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Cube
31-08-2006, 09:39 PM
http://trekmovie.com/2006/08/28/star-trek-tos-gets-redone-with-new-cgi/
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Insider/?cmsGuid=%7BFFD672A7-68D2-4EE3-A18C-781FC2972A5B%7D

http://online.tvguide.com/news/insider/images/060831insider1pop.jpg

A load of effects from the original Star Trek are being redone with new CGI effects, and is getting remastered in High Definition

The new versions will not air in order, and will start with "Balance of Terror" on 16th September (in America)
JonSt
31-08-2006, 09:55 PM
Great stuff, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Mr. Bananagrabber
31-08-2006, 09:59 PM
I'm actually a bit erect.
I'm such a Trekkie.
rokhed00
31-08-2006, 10:04 PM
Are they going to CGI some cornish pasties on to the klingons foreheads?
bob
31-08-2006, 10:12 PM
I was watching Star wars ROTS today, and apparently in the first batle seqeunce, there is a kitchen sink as a bit of debris flying into a star destroyer.
Konfucius
01-09-2006, 09:02 PM
That's pretty cool actually as long as the episodes stay the same.
I'm definitely going to watch them if they are broadcasted in Austria/Germany ever.

I only hope that the original versions aren't forgotten but some technically more advanced space fights wouldn't be too bad as they were very obviously limited back then.
Imagine the episode with the Romulan vessle in glorious CGI. :love:
Cube
01-09-2006, 09:48 PM
I only hope that the original versions aren't forgotten but some technically more advanced space fights wouldn't be too bad as they were very obviously limited back then.
Imagine the episode with the Romulan vessle in glorious CGI. :love:

The Romulan one is going to be the first one shown.
Hellfire
01-09-2006, 10:09 PM
That's cool, even though I'm not a ST fan I quite enjoyed the first one.
gaggle64
02-09-2006, 10:12 AM
Next week: Laurence Lowelian Bowen gives the Roman Colleseum and 21st century makeover!
rokhed00
14-09-2006, 05:17 PM
This video shows some clips from the remastered version of 'The Doomsday Machine'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XHmj-dPEY

Actually works really well and looks good.
Konfucius
14-09-2006, 06:28 PM
This video shows some clips from the remastered version of 'The Doomsday Machine'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XHmj-dPEY

Actually works really well and looks good.

Thanks for that link.
This looks really classic-next gen awesome :bowdown: :bowdown:
gaggle64
14-09-2006, 07:50 PM
It looks like one of those old games that tried to be really high tech by filling itself with loads of bland cutscenes. After 40 years of models on strings, this just dosn't look right to me.

Well, just as long as they don't pull a Lucas and actually hide the the original versions away, I won't complain. The CG really isn't that great though.
Happenstance
15-09-2006, 07:49 AM
Well that isnt from the revamp of the show, that video was done a few years ago as it says at the beginning. The guy doing it is just really talented.
Mr. Bananagrabber
15-09-2006, 01:34 PM
Well that isnt from the revamp of the show, that video was done a few years ago as it says at the beginning. The guy doing it is just really talented.

Serenity and Star Trek? I think I love you :love:
Happenstance
15-09-2006, 04:57 PM
Lol, why thankyou
rokhed00
15-09-2006, 05:54 PM
Well that isnt from the revamp of the show, that video was done a few years ago as it says at the beginning. The guy doing it is just really talented.

Yeah, I noticed that after I'd posted it, but couldn't be arsed to change it.
It's a good indication of what to expect from the real thing though which, if anything, should look even better than this.

I have managed to find a trailer for the 'new' series in the meantime though.

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&p=star+trek+remastered&b=0&oid=b2d838db2a61edf6&rurl=video.yahoo.com&vdone=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.yahoo.com%2Fvideo%2Fsearc h%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dstar%2Btrek%2Bremastered
Happenstance
15-09-2006, 05:59 PM
That trailer manages to do a really good job of making the original series seem pretty damn serious, not the new effects but just the cutting they did and the choice of music.

Shame the Enterprise wont be doing any barrel rolls though :p
Konfucius
15-09-2006, 09:06 PM
Shame the Enterprise wont be doing any barrel rolls though :p

That would be really cool but actually you can see them in the fan-episodes Star Trek New Voyages (http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/1024/episodes.php) if you haven't already.
Especially In Harm's Way is an absolutely awesome episode about a different timeline where there's a Doomsday War.