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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 9780792197768
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792197763
Label: CBS Paramount International Television
Manufacturer: CBS Paramount International Television
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: CBS Paramount International Television
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 31, 2004
Running Time: 1461 minutes
Sales Rank: 4098
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1966
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In 1966, Star Trek set out to boldly go where no series had gone before, beginning a three-year mission that led to a franchise that would last decades. Here at last is the first season of the original series all in one box, 29 episodes in their original broadcast order. That means starting with 'The Man Trap,' and soon followed by 'Where No Man Has Gone Before,' the second pilot filmed and the first one starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk. The many highlight episodes include 'Balance of Terror' and 'Errand of Mercy' (introducing, respectively, the Romulans and the Klingons), the two-part 'The Menagerie' (which recycled footage from the original pilot, 'The Cage,' which featured Christopher Pike as the captain of the Enterprise and is not included in this set), 'Space Seed' (introducing Ricardo Montalban's Khan character), and 'The City of the Edge of Forever' (written by sci-fi giant Harlan Ellison and considered by many the best-ever episode of the series).
The first-season DVD set is supplemented by 80 minutes of featurettes incorporating 2003-04 interviews with Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, other cast members, and producers, and some 1988 footage of Gene Roddenberry. The longest (24 minutes) featurette, 'The Birth of a Timeless Legacy,' examines the two pilot episodes and the development of the crew. Slightly shorter are 'To Boldly Go... Season One,' which highlights key episodes, and 'Sci-Fi Visionaries,' which discusses the series' great science fiction writers (most famously in 'The City of the Edge of Forever'). Shatner shows off his love of horses in 'Life Beyond Trek,' and, more interestingly, Nimoy debunks various rumors in 'Reflections of Spock.' As they've done for many of the feature-film special editions, Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda provide a pop-up text commentary on four of the episodes filled with history, trivia, and dry wit. It's the first commentary of any kind for a Star Trek TV show, but an audio commentary is still overdue. The technical specs are mostly the same as other Trek TV series--Dolby 5.1, English subtitles--but with the welcome addition of the episode trailers. The plastic case is an attempt to replicate some of the fun packaging of the series' European DVD releases, but it's a bit clunky, and the paper sleeve around the disc case seems awkward and crude. Still, the set is a vast improvement both in terms of shelf space and bonus features compared to the old two-episode discs, which were released before full-season boxed sets became the model for television DVDs. --David Horiuchi
Product Description:
Finally and for the first time ever the complete landmark epic sci-fi television series Star Trek is available in a complete set on DVD. In these definitive collector's boxed sets with completely remastered sound fans of the landmark series can finally own and enjoy the entire first season featuring hours of new and never-before-seen bonus features.Season One is an 8-disc set that includes all 28 first run episodes and exclusive retrospective featurettes that are out of this world!Special Features: Full Screen Format Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround English Dolby Surround Text Commentary by Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda The Birth Of A Timeless Legacy Life After Trek: William Shatner To Boldly Go (Season One) Reflections on Spock Red Shirt Logs SCI-FI Visionaries Original Promotional Trailers Photo GalleryFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097360509243 Manufacturer No: 050924
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Back to the future which is now the past
Kirk had the first cellphone -- with GPS. But all the science and technology and special effects are pleasant reminders of a simpler time in television. What is important about this series is the human story. Kirk and Spock and McCoy demonstrate the beautiful interplay of emotion, logic, humanity and leadership -- all at their best. The crew of the Enterprise, and the entire Federation, were a people of high moral character and ethical behavior. Never was a mean remark allowed to stand, nor a bad act go unpunished. If a rule were broken, it had to be done to accomplish a greater good.
Rating:  - Don't these Star Trek DVDs of the original TV series!
After careful of the contents list of each episode, I have noticed that one episode is missing - "Assignment Earth". It was the story of an alien (played by Robert Lansing) who is intersepted by the Enterprise. His assgnment: To save earth from itself during a critical period in earth's time (the '60s no less). The episode was to be a spin-off and, like all of Star Trek, far ahead of its time. Appartently, too far for the corporate suits.
Rating: - I forgot how good this show was
I forgot how good these shows really were.
It is really enjoyable to watch the shows in the order in which they originally appeared and see the characters as they develop -- see how the actors worked their way into their roles and got comfortable with them. The fact that I have read so many books by cast members, crew, and fans only deepens the enjoyment I get from watching these shows.
What made the original Star Trek series great were the scripts and the acting -- something you don't see done well too often on television today. This really comes out when you can watch the shows without commercial interruption in the original sequence in which they were aired.
Long live Star Trek!
Rating: - Star Trek Series Review
This is a terrific product. There are 22 original episodes included and the graphics are wonderful. Just the thing for true Trekkies!
Rating: - Groundbreaking Television
When the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series debuted in 1966, it completely changed the face of television. Whereas shows in the 1950s and early 1960s focused on Western and Variety themes, Star Trek introduced mind-bending plots and alien (literally!) concepts to viewers.
For those of you new to the show, it is set hundreds of years in the future, when humans travel to distant worlds via spacecrafts in search of "new life forms and new civilizations". This show focuses on the mission of one ship, the U.S.S. Enterprise, and her crew as they explore the vast regions of the galaxies (or show creator Gene Roddenberry's very creative imagination!). The main characters include William Shatner as the swashbuckling Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as First Officer Spock (a human/Vulcan species mix) and Deforest Kelly as Chief Medical Officer Leonard "Bones McCoy. There also exists a strong ensemble cast (whom I will not mention here individually) that support the "main three" in various episodes.
As I mentioned earlier, by exploring the "distant reaches of the galaxy", Gene Roddenberry was able to introduce new and thought-provoking concepts into the minds of his viewers, who would then tune in again the next week to see what mind-bending adventure was in store for them. Though each individual episodes have their own supporters and critics, here are a few of my favorites of this First Season:
The Enemy Within: Kirk's consciousness is split into ... Read More
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