Comments on: More Images From “Doomsday Machine” Remastered [UPDATE 3]

By: Grady Christie

Grady Christie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:08:33 +0000

Amazing. I was thinking about this one recently. This episode had to have the most space sequences of any ST-TOS. Lots of stuff to refurbish!

By: laserlover2254

laserlover2254 — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:18:03 +0000

I want to see more new ships.

By: DJT

DJT — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:44:13 +0000

WOw…..that shuttlebay looks awesome. Time to buy a DVR.

THREE WISHES

1) BROADCAST TOSR in HD
2) LOS ANGELES broadcaster should move it to a BETTER TIME SLOT.
3) I wish CBSD could augment some of the live action stuff to better meld with the new fx. IE TPTB@CBS, give these guys MORE $$, more time or more help! Your audience is there…there’s no need to rush. If you build it….

Ref: DD’s DDM – Decker lowers the “window ” on the Einstein, yet it can still be seen raised in the next EXT FX shot.

By: Ralph F

Ralph F — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:29:56 +0000

And, thank you; Daren got the scale of the shuttlecraft dead-on perfect. Thank you for that!

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:17:50 +0000

Just watched Daren’s version…it’s amazing!! He did a fantastic job! What a great weekend…getting not one but *two* excellent new versions of my favorite episode – doesn’t get much better than this. :-)

By: Lao3D

Lao3D — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:08:26 +0000

Wow. Daren, I’m sure you’ll have a thread on your version soon, but that was exceptionally well done. The integration of your FX shots was seamless with the original. CBS-D has their work cut out for them!

I’ve got to go watch that about 30 or 40 more times!

By: Father Rob

Father Rob — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:05:22 +0000

Well, my overall grade for DarenDoc’s edition is a B.

The opening shot was resued once, as was the “Cage”-esque saucer shot of the Enterprise.

The Constellation was pretty good as well. Didn’t much care for the sparklies or the lack of evident bridge damage.

A few things… the Enterprise is a lady, and her balls are too big. The Connie, though she was down to a single ball, had a ball that looked better.

The planetkiller was unique, and while I didn’t care for the whiplash effect early on, I liked that the entire PK was basically clear, see-through, to an extent.

The Enterprise, in some shots when under tractor beam, looked to close, but the next moment she was farther away.

The phasers were pretty inconsistent. I don’t like the color choice, but I fail to understand how the phasers, firing outward at a 30 some degree angle to each other manage to converge later (lens flare?)…

I notice that Daren doctored the credits, which I don’t generally have an issue with… but when he remastered the shot of the Enterprise against the Galactic Barrier, he gave the gray lady balls.

The anti-proton beam was far too cartoonish for my liking… and the iconic ‘Connie through the Nacelle Pylons” shots looked like two cardboard cutouts on clear cells being drug back and forth.

The stars were constantly moving at ‘warpspeed’ instead of something more akin to impulse.

The starfield was a bit too dense.

The snap disappearance of the Enterprise at the end was a dissapointment.

The whip-turn motion of the Enterprise in the opening credits remained from the recent opening credits test release.

In closeup shots the Enterprise looked spectactular. From a distance, more like an animated cel.

That’s about it…

Rob+

By: Ralph F

Ralph F — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:03:58 +0000

One request: PROPERLY SCALED SHUTTLECRAFT GOING INTO THE MAW.

Since childhood, it has bugged me that the shuttlecraft appeared to be the same size as the CONSTELLATION going into the Doomsday Machine.

By: Stanky McFibberich

Stanky McFibberich — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:47:44 +0000

Just watched the Dochterman version. Very enjoyable. I know very little about producing digital effects, but it is something I would love to try someday if I ever had access to the proper equipment and software. I can really appreciate the amount of time and effort in a project like this. I have no nitpicking to do…..just want to thank Mr. Dochterman for providing this for us and to say, “well done!”

By: Commander Hawk

Commander Hawk — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:43:55 +0000

I don’t know if this has been pointed out yet, but has anyone noticed that CBS-D forgot to put damage on the starboard (right looking at it from the back) nacelle pylon on the Constellation? If you look at the comparison shot on Startrek.com of the Constellation entering the planet killer’s maw you can see clearly that the pylon had taken damage in the orignal version. I’m not complaning, just being nitpicky.