Star Trek: Beyond the Final
Frontier, follows the creation, preparation and final execution of a
highly-visible live auction of Star Trek props from all five series and movies
by the auction house Christie's.
This documentary narrated
by Leonard Nimoy, starts with a brief overview
of the Star Trek series and movies.
It then describes how Paramount
Pictures decided to partner with Christie's to release and sell a multitude of
valuable Star Trek props to the general public to celebrate Star Trek’s fortieth
anniversary.
Over the
course of the documentary, we follow Star Trek experts Michael Okuda and Denise
Okuda as they peruse a big warehouse and uncover a variety of Star Trek props
ranging from models of the ships, costumes worn by cast from all series as well
as other things such as weapons, tricorders and masks. Intertwined in this
documentary are short sections of interviews with notable cast and crew members
such as Patrick Stewart, Nichelle Nichols and Rick Berman that describe the
history of Star Trek, its cultural impact and Star Trek creator Gene
Roddenberry's vision.
In the later part of the documentary, we follow how staff members of Christie's prepare the selected props, photograph them for an auction catalog, display selected pieces at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas before they are finally being auctioned off in New York over a period of three days. The documentary ends with house-visits of a few of the high-winning bidders as they proudly show off their recently acquired items.
In the later part of the documentary, we follow how staff members of Christie's prepare the selected props, photograph them for an auction catalog, display selected pieces at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas before they are finally being auctioned off in New York over a period of three days. The documentary ends with house-visits of a few of the high-winning bidders as they proudly show off their recently acquired items.
Star Trek: Beyond The Final Frontier
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