In your opninion. (TAS)
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Totally disagree! Love the character art and the painted alien panoramas.
Yeah, I agree with Therin of Andor. I see only three main things wrong with the visuals, all resulting from budget constraints.
First is just that the technique was limited animation, which reduced freedom of movement.
Second, when there was movement, the number of [unique] frames per second was usually on the low side, which resulted in jerky motion.
Third, the studio was very error prone. Elements were sometimes the wrong color, and cels were sometimes misaligned, in some cases really badly.
But the backgrounds were often fabulous, as were alien ships, and also many of the hero poses. It's easy to find many wonderful stills from the series.
First is just that the technique was limited animation, which reduced freedom of movement.
Second, when there was movement, the number of [unique] frames per second was usually on the low side, which resulted in jerky motion.
Third, the studio was very error prone. Elements were sometimes the wrong color, and cels were sometimes misaligned, in some cases really badly.
But the backgrounds were often fabulous, as were alien ships, and also many of the hero poses. It's easy to find many wonderful stills from the series.
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I still use the animated designs when drawing the TOS crew.
Me too. Anybody expecting TAS to be on par with today's standards is doomed to dissapointment, but at the same time, They're missing out on a fun piece of Star Trek history. Of course it's dated, but it's exactly that "dated-ness" that is part of it's charm.
I think its as vital as TOS, overall. It kept Trek going inbetween TOS and the movies, and introduced the series to a whole different generation, too.
IMO, I can't think of TOS without TAS. Whereas the other shows have been self-contained whle also being part of the Trek universe, TAS really is TOS-cont'd.
So yeah, I say it is vital. Just think of it as the fourth year, and you're set.
IMO, I can't think of TOS without TAS. Whereas the other shows have been self-contained whle also being part of the Trek universe, TAS really is TOS-cont'd.
So yeah, I say it is vital. Just think of it as the fourth year, and you're set.
Lightweight but, compared with the animated versions of other shows done around the same time (and certain TOS episodes), TAS is actually quite good. Slanted towards younger viewers (sex and violence toned down, etc.), but not horribly so.
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