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Ziz
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Star Trek TNG on BluRay confirmed !
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15-Dec-2011, 5:04 PM

The only computer FX they had then were mostly animated elements - phasers, shields, transporters, generally anything "electrical energy based" - and maybe an LCARS display here and there.  There were a couple of holographic map/planet elements used in "The Last Outpost" and "Contagion", but I don't remember too much beyond that.  Those would be the only other things that might have to be re-done with modern CG.

Remember, we're talking about 1986 to 1994 here.  The Genesis planet animation in Trek II and "The Last Starfighter" were state of the art only a couple of years before, and "T2" and "Jurassic Park" only showed up in 1991 to 1992 and at the time were way beyond a TV show budget and schedule.  In general, Trek TV didn't start to use CG on a regular basis until about halfway thru Voyager, around '98 or '99.