"And Let the Heavens Fall" Animated STAR TREK episode, Part 3 of 3

The U.S.S. Enterprise crew comes across a planet with a pre-industrial civilization that seems to be sending radio transmissions into space. While rendering aid to a crippled courier ship in orbit of the planet, Captain Kirk and his senior staff wonder if the two situations are related.

This film entitled "And Let the Heavens Fall" was written, directed, animated and produced by Curt Danhauser and is the first new animated STAR TREK episode to be produced in more than three decades. The last new animated STAR TREK episode featuring Captain Kirk and his crew was produced by Filmation and aired on NBC-TV Saturday morning, October 12, 1974. Now, after almost 34 years, new episodes are being produced. These new episodes are intended to be a direct continuation of the 22-episode animated STAR TREK series produced by Filmation Associates from 1973-1974. To kick off the new episodes, a seven-minute animated short feature "The Element of Surprise" debuted July 23, 2008 on www.DanhauserTrek.com.

Part One of this new episode originally debuted on www.DanhauserTrek.com on September 8, 2008, with the final two parts being released in April 2009. The episode is 29 minutes long.

[More details can be found here: http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/HF_Full.html]

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• STAR TREK
• animation
• 1970's
• Danhauser
• Filmation
• Saturday Morning
• TV
• cartoon

[CHDanhauser]

Thanks for the interest in my episodes. I do the voice acting myself because I can't afford the time and effort of trying to coach far-flung voice actors on delivery and timing and emotion. I am not trying to mimic the original actors, just to make them distinguishable and have them deliver their lines with the correct inflections. My Kirk isn't intended as an impression of Shatner. I believe that to do so would perhaps distract from the story. I have at least six more episodes in the works.

[jodmackster]

I'm impressed!, and that is not an easy thing to do. You're obviously more than a fan. The Direction, voice overs, and production are of exceptional caliber. Now that I've groped your ego, what other Star Trek projects have you done?

[footbroadcastnetwork]

@alnilam66

yup, and Chris Pine is playing Captain Kirk again. LOL!!!

[ReinaAntilles]

@alnilam66 Isn't that Gabera?

[ReinaAntilles]

Outstanding! IMHO, these are better than the originals. Love that you have kept to the old Filmation style and Trek canon!

[alnilam66]

Barack Obama is in engineering.....

[neglectoid]

i LOVE the voices !!

this feels like star trek to me.

[MrShadowknight2000]

I think they r kewl keep up the great work

[cpuwrite]

@crazy88boss I understand. No offense taken. Though my college degree is in computer software, I am a published author (and once held the position of Head of Training of the Federation Star Trek Role-Playing Game), Flash Animator and, as I pointed out, amateur voice actor. From this experience, I share your view that it is a shame that someone such as yourself is not allowed to make a contribution, and wish that I could help, too.

[crazy88boss]

@cpuwrite No offense intended, friend. I would really look forward to working on such a project. I am not sure he is doing any more episodes though we could be of *so* much use to him. Especially considering he does his own writing, editing, storyboards, backgrounds, lip synch animation, AND voice acting, even M'ress. It's really quite astonishing. I would love to offer my serivices and help him roll out some more episodes, possibly offer creative insight. If nothing else I admire his tenacity!