Tasha Yar is back from the dead, leaving the crew of the Enterprise to puzzle out what’s going on.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: A XXX Parody has garnered quite a bit of attention for its story, which is not only surprisingly well written, but also fits neatly into the existing TNG canon. German Star Trek fan Norman Szczepanski has taken it upon himself to share this story with the world, cutting out the sex, and swapping the actors for action figures.
In the episode – for want of a better term – the crew of the Enterprise investigates some strange energy readings near the Romulan Neutral Zone, only to discover Tasha Yar, their supposedly long-dead crewmate, in stasis. Naturally, things are not what they seem, and the crew soon finds itself in danger. The episode is set sometime after the fourth season of The Next Generation, after Tasha Yar’s death, and after the Enterprise has had multiple run-ins with her half-Romulan daughter Sela.
The story is actually pretty good, and it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine it actually being part of the show. Szczepanski’s version is the very definition of low budget – he does all the voices himself, including the women – but it’s oddly charming as well, probably because it’s so cheap. There’s obviously a lot of love behind it though, as Szczepanski went to the trouble of adding CGI effects and space scenes, and even made titles sequences in the style of the show. You can watch part one above, and part two below.
Source: Bleeding Cool
Published: May 23, 2011 12:46 pm