seaquake
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Re: Star Trek:TOS Extreme Makeover
Finally saw Balance of Terror. Wow, was that thing cut up. I was a bit disappointed in some of the CGI/lack thereof. The phasers firing from the ship looked a lot better. The "airburst" pattern looked stupid. If phasers had that capability wouldn't they have used it in many other TNG episodes to find the cloaked ships?
When the Romulan Commander self-destructs the ship at the end, I was hoping, they'd cut off of the intraship visual to an exterior shot showing the ship detonate. I was disappointed they didn't change that.
Oh, and the intro where the ship flys to the planet and looks to be heading into a clock-wise orbit...then the next shot they show it going counter-clockwise....that bugged me, too. It was a visual mistake in the intro that they fixed in the second season.
I know, nitpicky.... |
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a_boy1275
join:2004-01-02
Maumee, OH | reply to Nightwing
Channel 7 in Detroit shows it at 2:00 am Sunday mornings! Good thing for cable and VCRs! The enhanced 'Balance of Terror' ep was well-done, loved the soundtrack. |
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seaquake
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They'll keep throwing commercials into the broadcasts so it will reach that 50% level by 2030. Viewers who are fed up with it will either: A: continue to use their DVRs and FF through the commercials or B: buy the episode/movie via PPV for $2 and watch it without commercials.
I estimate that they probably cut 6 to 8 minutes of the broadcast to fit it into today's commercialfest. As I said above, my local CW station is playing them at 3am on Sunday morning. Obviously, CBS is looking to make the money off of these via DVD sales, not syndication. |
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BK3
join:2001-04-10
Geneva, IL
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Talk about commercial time:
In the past, the amount of time that could be allocated for commercials per clock hour was regulated. In the 1980's, television was deregulated and their were no longer any restrictions on the amount of time used for commercials. This spawned the "infomercial". Now, the only limit to the number of commercials shown is the number that will be tolerated by the viewer. If the viewer stops watching the show (and the associated commercials) maybe the number/amount of commercials will drop also (I think this unlikely, judging from what I've seen of "corporate think" the number will probably continue to rise in order to make up for earnings decline. Then earnings will decline more, fewer will want to advertise on TV and maybe then "corp-think will change)
Remember when television was content supported by advertising? Now, its advertising supported by content.
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Wily_One
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Yes a couple of scenes were cut or shortened. This was to accomodate the longer commercial time in 2006, as compared to 1969.
Interesting link I just found, not searching for Star Trek at all:
»www.waynesthisandthat.com/commer···ngth.htm |
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Cyberscott
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Overall, I liked it. Sharper, brighter, better sound quality. The opening and ending music that was redone was great. Of course, the "edited for content" was a little overdone. They almost completely removed the back story of the bride and groom to be and I do remember the conversation between Kirk and McCoy being a lot longer. I am assuming that these new revamped editions will wind up on HD DVD or Blue-ray in the near future. Might have to pick them up after the price of those players drop a lot.
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Wily_One
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| reply to seaquake
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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seaquake
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said by Nightwing :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. IIRC, Kelly's name wasn't added to the opening credits until the second season. There were at least a dozen episodes with only Shatner and Nimoy's name as main-character credits.
I think it was Roddenberry's hope to get Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand) in as a main character. A lot of publicity photos I've seen of the early days has her prominently displayed. But her personal problems took her out of the show. |
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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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seaquake
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Anyone catch the first remaster yet? I forgot to set my recorder for the 3am premiere on my former WB (now CW) channel. Obviously, they aren't all that worried about putting it at a decent time in my neck of the woods.
If the listings are right, "Devil in the Dark" will be the next episode.
Guess I'm going to have to wait until they're out on DVD. |
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said by Wily_One :Yes. Here in the Bay Area it will be on KBCW (formerly KBHK, aka "UPN 44") at 11:00PM on Saturday. Can't wait!  Hey that's the same time when Enterprise is on for Sat and Sun on KBCW cable 12. I guess that they're not going to show anymore repeats of Enterprise for a while now.  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! 
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Wily_One
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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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Logan 5
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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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Nightwing
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Here is a better concept video of "The Doomsday Machine"
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XHmj-dPEY |
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BK3
join:2001-04-10
Geneva, IL
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| reply to seaquake
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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seaquake
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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. |
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Nightwing
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I just checked the shedule for my area. Looks like it will be on at 5pm Saturday afternoon on WCTX. I dont know if it is in HD or not though. |
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HomeLvr
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So where will it be airing in HD? what channels?
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seaquake
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said by Nightwing :That looked fantastic. I can't wait. I don't think we're seeing nearly all the goodies they've put into it. I wish I had HDTV so I could really see the difference. |
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Nightwing
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That looked fantastic. I can't wait. |
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