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Post by chgowiz on Jan 8, 2010 12:01:32 GMT -5
I’m not going to oversell TAS as I’d rather you were pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed. Just the fact of it being animated, and episodes being only half-hour in length instead of an hour, significantly limits its quality, so it’s no TOS. Within those limits, you have better and worse episodes, much like TOS Season 3. The good news is that it’s got the original actors’ voices as fine as ever, it firmly retains the look-and-feel and story style of TOS, and some episodes are even sequels to famous TOS episodes. One thing that's notable about TAS is that it was IMO significantly more "mature" than any other Saturday morning fare at the time. I was 8 or 9 at the time, and it really seemed like Star Trek without the constraints of budget. The aliens and alien worlds are truly alien, and it benefited from writers like DC Fontana, Sam Peeples, David Gerrold and Larry Niven. It was approached seriously and, looking back, it could have been a disaster. Probably a reason why it wasn't popular with the kids demographic. Agreed with all of the above. My lovely @theprincesswife bought me the DVD set of TAS. To me, it holds up very well. The animation itself isn't all that good given the budget constraints and tricks used ( this site goes into it a lot more) but the stories themselves - are very good. There are clunkers and there are gems that, IMO, rank with TOS stories. The funny thing is that I have more a complete TAS exposure at an early age than I did TOS. In Cincinnati, Channel 19 (XIX!) would play TOS in syndication, but that would sometimes conflict with shows my parents wanted to watch, or my bedtime. This was the age when there was still 1 main TV in the house. So Saturday mornings were my time for the TV and TAS was *the* show I watched, ate up, devoured and then ran out to play with my friends on the jungle gyms and in the alleys in Milford Ohio. It really wasn't until the mid/later 70s that I got an education in TOS through watching the entire series. For me, that's left TAS to rank up there in my Trek experiences as the trend setter. I still can remember the music and voices and "feeling" as vividly as anything else.
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Post by slortar on Jan 8, 2010 13:13:40 GMT -5
You know, I never did get to watch TAS as a kid, even though I had the bedsheets. My exposure to TOS was Saturday/Sunday afternoon reruns, and later on a gift, when my parents bought me the entire series on VHS. Columbia House had a deal going where you'd buy a subscription to a series and every month, a tape would show up on your doorstep with two episodes on it. It was pretty much the high point of the week (month for the tapes) and probably the best gift I ever got. I really need to watch all of TAS, though--I've had access to them for quite a while, too. The episodes I have were surprisingly solid.
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Post by aslanc on Jan 8, 2010 13:25:53 GMT -5
Maybe sometime down the road, okay? As you wish sir Oh and I keep asking to no answer, how do I get email notifications of replies to threads here?
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Post by slortar on Jan 8, 2010 13:29:20 GMT -5
You know, I don't even see that option on these boards. It must be a proboards thing not to have that enabled.
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Post by Falconer on Jan 8, 2010 14:00:25 GMT -5
Yeah, that kind of tech is probably too advanced for us. ;-) BTW, I have not required activation on this board, but if you want to you can, here. It allows you to receive mass emails from the moderator, or somesuch. (Not that I really plan on doing that.)
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Post by vulcanridr on Jan 8, 2010 20:47:44 GMT -5
Falconer,
Is comparisons to other series/genres allowed?
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Post by Falconer on Jan 8, 2010 23:27:57 GMT -5
I don’t see why not.
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Post by Falconer on Jan 9, 2010 3:16:54 GMT -5
How do you like your new logo? Give me some feedback!
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Post by rsaintjohn on Jan 9, 2010 4:33:52 GMT -5
How do you like your new logo? Give me some feedback! OST! Seriously love it. The personalities and color scheme is perfect.
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Post by blackbat242 on Jan 9, 2010 5:10:30 GMT -5
Actually, I originally liked FASA's useage of Klingon-fusion types. It created a rather menacing use of an advanced society that wasn't afraid to use genetics in gaining an advantage over its enemies. Ciao! Grendelwulf Yep... that's John M. Ford for you. He was one of the writers of the FASA The Klingons supplement, actually sharing his research materials with the FASA development team (and getting theirs in return), making the two actually co-developed. I prefer John's version of the Klingon Empire... just as I prefer Diane Duane's version of the Romulans (My Enemy, My Ally; The Romulan Way; Swordhunt; Honor Blade; The Empty Chair).
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Post by finarvyn on Jan 9, 2010 8:38:28 GMT -5
How do you like your new logo? Give me some feedback! Pretty sweet! The only problem (which may be my computer settings) is that when I open up most pages I don't see the whole thing without having to slide the bar back and forth at the bottom. This means that the Orion slavegirl is hidden from view unless I go out of my way to see her. I'd rather have her on the left so that she's more visible to me. ;D Otherwise, I love it!
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Post by chgowiz on Jan 9, 2010 11:16:49 GMT -5
I love the new logo. Nicely done!
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Post by coffee on Jan 9, 2010 16:08:23 GMT -5
Thumbs up on the new logo from me as well!
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Post by finarvyn on Jan 10, 2010 16:28:19 GMT -5
How do you like your new logo? Give me some feedback! Pretty sweet! The only problem (which may be my computer settings) is that when I open up most pages I don't see the whole thing without having to slide the bar back and forth at the bottom. This means that the Orion slavegirl is hidden from view unless I go out of my way to see her. I'd rather have her on the left so that she's more visible to me. ;D Otherwise, I love it! I just realized a second thing -- not really a problem, but something for me to watch -- the logo is so large that the section that tells me if I have any PM's is pushed off of my visible screen. I need to slide over to look just to be sure if I have any or not. Not a big deal, and not enough to make me want it to change, but something to keep an eye on for folks out there.
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Post by Falconer on Jan 10, 2010 22:04:14 GMT -5
Since the logo is only 800 pixels across, you must have a really small screen, or you have your browser text “zoomed” in quite a bit. I recommend finding a plug-in for your browser which allows you to control the zoom of images independently from zoom of the text.
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