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Re: Preview of Star Trek HD DVD - Season One         

Group: alt.startrek · Group Profile
Author: Jaxtraw
Date: Sep 3, 2007 14:31

Anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article <46db7b26$0$11438$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>,
> "Jaxtraw" knickersjaxtrawstudios.com> wrote:
>
>> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>>> In article <46da0b96$0$11446$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>,
>>> "Jaxtraw" knickersjaxtrawstudios.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anim8rFSK wrote:
>>>>> In article <46d9e20d$0$21089$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>,
>>>>> "Jaxtraw" knickersjaxtrawstudios.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> AMUN wrote:
>>>>>>> "Kweeg" wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:qjiCi.113786$rX4.296@pd7urf2no...
>>>>>>>> "Anim8rFSK" cox.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>
news:ANIM8Rfsk-5932F6.09000801092007@news.phx.highwinds-media.com...
>>>>>>>>> In article <46d8cf7a$0$32519$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
>>>>>>>>> "GeneK" genek_hates_spammers.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Kweeg" wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:2M%%Bi.110205$fJ5.60787@pd7urf1no...
>>>>>>>>>>> Don't think I'll be running out to preorder it as it's bound
>>>>>>>>>>> to go down in prince in a while, but some of the features
>>>>>>>>>>> look kinda cool, especially Billy Blackburn's (Mr.
>>>>>>>>>>> Hadley)"home movies."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> (Click
>>>>>>>>>>> on the preview in the sidebar)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've said it before, but TOS never looked so good.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for the rest of us, we'll live with our "scratched" original
>>>>>>> versions. And watching TOS on TV LAND or other channels that
>>>>>>> only air the UN-HACKED versions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I somehow managed to walk away from a TV when Voyager and
>>>>>>> Enterprise came on, now I do it with TOS too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is one upside though.
>>>>>>> Once the newest re-remastered DVD version hits the streets,
>>>>>>> people will be selling off their original remastered DVD low rez
>>>>>>> versions. (as the DVD TOS versions were also touted as
>>>>>>> re-mastered if I recall correctly)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As I never picked any of those up because they were too
>>>>>>> expensive to replace my still reasonable VHS TOS set, I'm sure
>>>>>>> the prices on used DVD sets, or even old DVD store stock will
>>>>>>> be far lower now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I'll finally get my TOS (un-re-remastered) DVD's ,....and
>>>>>>> enjoy all those cheezy old special effects.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...While the rest of us can enjoy, for instance, a Doomsday
>>>>>> Machine whose special effects actually match the plot.
>>>>>
>>>>> No matter how stupid the ship moves look, or how incredibly
>>>>> amateurish the fx are?
>>>>
>>>> I agree, that toystore plastic model being wobbled in front of the
>>>> camera is appallingly amateurish and stupid. I'm glad we agree at
>>>> last. I'm glad I'll never have to watch that again while enjoying
>>>> my favourite TOS story.
>>>>
>>>> ;)
>>>
>>> Was way better than the horrible staging in remastered. Why the
>>> hell would the E be zipping around like a Tie fighter, taking
>>> little shots all over the place? It's not dodging anything if it's
>>> behind the maw. You hover over one place and pound it.
>>>
>>> I'd given up on remastered a couple weeks before and decided to try
>>> Doomsday Machine, since it's one of my favorites. It was just
>>> embarrassingly bad.
>>
>> We went through all this before at great length. What we concluded
>> is that you are trying to fixate your personal beliefs on the show,
>> and if it then fails to match what you believe, you judge it a
>> failure.
>
> What YOU concluded. Oh, fuck you. PLONK

I didn't specify who "we" refers to. Wonderfully imprecise thing the english
language :)

Ian
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