Lucas made such a mess of the original Star Wars movies with his changes over the years that I’m sure a lot of people are probably sour in general on the idea of unnecessarily changing anything in a remaster.
But what about minor production errors that don’t have any impact on the plot?
Modern productions like Lower Decks are usually extremely careful to use contextually-correct sounds and effects. But shows produced before the age of Web 2.0 weren’t always so diligent.
I have DS9 in mind, specifically. We see the technology of numerous species in DS9 on a recurring basis, each with their own unique audio/visual cues that the viewers come to readily identify.
But due to what I can only imagine were production errors, things don’t always sound like they should.
Does it make a difference to the story that the comms on the Defiant sometimes use the Terok Nor paging sound? No.
Does it drive a nerd up the wall with how jarring it is? You betcha.
So while we decide what color we want our unicorns to be eagerly await the DS9 remaster, what are your thoughts on correcting minor production issues along the way?
Do you lean strongly on either side?
If you’re for minor corrections, where do you draw the line?
Would you like to suggest touching grass if something so minor even bothers someone?
I’m personally of the belief that a remaster should be the best possible version of whatever was originally produced, so I suppose that means I’m not in favour of correcting mistakes like those. It’s not a hill I’d be willing to die on, but I would prefer it to accurately reflect the work that was done at the time.
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I’ll go further and say I’m not in favor of remasters. I want everything original, low res warts and all. Tasteful enhancements don’t really bother me much, but I’m just as happy with the original versions, and consider them a record of history.
If the remaster is to address the quality degradation or to get a better starting point from the original film I am all in favor of it. Just improve the picture/sound quality, not the scenes.