Read our review. CBS Digital will be doing Seasons 1,3,5, 6, and 7 entirely in-house. Enterprise as it explores the endless universe - seeking new life, new worlds, and new civilizations. Beyond simply moving the show into an HD screen format, every special effect shot in the series was replaced with computer generated ones. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. TNG was shot on 35mm film using standard spherical lenses and produced for standard definition television (4:3 ratio). Along with the season set, a single-disc version of “All Good Things…” was also released. All episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation were made available on VHS cassettes, starting in 1991. BBC America has only licensed Seasons 1 & 2 remastered, all other seasons are the old SD versions. It was with the release of the first one, "The Best of Both Worlds", that it became evident that these issues would contain newly made special features, that were not to be included in the regular boxed season releases, much to the dismay of fans. ... Star Trek: The Next Generation. Star Trek: The Next Generation had release in part or in full on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, DVD, and Blu-Ray media. [2], To aggravate matters, for fans at least, CBS made the decision, prior to the release of TNG Season 3 Blu-ray, to employ the so-called "retailer exclusive" format. Drama. Star Trek: Voyager. Star Trek: The Next Generation was remastered from the original camera negatives for release on Blu-ray, beginning in 2012 with a "sampler disc" of three episodes. Read our review. Probably not. This is them again, but with the sharper detail and more vibrant color that high-definition offers. Take advantage of our great prices on Blu-ray, merchandise, clothing & more! Season 2 was released the week of December 3rd, 2012. The effects were shot on video rather … Taking The Next Generation to the Next Level. Comparison: Original Version; Remastered Version Along with the season set, a single-disc version of “Unification” was also released. Season 4 was released the week of July 29, 2013. The Okudas along with Ryan Adams and David S. Grant from the Multimedia department at CBS Television Distribution (who also oversaw the TOS-R and The Twilight Zone Blu-ray releases for CBS) are tasked with overseeing the work. Star Trek: The Next Generation . Recurring effects are not always illustrated. Who is involved with the remastering effort? 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These 24th Century adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and co. originally aired back in 1993/94 and are released now as part of CBS’s ongoing remastering and … It answers pretty much all common questions about the process that have come up since the project was announced. Please select a project for more: The Original Series Remastered. Season 2 was done by HTV Illuminate, which is the post-production company where TNG VFX supervisor Dan Curry now works. Ira Behr's interview was so compelling, and he only worked one season on TNG, we both felt we had to use as much of it as we could, so we needed that extra 30 minutes. It is also known that TNG visual effects coordinator David Takemura, and art department alumni Doug Drexler have been consulted with on occasion. Read our review. Amazon Prime, has all seasons available for streaming. In April 2013 a start was made with the release of feature length two-part episode single-discs. Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Director and editor of this material for the Blu-ray releases, Burnett, has justified the decision as follo… Now, if you try to watch this series on Netflix, these “modernized” versions are the only things being offered. Star Trek TNG-R Comic Con: New Images July 13, 2012 • Article Comments. Not only this, but the format was extended to the ENT Season 1 Blu-ray release of Star Trek: Enterprise, which ran concurrently with that of The Next Generation, as well. In season 5's episode 4 "Silicon Avatar", the Enterprise has a second … The complete series was digitally remastered in 1080p high definition and will be available for Blu-ray releases, syndication on television, and distribution digitally. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. Betamax • VHS • LaserDisc • DVD • Blu-ray • Digital, Original and replacement S1 "steelbook" set, The Value Added Material (VAM) controversy. Despite the extremely difficult circumstances it had been written and filmed under, the third season had been given a near-unanimously positive critical reception and the Best of Both Worlds cliffhanger had become a major TV event of the year. This is, of course, a sequel series to the beloved Star Trek sequel series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which ran from 1987 to 1994 in first-run syndication. That’s about it. The seven seasons also featured spanning spine artwork when shelved together. 714. Featuring a bigger and better USS Enterprise, this series is set 78 years after the original series -- in the 24th century. Landing page for our TOS and TNG remastered information. TNG in HD was shown in the UK on the the SyFy channel. The remaining two seasons will have less involvement from CBS Digital with the visual effects work going out to other companies. The Next Generation Remastered Read our review. The team behind the Star Trek: The Next Generation remastering project participated in a special panel yesterday at the San Diego Comic Con. The process meant that all episodes of the show went through a new post-production process at a cost of over 12 million dollars, which included tracking down all original negatives, a complete re-scanning, full 7.1 DTS sound remastering and the creation of new CGI effects. Fans need to understand nothing was taken away from the individual season discs...because the BOBW doc wasn't a part of that. This gave CBS Digital a bit of a break so they could continue on to do Season 5, after finishing work on Season 3, to meet the rapid 2013 release schedule. Which adds to the overall value of the single-disc BEST OF BOTH WORLDS movie. The feature-length releases though, continued to include exclusive special features, meaning fans still had to "double-dip" if they wanted these as well. 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Well... no... we don't." As far as TNGS3 was concerned, I just DECIDED to make the documentary 90 minutes instead of 60. This is the opening credits for Star Trek TNG Season 3. So Roger and I jump all over that and CBS gave us a budget which allowed us to create a new commentary and half-hour documentary which wouldn't otherwise exist. Are the visual effects being redone in the same way as TOS-R? CBS is starting from scratch using the original film negatives, digitally scanning the raw 35mm film. Our Season Three VAM is absolutely the best we could have possibly done with our budget. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The iconic series "Star Trek" follows the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as it completes its missions in space in the 23rd century. TNG Remastered: 2x16 'Q Who' Comparison, SD to HD - YouTube While visiting a planet under civil war, Dr. Crusher is taken hostage by an opposing faction of the planet's ruling government. This is mostly a film transfer operation, re-scanning the original film into high definition. The format entailed that preferred retailers, most notably the chain store Best Buy, would receive BluRay versions that contained special features, not included on the regular release, something that flew straight in the face of CBS' express promise at the start of the project, that customers would receive all available material on their purchases. Star Trek Remastered Original Series; Star Trek TOS: Heroes and Villains; Star Trek TOS 50th Anniversary; Star Trek TOS The Captain's Collection; Star Trek TOS Archives & Inscriptions; The Complete Animated Adventures; The Next Generation Stickers (Panini) The Next Generation - Inaugural Edition; The Next Gen. - Behind The Scenes Video-created effects will be redone. With Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton. As such, TNG-R will be released in 4:3 with pillar-boxes on the sides to keep the proper aspect ratio, just like the Blu-ray releases of TOS-R. [5]. [needs update] There were also five fan collective DVD collections, that released a set of episodes across the Star Trek franchise but included episodes from TNG. Watch Full Episodes . Season 3 was released the week of April 29, 2013. Read our review. CBS is starting from scratch using the original film negatives, digitally scanning the raw 35mm film. Instead of Capt. There may be the occasional tweak fixing small oversights such as the location of the energy beam in “Encounter and Farpoint” and inserting the correct TOS Enterprise diagram on Data’s research station screen in “The Naked Now.” Changing anything live-action such as the infamous black cardboard on the Season 1/2 bridge set, or tweaking dialog or sound effects, isn’t what this is about. There simply isn't any more. The versions being prepared for broadcast syndication and digital distribution may be different. Star Trek: The Next Generation entered its fourth season riding the crest of a wave. To go over is unprofessional in the extreme. Burnett further explained that both Deep Space Nine and Voyager would be further complicated by their extremely heavy use of CGI, which would necessitate the re-creation of all digital assets from scratch at extreme cost, due to Paramount's failure to maintain ownership of these elements. Thanks to TrekMovie community member “Disco Justice” for his contributions to the FAQ. For the first time ever, you can experience some of the show’s most important and beloved episodes in glorious 1080p high definition, with true high definition visual effects and digitally remastered 7.1 sound – or with the original audio. 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