seventhfleetbanner.jpg (37715 bytes)Tales of the Seventh Fleet

creator/executive producer: Daniel A. Swift (episodes 1-3), Louis Srygley (episode 4)

cast: Edward C. Tunis III, Daniel A. Swift, Eugene R. Hendricks, Michael Stein, Michelle Lee Hendricks, Richard Frost and Trisha A. Tunis
characters: original crew
characterizations: adequate at best; the character Enigma is well named because the character simply is an inconsistent parody of Data and Spock that the series would do well to lose; the Efrosian captain seems extremely odd and very rude; the chief engineer and his wife (the chief medical officer) are the only characters who seem to have much personality, although they need to knock off making food jokes between themselves

sets: digital, much better in episode 4
quality: poor, much better in episode 4
costuming: fair (inconsistent)

special effects: fair to adequate (improving), much better in episode 4

base of operations: Morris Township, New Jersey

setting: U.S.S. Justice, NCC-556; movie era time frame

music: taken from The Last Starfighter with some incidental music from Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (episodes 1-3), Kevin MacLeod (episode 4)

website: http://www.podship.com/totsf_files.htm, http://vimeo.com/channels/ussjustice
ease of navigation: straightforward
content: good, but not terribly informative; the original site contains little information about the production crew, stars, characters, etc.; the new site seems to be addressing some of these shortcomings

notes: These movies are done by a Star Trek club. Food jokes pop up a little too often in the script, ironic considering the physiques of the cast members. Sadly, there are few venues for downloading episodes of Tales of the Seventh Fleet, and we were unable to find any DVD cover artwork for the episodes. Hopefully, this oversight will be corrected. Two more episodes of this series are now in production and should be available in the near future. The production crew members are meeting and working on developing new episodes. According to their site forum, filming on episodes 4 and 5 is underway.

A new episode is now in production, and both the special effects, sound and music all appear to have improved dramatically. You can check out the new trailer at: http://vimeo.com/4291298 and view the other episodes and trailers there as well.

episodes: (3)

Episode 01: Return to Doomsday (click on title to read William Batross' review)

writers: Edward C. Tunis III with Eugene R. Hendricks

Newly assigned to the destroyer Justice, Chief Engineer Robert Lupia and his wife, the chief medical officer, struggle to adjust to their new stations aboard the starship. Meanwhile, the Doomsday Machine has somehow become reactivated.

Quality Rating: 38%
There are plenty of problems with this production. The dialogue and scenes appear to be totally unrehearsed. The interaction between the characters, other than the chief engineer and his wife, appear incredibly stilted. The special effects are fair, but don't distract from this episode as much as the story does. The character Enigma serves only to rankle the viewer.

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Episode 02: Upgrade (click on title to read William Batross' review)

writers: Daniel A. Swift with Eugene R. Hendricks

While at Starbase 24 for repairs, the crew of the Justice find themselves confronting a medical mystery and a saboteur who aims to kill them all.

Quality Rating: 42%
This episode episode is not much of an improvement over the first episode. Spoiler Warning: The medical mystery is completely inconsistent, and goes from "simple influenza" to an exotic, manufactured bioweapon. The mystery isn't very good, and was rather disappointing altogether.

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Episode 03: A Touch of Home (click on title to read Fred Dixon's review)

writers: Eugene R. Hendricks with Trisha Tunis

As an Efrosian, the captain of the Justice beams down an icy Klingon planet with his first officer to conduct a reaffirmation ceremony. Meanwhile, his ship is attacked by both the Romulans and Orions who seem to have taken an interest in expanding into Klingon territory!

Quality Rating: 52%
This episode episode is a bit better than the previous two. The mystery is more in line with what we've seen before, and the overall feel was more like what an episode should be. Tales of the Seventh Fleet may have a long way to go, but it's definitely on its way.

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Episode 4: Street Fight

writer: Daniel A. Swift
director: Gene Hendricks

The Federation has captured quite a prize, but Romulans have set their sights upon it. The only thing standing in their way is the U.S.S. Justice and its brave crew.

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