I've said this before and I'll say it again. My dream episode of Strange New Worlds for the 60th anniversary would be pure nostalgia bait, but done in a way that quietly proves the aesthetic difference is only skin deep.
For one episode the show would look exactly like The Original Series. The interiors would be a faithful recreation of the 1960s sets and the exterior shots would use the TOS Enterprise, ideally filmed with an actual physical model.
Everything else would remain completely normal.
The cast would act exactly as they do in every other episode, just wearing TOS era uniforms. The story would play out like any other SNW episode and nobody in universe would acknowledge that anything looks different.
No jokes about it. No lampshading it. No explanation.
It would just be a regular episode that happens to look like TOS.
Then the next week the show goes right back to the modern SNW visual style like nothing happened.
To me that would be the perfect 60th anniversary tribute. Not a parody, not a meta episode, just a quiet reminder that despite the visual differences, it is all the same Enterprise and the same story.
For one episode the show would look exactly like The Original Series. The interiors would be a faithful recreation of the 1960s sets and the exterior shots would use the TOS Enterprise, ideally filmed with an actual physical model.
Everything else would remain completely normal.
The cast would act exactly as they do in every other episode, just wearing TOS era uniforms. The story would play out like any other SNW episode and nobody in universe would acknowledge that anything looks different.
No jokes about it. No lampshading it. No explanation.
It would just be a regular episode that happens to look like TOS.
Then the next week the show goes right back to the modern SNW visual style like nothing happened.
To me that would be the perfect 60th anniversary tribute. Not a parody, not a meta episode, just a quiet reminder that despite the visual differences, it is all the same Enterprise and the same story.
And then we burn the other episodes.
Nope, would defeat the whole purpose.
You know, they just found two episodes of Classic Doctor Who thought destroyed for 60 years. So there’s always going to be kinks in your master plan.
Alternatively, in a little while they'll be able to economically upgrade TOS to the levels of production of current Star Trek.
Hell, the AI ought to be able to tweak the blocking of scenes shot on the original Enterprise sets to fit the characters on a virtual set matching SNW's.
Maybe they'll continue to release the already HD-altered episodes on physical media alongside the modernized ones. Or not. Who can say?
Hell, the AI ought to be able to tweak the blocking of scenes shot on the original Enterprise sets to fit the characters on a virtual set matching SNW's.
Maybe they'll continue to release the already HD-altered episodes on physical media alongside the modernized ones. Or not. Who can say?
... and not just because you misspelled "Star Trek", of all things.
Inasmuch as production teams can ignore prior works and have no plan or vision, you're obviously not wrong. The 2009+ Paramount and 2017+ CBS-cum-Paramount productions prove that.
But, as I said (earlier in this thread) . . .
And:
Far from whimsical, great effort has been put on maintaining consistency . . . at least in some Star Trek branded productions.
Alternatively, in a little while they'll be able to economically upgrade TOS to the levels of production of current Star Trek.
Hell, the AI ought to be able to tweak the blocking of scenes shot on the original Enterprise sets to fit the characters on a virtual set matching SNW's.
Maybe they'll continue to release the already HD-altered episodes on physical media alongside the modernized ones. Or not. Who can say?
I’ve heard that CBS/Paramount have already begun that project.
Do not need to build TOS sets when they already exist in Ticonderoga NY.
If they should ever want a TOS set, which so far they haven't.
I'm not sure, BTW, that the sets in Ticonderoga would work for them in terms of logistics, layout, even available power in the building. Not saying those are problems, just that they can be.
In any event, for a bunch of reasons if they needed such sets for more than a week or so or for extensive use it would be much cheaper and more efficient to duplicate them at the Star Trek stages.
Annoying but doable. It's a relatively straightforward process to bring in a large generator and AC unit on flatbeds. Soundproofing would probably be the biggest issue, but you could just loop everything.
Alternately, they find a unique way to troll everyone by expanding on this guy's work, which would evade TOS and SNW both:
BTW, the exhibits in Ticonderoga are first-rate, but would not hold up in HD. What was painted wood ar Desilu is still painted wood.
If they could recreate the Defiant sets for Enterprise Season 4, and the Enterprise-D bridge for Picard Season 3, they can certainly build something special for the 60th Anniversary and Strange New Worlds. This is especially true when you consider the budget flexibility they get from filming in Ontario.
60th anniversary fluff. Which obviously also means that if they were going to do it, or something similar, it’s already done.
I'd bet that something like that would have been mentioned or hinted at on the Star Trek cruise I went on, as it was the 60th anniversary cruise. But I didn't hear about anything like that. Not conclusive evidence, of course, but I'd be very surprised if this happens.
Although I highly doubt they will do it, overdosing fans on nostalgia seems to be a constant and unending fact about modern Trek
You've got to admit, "Nostalgia" is one helluva drug, so many people are addicted to it.
Doesn't matter what series or franchise, you can find people who want it in nearly everything.
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