Fascinating and informative listen. Thanks for the link.
Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread
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OK, you're right, they suck!
I have it in my Amazon birthday list, but nobody got it for me.(Also, happy birthday, either current or belated.)
Earlier in the week. Close enough. Thanks!
I still have my TMP Theatrical version on LaserDisc but unfortunately, I no longer have a way to play it.
There may be some functional players out there on eBay. You'll likely pay out the ass for them, though.
Well...on EBay:
https://www.ebay.com/b/Laserdisc-Players/3317/bn_317577
(Hey, I have STVI:TUC and ST:FC on Lasedisc as well. Had a Pioneer LaserDisc player that would probably still work today if I bothered to hook it back up - but I also have both on DVD and no, not upping to the Blu-Rays as I have other ways to watch both as well now.)
A previous boyfriend had a laser disc player. I remember the picture was much better than VHS.
I did have a working LD player until a CD that was part of an expensive box set got stuck in the player and I had to destroy the player to get the CD out. I have a lot of LDs still (including the TMP special longer version disc); most of them are music-related (for instance, a box set of The Beatles' Anthology on LD).
Yep - never suffered from magnetic degradation. I remember finding them a little fuzzy, though, instead of smooth gradient fills in backgrounds, there seemed to be what we used to call "dithering" back in the 8-bit world, probably because there wasn't the tech available at that time to do full 17-million color palettes.
I tell ya the tech that mystified me were the Capacitance Electronic Discs, back in the early-80's. These things were pure analogue - they had grooves like a freakin' record! How they were able to encode audio AND video information using ancient groove-and-stylus tech was nothing short of black magic!
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But, they did occasionally suffer Laser Rot that rendered parts of, or the entire Disc unplayable. (I only had about 5 and never saw it, but a friend who had a HUGE Japanese Anime Laser Disc collection had a couple of his go 'bad' because of it.)
Well at least it looks like SNW WON'T be part of the 'Cancellation Fever' a few Streamers are experiencing during the Hollywood union strikes:
TrekMovie: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producing Director Says Season 3 Can Start Shooting Soon After Strikes End
https://trekmovie.com/2023/08/29/st...-3-can-start-shooting-soon-after-strikes-end/
TrekMovie: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producing Director Says Season 3 Can Start Shooting Soon After Strikes End
https://trekmovie.com/2023/08/29/st...-3-can-start-shooting-soon-after-strikes-end/
I've had a couple of discs deteriorate from rot, sure, but they were always old CD's and MP3 discs that were sitting out in my car, exposed to extreme hot/cold temperatures during the day while at work over the years.
However, I've found that even my oldest DVD's on my shelf (like the first Matrix movie, for example), in a more climate-controlled environment, still load and play without any issues. My old Rush and Pink Floyd CD's from the 80's also still function flawlessly, even with a few surface scratches. At the end of the day, it's all about how well-treated something is.
It should also be noted that writable discs don't last nearly as long as commercially-made discs. Different tech involved entirely - laser-activated ink vs physical embossing.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you're right. Between their readiness to start at a moment's notice, and their good neilson streaming ratings, the show really deserves to come back for more seasons.
Well... that and y'know, the fact that the show's pretty awesome - that's a good reason too.
Scripts change all the time. In a collaborative effort, you don't want to start work on something until the decisions are fully locked down. Who knows what changes will be to Scripys once the strikes are over?
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