Star Trek - Mr Spock - Leonard Nimoy

Made to commemorate the passing of the original Mr Spock. Leonard Nimoy. Live Long and Prosper.

Doctor Who - Ghosts of the Machine

I've not rested on my laurels. Oh no! I've been busy and here is another poster that I am quite proud of. So here it is!

 

 (THIS POSTER IS A FAKE AND WILL NOT HAPPEN... PROBABLY)

So, I've always felt the 9th Doctor missed out not having an adventure with the Cybermen so I made one up and made sure it was full of Classic Cybermen. Consider it a contrast to Asylumof the Daleks. But this time you don't feel a little let down after the episode is finished.

Doctor Who - Volcano Day

So, It's been quiet again but don't worry I've been busy. Here's the latest photoshop adventure I've come up with.

 

(NOT A REAL POSTER!!!) (IT'S A FAKE!!!)

Sorry. I wanted to make sure that it was quiet clear that this is a fake and will not actually happen in the next series of Doctor Who. Now that is out of the way, TIME FOR BACKSTORY!!!

I was applying for a job and they wanted some artwork samples. A suggestion from my Dad said "If your going to send something Dr Who related why not something with the New Doctor?" but I didn't have anything with the New Doctor on it so. Here it is, One hour later, a poster that I was proud of.

Most of the images were sourced through Google Images and put together by Moi, so fingers!

Doctor Who - A Big Hand For The Doctor - Book Cover

Hello all. It's been a while and I've finally got back into the mood for doing stuff. Also, it's the Anniversary Year for Doctor Who so I decided I should do something remotely connected to it.

It started with this cover that they've released for Doctor Who - A Big Hand For The Doctor by Eoin Colfer and it's not very good. You can take a look at it here.

Puffin Book: A Big Hand For The Doctor

So. I wondered what I would have done if I was told to make a cover for it. Well, enough beating around the bush. Here's what I came up with.

Are We Ready?

Star Trek Remastered - Season 1

With the release of J.J. Abrams new Star Trek Movie, I might as well take a look at the Remastered DVD release of the Original First Season of the TV Series created by Gene Roddenberry.

THE PACKAGING

The packaging is something interesting. Having seen the original releases on DVD of the Original series to Enterprise, the packaging with this has improved greatly. Intead of a cardboard covering that is prone to falling apart and a plastic shell that is also badly put together, You get a metal tin that covers the large case that holds the 8 DVDs.

The Original DVD Packaging

THE EPISODES

The Episodes are the first sign of improvement. The Original footage shot in the 1960's is clear and crisp, compared to the slightly fuzzy-round the edges that were making the rounds before the episodes were remastered.

The improvements of the remastering effort now reveals that Spock has slightly green skin, something I couldn't even see before.

THE REPLACEMENT EFFECTS

The New shots of the U.S.S. Enterprise shooting through space are definatly an improvement upon the original. There are times where the effect shot does not look as if it belongs in the episode. It stands out too much when most of the other replacements still sit within the episode.

For example, the episode, Tomorrow is Yesterday, where the Enterprise is shot back to 1969, the shots of the Enterprise in the skies of Earth look brilliant, while in a later scene where they have to slingshot around the sun, the wall of light doesn't look as if it belongs, the textures on the sun stand out. While I can't currently think of a way to improve upon what they have done. To me it just stands out rather badly. It is still an improvment upon the original.

SPECIAL FEATURES

As with the HD-DVD release of the remastered episodes, it contains similar special features with the newer features included on the Blu-Ray release. I haven't had the chance to watch them all but I will say they are an improvement upon the original DVD release.

OVERALL THOUGHTS

While this Remastered set is overall an improvement on the Original DVD release. It would do better to have both the Original episodes remastered to the quality of these. I haven't seen the Blu-Ray release and I do not know if the original episodes get the same treatment as the Doctor Who releases where they do their best to keep the episode in the best quality possible.

I give this DVD release a 8 out of 10. A good set but not quite there.

DVD Case image provided from TV Shows on DVD.com
Episode Images from Trek Movie.com
Star Trek belongs to CBS and Paramount Pictures

(This post will be edited later with more images)