# No longer a rumor: Star Trek: The Original Series, FX and Music Enhanced **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150 "2006-09-02T02:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/1 "2006-09-02T02:18:58Z")
[http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060831a.php](http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060831a.php) > [@](#): > > Remastering Star Trek: TOS FX, Music Enhanced > > Star Trek journeys to the 21st century as the Original Series returns to broadcast syndication for the first time in 16 years with brand-new digitally remastered episodes to celebrate its 40th anniversary. > CBS Paramount Domestic Television has officially announced that they are releasing digitally remastered episodes of Star Trek, with all new special effects and music, to celebrate the groundbreaking series’ 40th anniversary, according to John Nogawski, president of CBS Paramount Domestic Television. > > The Star Trek episodes will begin airing on the more than 200 stations that own the rights to the weekend broadcast syndication window starting September 16. (As always, please check your local listings for station and dates.) The plan is for all 79 episodes of the Original Series to be remastered, with the first batch of episodes chosen from a list of Star Trek fans’ favorite shows. > > With the complete running order to be determined, the syndication schedule won’t follow the classic air-date order or production order format familiar to fans. The first episode to air will be the Season One classic “Balance of Terror.” Not sure what to think, I do remember that “Balance of Terror” cried for better special effects. OTOH, there will be no digital correction for the huge bite marks left by Shatner’s chewing of the scenery. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/2 "2006-09-02T02:23:32Z")
The Romulans shot first! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/3 "2006-09-02T02:41:14Z")
Since when did George Lucas work for Viacom? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/4 "2006-09-02T02:52:24Z")
The thought of Shatner in a brass bikini does **not** fill me with glee. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/5 "2006-09-02T04:05:55Z")
Could be worse, they could enhance it with music from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2QSaM5gQ9vo/hqdefault.jpg "Python's Camelot interlude, by Kirk and crew") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QSaM5gQ9vo) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/6 "2006-09-02T14:02:20Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] The thought of Shatner in a brass bikini does **not** fill me with glee. [/QUOTE] Next week on Boston Legal… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/7 "2006-09-02T15:19:15Z")
I hope they rework the homoerotic elements between Kirk and Charlie X! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/8 "2006-09-02T15:37:51Z")
(Speaking of Monty Python and the Holy Grail) They could just re-film the original series all in Lego. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/9 "2006-09-02T15:58:20Z")
[QUOTE=GIGObuster] [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2QSaM5gQ9vo/hqdefault.jpg "Python's Camelot interlude, by Kirk and crew") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QSaM5gQ9vo) [/QUOTE] That was AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/10 "2006-09-02T18:44:40Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] That was AWESOME. [/QUOTE] No that was _freakin_ AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/11 "2006-09-02T19:24:34Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] The Romulans shot first! [/QUOTE] If they replace the phasers with communicators, I’m not watchin’… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/12 "2006-09-02T21:39:49Z")
Here’s another release – they’re also putting in new background extras, etc. [http://www.trektoday.com/news/020906\_01.shtml](http://www.trektoday.com/news/020906_01.shtml) Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/13 "2006-09-11T12:48:22Z")
Not wishing to bump an old thread unnecessarily, but I thought it funny that this news was on page 5 of The Times here in the UK today. Complete of course with a few fan rants 😉 I’ll be watching, if the dialogue is untouched and the music merely replayed with a bigger orchestra, the new FX will be icing on a scrumptious cake as far as I’m concerned 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/14 "2006-09-11T17:50:32Z")
[QUOTE=GIGObuster] Could be worse, they could enhance it with music from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2QSaM5gQ9vo/hqdefault.jpg "Python's Camelot interlude, by Kirk and crew") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QSaM5gQ9vo) [/QUOTE] I think I laughed harder at that than at anything else all year. It made the tears come out. (You really should post a warning for those of us at work. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-a-rumor-star-trek-the-original-series-fx-and-music-enhanced/371150/15 "2006-09-11T18:17:50Z")
Rats. I always counted in the cheesy effects as part of the charm of the show.