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Nice vids bionicbob, and I raise you these -
I was a big fan of TOS when I was younger, and still like to re-watch some episodes of it every few years or so for a bit of nostalgia. However, it's been a long time since I watched ALL 3 season episodes - the last time being when I checked out all the 'remastered' versions when they were first released.
So for this 50th anniversary year of the show, I've decided to attempt to get through it all once again starting this week (by trying to watch at least 2 episodes per week), and follow that up with each of the TOS movies after that - ending with 'THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY', rather than with 'GENERATIONS'! (unless I've managed to do my long-intended re-edit by then see the vid in the 1st post of my 'signature' link below concerning that)
But 3 things have changed since I last watched the 'remastered' episodes -
1. While I initially thought that those were the only versions I'd ever want to view again, I've now decided that I'm only going to re-watch the actual original versions (on blu-ray) this time around...as I've come to realise that I prefer the look (and the composition) of many of the earlier FX shots, compared to some of the new 'remastered' versions - especially during 'THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE' episode, which was always one of my favourites. That, and the fact that certain older effects were not re-done at all, and I just think that I'll stick to the overall '60's aethetic' for the whole duration of the show, for a less-jarring continuity between the FX and the live-action shots overall.
(Yes, I'll miss out on the greatly improved 'Earth' shots for the 'TOMORROW IS YESTERDAY' episode for instance, but I can live with that for the sake of sticking to the 'classic' look overall)
2. Something else which may sound a little contentious to some, is the fact that I now prefer to watch the TOS show in a 'psuedo widescreen' manner on my 16:9 TV screen...rather than the existing 4:3 aspect ratio. 'Sacrilege!' some might think, and I used to think that as well...but having wanted a more 'cinematic', widescreen look to the show for a long time, I've adjusted to slightly 'stretching out' the whole 4:3 picture frame to fill out my screen instead. And as far as I'm concerned, it adds extra impact seeing it visuals this way on my set, even allowing for the slight distortion.
(Note: I'm talking about using a 'FULL' setting which keeps the WHOLE picture frame onscreen, albeit in a slightly 'stretched' way horizontally to give it a 16:9 aspect...and not some other overly-ZOOMED' setting which ends up 'actually cutting off' some of the original picture)
Thing is, after getting used to this particular way of viewing the show, when I tried reverting back to the normal 4:3 aspect on my screen, I found I disliked it's 'squarer' image and large black side bars even more than I remembered. It's not a 'true' widescreen image I know, but everything still looks great overall I reckon, and I'm certainly sticking with it.
3. The other thing that's changed since I last watched the show, is that I refuse to begin with the 'monster-on-the-loose' episode 'THE MAN TRAP' which the NBC executives started off with all those years ago.
Instead, I'm gonna kick things off with the 1st 'pilot' episode 'THE CAGE' (which I absolutely love) for this particular re-watch, no matter what - and then follow that up with the 2nd intended 'pilot' episode 'WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE' (which is another great episode), before continuing on with the rest...and then by the time that 'THE MENAGERIE, PART I' & 'THE MENAGERIE, PART II' episodes come around, there will be enough distance between those and 'THE CAGE' episode for me to happily re-watch the chopped-up footage in it's altered format at this point in my viewing order.
I was a big fan of TOS when I was younger, and still like to re-watch some episodes of it every few years or so for a bit of nostalgia. However, it's been a long time since I watched ALL 3 season episodes - the last time being when I checked out all the 'remastered' versions when they were first released.
So for this 50th anniversary year of the show, I've decided to attempt to get through it all once again starting this week (by trying to watch at least 2 episodes per week), and follow that up with each of the TOS movies after that - ending with 'THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY', rather than with 'GENERATIONS'! (unless I've managed to do my long-intended re-edit by then see the vid in the 1st post of my 'signature' link below concerning that)
But 3 things have changed since I last watched the 'remastered' episodes -
1. While I initially thought that those were the only versions I'd ever want to view again, I've now decided that I'm only going to re-watch the actual original versions (on blu-ray) this time around...as I've come to realise that I prefer the look (and the composition) of many of the earlier FX shots, compared to some of the new 'remastered' versions - especially during 'THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE' episode, which was always one of my favourites. That, and the fact that certain older effects were not re-done at all, and I just think that I'll stick to the overall '60's aethetic' for the whole duration of the show, for a less-jarring continuity between the FX and the live-action shots overall.
(Yes, I'll miss out on the greatly improved 'Earth' shots for the 'TOMORROW IS YESTERDAY' episode for instance, but I can live with that for the sake of sticking to the 'classic' look overall)
2. Something else which may sound a little contentious to some, is the fact that I now prefer to watch the TOS show in a 'psuedo widescreen' manner on my 16:9 TV screen...rather than the existing 4:3 aspect ratio. 'Sacrilege!' some might think, and I used to think that as well...but having wanted a more 'cinematic', widescreen look to the show for a long time, I've adjusted to slightly 'stretching out' the whole 4:3 picture frame to fill out my screen instead. And as far as I'm concerned, it adds extra impact seeing it visuals this way on my set, even allowing for the slight distortion.
(Note: I'm talking about using a 'FULL' setting which keeps the WHOLE picture frame onscreen, albeit in a slightly 'stretched' way horizontally to give it a 16:9 aspect...and not some other overly-ZOOMED' setting which ends up 'actually cutting off' some of the original picture)
Thing is, after getting used to this particular way of viewing the show, when I tried reverting back to the normal 4:3 aspect on my screen, I found I disliked it's 'squarer' image and large black side bars even more than I remembered. It's not a 'true' widescreen image I know, but everything still looks great overall I reckon, and I'm certainly sticking with it.
3. The other thing that's changed since I last watched the show, is that I refuse to begin with the 'monster-on-the-loose' episode 'THE MAN TRAP' which the NBC executives started off with all those years ago.
Instead, I'm gonna kick things off with the 1st 'pilot' episode 'THE CAGE' (which I absolutely love) for this particular re-watch, no matter what - and then follow that up with the 2nd intended 'pilot' episode 'WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE' (which is another great episode), before continuing on with the rest...and then by the time that 'THE MENAGERIE, PART I' & 'THE MENAGERIE, PART II' episodes come around, there will be enough distance between those and 'THE CAGE' episode for me to happily re-watch the chopped-up footage in it's altered format at this point in my viewing order.