Which version of star trek tos is better, the remastered. But star treks first season is probably best remembered for harlan ellisons standout episode, the city on the edge of forever. The original series season two 2008, dvd season 2 is just as excellent as season one, even though it is not in hd, just got it yesterday, and watch the doomsday machine it was awesome the new special effects are as good or better than the first season. Why deep space nine and voyager may never get the hd. The original series digitally remastered for hd, with new theme music and all new cgi special effects. And did they ever release widescreen remastered tng on bluray. Im just wondering if the show was ever remastered in widescreen or even hd. This really cant be helped since television wasnt widescreen in the 60s.
Each episode sd and hd is digitally remastered with new digital effects. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The original series project was a major success, which allowed cbs an additional revenue stream by relicensing the remastered series with new 16. Enterprise, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. The original series season one remastered is a generally good release, but like the new effects work itself, it feels a little bit undercooked. The name was improvised on the spot by james doohan and gene roddenberry. Each shot was digitally cleaned and newly color graded star trek movies followed the process indepth. Released simultaneously with the last individual, season 3 dvd set, this collection was in essence nothing more than a simple bundled shrink wrapped repackaging of this and the previous two individual season releases for region. The original series is still my favorite, and its not just nostalgia for the days of my youth that makes this so. Aug 01, 2012 cbs digital explains why the remastered tng bluray discs are not 16x9 widescreen.
Cbs digital explains why the remastered tng bluray discs are not 16x9 widescreen. Cbs knew they needed to do something to be sure the one that started it all, the original series. Paramounts packaging of ds9 was absolutely perfect. Scott because roddenberry liked doohans scottish brogue, and montgomery because its doohans middle name. Star trek the original series remastered edition netflix streaming dvd bluray created by gene roddenberry starring william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan, nichelle. The original series project was a major success, which allowed cbs an additional revenue stream by relicensing the remastered series. The redone special effects look out of place in comparison to the rest of the episode. The original series, premiered on nbc on friday, september 20, 1968 and concluded on tuesday, june 3, 1969.
Dvd does not give you the option of watching the episodes in the original format, which i prefer, so i went with this. So, when will deep space nine and voyager be available in superior. That 10disc box set was very impressive, but it contained only the remastered versions of the episodes, and was burdened with some gimmicky and quite flimsy. In 2007, tv broadcaster cbs had the series special effects remastered. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. The original series, the next generation and enterprise are all available in highdefinition on bluray and streaming services. Fans have been floored by the beautiful restoration of star trek. What if the original star trek series had been filmed in high definition or in widescreen. The third and final season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Trektoday original series remastered in hd, widescreen may. Once again, the remastered effects versions are here in full hd along with the original untouched versions. May 18, 2011 in 2007, tv broadcaster cbs had the series special effects remastered.
There was a promotion in which by purchasing a hddvd player and a remastered hddvd star trek season 1, they could acquire a remote control shaped like star trek original series phaser prop. Review of star trek original series blu ray version by author bart gnarly. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. They cant just add in parts of the picture that isn. Released simultaneously with the last individual, season 3 dvd set, this collection was in essence nothing more than a simple bundled shrink wrapped repackaging of this and the previous two individual season releases for region 1. Star trek in widescreen on cbs action uk the trek bbs. I think the show the show was simply better in concept than its successor. Remastered edition was released for syndication episodebyepisode, beginning in 2006. Toshiba had partnered with paramount to release the original series in remastered format, to support its thennew hddvd optical video disc format. The next generation and the fantastic clarity the new 2k scans of the original 35mm photography reveals. The original series 1966 1969 opening and closing theme duration.
Star trek is one of televisions most iconic series a formative name for several generations of viewers, and in the case of the original series, for the medium of television itself. The content producers have obviously worked hard to take advantage of the new hdi interactive capabilities, but whereas in some ways theyre reinvented the wheel in interesting. The original series three season pack dvd, 2008, 25disc set, remastered full frame at the best online prices at ebay. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise and its cre. Star trek kirk meets khan widescreen by admiral titan entertainment. Star trek tos the original series remastered 169 widescreen season 2.
The original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967. May 20, 2009 star trek is one of televisions most iconic series a formative name for several generations of viewers, and in the case of the original series, for the medium of television itself. The process began with a 2k scan of the original 35mm film prints for each episode. Star trek kirk meets khan widescreen admiral titan entertainment. Original series remastered in hd, widescreen may be next by michelle october 30, 2006 4. Where is this scene from the star trek original series remastered. I have been a fan of star trek since i was a small boy in the 1970s, when the original series was star trek all of star trek.
Discovery, along with coverage of past television series and films, conventions, video games, books, humor, comics, collecting and. How the star trek original series remasters beat the star. The success of the remastered original series, as well as the upcoming relaunch of the star trek franchise in 2009, encouraged paramount to push forward with the remastering to 1080p hd video, and dolby truehd 7. Cbs home entertainment through their distributor paramount home entertainment previously released star trek.
Star trek tos season 1 comes to hddvddvd forevergeek. Star trek the original series the complete first season. See what star trek tos would have looked like in widescreen. The original series seasons remastered dvd collection is a box set containing all three seasons of the remastered star trek. In terms of star trek, the first five series are properly viewed in 4. What do you imagine the series would of looked like. Cbs home entertainment has set a january 31, 2012, release date for the single disc, which will include the featurelength version of the series pilot, encounter at farpoint, as well the fanfavorite episodes sins of the father and the inner light, the former from season three and the latter from. The complete series new dvd boxed set, full frame, dubbed, slipsleeve packaging, subtitled, sensormatic title. The original series season 1 on the hd dvd format in november of 2007. I had previously purchased season 1 on bluray and seasons 2 and 3 on hd dvd. Sep 28, 2011 as for that sampler, it will be called star trek.
The next generation blurays launch in 2012 star trek. But star trek s first season is probably best remembered for harlan ellisons standout episode, the city on the edge of forever. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. One should only look at a fan series like star trek continues to see this done well. Oct 02, 2014 what if the original star trek series had been filmed in high definition or in widescreen. The classic series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t. In the first chapter of the television series that started a cultural phenomenon, kirk, spock, and. Even in its day, better effects would have been possible, if it werent for the lack of the neccessary funding. This has both the original version and the remastered special effects version. Included in this set of the first series is an option to view each episode with stateoftheart cgi effects, which in comparison to the original shots, make the original versions seem ever more dated, as if cbs were a little embarrassed themselves of the quality of the. My opinion is that the remastered ones look a bit odd to me. The original series 10 double sided disks standard definition dvd on one side and hddvd on the other episodes in same order as the standard dvd release of the first season. I imagine that means that a new version will be released for the 50th anniversary of trek in 2016, and the stores are clearing out the old stuff.
Done by stitching together screenshots from the bluray remasters of the original series, the images almost have a panorama effect to them. Contains all 29 episodes of the first season of star trek. The original series gets a full makeover, presented now in high definition with new cgi effects and enhanced audio. Available in their fulllength, original format without the cuts of syndicated television, the vivid remastered versions make star trek new again, without compromising what made the show a. The original star trek in widescreen looks pretty damn cool gizmodo. Keith decandido rewatches the original star trek television series, with kirk, spock, and the gang, along with the animated series.
Then they decided to go one better and replace the aging special effects shots with digital cgi. What if classic star trek and the next generation were. Both fans and participants of the series are twominded about this version. Cbs didnt treat remastering original star trek episodes as a weird vanity project, like lucas. Brilliantly constructed, it is rightfully considered by most to be the best episode of the original series and one of the finest in the entire franchise. Star trek original series and the children shall lead from season three episode 60.
Nick acosta has done just that by taking some of the panning shots and screen captures from the series itself. Star trek the original series s01e04 bdrip hun x264denzo. The original star trek adventure that started the enduring scifi pop culture phenomenon. Star trek the original crew movie collection dvd, 2001. Why deep space nine and voyager may never get the hd remaster. The original series is an american science fiction television series produced by fred freiberger, and created by gene roddenberry, and the original. The original series the complete season 1 is an 8dvd set, containing all 29 episodes from the shows 19661967 run. Produced from 20062008, the original series remastered tosr. Available in their fulllength, original format without the cuts of syndicated television, the vivid remastered versions make star trek new again, without compromising what made the show a pioneer of modern, continuingcharacter science fiction. This digital remastering was released in 2006 to star trek. I have tried using my plasmas zoom feature to fill the widescreen.
Not sure why the audio seems skewed, blame youtube. Wolf in the fold 1967 that scottys full name is montgomery scott. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. But in fairness, there were some good points in it. The next generation was first coming to bluray, some fans wondered why the beloved series was not being remastered in widescreen. The remastered tos blu rays look fantastic but there are times where actors. At a time when the original series of star trek had been rerun so many times that prints were hazy, scratched and dull, paramountcbs decided it was time to remaster the original series by cleaning up the original master prints, boosting the picture quality and rerecording the background music. The currently broadcast remastered episodes of star trek are only the first step in a larger. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began the show is set in the milky way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. Ive noticed that a uk channel has widescreen versions of tos. Ricardo montalban discusses playing khan on the original star trek series.
Recommend very highly for either birthday or christmas gift for the trekkies fan. For many, though, theres only one captain of the enterprise james t. Although many wanted the tos remastered episodes to come out in their original 4. The original series wouldve looked in cinematic widescreen. Star trek the original series the complete first season hd. We provide the latest updates on star trek beyond, star trek. Broadcast syndication 20062009 see channel listdvd and. The original series of star trek ran from 1966 to 1968, and in that. Mar 07, 2016 star trek kirk meets khan widescreen admiral titan entertainment. The original series the series was digital remaster and looks better than when it was first televised on tv back in the 1960s. Its from the ninth episode of the first season of star trek. The sounds, the look, and allnew digital effects that hold close to the spirit of the original are all here in the criticallyacclaimed remastered editions of the classic star trek series of the 1960s. The sounds, the look, and allnew digital effects that hold close to the spirit of the original are all here in the critically acclaimed remastered editions of the classic star trek series of the 1960s. Trektoday original series remastered in hd, widescreen.
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