Eh, read this blog article about the supposed Ten Things That Will Happen to TV and Newspapers and think it’s a bit too pie-in-the-sky for what will actually transpire. First off, what’s the time frame for these predicitons? 5 years? 10 years? 100 years?
More information has come out about the “Enhanced” editions of The Original Series Star Trek, from the official Star Trek website. My apprehension has largely been alleviated after watching some of the sample clips.
So it was forty years ago that Star Trek: The Original Series appeared for the first time. Although Trek has since become defunct, cheesy, and not quite the awe-inspiring stuff it once was, it’s still pretty darned good television. I recently watched all three seasons of the original series in order and ranked them from one to five, in order to build a Top Ten list. So here’s my personal list, in no particular order:
At this point there are only two television programs I watch with any regularity, Battlestar Galactica and Gilmore Girls. The former is entering its third season, and the season finale was so insane and story-altering that I must have watched it three times before I really could get a handle on what happened. So it’s been a long summer waiting, and now Sci-Fi Channel is posting “webisodes” online to get me prepped for the next season.
Since The Original Series Star Trek is coming up on its 40th anniversary, now there’s a possibility that the original episodes will be “enhanced” with CGI. I’m just hoping whomever is in charge of this project respects the “meat” of the original series: the characters, story lines, and the acting (however at times questionable).