Sure there is not enough of a fan base to warrent a theatrical movie. However, I do believe they could make money on a low budget TV movie or even a mini series, say for a couple of million. I'm sure there would be plenty of broadcasters around the globe interested in showing that and I'm sure they could make some decent money from the DVD/BluRay release.
What I'm not fond of is the idea of an independent non profit fan movie. 'Of Gods and Men' was an absolute disaster, worse than the worst of episodes ever produced for TV. The script, acting and directing was just all terrible. I have huge respect for most of the actors who participated in it, but somehow without a real film studio behind them their efforts fell apart and amounted to nothing. In my opinion, when it comes to Star Trek, fan productions have not at any point managed to produce anything that could live up to the quality of an authentic Star Trek episode in terms of writing, directing, production values or acting. This judgment must seem harsh and unfair but in end I won't cut these productions any slack just because they don't have a proper budget. You want to call something Star Trek then at least try to do better than "The Way to Eden" or "Profit and Lace".
What I'm not fond of is the idea of an independent non profit fan movie. 'Of Gods and Men' was an absolute disaster, worse than the worst of episodes ever produced for TV. The script, acting and directing was just all terrible. I have huge respect for most of the actors who participated in it, but somehow without a real film studio behind them their efforts fell apart and amounted to nothing. In my opinion, when it comes to Star Trek, fan productions have not at any point managed to produce anything that could live up to the quality of an authentic Star Trek episode in terms of writing, directing, production values or acting. This judgment must seem harsh and unfair but in end I won't cut these productions any slack just because they don't have a proper budget. You want to call something Star Trek then at least try to do better than "The Way to Eden" or "Profit and Lace".