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
Comic-Con News Round-Up: Parties, Cereal Bar, Shout! Factory, and Domo July 13, 2013Are you tired of our Comic-Con News Round-Ups yet? Too bad, we have more! First of all, San Diego has tons of parties for the convention, and THR has a pretty thorough list. Also, if you are a fan of SyFy’s Defiance or Warehouse 13, we’ll be doing some interviews… Read More
Comic-Con 2012 Sony Panel Recap: “Total Recall”, “Looper”, “Elysium” July 14, 2012On Friday, Sony hosted a San Diego Comic-Con panel for their films Total Recall, Looper, and Elysium, with Radio personality Ralph Garman as moderator. After the break, read some of my notes from the panel, including reactions to footage shown. Read More
Anaheim Publicly Announces Desire To Host Comic-Con March 25, 2010June 6, 2010Almost exactly one month ago, we brought you the news that Comic-Con International might have to look for a new place to hold its annual convention after its current contract with San Diego expires in 2012. A few options have been tossed around, but Anaheim seemed to be a good… Read More