Comments on: Plato’s Stepchildren Remastered Screenshots & Video

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:23:20 +0000

They didn’t update the FX enough,the little FX that they did do only pleases the old fans,it won’t make any new fans from the lack of FX.You wouldn’t be changing the stories by updating the FX,how does it change the story if Kirk actually fights a cool looking lizard creature instead of a guy in a horrible lizard costume,how does it change the story if the phasers actually look like a weapon of the future?

By: John Doe

John Doe — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:00:14 +0000

The new tircorder graphic is MUCH more convincing than the old pasted on effect

By: John Doe

John Doe — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:58:50 +0000

Great improvement over the original effects! I LOVE the shaking, the Enterprise and the planets look completely photoreal!

By: FredCFO

FredCFO — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:03:52 +0000

To All Washington, D.C. viewers:

Channel 20 (WDCA, MNT or “My 20″) usually shows Star Trek at 2PM on Sundays. Check your local listings — I use MSN’s TV listings.

Actually (to Scott Gammans especially), Channel 20 showed “Spock’s Brain” on Saturday night at 7 and then turned around on Sunday at 2PM and showed “Plato’s Stepchildren”.

Next up, “Miri” at 2PM, on Sunday June 24. After that”The Omega Glory” at 11PM on Sunday, July 1 (especially for all you “Starship Exeter” fans — will they use NCC-1706 registry in the remaster?).

Nearly an episode every week… Star Trek heaven…

By: Shaye

Shaye — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:07:06 +0000

Hi Anthony and all!

Heres the interview link with Ron Soble, aka “Wyatt Earrp” he sat for, regarding his exsperiences on the first episode filmed for the third season of TOS, The Spectre of The Gun, I just posted it on on “youtube” under a pen name that I have used for such things just this morning AND as promised!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9g10IRMl7yA

By the way… this episode was filmed when they still thought the show was going to air Monday nights at 7:30 on N.B.C Instead of the graveyard shift of friday nights at ten, thanks to “Rowan & Martin’s laugh In’s” demands.

By: MichaelJohn

MichaelJohn — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:14:32 +0000

I guess I’m in the minority here again…

This is not my favorite episode of TOS by any stretch of the imagination, but it was enjoyable nevertheless.

I think Shatner and Nimoy did and admirable job with this script, and pulled off some very difficult acting sequences. They made it look believable, at least to me…

As far as the remastered version, I do like the new changes for the most part. I especially liked how the Enterprise looked as it was being “rocked” in orbit. In previously remastered episodes this same effect looked “cartoonish,” but here the CGI team nailed the effect and it looked great!

As others here have already mentioned, I think the planets are beginning to look the same in many of these episodes. I think the CBS/CGI team should become alot more creative in how these alien worlds look.

Overall this episode gets a grade of B for the original, and B+ for the remastered version.

Mike :o

By: Lord Edzo

Lord Edzo — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:25:14 +0000

IMHO, this is inarguably *the* most-embarrassing TOS episode ever made. Shatner and Nimoy are thoroughly humiliated by the various “acts” they’re “made” to perform. If I were to show TOS to a newbie, this would be the very last episode I’d screen – if at all.

However, the remastered VFX of the Enterprise are breathtaking, as is the new tricorder graphic. Great job as usual!

By: Kyle Nin

Kyle Nin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:48:20 +0000

#40:

I just said that only 1/4 of the planets so far look like Earth. That means that 3/4 don’t look like Earth.

By: Shaye

Shaye — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:37:55 +0000

..”humour, it is such a difficult concept..” Kirstie Alley as the Real and one and only true Savik, in The Wrath of Khaaaaaaaan!!!!! ¬

:-O

By: Shaye

Shaye — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:26:57 +0000

Hi everyone!, hows it going?

Say!…tonight we are putting on the late Ron Soble’s facinating comments he made when he played Wyatt Earp… as you may recall……
in the FIRST to be produced for that wildly different but sometimes good as in THIS episode… 3rd season episode….he talks with himour and grace actualy about the goings on between the director and the other
“phantom bad guys”, who usually always played “bad guys” too!..this was all done for “Star Trek Special Edition” on the SCIFI Channel,.

…. broadcast n 1998 for “The Spectre of the Gun” Special Edition Remastered…the surreal “twilight-zonish” episode of Star Trek (TOS)!

I will post the link here for Anthony Pascale’s approval and know you will also enjoy it unless yer a trek-grinch.

cheers!