Musings from The Software Underground

I found the idea of the original Star Trek episodes getting a makeover intriguing...

Four decades after Capt. Kirk and crew zoomed off at warp speed to "the final frontier," the iconic sci-fi series "Star Trek" returns to broadcast television this week with an extensive digital face-lift.

CBS Paramount Domestic Television, is digitally remastering all 79 episodes of the original series to enhance the show's 1960s-era visual effects with 21st-century computer-generated graphics.

It will definitely be interesting, but honestly, were we ever watching it for the special effects? I watched it for Shatner's overacting and hot alien babes...

Read the whole thing: "Star Trek" heads back to TV with digital makeover