Unless your VCR craps out, this will probably not interest you. But if it does, I recommend going for one of the cheaper releases of the series.
Unless your VCR craps out, this will probably not interest you. But if it does, I recommend going for one of the cheaper releases of the series.
I'm looking for it to get cheaper. My VCR is holding out but it's hardly something I have 7 copies.
I wasn't necessarily referring to you about the having 7 copies of...
I know. I just found it amusing.
...or publish a 4K version with only the original FX. Since I have every episode of TOS on Blu-ray, DVD and laserdisc, there's no other version, sound edit or framing I need so much that I would make another investment, and certainly not this 60th anniversary version, which appears to be little more than repackaging with a pointless vinyl record and cards.Who don't have 7 of these already
Or at least people who hoped they'd do a little work on the little glitches and stuff. But there ya go
Nothing official but even older repackaging simply mentioned "all 79 episodes with enhanced effects." Paramount's history with the series shows that they're not about to make any changes to the existing prints. They'll most likely going to just toss them all as is, promos for the 2009 movie and all, onto new discs.
Frankly, I'd be happier if they had just the remastered versions.
I've heard from people that the seamless branching sometimes doesn't work properly and you can sometimes see the remastered title sequence when watching the original versions.
I've also heard that every time there's a scene with remastered effects, you get an icon in the corner of your screen reminding you that you can switch effects and you can't get rid of it.
I don't know if it's true because I never bought TOS on Blu-ray for this reason.
I've never experienced the bugs you're talking about. I think they occur only if you're using a particular gaming console as your Blu-ray player. And then only if you're watching the original fx, which you don't seem to prefer anyway. (I like both).
Is the regular-issue Blu-ray set a good deal?
In 1989, it would have cost about $944 to buy the whole series of TOS on VHS cassettes. Adjusted for inflation, that's about $2600 in today's money. You got no special features, just trailers. No fine detail in the image. And the shelf space was a big commitment.
Today, for about $65, you get the whole series at 1080p, in one little box, and the special features are significant. Expressed in constant dollars, you're getting a 97.5% discount off the 1989 cost of owning TOS. Seems like a bargain.
If it's just a re-release/reprinting of the Blu-Ray set from 2009 - if your Blu-Ray player supports it, you can select to watch with the original effects (it uses some sort of Branching tech.)
I never bothered with trying it as I also owned the 2004 DVD set; and I'd heard the original effects looked terrible in Hi Def.
The same remastering process cleaned up the original effects. They look as good as they can without access to the long gone original elements, which means you still see the sloppy mattes, noticable graining from too many optical overlays, etc. that were present initially. I personally think they look better than the low budget mid-2000s CGI, but your mileage may vary.I never bothered with trying it as I also owned the 2004 DVD set; and I'd heard the original effects looked terrible in Hi Def.
Are you saying there is no icon or are you saying it is possible to turn it off?
Yep one of those people would be me. "Balance of Terror" has the wrong opening credit music for example.
That depends on the player. My LG will show the Icon and I can't remove it. My Sony does not.
Whether an alternate angle icon displays or not (or can be disabled) depends on your specific make and model of player. It is not a problem endemic to the disc itself. Research your specific model of player.
For me, the alternate angle icon was a problem with a specific DVD player I used to have, and only experienced the phenomenon on Doctor Who DVDs with alternate effects. Since that time many years ago, I have updated to a cheapish Sony blu-ray player and have not seen such an icon on either those Doctor Who DVDs, the current Blu-rays, or the Star Trek blu-rays.
Again, depending on your player, YMMV.
If the older release isn't as available, the people who are new fans of TOS will definitely enjoy this set, which - at initial glance - doesn't look as pricey as previous releases either.
For fans who have the previous set, it is sad there's little that's worth the upgrade. People are complaining because there isn't much oompf and wishing there was more.
Yeah, the 50th anniversary set is still the best. But it's not the 50th anniversary anymore, it's the 60th - not 50th, 75th or other major year-ticker event, or nothing in the set to make an otherwise mundane anniversary year (60, 70, 80, 90 pale next to the generally more vaunted 75 and 100).
Truth is in the middle. I'd love to see a big new new set with a new remastering that fixes the nominal amount of issues (e.g. black crush), but a static re-release of the existing transfer is still going to benefit plenty. I could sit here and guess who the target markets are for the latest re-release. Hopefully the big 75 will have a big remastering to make it definitive, like the TOS and TNG 4K movies were given.
For fans who have the previous set, it is sad there's little that's worth the upgrade. People are complaining because there isn't much oompf and wishing there was more.
Yeah, the 50th anniversary set is still the best. But it's not the 50th anniversary anymore, it's the 60th - not 50th, 75th or other major year-ticker event, or nothing in the set to make an otherwise mundane anniversary year (60, 70, 80, 90 pale next to the generally more vaunted 75 and 100).
Truth is in the middle. I'd love to see a big new new set with a new remastering that fixes the nominal amount of issues (e.g. black crush), but a static re-release of the existing transfer is still going to benefit plenty. I could sit here and guess who the target markets are for the latest re-release. Hopefully the big 75 will have a big remastering to make it definitive, like the TOS and TNG 4K movies were given.
I agree. Those were hands down the best looking sets. The only problem was they didnt fit as neatly on the shelf and was far less convienant to open than a typical slip case. I ended up giving them to my father.
@topic, I see no need to purchase this series again. The original remastered blu rays that were released still look great and have both versions of the show on them.
The next logical step would be to release 4K versions of TOS. It is too bad they did not do it for the 60th anniversary, instead, just re-releasing the same resolution we have had since 2009, 17 years ago is absurd! Who is running their marketing department????
My questions would be,
• Are we missing anything in the 1080p (basically 2K) presentation that 4K would provide?
• Are the fading negatives up for this, at this point in the 21st century?
• Would the studio just upscale its existing 2K scans with AI and charge us for 4K?
