• Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    To be fair, it wouldn’t be the first time a Trek premiere’s promotional image looked like a poorly-done bag of ass evoking the general garbage stylings of the era.

    1966 TV Guide ad for the original "Star Trek" premiere. Lumpy-faced illustrations of Kirk and Spock flank a drawing of the Enterprise zooming past on a flaming rocket fire trail. The ad contains the text "Welcome aboard the United Space Ship Enterprise. Where it goes, no program has gone before... starring William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk (Earthman). Co-starring Leonard Nimoy as Science Officer Spock (from the planet Vulcan)"

    1987 TV Guide ad for the premiere of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Really sloppy airbrushed wet-looking illustrations of the TNG crew with expressions ranging from blank to befuddled are lined up across the page while the Enterprise D zooms past leaving another weird streaming contrail behind it. The text reads, "Tonight, the 24th Century begins with a spectacular two-hour movie."

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
      5·
      3 months ago

      1987 TV Guide ad for the premiere of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Really sloppy airbrushed wet-looking illustrations of the TNG crew with expressions ranging from blank to befuddled are lined up across the page while the Enterprise D zooms past leaving another weird streaming contrail behind it. The text reads, "Tonight, the 24th Century begins with a spectacular two-hour movie."

      I can’t help but still feel excited for this premier, from this ad. Maybe they knew it didn’t matter how they presented it, haha.

      Also, they really underestimated Marina Sirtis’ impact on the series, based on her placement here.

      • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        They also overestimated Wesley’s crew commission. By rights he should be wearing one of his hideous Season 1 sweaters.