TV Guide has an article on a new relase of TOS with updated effects.
Quote:Star Trek purists, take a deep breath! On Sept. 16, the iconic ‘60s series will return to syndication for the first time since 1990, but with a startling difference: All 79 episodes are being digitally remastered with computer-generated effects not possible when Gene Roddenberry created the show 40 years ago.
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And goofs will be corrected: In "The Naked Time," there was no beam coming out of Scotty's phaser when he tried to cut through the bulkhead outside Engineering. Now there is.
If it's done as well as this then I, for one, will enjoy it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D9XHmj-dPEY&search=star%20trek
Gcap would be pleased!
Are they going to fix the Scpipts?
Er, when are they going to show this?
the best shot of the Enterprise is the Supernova shot leaving Sarpeidon
Re-done episodes, with new effects and music, will be syndicated to local stations (that's right, gang - not cable) in September. Check this out.
Meanwhile, there's this rumor floating around.
Live long and prosper.
On Sept. 16, the iconic ‘60s series will return to syndication for the first time since 1990...
Where did they get that year from? IIRC, WPIX here in New York ran Trek until the summer of 1998. They didn't run it regularly for the last few years of its syndication run, though, preferring to bring it out for July 4th marathons. Sci-Fi began running Trek exclusively on 9/1/98, when the syndication deals expired. And, the stations that carried TOS (WPIX ran it from 1969-98) got first dibs on Next Gen and DS 9.
Anyone know where you can get a list of stations showing the enhanced Trek?
Adam- when does Voyager show up??
It's supposed to begin airing on Spike later this year, as per a deal cut in 2000 or '01.
I just found out about this tonight when on another forums and someone linked to The Digital Bits's story (as seen on Benn's rumor link - twice!) about it with an update as of Aug. 31 at the bottom. They also link to Star Trek Enhanced, which you'll definitely wanna check out the clips from if you're any kind of a self-respecting Trekker/Trekkie.
I have to report that pics of the digital improvements don't look all that impressive. I wonder if Paramount has gone the cheapo route?
I just found this out - Here in New York City, WNBC-TV Channel 4, the NBC O&O, will begin running enhanced Trek - Sunday/Early Monday, Sept. 17/18 at around 3:30 a.m. "Balance Of Terror" will be the first episode.
I wonder if they will include the episodes in their entirety, rather than the syndicated cut versions?
I wonder if they will include the episodes in their entirety, rather than the syndicated cut versions.
Sorry, but a big No! to that one. Unfortunately, the episodes will be cut for syndication. Try this for answers to any more questions you may have.
IMHO, there's no reason to cut the episodes at all, since TPTB can digitally speed the shows up, like A&E does with its repeats of 24.
I could watch a cut version, but refuse to watch any show that is "speederized". I noticed that practice a few years ago and it looked like they removed every 4th frame of film, creating a jerky look that I found impossible to watch. Perhaps techniques have improved to make it undetectable, but I still think it's a horrible practice.
Eventually, these episode versions will probably be released uncut on the various DVD formats.
I wonder if they'll be able to give Kirk his insignia in the planet scenes in "The Enemy Within."
Or how about putting in the Deep Space 9 people in the background in "Trouble with Tribbles?"
Well, they'd have to put O'Brien in Freeman's place in line, too.
My idea: have the transformations of Garth in "Whom Gods Destroy" done by a cool metamorphing effect like the one seen in STVI, instead of the lame "focus out, focus in" technique used in the original episode. This could also be done for the salt monster in "Man Trap".
"Devil In The Dark" is the second episode to get enhanced. Wonder what they'll do with that. Make the Horta CGI? I hope not; it's not necessary. The effects play a minimal role in that episode. Maybe they'll improve that shot when the Horta appears after tunneling through the rock. Otherwise, I can't think of much that can be done there.
I like your idea for Garth, Todd. In the Blish novelization of the episode, the description of Garth's metamorphosis was more graphic.
Is there any site that lists what stations the enhanced episodes will be on?
Never mind. I found it at Startrek.com
Also, after an exhaustive search I found out that in New York WNBC-TV is airing the first episode Monday morning at 3:30 AM. Why did they bother to show it at all?
The local station seems to be offering a sneak preview with "Miri" tonight. This isn't an effects heavy episode, but it does have the new credits and the much more realistic view of Miri's "Earth" from space. No more globe; it actaully has clouds and an atmospheric haze.
The healing of the lesions on McCoy's face are still the same -- time lapses of them being removed.
It looks pretty nice, and they haven't gone crazy with with changing the look of the show.
The only real technical nits mentioned by Phil are some missing communicator beeps. I didn't notice if they'd fixed them.
One nit that is fixed -- the ship consistently has the nacelles with with the swirly lights on the front and spheres on the back, rather than the antennas and vents in the original model.
er ,how about the Scpipt supervisor snafu?
and did they fix the Proton torpodoes (from Star Wars)and put in the phasors(John A Lang spils it dis way I know) in Balance of terror?
Darn. My local station delayed the airing last night for thunderstorm coverage. Instead of taping the episode, I got an hour of thunderstorm and tornado tracking. Stupid weather.
We'll have to wait for "Devil in the Dark" next week to check on the scpipt supervisor. This is the first of the 13 that had that typo.
I'll put my comments on "Balance of Terror" in that topic.
I spell it "Phasers"...like it's supposed to.
I only spelled it the other way by accident. Let it go.
Hey Josh, I taped the Sf Giants St.Louis game today- it got canned by thunderstorms!
I got the As and Chisox game instead!
so dont feel so bad either.Ex A's fan even though I got its team jacket !
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sorry JohnA
"er ,how about the Scpipt supervisor snafu?" - Snafu
Just saw it. (It aired on NBC here. ) The "Scpipt Supervisor" clitch was fixed. I made sure to look for it.
Live long and prosper.
WNBC-TV pulled a fast one on us fans. Instead of airing the show at 3:35 a.m., they began it at 2:45 a.m. I just happened to wake up, and I missed the first ten minutes. I was also set to tape it at 3:35; those plans went into the junk heap. If I had let the VCR go, I would have taped Access Hollywood, and I do not want to hear any more nonsense about TomKat and their baby, Brangelina and their kids, and other half-baked celebs. I want my enhanced Star Trek.
The changes to "Balance Of Terror weren't jarring, although it may take some getting used to, after seeing it the same way for 40 years. The copy they ran is very clean and clear. There is a great shot of the Enterprise drifting after detonating the Romulan nuke, replacing the static shot that was there before. Also, there's a great close-up of the Enterprise saucer section. The Romulan Bird-Of-Prey looks great. Glad they didn't change the design of it (I don't think they would change any of the ships we're familiar with.) Interestingly enough, the end theme remains the same, and the "Desilu" logo stays, followed by the new CBS Paramount logo. There are cuts to each episode, though.
And did they fix the Photon torpodoes and put in the phasers..
Not exactly. The Enterprise didn't exactly shoot phasers (although they were supposed to be phasers,) but I don't think they were quite photon torpedoes, either.
Thanks Benn! I 'll get it on Dvd someday!
Anyone has the Trek comentaries and their funny walletts? Can they make me a copy? I'll send ya email addy if you do?
WNBC-TV pulled a fast one on us fans. Instead of airing the show at 3:35 a.m., they began it at 2:45 a.m. ....
I did set my new VCR that I bought just for this purpose (the timer wouldn't work on my old one) and I ended up with the last 15 minutes of Trek and then Access Hollywood. Boy was I annoyed!
I guess NBC still hates the show!
Chris- my vcr timer dont work either!
I gotta by a new fangled dvd-vcr recorder asap!
Benn says they fixed the put in phasers (sort of) instead of proton torpedoes!
Benn says they fixed the put in phasers (sort of) instead of proton torpedoes! - the 74s tm
Uh, no, I didn't. I said they fixed the "Scpipt supervisor" clitch. Adam Bomb is the one who brought up the photon torpedoes/phasers clitch.
Live long and prosper.
opps, sorry Benn!
ol Mash Fan here.
beam me up, then, Benn!
No CGI of any kind can "fix" "Spock's Brain" or "The Way to Eden"
Ouch. I mispelled "glitch". For some reason, I wrote "clitch". I dunno. Maybe I was trying to invent a new word. Anyway, I apologize for the error. (And am surprised no one else caught it.)
Live long and prosper.
"Naked Time" is the third enhanced episode, airing the weekend of 9/30-10/1. I ass-u-me that the shot of Scotty phasering the bulkhead to get into engineering will now show an actual beam coming out of the phaser. Still scheduled to air around 3 a.m. in New York City.
One of the episodes I'd like to see enhanced is "Day Of The Dove." I'd love to see that Klingon ship blow up a bit more graphically.
TV Guide said that the phaser beam was added in that scene.
One of the posters at the IMDB board for Trek suggested digitally inserting Chekov in "Space Seed." If TPTB can put Bashir and O'Brien into "Tribbes," than I guess that can be done.
Here's the schedule of the enhanced episodes.
Just caught the enchanced version of "The Devil In the Dark". The "Scpipt Supervisor" snafu was not corrected for that ep. So much for that, I guess.
Live long and prosper.
Damit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a Scpipt Man!
Benn did the Horta talk like Yarnek?
Mr.Lang, you don't like "The Way to Eden". I think it's actually quite funny!
Adam, thanks for the link for the episodes. Some episodes I look forward to seeing improved, while others I'm not that interested in seeing.
"Way To Eden" is not on the list of enhanced episodes. But, "Spock's Brain" is. Also, "Patterns Of Force," not an effects-heavy episode at all, is being made-over. Two very effects-heavy shows, "Immunity Syndrome" and "Tholian Web," also will be re-worked. Can't wait to see them.
I caught some of "Naked Time" this morning. Actually, I fast-forwarded through what I taped to see what was different. Of course, WNBC screwed around with the start time again, so I missed taping the teaser. The new viewscreen shots of the Enterprise spiraling down to Psi-2000 are way cool, and the phaser beam has been added to Scotty's cutting into the bulkhead. Of course, no amount of enhancing can fix Riley's singing "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," but cest la vie.
The opening moments of "The Naked Time" show Psi-2000 and then an establishing shot of the Psi-2000 research station. Other fixes include adding an orange glow to the panel Scotty cuts through, Sulu's chronometer is now a more modern L.E.D., and new visual effects when the Enterprise is going through the space/time warp.
I caught one very annoying syndication cut. At one point Riley is giving new orders for the female crewmembers of the Enterprise. Uncut, Riley says the women will wear their hair looser, long. He then adds "And they should show some restraint on putting on make-up." Or something like that. However, the line about the hair is cut. (Pardon the pun.) So, basically, Riley's lines go something like "Oh, I have some new orders for the female crewmembers. And you should show some restraint in putting on make-up." Wha? Whoever made that edit should be shot.
I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself, but in light of George Takei's recent revelation about his sexual orientation, everytime I saw him in "D'Artangnan" mode, I couldn't help but think, "There he is, the Swishbuckler." I know. I know. I should be ashamed.
Live long and prosper.
Adam Bomb: Of course, no amount of enhancing can fix Riley's singing "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," but cest la vie.
Well, something has to drive poor Uhura nuts 
.
I have mixed feeling about changing the effects for "The Tholian Web". I prefer the original effects to the new improved 'Tholian Web' in Enterprise. I wonder if they will redo the web to look the same as in the Enterprise ep.
"City On The Edge" was run this past weekend. The enhancements included a wonderful shot of the Enterprise orbiting the dead planet as the episode's title comes on, starting with the front of the ship, and then the starboard side and then the back of the ship crosses into view. Sort of like all three familiar angles rolled up into one continuous shot. The planet itself looks somewhat more habitable, not the gray, dead world it was in the original. The shots of the Guardian showing Earth's history were untouched.
I don't know if all cities got the same version, but the one we got had the "Widin Dairy" shot cut. And, the "rodent" didn't pick up McCoy's phaser and zap himself; that scene was gone as well. The Guardian doesn't freeze frame over the end credits this time; it smokes continuously as the credits appear.
The panning shot of the Enterprise orbiting the planet was great. The shot of the planet revolving during Kirk's log was poorly done - it looked very much like CGI.
Here's one error that I didn't notice if it was fixed in any episode so far: When the small screen on the briefing room table is being used, there is never a reflection on the table (one of the by-products of a low budget.) If anyone does notice if they've fixed it, please post here.
I wasn't sure if we'd be able to see the enhanced versions in my area but I happened to finally catch one today. The episode was I, Mudd. There were some obvious cuts for airtime (the d*mn thing ended about 5 minutes before the hour!) but I liked the new effects for the ship in space and the planets. If only that's how the show could've originally looked in its day but oh, well. However, the Enterprise still looks CGI but at least they keep the engines straight instead of switching them back and forth as happened originally. I just don't remember what Norman's belly electronics originally looked like when he opened it up on the Enterprise and I can't find where I've put my TOS sets to check, either. I did like the blending of skin when he closed it, though.
You can see some before and after shots here: http://trekmovie.com/2006/10/15/i-mudd-screenshots-and-audio-clip/
This site in general does a review of each remastered episode.
I hope they put these re-mastered episodes on regular DVD then on HD-DVD
....and UNCUT!
with commentaries about how much better the cheezy special effects look like.
Perhaps they could do an HD release with both versions. It wouldn't take much to go back to do both and than the viewer could select what they liked better.
Just saw Catspaws on Fox..Trying to get used the new Enterprise look..
So, "Star Trek" has been "improved". I watched one of these butchered episodes last night, and luckily with "falling back" one hour I was able to reclaim that wasted sixty minutes of life. "Star Trek" has suffered MANY indignities over the past four decades, but this may have been the worst yet. It looks terible - it is visual garbage. It stands as an insult to the talented professionals who created "Star Trek" and gave it the unique look and "feel" that it had. There are, obviously, great segments of the general public who have been brainwashed into the belief that, somehow, the presence of 1960s special effects, as compared to the very fake-looking CGI so favored nowadays, diminishes the overall artistic integrity of a dramatic presentation. "Cheesy" is the term of choice employed by hardcore fans and casual viewers alike who hold in contempt anything that doesn't look like it was made this week. It is to their dull sensibilities that the corporate owners of American media pander with such
success.
This new tampering has drawn very little critical response, as befits the intellectual ghetto to which "Star Trek" has been relegated. Television in general garners a modicum of respect, and science fiction television specifically is held in low regard, so who will care if an outstanding American TV program is gutted and painted-over? "Star Trek" as a television drama is a non-issue anymore; "Star Trek" as a brand that can be put on any product and sold to fanatical consumers is still a cash cow, one of the very un-sacred variety.
Mmm, cow.
So who should Paramount make mad? People like you or the 'casual viewers who hold in contempt.."? Either way a significant group of people will be dissatisfied. Why shouldn't Paramount have both available?
I'm not neccesarily disagreeing with your view, especially since I haven't seen it at all.
You do bring up a similar debate that Star Wars had with George Lucas' modernized versions. The difference here, of course, is that we have no way of knowing what Gene Roddenberry would have thought about it.
dotter31, you ask "Why shouldn't Paramount have both available?", and it is a legitimate question. My answer is that visual art deserves the same respect and demands the same protection as any other form of art or expression.
Television, like cinema, is an art form the integity of which is endangered constantly by the commercial interests of its corporate owners. Corporations are rarely interested in producing or preserving art for its own sake, but they are ALWAYS interested in achieving maximum profits. When quality is profitable, quality will find air time, and when trash is profitable trash will be given the same. If a corporate entity can make money by DESTROYING art it will do that, IF it can get away with it. This "enhanced" version IS, basically, a destruction of the original. It shows the same crassness of purpose as "colorized" black and white movies.
If it was an art form other than television, people would be outraged, but television commands little respect, either in academic circles or from the masses at large. If it was suggested that "Guernica" be painted over with day-glo, or that a musical number be added to "The Crucible", or that the words of Raymond Chandler should be "modernized", there would be public outrage. But for television - and especially for "Star Trek", which is largely dismissed as kitsch - there is docile acceptance of this flagrant degradation.
Why should such an issue ever have even been presented? WHO was clamoring for a revamped original "Star Trek"? Who ever said "I would like this program if only it had modern digital effects paired awkwardly with 1960s set and costume design?" The only motivation for this is Paramount's greed. One can argue that corporate greed is the motivation for most visual media in America, and it is certainly true that the the last several decades of "Star Trek" product were conceptualized with dollars in mind.
However, while the previous "Star Trek" sequels and movies were, on the whole, markedly inferior to the original, some of them DID have some new dramatic territory to explore, and some of them were OK. It would be naive to think that they were not, first and foremost, driven by a motivation of profit, but they WERE, at times, unique and interesting and different enough to justify the reincarnation.
Now, there is nothing new that Paramount can imagine, so to wrest what remaining cash they can they are cannibalizing the franchise, and what new indignities we will all have to suffer is a matter of disheartening speculation.
George Lucas is tampering with "Star Wars", some would say he is editing it to death, but his motivation IS an artistic one, however misguided and unfathomable his re-creative desires may be; Paramount, however, is not trying to deliver a "definitive" vision of "Star Trek", they are trying to shake the franchise down for spare change. The crassness of the purpose of this new version is manifest.
I am pretty sure it was Linus from "Peanuts" who said "Great art should never be mushed up!" It is as simple as that.
I'm a fan from way back when (the summer of 1967, when NBC was repeating the first season). I can speak only for myself, but I'm thrilled with the remastered episodes. I don't consider it "mushing up"; I do consider it a worthy companion to the original episodes. I only wish they wouldn't cut so bloody much. (BTW, I think the cuts that TV Land runs have the same edits as the remastered ones.)
TOS is more widely available than ever. We have the weekly remastered episodes, TV Land runs episodes twice daily, and G4 runs Trek 2.0 Saturday afternoons, and standard episodes on weekend late nights. They have dropped "Trek Uncut", however.
If it was an art form other than television, people would be outraged, but television commands little respect, either in academic circles or from the masses at large. If it was suggested that "Guernica" be painted over with day-glo, or that a musical number be added to "The Crucible", or that the words of Raymond Chandler should be "modernized", there would be public outrage. But for television - and especially for "Star Trek", which is largely dismissed as kitsch - there is docile acceptance of this flagrant degradation.
I disagree. It's not like painting over an existing painting because that destroys the original copy. That would be only if they recorded the new versions over the old master copies and act like those never existed. People have been taking existing songs and recording different versions of them, often in different musical styles; for example taking a jazzy song and making a rock or country version by another artist. People have taken the works of Shakespeare and staging versions of them in different settings with different ways of talking ("West Side Story", Bazz Lhurman's "Romeo + Juliette" anyone.) Heck even painters will do new paintings that they will base on existing ones sometimes with only 1 or 2 things different but that difference serving to illustrate some point.
. This "enhanced" version IS, basically, a destruction of the original.
I must also disagree. Paramount has not sued all Star Trek fans to get them to turn in their tapes of the original shows or their DVDs to destroy them and only sell the remastered versions. The original work is not going anywhere.
Who ever said "I would like this program if only it had modern digital effects paired awkwardly with 1960s set and costume design?"
I don't think too many people have said that, but some may wonder what the show would have looked like with modern special effects for purposes of comparison; not to replace or supplant the original version(unlike Star Wars, where Lucas said the newer versions were actually what he wanted in the first place)
while the previous "Star Trek" sequels and movies were, on the whole, markedly inferior to the original
That's a matter of opinion.
so to wrest what remaining cash they can they are cannibalizing the franchise
It's theirs to cannibalize. I think the idea for this new animated show is terrible, but they certainly have the right to do it. We as the fans should certainly ignore the things that they do with Star Trek that we do not like- that's the fastest way to get them to stop.
Also, it seems to me that if they were really so crass, they would have made a lot more changes to "modernize" the episodes. As I recall from watching and reading about the enhanced episodes (correct me if I'm wrong), they didn't touch the transporter or phaser effects for the most part. They didn't replace the cheesy pipe cleaner aliens in "Catspaw." I think they only showed the Gorn ship as a pinpoint when they could have made a brand-new ship design. Didn't they say their mission was to fix only what the original creators would have done if they had had the technology? Admittedly, that process will be somewhat subjective, but I've liked most of the changes and don't recall any where I thought they went too far.
It all boils down to this:
If you don't like the idea of enhanced special effects, DON'T WATCH THEM!
No one is forcing you to sit in from of your tv and watch this.
Ten years ago i probably would have been upset by this too, but since I now own all the episodes in their oringial format on DVD, I couldn't care less about these enhancements.
On one of the enhanced episodes Miror Miror (is this the one?), the Enterprise (Enhanced)) still has the non warping engine nacelles!? Grrrrrrrrrrr.
That's only for the Mirror Universe ship. It has the spires on the nacelles, and the larger antenna dish. It's correctly labeled "I.S.S. Enterprise", though.
The enhanced version of "Friday's Child" ran this past weekend. The shots of the Enterprise, as the camera followed it during its orbit, (and the two shots of it leaving Capella IV) rocked. A great deal of care, love for TOS and just plain hard work went into the new effects, and (IMHO) it shows.
But, I do have one complaint about the enhanced version - the re-recorded theme. The soprano voice is much too prominent. Loulie Jean Norman's vocals in season two were just about perfect. What they should have done was remaster the old recording, if possible, to 5.1 surround sound. But, IMHO, there is more good than bad in the remastered versions, so I'll live with the overreaching soprano.
What's the next Enhanced episode? anyone has a list?
Adam Bomb posted this schedule up above. The next episode is the longest title in Trek history, I believe.
No wait, that's in two weeks. The next one is Where No Man Has Gone Before
Josh ,the Longest title to me was For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky or Let that be your..
I f All Our Yesterdays change the Supernova shot, I 'm quitting the enhanced...(just kiddn, some of Ent. engines scenes not too good either)
A schedule note, for the fans in the New York area that watch it on WNBC, Ch. 4 - Now that regular season football is over, NBC has consistency with scheduling back (i.e. no overruns). But, the enhanced episodes begin promptly at 3 a.m. Sun./Early Monday, not at 3:05 as the TV listings suggest.
The woman who performs the soprano solo on the theme in the remastered episodes is named Elin Carlson. Here's more information on her.
The Doomsday Machine e nhanced is on as the same time Tvland is showing Where No Man has Gone before.
Lol.Both are cut up badly for the dang commercial time.
just watched Doomsday machine enhanced and I liked the original much better than this...sorry cgi fans.at 2am even.
Have to disagree. This ep really rocked with the new CGI effects, which I thought greatly enhanced "The Doomsday Machine". Especially the battle scenes with the Beserker. The way the ships manuevered was just awesome! I really loved it. I'd love to get this on DVD. My Inner Geek was really happy with this one.
Live long and prosper.
Benn, each to his own opinion- that's what Nitpickers do?
As 'Doomsday' featured some of the most extensive enhancements yet for the show, I found it quite interesting. One thing I appreciated is that the new effects were quite different from the original effects (other eps effects were mostly close CGI replications of the original effects). The new effects were a mixed blessing. The interior of the 'new' Doomsday machine looked rather like a log on fire. The burning orange flame looked a bit scientifically impossible too. The original effect was more interesting, though not particularly convincing.
The exterior shot of the shuttle leaving the Enterprise landing bay would have been more enjoyable if it didn't look so much like a rather unconvincing CGI shot. The early panning shot of the Enterprise entering the debris-filled solar system was great. My favorite shot was a close-up of the Constellation (as Kirk beams aboard) showing a small asteroid breaking up as it hit the hull of the ship.
Not so great was the fact that the ep was heavily edited. I wonder if Paramount is releasing the episodes this way or if local stations are doing their own editing to allow for more commercial time.
So far I have been liking the Trek redux. However, I think it is odd that the credits do not state that the show has been tampered with. When the credits begin the familiar title Star Trek is shown. And when the show ends the old closing credits are shown.
I am not watching Star Trek, I am watching Star Trek 2006/2007.
Ten years from now, how is someone supposed to know if they are watching original/classic or New Coke until they are 5 minutes into it?
I've never seen it, but is the intro music the same?
I've just recently caught up with some of these remastered episodes, and as a fan of the original since about '71, I must say I am very intrigued. It's almost as though the enhanced effects must look as cool as the original effects did to me when I was but wee. Anything that revives a fragment of long-lost youth cannot be a bad thing!
There's also a strange quality to them that somehow remind me of the old Max Fleischer Superman cartoons. That occured to me during "The Doomsday Machine" battle. I can't quite put a finger on it, but it's there. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?
In the enhanced "Amok Time," it was revealed that the "Koon-Utt-Kalif-Fee" (Spelling, please!) took place on a high mountain top. Was that supposed to be Mount Seleyah from Star Trek III?
its Kunat kalifee, according to Wikepedia.
sorry Adam, that's the best I can do.
According to Startrek.com it's "Koon-ut-kal-if-fee".
I'd consider that a little more authoritative than Wikipedia. Of course, neither are canon.
IIRC, Blish also used this spelling in the novelization. I donated my Blish books to the library long ago. Can anyone confirm this?
Regarding the Intro music: It is slightly different with a soprano voice singing the Ahhhh-ahhh, ah ah-ah-ah ahhhh.
Something occurred to me while watching Amok Time. It is neat to see the change, but one has to know the original to know about the change. Sort of like watching Trials and Tribble-ations. You know O'Brian really wasn't in the line up, but it was cool that a change was made to look like he was.
I would like to have a point of view from someone who has not seen the original.
However, as far as I can see, there is no credit given to the folks who made the new effects.
And I still think the show should have something in the title like Star Trek Enhanced or Star Trek Special Edition.
Once the DVDs come up for sell, how will I know if Amazon is listing the original or new or both?
IIRC, Blish also used this spelling in the novelization. I donated my Blish books to the library long ago. Can anyone confirm this? - ScottN
STAR TREK #3, page 110, fourth paragraph: "Koon-ut-Kal-if-fee".
Live long and prosper.
I can't see these remastered episodes since they're not playing in my area, but I was wondering about the end credits. Numerous episodes show photos of the Enterprise; in the remastered episodes are these replaced by new CGI Enterprises, or have they kept the old special effects scenes as the credits roll over them?
Credits were not altered for the remastered episodes.
JohnA Kang said the end creidts Scpipts were redone into the poper spiling
No I didn't. I haven't even seen the remastered episodes yet.
But I have, JohnA, Arena and Balance of Terror..
sorry Adam, and Terik did- Terik mind me asking what was your first Trek and how old? What got you hooked?
What was your first Trek and how old? What got you hooked?
I've posted this before, but here goes - I was talked into watching Trek by this kid in my seventh grade class named Kevin. At that time, I was 11 years old, very much into Lost In Space and I wasn't in the market for another sci-fi series. I caved in, and watched an episode. I couldn't understand it, especially why there were two guys with pointed ears. (Of course, it was "Balance Of Terror," one of the very best episodes.) As I couldn't understand the show, I gave up on it for a while. I then decided to give Trek another crack, in the summer 1967 repeats. That episode was "Tomorrow Is Yesterday," and I then got hooked. Kevin turned out to be a class-A jerk, but I'll bhe forever grateful for turning me on to TOS.
Getting back to the enhanced episodes, the enhanced "Paradise Syndrome" cut the scene and dialog where Miramannee reveals to Kirk she's pregnant. The cuts (I think) are now done by Paramount, and not the local stations. G4 was also airing "Paradise Syndrome" at the same time that WNBC-TV was running it here in New York (namely, 3 a.m. late Sunday/early Monday.) But, G4 went dark at that time on the cable system here, so I couldn't do an "instant comparison."
Regarding the credits: As far as I can tell the credits for both beginning & end are unaltered except for the voice singing the song during the beginning. This was part of my only complaint thus far. People watching need to know they are not watching Star Trek but instead Star Trek Enhanced. Also, people who made the change should get credit.
Regarding my personal Trek history: Honesty, I am too old to remember. I vaguely recall watching TOS in syndication. It was similar to Gilligans Island - a show that seemed to have always been on. (Ever notice how all great conversations, if given enough time, eventually lead to a discussion of Gilligans Island or Trek?) I am sure I saw the Motion Picture in theater and I believe there was a McDonalds Happy Meal that helped to advertise it.
Oddly, I don't remember Wrath in the theater but I know I made it for Search. From then on I made a point of seeing the rest of the movies in theater.
I missed the debut of TNG, but got involved soon after.
Later, I missed the debut of DS9 due to work conflict. Got involved as soon as I could.
Still later, I caught the beginning of Voyager but missed some early episodes cause my local station changed times on me. Then I missed alot of the middle either because of another station change or because I moved to an area that didn't have it (I forget). I would actually visit my mom and program her VCR to record it for me, and then watch 6 hours worth on my next visit.
Still later, I got a satellite dish for the sole purpose of watching the end of Voyager and all of Enterprise.
Ironic that the only show I was able to watch in it's entirety was cancelled.
The 2nd and 3rd season episodes have a new stereo recording of the theme. The music is virtually identical, but the soprano is more prominent in the new mix.
The closing credits are unaltered -- same music, stills, and scpipts.
The graphics for the opening are redone as well. Look closely at the Ent. flybys and the nacelle caps are all the glowing kind - no solid domes like some of the shots in the original opening.
Great God Nielson says This side of Paradise tv land and our local show Space Seed (enhanced)is on
.2 Tos episodes on the same time!
Not to mention the new openings have signifcantly different planets- I don't think it should be too hard to tell the remastered from the original.
I've caught all of the episodes thus far except for I, Mudd (#*%!!! Recorded malfunction!) and Miri (Never aired here in Washington!) and I must say I am quite pleased with the results thus far! Some episodes have seemed better done than others- Space Seed, for example, seemed particularly... 'correct,' stylistically- but overall the changes have been positive, in my opinion. And little things like maintaining the 'rapid-spinning' design for the Journey to Babel raider or the brilliantly designed Fesarius that looks identical to the original and a distance and so much more detailed close-up seem to indicate a respect for the original material that assures me the series is in good hands!
Another scheduling note, for those in the New York area: WNBC has moved up their airing of enhanced Trek 30 minutes, to 2:35 a.m.
Anyone heard anything, yet, about releasing the re-mastered episodes on DVD?
no, but I heard they'be been remastered for your i-pod.
On www.startrek.com, they have several screenshots of the remastered episodes. One episode shot shows the USS Constellation, yet it looks to be black and white. Granted, the ship's power is likely offline, but I'd still expect to see more color than what is shown.
Is this how it appears in the remastered episode or is the picture actually just black and white? I've never seen any of the remasted eps which is why I'm asking.
Do you mean this? Note that the original shot looks B&W as well. I think it's just the lack of color in the scene.
that's the picture, but the bottom one does have color. It matches the color scheme of series. Also note the nacelle pylon has a hint of color, though the whole ship has some trace amounts of blue in it.
I was curious though whether the episode itself looked like that top pic of the ship.
quote:Anyone heard anything, yet, about releasing the re-mastered episodes on DVD?
There's a full set of before and after shots on TrekMovie.
The enhanced This Side of Paradise didn't fix the Scpipts at 1am sat.
lol
DVD news:
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/store/news/article/2303263.html
The closing credits on all of the remastered episodes are unchanged, scpipts and all. They also use the original effects shots.
I'm afraid I don't understand StarTrek.Com's announcement...will Enhanced Star Trek be on regular DVD as well as HD-DVD?
I hope so. I don't wanna spend over $200 on a new HD-DVD player and over $500 on a HD-TV
my local station cancelled Enhanced for Stargate!
The schedule for the "second season" of TOS remastered has been released.
http://trekmovie.com/tos-in-hd/tos-in-hdhdtv-star-trek-tos-episode-order2/
"The Galileo Seven" airs 9/15
Or, you can go here. I think that all the episodes are now covered.
quote:...Will Enhanced Star Trek be on regular DVD as well as HD-DVD?
According to the link I posted above, the set is going to be a combination of standard DVD and HD-DVD.
According to this, it's both. It's all a matter of which side of the disc you use. (And pricey as hell, if you ask me.)
Live long and prosper.
That's good. I'd like to get it.
I must add, I'm glad Paramount is respecting all it's "Trek" fans in its release by making the set playable on both HD-DVD & regular DVD players
For all you New York City area viewers - Enhanced Trek is back to 3:30 a.m. Sunday night/early Monday, due to the new NFL season.
In LA, it's on at midnight Sunday night/Monday Morning.
New York viewers will now see the re-mastered episodes at a much more reasonable hour, starting this weekend with "Galileo Seven." - Sundays at 11, on WWOR-TV, Channel 9. There have been other changes as well; check them out here.
BTW...the HD-DVD/DVD release on 11/20 will only be Season 1.
We'll have to wait (as usual) for the other 2 seasons to come out.
Will all of Season 1 be done by then?
Ya got me.
I noticed in the Enhanced Trek schedule that at least six episodes from the first season will have yet to air by the time the DVD comes out.
Also, I noticed that my local station in Birmingham is showing Trek enhanced 3 times each weekend, according to tvguide.com. However, the startrek.com article only lists one time slot for each station. If the time is inconvenient for you to watch in your area, it might be a good idea to check tvguide or some other listings site to see if it airs at additional times.
well , my station deleted Tos Enhanced for tmg something!
yuckkkkkkkkk.
damit Jim, I taped Stargate at 3am, not Enhanced!
Baugh humgugh!
quote:..It might be a good idea to check TV Guide or some other listings site to see if it airs at additional times.
Just bought the new enhanced "Star Trek" DVD season 1.
VIDEO All video has been cleaned up, fixed, and enhanced. Colors like you've never seen before.
AUDIO All audio & music has been cleaned up and enhanced. You hear all sorts of new background effects in certain scenes (People talking, computers beeping, etc)
ENHANCEMENTS Primarily the Enterprise exterior shots are all re-done with absolute perfection.
OVERALL RATING Viva La difference. I'll be mentioning my favorite enhancements in the episodes
MUSIC A new LIVE recording of the opening theme for the episodes. The problem is, it nearly drowns out Shatner's intro.
CONFUSING RELEASE:
According to the "DVD Opening", CBS Home Video is responsible for the release of "Enhanced Star Trek"
Why isn't Paramount Home Video releasing the new "enhanced Trek"? I mean, Desilu was bought out by Paramount & it also holds the franchise rights to "Trek"
I've only seen it advertised as HD-DVD and DVD combo in one package. Are regular DVDs not being released on their own?
I must add the enhanced version makes Rand & Uhura look twice as lovely.
SIDENOTE: There'd be no need to enhance any footage of Marina Sirtis from STTNG. She looks good no matter what condition the film is in.
OTHER NOTES:
There are many episodes where as the Enterprise leaves orbit of a planet, the main viewscreen will automatically switch to an "Aft view" of the planet....complete with the Enterprise's Warp Naecelles.
Additionally, there a a few episodes in which the video could not be totally restored. There's still scratches and dirt seen on the screen. I guess those scenes are too far gone.
MINOR DISAPPOINTMENT
The nits we've mention on this site are not fixed.
(Burned out lightbulbs, "Scpipt Supervisor", etc)
I saw several enhanced endings like that on my cable,JohnA
I must add that I find it odd that some episodes get a major overhaul while others only get a minor overhaul.
Overall I feel the enhanced episodes are much better that the original versions and that it was the way they were SUPPOSED to have looked if NBC poured more money into Star Trek like they should of. I feel that Gene Roddenberry would have approved.
quote:Why isn't Paramount Home Video releasing the new "enhanced Trek"? I mean, Desilu was bought out by Paramount & it also holds the franchise rights to "Trek"
I never knew about that. Now it makes sense.
Adam, get you get laforge the useless' email about the enhanced Tos?
BEST ENHANCED EPISODE: SEASON 1...
"The Galileo Seven"
SECOND PLACE FOR BEST ENHANCED EPISODE IN SEASON 1:
"Tomorrow is Yesterday" That new slingshot effect is super cool!
John, did they get rid of the visible model support in that episode?
Yes & it's gloooorious!
(ala Kor)
There's a 4 minute effects reel in the podcast for the remastered series.
This is a great video of a prank they pulled on Niel Wray, the FX supervisor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZC51fzu44
Caution: Mild language warning.
SEASON 2 RELEASE CANCELLED!
Write Sony & beg them to continue to make the hybrid HD-Star Trek DVDs!
Grovel if necessary!
I don't think any amount of grovelling or begging is going to work, John. Toshiba has chosen to abandon the HD-DVD format. My understanding is the format simply wasn't selling well enough to justify its existence. The best that can be hoped for is for Sony to eventually release the remastered Season Two, without the HD.
Live long and prosper.
P.S.: John, if you or anyone needs to get ahold of me, click on my name. I'm currently unable to access my hotmail account. 
I hope you're right about the remastered series, Benn.
I really enjoyed what I've seen so far.
Toshiba may have to eat anywhere between $655 million and $1 billion, due to the abandonment of HD-DVD. More here.
Does anyone know what will happen to the re-mastered episodes once the cycle ends later this year? Will they stay in syndication, replace the older episodes on TV Land or somewhere else, or fade into oblivion? The last one I doubt, as too much money has been sunk into them.
I would imagine they will eventually turn up on DVD. Paramount will probably just release Seasons Two and Three on regular DVD format. Since most people own regular DVD players, that is the most logical choice.
Possible Season 2 release on regular DVD
Excellent
I think it's more than a possibility, guys; the DVD release date is set for 8/5/08.
For Trek fans in the NYC Metro area. WWOR-TV has switched the timeslot for the enhanced episodes; they started with last week's run of "Is There In Truth...". The eps now air Saturday/Early Sunday at midnight.
Of course, I prefer the DVD version because they are uncut.
WWOR-TV is running this week's episode ("The Enterprise Incident") Sunday, April 6 at noon. Yes, there is no consistency to their scheduling. Which means that I now have to search for it.
According to TVSHOWSONDVD.COM,
"Trials & Tribble-ations" and
"More Tribbles, More Troubles" will be included
with the Season 2 release
LINK
they didnt include Star trek 3- the Wrath of Tribbles?
(they had the tribbles in Bones' bar scene.)
New Pictures of the Enhanced Season Two release.
I don't think the shot of Shatner as Kirk is from the second season. I'll bet it's from the third, as his sideburns are closer to how he wore them then.
I wonder if the footage of the DS9 crew from trials and tribble-ations will be included in the remastered version of the trouble with tribbles?
quote:I wonder if the footage of the DS9 crew from "Trials and Tribble-ations" will be included in the remastered version of "The Trouble with Tribbles"?
On to part 2