Star Trek - The new CGI replaces, but doesn't improve the effects

I saw the first two episodes of the "cleaned-up" version of Star Trek.
I enjoyed it. I liked being able to see Kirk/Spock in crystal-clarity
(as if just filmed last year), and I thought the Computer Graphics that

Graeme...

The episodes were already in crystal clarity. Too good, in fact.
There are places on the DVD's where you can see the join on Spock's
ears, and things like that.

JEDIDIAH...

A coworker once commented that the video quality on TOS DVD's
were good enough that you could see that they never washed the custumes
very often (due to budget).

Steven L....

I don't think it was due to budget.
In Whitfield's book, he explained that the uniforms were velour, which
had a real tendency to shrink every time it was washed.

[deletia]

When the wife lets me get a 120" TV, then I will have motivation
to get an HD version of Old Trek since TOS manages to do well enough on
the 60" set now.

replaced the models were well-done. They stayed true to the original

Graeme...

Vague and non-specific kudos all around? That's probably for the best.

presentation.

Now. When are they going to release these episodes to DVD? Soon I
hope.

JXStern...

Just saw one, on a standard screen, but the enhanced ship phasers
nearly set my curtains on fire.

Overall, tho, I don't know, it has the same virtue as colorizing
Casablanca and old film noirs. Or as David Letterman's schtick runs,

Quiet Desperation...

Hmmm.... it could be argued, though, that the makers of the noir films
*used* the black and white to various effects that colorization ruins.
The TOS effects were cheap because they were, well, cheap. :) I don't
think there was any artistic intent to a shuttlecraft bobbing up and
down.

Anim8rFSK...

There's not any artistic merit to low grade CGI, bad color timing, or 7
minutes sloppily chopped from the show either.

Ken from Chicago...

To mimic historical shows or movies.

"Where's Yoda?"

I dunno, I think I'll wait until you can buy the episodes with a
paintbox and I can choose my own color schemes, and maybe paste my
face and voice on Kirk's character.

Ken from Chicago...

That's the advantage of eventually, total digital animation. Being able to
scan your head and voice (and body if you wish) and superimpose it one any
or any combo of characters.