Category: Fan Film Friday
The Lord of the Rings: ‘The Hunt for Gollum’
I try to keep my Fan Film Friday column as current as possible, but every now and then I come across a classic production I…
Star Trek: ‘Reflections of Evil’
One of the things I enjoy most about viewing independent productions is the chance to watch a sequel to an original Star Trek episode. The…
Voyage Trekkers: ‘The Quest for the Golden Orb’
After producing a live-action series of 10 comedy vignettes that poked fun at lots of science-fiction cliches, the folks at Squishy Studios decided to boldly…
Project: Potemkin: ‘The Void’
The Project: Potemkin series of independent productions boldly explores what some folks call Star Trek‘s “Lost Generation” between the end of the original series and…
Star Wars: ‘The Solo Adventures’
One of the most interesting lines in the original Star Wars movie was the statement that Han Solo “dropped his cargo at the first sign…
Star Trek: Armada: Season 3, Part 2
As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” so it’s time to review the last half of the third and final…
Star Trek: Armada: Season 3, Part 1
Some fan film series are so cosmic in scope that they require epic conclusions worthy of their storylines. One such production is Star Trek: Armada…
The Mercury Men
Some independent productions are so well made that they can bypass several contemporary film-making techniques and still create a great series.
Mariner: ‘Revelations & Anomalies’
Fan films (or independent productions, if you prefer) run the gamut from space battles over the fate of the universe to intimate, personal stories that…
Lord of the Rings: ‘Born of Hope’
One of the joys of writing Fan Film Friday is discovering independent productions that reach as high a level of quality as professional projects. One…