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How Good Is The Remastered Star Trek?
At a time when Star Trek had been aired so often that prints were dull, scratched and hazy, Paramount/CBS decided it was time to remaster the original series (TOS) by cleaning up the original master prints, increasing the quality of the images and re-recording the background music. Then they decided to go one better and replace the old FX shots with digital CGI animations.
All this was spurred on by the arrival of High Definition DVDs in the consumer marketplace. A year ago (late 2007), there was an arms escalation between the two competing High-Def formats: Blu-Ray and HDDVD. There was no clear winner in sight. All that changed early this year when Warner Bros. finally committed exclusively to supporting the Blu-ray format.
One of HDDVD's weapons, though, was the release of the remastered series one of Star Trek: The Original Series. Toshiba, who were investing heavily in HDDVD, put a lot of money into the Star Trek project and the release of the remastered TOS series was heavily promoted.
TOS was all shot on film which is inherently a high-contrast, high-definition medium. It was also shot using filmatic techniques. More recent series of Star Trek such as Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Next Generation were all recorded on video, an inherently non-high-definition, low contrast medium. Plus, Star Trek: The Next Generation in particular, was recorded using low-contrast lighting that was fashionable at the time. The upshot is that it's not very likely that any of these series will ever appear in high definition on Blu-Ray. It wouldn't surprise me if TOS does make an appearance on Blu-Ray at some point in the future.
Impressions of Star Trek Remastered
To begin with, it looks gorgeous in High Def. The original 4:3 aspect ratio has been kept and the prints are exceptionally crisp and clean. Contrast has been boosted somewhat so images have more punch. If there is a downside, it is the common criticism levelled at high definition: too much detail is apparent! So on the HDDVD you can see the zippers on the cast's shirts.
The HDDVD release featured a High-Definition version on one side and standard definition on the other side (so it plays in a normal DVD player). Both sides have a good set of extras with little material being repeated.
Now the rest of this review will look at the standard definition DVD releases of the remastered series.
A few months ago, series one of the Remastered Star Trek was made available in a standard DVD edition. Since then, the second series of TOS has been released and the third series of TOS will be available in November. If you already own the previously released version of the series on DVD (without remastered special effects and music), is there any reason to acquire yet another edition of Star Trek?
Since i grew up watching the series, I just had to get the HDDVD version. I was more interested in the quality of the image and the show looking as pristine as it did straight out of the camera in the 1960s. I have to admit to being a little dubious about the new CGI replacing old ship and other FX shots and whether they'd be intrusive. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The effects do add to the show, giving it a more immersive quality and lend the alien settings a more real feel.
All the effects shots were done inhouse by CBS (who now own the rights to the TV series). While, for the most part, they've done an outstanding job, some ship FX look more like cheaply rendered CGI rather than like a real ship. The company that did the {effects for Enterprise~I believe the company that created the effects for Enterprise} were originally considered to create the Star Trek effects but their expenses were too high and so CBS did the FX inhouse instead.
The thing that makes the remastered series so enjoyable is that they aren't trying to alter or re-imagine the episodes (for better or worse). There's no "look at what we can do" attitude here. Instead what they've done is clean the show up and presented it exactly as it was originally meant to be, musical note for note, shot for shot. The musical score has been re-recorded completely, but aside from the fact that it's now crystal clear (and in 5.1 Dolby Digital) you'd never know it. FX shots of the Enterprise have been redone with CGI, but it's hard to tell any difference (except on rare occassions), and it now looks brilliant instead of worn out, washed out and incredibly grainy. The new CGI effects fit seamlessly amongst the original live-action footage. Remember those black matte lines, especially around the Enterprise as it orbited a planet? They're gone. And Fuzzy prints? They're a thing of the past. The colors are brighter, the shadows are deeper and Star Trek has never looked so beautiful.
Like I said earlier, I was dubious about a version of Star Trek that replaced spacecraft models with CGI or tampered with the originally recorded musical score. But what they've done here is so faithful, that there's nothing that you can do but applaud their efforts. It's obvious that the work has been carried out by people who love the series. It's just a pity it's not being put to better use. Paramount has declined to broadcast this new version in High Definition, even though they now have the ability and technology to do it. Combine that with how difficult they're making it to see it on satellite and cable, and it's hard to find a reason for bothering with it on television.
Better to beam this pristine version of one of TV's most iconic and classic shows onto DVD at warp speed. And if you bought into HDDVD and don't have the Remastered HDDVD, pick that one up instead. You won't be disappointed.
Classic 80's Music Collection Part 28 (Mr. Cheapo's Pic Sleeve Edition)
