SF Signal: Tube Bits For 07/28/2007

Tube Bits For 07/28/2007

CBS and Paramount announced today what we all knew was coming: the release of the remastered original Star Trek episodes on HDDVD/DVD. The catch being you can only buy them as a complete set, and it will set you back $218. Nice case though.
You don't just get the HD DVD/DVDs for your $218, though. No. You'll also get a preview of the upcoming Star Trek Online MMORPG. Being a fan of Trek, and wanting to see more SF themed MMO's, this one has my attention.
The BBC announced today the release of their iPlayer. The BBC will allow viewers to download any show from the past week, for free, for viewing later. Sadly, the shows will be deleted after 30 days. Still, this is a step in the right direction. Available in the UK only, but there are ways around that.
LOST producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindeloff held a standing room only panel at Comic-Con 2007 and gave out small nuggets about the show's upcoming season. I can't wait for next year...

And a parting video for you. A spoof of The Prisoner, done with stuffed animals. Behold, The Prisonbear.

I haven't seen the remastered Star Trek episodes, and I'm wondering something. Do the spiffy new spaceship scenes highlight the incongruity with some of the crappy costumes and sets? I mean, most of the upgrades look like they enhance things overall, but then you still see Kirk wrestling a guy in a rubber alligator suit. Is the net effect more dissonant or more charming?

Posted by LA on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 10:27 AM