New Star Trek

[Doh!]

Why are you watching Popeye on TV! It was created to be watched in a theater on a big screen. I can't believe you are disrespecting the creators intent by watching on such a small format.

Well, who says I haven't seen 'em on the big screen? In fact, if they were projected in a theater tomorrow, I'd be first in line.

(Anyway, as Governor Tarkin* once said, "This bickering is pointless!")



*nerd alert

 

[Jovan]

The open mindedness here is earth shattering.

 

[carter]

Anyone remember the punchline to: "What do a roll of TP and the starship Enterprise have in common?"

Did I just post this?

 

[MrBern]

bickering? In space no one can hear u bicker!

I think calling `60s startrek fx state of the art is rather...inaccurate.
Its well documented the producers were pressed for both time & budget.
TAke the Doomsday MAchine image of the USSConstellation being destroyed. Thats not a state of the art model. It looks like a toy store model modified by a cigarette lighter. It was cheap but effective on an old tv screen. Perhaps not so on an HD screen.

I enjoyed watchign the remaster of that ep. In the `90s there were other CGI companies making propsals to Viacomm to update that episode. I'm glad to see that the update was finally made & by the Okudas who have overseen most of the trek franchise's design elements since the `80s. Theyve been quite committed to preserving the original aesthetic.

But I also appreciate that there are some who like to gaze upon trek as it was first presented.

No artistic reason to remaster?
With the Trek movies about to be reinvigorated w/ new actors playing the `60's characters, its quite efficient to Remaster the Original series.
Spock once made a glib comment about Bearskins & Stone knives.
A current audience would find the old effects hokey & primitive. The remasterings artistic result brings the FX visuals on par w/ the quality of the stories. The remastering has done very little to undermine the original `60s futuristic aesthetic.

And the best part is, it gives us an excuse to watch those old episodes again.

 

[MrBern]

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Sydney Poiter's daughter
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
the new Unhura?

When asked about it, NichelleNichols pleaded ignorance but said it would be beautiful.

 

[MrBern]

USA Today interview w/ the newSpock & the OldSpock
INTERVIEWplusVIdeo

"I really identify with Spock's struggle," he says. "We're going back to a time before anything (Nimoy did in the original series) was established. These characters are in a completely different stage of their lives."

 

[Jovan]

About Uhura: I hope so!

About Spock: I think he could do our favourite character justice.

 

[MrBern]

HD DVD

A new 8 minute promo for the release of 1st season TOS in remastered HD DVD

click it

 

[Jovan]

Looks like they've further refined some effects from previously not-so-good-looking remasters. Nice. The features look cool, too.

 

[MrBern]

Saldana as Uhura

Heavy rumors that ZoeSAldana is up for the Uhura role.

Adding fuel to the fire is this clip from TERMINAL w/ heavy trek references.
Click toOpenthisHailingFrequency

 

[Qwkslvr]

Communicator

I sometimes wear a TNG communicator as a lapel pin.
Another Star Trek series...I'm in!

 

[Jovan]

Aren't those a bit big for a lapel pin? There's a few pins from the Roddenberry.com store that would probably work better.

 

[Qwkslvr]

I'll have to check those out. I suppose the communicator is a bit big, but; it looks good I think.

 

[Jovan]

Certainly, you could dress up at a convention with it and not look like Jean-Luc Picard. lol Not that there's anything wrong with dressing as Trek characters...

 

[Viola]

The original series did definitely have the cutest womens' uniforms. And those oh-so-practical spacefaring go-go boots.

 

[Jovan]

Don't forget how "sexist" those uniforms were... even though it was a perfectly acceptable and widespread style of the time.

 

[Viola]

Don't forget how "sexist" those uniforms were... even though it was a perfectly acceptable and widespread style of the time.

"Silly" maybe, from the standpoint of practical wearing-around uniforms, but so are the velour monstrosities the dudes were wearing.

The woman who played Uhura said she fought for shorter skirts, actually. They didn't go for that idea. lol

 

[MrBern]

Don't forget how "sexist" those uniforms were... even though it was a perfectly acceptable and widespread style of the time.

yeah its a shame that they were always objectifying poor William Shatner's cleavage.

shrinking his shirts every nite in the wash so more & more of his forearm was bared.

I bet it made him want to strangle someone

or maybe I'm jsut imagining it?

 

[Jovan]

It's too bad I'm in a library. Otherwise I'd let myself fall over laughing. lol

 

[Ecuador Jim]

Poverty Row...

I think calling `60s startrek fx state of the art is rather...inaccurate.
Its well documented the producers were pressed for both time & budget.
TAke the Doomsday MAchine image of the USSConstellation being destroyed. Thats not a state of the art model. It looks like a toy store model modified by a cigarette lighter. It was cheap but effective on an old tv screen. Perhaps not so on an HD screen.

I enjoyed watchign the remaster of that ep. In the `90s there were other CGI companies making propsals to Viacomm to update that episode. I'm glad to see that the update was finally made & by the Okudas who have overseen most of the trek franchise's design elements since the `80s. Theyve been quite committed to preserving the original aesthetic.

But I also appreciate that there are some who like to gaze upon trek as it was first presented.

No artistic reason to remaster?
With the Trek movies about to be reinvigorated w/ new actors playing the `60's characters, its quite efficient to Remaster the Original series.
Spock once made a glib comment about Bearskins & Stone knives.
A current audience would find the old effects hokey & primitive. The remasterings artistic result brings the FX visuals on par w/ the quality of the stories. The remastering has done very little to undermine the original `60s futuristic aesthetic.

And the best part is, it gives us an excuse to watch those old episodes again.

Star Trek was indeed an impoverished production. I was watching some sort of nostalgia program regarding the series. They had said the reason the Transporter was invented was because their shuttle models weren't complete, so they had no way of showing the characters going to and from planets. Presto, teleportation to the rescue!