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The OFFICIAL STNG-R general discussion thread!

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Could it be that shot of the Saucer sep is now "owned" by Paramount and not CBS? I bet that's why we got a new shot of the Bird of Prey in Sins of the Father, and I'd be willing to bet a pint on the fact that the Starbase in 11001001 is CG'd too.

Makes no sense to me. They'd have kept the Ent for SoF if it was just that.
Eh, not necessarily - I can see how if you need to recreate part of it as CGI anyways it might be easier to recreate the whole shot rather than just the BOP plate.
 
^^^And as unlikely as it seems, that shot was one of the stock shots we haven't seen the original as of yet in TNG-HD. It could also be that stock shot is missing.
 
Well wasn't a lot of the detail on the 6-footer simply drawn in (or am I thinking of a different model)? I thought that was another reason for the more detailed 4-footer, because the original model just didn't film well up close.

As awesome as those HD shots of the 6-footer are, it IS a lot more apparent than before that we're looking at a model. And I imagine that was only more apparent in the close up shots.
 
Eh, not necessarily - I can see how if you need to recreate part of it as CGI anyways it might be easier to recreate the whole shot rather than just the BOP plate.

Took that into account and disagree. The Ent is a separately composable element as usual, the original shot proves that. If it was available they do just the BoP in CG. The mix would be no problem visually either since it's an alien ship.
 
And in all this time CBS has never green-lit a new Trek Animated series, to give all my TNG friends another chance to portray these great characters.

That is definitely one of the biggest missed opportunties when it comes to TNG. The studio could probably get most of the same audience, tell the same kinds of stories, and have many of the same actors-- all for a LOT cheaper than producing a live action TV series.

It's such a no-brainer I can't believe they haven't done it.
 
Could it be that shot of the Saucer sep is now "owned" by Paramount and not CBS? I bet that's why we got a new shot of the Bird of Prey in Sins of the Father, and I'd be willing to bet a pint on the fact that the Starbase in 11001001 is CG'd too.

Eureka, that's it!! I bet it has something to do with them not being able to use the movie footage! SO we should keep an eye out for all the stock footage changes.:techman:

RAMA
 
Well wasn't a lot of the detail on the 6-footer simply drawn in (or am I thinking of a different model)? I thought that was another reason for the more detailed 4-footer, because the original model just didn't film well up close.

As awesome as those HD shots of the 6-footer are, it IS a lot more apparent than before that we're looking at a model. And I imagine that was only more apparent in the close up shots.

They went back to using the 6 footer for the movie Star Trek: Generations and it looked amazing. The reason they switched to the 4 footer was to make filming more dynamic shots on a weekly series that much easier. It's simply a shame that the 4 footer lost the smooth lines of the 6 footer.
 
I wish there could be a subgroup to TNG , for TNG-R, so all threads, about all details could be found there.

Why? There are only eight active threads, including this one, in the TNG forum today.

I think there's plenty of room for discussions about both TNG and TNG-R in here. :techman:

I think we'll simply wind up with one more TNG-R thread reviewing the actual product.
 
I would join you all in the viewing of Season 1, but I only own season 3 on DVD. This Bluray restoration will be my first foray into owning all of the seasons.
 
Question for all: I plan on doing a series rewatch for season 1 on bluray, do other people want to as well? Should we all just do it on the same thread?


RAMA

Definitely count me in for at least seasons one and two. :techman:

Have purposely been avoiding most of those episodes for months now.

I've been thinking about formatting...Episode background; Review plus comparison section...if the changes improve the ep; Personal thoughts plus "nostalgia" section for if the episode had any significance, then rating.

RAMA
 
I don't really see the point in having a separate thread. A lot of the discussion about the blu-ray sets is inevitably going to turn into discussion of the episodes themselves.

Especially for people like me who haven't watched the first season in ages and will almost certainly find new things to want to talk about.
 
Question for all: I plan on doing a series rewatch for season 1 on bluray, do other people want to as well? Should we all just do it on the same thread?


RAMA

Definitely count me in for at least seasons one and two. :techman:

Have purposely been avoiding most of those episodes for months now.

I've been thinking about formatting...Episode background; Review plus comparison section...if the changes improve the ep; Personal thoughts plus "nostalgia" section for if the episode had any significance, then rating.

RAMA

We should also post a schedule to keep everybody roughly in sync. I don’t think a multiple-watcher watch thread would work very well if they’re all at different places in the series.

Besides, watching the eps at the same time as a wide community of Trekkers all over the world will be fun. We haven’t done that since they were first run.

One episode per week roughly matches our best guess of the BD release schedule. It would be just like the good old days. But I doubt we’ll have the patience for it.
 
Here's a direct comparison of the saucer separation shot for those interested:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/104715

Gnaaa!

I think this is one of the worst shots. Good thing it's short.

The new shot looks great! Look at the details of the hull, the transport emitters, the sensor strip around the captain's yacht, the lifeboat hatches.

The grand lady has never looked better than she does in these HD shots!

It's a little bit darker than I would like it, but otherwise it looks fine.

It looks more "realistically lit" to me, notice the "far side" of the neck is in shadow. Man, it looks wonderful to me, everything is perfectly lit (including the interconnect of the saucer which should be shrouded in shade) and you can read the name-badge by the hatch/torpedo tube!

(It might be an AR thing, but it does seem the neck is "stouter" in the HD shot.)
 
One episode per week roughly matches our best guess of the BD release schedule. It would be just like the good old days. But I doubt we’ll have the patience for it.

Cool, can't wait for the whole week devoted to Code of Honor. That should be fun. :D
 
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