First half of the 1990s, but yes.
And I get that. There's a difference between anticipating something and being ready for it, and punishing someone for it like it happened.
Except if the Web fails, I'm pretty sure our power grid goes with it.
Re PRO, I think the best plan for its perpetuation lies in the novel market, either adult or YA. No AI's, no taxing animation process. Just creative human minds, telling mostly episodic tales of the adventures of the Protostar-A and its crew as it journeys to strange new worlds.
^^Not a bad idea aside from the fact that Trek novels have become something of an endangered species in recent years.
AI is here to stay and is already used in marketing promotions for movies (Civil War) and extensively in the sound editing. The Brutalist used it to refine dialog and so did Emilia Perez to blend the lead actress singing voice with Camille so that she could hit the high notes. It's also being extensively used in Pre-Vis work.
Marvel directors Joe and Anthony Russo are investing $400 million to craft AI tools for filmmakers. And the intro for Marvels Secret Invasion TV show used generative AI for the opening credits.
Star Trek should embrace this whole heartedly. Never mind more AI generated Prodigy, I want to see Shatner as Captain Kirk in a feature film again!
Seriously though, AI will be the biggest shakeup in the movie industry since talkies.
Marvel directors Joe and Anthony Russo are investing $400 million to craft AI tools for filmmakers. And the intro for Marvels Secret Invasion TV show used generative AI for the opening credits.
Star Trek should embrace this whole heartedly. Never mind more AI generated Prodigy, I want to see Shatner as Captain Kirk in a feature film again!
Seriously though, AI will be the biggest shakeup in the movie industry since talkies.
I wouldn't be too sure about that:
There was a crash, but the Internet still stands. AI might have a bubble burst, but it will abide as well.
This might be best for D&D type gaming, and what-if tales.
You roll the dice via keystroke.
Having virtual images on the fly would allow, perhaps, a mystical "dungeonmaster" to instruct a band of adventurers on the butterfly effect.
We already had a game where Q offered either a phaser or toolbox to a player--but that was rudimentary back in the stone knives and bearskin era of gaming....closer to chose your own adventure books with limited options.
We are only now truly close to Kobayashi Maru level of simulations --but for more than just ships.
I would suggest limited first-person shooting...instead, this would show the power of choices we make...
To put a bit and variance on my OP idea, rather than using A.I, I wonder if fans may take it up *themselves* to continue Prodigy ( and other canceled animated shows) one day.
I found this on YouTube :
A group of fans of the 1980s Transformers cartoon produced their own "new season" of Transformers Generation 1. I imagine this was made with an extremely minuscule low cost in comparison to studio budgets.
When I see something like this, it makes me wonder if tighter budgets are doable for animation in general -. Not necessarily via AI but with more intuitive human controled tools . I realize this was not CGI animation and they recycled archival footage, but I still think its pretty impressive as a fan project in terms of how well it replicated the feel and vibe of the original content
I found this on YouTube :
A group of fans of the 1980s Transformers cartoon produced their own "new season" of Transformers Generation 1. I imagine this was made with an extremely minuscule low cost in comparison to studio budgets.
When I see something like this, it makes me wonder if tighter budgets are doable for animation in general -. Not necessarily via AI but with more intuitive human controled tools . I realize this was not CGI animation and they recycled archival footage, but I still think its pretty impressive as a fan project in terms of how well it replicated the feel and vibe of the original content
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There have been a couple of attempts to do new TAS episodes, and Farragut I think made a couple. But they're not amazing.
And that's up against TAS, with it's stilted voice overs and iffy animation. With Prodigy or Lower Decks style, the deficiencies are gonna show up more.
That's largely because fans are willing to work for little or no money. I doubt the people doing this were making living wages.
There are ways to make things more cheaply, efficiently, and professionally, but the question becomes at what point are you exploiting the workers or literally taking away their jobs?
Nah. There have been a few exceptions to that rule, a small number compared to the whole.
I can't recall seeing one that would have passed professional muster. A story can be reasonably good without being entirely skillful.
The résumés of the writers on at least two fan films include "actually wrote for the show". What I was getting at was that they're kinda in the ballpark for talent who at least at one point of their life had what it would take. They're the exception to the rule.
Maybe their work for the fan film wasn't up to the necessary standard, maybe it wasn't up to the level of what they did for the show? There could be many reasons for that.
