Paramount working on DS9 HD?
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I never understood who likes TMP but if it gets DS9 remastered I will check it out.
i guess it was a novelty in 1979 to see the TOS characters on the big screen.
i guess it was a novelty in 1979 to see the TOS characters on the big screen.
Unless you were going to the conventions. They often shows TOS episodes on a big (well, medium-sized) screen for an auditorium full of people.
It wasn't a novelty - it was An Event! My parents and I (OG Trekkies) were blown away by the idea of having Star Trek on the big screen. I remember us all being very excited.
He was certainly hinting about TMP long before it was announced, and I don’t think he’d blurt this out without it coming from a good source.
His co-host is Daren Dochterman, who produced the TMP Director’s Edition, but obviously he couldn’t and didn’t say anything until it was announced.
Very cool, thanks.
Definitely not. And inviting effects houses to tender for the job doesn't necessarily mean it'll happen anyway.
It might just be in the scoping/feasibility stage.
And there in lies the rub. Unless they find a very cheap way of doing it, DS9 is unfortunately not popular enough to warrant spending big bucks for a HD restoration. TNG was. However... do we know if they even made it in the clear on the TNG-HD project?
This is where the calculus has changed. When they remastered TNG they thought "Hey, people will buy this on blu-ray!"
Now the problem for Paramount is "Hey, if this isn't in HD then nobody cares if this is on Paramount+ or not." They've made a big deal that P+ is "The Home of Star Trek". And DS9 and Voyager are a huge chunk of available Star Trek.
There is a fair point to that. However, DS9 and VOY are still only a small percent of what would be watched on P+. I know people who love TOS and TNG but don't care about DS9 or VOY. So you're catering to a small crowd. Again, it comes down to if the expenses can cover what can be brought in.
Really? I find that a very pleasant surprise!
Wow, I am surprised.
I have to agree...if Paramount are aiming at just satisfying your friends, we're all in big trouble.
I misremembered
https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/netflixs-top-10-most-re-watched-trek-episodes
TOS and TNG had bigger audiences, but DS9 and Voyager have more return viewers.
This is from 2017, shortly before Discovery launched, so it's not exactly up to date info.
Voyager at the time also had the most rewatched episode(s) of the franchise, Endgame.
That doesn't count series premiers or second episodes.
https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/netflixs-top-10-most-re-watched-trek-episodes
TOS and TNG had bigger audiences, but DS9 and Voyager have more return viewers.
This is from 2017, shortly before Discovery launched, so it's not exactly up to date info.
Voyager at the time also had the most rewatched episode(s) of the franchise, Endgame.
That doesn't count series premiers or second episodes.
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Which is the problem. People insist, insist to a T, they will buy this. I doubt as many who say it will do it.I have to agree...if Paramount are aiming at just satisfying your friends, we're all in big trouble.
So, is it enough to pay the cost?
If it were a novelty, we wouldn't have all these upgades, releases and screenings over the years. And I certainly wouldn't keep going back to it.
A person either likes a movie or they don't. I love the damned thing.
Add my fervent hopes all this leads to an HD release of DS9.
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