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| Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover This look really interesting. I can't wait to see the improved look. The first episode is going to be "Balance of Terror"
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Many of the series' beloved yet decidedly dated visual staples, from the galaxy glimpsed in the opening title sequence to the myriad otherworldly landscapes seen from the bridge of the starship Enterprise, will receive a CGI makeover to appeal to the sons and daughters of 1960s-era Star Trek fans who actually found someone to mate with.
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Nightwing
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover I remember seeing a proof of concept video a few years back. A special effects company did this and presented it to Paramount.
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover This Proof Of Concept was created based on the Original Episode "The Doomsday Machine" which is my all time favorite TOS Episode....
Can't say I like the 'updated' look of the planet killer, or for that matter the phaser blasts from the 2 starships...The beams looked washed out and like they were dribbling from the ships rather then being a solid beam of light and energy that implied force and power.
I DID like the shuttlecraft launch sequence where it rose from the floor of the hangar deck like the runabouts do from DS9..
I think a makeover will turn out ok provided the following happens:
1. Keep the improvements as close to canon as possible. Look at the trouble Enterprise got in to with the pre TOS ship looking better then the Sovreign Class Enterprise-E from the movies or the original TOS era ship..
2. Keep Rick Berman and Brannan Braga AS FAR AWAY from this as they possibly can be. They poison everything Trek related they touch.
Let's hope that Paramount "get's a clue" and does the right thing with this....I don't know how much more crap the francise can be expected to endure before the plug is permanently pulled....
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover Indeed. The old planet killer looked much more menacing, I think.
And maybe it's just the flash video, but I don't remember the Enterprise looking so.. bad.. in the original starting credits.
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| Oh God. This can go either pretty nifty or very, very bad. I hope they do minimal modifications to the original series. I hate to see another crapfest like some of the stuff Lucas put in Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.
Oh, and I know a few Trekkers who would take exception to any TOS Enterprise that isn't painted solid white with none of that metal panelling done. Official books already explained the reasonings behind that so if they change the "canon" I can see the geeks scream. | |
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1 edit | hmm....
Here's an idea...
Why not explore the time travel stuff started by TOS [Star Trek 4], carried on by Deep Space 9 [Remeber they visited the Trouble with Tribbles TOS show?], then touched upon Voyager [Janeway became an ensign on the enterprise TOS], then missed badly with by Enterprise.
The series could put the modern time traveling peeps into any of the Star Trek series....
Might be fun for a limited run.
It might be interesting to see what the TOS looks like cleaned up and enhanced. One of the "cooler"
touches in Star wars was the movement of the piolets in the X wing cockpits as they went around the sun.
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Princeton, NJ | The crappy effects weren't charming at all; they were a distraction. I'm all for this. | |
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Atlanta, GA | Ive never seen a full episode of TOS. Ive seen all of TNG, part of Deep Space Nine (tv) now im watching season 3 of Voyager. I might check out TOS with the improved look.
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3 edits | I watched the video posted here, then I went back and viewed the original episode.
While I do see differences, I do not see any "improvement". I also agree with what was posted earlier, I like the old doomsday weapon better than the new one. I think I know why:
The Doomsday Weapon was made of neutronium, which is extremely dense and therefore would be difficult to work with. The original showed this by having the device look a little rough around the edges. The new one has smooth and clean lines, as if neutronium was relatively easy to work with.
While I applaud the effort to improve the original, I just don't think that (at least as far as I have seen so far) the whole thing was thought out as completely as it should be. While spiffy new graphics may be fine, the full intent, meaning and understanding must be kept intact, and I just don't think this makeover follows through.
We must always keep in mind that ST:TOS was mainly about Gene Roddenberry's view of the future and how this future could be. While the action, effects and such were also a nice touch, fun to watch and an excellent vehicle with which to spread his message, they were not the end-all and be-all of ST:TOS.
My opinion, based on having been a trekker since the first run.
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| This video is a proof of concept video that was made back in the late 90's to show Paromount. I don't think the people that did the video are involved with the new project. The video was just an example of what "could" be done, not what will be done. The quality of the video I posted is pretty poor, and I wish I could find the original ones, but I don't think the people that did it have a website anymore. | |
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Nightwing
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover That looked fantastic. I can't wait. | |
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| I'll be happy to see the updated episodes. I loved what they did with the retro glimpses of the original TOS-era starships in the DS9 and Enterprise episodes.
But those that scoff at TOS because of the dated special effects and cheap sets are missing the point. What made the show great were the stories and the underlying message of a hopeful future for the human race. (Especially profound considering the tenuous circumstances during the Cold War in the late 60's.) | |
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Atlanta, GA | So where will it be airing in HD? what channels?
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover said by seaquake  :said by HomeLvr :So where will it be airing in HD? what channels? As they've said, check your local listings. It's suppose to run on CBS affiliates. Not sure if that will include the new CW network or not. I find it rather ironic that it should be on CBS. Originally, GR offered ST:TOS to CBS, but CBS turned it down, saying "We have 'Lost In Space'. What do we need Star Trek for?"
When GR offered it to NBC, NBC bought it.
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| said by seaquake :Not sure if that will include the new CW network or not. Yes. Here in the Bay Area it will be on KBCW (formerly KBHK, aka "UPN 44") at 11:00PM on Saturday. Can't wait!  | |
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Nightwing
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| Yes, I agree that IS a much better rendering of this ep...
Random ramblings in no particular order:
1. The Planet Killer really looks more menacing.
2. The damage effects on the Constellation look more realistic
3. Cool enhanced sparkly transporter effect
The name Star Trek "Enhanced" reminded me too much of *Wormhole Xtream*
Note to Paramount: Lose the extra monikers ASAP. They're not cute or necessary at all...
I see this steadily getting better and better....I can't wait!! | |
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| Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover said by seaquake :Anyone catch the first remaster yet? Yup - the first episode they showed here was "Balance of Terror". Most of the visibile differences are subtle, so the people afraid of radical changes can rest easy. The overall quality also seemed sharper.
I have mixed feelings on some of the CGI, however. The blasts of the "proximity phasers" looked better in the original, IMO. The remastered explosions looked like something from a 1980's video game. On the other hand the way they fired was better, with their reflection showing off the bottom of the saucer section being a cool touch. | |
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Nightwing
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| They actually showed 2 episodes here. The first was "Miri" and the second was "Balance of Terror". The Romulan ship looked pretty good. The picture and color were much improved. There were to many commercials though and it looked like they shortened the opening credits(unless my memory is starting to go.) Wasn't DeForest Kelly's name listed in the opening credits before? Anyway, the new effects didn't overwhelm or take over the show. It all looked pretty good. | |
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I can't wait to see what else they've enhanced in it when it airs! That would also make a great desktop wallpaper if it was a lot bigger. 
Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover
Another episode of Star Trek will be on Sunday at midnight too and it looks like it will only to be airing on the weekends in the bay area. I'm going to watch it every weekend of coarse!