Merrick here...


...with a shot from this week's episode of STAR TREK REMASTERED - it's "Requiem for Methuselah".

This is the one in which Kirk & friends encounter a mysterious man named Flint (James Daly), who lives a solitary existence on planet Holberg 917-G...save for his beguiling companion Reyna (Louise Sorel) and a floaty robot called M4. But there's more to Flint than meets the eye, evidenced by his possession of impossibly rare artifacts from throughout human history & behavior that suggests he's fervently guarding a very precious secret.

In the original iteration of this episode, Flint's crib was actually a reused (and slightly tweaked) matte painting from "The Cage" - the Captain Christopher Pike pilot which was never aired at the time, although material from the installment was later cannibalized for a Kirk-era episode "The Menagerie".

The remastering allows for not only an original, and substantially re-approached, design which looks to accommodate architectures from Flint's...experiences. The "remastered" image features a digital matte by Max Gabl, from castle designed by Niel Wray. Note the subtle details, like the inclusion of an observatory dome. Pretty damn cool...

Original

Remastered - CLICK TO EMBIGGEN

HERE's a newly updated list of stations carrying the next wave of REMASTERED episodes.

Airtimes/stations may be in flux. If you've been watching these, be sure to check for changes in your area.

If you can't find a station near you, some episodes can also be downloaded via iTunes and XBOX Live (where a number of episodes are available in High Definition - the series is not shown in HD by many, if any, broadcasters).

"Original" images from TrekCore

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