There is nothing so powerful or moving as something made by a person that cares. We have seen our fandoms and our very world torn apart by gormless money-pushers with no mind for craft and no heart for the material, but the noble madmen (and hey, madwomen) who spend years of their life creating Star Trek fan productions continue to create works of heart and genius. With the last gleaming speck of hope left in my calcifying heart, I urge you to give at least one of these a try. Not all of them will be your thing, but one of them will be, and you will be better for making the plunge. Link referenced in today's episodeStar Trek Continues, without question the most professional and high quality of these productions Fanfilmfactor.com and its dubiously complete list of fan productions Star Trek Hidden Frontier and associated productions. (I didn't mention that they have multiple audio dramas, and Federation One is the West Wing in Star Trek, for those who want something more political.) Star Trek: The Holy Core a fan production that takes the challenge of 15 minutes or less and runs away with it, to exceptional success Space Command Kickstarter by Marc Zicree. You can also check out the Youtube channel which has hours of free content for the series. The Time Warp Trilogy I know none of you will watch this, but all of you should. One's soul is not sufficiently formed until making it all the way through this. We also want to reiterate that this podcast is meant to serve as a repository for all those beautiful things that would otherwise be forgotten. So many things took heart and effort and time but would be lost if they weren't given memory. Please, tell us something beautiful you have seen or made that you don't want lost. We think the world is better for it.