Original Star Trek Getting CGI Makeover

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 29, 2006 @01:36AM from the this-is-what-we-get-instead-of-firefly dept.

Tony Pascale writes "Star Trek is the latest sci-fi classic to get the CGI 'special edition' treatment. According to rumors picked up by TrekMovie.com, CBS and Paramount have been secretly working on a new version of Star Trek: The Original Series for HDTV. The shows will feature the original episodes with brand new state-of-the-art CGI visual effects, including a a redone title sequence (with re-recorded music). The effects are likely to be limited to the space scenes and not effect the live action scenes, so Edith Keeler will not shoot first. The HDTV Star Trek series will begin broadcasting this fall just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek."

2 of 378 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:history repeating itself by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · 2006-08-29 01:50 · Score: 5, Insightful

Morons. Guess they didn't learn from the Star Wars debacle.

I'm guessing they learned that fans will line up to be fleeced even while they complain about the originals being spoilt.

*sighs* if people put their money where their mouth was, we wouldn't have to put up with this shit.

--
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
Re:Remakes? by Jerf · 2006-08-29 02:15 · Score: 5, Insightful

Because the evidence suggests that they are incapable of a good new series.