paragraph_text: Released in North America on December 7, 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom faulted the film for its lack of action scenes and over-reliance on special effects. Its final production cost ballooned to approximately $46 million, and earned $139 million at the worldwide box office, falling short of studio expectations, but enough for Paramount to propose a cheaper costing sequel. Roddenberry was forced out of creative control for production of the film's 1982 sequel, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In 2001, Wise oversaw a director's cut for a special DVD release of the film, with remastered audio, tightened and added scenes, and new computer - generated effects.

paragraph_text: As their sixth international studio release, Back in Black was an unprecedented success. It has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Its enormous sales figures have made it one of the best - selling albums in music history. The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, cementing them among the most popular music acts of the early 1980s. The album also received positive critical reception during its initial release, and it has since been included on numerous lists of ``greatest ''albums. Since its original release, the album has been reissued and remastered multiple times, most recently for digital distribution.

paragraph_text: On March 27, 2017, Blizzard announced StarCraft: Remastered, a remastered version of the original StarCraft, with the core updates being up - to - date graphics, and revised dialogue and audio. As of April 19, 2017, StarCraft and its Brood War expansion are free to download and play from Blizzard's website.

paragraph_text: Zachary John Quinto (/ ˈkwɪntoʊ /; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his roles as Sylar on the science fiction drama series Heroes (2006 -- 2010), Spock in the reboot Star Trek (2009) and its sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as his Emmy nominated performance in American Horror Story: Asylum. He also appeared in smaller roles on television series such as So NoTORIous, The Slap, and 24.

paragraph_text: Under Grand Recordings, Pigmartyr was not mastered and many people could not get the album. It was soon remastered and re-released under Metropolis Records under the PIG moniker and a new title, Pigmata. Raymond recorded three bonus songs for the album as well as having Isaac Glendening of Cesium 137 mix them. The album went on to become a rather large success at Metropolis Records, keeping the #1 spot on Metropolis' best seller list for several weeks.

paragraph_text: General Chang is a fictional character from the Star Trek fictional universe who was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

paragraph_text: Sunshine Rainbows and Violins is the fifth studio album by Dutch-Australian children's musician Franciscus Henri. It was recorded with John Bye and the Kinder Players and was released in 1981 by John Bye Productions and distributed by Move Records on 33 rpm vinyl record and cassette. In 2011, it was remastered and re-released on CD with 28 tracks on FHP Records.: 3

paragraph_text: Roxann Dawson (née Caballero, also credited as Roxann Biggs and Roxann Biggs - Dawson) is an American actress, producer, and director and writer, best known as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

paragraph_text: Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 -- January 16, 1979) was an American actor of radio, television and film and voice artist. Noted for his tall stature at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and his deep bass voice, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science - fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie, and is best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating The Incredible Hulk TV series.

paragraph_text: In 1996, Karl Miller was working for an Internet broadcasting company, Play TV, making a streaming Internet video show about "Star Trek". Karl decided to form a band that only sang songs about "Star Trek" to fill time on the show. He had already been in bands with Jeff Hewitt as a teenager and the rest of the band fell into place quickly. Warp 11 formed in 1999 with Karl Miller, Brian Moore, Jeff Hewitt, and Kiki Stockhammer.

paragraph_text: Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology is a 1980 book written and edited by Stan and Fred Goldstein, and illustrated by Rick Sternbach. At the time of its publication it was the official history of the "Star Trek" universe. The first season of "" used references and dates that indicated that the "Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology" was no longer being followed, and it was eventually replaced by "Star Trek Chronology" as the official history of the "Star Trek" universe. In 2006, Pocket Books published "Voyages of Imagination", which expanded "Star Trek Chronology" to include the events of all of the "Star Trek" novels.

paragraph_text: The Best People is a lost 1925 American silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Warner Baxter in the leading role.

paragraph_text: Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Анто́н Ви́кторович Е́льчин; March 11, 1989 -- June 19, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known as Pavel Chekov in three Star Trek films, including the 2009 reboot film of the same name, along with the sequels, Star Trek Into Darkness and the posthumously released Star Trek Beyond (2016) and for his work in independent cinema.

paragraph_text: Khan Noonien Singh, commonly shortened to Khan, is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The character first appeared in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode ``Space Seed ''(1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán who reprised his role in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness, he is played by Benedict Cumberbatch.

paragraph_text: On July 26, 2007, CBS Home Entertainment (with distribution by Paramount Home Entertainment) announced that the remastered episodes of TOS would be released on an HD DVD / DVD hybrid format. Season 1 was released on November 20, 2007. Season 2 had been scheduled for release in the summer of 2008, but it was cancelled when Toshiba (which had been helping finance the remastering of the show) pulled out of the HD DVD business. On August 5, 2008, the remastered Season 2 was released on DVD only. For this release, CBS and Paramount used discs without any disc art, making them look like the ``Season 1 Remastered ''HD DVD / DVD combo discs, despite having content only on one side. Season 3 was released on DVD only on November 18, 2008. On February 17, 2009 -- Paramount announced the Season 1 of TOS on Blu - ray Disc for a May release to coincide with the new feature film coming from Paramount. The second season was released in a seven disc set on Blu - ray in the U.S. on September 22, 2009. The third season was released on Blu - ray in the U.S. on December 15. With the release of the`` Alternate Realities'' box set, remastered Original Series episodes were included in a multi-series compilation for the first time. It is unknown if future compilation releases will exclusively use the remastered episodes or not.

paragraph_text: Brent Jay Spiner (/ ˈspaɪnər /; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician.

paragraph_text: Star Trek: Discovery Genre Science fiction Adventure Drama Created by Bryan Fuller Alex Kurtzman Based on Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry Starring Sonequa Martin - Green Doug Jones Shazad Latif Anthony Rapp Mary Wiseman Jason Isaacs Composer (s) Jeff Russo Alexander Courage (original theme) Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 9 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Bryan Fuller David Semel (1x01) Eugene Roddenberry Trevor Roth Akiva Goldsman Heather Kadin Gretchen J. Berg Aaron Harberts Alex Kurtzman Producer (s) Geoffrey Hemwall April Nocifora Aaron Baiers Jill Danton Nicholas Meyer (consulting) Craig Sweeny (consulting) Location (s) Toronto Cinematography Guillermo Navarro Colin Hoult Production company (s) Secret Hideout Roddenberry Entertainment Living Dead Guy Productions CBS Television Studios Distributor CBS Television Distribution Budget US $8 -- 8.5 million per episode Release Original network CBS (1x01) CBS All Access Original release September 24, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 24) -- present (present) Chronology Preceded by Star Trek: Enterprise Related shows Star Trek TV series External links Star Trek: Discovery - CBS.com www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/

paragraph_text: The film starred Hal Scardino as Omri, Litefoot as Little Bear, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Rishi Bhat as Omri's friend Patrick, Steve Coogan as Tommy Atkins, and David Keith as Boone the Cowboy. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures (Non-US theatre release, TV broadcast rights and US video release) and Paramount Pictures (US theatre and Non-US video release).

paragraph_text: Star Trek: Discovery Genre Science fiction Adventure Drama Created by Bryan Fuller Alex Kurtzman Based on Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry Starring Sonequa Martin - Green Doug Jones Shazad Latif Anthony Rapp Mary Wiseman Jason Isaacs Composer (s) Jeff Russo Alexander Courage (original theme) Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 15 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Bryan Fuller David Semel (1x01) Eugene Roddenberry Trevor Roth Akiva Goldsman Heather Kadin Gretchen J. Berg Aaron Harberts Alex Kurtzman Producer (s) Geoffrey Hemwall April Nocifora Aaron Baiers Jill Danton Nicholas Meyer (consulting) Craig Sweeny (consulting) Location (s) Toronto Cinematography Guillermo Navarro Colin Hoult Running time 37 -- 49 minutes Production company (s) Secret Hideout Roddenberry Entertainment Living Dead Guy Productions CBS Television Studios Distributor CBS Television Distribution Budget US $8 -- 8.5 million per episode Release Original network CBS (1x01) CBS All Access Original release September 24, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 24) -- present (present) Chronology Preceded by Star Trek: Enterprise Related shows Star Trek TV series External links Star Trek: Discovery - CBS.com

paragraph_text: Paramount originally began work on a Star Trek feature film in 1975 after lobbying by the creator of the franchise, Gene Roddenberry. The studio scrapped the project two years later in favor of creating a television series, Star Trek: Phase II, with the original cast. However, following the huge success of Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Paramount changed its mind again, halting production on the television series and adapting its pilot episode into a Star Trek feature film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Five more Star Trek feature films featuring the entire original cast followed. The cast of the 1987 -- 1994 Star Trek spin - off series Star Trek: The Next Generation starred in a further four films. After the release of Star Trek: Nemesis on December 13, 2002, there was a hiatus that lasted almost seven years until a new film was released on May 8, 2009, simply titled Star Trek, serving as a reboot to the franchise with a new cast portraying younger versions of the original series' characters. A sequel to Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, was released in theaters on May 16, 2013. A second sequel, Star Trek Beyond, was released on July 22, 2016, on the franchise's 50th anniversary.

Question: When did the distributor of The Best People announce the remastered release of Star Trek for television?
Answer: July 26, 2007