Comic-Con 2012: “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Blu-ray Interview Dan Koelsch, July 13, 2012 After the success of the HD transfer of Star Trek: The Original Series, fans clamored for the same treatment for The Next Generation. They’ll get their wish on July 24th, when the Blu-ray for Season 1 of Star Trek: TNG is released. At the San Diego Comic-Con 2012 panel, CBS showed some footage, and afterwards, I had a roundtable interview with some of the important men and woman who made it all possible. Watch the video after the break. Sorry about the audio, it sounded ok before I converted it for web, so the quality dropped considerably.Comic-Con 2012: “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Blu-ray Interview from Daniel Koelsch on Vimeo.As a Trekkie myself, I was honored to be in the presence of Mike Okuda, as you can tell by how I stumble over my words. Those in attendance were Roger Lay, Jr. (producer/director, Blu-ray), Mike and Denise Okuda (project consultants), David S. Grant (vice president, multimedia, CBS Television Distribution), Ryan Adams (director, multimedia, CBS Television Distribution), Craig Weiss (creative director, CBS Digital), Eric Bruno (lead compositor), and Wade Felker (film transfer technician). Comic-Con Conventions Events Interviews Comic-ConinterviewStar TrekStar Trek: The Next Generation
C2E2 2012: Captain America Auction April 13, 2012April 15, 2012As one of the site’s resident Chicagoans, I am fortunate enough to attend the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) at McCormick Place with relative ease. Since it first launched in 2010, C2E2 has sought to provide the Midwest with a taste of pop culture the way the San Diego… Read More
TRON: Legacy Comic-Con Footage Leaked July 23, 2010July 24, 2010I’m sure Disney is going to pull this within the hour, so I’m going to keep this short and sweat. The eight minutes of TRON: Legacy footage that was shown at Comic-Con has (finally) made its way onto YouTube. After the jump watch the shaky-handheld-but-watchable video after the break. Read More
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition, New Mobile Game Coming Soon To A District Near You May 30, 2014May 30, 2014Not content being confined to theater screens and book pages, Lionsgate has announced two major initiatives designed to expand the reach of its marquee franchise, The Hunger Games. One is a traveling, museum-style exhibit called The Hunger Games: The Exhibition, The other is a brand new mobile-based role-playing game. It sure… Read More