pittrek

RIP Mr. Garibaldi

joefavs said:

Started TNG last night after years of procrastination. It’s going to be an uphill battle getting used to this crew; right now Trek without Spock feels deeply wrong on an emotional level. I’m interested enough to keep at it, though, and hopefully after a few more episodes I’ll be invested enough that I won’t be so preoccupied with how much I miss my buddies from TOS. I love Picard, Riker, Dr. Crusher, and Geordie, I think Deanna Troi and Wesley totally suck, I’m ambivalent about Data, and I haven’t seen enough of Worf to have much of an opinion yet. I also don’t feel strongly about Tasha Yar, but I’m spoiled enough to know that that’s not going to matter for long.

First 2 seasons are pretty week, but it gets drastically better during the third season as soon as Mike Piller took over the writing team. Also Worf got much more developed after he became the chief of security

thorr said:

I was really looking forward to the automatic tool with no references. I know it isn’t always perfect but from what you have shown, I was very excited about its capabilities. There are many orange and teal and other things I wanted to try it on. Are you still planning to release it? I have tried using the color matching tool and it can be awesome, but takes a lot of time and effort to get it right. Thanks!

I agree. I have a couple of private 8mm films on which I wanted to test it, it would be great if Dr.Dre could release it “as is”

Correct

SilverWook said:

My understanding was the original audio was simply lost over time. Of course, all the missing color footage cut when they made The Menagerie version eventually turned up, so anything is possible.

A full audio recording (recording during a public broadcast of the 16mm version) exists, I’m trying to get my hands on it.
And no, not all color footage turned up, or at least was used for any of the restorations. Which was a big surprise to me, they didn’t even use all of the Menagerie footage for the restored versions

Yes, that would indeed be great!

So, a new box set of TOS deleted scenes, new box set of TOS, TAS and TOS movies, new books, and a new TV show. My poor credit card…

Fuck me, what a day to be a Star Trek fan today is 😃))

STAR TREK®: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE RODDENBERRY VAULT

Details On New Blu-ray™ Release From CBS Home Entertainment
And Paramount Home Media Distribution Exclusively Revealed At
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2016

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (July 23, 2016) – CBS Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Media Distribution and Roddenberry Entertainment announced today at Comic-Con International: San Diego that STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE RODDENBERRY VAULT, a collector’s edition Blu-ray set, will be released later in 2016.

During the production of Star Trek: The Original Series, bits and pieces of episodic footage were left on the cutting room floor, then stored away in film cans for decades by the Gene Roddenberry Estate. Now, in celebration of the show’s 50th Anniversary, The Roddenberry Vault has finally been opened. Along with 12 of their favorite episodes, fans can see and own behind the scenes footage from the making of the series as well as alternate takes, deleted scenes, omitted dialogue, outtakes, and original visual FX elements.

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE RODDENBERRY VAULT Blu-ray set includes newly-produced special feature documentaries that incorporate the “Vault” materials and feature all-new interviews with cast and production personnel, including new insights from William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk), writers Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana, David Gerrold, & John D.F. Black, director Ralph Senensky, casting director Joseph D’Agosta, visual effects artist Richard Edlund, and more. Also featured is an exploration into the series’ long-lasting appeal through interviews with some of Star Trek’s biggest fans including The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady, The Simpsons writer/producer David Mirkin, Family Guy writer/producer David A. Goodman, NASA’s Bobak Ferdowsi, Bill Nye (The Science Guy), and many more.

The special feature documentaries are:

· Inside The Roddenberry Vault – A multi-part glimpse at classic episodes from new angles and perspectives.
· Star Trek: Revisiting A Classic – A look at life on the set during production.
· Strange New Worlds: Visualizing The Fantastic – An inside look at the groundbreaking work of the series’ designers and visual effects artists.

STAR TREK: THE RODDENBERRY VAULT includes 12 classic Star Trek episodes in high-definition Blu-ray chosen for their relevance to the Vault’s lost/unseen material:

· The Corbomite Maneuver
· Arena
· Space Seed
· This Side of Paradise
· The Devil in the Dark
· The City on the Edge of Forever
· Operation: Annihilate!
· Metamorphosis
· Who Mourns for Adonais?
· Mirror, Mirror
· The Trouble With Tribbles
· Return to Tomorrow

STAR TREK: THE RODDENBERRY VAULT Blu-ray set is executive produced by Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth. Special feature documentaries are produced by Roger Lay, Jr. and Michael and Denise Okuda.

I absolutely LOVE the fact that they used the Phase II Enterprise as the inspiraction for the USS Destiny

joefavs said:

Guys, I think I like The Final Frontier. I don’t think I’d ever made it past the half-hour mark before today without bailing, but I was really into it this time around, especially once Sybok really got going. I wouldn’t call it a good movie, but there’s a lot going on in there that I find really interesting.

I think the movie could be saved by a complete re-edit and new effects. I like was Shatner was trying to do, and you can clearly see they ran out of money

I like it, but how faithful is it to the original intended look?

corellian77 said:

It looks like if you go with DVDs for TOS, you’re getting either the original or remastered (i.e. enhanced effects) versions, but not both. The blu-rays, on the other hand, give you the option to watch each episode with original or enhanced effects.

Correct. However only the full season Blu-rays have both versions, the various re-releases which have only a few selected TOS episodes all have only the version with the new CGI effects.

I would start with TOS. If you don’t want to watch all 79 episodes (most of the episodes of season 3 are not recommended to watch), check some fan site for ratings and watch only the “good” ones.

Then you can watch TAS. Some of the episodes are good, but most of them are very childish so you can skip the whole show if you want.

Then the first 6 feature films.
I personally love the first one, but many people would say it’s boring, and the events which happened during this movie are not referenced anywhere, so you can skip it if you want. Movies 2,3, and 4 are essential (and really, really good), the 5th - well, you probably won’t be able to enjoy it sober, the 6th one is like the 1st one - I think it’s great, but many people don’t like it for some reason.

Then go with TNG. Most of the episode from the first 2 seasons are pretty dumb and they feel unfinished, so again just like TOS, if you don’t want to watch all of them just check some fan site for ratings and watch only “good” ones. Seasons 3-6 are very strong, there are only a very small number of weak episodes. TNG season 6 happens at the same time as DS9 season 1, TNG season 7 happens at the same time as DS9 season 2.

The first 2-3 seasons of DS9 are pretty boring, but it gets much better as soon as the Dominion storyline starts.

Voyager sucks, and I personally wouldn’t recommend it, but again, there are many people who say it’s their favourite Trek show, so…

Enterprise - I love the first 3 seasons and hate the 4th. Many people however hate the first 3 seasons and say that the show started to get good during the 4th one 😃

TNG movies are really bad (except for First Contact), so watch them only if you want and you can watch them any time after TNG ends, only Nemesis takes place after Voyager ends.

JJ movies - I would recommend them at the very end, one story line begins long after the events of Voyager or Nemesis, and then they go back to TOS era.

A very, very stupid questions - with “Vengeance” they mean vengeance or is that some Marvel character?

I still need to buy a new working VCR and they now do this???

Swift S. Lawliet said:

I’m giving another shot at posting since my connection is kinda sketchy and can’t edit my post.

What I was going to say is I want the 16mm mono mix of The Empire Strikes Back included.

Maybe you can remove an audio track to make more room.

I think you can remove the Slovak audio but it’s just a suggestion.

Sorry for posting Markdown Syntax.

HEY! Why Slovak ? 😃

Looking great so far. The people who did the Ghostbusters trailers should learn from these Marvel guys!

Funny. I thought it was released ONLY on DVD

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DuracellEnergizer said:

pittrek said:

But I don’t agree about TNG. There are many episodes which are simply dumb, but I don’t remember a BORING episode.

I do.

Funny, I think that’s one of the best episodes of the first season.

G’Kar is sourced from a German TV broadcast, TB is sourced from a French(?) TV broadcast

I still think we’re gonna get the OOT released next year, or after the new trilogy gets released

Density said:

Star Wars destroys Star Trek. TNG never fails to puts me to sleep, and TOS is campy as hell. Never even seen the others. Frankly, and I’m sure I would be shot by Trekkies for saying this, the first time I’ve genuinely enjoyed Trek is the JJ movies. Sue me.

How DARE you? How dare you to have a different opinion than millions of other people? Don’t you know that in this modern era you’re supposed to like everything that other people like?

Seriously, yes, TOS is campy as hell and that’s just one of the many reasons it’s great. But I don’t agree about TNG. There are many episodes which are simply dumb, but I don’t remember a BORING episode. JJ movies are dumb AND boring for me 😃

Density said:

Cartoons made by people lower on the food chain and mostly watched by kids don’t tell us anything. We’re talking about a cartoon that resurrected Darth Maul FFS. And TCW was not made by Lucas directly anyway (he probably had about as much to do with most of it as he did with TFA), plus it was generally better received than the prequels themselves. The fact that Disney has referenced it tells us nothing at all about the possibility of an OUT release.

Actually he was involved with every bit.