TrekHQ » TOS Remastered http://trekhq.com Star Trek XI news, rumors, info and downloads Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Review “This Side Of Paradise” Remastered & The First TOS-R ‘Season’ http://trekhq.com/2007/08/02/review-this-side-of-paradise-remastered-the-first-tos-r-season/ http://trekhq.com/2007/08/02/review-this-side-of-paradise-remastered-the-first-tos-r-season/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:54:18 +0000 Mark A. Altman http://trekmovie.com/2007/08/02/review-this-side-of-paradise-remastered-the-first-tos-r-season/ PARADISE LOST: LOVING THE ALIEN
After watching last weekend’s ‘remastered’ version of “This Side of Paradise," it’s not hard to imagine how Philip Kaufman got the idea to cast Leonard Nimoy in his 1979 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, one of the most underrated genre films of the 70’s (re-issued in a the new  Invasion of the Body Snatchers DVD (Collector’s Edition) next month and definitely worth buying, BTW). Re-imagined as a paranoid sci-fi film noir, Kaufman’s film is sheer genius (which doesn’t taken anything away from the original which is also a superlative film) which managed to showcase Leonard Nimoy in a role that we seemingly had not seen him in before in which he goes from an emotional psychoanalyst to a cold, logical pod person in a heinous corduroy suit transformed by alien spores.  It was while watching “This Side of Paradise” again that I realized what a debt of gratitude this wonderful episode owes to Jack Finney’s classic “Body Snatchers” tale, but not in a goofy, body switching piece of sci-fi theatrics like The Next Generation’s “Power Play” in which Data, Troi and O’Brien go all Kryptonian on the crew of the Enterprise D, but rather using the body snatching motif to illuminate character nuance.

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/08/02/review-this-side-of-paradise-remastered-the-first-tos-r-season/feed/ This Side of Paradise Screenshots and Video http://trekhq.com/2007/08/01/this-side-of-paradise-screenshots-and-video/ http://trekhq.com/2007/08/01/this-side-of-paradise-screenshots-and-video/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:00:19 +0000 Matt Wright http://trekmovie.com/2007/08/01/this-side-of-paradise-screenshots-and-video/

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/08/01/this-side-of-paradise-screenshots-and-video/feed/ TOS-R Goes Widescreen In Japan http://trekhq.com/2007/07/31/tos-r-goes-widescreen-in-japan/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/31/tos-r-goes-widescreen-in-japan/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:05:11 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/31/tos-r-goes-widescreen-in-japan/ As previously reported TOS-R made its debut in Japan (starting July 21st). This is first place to show the remastered Original Series outside the USA and it appears that the Japanese are also the first to see TOS-R in 16×9 widescreen. Here are some comparison images


live action shot USA v Japan 

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/31/tos-r-goes-widescreen-in-japan/feed/ Breathe In The “This Side Of Paradise” Preview http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/breathe-in-the-this-side-of-paradise-preview/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/breathe-in-the-this-side-of-paradise-preview/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:06:17 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/27/breathe-in-the-this-side-of-paradise-preview/

The Remastered "This Side Of Paradise" airs this weekend…preview courtesy of STARTREK.COM

]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/breathe-in-the-this-side-of-paradise-preview/feed/ CBS Testing Remastering TNG in HD http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/cbs-testing-remastering-tng/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/cbs-testing-remastering-tng/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:28:35 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/27/cbs-testing-remastering-tng/ I had a moment to have a chat with some of the CBS team behind the TOS Remastered project at Comic Con about what’s next (after TOS). David Grant tells TrekMovie.com that they have "had discussions" to bring Star Trek The Next Generation onto high definition. They have also created an HD test for one episode. One concern is the visual effects which were were done in video and therefore more difficult to translate to HD. The team are seeing if the effects can be ‘upresed’ or if they need to be entirely redone (as they did with TOS). Ryan Adams says "that is part of the tests that we are trying to massage and figure out." No decisions made yet on if, when or how, but TrekMovie.com will keep an eye on this exciting potential project.

]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/27/cbs-testing-remastering-tng/feed/ Details on TOS-R HD-DVDs [updated] http://trekhq.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:02:22 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/ CBS has released details for the upcoming 1st season of Star Trek: The Original Series digitally remastered for HD-DVD:

Disks: 10 (box)
Format: HD-DVD Combo (double sided w/ HD-DVD on one and standard DVD on other)
Sug. price: $217.99 [oh my]
Release Date: November 20, 2007
HD Features (include)

  • a "Starfleet Access” interface
  • picture-in-picture video commentaries,  comparisons of re-mastered vs. original effects, encyclopedic information (science, life forms, technology), episode trivia and more on seven episodes.
  • in-depth tour of the starship Enterprise
  • documentary on making of remastered Trek
  • behind the scenes footage (also on regular DVD side) [related story]

more details below…

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/feed/ Review “The Squire Of Gothos” Remastered http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/review-the-squire-of-gothos-remastered/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/review-the-squire-of-gothos-remastered/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:41:00 +0000 Adam Cohen http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/25/review-the-squire-of-gothos-remastered/ “What does God need with a starship?”
-James Kirk, “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier”

I know, it’s off the map to mention “Star Trek V” in a review of a TOS-R episode, but in watching “The Squire of Gothos,” I couldn’t help but replay the moment from the 1989 movie through my head where James Kirk faces down a God-like being with some healthy skepticism.  Captain Kirk does not suffer deities kindly, especially those who abuse their power.  Be it an Ancient Greek god or a super-computer, there is a recurring theme that comes up throughout The Original Series and it is best summed up by Mr. Spock in this very episode: “I object to intellect without discipline.  I object to power without constructive purpose.”  Fellow Trek fans, this is the sort of stuff that elevates Star Trek above your average science-fiction fare.  “The Squire of Gothos” is vintage Trek.

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/review-the-squire-of-gothos-remastered/feed/ Star Trek and TrekMovie.com @ Comic Con 2007 http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/star-trek-and-trekmoviecom-comic-con-2007/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/star-trek-and-trekmoviecom-comic-con-2007/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:06:22 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/25/star-trek-and-trekmoviecom-comic-con-2007/ Everyone knows that this week’s comic con in San Diego is going to be a big moment for Star Trek. The two biggest news events will be on Thursday the 26th.[all time PST]

Thu 12:30 - 1:30 TOS-R on HD-DVD: All about new Remastered Trek on HD DVD.

Thu 1:30 - 3:30 Paramount Presentation: Covers multiple Paramount films including Star Trek and 1-18-08. JJ Abrams to attend with other producers…Trek expected to be last

TrekMovie.com will report from both as soon as possible…so keep checking back.

Later on Thursday I will also be a panelist on a Geek Monthly.com Star Trek Panel.  Plus there are other Trek related panels & events (details on all Trek events below)

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/25/star-trek-and-trekmoviecom-comic-con-2007/feed/ The Squire of Gothos Screenshots and Video http://trekhq.com/2007/07/24/the-squire-of-gothos-screenshots-and-video/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/24/the-squire-of-gothos-screenshots-and-video/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:01:23 +0000 Matt Wright http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/24/the-squire-of-gothos-screenshots-and-video/

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]]> http://trekhq.com/2007/07/24/the-squire-of-gothos-screenshots-and-video/feed/ TOS-R Producer Explains Remastered Production Process http://trekhq.com/2007/07/21/tos-r-producer-explains-remastered-production-process/ http://trekhq.com/2007/07/21/tos-r-producer-explains-remastered-production-process/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:54:38 +0000 Anthony Pascale http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/21/tos-r-producer-explains-remastered-production-process/ CBS Digital Executive Producer Toni Pace has a new article at DigitalMediaNet where she gives some behind the scenes insights into the Star Trek Remastered project. She says that so far been over 1,800 shots to do and that  the project "cannot be done without advanced technology that can track and manage the information on each shot.": To that end she has created a special database to track each shot. Pace goes into detail on how this database is used. For those interested in this kind of thing check it out Digital Media Net, but bear in mind it is written for post production professionals.

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