One more thing to keep in mind on these projects.
I think they just got pummelled over and over again.
I think it kinda got pummelled 3x since 2018.
First there was the CBS/Paramount merger into Viacom/Paramount Global.
Talks started for DS9 in 2013, and several people built assets for those that eventually got used in ST
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Then there was the Pandemic, which left two rumors of a remastering project.
Then there is the second buyout from Skydance, which was on no one's radar in 2023, when major headway was made for DS9's remaster, which took a pause a year later.
The last 7 years have been a bit of a shit show.
From what my investigation has shown, these two shows have been very DEFIANT to corporate apocalypses, despite all the naysaying "it'll never happen" BS.
Finally, I found this last night...
Okay, in 2023, Netflix published these numbers.
Based on a handful of semi official pre listings and tweets.
The VFX team and the execs had disagreements over AI tools.
Kurtzman via Vulcan Reporter wanted AI FX work in 2021.
That didn't fly, as these talks started when Mojo demonstrated what could be done with assets from "Sacrifice of Angels" in 2013.
This same sequence played in "What We Left Behind".
In mid 2023, the first pause happened.
Major headway was made by December 2023. Which means the VFX team resolved things with Paramount and likely got their way.
The project was then frozen in December 2024.
I suspect based on what I've seen and documented they were being scanned together.
Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 1 - 7,200,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 - 7,200,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 3 - 6,000,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 4 - 5,900,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 4 - 5,800,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 2 - 5,700,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 5 - 5,600,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 5 - 5,400,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 3 - 5,400,000
Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 2 - 5,300,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 2 - 5,200,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 6 - 5,200,000
Star Trek: Season 1 - 5,100,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 6 - 5,000,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 7 - 5,000,000
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 7 - 4,900,000
Star Trek: Voyager: Season 1 - 4,700,000
Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 3 - 4,500,000
Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 4 - 3,900,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 2 - 3,600,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 1 - 3,500,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 3 - 3,500,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4 - 3,400,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 5 - 3,400,000
Star Trek: Season 2 - 3,300,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 6 - 3,300,000
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 7 - 3,100,000
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Star Trek: Season 3 - 2,600,000
Star Trek Beyond - 1,400,000
Star Trek Into Darkness - 300,000
Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 1 - 200,000
Star Trek (2009) - 100,000
Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 2 - 100,000