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| In 2006, CBS/Paramount decided to re-release Star Trek, the original series, to syndication in High Definition; this was linked to the 40th anniversary of the initial broadcast of the series on NBC, its original network. Because the resolution of HD showed up all the damage that has occurred to the original film over the years, and also because it showed all the artifacts inherent in the film compositing techniques used at the time, particularly in the visual effects of the show, it was decided to recreate the visual effects using modern CGI techniques, trying to adhere to the intent of the original shots while making them look pristine in HD. Inspired by this and the nearly-concurrent release - finally - of the 1973 Animated Adventures on DVD, Ptrope Pstudios decided that it might just be the time to recreate the visuals of at least one episode of the animated series (the one chosen is "The Time Trap," written by Joyce Perry) using similar CGI techniques. However, instead of merely trying to 'restore' the original images, Ptrope Pstudios plans to completely re-imagine everything about the visual aspect of the show, retaining only the originally-recorded soundtrack, including all dialogue, sound effects and music. The only exception to this will be the opening and ending credits, which, partly because of a large and vocal group of fandom who seem to feel that the theme music of The Animated Series (TAS) is - to put it mildly - substandard, will be completely redesigned and a new score introduced. Star Trek: Reanimated is a community project, created by fans, for fans; members of the community will create models and render animation sequences according to the designs and concepts of Ptrope Pstudios, which will also be involved in the direction of the project, the dialogue syncing and the character designs, as well as the final editing. STR is not a for-profit enterprise, and intends no infringement of the rights owned by CBS/Paramount and Viacom, the legitimate owners of all rights regarding Star Trek and its associated properties and licenses. The projected completion date of Star Trek: Reanimated is Fall of 2007. |