first feature film hit, launching a successful film franchise lasting from 1982 to 1991. This gave birth to 'Star Trek TNG', the series that launched a successful television franchise which lasted from 1987 to 2001.
We are talking about Star Trek today thanks to Lucille Ball, Star Trek conventions, 'The Wrath of Khan' and 'Star Trek TNG.'
Jeez he's only two years younger than my grandpa. Double feels.
Too bad he's woke liberal bitching about the fact Kamala lost. He was anti woke and then opened his mouth on politics
@@hulkfan97 Man can you shut up about politics on something this nice? This is a beautiful send off to a character that millions of people love, and it doesn't need that shit stirred up around it.
@camerongct
Sorry just disappointed in him
That hit hard. I'm not sure who just said goodbye to us, James Kirk or William Shatner. It's right that he decides how the journey ends. Thank you Bill, for everything.
William Shatner is over 90 years old. I'm just glad he got to do it on his terms.
47yo here and Star Trek certainly shaped my youth... And after watching Unification I came to the conclusion that I haven't felt like this in many years... An iconic line comes to mind... "I have been and always shall be your friend"
The saddest 'go away now' that has ever been spoken. Well done good sir, well done. 😭
That was the second time I didn´t cry today
Yes, The Drinker crushed this one.
That was beautiful 😢 it's good enough to make a grown man cry.
As a VFX artist who has worked with the people responsible for this short film, thank you for reviewing it and spreading the word.
Live long and prosper.
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Thank you for your work!
Congratulations to you and your colleagues. The deaging tech you used for Shatner is probably the best I've ever seen
Thank you for making this. Want to watch it and share with my dad.
Fantastic work
Now this is proper Star Trek, not what we've been getting the last few years.
About time. It feels like a miracle from God himself.
Current Star Trek should be called Star Agenda.
@@liamphibia satan's little season, my friend
More like 20 years
Last decade rofl
Mr. Drinker, the saddest and most heart felt "go away now" was always from your video titled "why the past matters". This video surpasses that. Right in the feels.
Tears streaming down my face. I didnt cry like that at my Fathers passing. The video unlocked something deep inside, and it all came tumbling out. All the grief and pain of loss. For an hour I was inconsolable. I feel lighter. Sucker punched by a Star Trek video. As a man I havent allowed myself to feel anything major in years. Well played sir, well played.
To me what these scumbags have done to Star Trek is personal. I grew up on it and the messages it put forth helped shape me into the person I am today.
As did I. I was in 5th grade when Cpt Kirk first appeared.
Feel the same.
Same, espiceally since Star trek was something I watched with my father.
@@Dave19812506 I first watched TNG with my parents when I was knee high to a grasshopper.
Rule of Acquisition 239:"Never be afraid to mislabel a product"
I was NOT prepared for this.
This really took me back.
To quote Kirk, “I feel…young” 😢
So many iconic quotes from Kirk and you brought up the one I did not think of. It's very, very powerful right now.
I was glad to see the son of Saavik and Spock, cut from the original ST III script, finally acknowledged.
@@Hatchetforce 💯
I had just return from my tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966 when I saw my first episode of Star Trek. It gave hope that regardless of how bad things are, they can get better.
Thank you for your service. Hope you enjoyed unification
Dad was in Vietnam for almost all of 1966.
That's fantastic. Star Trek at it's best was always about inspiring people to be the best version of themselves, and to encourage everyone else to do the same.
This. That's why modern Trek's obsession with contemporary issues is so annoying. Star Trek was about humanity getting over all the bullshit problems the world has today and becoming so much more than we are now.
At 62, I reflect back to my love of the original Star Trek. How James T. Kirk was the epitome of a true hero in my young eyes, the excitement & anticipation stirred in me by the words "Space, the final frontier..." and I'm so grateful that they finally gave us the ending we waited in vain for, but truly deserved. James T. Kirk, we salute you!
I'm with you. I'm 60 myself and grew up with James Tiberius Kirk. This short touched me in a way very few pieces do.
Shatner modeled Kirk on Alexander the Great, a bold man if there ever was one.
Isn't it painfully ironic that, after all the attempts to modernize Star Trek, the best Trek we get is still just... Shatner.
I'm 57 and I wasn't crying either, you were.
Incredibly moving. ❤
I’m a very casual Star Trek fan. That short film was absolutely great.
Yeah, no. This short is horrendously dumb, schmaltzy, and cliche.
@@vcdonovan5943 - Have my reply, sport. I can tell you're still new to this trolling business, so here's hoping your can come up with tastier, snappier bait next time. You can still become a master baiter yet ;)
@@Shamshiro Trolling? Nah, you're just butthurt. Seethe
@@Shamshiro Funny thing is, even if I was trolling, you took the bait :D
Sam Witwer NAILED his mannerisms and expressions without saying word.
What Dave Blass mentioned on X makes it even cooler: “For folks using terms like "AI" and "Deep Fake" #Unification was all done in camera with SamWitwer performance captured along with his Kirk version LIVE. This next level of Digital Prosthetic technology used by actors and craftsmen will be huge. It's technology in the hands of artists not people typing prompts. The nuance that SamWitwer brought to his facial expressions combined with OTOY digital technicians allowed Sam to study @WilliamShatner mannerisms as Kirk and replicate them on set. The same with Larry Selleck and Spock.”
Major props to Sam and the entire team that brought this to life!
Drinker, I may be wrong but I think Sam Witwer did the acting for Kirk and they digitally put Shatner's face on him. I saw a behind the scenes shot where they had Sam Witwer on set and were doing the CGI on his face in real time. Either way it's an insane feat of tech to be able to pull it off so well!
I think Sam was the "young" Kirk...but the one at the beginning and I think the end, was really Shatner.
@@chilecayenneit was Sam the whole way
Just shows you how amazing things can be with the right tech done well
@@chilecayenne Idk I think the fact he was second in the cast lineup points to him being the only other character he actually interacted with. Aka Spock.
Gaun yersel Drinker. A beautiful tribute to a beautiful little film. The Star Trek all us fans deserve.
My mother introduced me to Star Trek during the Original Series' syndication heyday in the early 1970s. As I grew up, Star Trek became a beautiful bonding vehicle between us. We went to every Original Series Star Trek movie together, talked about TNG, DS9, and Voyager episodes, and even enjoyed some pieces of the first nu-Trek, JJ Abrams movie. Her love of Trek is still unsurpassed by any human I've ever met.
She passed away in 2019 of complications from Covid, two days shy of her 72nd birthday. Five years later, this short film drops and by the end of it, half a decade of compartmentalized emotions broke through my psychological shields like a full spread of photon torpedoes. For the first time since she passed away, I was truly able to grieve.
To whoever created this eight-minute trip through a lifetime of memories, you cannot know how grateful I am.
Remember the good times.
I had a similar experience- not StarTrek related though. In the movie Jojo Rabbit, there's a scene in which the protagonist, a boy of 10/11, and his mother are riding bicycles on a beautiful day. While watching that, I suddenly and completely broke down sobbing. Mom's been gone for almost thirty years, but sometimes the need to grieve for her returns.
@ChristopherMurphy1969
Everyone grieves differently. It's great that you were finally able to process the emotions that were pent up.
@@ChristopherMurphy1969 there’s more to the story on OTOY. It’s about 20 minutes all together. Robert Myer Burnett has two fan edits he and another person did to put it all together.
The sentiment that of all Spocks friends and family who had passed, they summoned Kirk from the Beyond to come and guide his friend Spock in his last journey..... Heart shatteringly beautiful.
They defined each other. Kirk risked his life, threw away his career, lost his son and sacrificed the Enteprise (his obsession) on the slim chance that he could help his friend.
“You would have done the same for me.”
Spock never got that chance and likely regretted not being there for Kirk in the end.
Again, Kirk wouldn’t let his friend die alone and in return, Spock got to be there with Jim as well.
They're alive, actually
There is a story in there if you know who all the characters are
And it follows all the canon
@ I know the particulars..especially with the audible life sign you could hear in Daystrom for Kirk. “Project Phoenix.”
@@Robman0908 I was telling that to the original poster
“The older you get the more you lose”
Man is that ever true especially with recent years for me. So many things lost to me all in my 20s
It gets worse. But you adapt. You take a lot more stuff a lot less seriously.
It gets worse, but if you are strong you find a way to keep going
It's the culmination of years of frustration and regret that Star Trek could have been like this if it had just been given to competent storytellers and filmmakers. Same with Star Wars. So.Many.Missed.Opportunities. 😔
I’m 55 and was raised with reruns of the original series. I’ve loved it all my life. This was extremely well done. I could have watched that sunset and rode off with them.
Me too brother. I'm 56.
50 here. For the longest time I thought Star Trek was kinda silly. The bond between Kirk and Spock however was what took me over. It was build over time and that made it real.
Who knew that a simple short film conveyed more soul than all the modern “Star Trek” shows combined.
This boldly went where no one has gone before.
6:20.
@@MisteRRYouTuby Yeah, that kicked you in the feel with the force of a super nova.
Yeah, no. This short sounds horrendously dumb, schmaltzy, and cliche.
@@vcdonovan5943 Missed the point entirely.
@@thomashauguel6811 And then some.
Me and my best friend bonded over our mutual love of Star Trek in school 25 years ago. I used the line "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" in my best man's speech at his wedding. Brought the place down. I can't think of a single line in a movie or TV show written in the past decade that has that sort of indelible impact. Certainly nothing with the title Star Trek. What a shame.
This broke me and I have shed tears at the end turned 49 this year I remember the good times for film and times passing of memories and friends gone I really really felt that “ Go away now “ …Thank you Drinker.👏
I didn’t expect this “Unification” video to not only hit me in the feels, but to completely dismember them. I was utterly speechless after watching.
Everything that Star Trek should be.
Agreed 100%.
It's the holding of hands in the last scenes for me. Just two friends saying hello and goodbye at the same time. Sometimes people get it right.
I won't lie, I had tears when spock meet kirk at the end and It's really hard for me to be emotional over a media. I was not even sad, I just got tears. Beautiful hommage to Kirk/Spock and Leonard Nimoy
To me, this short film says, "Star Trek has moved on without us, and that's okay." Like Drinker said, even if we got real Trek back for only 8 minutes, it is cherished as if it had always been there. To me, this was the perfect eulogy to the franchise I grew up loving. This lets me let go of my hatred for modern Star Trek. It allows me to really process and accept the death of this story, and to continue boldly going. What a beautiful ending, the only ending I ever needed to finish up this amazing adventure I've been on for 30 years. Thank you to those who made this. You truly know how to put a disgruntled soul at rest.
William Shatner, you old SOB… you knew exactly what you were doing! “Respect” isn’t the right word, but I don’t what is so… more than anyone do you deserve every fans respect for choosing this project. God damn how it hit me right in the ticker!!
Just because where I am in life at the moment it made me so mad and sad I didn’t wanna watch it again.
As a fan, I couldn’t stop watching it and it made me smile like a child.
This is the type of film every person fans or not of Star Trek, deserves. That ending hit the feels
For me it truly revitalizes the awe and wonder of the Trekiverse that’s been watered down for far too long.
For me this will bring closure to my 40-year love affair with Star Trek.
RIP Star Trek (1964-2005)
Real, *Good* stories must eventually come to an end. Trying to keep them going in perpetuity is a huge reason why we are in this creative wasteland, and been so for well over a decade.
Good. Now, protect your memories with all the vehemence, wrath, and jealousy of a god. Because that is what all the nostalgia baiting is about. It is about trashing the inside of your mind, so that you can accept any garbage that comes along. Your brain is your most prized possession, above ALL other things. Your brain houses everything that makes you, you. And when it is gone, so are you. You are under attack. Defend yourself.
@@danielduncan6806 I have never watched anything beyond the final episode of 'Enterprise', until today of course.
I have no desire to give any attention to the monster that Star Trek has been perverted into.
@danielduncan6806 Buy hard copies of your favorite films & TV shows, while you still can. Before the memories are ruined by awful remakes, retconning and wokeness in streaming form by the major studios.
You are on the page of someone who hates because he is a click whore and a huge douchebag
Drinker's usual outro genuinely made me tear up a bit. I don't think I've ever heard him this sad in a while.😢
Sad with of tinge of hope? Maybe?
@@barfolomewmog5005 he should lay off the sauce
Old school actors realizing their time in the sun is fading and it's best to create a nice sunset instead of 'reimagining' their characters in a MultiVerse? Wow. How refreshing!
November of 2024 does not stop giving. Feels like things are getting better.
I agree.
Damnit, Drinker. You got me in tears over a franchise I'm not even a fan of. Excellent work, good sir.
DAMN! Drinker got hella choked up with his “That’s all I’ve got for today, go away now!”
Never heard him THIS emotional!!!!
He just had a new emotion chip installed
I know!
@@TruDis01 No. He got reminded of how great Star Trek was...and can still be, in the right hands.
you can really tell the difference in emotion here. usually, he does simply sound like a drunken asshole whose just ranting to you, but here, there is a wholesome gentleness to it. a man tearing up because he found what had been lost for so damn long, even if it was only brief.
You should have heard Doomcock when he covered it. Sounded like he was barely holding it together.
Like many here my father was the one that introduced me to Star trek, he passed and moved on to the Undiscovered country about a month ago now, and this hit like a gut punch. 10 minutes of the best trek ever placed on film, all done with body language. It is amazing what you can achieve with people who know, understand and most importantly love the material.
My goodness - a truly beautiful review for a beautiful send off!
Thank you so much 🙏!
Glad someone really loves Star Trek enough to create this.
I watched this yesterday twice with tear-filled eyes. I Had to show my wife as well. I even sent it to my brother and father to watch. I miss Star Trek more than any other franchise. There was something so magical about it.
where can you watch it?
There aren't words for how powerful this short film was, like being given a few more precious moments with at an old friend that we'd thought was long gone. For those of us who grew up watching Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew overcome incredible odds and inspire us to find the best and noblest part of ourselves, this was a touching, poignant coda to our childhood heroes and those treasured memories.
I cried watching it, and now I cried watching your review. I was right there with you in the end there, Drinker. WHO’S CHOPPING ONIONS 😭
Beautifully put Drinker and the most heartfelt and poignant "Anyway, that's all I've got for today, go away now."
Will need to give that a watch! Growing up without a dad, James T. Kirk was a hero to me, and that magical trifecta of Kirk, Spock and Bones was highly formative. Always a part of me and who I am today. 😢
When you think about it the way Star Trek and it's values have strongly influenced so many people. Similar what you said about Kirk, omewhere on the internet I saw a guy who also grew up without a father say that Jean-Luc Picard taught him what it meant to be a man.
I saw this on Sunday a day before release in Ticonderoga with Bill Shatner, Robin Curtis, James Cawley and the guys from Otoy present, the reaction in the room was amazing!
Thank you for covering this. THIS IS THE STAR TREK WE WANT!
Not Zoomers in space.
As a zoomer myself, i agree 100%. We want capable crews that give it their all on the edge of the unknown, not a screamfest filled with insubordination (I'm looking at you SNW)
@@TheUltraMineboxI don't think I've ever wanted to punch a fictional character more than Ortegas for her constant obnoxious snarky comments on the bridge.
It was beautiful and I, as a 42 year old dad, wept.
Gay
@@CroMagnon1970 If being moved by something I've loved since I was 5 makes me gay, then that's fine with me.
Same
Where can I see this video?
@@BiffBuffchest Type in the title and it'll pop up. It's here in YT
Damn how far Trek has fallen that a simple 7 minute clip gets you more in the feels than anything they've done in decades. This was pretty awesome to see-a proper closure on Kirk and Spock's friendship and a fitting farewell for 2 of the most iconic figures in Sci-Fi. There's been alot of Trek over the decades, some good and some horrible, but nothing will ever top the OG crew for me. Their chemistry was perfect and transcended pure sci-fi. Wrath of Khan will always be in my top films of all time, not just top sci-fi, with all it's themes of growing older and finding new purpose, pure revenge and true kinship.
It is awesome that Star Trek can touch your heart that way.If I could I would subscribe twice for the last 2 sentences alone. Thank you, You stay and do not go anywhere!
Dang man. This recap put the lump in my throat again.
What a beautiful monologue and 'go away now'. Well done, Drinker. Very well done.
No way.
Was literally showing my wife this video, and talking about how amazing it was, when your review popped up.
And that was amazing too.
👍
You were showing your wife this video when this video popped up ?
@@kurtiscleary9759 The first "this video" refers to the Paramount show. The second refers to this review.
At 56 yrs of age, my first memory in my life was an episode of Star Trek. I've been devastated by what it has become to a point of apathy. This feels like the closure I needed. Thank you Drinker.😢
Wow lost interest in Star Trek 20 plus years ago but this is so beautiful,I’m glad drinker got something to finally care about watching 😊
I was rolling in my chair, from one emotional nostalgia wave to the next. 7 minutes and 35 seconds of Star Trek.
Gah DAMMIT!!!! That voice breaking "Go Away Now" almost got me crying...... Again! 765874 Unification is absolute PERFECTION ..... THIS is the Star Trek we have been missing for so long. Kirk and Spock bodly going where they've never gone before ..... but they're doing it TOGETHER.
🖖💙💙🖖
I've cried each time I watched it, and I suspect I'll some more from it. This is the story telling these characters and the fans deserve.
I am 57 years old and Star Trek at its best has brought me so much joy I cannot put it into words. At its worst it has broken my heart. I have not seen Unification yet, but this review brought me to tears. Thank you Drinker. If projects which capture the true heart and soul of Trek can still be made, then perhaps, it will be fine.
As much as I loved the next generation, what generations did to Kirk’s character was unforgivable. This short was unexpected, and I didn’t realize how much I needed it. Many thanks to the team behind it.
It was so great to meet and get a signed book from you in Grand Rapids! I truly appreciate the inspirational words both you and Nerdrotic gave during your panel!
I kid you not, this alone has revived my passion for Trek... Real Trek. Not the bullshit we've had since the end of Enterprise
It took me back to the mid-1980s, when I watched all the TV shows, rented the cartoons on VHS, and ravenously read all the Star Trek novels I could get my hands on.
Let it be said and known: Star Trek ended with Enterprise!
@@DomH75I still have Mr. Scott’s Guide to the Enterprise and the Michael and Denise Okuda guide to the NCC-1701D. Memory gold for me.
@@odieonekaraokeNo _Star Trek Chronology_ though? That was my favorite. I also like the Nitpickers Guides written by Phil Farrand.
Nice to see you again Star Trek. It has been far too long.
For those of us who grew up with Star Trek, Kirk’s journey was a great example of moving through life. We watched Kirk’s growth from a young, confident hothead to an older and wiser captain who learned from and depended on his friends. The Kobayashi Maru became a metaphor for taking shortcuts instead of learning. In short, James T Kirk became a sort of manly guide through the stages of our lives.
This is what movie magic is supposed to be, making characters that transcend the medium and become a true part of us. Thanks Drinker, as cynical as you can be I think the anger comes from knowing what can and should be.
This was a beautiful and pontent review, Drinker. You really portray the soul of us Star Trek fans correctly after being so badly portrayed for so long.
Didn't expect to hear the Drinker get emotional today, but man this video made me cry. Just hearing your voice filled with passion and love for a long-since destroyed franchise... it truly shows that there's more to media than it just being there for the sake of it. It means so much more than that...
As a trekkie since the late 60's, this short film absolutely broke me. I even sobbed at the end of YOUR video hearing the crack in your voice as you said "... Go away now."
This video made my eyes water, but in a good happy way 😭💗
Wow. I was NOT expecting this review to go down like this - but I'm glad they allowed Shatner and the character that he made his own: a dignified and poignant send off.
As they always say, "There's always possibilities."
But nothing gold can stay
Science fiction has always been about possibilities. So has been Star Trek.
Your voice at the end cracked like mine did after watching.
At 46 years old and having to suffer the nu-trek era it was a sheer delight to view something from my childhood again.
It was so freaking good. Good sendoff for Kirk. Why the hell they won't do stuff like this in the mainstream anymore??
Because Star Trek is being controlled by HACKS (Abrams and Kurtzman) who refuse to let it go because it's their only meal ticket they can cling to after destroying other properties with their special kind of TARD sensibilities, not to mention being exposed for the Hack Frauds that they are.
They want to draw in mindless viewers who ignore the plot points, bad writing, nonsensical relationships, etc, and just show up for the visuals and pandering.
They don't want to make movies for people who actually like them for good reasons, because then they'd have to actually put in effort to make a good movie. The people who would see the lazy movie decisions.
They want money from quantity, not quality.
I think the pendulum will swing, just have to give it time.
@moxxiiscarlett7141 I unfortunately have to see my daughter sit through today's crap and hear her say that she loves it. I show her real films as well, which thankfully she loves, and that includes silent films. I have shown her films from Hitchcock, Donen, Frankenheimer, Kubrick, the Reeve Superman movies, the original (non-special edition) Star Wars trilogy, the better Spielberg movies (which, as far as I am concerned, stopped in 2005), Stevens, even a couple of Scorsese films (she's too young for his grittier films, plus we tend to shy away from real violent movies). I am hoping that as she gets older, that she will shy away from the crappier films of today, and focus on the better ones in later years. Obviously, there may be guilty pleasure films, but even a bad film back in the day is better than today's crap. Just for the record, there are some more recent titles that I do appreciate, but that's because they are about the story, not the spectacle.
It is NOT a good send-off for Kirk, since I hear he dies in the Kelvin timeline along with "Beyond" Spock, neither of which I will ever accept as canon.
Had to pause the video to watch Unification before continuing, and without irony that short film really did invoke more emotion than the past several years of 'Trek'
Any ST fan is going to love this. Beautifully awesome! I made an educated wish for this film several years ago.
It didn’t occur to me that the Vulcan behind Saavic was Spock’s son… now that you called it out, the moment hits so freaking hard! Goddamnit I miss Trek
And didn't he look a lot like Sarek? =^[.]^=
I’ve just seen Unification earlier today and I’m quite impressed. Star Trek despite all its troubles can still find the most surprising ways to live long and prosper. 🖖🏻
It's okay Drinker I broke down too.. my God whatta sendoff.. pure genius..
They've still got it. Glad someone up there in the industry loves trek as I do.
Im not even a Trek fan, and, boy.... this little piece of magic made me cry...
What really sold me was all the subtle (and perfect) facial expressions that gave me the chills, on how precisely they translate the pain, the wonder, the friendship and the realization.
Just letting you know, Shatner only did the very beginning (his walk through the greenery), Sam Witwer did the rest of it, achieved with makeup and a bit of digital modification, no AI apparently, which is incredible.
And Spock was played by an actor named Lawerence Selleck.
For years, we waited for that one Star Trek moment, a moment that didn't say we were just Star Trek nerds. A moment that touched Gene Roddenberry's vision. The wait was worth it.
I've rarely cried as much watching the full version yesterday as I ever have in my entire life. Masterpiece. I've never spent a second of my life watching the garbage that is STD and I never will.
Watching that, reminded me of what i loved about Trek, and woke up a part of me i thought was long dead. I loved and struggled watching it, but when i saw Spock and he raised that eyebrow as he always did, i flat out cried. I miss them all, but for a short amount of time, they were back and life was beautiful again. I'm so glad we all got to share this.
I didn't realise how much I missed Star Trek until this seven minute and thirty-four second masterpiece showed me. Not ashamed to say, I cried like a baby at the end of it.
"I have been and always shall be your friend."
1:14 "It doesn't just tug on the heartstrings, it braids the [frickin] things into ropes for extra purchase" Drinker just casually pulling out the best analogies ever
I think that was the most emotional ‘go away now’ I have heard from the drinker, personally I’m not a massive trekky but I completely understand the sentiment here I haven’t seen the short video but after that review hit me in the feels I’m definitely gonna
@3:20. That's what the American tv sitcom Cheers conveyed. That the person you meet in some random bar, may be the last time you ever see that person. So treasure personal memories.
I seen this on X and now here. It is hands down the most Trek thing ever produced with SOUL that I have seen in a long time. Really got me in the member berries.
ʟᴇs'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɢᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ 🤍🤍sᴇɴᴅ🤍🤍ᴍᴇ🤍🤍ᴀ🤍🤍ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ🤍🤍ᴛᴇxᴛ🤍±𝟷𝟽𝟷𝟿𝟽𝟽𝟸𝟶𝟹𝟷𝟷
In a way, this is the cathartic send off every star trek fan and cast member alike deserve.
God speed James T. Kirk, God speed Mr.Spock, farewell star trek.