I'm not sure how much clearer I can make my opinion, but I'm getting a bit weary of having to reiterate it to you.

The feeling's mutual. I really do understand that you want the original effects, but it's statements like this Hate to keep raining on this parade, but I still don't see the point of redoing the effects for HD anyway that I take issue with. It's the fact that you don't see the point of changing the effects for HD.

I never said that. That was TheBoost.

You're right. That was TheBoost. I'm sorry I misquoted you: I was thinking of another post.

Finally, to answer your question: the same way every other movie studio constantly re-releases things without altering the content. It happens all the time, and people still buy re-releases. And before you get on to me for saying that, that's not necessarily what I'm saying they should do in this situation. You just asked me this question, and I gave you a plausible scenario.

It's not plausible at all because the Blu-rays would not be a re-release. I asked you to explain how Paramount could feasibly release the series on Blu-ray without redoing the effects. Of course, Paramount could release the DVDs again, but most fans who want those already have them. In order for Paramount to make it commercially feasible to sell the Blu-rays to fans, many of whom already have the DVDs, it is necessary to offer people an HD experience that would persuade them to upgrade. The other way is to upscale all the effects, which would look worse than the DVDs. I wish TNG were in the same situation as TOS and that only the space scenes were done on video, but it's not the case, and I really don't see how including the original effects is feasible.