Reviews

With reality as we know it ending in 30 days, Marshall (played by Adam Rini) decides to reconnect with his old high school chums to finish the movie they said they would make decades ago. At the surface, this might seem like just another meta "movie about making movies," but that "making the movie" plot is only a vehicle for the real heart of this film. Marshall has always been a selfish, self-promoting person, who only cares about what people can do for him. Over the last few weeks of his life, however, he is challenged to uncover what's really important. This light-hearted dramedy has something for everyone who has ever had an itch to make something fun with their friends. Truly an indy film. Truly a gem.

To call Voyage Trekkers "just another Star Trek parody" would be a grave over-simplification. Not only does this web series give us twisted and hilarious buffoonery a la "Arrested Development," but it's clear that the creative team is also passionate about the corn-ball sci-fi genre. Sure, there are wonderful references to Star Trek and Star Wars (as we hope and expect), but watch closely and you'll notice that they even go so far as to pay homage to early Flash Gordon serials. For such a low budget web series, Squishy Studios seems to squeeze every penny to make sure the production value is top-notch. Everything from the special effects work to the cinematography to the music score and sound design make me excited to see what the future holds for the series. For me, Voyage Trekkers is full of smart comedy as well as respect for the shows it draws its parody from. And that's definitely some serious respect I can laugh at.