I've always wondered what your character needed the early TNG uniform for. I wouldn't mind if someone came up with a backstory for Yor. Maybe even a Short Trek, if they're still doing those. 🖖😎👍
You looked awesome with all that make-up. Did it take long to apply? Hope to see a "Resurrection" of StarTrek. We see signs, and so far it's as much as we can hope for. knock on wood.
Kirk saying farewell to his friend for the second and final time is so touching. It also fits as proper goodbye for the actors as well since Mr. Shatner and Mr. Nimoy didn't have that opportunity in a real world. And yes, this is the real Star Trek we all are missing so dearly.
@@christheghostwriter - Hmmm. Cater = protectective of legacy. That’s some loose reading comprehension there. Nice job skippy. I guess up is down in your assessment.
@@rowankeize1650: There are 73 year olds who have no money and are in better shape than Shatner. So you're argument is false. Mike Bare is 58 and can run a 6:24 mile, he has no money. Steven Spence is 54 has no money and runs a 4:54 mile. Tommy Hughes is 62 has no money and famously ran the Manchester Marathon in 2:30 hours (a 5:43/mile pace). Gene Dykes is a high 70 years old has no money and ran the marathon in 2:54 hours. Jeffry Life is an 84 year old muscular Body Builder on TH-cam and has no real money. So the whole "money" thing would just be an excuse or a false argument since those listed are real people and are just the tip of the iceberg.... William Shatner's doing something right.
I just don't understand the emotional reaction people had to this. There's no story, it's basically just a moving fake photo of Kirk and Spock together. There's no dialogue, no story, no reason for the two men to be together. How does one get emotional about irrational events?
It brought tears to my eyes. Seeing Robin reprise her role was something I wasn't expecting to see. What ultimately got me was when Kirk was reunited with Spock. That one scene was more impactful than anything Abrams and Secret Hideout has ever made. You could tell Spock was elated to see his old friend alive and well once again, and you can tell Kirk was happy to see Spock, deathbed or no deathbed. As far as I'm concerned, Spock died peacefully not long after, with Kirk by his side. This is how you do Star Trek homages right.
It doesn't remind me of Trek. Which Trek does it remind people of? TOS? Movies? TNG? I've never seen any Trek like this. Reminds me of a videogame or weird fan production maybe.
@@Scripture-Man The Vulcan scenes in The Search for Spock and TMP are my first thought - all the Vulcan spirituality. Spock's journey through Vejur is another. TOS often had trippy moments - TOS made it clear how vast space is and there have been beings travelling through it vastly longer than us that are like gods compared with humans. The garden planet reminds me of the Shore Leave planet where the dead McCoy was 'repaired'. And the time travel scenes in STIV were pretty surreal in the journey scenes - in the novelisation even more so - just as Jim's journey to the Kelvin timeline was full of visions.
I met William Shatner over 30 years ago at the Del Mar Fairgrounds here in San Diego as a 13 year old. A family friend was showing my parents' Morgan horse Caroline and he was there with his horses for some other events. I chased him down and told him how much I loved Captain Kirk and he signed an autograph for me. I didn't want to bother him more than that, and thanked him profusely then gave him his peace. He didn't have to acknowledge me, let alone give me an autograph, but he did it. I'll never forget it as long as I live. He will ALWAYS be my favorite character in all of Star Trek.
I’ve had both the honour (?) of meeting a lot of celebrities, and Shatner a few times. He was really the kindest and most gracious of all the celebrities. A wonderful man.
@@goodlookinouthomie1757 Thr complaints seem to come from glorified day players who thought they were stars. The pressure was all on Shatner to make the show a success.
As a 42-year-old grown man who has watched all the old Star Trek series (and still does), I cried. Kirk risked everything in Star Trek III to bring Spock back. He even lost David in the process. Spock meant so much more to him. Spock, being half-human, would have felt immense grief over Jim's death. And then, in the end, they reunited to explore the greatest unknown together. That was more than I ever hoped for. After the end of Picard and the "last mission" of the TNG crew, this had an even bigger emotional impact on me. Otoy achieved the impossible. This felt like the ending to their journey that they truly deserved.
@@councilofkarens729: the dude broke a world record and LITERALLY went into outer space!! He's also a champion Equestrian! I hope when I'm eighty and ninety to be riding horses too!
@@paulpolpiboon9535 I wish I could do any of that now! I imagine some far flung alien race seeing original Star Trek and fashioning their civilisation around Starfleet (a la Galaxy Quest)
Agree Its pathetic. They try to prove they can do it better then the past by rewriting it because they are themselves empty hollow there just isn't anything there it reminds us all how good the originals were and how bad the new junk is. It really is pathetic.
the big question is: why do fan films have better storylines, production values, and acting than the official product?? It couldn't be because the people who create them are actual fans....could it??
Question is... are the new Star Trek owners going to make a new Series/movie with the original cast ?? In a long shot theory they could meet the crew of the 170 year old NX-01 that`s seen in Enterprise in an episode called E2 that ship & crew survived the the Sulaban(bad spelling) in a Temporal wake(Star First Contact) ???
That version of NX-01 in there time line they go thought there own version of WOLF 359 and pushed into another universe.... Awaking from that event they find the ship extensively damaged... Damage - front section of the saucer is missing, both engines gone... Engineer now Captain is forced to use impulse & shuttles as propulsion... And in that Alt-Verse they find other wreckage of other ships from different time lines... Captain orders the surviving crew to repair the ship using the wreckage found.... Wreckage Bird Of Pray(head section) (motion picture era). Defiant`s of different era`s mainly engine parts some with the crew section blown out. Vulcan engine parts(ring sections). Over the months the ship is rebuilt.... BoP head replacing the front saucer section creating a new bridge, Defiant engines are now under the saucer were the damage is repaired 3 per side. partly intact Defiant`s now resided on shortened pylon's 4 total, Vulcan ring section connect the Defiant`s as structural integrity. The new bridge is converted to defiant technology and the outer hull is now the grey colour of the ship to look less hostile.... Other Technology is used as time passes....
@@kylereese4822 The problem is that one of the TNG novels establised that something that is taken out of the Prime universe causes a kind of imbalance, with disastrous consequences.
I'm speechless. This was not only jaw dropping technically, but this gutted me emotionally as well. It is touching because it FEELS like Trek. This was made people who actually care. You can sense the depth of the galaxy spanning, timeless friendship between Kirk & Spock, men worlds apart, but unified in life and death. I needed this as a human being, as a Trek fan even more. 🖖🏻
"Words cannot describe the absolute awesomeness..." Well Dave you just used the perfect words to describe it. I saw this yesterday and can only wholeheartedly agree.
everything was better back then, I have fond memories of going to west Ireland in the 70s, dingle dump, balleyferriter, balencoler bay, things change but never for the better.
When I watched this video, I was very moved by it. I really enjoyed the amount of care and the amount of what was "said" with their facial movements and body language. It was just so well done.
The title scared me. Made me think Shatner had finally given in and agreed to appear on Kurtzman Drek, thereby legitimizing it. Thank God that's not the case. Not even Shatner's appearance would legitimize that trash, but it would be salt in the wound.
@@brandonlink6568 It also ruined the legacy of the Enterprise. Gave the Enterprise F a cameo then destroyed it, renamed the Titan-A which had it's own legacy, the Enterprise-G for cheap and hollow fan service(no Enterprise has been weaker than it's replacement until now).
I'm glad they're covering his face, cause he's someone I can't stand to look at. He looks like he's swollen from a bee sting. HOWEVER... He does have the right mocap body type and movement for a Shatner/Kirk.
I just don't like it at all. What am I watching? A dream sequence? Why are people getting emotional over something that never happened? I like logic. Science. Facts. I like science fiction. What happens in this needs to be explained by science, or it's bogus. No way I could cry over this. It's quiet, solemn, gloomy. Gives me the creeps. Reminds me of a videogame. Real Kirk doesn't stand around quietly watching people and saying nothing. He's brimming with personality and takes charge of the situation. Real Kirk would be saying "What IS this place? YOU - who are you? I said who are you? Answer me! Is this some kind of computerized simulation? Why, that's ME! When I was captain! [laughs] Did I really look like that?"
Agree that is a major red flag, previous videos had nothing from the idiotic Kelvin timeline included. Really wish they'd stick with the ToS and early movies and that's it.
@@Scripture-Man Finally a sane person in the comments. The film was seven minutes of nothing. Just "look! It's Kirk! And Saavik! And Spock!" I don't understand why everyone's going crazy over it like it's the best thing ever.
Yeah, I'm dying to see some "new" McCoy scenes. I just with these OTOY guys would stop jumping all over the place and stick with the early stuff, it's a thrill seeing young Spock and Kirk in their prime with endless possibilities.
I didn’t know Unification had been released on Monday because my day was beyond busy. I didn’t get to watch it until Tuesday morning and wasn’t prepared for the emotions I experienced. It was absolutely beautiful and the perfect way to start my day.
It was amazing and very respectful to have Kirk resurrected in a way that was poignant and brought his and Spock’s arc to a closure - Not afraid to say, I cried a little because how lovingly it was handled and presented - Having Kirk not saying anything, makes his expressions his dialogue ❤️
I got the chance, with a small group of people, to watch the premier with William Shatner, Robin Curtis, Lawrence Selleck and most of the production crew. I think everyone was moved by what we saw and the possibilities this opens up. Mr. Shatner said “wow” and then discussed with the crowd the pros and cons of this technology. Hopefully this will continue.
I was not expecting THAT. Wow. So beautiful, and tastefully done. The accompanying music was very emotive. I was glad they didn't lean on Jerry Goldsmith or Alexander Courages' themes, for this. Also incredibly impressed they included Robin Curtis. She deserved real closure for the character of Saavik. Thanks for sharing this, Dave.
I watched the short movie because of this video. I loved it! It was very well done!! (Just 12 days ago I was holding the hand of someone very close to me who passed away in a hospice.) This movie really moved me. It's something you never forget, being with someone you love when it's their time to go. Well done!
What it doesn’t incorporate: 1. Identity politics. 2. Gender ideology. 3. Female empowerment. Which is why it is great. It’s a story that pays respect to the characters and the story only adds more fully to the overall character arc of the character.
you do realize this is star trek right ? same one that had Star trek Voyager and female captins lol. and episode with Amelia air hart coming back to life
What IS the story? I was completely unable to follow what's supposed to be happening? Everyone's crying over it and I honestly have no idea what I just watched. At first I thought it's in the Nexus, but you don't cry over a dream sequence. Someone said Kirk died and he's a ghost in this, but Trek has never done supernatural fantasy so it can't be that. Dave Cullen is saying it's some kind of alternate reality but I don't understand how or why that is happening. I'm a huge Trek fan but just feel really stupid here as I seem to be the only one who can't work out what's happening without dialog.
@@stealthbrandonVoyager was never about female empowerment though. It just happened to have a female Captain who just so happened to meet one of her childhood heroes
Careful Mr. Cullen, you sound like I was feeling when I watched this earlier today! Yeah what a stunning piece of work and just perfect! I have watched it a few times already, and pretty sure I am going to be watching it again several more times! 🖖
@DaveCullen For the record If you did not recognize the name, Gary Lockwood was Lt Cmdr Gary Mitchell in TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" so there is an important tie in.
I got 30 secs in your vid and then went to find it. For a few moments, I was genuinely happy with what I was watching. Why? WHY do these studios not understand just the love and passion for a franchise is what makes it. There is a reason why long term fans are so invested and the studios act as if that is the toxic element.
Lucky me. I was born in the fifties, and I watched the first episode (The Incredible Salt Vampire) in colour at a friend's house on channel 2, WGR (now WGRZ). What a trip it's been.
Exactly. At the end of Generations, Kirk was dead. Shatner has lived on, and a couple of generations know him as Shatner, not just as Kirk. I am very happy for Shatner on that.
@@RickSFfan: And a couple generations know him as T.J Hooker, others as Denny Crane, others still as the Negotiator in the hilarious commercials. The Golden Globe winning actor is a legend!
He was not dead in Season 3 of Picard. He had positive life signs in that station. Also, he wouldn’t have met Saavik and Spock’s son in the afterlife. My guess is that Gary Mitchell has something to do with his resurrection.
@@Robman0908 Lets be honest he fell of a mountain had a bridge fall on him and was buried for a while . Even if the 23 century science could reanimate the body ,the mind /soul would be gone
When I see these images, I'm reminded of a time when TV and film was exciting, fantastical, inspiring, optimistic and had a certain magic. Then I wonder how we ended up with what we have today 😢. I think someone screwed with the timeline.
Hi I've just watched your piece on what I've watched last night. The big difference here is how they carefully put all the pieces together . BEAUTIFULLY DONE ! I LOVED IT ,IM 50 THIS YR ,STILL A STAR TREK CHILD .❤❤❤❤
Seeing Shatner sat in the Captain's chair at the recent event at the studios in New York is so bizarre. I truly wonder what it is like for him, he sat in that chair as the iconic Captain Kirk for 3 seasons as a young man and then there he is at 93 on the replica of the bridge sat in that same chair. Imagine if he'd known as he acted on the original set that decades into the future he would be on a replica bridge engaging fans. It's almost like a time travel episode of Trek in itself!
Representation. Thank you for information. The great job making it known to the fan and telling about how it was. Made. Very good. Thanks for the fun until next time.
This is good evidence on why it is insane that Paramount has chosen, for whatever reason, not to use Shatner in any new Star Trek productions. It's like a miracle that the first captain from the original series is still with us and healthy and still acting at 93, while so many of the original cast is now gone. And yet somehow Shatner is kept on the sidelines. It's malpractice.
@@blondeguy56 I don't think money has much to do with it. If OTOY could afford him for this, Paramount can certainly afford him for a project. It must be something else and it's a travesty.
@@SilverMachine-bm4sj Could be. I wasn’t aware of any bad blood between Shatner and Paramount, other than him complaining about the slashed budget in STV:TFF. He also refused to do a cameo in ST Enterprise’s fourth season, but I doubt that’s the real reason. Got to be something else.
That's what I'm wishing for, the young versions of these characters look amazing, the earlier videos they did with a young Spock are just stunning. That's what gets me excited. But they keep harping on recreating middle aged pudgy Kirk (he's 60+ in Generations) and very elderly Spock on his death bed, just depresses me. And it's clear to me that recreating an elderly face is still much harder than the younger face, they are not as convincing and the uncanny valley effect emerges.
I was 15 years old when Generations came out and I was much like you, fighting tears watching it because I know that Shatner wanted to make amends with Nimoy but they never did. Kirk certainly deserved better than to die as a joke of the bridge on the Captain. I miss those days you know.
Which is why I love the recreations of young Spock (in the earlier OTOY videos) and the young Kirk and Gary Mitchell, love that stuff. Having to see pudgy 60+ y/o Kirk from a fairly lousy movie again and a very elderly Spock on his deathbed while injecting JJ Abrams Kelvin timeline shlock into this was disappointing and depressing.
I just saw the film. Wow, it was powerful. To see Jim Kirk as his younger self when he was Captain of the Enterprise. As Admiral Kirk, And then as the Kirk from Generations JAMES T. KIRK IS ALIVE!!!
Dave- I had no idea what to expect or direction you were going in when I read the Caption... but boy oh boy.... well said... THIS was IT! Being deprived of the "Soul" of Star Trek for these past decades and being FORCED to watch this "new stuff" and have them tell us this was SO GREAT...nonsense.... how can we , true fans of the franchise, not be emotionally touched to see this amazing homage to what was, is and always will be PURE Star Trek- today in 2024. definitely Speechless....
"Our Kirk". You got that right. 👍
The one and only James T Kirk.
@@WillCamx , correct, accept NO Chris PINE or Paul WESLEY impostors!!!!
My tv dad and hero !!!
Yessir. He did!
The only Captain James T Kirk.
I was honored to play Yor in this. The work Otoy is doing mindblowing and I feel extremely fortunate to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the magic.
You did it well, man. Thanks.
I've always wondered what your character needed the early TNG uniform for. I wouldn't mind if someone came up with a backstory for Yor. Maybe even a Short Trek, if they're still doing those. 🖖😎👍
@@Willpower-74205 originated from the Kelvinverse and ended up dying in the "prime" universe. According to STD.
You did a fine job sir. Thank you.
You looked awesome with all that make-up. Did it take long to apply?
Hope to see a "Resurrection" of StarTrek. We see signs, and so far it's as much as we can hope for. knock on wood.
For someone who's "speechless" you sure did manage to talk for 19 minutes lol
It's like when someone says "to make a long story short" after talking for an hour.
He got carried away but it's understandable 😂
😂 Genuinely...that's funny 👍
Speechlessness, in time, brings much speech
Not just that, it's also his longest video in 9 months, lol
Kirk saying farewell to his friend for the second and final time is so touching. It also fits as proper goodbye for the actors as well since Mr. Shatner and Mr. Nimoy didn't have that opportunity in a real world. And yes, this is the real Star Trek we all are missing so dearly.
Few things on film make me shed a tear like Spocks funeral 😢
HOW did Kirk come back to life!??
It doesn't feel like Kirk saying farewell. It feels like Kirk welcoming Spock into the afterlife so that they can spend eternity together.
@@Knightfall182Generations………..
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 gaaaaaaaaay
This one made me tear up… Wish the people involved in official Trek were this caring and protective of Trek and its legacy.
Yes, this massive franchise has to cater to hardcore fans while ignoring any possibility of growing a new audience in the 21st century
It really is lovely. An amazing piece of work.
@@christheghostwriter - Hmmm. Cater = protectective of legacy. That’s some loose reading comprehension there. Nice job skippy. I guess up is down in your assessment.
@@destinycaptain247 you just liked your own post, didn't you?
@ - Nope. But thanks for asking.
[The in real life] Shatner being 93 is kinda mind blowing in of itself. Most 73 year olds aren't in his shape.
its the double fisted punches lol
@@cybereagle19 and flying kicks
Well, most 73 year olded do have the money and care that he does. i don't want to take eventing from him, but it does all help 🤷🏿♂️
It's only a model.
@@rowankeize1650: There are 73 year olds who have no money and are in better shape than Shatner. So you're argument is false.
Mike Bare is 58 and can run a 6:24 mile, he has no money. Steven Spence is 54 has no money and runs a 4:54 mile. Tommy Hughes is 62 has no money and famously ran the Manchester Marathon in 2:30 hours (a 5:43/mile pace). Gene Dykes is a high 70 years old has no money and ran the marathon in 2:54 hours. Jeffry Life is an 84 year old muscular Body Builder on TH-cam and has no real money.
So the whole "money" thing would just be an excuse or a false argument since those listed are real people and are just the tip of the iceberg.... William Shatner's doing something right.
I watched this yesterday (Nov 18 2024) and cried. I didn't realize how much I needed this.
Same, this short film was WAY better than the last 2 ST movies or as some calls them 'the modern ST'.
we all did, reminds me of ghost busters 3 with egon its a send of we didnt know we all needed and this was the same
Had the same reaction discovering Star Trek Continues: the core cast are stand-in actors, but many original series actors and plots are developed.
I just don't understand the emotional reaction people had to this. There's no story, it's basically just a moving fake photo of Kirk and Spock together. There's no dialogue, no story, no reason for the two men to be together. How does one get emotional about irrational events?
Snow queen 😅😅
It brought tears to my eyes. Seeing Robin reprise her role was something I wasn't expecting to see. What ultimately got me was when Kirk was reunited with Spock. That one scene was more impactful than anything Abrams and Secret Hideout has ever made. You could tell Spock was elated to see his old friend alive and well once again, and you can tell Kirk was happy to see Spock, deathbed or no deathbed. As far as I'm concerned, Spock died peacefully not long after, with Kirk by his side.
This is how you do Star Trek homages right.
Amen!
Elation? Um, projection perhaps.
past on loved ones often visit the dying. This scene was incredibly touching.
This 10 minute film is more Star Trek than the crap that we have been getting for the last 20 years. Thank you OTOY, for making it right!
It doesn't remind me of Trek. Which Trek does it remind people of? TOS? Movies? TNG? I've never seen any Trek like this. Reminds me of a videogame or weird fan production maybe.
Amen 🙏
@@Scripture-Man The Vulcan scenes in The Search for Spock and TMP are my first thought - all the Vulcan spirituality. Spock's journey through Vejur is another. TOS often had trippy moments - TOS made it clear how vast space is and there have been beings travelling through it vastly longer than us that are like gods compared with humans. The garden planet reminds me of the Shore Leave planet where the dead McCoy was 'repaired'. And the time travel scenes in STIV were pretty surreal in the journey scenes - in the novelisation even more so - just as Jim's journey to the Kelvin timeline was full of visions.
perfectly said :)
Other than Lower Decks (which is a comedy) there hasn't been any real Star Trek since Voyager.
Thanks
I met William Shatner over 30 years ago at the Del Mar Fairgrounds here in San Diego as a 13 year old. A family friend was showing my parents' Morgan horse Caroline and he was there with his horses for some other events. I chased him down and told him how much I loved Captain Kirk and he signed an autograph for me. I didn't want to bother him more than that, and thanked him profusely then gave him his peace. He didn't have to acknowledge me, let alone give me an autograph, but he did it. I'll never forget it as long as I live. He will ALWAYS be my favorite character in all of Star Trek.
Super cool!
You like 90?
I only ever heard lovely things about the Shat from a fan's point of view. Different story from people that had to work with him but there you go 🤣
I’ve had both the honour (?) of meeting a lot of celebrities, and Shatner a few times. He was really the kindest and most gracious of all the celebrities. A wonderful man.
@@goodlookinouthomie1757 Thr complaints seem to come from glorified day players who thought they were stars. The pressure was all on Shatner to make the show a success.
As a 42-year-old grown man who has watched all the old Star Trek series (and still does), I cried. Kirk risked everything in Star Trek III to bring Spock back. He even lost David in the process. Spock meant so much more to him. Spock, being half-human, would have felt immense grief over Jim's death. And then, in the end, they reunited to explore the greatest unknown together. That was more than I ever hoped for. After the end of Picard and the "last mission" of the TNG crew, this had an even bigger emotional impact on me. Otoy achieved the impossible. This felt like the ending to their journey that they truly deserved.
Kirk is back? He never went away. The one and only Kirk - the Shat!
Never shorten his name like that ever again!
@@_Muzolf forgive my blasphemy. All hail Shatner. A genuine living legend.
@@councilofkarens729: the dude broke a world record and LITERALLY went into outer space!!
He's also a champion Equestrian! I hope when I'm eighty and ninety to be riding horses too!
@@_MuzolfShatner KNOWS he’s the Shat!
@@paulpolpiboon9535 I wish I could do any of that now! I imagine some far flung alien race seeing original Star Trek and fashioning their civilisation around Starfleet (a la Galaxy Quest)
This is the type of content that you get when fans create. Discovery is what you get when corporations create.
More than that: this is what happens when professionals who are experienced experts in a subject are allowed to create.
Guess who's back? Back again?
Kirk is back, tell a friend.
I sent a link of it over to my uncle. Not his favorite Captain, but he was very curious.
Got me in those damned human emotions. Felt more in 8 minutes than in the last 15 years of Trek (Picard 3 aside).
Incredible work
I just watched the video. It was absolutely brilliant. The best thing I've seen out in years.
James Tiberius Kirk, accept no substitutes.
Especially ones that look like Jim Carrey.
This gives me actual hope for the franchise I used to love.
“Trapped in the Kelvin Timeline” it would be a fate worse than death, if it were not possible to be trapped in Star Trek Discovery.
Yup!
All that Lens Flare.
You would think that far in the future they could manage their lighting a bit better
Agree
Its pathetic. They try to prove they can do it better then the past by rewriting it because they are themselves empty hollow there just isn't anything there it reminds us all how good the originals were and how bad the new junk is. It really is pathetic.
The Kelvin Timeline was actually pretty good tbh.
I watched season 1 of Discovery and that was enough for me to deny it's existence to this day.
I really really don’t understand the hate for the Calvin timeline, especially with the very first film
OMG!!! My captain and first officer are back. It's simply amazing. I can't wait to see this.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The short is glorious!
It's amazing. I took it as Kirk passed on (after Generations) and was there for Spocks passing.
That's precisely what I saw. Kirk came to guide his friend to the other side.
Same here and very much so ! They always say familiar faces come to help you pass !
Same here and very much so ! They always say familiar faces come to help you pass !
That's how I interpreted it as well.
That is also how I see it
So glad that George Takei wasn’t involved in this.
He's in a corner somewhere doing his own version of Star Trek 2: "Truuuuuuummmmmmpppp!"
Saying: "Well-heh-llllooooooh"
Would have been something if Shatner and Takei used this project to reconcile, maybe a shot with the OG crew in someway !
Hes vile. They all are. I had to remove them all from social media cos they were making me HATE watching classic Trek
It's actually sad he couldn't have, but he has gone over the rainbow.
I have been and always shall be your friend.
It brought tears to my eyes when I watched Unification. It was beautiful and mesmerizing. It also gave me some 2001 Space Odyssey vibes.
Yes, that was my thought, too! This is some Stanley Kubrick 2001 style presentation.
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.
the big question is: why do fan films have better storylines, production values, and acting than the official product?? It couldn't be because the people who create them are actual fans....could it??
Nahhhhhhhh! Can't be! ;)
My friend Gordon got to play Yor. I was so happy for him!
Question is... are the new Star Trek owners going to make a new Series/movie with the original cast ?? In a long shot theory they could meet the crew of the 170 year old NX-01 that`s seen in Enterprise in an episode called E2 that ship & crew survived the the Sulaban(bad spelling) in a Temporal wake(Star First Contact) ???
That version of NX-01 in there time line they go thought there own version of WOLF 359 and pushed into another universe....
Awaking from that event they find the ship extensively damaged...
Damage - front section of the saucer is missing, both engines gone...
Engineer now Captain is forced to use impulse & shuttles as propulsion...
And in that Alt-Verse they find other wreckage of other ships from different time lines...
Captain orders the surviving crew to repair the ship using the wreckage found....
Wreckage
Bird Of Pray(head section) (motion picture era).
Defiant`s of different era`s mainly engine parts some with the crew section blown out.
Vulcan engine parts(ring sections).
Over the months the ship is rebuilt....
BoP head replacing the front saucer section creating a new bridge,
Defiant engines are now under the saucer were the damage is repaired 3 per side.
partly intact Defiant`s now resided on shortened pylon's 4 total,
Vulcan ring section connect the Defiant`s as structural integrity.
The new bridge is converted to defiant technology and the outer hull is now the grey colour of the ship to look less hostile....
Other Technology is used as time passes....
@@kylereese4822 The problem is that one of the TNG novels establised that something that is taken out of the Prime universe causes a kind of imbalance, with disastrous consequences.
I'm speechless. This was not only jaw dropping technically, but this gutted me emotionally as well. It is touching because it FEELS like Trek. This was made people who actually care. You can sense the depth of the galaxy spanning, timeless friendship between Kirk & Spock, men worlds apart, but unified in life and death. I needed this as a human being, as a Trek fan even more. 🖖🏻
"Words cannot describe the absolute awesomeness..." Well Dave you just used the perfect words to describe it. I saw this yesterday and can only wholeheartedly agree.
Eh.... he's just trying to appear to be open minded. He probably has a new 30-year old girl friend to placate.
He's often quite based
Bring back McCoy
..Dammit Jim..what took u so long??
Nutrek should never be considered canon
amen, they destroyed Trek legacy with post ST Enterprise Trek(on purpose)
It’s not
@@johnpaulporrelli6208 It is to some people, apparently :/
Lower decks is great the rest I can live without
@DD8842 Ew
I am 68 and watched the original in my family home in Limerick Ireland, my father also loved it, especially when tv turned colour. A lifetime ago
everything was better back then, I have fond memories of going to west Ireland in the 70s, dingle dump, balleyferriter, balencoler bay, things change but never for the better.
I was eleven when I first saw the original series. Time has passed me by.. Great video and this production has moved me to tears.
When I watched this video, I was very moved by it. I really enjoyed the amount of care and the amount of what was "said" with their facial movements and body language. It was just so well done.
The title scared me. Made me think Shatner had finally given in and agreed to appear on Kurtzman Drek, thereby legitimizing it. Thank God that's not the case.
Not even Shatner's appearance would legitimize that trash, but it would be salt in the wound.
Same here 😅
WHY is there so much HATE for modern trek? I actually find it enjoyable.
@@Smithbriart I'm sorry you have no taste.
He gave in before the first Kelvin movie. He's publicly stated he wanted to be in the 2009 movie but they didn't have a role for him.
The JJ Remakes are AWFUL.
Over and above anything else, that video demonstrates with the right actors and direction, you can say 1,000 words without having to speak.
member berries: remember kirk?
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. See what CAN be done?? Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Dave.
Seeing old Robin Curtis makes me feel old...damn, i need some Romulan Ale.
This is the first good piece of Star Trek released in 19 years
Season 3 of Picard was good.
@vermithrx1744 season 3 was hollow fan service and ruined Crusher and Ro
@@brandonlink6568 It also ruined the legacy of the Enterprise. Gave the Enterprise F a cameo then destroyed it, renamed the Titan-A which had it's own legacy, the Enterprise-G for cheap and hollow fan service(no Enterprise has been weaker than it's replacement until now).
@@JustinStrife honestly it should've been the Enterprise F, not the "G" period.
Animated Star Trek (and hey, this is animated too!) is good. Give it a chance.
Just watched it. I was in tears! It was SO good!
Kirk is back and being body doubled by Sam Witwer aka Starkiller or Darth Maul
I'm glad they're covering his face, cause he's someone I can't stand to look at. He looks like he's swollen from a bee sting. HOWEVER... He does have the right mocap body type and movement for a Shatner/Kirk.
When I say I was sobbing, I WAS SOBBING. Holy crap, what a beautiful gift.
The moment i heard the words "a character from Discovery" i checked out.
its not really a character, more of an easter egg.
I just don't like it at all. What am I watching? A dream sequence? Why are people getting emotional over something that never happened? I like logic. Science. Facts. I like science fiction. What happens in this needs to be explained by science, or it's bogus. No way I could cry over this. It's quiet, solemn, gloomy. Gives me the creeps. Reminds me of a videogame.
Real Kirk doesn't stand around quietly watching people and saying nothing. He's brimming with personality and takes charge of the situation. Real Kirk would be saying "What IS this place? YOU - who are you? I said who are you? Answer me! Is this some kind of computerized simulation? Why, that's ME! When I was captain! [laughs] Did I really look like that?"
Agree that is a major red flag, previous videos had nothing from the idiotic Kelvin timeline included. Really wish they'd stick with the ToS and early movies and that's it.
@@Scripture-Man Finally a sane person in the comments. The film was seven minutes of nothing. Just "look! It's Kirk! And Saavik! And Spock!" I don't understand why everyone's going crazy over it like it's the best thing ever.
@8:13 Dialogue=$$$ 😜 The real only thing missing was McCoy bursting into the room and saying "Haven't you two seen a sunset before??" 😉🤣
Yeah, I'm dying to see some "new" McCoy scenes. I just with these OTOY guys would stop jumping all over the place and stick with the early stuff, it's a thrill seeing young Spock and Kirk in their prime with endless possibilities.
A moment of light in a very dark present day.
Thank you for sharing this. I went and watched it. It brought tears to my eyes.
There only missing one other person MCcoy, omg how could they had forgotten him...
not forgotten but you have to have family permission to do his likeness. . They respected him enough not to do with out family
I didn’t know Unification had been released on Monday because my day was beyond busy. I didn’t get to watch it until Tuesday morning and wasn’t prepared for the emotions I experienced. It was absolutely beautiful and the perfect way to start my day.
Watched it! Loved it! Thank you for sharing this
It was amazing and very respectful to have Kirk resurrected in a way that was poignant and brought his and Spock’s arc to a closure - Not afraid to say, I cried a little because how lovingly it was handled and presented - Having Kirk not saying anything, makes his expressions his dialogue ❤️
I got the chance, with a small group of people, to watch the premier with William Shatner, Robin Curtis, Lawrence Selleck and most of the production crew. I think everyone was moved by what we saw and the possibilities this opens up. Mr. Shatner said “wow” and then discussed with the crowd the pros and cons of this technology. Hopefully this will continue.
That video was awesome, and didn't know about it until you posted this video. Amazing. Thanks for that!
I was not expecting THAT. Wow. So beautiful, and tastefully done. The accompanying music was very emotive. I was glad they didn't lean on Jerry Goldsmith or Alexander Courages' themes, for this. Also incredibly impressed they included Robin Curtis. She deserved real closure for the character of Saavik.
Thanks for sharing this, Dave.
I watched the short movie because of this video. I loved it! It was very well done!! (Just 12 days ago I was holding the hand of someone very close to me who passed away in a hospice.) This movie really moved me. It's something you never forget, being with someone you love when it's their time to go. Well done!
What it doesn’t incorporate:
1. Identity politics.
2. Gender ideology.
3. Female empowerment.
Which is why it is great.
It’s a story that pays respect to the characters and the story only adds more fully to the overall character arc of the character.
Feminazis are Liars and sneaky.
Down with WOKE. It was always broke.
? Didn't You watch it 😅
you do realize this is star trek right ? same one that had Star trek Voyager and female captins lol. and episode with Amelia air hart coming back to life
What IS the story? I was completely unable to follow what's supposed to be happening? Everyone's crying over it and I honestly have no idea what I just watched. At first I thought it's in the Nexus, but you don't cry over a dream sequence. Someone said Kirk died and he's a ghost in this, but Trek has never done supernatural fantasy so it can't be that. Dave Cullen is saying it's some kind of alternate reality but I don't understand how or why that is happening. I'm a huge Trek fan but just feel really stupid here as I seem to be the only one who can't work out what's happening without dialog.
@@stealthbrandonVoyager was never about female empowerment though. It just happened to have a female Captain who just so happened to meet one of her childhood heroes
This was so special. I also thought the Vulcan behind Saavik was Spock's son, since they did the Pon Farr on Genesis.
Shout out to ROBIN CURTIS returning as SAAVIK.
Careful Mr. Cullen, you sound like I was feeling when I watched this earlier today! Yeah what a stunning piece of work and just perfect! I have watched it a few times already, and pretty sure I am going to be watching it again several more times! 🖖
It choked me up. So beautiful 🥺
The interview with William Shatner was wonderful, too!
@DaveCullen For the record If you did not recognize the name, Gary Lockwood was Lt Cmdr Gary Mitchell in TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" so there is an important tie in.
Wasn’t prepared for this when I viewed it yesterday. Genuinely moved to tears.
Thank you for putting this video out. I shall be looking at it.
I got 30 secs in your vid and then went to find it. For a few moments, I was genuinely happy with what I was watching. Why? WHY do these studios not understand just the love and passion for a franchise is what makes it. There is a reason why long term fans are so invested and the studios act as if that is the toxic element.
How did you watch this? Only the teaser is on OTOY TH-cam channel
Lucky me. I was born in the fifties, and I watched the first episode (The Incredible Salt Vampire) in colour at a friend's house on channel 2, WGR (now WGRZ). What a trip it's been.
I'm sitting here at work with tears in my eyes. This is beautiful!
I took it as Kirk was dead and visiting Spock as he died
Exactly. At the end of Generations, Kirk was dead. Shatner has lived on, and a couple of generations know him as Shatner, not just as Kirk. I am very happy for Shatner on that.
@@RickSFfan: And a couple generations know him as T.J Hooker, others as Denny Crane, others still as the Negotiator in the hilarious commercials. The Golden Globe winning actor is a legend!
He was not dead in Season 3 of Picard. He had positive life signs in that station.
Also, he wouldn’t have met Saavik and Spock’s son in the afterlife.
My guess is that Gary Mitchell has something to do with his resurrection.
@@Robman0908 Lets be honest he fell of a mountain had a bridge fall on him and was buried for a while . Even if the 23 century science could reanimate the body ,the mind /soul would be gone
@ Not really if a part of him is still alive in the Nexus. A god like Mitchell could pull him out.
No Words. I cried and still am. So emotional!
When I see these images, I'm reminded of a time when TV and film was exciting, fantastical, inspiring, optimistic and had a certain magic.
Then I wonder how we ended up with what we have today 😢.
I think someone screwed with the timeline.
At 74 I am a trekkie through and through. I watched it all from Star Trek original. This is wonderful to hear. Thankyou all.
You forgot to mention Gary Mitchell at the beginning, and when Kirk meets Saavik, that’s Spock’s son and Saavik is him mother 🧐
Hi I've just watched your piece on what I've watched last night.
The big difference here is how they carefully put all the pieces together . BEAUTIFULLY DONE !
I LOVED IT ,IM 50 THIS YR ,STILL A STAR TREK CHILD .❤❤❤❤
Nice, to include Spock's one lifted eyebrow - and the IDIC medallion on the nightstand 😊
This is a great, unexpected, gift! How awesome of them to release this!
Seeing Shatner sat in the Captain's chair at the recent event at the studios in New York is so bizarre. I truly wonder what it is like for him, he sat in that chair as the iconic Captain Kirk for 3 seasons as a young man and then there he is at 93 on the replica of the bridge sat in that same chair. Imagine if he'd known as he acted on the original set that decades into the future he would be on a replica bridge engaging fans. It's almost like a time travel episode of Trek in itself!
And I'm betting he looked like he belonged there, and that you could see him saddling up one more time.
I sat with my mouth open like a little kid for 8 minutes. The genuine emotion i felt watching it...i have no words.
This is the Nexus...the Vulcan behind Saavik is Spock's son when Saavik helped Spock get through Pon Farr in The Search For Spock.
That's wild that vulcans can conceive just by stroking each other's finger 😉
It is truly amazing Dave, reading some of comments on the TH-cam page are truly emotional. Loved it, no words needed ❤
Heroes get remembered. Legends live long and prosper. ;)
Representation. Thank you for information. The great job making it known to the fan and telling about how it was. Made. Very good. Thanks for the fun until next time.
The music too was beautiful!!!
What an absolutely beautiful production. What a great surprise.
This is good evidence on why it is insane that Paramount has chosen, for whatever reason, not to use Shatner in any new Star Trek productions. It's like a miracle that the first captain from the original series is still with us and healthy and still acting at 93, while so many of the original cast is now gone. And yet somehow Shatner is kept on the sidelines. It's malpractice.
They probably can’t afford him….and he knows it.
@@blondeguy56 I don't think money has much to do with it. If OTOY could afford him for this, Paramount can certainly afford him for a project. It must be something else and it's a travesty.
@@SilverMachine-bm4sj Could be. I wasn’t aware of any bad blood between Shatner and Paramount, other than him complaining about the slashed budget in STV:TFF. He also refused to do a cameo in ST Enterprise’s fourth season, but I doubt that’s the real reason. Got to be something else.
easy
bad writing
that is why
Thanks for sharing this. Very very cool.
I'm not crying, you're crying! 😢
It's just raining!
Typical human reaction, Captain😉
Where's the absurd propaganda? This is amazing. You're clearly moved by this and it's a joy to hear you gush about it.
The TOS Kirk looked so good, if this was how they rebooted Trek I'd be very interested.
Yeah, they got facial expressions right. That reflection scene was powerful.
That's what I'm wishing for, the young versions of these characters look amazing, the earlier videos they did with a young Spock are just stunning. That's what gets me excited. But they keep harping on recreating middle aged pudgy Kirk (he's 60+ in Generations) and very elderly Spock on his death bed, just depresses me. And it's clear to me that recreating an elderly face is still much harder than the younger face, they are not as convincing and the uncanny valley effect emerges.
Thanks for the headsup Dave! Really appreciate it. This is going to make a certain trekky in my family so happy.
I was 15 years old when Generations came out and I was much like you, fighting tears watching it because I know that Shatner wanted to make amends with Nimoy but they never did. Kirk certainly deserved better than to die as a joke of the bridge on the Captain. I miss those days you know.
Just watched it...awesome...especially 60s Kirk...please make him in a full feature.
How cool they brought back Robin Curtis as Saavik, nice.
Time for tears and heartfelt thanks.
The technology is great, but dialogue is required.
Yeah, I'm bummed out that Kirk and Spock didn't say anything. Kind of weird that Kirk doesn't say anything when he see Saavik.
I watched the short film 5 times. It’s incredible and no word we’re spoken.
Time is Brutal
It's renewing.
Time waits for no-one.
Which is why I love the recreations of young Spock (in the earlier OTOY videos) and the young Kirk and Gary Mitchell, love that stuff. Having to see pudgy 60+ y/o Kirk from a fairly lousy movie again and a very elderly Spock on his deathbed while injecting JJ Abrams Kelvin timeline shlock into this was disappointing and depressing.
I’ll need to watch this. Thanks for the tip.
I just saw the film.
Wow, it was powerful.
To see Jim Kirk as his younger self when he was Captain of the Enterprise.
As Admiral Kirk,
And then as the Kirk from Generations
JAMES T. KIRK IS ALIVE!!!
Dave- I had no idea what to expect or direction you were going in when I read the Caption... but boy oh boy.... well said... THIS was IT! Being deprived of the "Soul" of Star Trek for these past decades and being FORCED to watch this "new stuff" and have them tell us this was SO GREAT...nonsense.... how can we , true fans of the franchise, not be emotionally touched to see this amazing homage to what was, is and always will be PURE Star Trek- today in 2024. definitely Speechless....