

(While The Next Generation did the same, it was a kind of crown jewel that needed to be preserved, and DS9 and Voyager made much wider use of computer-generated imagery. Those series are in the same boat, for once, as B5 - they bypassed 35mm film for post-production of special effects.

The product of their endeavors was artistically successful and acclaimed, as well as important historically and commercially for some of Paramount’s flagship programming, but it wasn’t necessarily a blockbuster that demanded similar treatment for spin-offs Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Five hostile federations dominate the outermost regions of space.

Mike and Denise Okuda were key figures in the restoration and remastering of both the original Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. And a straight up-rez of the existing standard-def video would likely be disappointing.” As Hollywood graphic designer Michael Okuda, best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise, recently explained on Facebook where I learned from him of the Go90 availability: “Rescanning the film and re-rendering all the VFX would be extremely expensive.
