Season FIVE OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread

[Bad Atom]

I'm surprised they didn't do more to tweak the "Cause & Effect" explosion. It always stood out as a really cheap model effect.

 

[Dream]

TNG has finally beat the DS9 section in post counts, it'll take the next Bluray releases for us beat VOY section too. Hooray!

 

[tomalak301]

I was wondering if we were going to sticky these threads there might be some options to not have these hog the page

They aren't hogging the page. There are only five topics right now about the blurays, the biggest news ever for TNG right now or in the future. They are certainly important enough to be sticked. Merging them turns the bluray threads into one confusing mess for those following just a single season.

Also this forum really doesn't have much activity at all, the first page has posts from as far back a week ago. It's not like it's pushing off any super interesting TNG topics or anything.

Sticking each season Bluray thread is fine, I say.

I was wondering if we were going to sticky these threads there might be some options to not have these hog the page

Why? Are we running perilously low on room to post another "X: Line by Line" thread or the lastest news on the series?

Also, if you combine all the threads, a good chunck of them won't make sense. A season 2 post will be between two season 1 posts and then a season 3 post will come in out of nowhere followed by a tweet from TNG Season 8. CHAOS.

Um, fine, forget what I said. If this forum doesn't have super interesting topics, why are we sticking the blu ray threads again. Personally, I've been favoriting them, and they've really helped bring this forum back to awesome status. I'm sure DS9 will be the same way if they ever see blu rays.

 

[Jefferies]

I'm surprised they didn't do more to tweak the "Cause & Effect" explosion. It always stood out as a really cheap model effect.

According to FrontierTrek season five is still in the works so they still might consider replacing or at least improving the shot. Wouldn't be the first time that material we saw in the trailer was changed.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Season Five is one of the weakest seasons of the show for me, really only a few a handful of episodes I really love. So, I'll be waiting for a discounted price instead of pre-ordering on this one.

That said...the video quality does look quite great in this trailer. There are some great shots, like that Unification one that someone posted in the thread. And, again, overall the quality looks so much greater in every shot. I watched a later-season DVD episode a few weeks ago, and I swear, it looked like the old VHS/DVD difference to me, especially the SFX shots.

 

[USS Intrepid]

Season five's certainly not a favourite season, but it does have a few of my favourite episodes, notably Darmok and Ensign Ro. I'll be getting it on release day for sure.

 

[Mutai Sho-Rin]

The fifth stuck Bluray thread. Wow!

I was wondering if we were going to sticky these threads there might be some options to not have these hog the page:

1) A TNG Blu Ray subforum with just seven threads in it. Heck, all the blu-ray stuff can go there

2) Combining some of the already stickied threads, like Seasons 1 and 2, and then 3 and 4. Then instead of 5 we only have 3 threads on this, and also considering 1 and 2 have been out the longest, it might be worth combining them anyway.

Anyway, just some suggestions or we can leave it as is. I will say though the top of the forum is getting a little cluttered.

I actually thought about combining older threads but as another poster said below, it would become a confusing mess. A sub-forum kind of hides the topics from plain sight. My conclusion was that we all have scroll devices (wheel, slider, etc.) and can easily navigate the forum so let's just keep on stickin'. No harm done.

 

[Flake]

Not long now until we see a glimpse of DS9 in HD!

 

[TheSeeker]

Ooooooh, that'll be sweet!

 

[Tomalak]

Season Five is one of the weakest seasons of the show for me, really only a few a handful of episodes I really love. So, I'll be waiting for a discounted price instead of pre-ordering on this one.

Yeah, it's definitely weaker than three, four and six. There are still some great episodes, but on the whole it felt like a step down. And Worf's hair was absolutely atrocious throughout.

I'll probably still pre-order it, because I'm a sucker.

 

[toughlittleship]

TNG has finally beat the DS9 section in post counts, it'll take the next Bluray releases for us beat VOY section too. Hooray!

Does that really bother you?

 

[Mutai Sho-Rin]

TNG has finally beat the DS9 section in post counts, it'll take the next Bluray releases for us beat VOY section too. Hooray!

Does that really bother you?

Does his enthusiasm really bother you? Why not just remain silent?

 

[I am not Spock]

We don't have a firm release date yet (it's assumed to be arriving in late 2013), but we do have a trailer and new cover art via TrekCore:

Star Trek TNG Season 5 Blu-ray Trailer - YouTube

Cover art:

Full story: http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/06/star-trek-the-next-generation-season-5-blu-ray-trailer-arrives/

Ooh, I like the colour

 

[Scotty]

Unfortunately, as this trailer shows, from a visual standpoint, the seasons are getting less and less interesting. The sets are overlit, the photography is unadventurous and the vivid colours from seasons 3 and 4 are slowly disappearing. To me, as of this point, the remastering of TNG has lost some of its interest and the wait for DS9 has begun.

 

[Tomalak]

Yeah, I kind of know what you mean. The Taylorisation begins in earnest, and it feels a little too cosy and comfortable. DS9 really did shake up Star Trek, because it was such a change from those bright, clean sets, and characters who won every week.

 

[Flake]

And the music sucks !

 

[TheSeeker]

I love all of TNG, warts and all.

 

[Dream]

When did this become a DS9 thread? Last I checked it suppose to be about TNG.

 

[mr.peany]

Unfortunately, as this trailer shows, from a visual standpoint, the seasons are getting less and less interesting. The sets are overlit, the photography is unadventurous and the vivid colours from seasons 3 and 4 are slowly disappearing. To me, as of this point, the remastering of TNG has lost some of its interest and the wait for DS9 has begun.

I wonder if the lack of vivid colours in the trailer are because the color correction hasn't been fully finalised??

 

[Dream]

Unfortunately, as this trailer shows, from a visual standpoint, the seasons are getting less and less interesting. The sets are overlit, the photography is unadventurous and the vivid colours from seasons 3 and 4 are slowly disappearing. To me, as of this point, the remastering of TNG has lost some of its interest and the wait for DS9 has begun.

I wonder if the lack of vivid colours in the trailer are because the color correction hasn't been fully finalised??

The trailer for season three was way too bright compared to what we actually got. Just look at the S3 trailer and compare it to the trailer for BOBW.