[Speed Gibson,
Wednesday April 19, 2006 at 1:09am]
Star Trek 2.0
That's what cable channel G4 calls it, playing the original Star Trek series uncut. They added a chat window at the bottom, some sort of character ratings at the right, miscellenous tidbits like VH1 pop-ups at the top. Best of all, are running statistics at the left, for:
- Red shirt deaths
- Hot alien women
- Vulcan nerve pinches
- Scotty being doubtful
- Dramatic Kirk pauses
- Phasor shots
- Uhura touches earpiece
http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/1024/home.php
What's interesting is some of the Trek heavy hitters who have joined the group or are acting in episodes:
* Walter Koenig
* George Takei
* D.C. Fontana
* Ron B. Moore (Visual FX guru for ST:TNG, DS9, Voyager, etc)
* David Gerrold (screenwriter)
I've viewed a few of the trailers, and it's cool to see the original Enterprise, original Klingon warships and original Klingons. The acting isn't the greatest yet, but the overall results are pretty impressive.
I wonder if Michael Ansara is still around, maybe he could reprise his role as "Kang" (from "Day of the Dove")?