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September 3, 2006

Paramount Must Be Getting Desperate

Remastering Star Trek: TOS FX, Music Enhanced

CBS Paramount Domestic Television has officially announced that they are releasing digitally remastered episodes of Star Trek, with all new special effects and music, to celebrate the groundbreaking series' 40th anniversary, according to John Nogawski, president of CBS Paramount Domestic Television.

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The refurbished episodes also feature higher quality sound for the famous opening theme. The original score by Emmy Award-winning composer Alexander Courage, has been re-recorded in state-of-the-art digital stereo audio with an orchestra and a female singer belting out the famous vocals. A digitally remastered version of William Shatner's classic original recording of the 38-word "Space, the final frontier..." monologue continues to open each episode.

I'm sure some bean-counter somewhere was trying to figure out how to make more money from the franchise. They've already released TOS on DVD twice, why not go for three?

I know the effects on TOS are dated, but is putting in a CGI Enterprise really going to 1) make an older generation buy it again, and 2) make a younger generation watch it at all?

Next thing you know, they're going to colorize Casablanca. Err.......

Posted by Nemo at September 3, 2006 7:19 PM

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Connor said he saw online that they were going to make new "TOS"-era episodes, same crew different actors, taking up where TOS left off. That would be, um, potentially frightening, given that the guys in charge these days don't seem to have a clue what made Trek actually interesting and useful.

Posted by: Jeff Medcalf [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 3, 2006 8:54 PM

There's actually some fan-made stuff that's been out for a few years that does just that. I've seen bits and pieces but never paid too much attention to it. Have Connor check out:

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/800/home.php

Posted by: Nemo [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 3, 2006 9:15 PM

My younger generation would be *thrilled* to see TOS with updated special effects. In fact, they expect that to be done with all older series/movies. I cry for them.

Posted by: MamaLynx [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 3, 2006 10:47 PM