tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5936338919058875445..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Nostalgia Nugget: Star Trek was Always Around - Part 1Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-76730395217366570842016-07-14T17:55:29.767-07:002016-07-14T17:55:29.767-07:00That's a good point. I think only "Lost i...That's a good point. I think only "Lost in Space" may have beat it to the punch when it comes to sci-fi with a reoccurring cast. And no, I don't think I'm related to Arlene Martel. I'm sure that would have come up at a reunion that a relative was in "Star Trek".<br /><br />I was really impressed by the updated effects. They fit the show really well and just give everything a bit more clarity and believability. Those planets the ship orbits just look a lot more realistic. But I like how they pretty much recreated the movement of the ships in the CG environment. They move just like the old models!Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-13577559932258484302016-07-12T13:24:12.498-07:002016-07-12T13:24:12.498-07:00Yes, I suppose having Star Trek as a point of refe...Yes, I suppose having Star Trek as a point of reference from one’s earliest awareness does make a difference in perspective. In September of 1966 when the series began I was 13. There had been earlier scifi TV programs, e.g. Captain Midnight (aka Jet Jackson) in the 50s and The Outer Limits in the early 60s, but the former was simple-minded and the latter had no continuity of cast or setting. Star Trek was the first high concept TV series with recurring characters that I encountered, and – crucially for an adolescent boy – it featured astonishingly beautiful women with minimalist attire. So, I suspect my nostalgia is of another sort than yours. (I got an autographed photo by the way from Arlene Martel [no relation I presume], Spock's fickle bride T'Pring in Amok Time.) The spruced up effects in the DVD box set work well – they look much better than the original without being so very different as to be distracting.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com