Chewtobacca said:

Of course it's not, but the point is that you said that you didn't see how it was different from "George's line" when it quite clearly is. Lucas modifies Star Wars to bring it in line with what he claims to be his original vision. What Paramount is doing is in no way comparable.

My opinion on the subject has nothing to do with motivations, methods, outcome, visions, or anything like that. My only point is, "This is/will be available. This isn't/won't be." So whether it's true to the original intent or if they simply put in a CG screaming frog in every new effects shot, it wouldn't make any difference to what point I'm trying to get across.

The originals were not in HD, and as your opinion is...... I don't see why you care enough to bother to post in the Blu-ray thread and argue about it. If that's your view, an HD version couldn't possibly satisfy you Just be happy with the DVDs.

And what if I want to see the best possible version of the live action elements with the best possible version of the original effects? And "Just be happy with the DVDs" does sound exactly like something a Star Wars fan would say to one of us.

You missed the point. All of the original effects are on the original negative (and/or whatever prints survive), so an HD version could be made without redoing all the effects. That's not the case for TNG: the effects are not part of the negative. They were done on video.

No. I'm not missing that point. I know exactly how TNG was made, and why some people feel redoing the effects is necessary. I just disagree. It seems you're missing my point, which is all about whether or not the original effects continue to be made available for current and future releases. As is often said in Star Wars threads here, "Why not make everyone happy?"