Comments on: Patterns Of Force Screenshots and Video

By: Matt Johnston

Matt Johnston — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:09:18 +0000

Haven’t seen this episode since the 1970s and thought at the end Kirk said something to the effect of “and they had great looking uniforms” (maybe even when he was wearing the SS uniform). Did that get edited out or am I confusing this with another episode or similar?
Thanx.
Matt J

By: Charybdis

Charybdis — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:05:30 +0000

Definately one of the best episodes in TOS.

As much as I hate to admit it, Spock was correct in what John Gill described about the institution of a most effective system like Nazi Germany run benignly(?)without sadism.

Being a student of history, myself, such a system run properly without such rotten perversions would be effective.

Nevertheless, it would have been better if John Gill had instituted a more Democratic system like that of the USA or the UK, instead of the one that Nazi Germany once used.

Oh, well….even historians fail to learn from history.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:44:56 +0000

#68

I think they mean that the planet should cast a shadow on to the ring. (not the ring on to the planet)
The ring with no shadow (as it is now) appears to be internaly lit or ‘glow in the dark’ where it passes into the shade.

The Enterprise would look terrible with no shadows too. It’s a ‘realism’ thing.

By: Gd846c3

Gd846c3 — Fri, 25 May 2007 22:31:27 +0000

#72:

Good point, and I didn’t forget. I didn’t count that because the original was in motion as well. If CBS-D hadn’t put the E in motion, it would have been a disaster.

By: Windsor Bear

Windsor Bear — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:44:24 +0000

#71 – Actually, CBS/D showed the Enterprise firing phasers while in motion in “The Doomsday Machine.” The SFX reel should still be available for view from this site.

By: Gd846c3

Gd846c3 — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:24:26 +0000

I will agree with some others and say that the over the saucer shot of the Enterprise is getting quite old. From what I can tell, that angle has been used for many different things besides this phaser shot. It is ok to use it every now and then but I will admit that it is time for some new, more creative angles.

Something that I would like to see is the ship firing phasers while in motion. Though there have been starfields in the background zooming by to imply the effect of fast motion, we haven’t actually seen the ship moving location on the screen during phaser fire. I know that this would be a bit more time consuming, but it would certainly look cool and more proffesional.

Though I am impressed with CBS-D’s work most of the time, it is obvious that because of time constraints, they are forced to take the easy route by creating simple shots and re-using the same shots for different episodes. And perhaps their greatest weakness is the way they have the E move. The ship has frequently been too wobly and the approach of the ship to Ekos in this episode made the it look like it was thrown across a patch of ice.The problem with this shot is that the ship is rotating according to its center and not being turned according to its rear.

By: Holo J

Holo J — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:27:55 +0000

For the little that was done this week, it looks like a good Job to me.
but where was the sun on the approach to the planet? It seems very close by on the departure shot. Did they forget to put it in or is it that it’s further away than it seemed in the end shot?

I love the new planet design. The shot of the new planet through the main view screen as Chekov sets the new heading looks great. This for me is where the remastering really works well.

When something from the live action has the new effects along side them looking like the where always there. I really wish more things like the planets surfaces and bridge display screens would get remastered.
I nkow it would mean lots more rotorscoping and lots more time and money that probably isn’t available but where ever the live action has
new effects It really looks great!

By: dan

dan — Thu, 24 May 2007 06:12:53 +0000

not much to add, but it IS one of my favorite episodes! An all time classic. Bones sure does look like a Nazi doctor!

By: Demode

Demode — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:30:46 +0000

Not sure why everyone keeps making such a big deal about the rings not casting a shadow. These are not massive rings like the ones that circle Saturn. It’s just a thin ring, and doesn’t appear to be very dense. I doubt it would cast much of a shadow, if any.

By: M_E

M_E — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:08:28 +0000

I liked the nuclear explosion seen from behind the Enterprise but the actual phaser firing didn’t looked that good in that angle; I felt the same on a similar scene on “Journey to Babel”…