Somewhat revolted that the futuristic and unconventional 'Star Trek' has never approached the theme of homosexuality, some fans decided to take matters into their own hands. And so, the first remake of a TV series and feature film is now produced exclusively for (and by) gays.
The project started in 2000, when George 'Sulu' Takei, one of the original characters in the movie, came out of the closet about his love for men. Now, it has become so established that it stands separately from its source of inspiration.
'Star Trek: Hidden Frontier' is filmed in sunny California and it is produced by Robert Caves. The actors are a bunch of volunteers willing to transfer their life's experience in front of the camera. There are no major sets, as we were used to from the original TV series, and all actors must perform endless hours in front of green screens, which makes their acting a bit sloppy. Fortunately, the great computer graphics imagery makes up for most of that.
Such a controversial series couldn't possibly have made any impression on the audience and the producer admits that they did indeed receive lots of hate mail, both for depicting explicit scenes between man and for corrupting the image of the original 'Star Trek'. Also, he is aware that, any moment now, Paramount Pictures might sue him for the copyright or for not respecting the franchise.
Until that happens, the gay community salutes the spectacular political stand the 'Hidden Frontier' is trying to take.
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