Behind the Scenes at CBS Digital November 20, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Interview, TOS Remastered, Uncategorized , 118 commentsThe folks at CBS Digital were kind enough to let TrekMovie.com visit CBS Television City to get a behind-the-scenes peek at how they are breathing new life into Star Trek.
Getting chosen as the effects house to create the new CGI effects for the remastered Star Trek was quite the coup for CBS Digital. As Craig Weiss, Director of CBS Digital says "it is huge deal – the biggest thing we have done so far.” Every single one of their twenty artists does at least some work on Trek, with over half of them dedicated full time. CBS had to bring on about 8 new people in order to meet the rigorous work schedule. Most of the new people are crowded into a single dimly lit (to avoid glare) room that used to be called ‘the morgue’. It is quite a thrill to look around the workstations and see the various bits and pieces of recognizable Star Trek elements being worked on. It is clear from just a quick visit that each member of the team is dedicated to their craft and to digitally recreating the magic of Star Trek.
Takei Wants A New TAS – Will Appear on NBC’s Heroes [update: also wants in on Trek XI] November 19, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TAS , 27 comments
As part of the promotion for the DVD release of Star Trek: The Animated Series StarTrek.com has a new interview with George Takei. The original Mr Sulu talks about his experiences working on the animated show, and speculates on the potential of doing a new TAS based on the Original Series
…the original is what is undebatably the most popular of all the series. So yeah, I’d like to see our generation of Star Trek revived in animated form. And, our voices more-or-less still resemble what we sounded like 40 years ago, so I think the original actors couldbe brought back for that.
“Space Seed” Screenshots and FX Video
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Screenshots/Video , 94 commentsTake a look at Star Trek’s ‘Space Seed’ Remastered…
As usual click pics to see full size, click more to see the rest and the video
Star Trek: The Animated Series DVD Set Review November 18, 2006
by Matt Wright , Filed under: Review, TAS , 56 commentsIt has been my pleasure to review TrekMovie.com’s pre-release copy of Star Trek: The Animated Series on DVD. The animated Star Trek will always hold a special place for me. As a kid I can remember renting the video tape volumes from my local video store. Here was the perfect fusion of cartoons and Trek for a young fan. The Animated Series is the last bit of the Star Trek franchise to be released on DVD and it is a worthy addition to any classic Trek fan’s collection.
Read on for more…
Khan Eugenetically Remastered in Space Seed Preview November 17, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Preview, Uncategorized , 94 comments[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJiyqVsl0KI[/video]
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also StarTrek.com has a preview of the new Botany Bay…
Review of Mirror Mirror Remastered November 16, 2006
by Rick Sternbach , Filed under: Review, TOS Remastered , 45 comments
The original series episode “Mirror, Mirror” has proven itself to be an enduring chapter in Star Trek history, complete with an intriguing science fiction concept – the parallel universe – characters who are most interesting when not their normal selves, big hair, and barroom brawls. It’s not a particularly heavy visual effects show; there are no big space battles or phaser fights or glowing alien constructs or expansive matte paintings, but the remastered ship shots and gizmo animations are worth noting. I must say that I viewed the remastered episode off a VHS tape from a local Los Angeles broadcast, pulled down on my baby rooftop dish in compressed MPEG-2, so I can’t speak to what CBS might have done to the overall quality of the image as viewed on a better system. Maybe when the TOS eps are all on high-def DVD I’ll find out what all the fuss was about. Anyhow…
More From Shat On Coming Back From The Dead November 15, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, ST09 Cast, Shatner , 122 comments
Things were a bit quiet from the Shatner camp since his odd ‘gas’ statement a few weeks back, but now he is again talking up JJ Abrams and Star Trek XI. Shat is promoting his new gameshow ‘Show Me The Money’ but interviewers always get around to asking about Trek. The Shat tells UGO
I met with Mr. Abrams, and they’ve got a really good plot going, and they’re trying to find Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk, the elderly ones. How you get a dead Captain to communicate with himself, younger, is going to be a very arduous plotting, and I’m going to be interested to see how they solve it.
“Mirror, Mirror” Remastered Goof [UPDATED] November 14, 2006
by Matt Wright , Filed under: TOS Remastered , 51 commentsMany of the loyal remastered Star Trek viewers caught an odd glitch in the showing of Mirror, Mirror this weekend. Just after the mirror Checkov tries to kill Kirk and the next scene with Kirk, McCoy and Scotty in the Captains quarters there is footage of the Enterprise traveling at warp speed, it looks like raw footage from the original (not-CGI) credits. It is totally out of place and of course the old Enterprise footage that wouldn’t be used anyway. Don’t worry, the folks at CBS already know about it and have fixed it for future showings 
A Star Trek.com article has been put up to address the concerns with comments from the Okuda’s and Dave Rossi:
We apologize to all of the fans who caught our mistake, and we thank everyone for your interest in Star Trek: Remastered. We love Star Trek, too, and we hope you keep watching!
Shatner Says Abrams Wants Him and Nimoy in Trek XI
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Conventions/Events/Attractions, Rumor, ST09 Cast, Shatner , 113 comments
William Shatner appeared at a couple of Trek conventions over the weekend and gave some more details from his conversations with Star Trek XI Producer J.J. Abrams. According to TrekWeb, Shatner again confirmed that the characters of Kirk and Spock would be in the film, telling the crowd in Springfield, MA that "I had a talk with J.J. Abrams a while ago and they were writing a new script – and we are all hoping it will be wonderful…and he said, they were going to get the Kirk and Spock characters in there." The next day Shatner was in New York where Doug Wilson of TrekCore.com reports Shatner as saying "J.J. [Abrams] is committed to having Leonard and I, Leonard and me, in the film." Shatner also suggested that Abrams would be looking at unkowns for the roles of the younger Kirk and Spock.
“Mirror Mirror” Screenshots and Video November 13, 2006
by Matt Wright , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Screenshots/Video , 50 commentsWe have the usual assortment of old versus new and remastered shots for your pleasure. Also included is another video clip of the new CG segments.
Click the pictures for larger versions.
Today Is Mirror Mirror Remastered Day November 11, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered , 173 comments
Kirk, Scotty, Uhura and McCoy are sent into a parallel universe where women show more skin and Vulcans have goatees
Video preview / Local Station & Showtimes / More at Memory Alpha
A true fan favorite, Mirror Mirror spawned many copies…but there is nothing like the original. Just a week after debuting the new Enterprise, CBS use this classic episode to give fans yet another. Keep your eye out for…
- A ‘battleship’ like Mirror Enterprise based on the pilot Enterprise
- ISS markings
- An enhanced agony booth and hand agonizer
- …and pointy nacelle caps
so what did you think of Mirror Mirror Remastered…and yet another Enterprise
NOTE: There will be a bit of a delay on our usual screenshots, expect them up sometime tomorrow. Until then there are a couple of shots grabbed from the trailer below
Viacom Chief Hearts JJ November 10, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film) , 31 comments
A couple of months ago TrekMovie speculated that changes in the leadership at Paramount’s parent company Viacom may ripple down to the recently signed JJ Abrams. However it appears that the new CEO of Viacom is a fan; Philippe Dauman had the following to say in a conference call with investors:
We are doing all this while ramping up to produce a strong line-up of films including Tent Pole under the Paramount marquee. A key component to this revitalization is making sure we attract the best talent and we’ve already been successful in making deals with some of the biggest names in the business including Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, whom I had the pleasure to spend some time with last night, Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell.
It’s Shat-Tastic November 9, 2006
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Shatner, Uncategorized , 7 commentsWith Shatner hedging on if he will have a role in Star Trek XI, it seems appropriate to show a promo of his new gameshow ‘Show Me The Money’…
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tfqSFAn3WQ[/video]
and if that isn’t enough for you…here is another version, and yet another
Is Trek XI Falling Behind?…No
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: STXI Status, TrekMovie.com , 9 commentsApparently last week’s TrekMovie.com interview with Trek XI producer JJ Abrams is causing a bit of a stir. Both IGN and Cinematical have taken the interview to mean that Star Trek XI is ‘falling behind’ or running into ’scheduling problems’. This is based on our discussion with Abrams about how the script is still in progress even though in August writer Roberto Orci said they planned on finishing the first draft by the end of October. This analysis takes things out of context and ignores other comments from the team. From the interview it was clear that Abrams wasn’t aware Orci’s ‘end of October’ estimate, and he didn’t seem to be worried that the script is still in progress. A source inside Paramount tells TrekMovie.com that the first draft should be in around Thanksgiving. Furthermore Abrams confirmed that they plan to start shooting in the Spring, which is actually an accelerated schedule based on Orci’s original estimation of a Summer start to shooting. The Paramount insider said that if things continue to progress there is nothing preventing Trek XI from being a Summer 2008 release, but cautioned that of course things can change. So it appears that IGN and Cinematical are just being a bit overly nervous about Trek XI’s progress.
Shatner: There Will Be Another Captain Kirk
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Shatner , 37 comments
A few days ago we reported the first part of an interview William Shatner gave to the Massachusetts Republican, but it appears they saved the best stuff for part two. Shatner reveals that he has indeed met with JJ Abrams (something he seemingly denied after we reported it weeks ago) and he apparently has confirmed there will be a new Kirk saying:
J. J. Abrams is planning a movie. He has talked with me about it, but I don’t know what he has got planned. It’s likely there will be another Captain Kirk for certain.
Click more to see the key excerpts from interview
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