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Star Trek: 30 Years & Beyond [VHS]

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The crews of all Star Trek series are here in this 30 year anniversary, except Picard/Stewart & Spock/Nimoy. Most of the guess host seem as if they lost a bet and were forced into hosting and praising the Star Trek crew. My best part of the show is when Janeway and the Frasier characters do a skit on stage for everyone to see. This is when I gained more respect for Kate Mulgrew's acting abilities. She played her Janeway character with believable strenght and charm. Her years of an on stage actress had really paid off for her. The Frasier crew, on the other hand, seemed to have had a lot of trouble acting in front of such a large audiance. Either they didn't rehearse the skit or maybe they're just not use to live performances? The rest of the show is of short clips from past star trek episodes with Kenny G doing the back ground music and NASA praising Star Trek again. I bought this VHS cassette for the Janeway skit but fast forward through most of the non-star trek stuff. If I was you, I'd buy this just to show your support for future productions.

Set in an awards show style setting without the awards, I felt the show was very contrived and slow paced. It basically consists of cast members and a few other celebrities giving a teleprompted narative of how Star Trek affected them, followed by a series of clips from the various shows. It's greatest quality was the fact that all the cast members were present (minus Patrick Stewart and Leonard Nimoy) and we could see them all in their civilian clothing as real people. But the tone felt very thrown together, as when people are reading lines that are unrehearsed. I personally bought this in a bargain bin for 3.99 which was worth it, but I would rent this one before spending fifteen bucks.

Set in an awards show style setting without the awards, I felt the show was very contrived and slow paced. It basically consists of cast members and a few other celebrities giving a teleprompted narative of how Star Trek affected them, followed by a series of clips from the various shows. It's greatest quality was the fact that all the cast members were present (minus Patrick Stewart and Leonard Nimoy) and we could see them all in their civilian clothing as real people. But the tone felt very thrown together, as when people are reading lines that are unrehearsed. I personally bought this in a bargain bin for 3.99 which was worth it, but I would rent this one before spending fifteen bucks.

Counting the WORST episodes of DS9,Voyager or Enterprise combined,this has to be THE WORST of all Star Trek related material in existance,by no means to be compared to the brilliant Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special from five years earlier.This special represents the very worst of what happened to Star Trek after Gene Roddenberry died;the emphasis on a the financial francise results in this whole affair being total self parody.The whole affair is set in an award show format,already a warning sign for trouble and largely functions as a lot of canned jokes,lame parodies and 'First Contact' movie footage all delivered by teleprompter.Aside from a mildly campy "Frasier On Voyager" skit nothing on here is interesting or funny.Some of my opinion could be personal;I rate 1995-96 as one of Star Trek's worst periods creatively;saw the beginning the the creative decline of DS9,a lull in Voyager's and the release of what I believe is the worst Trek movie ever 'First Contact'.Personally while watching this I wanted to throw a rock at the TV.So.....if you are one of those people who hate Star Trek and want see a mean spirited parody this is for your.'30 Years & Beyond' is for the Craig Kilborn loving,Wesley Crusher hating,Dominion War LOVING Star Trek fan of the 90's.It's in the Trek related literature of the period too.So for many positive minded Trekkers such as myself who enjoy Star Trek for it's sense of hope rather then as a financial institution,this will only be a reminder of dark days for Star Trek.

This is a rather poor documentry on Star Trek, mostly in the narration and the interviews with the various cast members are not well set up. It seems that Paramount rushed this program through production and it shows in the finished show. Not reccomanded for fans.

Set in an awards show style setting without the awards, I felt the show was very contrived and slow paced. It basically consists of cast members and a few other celebrities giving a teleprompted narative of how Star Trek affected them, followed by a series of clips from the various shows. It's greatest quality was the fact that all the cast members were present (minus Patrick Stewart and Leonard Nimoy) and we could see them all in their civilian clothing as real people. But the tone felt very thrown together, as when people are reading lines that are unrehearsed. I personally bought this in a bargain bin for 3.99 which was worth it, but I would rent this one before spending fifteen bucks.