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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: HD DVD
Brand: NCircle Entertainment
EAN: 0097361311944
Format: Color
Label: CBS Paramount International Television
Manufacturer: CBS Paramount International Television
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 120 months
Number Of Discs: 10
Number Of Items: 10
Publisher: CBS Paramount International Television
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Running Time: 1460 minutes
Sales Rank: 10020
Studio: CBS Paramount International Television
Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1966
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Product Description:
From Paramount Home Video! The complete first season of Star Trek: The Original Series is now available in HD-DVD/DVD Hybrid disks! This set contains all 29 episodes - in airdate order - from Season One of the original Star Trek series along with newly produced bonus features exclusive to this DVD release. System Requirements:Run Time: 1460 minutes Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: NR UPC: 097361311944
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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
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Rating:  - Remastered Special Effects and Casualty Report
Season One Remastered is a fantastic investment for Star Trek fans who want something different. ALL views of space and ships are redone with modern CGI effects. No longer do we Trekkers have to suffer through gritty stock footage of the Enterprise orbiting the same red planet. Each planet looks different. Even if you do not have HD (I don't, and HD got discontinued anyway), the picture is sharp! Some noticable changes include:
-Where No Man Has Gone Before: the Enterprise goes through the galaxy barrier evasively. The nebula colors are beautiful!
-Mudd's Women: Excellent effects of the Enterprise chasing Mudd's ship in an asteroid field, where it explodes!
-The Menagerie I, II: Star Base 8 looks REAL, not cardboard cut-out. The sky has realistic atmosphere with planets in the background. It's as cool as seeing the Remastered Star Wars trilogy back in the 1990's!
-Balance of Terror: this shows the ships entering a comet that LOOKS like a comet, instead of a blue smudge of paint!
-Galileo Seven: By far this is THE BEST EPISODE FOR IMPROVED SPECIAL EFFECTS! The green nebula is so real, with cool shots of the shuttles flying in and out of the Enterprise.
-Court-Martial: More stunning shots of a starbase. City towers actually have people inside. The Enterprise orbits the base with an extra star ship and shuttles buzzing around.
-A Taste of Armageddon: Alien planet's city has futuristic monorails and people walking around.
-Errand of Mercy: REAL KLINGON ... Read More
Rating: - Where no video has gone before
The one word that probably best describes the HD recreation of the first season of TOS is: WOW! The difference between the "original" Original Series and this HD version are breathtaking. If Gene Rodenberry were alive I believe that he would have been very pleased indeed with tremedous work and effort that went into each episode to make the improvements made possible with present day technology and yet remain faithful to orignial storyline and content. The extra detail, new effects and deeper colors are almost too good to be true. I can not say enough good things about this restoration. I just wish HD could have hung in there long enough to get seasons three and four finished. One can only hope for a BluRay version. This one is definately worth getting!
Rating: - Beautiful
I saw all of these episodes on TV but they didn't even begin to compare to the HD version. They exhibited attention to detail and continuity. The episodes were in the original order that they appeared on TV.
My only issue was with the menus. The interface took a minute to figure out what they wanted me to do and I am normally really good at picking up anything and just going with it.
Bottom line is if you are a Trekker and you have a HD-DVD player you need this. If you don't have an HD-DVD player it is still a great collectible and the DVD side is clear and very entertaining.
Rating:  - Not worth the extra money.
The package is very flimsy and hard to deal with. Not very good for resale either. I do rate this two stars because at least they had the decency to put it in two formats: HD-DVD and regular DVD (one format on each side of the DVD). With the demise of HD-DVD format, at least you're not stuck with it. Now on to the episodes. The first few episodes in the restored Season 1 are outstanding, with an enhanced Enterprise and new special effects. But then the desginers got lazy and gave up. Later episodes, including my favorite "City on the Edge of Forever," are just bland. There are also several extra features such as interviews with former cast members as well. So if you're a true hard-core ST fan, then splurge, otherwise just get the regular and cheaper DVD box sets on standard definition.
Rating: - All-time greatest sci-fi television series receives an enhancement
Finally, the Star Trek I grew up with gets a revamp in the visual effects department. What's better is that they left the original storyline and dialogue intact, unlike a certain Hollywood filmmaker I won't name here.
The discs themselves are of the hybrid HD-DVD/DVD type, which means that not only do they play in the abandoned HD-DVD format, but also will work with your standard DVD player, with a minimal loss of extraneous features. The original Starship Enterprise has never looked better on the small screen.
A word of caution though:
Not recommended for close-minded purists
The vast majority of enhanced effects concern exterior shots of the Enterprise flying through the interstellar medium. Planets no longer look like solid discs of green or orange, now they are rendered with more realistic terrain and cloud cover. Alien spacecraft are given physical form as opposed to anonymous blobs of light.
Give the remastered Star Trek: The Original Series a spin, you probably won't regret it.
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