BTW, did you fellas ever see this ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4197h-lJxBk
This was a fan-produced (but professionally-backed) original ST episode with the participation of George Takei.
You’ll need an hour and a half to see it all (although the first half-hour by one of the professional backers, who is also an enthusiastic fan, explains the set up for the hour episode to follow). The young actress portraying Sulu’s daughter (not Demora, although she shows up later) is especially noteworthy and charming (contrasted with the lead of STD, who is more like a clone of the junior totalitarian Senator from California).
Although the actors portraying the original Enterprise crew (save Takei) are about the level of local dinner theater, they all approach their roles with respect without resorting to ham and scenery chewing (or acting thoroughly out of character, a la JJ Abrams).
I give it a solid three stars (and four stars for heart).
I heard of the proposed Captain Sulu series but not that a video was made.
I’ve heard of an entire fan made series but I haven’t seen it.