April 19 2022

In the early decades of movies and the early years of Television people could tune in and watch serials and and these series lasted several parts and if you missed one, bad luck because you likely never saw it again.

Voyager fans of course had Captain Proton in a couple of episode which depending on who you ask was either entertaining or annoying.

What’s this got to do with fan films? Well Commanders of Starfleet: A Star Trek Fan Production is made in the spirit of the serials from the monochrome to the acting style and the visual effects.

This is a super short fan film just five and a half minutes in length so I can’t say much without spoiling it but I can tell you there’s Romulans and Starfleet and some impressive 1940’s – 1950’s Science Fiction era props.

This fan film could have easily aired on the DuMont Television Network had it been made in the early 1950’s and that is not an insult as DuMont had the iconic Captain Video and his Video Rangers on and you can watch surviving copies on YouTube.

I love it and I hope you do too.

Rating: 5 out of 5.