General Star Trek thread

I know and an utterly pointless endeavour in the context of the power of that scene.

As a scene it's a great example of why DS9 was so good its just a poor example of why upscaling is good.

I still can't believe this is season 1. I definitely overlooked that episode on first and a few other watches because "Trek is always terrible in season 1" as the myth goes

AI Upscaling isn't an exact science yet, what works for one scene in an episode, mightn't work for another in the same episode. It is impressive though, and it makes you wonder what the tech will be like in 5+ years or so.

Assuming an official remaster never happens (though I still think it will down the line), then we kinda need it too, and DS9 is a great example as to why. Standard definition resolution looks increasingly awful as TV resolutions get higher and higher. In 10 or 15 years, when you buy your new 8k TV for the living room...don't be surprised when a 480p image looks absolutely cack on a 4320p (8k) screen.

Destiny Calls - A Star Trek Fan Production (2023)

Was thinking of posting in the Picard thread, but here seems a better fit?

Some decent TNG-ish SFX although they’re clearly relying on pre-made assets. You can see him leaving the TNG-era USS Resolute, and then departs on a TOS Movie-era shuttle for “USS Hood”. He doesn’t even try to hide it.

But god yea, that was a chore. He clearly put some effort in, but he just can’t act. Makes things worse when he’s literally the only person on screen and the entire short is most just him talking to himself on the view screen. Barely makes sense to even have the Enterprise-G turn up, beyond the gimmick of having it there.

I signed up for Paramount Plus when it was going for 1/2 price a few weeks ago. I checked out a few random episodes across various DS9 seasons to see what the picture quality was like. I always remember DS9 as being quite fuzzy/soft focus. They have sharpened it up quite a bit without remastering/overdoing it. Sure, some of the effects seem a bit low rez but the rest actually looks about as clear as I'd want.

And oh boy is it amazing how the show kicks off from S4. As well as the more bombastic/important episodes like Way of The Warrior and HomeFront/Paradise lost in S4 to Little Green Men and Our Man Bashir

Whatever you're viewing it on could be automatically upscaling it reasonably well.

Looks cool. Wonder how much practice is needed to not fall over/puke when wearing a headset though.

Elroy and Pelton carried the last season.

Well Section 31 is happening like it or not,

A movie about the 2 worst aspects of Star Treks worst show.

Damn I wish that I could get my copy of "A Stitch in Time" signed. I'm not normally one for fan memorabilia but this would be something special

It will be ignored by everyone except Discovery fans. It will be just like Ashoka in that sense because it will need a buy in to a niche character and loads of knowledge of backstory known only to an obscure part of the franchise.

Although you could say the same about the exceptional exception that is Andor 🤣

Btw what's the Orville thing about ?