The plot is ok. The actors feel forced. Spock’s makeup is ridiculous. It was cool to see Rand in a promoted position. The idea of a Captain Sulu is cool. There are some nice CGI space scenes (which I think the entire budget went towards). Overall it is very mid, and that is only if you love Trek very much. Despite the names involved, this might have been the hardest to watch “pilot” I’ve ever seen. I’m sharing this because of the archival aspects in doing so. But, seriously, don’t watch this without at least 2 beers and 2 tokes.
Editing to add that we need Alana Sulu as portrayed by that actress. She’s great.
I’ve been aware of this for a while, but never sat down to watch it. I just watched it in full just now. I very much enjoyed it! Yes, there were some rough spots (like Spock’s makeup), but it’s a fan-made project. They’ll never have the resources to do it like a full production studio. It was seriously very impressive! Having Takei and Berrett involved make it even better.