Star Trek: Eagle
*UPDATED*Star Trek: Eagle
*UPDATED*writer/editor/director: Michael Stutelberg
cast: Elijah Morrissey,
Michael Stutelberg, Marshall Kohls, Megan Hofteig, Tanner Hanke, Josh Ross, Caleb Dalbec,
Kevin Hard, Calen Mulenburg, Oakley Clark; Kathryn Mankenberg, Tammer Schaaf, Tristan
Corrigan, Steve Briggs, Colten Hughes, George Kayaian, Lloyd Penney, Gina Hernandez
characters: original crew, primarily played by young adults/teens
characterizations: interesting, but not engaging
sets: physical, but a little
cramped
quality: fair (editing is the biggest problem with the production)
costuming: adequate
special effects: irregular; some good work there by Millenium Effects
base of operations: Dassel, Minnesota
setting: U.S.S. Eagle, NCC-956; series era time frame, circa 2269
music: original Star Trek series music
website: typical
YouTube
ease of navigation: typical YouTube
content: not much, but there is a blooper reel
episodes: (2)
Episode 01: Into the Mirrorwriter and director: Michael Stutelberg The U.S.S. Eagle is taken over by the Mirror Universe version of its captain who intends to hunt down and regain his command of the I.S.S. Eagle. And low and behold, they come looking for him. Download the Episode here: Part 1, Part 2 Quality Rating: 73% One has to admire the set and the undertaking these folks have begun with their first episode, but there's a few problems with the story. A man is rescued from the shuttlecraft. He is identified as being identical in appearance to the captain, and yet the captain goes down to his quarters to meet him alone (without security guards). The captain is stabbed, and conveniently left for the chief medical officer to find injured and to heal pretty darn quickly. When the I.S.S. Eagle shows up, the characterizations get better, and the action gets more intriguing as the U.S.S. Eagle is rescued by a fleet of unexpected rescuers. There's some really choppy editing (it looks as those the camera was used to edit the film, so the intercutting is not very good). The same holds true with the music. The bridge is fairly nicely done, but there are a couple of times when unflattering angles are used and shouldn't have been. The whole set seems underlit, but this film is definitely watchable! |
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Episode 02: The Bismarck *NEW*writer and director: Michael Stutelberg The U.S.S. Bismarck, a Federation dreadnought, is taken over by an alien computer! It's up to the captain of the Eagle to regain control of the vessel he'd spent years serving aboard. Download the Episode here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Quality Rating: 76% This episode starts with a nice scene on an icy world where a shuttlecraft belonging to the Bismarck is discovered in the ice. A quick investigation reveals that something has wrested control of the dreadnought from its commander who managed to escape its clutches. As a landing party explores the Bismarck, the Eagle suddenly is attacked by the dreadnought. Can the captain and his landing party stop the assault? Over all, the production values seem a little better, and the story, while reminiscent of the animated Star Trek episode, "Beyond the Farthest Star," seems to be an improvement over the previous one. Again, a very young cast doing a fairly decent job! |
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