"Take that, George Lucas!"
Captain’s Log: Supplemental. 1108 hrs.
This is a special weekend for The Trektastic Voyage and for all fans of Classic Trek. CBS Paramount will begin airing episodes of Classic Trek with new special effects, re-mastered sound, new musical compositions, and Hi-Definition.
Tonight’s episode is one of the most beloved of The Original Series, “Balance of Terror.” If you’re interested in catching these “new old” episodes, they’ll be on late night Saturday and Sunday night. Set your TiVo or DVR or VCR to record them. Occasionally as we continue The Trektastic Voyage, I’ll post screencaps (“screen captures” for the uninitiated) from the Special Edition episodes, though they may not be widely available for some time. Screencaps are usually hard to get unless your TV’s attached to a computer somehow (TiVO/DVRs for example) or unless you get the caps from DVDs. Since the SE DVDs won’t be out for another year or so, I might only be showing you caps from the original episode.
I’m curious to see just how these re-mastered episodes are going to look. They’re being refurbished under the careful eyes of Mike and Denise Okuda, longtime Trek contributors who love The Original Series and who are extremely talented visual effects artists. So we know these guys aren't going to pull a George Lucas and change scenes to make characters more kid-friendly and add horrible musical numbers just because they can. I mean, I love Star Wars, but Lucas did as much bad stuff in the SEs of the original trilogy than good.
More to come on the “new” version of “Balance of Terror” tonight/tomorrow morning...
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The new digital model of the iconic Starship Enterprise, which will replace the old model originally used in the series. The first of the new Star Trek Special Editions debuts tonight on local affiliates. Check your listings to find out time and station.
This is a special weekend for The Trektastic Voyage and for all fans of Classic Trek. CBS Paramount will begin airing episodes of Classic Trek with new special effects, re-mastered sound, new musical compositions, and Hi-Definition.
Tonight’s episode is one of the most beloved of The Original Series, “Balance of Terror.” If you’re interested in catching these “new old” episodes, they’ll be on late night Saturday and Sunday night. Set your TiVo or DVR or VCR to record them. Occasionally as we continue The Trektastic Voyage, I’ll post screencaps (“screen captures” for the uninitiated) from the Special Edition episodes, though they may not be widely available for some time. Screencaps are usually hard to get unless your TV’s attached to a computer somehow (TiVO/DVRs for example) or unless you get the caps from DVDs. Since the SE DVDs won’t be out for another year or so, I might only be showing you caps from the original episode.
I’m curious to see just how these re-mastered episodes are going to look. They’re being refurbished under the careful eyes of Mike and Denise Okuda, longtime Trek contributors who love The Original Series and who are extremely talented visual effects artists. So we know these guys aren't going to pull a George Lucas and change scenes to make characters more kid-friendly and add horrible musical numbers just because they can. I mean, I love Star Wars, but Lucas did as much bad stuff in the SEs of the original trilogy than good.
More to come on the “new” version of “Balance of Terror” tonight/tomorrow morning...
Log out.
The new digital model of the iconic Starship Enterprise, which will replace the old model originally used in the series. The first of the new Star Trek Special Editions debuts tonight on local affiliates. Check your listings to find out time and station.
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