150: Practically CGI

Standard Orbit 150: Practically CGI The Special Effects of the Star Trek Movies. Star Trek has always been more about substance than spectacle, but that's not to say the franchise hasn't given us its fair share of impressive visuals over the years, especially in the films. We're taking a look at the evolution of the special effects from The Motion Picture all the way up through the Kelvin Timeline films, discussing highlights, low-lights, and of course old school practical techniques vs. modern computer generated images. Is there truly no comparison to The Motion Picture? Are The Final Frontier's special effects really that bad? What were they thinking reusing footage from climax of The Undiscovered Country in the following film? All this and a fun story about whales from the Chief in this episode of Standard Orbit! Hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore Feature Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:09) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (00:03:19) Star Trek II - Star Trek IV (00:11:07)  Star Trek