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bobcar
02-09-2010
Originally Posted by snotrageater:
“Definitely.
The original Star Trek looks superb and the Bluray discs give you a choice of watching the original effects in HD or the new CGI upgraded effects.

Thr dvd only has the new effects and the original dvd release although supposedly "remastered" was grim by modern standards”

What have they done with the new effects? By that I mean have they just done the old stuff better but otherwise the same or added extra stuff like George Lucas did with Star Wars?
snotrageater
02-09-2010
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“What have they done with the new effects? By that I mean have they just done the old stuff better but otherwise the same or added extra stuff like George Lucas did with Star Wars?”

The main thing they wanted to do was to improve the show and not make the effects stand out as an oddity and to this end the effects are well below the flash bang wallop they could have done had they gone overboard.

The main differences are the new space and planet views.
So every episode where you see the Enterprise orbiting a planet are new shots ,also what appears on the viewscreen is new when it comes to space views .

Other regular effects have been tidied up a bit here and there .
For me , the main one that sticks out is in Amok Time.
IN what looks like an attempt to make Vulcan look more similar to how it appears in the films and later Trek series they have taken the first shot and of them beaming down to the planet and gone to town on it.

The original version shows them beaming down , looking around to see what its like then walking about 20 feet until they reach the entrance to the arena where all the action takes place.

In the new version they beam down but then in a long shot aerial view are shown walking along a long road to finally arrive at the entrance . The journey along the road is shortened by using a dissolve.

In the opening shots of The Naked Time where they show the icy planet there is a new shot of the exterior of the base they beam down into.

Various touches like this throughout and it shows that the only dated thing about the series was its original effects - which are hard to watch after seeing the new ones.

They are subtle but they are very good.

The season 1 set has a 20 minute documentary talking to the people who did the new effects .

The Bluray also has some PIP episodes and the differences they made are discussed during the PIP footage
bobcar
02-09-2010
Thanks for that it seems good so I may be making an expenditure soon.
snotrageater
02-09-2010
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“Thanks for that it seems good so I may be making an expenditure soon.”

Yes , it's a great way for them to give the show an even longer life .
The low budget original effects are embarrassing and while the show was never about the effects it is good that we now have modern effects that will satisfy new audiences .

The Bluray allows you to switch between the old and new versions using your remote.

2 things I didn't like.
They re-recorded the theme tune and while it is a very close copy the very first note of the season 1 theme is wrong and spoils it for me , and the soprano is too prominent on the season 2 and 3 theme.

I only noticed one error and there is a piece of music missing for a few seconds on The Devil In the Dark as the Horta appears from inside the wall to confront Kirk for the first time.

It's not there on either of the English tracks but it is correct on all the foreign tracks.

But unless you are a real lifelong Trekker you might not notice at all
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