Pre series launch studio promo video to networks

[RAMA]

Pre series launch, studio promo video to networks

Someone posted this in the future trek forum and I have NEVER seen it before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgZSdzOJYOY&feature=feedlik

 

[datagal]

OMG, that was too surreal.

 

[RAMA]

OMG, that was too surreal.

Well remember it was meant to sell itself as successful to the stations that bought the show and maybe get a few more into the fold. Back when it was filmed STNG was not a guaranteed success. No one had seen more than glimpses of those sets.

It is funny how much Mel touts ILM when they never worked beyond the pilot.

RAMA

 

[22 Stars]

Having them work on the series at all was a great move, something that ST V failed to do, and helped the show look as classy as it did when it premiered.

 

[RAMA]

Having them work on the series at all was a great move, something that ST V failed to do, and helped the show look as classy as it did when it premiered.

True but he never mentioned Image G who did the other model work and early compositing.

 

[Bisz]

Awesome clip, thanks for posting it.

 

[Eddie Roth]

What I want to know is who won the Cheerio sweepstakes walk-on role? You never hear stories from people who actually win these things...

Edit to say: Very good find! I love these historical documents.

 

[RAMA]

What I want to know is who won the Cheerio sweepstakes walk-on role? You never hear stories from people who actually win these things...

Edit to say: Very good find! I love these historical documents.

Got an image of Galaxy Quest there.

The original link:

http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=5231187&postcount=134

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Interesting how the studio suit uses the box office success of the movies as a reason to believe the climate is right for a TV series.

The popular notion around here that somehow having successful movies means you shouldn't do a TV series at the same time is just flat-out silly. Success breeds success.

 

[SchwEnt]

What I want to know is who won the Cheerio sweepstakes walk-on role? You never hear stories from people who actually win these things...

Edit to say: Very good find! I love these historical documents.

I heard an answer during a panel at a con decades ago.
It was said a little old lady won the Cheerios walk-on role, but never went through with it (for whatever reasons).

 

[Trekker82]

Interesting how the studio suit uses the box office success of the movies as a reason to believe the climate is right for a TV series.

The popular notion around here that somehow having successful movies means you shouldn't do a TV series at the same time is just flat-out silly. Success breeds success.

The problem is, many ST fans are very unhappy with Abram's version of Star Trek. I know this is an argument waiting to happen, but I do not intend to argue with you just to point out another person's view.

Back on topic, I've never seen this promo before and enjoyed it. Thanks for posting!

 

[Tom]

Paramount was so different back in the Western-Gulf days. I have heard from a few long time Paramount employees how the studio seemed to lose alot of that magic when Viacom bought it. I often wondered how the studio would be different if Barry Diller aquired it instead of viacom in 1993.

 

[Dukhat]

The problem is, many ST fans are very unhappy with Abram's version of Star Trek. I know this is an argument waiting to happen...

Yeah, I'd certainly like to know how you came up with this opinion.

 

[Alrik]

The problem is, many ST fans are very unhappy with Abram's version of Star Trek. I know this is an argument waiting to happen...

Yeah, I'd certainly like to know how you came up with this opinion.

Agreed. I wouldn't call it "many", more like a VERY vocal minority.

Great find RAMA!

 

[Jon1701]

Re: Pre series launch, studio promo video to networks

Someone posted this in the future trek forum and I have NEVER seen it before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgZSdzOJYOY&feature=feedlik

Yeah, great find!

The channel has other vids - the ET piece is pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgZSdzOJYOY&feature=feedlikhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pajrtyIcglY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

"We are told the show calls for more frequent use of the ships hallways"

 

[tomalak301]

That was cool. It gave good insights on how a show was sold in a syndication market, something that probably doesn't happen today with all the networks and such. I'm glad they even mentioned the Lunch Box as I got one of those, and now use it to hold fishing power bait. It's still quite useful every summer.