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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

Hey I saw this on Ain't-it-cool-news, I really don't want it to sound like a rumor, because it's not, it's actually a proposal. Here is the link http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=4473

What do you think, nuff said.

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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

Actually there is links to the proposals redid CGI, it wasn't working when I tried it, but maybe it will work later, so just in case here it is http://www.digistream.com/screen.htm

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

All I get is a 404.
Bugger.

This is a terrifying idea, BTW.

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Posted by Chimaera on :

Personally I think TOS should be left as it is. The episodes have already been digitally remastered to clear them up, and this, IMO, is sufficient. Yes, the effects are downright silly in some cases by today's standards, but this is the point. Star Trek wasn't about special effects back then, it was about telling stories, and when we put more emphasis on the effects than on the story, Star Trek loses its uniqueness and becomes just another sci-fi special effects extravaganza. When I want to see that, I watch Star Wars. People who complain about the effects should remember that this was a low budget show made in the 60's, and then start paying attention to what the characters are actually saying.

It would have been nice if that link to the CGI shots was working, I was very curious to see just what the new shots looked like.

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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

O I just heard from one of the guys from Ain't-it-cool-news, that the volume of traffic from there link crashed the server it was on and it will be up by the weekend.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Just form what I read, I hope DS is turned down.

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

I don't think I'm going to like a TOS-SE.... >

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Posted by Dax (Member # 191) on :

I agree with you guys - they should leave TOS alone. I wouldn't mind seeing a "Special Edition" of STII:TWoK, though.

Nice sig, Altair

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Posted by Graboid on :

I found this site about a week before it was reported on Ain't it Cool News. I'm glad I downloaded all of the movies when I did. They're pretty cool, but not outstanding. I do like what they did with the Constellation though. It's much more suspensful when you first see it.

Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Well, personally, I think TOS is fine as it is now that it's all nice and cleared up, but if they were to touch it again, I'm sure both versions would stay in existance...

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Posted by bear (Member # 124) on :

Personally I liked Tos in all its corniness, but the idea of updating graphics is very appealing. This whole discussion makes me wish that the next series would take place during Tos or at the time to E-B.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

An Enterprise NCC1701-B TV movie would be really cool. They had a nice crew set up for the ship in "Generations", it would be a waste not to use them again.

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Except that a few of the actors have moved onto bigger things now. Whatshisname that played Harriman being the one that sticks out the most in my mind.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

I haven't seen any of them in anything, but then, I watch less TV then most people, and few movies.

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Well, me too, so if I've seen a couple of them around, it's got to mean something.

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

John Ruck, who played Harriman, went on to play Stewart in "Spin City".
And I think his Ops officer can be seen in Voyager from time to time. ;-

Back at the ranch:
I think redoing TOS is a travesty. The show was never about special effects (to those of us who weren't around in 1966, anyway) and I feel that having some self-proclaimed experts lord over what *they* think is good for the show is contemptable.

Gene Roddenberry made the show the way he wanted it to be made, and I seriously doubt that some UPN or CBS suit will have the best interests of his legacy in mind.Just casting aside the old footage because "cutting-edge SFX" demand it, it just isn't on.

Let them make the effort for the new series, and leave the original masters alone.

Thus concludes the gaseous rant.

*Link still doesn't work*

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

The Enterprise did look pretty gorgeous in Trials and Tribble-ations didn't it?

I thought they missed the boat with that one. Put all the redone ship shots into The Trouble With Tribbles, and leave Miles, Julain, Odo etc in the background for the scences when they' d be there, but no more. Then package it with Tials and Tribble-ations. They could call it the 'Tribble-tastic box pack', yours for only �59.99, or $25.

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

A few things.

OK, I don't know if redoing the TOS effects is such a great idea - BUT! I went to the sight - it appears to be working now, and I was awe inspired at what I saw, they have done a really good job. I have been there previously, before the hype and the pics were about10x as crappier. Now the big E looks like Greg Jeins E from Trials and Tribblations.

The Planet Killer is a bit different to what we're used to.

And a few of the shots (stills) look a little CGIish - but no where near what they used to be!

It actually is coming close to the look of a physical model, which is hard with the Enterprise-Nil, since it is a flat white colour.

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Ooh, I can access it now... Purty...

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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

Yes the link works finally, no but I still can see the movies arrrggghhhh.

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