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post #1051 of 1108
8/4/08 at 9:42am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Nelson Au

That's an impressive last shot for the series, despite being in an episode that really has no closure or signifies an end to the series. But I guess the TOS cast got a nice wrap-up at the end of STVI, as opposed to the TNG cast who finished up better at the end of the series than in Nemesis.

Looking forward to the remastered series on Blu-Ray.
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post #1052 of 1108
8/4/08 at 9:47am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Guys! I'm surprised no one knew the triva questions!

1. The person who passed away a week prior to the airing of Turnabout Intruder was..... Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Jeffrey Hunter


2. The reason Turnabout Intruder was delayed was NBC preempted it with news coverage of the death of former President Dwiight D. Eisenhower.

I mentioned this before somewhere on this thread that NBC decided not to pick up the option of making 2 more Trek episodes after this one, and one was to be directed by William Shatner.

Nichelle Nichols does not appear in this episode because she had a prior singing engagement. Though everyone else was on hand, including the Mr. Galloway who was killed last season by Ronald Tracy. Nimoy and Barrett was in the first TOS Trek (The Cage) and the last Trek.

Sandra Smith and William Shatner are the only two actors to have played Captain Kirk, until last year, now that Chris Pine assumed the role.

That's probably enough useless information for today!
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post #1053 of 1108
8/4/08 at 10:53am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Nelson Au
Guys! I'm surprised no one knew the triva questions!
Nelson,

Great question (esp. for the figure that passed away). I wasn't even leaning in that direction, oddly enough.

I must say that I really enjoy learning such tidbits about one of my all-time favorite television series.

Chris[topher] Pine = Christopher Pike? Fascinating.
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post #1054 of 1108
8/5/08 at 7:09pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Question, cause i dont have time to look it up tonight. But i will forget if i dont ask now. How did Jeffrey Hunter die?
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post #1055 of 1108
8/5/08 at 7:33pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

I just happen to look that up the other day. He was only 42. He died of a stroke. The various reports I saw and a comment from his son suggest that weeks prior on a movie set in Spain, a car window exploded near him. This probably led to stroke like symptoms on a plane flight back to the US where he suffered paralyzes on his right arm. Weeks later, he suffered another stroke at his home and fell and fractured his skull. He died during surgery to repair the head injury.
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post #1056 of 1108
8/5/08 at 7:35pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by RickER
Question, cause i dont have time to look it up tonight. But i will forget if i dont ask now. How did Jeffrey Hunter die?
Rick,

Hey there. Over the years, I've heard two stories. One, that it was cancer. And two, that it was a car accident. I honestly have never looked it up to be certain. I'll be curious to learn the answer to this one.

Edit: I just saw Nelson's post. We were posting at nearly the same time. Thanks for that info.
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post #1057 of 1108
8/6/08 at 3:55pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Back in 1953, C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King, starring Jeffery Hunter, was one of my favorite movies.
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post #1058 of 1108
8/6/08 at 4:52pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Garrett Adams
Back in 1953, C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King, starring Jeffery Hunter, was one of my favorite movies.

I've seen only Hunter's Jesus; I will have to look this one up.
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post #1059 of 1108
8/6/08 at 5:45pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Wow, 42, thats younger than me, now. A stroke is rare for a young guy ( but i have seen them) and he looked like he was in such good health!
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post #1060 of 1108
11/6/08 at 10:23am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

I read an interesting review of Star Trek Remastered posted in 2006 recently and it got me thinking.

Now that all the new remastered episodes have aired, with the exception of The Cage, what has become of Star Trek Remastered?

The reviewer made a very good comment, with all the effort to remaster the series, CBS has not made good use of the results. It was originally intended to air in Hi-Def. (And originally, the remastering would have preserved the show at it's best, as it was, without the CGI tinkering.)

But it did not air in Hi-Def in my area. Did it ever air in Hi-Def? Perhaps it will soon as they repeat it in some markets. At least it's ready as we move to digital only TV broadcasts, which was an original goal of the effort.

I suppose the ultimate result of the effort, while may not have been the publicly acknowledged, was to go to Hi-Def optical media for home use.

One and half weeks away from the third season Remastered SD-DVD set!
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post #1061 of 1108
11/6/08 at 10:40am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Still holding out for Trek on Blu-ray.
The local channel that airs Trek is a CW station, and quite frankly, it sucks. Low power, ghosting, and the picture is dark. After i saw all the remastered episodes, i stopped watching it on TV. I never could handle the edits either.
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post #1062 of 1108
11/6/08 at 10:46am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Hey Rick! The CW station here in the San Francisco Bay area is digital, but broadcast Star Trek in 480, if I am not mistaken on the resolution. So it looked soft, and I watch over the air. The image had no ghosting of course, but it was dark as well. I too stopped watching after they all aired.
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post #1063 of 1108
11/6/08 at 10:58am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Nelson, are the remastered episodes dark on DVD as well?
I cant remember if we had discussion of it in one of these threads.

Also as long as we are here, did you bite the Blu-ray bullet yet?
We need to get Lou, and Scott on board. I know Scott is hoping to get one for Christmas from me, but my kids dont even get anything that nice!
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post #1064 of 1108
11/6/08 at 11:24am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Rick- The HD-DVD of the first season looked beautiful and was not dark. Same with the SD side of those discs.

The SD-DVD set of Season Two was similarly beautiful. Though not as crisp of course. What I did notice, and I should compare to the older SD set is that while watching The Doomsday Machine, I noticed the first reel after the teaser up to the first commercial break, the image wasn't as good looking. I don't think it's the fault of the remastering. I think it's the original film elements. Could have been an exposure issue, the Constellation was pretty dark inside. Other episodes had similarly odd looking images, but again, I think it's the source material. Will compare when I have a free minute or 2.

Regarding going blu-ray, I have been focused on the Sony BDP-S550, looks like a capable machine, and much better looking then the Toshiba HD A35! Upconvert reviews have been good too.

It feels like the hardware is pretty much there and more titles I'm interested in is coming out. I am waiting a little longer in case there are some good deals during the holidays! So it will be a holiday gift to myself!

Plus I'm waiting for more feedback regarding the new Bond discs and the playback problems. I've seen one post that the Sony 550 is able to play one disc out of the box without a firmware upgrade. I guess the only thing the Sony can't do is still frames from what I can tell.

If you have any more insights, I'd appreciate it!
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post #1065 of 1108
11/6/08 at 12:23pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

For me the versatility of a PS3 as a BluRay player cannot be beat. It makes a great device for media streaming as well.
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post #1066 of 1108
4/22/09 at 8:11pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

If anyone is interested, the final remastered Star Trek episode will air the first weekend of May. The Cage, presumably the same version in the third season Remastered SD-DVD set, will make it's debut in syndication on both Saturday and Sunday. In time for the new JJ Abrams film, being hyped as, "Before Kirk, there was Pike!"

Check your local listings. And see the trailer here and the trekmovie article:

http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/22/prev...-next-weekend/
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post #1067 of 1108
4/22/09 at 8:47pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Awesome. Too bad it will probably be chopped up for syndication though....
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post #1068 of 1108
4/22/09 at 8:57pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Great! I'm dying to see that first zoom into the bridge from space. It was way to small in "The Menagerie" cuz they were looking at the screen on the wall.
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post #1069 of 1108
4/22/09 at 9:11pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
Awesome. Too bad it will probably be chopped up for syndication though....

Unless they run it in a 90 minute slot, they will have to cut the heck out of it
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post #1070 of 1108
4/23/09 at 7:12pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Set the TiVO to record The Cage tonight. It's a 1:00 slot, IIRC.
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post #1071 of 1108
4/24/09 at 5:46am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Jason_V
Set the TiVO to record The Cage tonight. It's a 1:00 slot, IIRC.

I always hoped that the prequel series (which became Enterprise) would have been set on Pike's ship, with his crew that we saw in The Cage. It was not to be, but it would have been cool.
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post #1072 of 1108
4/24/09 at 6:12am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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I always hoped that the prequel series (which became Enterprise) would have been set on Pike's ship, with his crew that we saw in The Cage. It was not to be, but it would have been cool.

For that you would have had to read Strar Trek: The Early Voyages from Marvel Comics in the late 90's. Though a popular title as far as their Trek line went, it was canceled after 17 issues... in the middle of a cliffhanger!

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post #1073 of 1108
4/24/09 at 8:38am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Sam Favate
I always hoped that the prequel series (which became Enterprise) would have been set on Pike's ship, with his crew that we saw in The Cage. It was not to be, but it would have been cool.

I believe that concept was discussed, but at that point Paramount wasn't ready for a younger actor to take over the Spock role.

I agree, though, that that could have been a heck of a good series.
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post #1074 of 1108
4/24/09 at 8:40am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Ric, I've never followed the comics, but that Early Voyages is pretty cool looking!
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post #1075 of 1108
4/24/09 at 9:52am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

I always assumed "Enterprise" was going to be about the ships launch under the command of Robert April, even once Scott Bakula was announced as the lead I assumed that would be his role.
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post #1076 of 1108
4/24/09 at 7:39pm

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Ric, I collected all those Early Voyages comics. I thought the writing was very good and the art was great. Personally, The Cage is my favorite Star Trek episode. I would love to see a tv series based on Christopher Pike. I wish there were more Star Trek novels based on his adventures.
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post #1077 of 1108
4/25/09 at 8:20am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

The year on that first issue was 1997 and looking back, that was not a bad year for Star Trek...

Deep Space Nine was really amping things up with the Dominion War



Voyager was going into it's 4th season and the Borg were back big time with Seven of Nine in tow.



First Contact (having been released in theaters the November before) was coming out... on laserdisc!



In addition to "The Early Voyages" Marvel Comics was also producing several other series including "Untold Voyages" and "Starfleet Academy"





Pocket books was also going strong with its releases of new fiction spanning all of the series and also introduced an all new crew with Peter David's New Frontier series.



Some may say it was too much, but hey, if you were a fan there was no shortage of new Trek!
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post #1078 of 1108
4/25/09 at 9:19am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

^^^

That's not too bad for a franchise that is supposedly 'dead.'
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post #1079 of 1108
4/25/09 at 9:47am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

Well, it was 12 years ago! The Nineties were probably Trek's top decade as far as popularity goes.
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post #1080 of 1108
4/25/09 at 11:33am

Re: Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

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Originally Posted by Ric Easton
In addition to "The Early Voyages" Marvel Comics was also producing several other series including "Untold Voyages" and "Starfleet Academy"

Thanks for that Ric. You just reminded me how far I have to go in the complete Trek comic series DVD-Rom I have before I think about getting to the Telepathy War and EV again.

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