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09-04-2006, 11:52 AM
|  | BtVS <3 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnesota
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| | | Star Trek Remastered?
Can someone please explain to me why they feel the need to do this?? It feels like the Original Trilogy of Star Wars all over again. Arrrg  http://www.scifi.com/sfw/news/sfw_news_20060904.html Quote:
Star Trek Gets Upgraded
The original 1960s Star Trek series will receive a high-tech makeover and return to broadcast syndication for the first time in 16 years, with digitally remastered episodes, Paramount announced. In honor of the show's 40th anniversary, CBS Domestic Television is releasing all 79 episodes with new special effects and music on 200 stations, beginning Sept. 16. The first batch of episodes will be chosen from a list of fan favorites.
The original special effects will be replaced with computer-generated images, including the exterior of the Starship Enterprise, based on the exact measurements of the original model, now resting in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The main title sequence will also be redone with new effects and a new digital stereo soundtrack re-recorded by an orchestra and a female singer. William Shatner's classic original recording of the 38-word "Space, the final frontier ..." monologue has been remastered and continues to open each episode.
All of the space scenes, alien landscapes and ships—including the Romulan Bird of Prey and Klingon Battle Cruisers—will be updated as well. The remastered episodes have been converted from the original film into a high-definition format, which gives viewers a clearer, crisper, more vibrant picture, even when viewed in standard definition.
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09-04-2006, 12:02 PM
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| | | because they can, and it'll make money for a now defunct series. im sure loads of people will buy it.. |
09-04-2006, 12:04 PM
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| | | i don't know. the remastered early series of 'red dwarf' suck. some of its charm was how low budget the "effects" were. |
09-04-2006, 01:18 PM
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| | I don't like this.
Well, so long as it doesn't replace the originals like Lucas did with Star Wars I'd be less upset. |
09-04-2006, 10:35 PM
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| | | The new effects are supposed to be added without interfering the spirit of the originals, and nearly identical to the originals.
In other words, you won't see the Enterprise doing loops and spins and shit.
In fact, they digitally added real film grain from the originals, so it will have a 60's TV look to it, which I think is a very novel idea.
It's being done because HDTV is becoming increasingly popular, and because they're relaunching the film series with young Kirk and Spock.
Unlike Star Wars though, the original versions will not be swept under the rug. |
09-05-2006, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ojo Rojo Unlike Star Wars though, the original versions will not be swept under the rug. | Good. I wish Lucas would also release the original theatrical version of Star Wars, Empire, and Jedi. |
09-05-2006, 12:29 AM
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| | | Never liked Star Trek anyway, but in Star Trek fans, there is a vast reservoir of people all too willing to shell out for practically anything. Even stuff they already have, it would seem! Much to CBS' delight... |
09-05-2006, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by miss_world13 Can someone please explain to me why they feel the need to do this?? | $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
09-05-2006, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by vegyrex Good. I wish Lucas would also release the original theatrical version of Star Wars, Empire, and Jedi. | I'm not buying them in any format until that happens. If it ever happens. I don't want the extras. I want the film I fell in love with as a wee kid. Which did not include Han meeting Jabba. It just didn't. |
09-05-2006, 12:55 AM
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| | | Lucas is releasing THE original trilogy. From end of September(i think) to end of the year. |
09-05-2006, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by miss_world13 Lucas is releasing THE original trilogy. From end of September(i think) to end of the year. | I should fucking think so. About time. |
09-05-2006, 01:03 AM
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| | | I heard that since Lucas was a moron and burnt the original reels of the trilogy, that they're taking it from the laserdisc editions. I hate that man so much. |
09-05-2006, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by miss_world13 Lucas is releasing THE original trilogy. From end of September(i think) to end of the year. | That's good but still some controversy about this. Grrrrrrr. Quote:
For many years, Lucas has stated that the original, unaltered versions of the trilogy would never be released again, having been released for the last time on VHS and Laserdisc in 1995. However, on May 3, 2006, Lucasfilm announced on the official Star Wars site that due to "overwhelming demand", the original versions would be released on DVD on September 12, 2006. Each film will be released as a two-disc set with the 2004 versions of the films on one disc, and the original, unaltered film on the second disc. The set would only be available until December 31, 2006, then withdrawn from the market.[8]
There has been great controversy surrounding this release, however, since it has been revealed that the DVDs will feature non-anamorphic versions of the original, unaltered films based on laserdisc releases from 1993 (as opposed to newly-remastered, film-based transfers). Since non-anamorphic transfers fail to make full use of the resolution available on widescreen sets, many fans were upset over this choice.
In response to fan outcry over the perceived mis-treament of the original cuts, Lucasfilm representatives stated that new, anamorphic transfers of the original cuts cannot be made because the original negatives of the theatrical cuts (from which the anamorphic transfers would typically be made) no longer exist. This created further anger when fans worldwide discovered that George Lucas himself had during the 1990s ordered that as many of the existing 35 millimeter copies of the film as could be found be destroyed [1] [2].
In a May 2006 posting, the editor of The Digital Bits, a DVD enthusiast website, noted that one of the supposedly lost 35 millimeter copies is owned by Robert A. Harris, one of the world's renowned film archivists and the owner of Film Preserve, a highly lauded company specializing in the digital transfer and restoration of 35 millimeter film stock. Harris, who is a contributor to the site, submitted a letter stating that he is positive that anamorphic, high definition transfers of the films can be made along with a "master" presentation negative from which new 35 millimeter reels can be made. The letter (a copy of which was sent directly to Lucasfilm) has gone unanswered [3].
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09-05-2006, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vegyrex | I already knew George Lucas was an idiot, but really... | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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