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[QUOTE]Originally posted by FawnDoo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by AndrewR: [qb]Interesting effect for the tractor beam too... or was that orange to begin with - I can't remember.[/qb][/QUOTE]You know, when I first watched the video I assumed the orange thing was just battle damage - I remember in "Doomsday Machine" that the Enterprise takes damage at one point and has to carry out emergency repairs. I took it to be material venting out of a section of ruptured hull. Of course then I realised that all the scenes in the video are from before the planet killer opened fire on the Enterprise, so tractor beam seems more likely! :) I don't think they ever actually showed the tractor beam in TOS - it was used plenty, but I don't recall ever seeing a visual effect associated with it. I think the closest we come to seeing it is when Kirk orders it used against an air force jet in "Tomorrow is yesterday" - when it is switched on the cockpit fills with a bright light and an electrical sound is heard (though that could be the jet itself, as the tractor beam crushed it moments later). As for the effects they're not bad and it might be an interesting idea, but I think it would rob TOS of some of its charm. Part of the fun of watching classic Trek is the bright colours, the hammy acting and the "I can see the strings" effects. It gives it character, and given what a grey, dull, soulless beast later Trek became I'd like to keep as much character of the original as possible. Some of the DVDs from the older Doctor Who series have updated special effects, but there is an option on the main menu that allows you to choose which one you want: the new effects or the classic ones. Such an approach might well work if they were to redo TOS. I suspect I'm not the only one who would be interested to see it, but would like the option to keep the feel of the original as well. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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