Prelude to Axanar

I actually spent the time (21 minutes) to watch this "Prelude to Axanar" pseudo-documentary of the "Four Years War" between the Federation and the Klingons, which took place around twenty-one years prior to James Kirk becoming Capitan of the Enterprise.

http://youtu.be/1W1_8IV8uhA

Axanar takes place 21 years before the events of “Where no Man Has Gone Before”. It tells the story of Garth of Izar, the legendary Starfleet captain who is Captain Kirk’s hero and the role model for a generation of Starfleet officers. Garth charted more planets than any other Captain and was the hero of the Battle of Axanar.  His exploits are required reading at Starfleet Academy.

 

This is the story of Garth and his crew during the Four Years War, the war with the Klingon Empire that almost tore the Federation apart, and whose resolution solidified the Federation and allowed it to become the entity we know in Kirk's time.

 

It is the year 2245, four years into the war with the Klingons.

This is some seriously cool stuff, and I am truly looking forward to the full movie that is being planned for release later this year. Quite honestly the quality of this production is even better than anything the major studios have ever done!

This is NOT a "fan production!" The major players are well known actors Richard Hatch, Tony Todd, Kate Vernon, Gary Graham, and J.G. Hertzler.

I was impressed enough to toss a few scarce dollars towards this Kickstarter campaign, which ended almost immediately after my contribution, having been fully funded:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/194429923/star-trek-axanar