a CGI TOS movie?

[RobertScorpio]

The CGI was pretty amazing with AVATAR. They are so close to creating life-like CGI characters, and this movie really moves it up a notch.

Maybe, in the future, they could make the season-4 TOS with CGI versions of Kirk/Spock and the others. I know this has been bantied about before, but after seeing AVATAR, I think, in the next ten years or so, the tech will become less expensive and the dream of more orignal productions of TOS trek could happen...

Rob

 

[Ziz]

Whether they WOULD do it, I don't know, but if you're talking from a technical perspective, I'd say we're there. Check out Arnie's "cameo" at the end of Terminator/Salvation.

 

[Kegg]

It could be done (barring DeKelley and Doohan, who would at least need some voice actors to fill in for them), but I am pretty happy with the current film saga. Avatar tech is, I suspect, too expensive to be used realistically on a TV budget, but it may come in handy for the next Trek movie.

 

[T'Girl]

Finally watch my DVD of District 9, so yes a possibility, might have to get a voice actor for Shatner too, his voice has really changed through the years.

Back when Terminator 2 came out, morfing was expensive new stuff, couple of years later they were casually using it in commercials and low budget TV comedys. The level of CGI in Avatar could be affordable in a Star Trek TV show in only a year or so.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

 

[Ziz]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

Go talk to PTrope in the Art forum.

 

[Kelso]

I'd rather watch the original series.

 

[Captain Robert April]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

Compared to Avatar, it'd be a piece of cake.

 

[PhasersOnStun]

The level of CGI in Avatar could be affordable in a Star Trek TV show in only a year or so.

The thing about Avatar wasn't "simply" the CGI. James Cameron had to get Sony to build custom 3D cameras to do 3D motion capture. Then they had to invent facial sensor cameras and camera rigs. Then WETA Digital needed to create the CGI software to interpolate all that.

So while you're right, that costs do come down over time, there are a lot of incredibly unique and expensive pieces of hardware, let alone software, to come down in price in this case. Think about it—how many orders per year for such cameras do you think there will be? A dozen? Two dozen? That means that Sony (and others who follow) will still have to make their money back from an extremely small number of orders, so prices couldn't possibly fall that fast even as manufacturing costs drop.

I'm guessing that you weren't actually thinking of making a 3D television show, but you can't separate 3D from the Avatar CGI production process. Everything was built from the ground up to be 3D.

 

[RobertScorpio]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

someone suggested this before, maybe it was you, and I never thought about that...but I think that would be a great idea..especially (if Harlan would allow them) if they CGId Yesteryear...that think thats what it was..the Guardian episode..

Rob

 

[seigezunt]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

Compared to Avatar, it'd be a piece of cake.

The one difficulty would be morphing their features to partially resemble the cast of the new movie.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

(if Harlan would allow them) if they CGId Yesteryear...that think thats what it was..the Guardian episode..

Did Harlan complain when the original "Yesteryear" was made?

 

[RobertScorpio]

(if Harlan would allow them) if they CGId Yesteryear...that think thats what it was..the Guardian episode..

Did Harlan complain when the original "Yesteryear" was made?

I'm not sure. But if they did make a CGI version of Yesteryear i think he should get some kind of compensation for it.

Rob

 

[Captain Robert April]

(if Harlan would allow them) if they CGId Yesteryear...that think thats what it was..the Guardian episode..

Did Harlan complain when the original "Yesteryear" was made?

I suspect that Dorothy Fontana, knowing Harlan as well as she does, asked him first. Maybe even threw him a few bucks. The main thing is that so long as somebody asks him first, he can be fairly cooperative. It's when you start monkeying with his brainchild without checking with him first that he starts going thermonuclear.

 

[Starbreaker]

I'd settle for a CGI remake of the animated series. At least that way, you could keep all of the existing voices.

I actually prefer Filmation over most of the animation done today. Something unique and cool about it.

 

[KingstonTrekker]

Finally watch my DVD of District 9, so yes a possibility, might have to get a voice actor for Shatner too, his voice has really changed through the years.

As has Nimoy's...

 

[UssGlenn]

Don't forget that all the recorded dialogue from "the Secret of Vulcan Fury" is out there somewhere. You could do one more new episode with all the original cast.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

if they did make a CGI version of Yesteryear i think he should get some kind of compensation for it.

Agreed. And if he didn't say anything when TAS came out, I can only assume that somebody *did* ask him.

Although I'm wondering if all this business with Crucible has soured him on the whole thing.

 

[Captain Robert April]

The folks who did "Of Gods and Men" had the foresight to ask Harlan first, and he had no problem.

The guys who did the Crucible novels didn't ask Harlan first, thus, Harlan had a problem.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The folks who did "Of Gods and Men" had the foresight to ask Harlan first, and he had no problem.

The guys who did the Crucible novels didn't ask Harlan first, thus, Harlan had a problem.

Ah, but OGAM was a fan film, not done for profit. That might be why he let them use the Guardian.