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there is only two bad things about it.
its a full screen show thats not full.
i have side bars on a full screen tv... whats up with that?
other then that its not in the right order.
the singles was in the right order.
if it had not been for the great cleanup on the show i would of stayed with my singles.
at least they was in order.
but they did a great job cleaning it up.
so i had to keep them.
looks funny going from old screen to newer screen then back to old screen on the ship.
come on guys... what was you thinking? O.o
you had it right the first time.
thats why it was the last one i got as a box set.
i have all of the shows and the original series was the last i got as a box set.
and almost did not then being out of order.
but i just could not pass the the great cleanup job yall did.
so for you that can live with that i say buy them for sure.
as for the rest of the info on the show everybody else here covers that part well.
hope this helped. :)
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Everything that is advertised in the adverts for this set (featuring prominently in the Blu Ray Star Trek Movie collection) is absolutely true.
Painstaking effort was put into the digital mastering and restoration of the series, as evidenced in one of the documentaries on the first or second disc, which actually shows what I've never seen before: exactly HOW footage is "digitally mastered" or restored. They show them doing such disgustingly brutal and time-consuming things such as rubbing out and scrubbing scratches, dirt, dust, and other imperfections from film footage. They also show how all the music was re-recorded EXACTLY as it had been in the original show.
For a low-budget TV series in the 1960s, the picture quality is stunning. It never falls below DVD quality, though true Blu Ray perfection is elusive, as many shots suffer from some minor scratching that escaped notice, or blurry or scratchy bits that could not be fine-tuned any further. There are still hundreds of shots and moments that are in perfect Blu Ray detail, and perfect colors and contrast. You can see perfectly now that, keeping true to his green blood, Spock's skin almost always has a greenish tint.
One of the great things about it that always appeases people like me is that you can choose BOTH the original episode or the Remastered versions, separated only by the option once starting an episode, or switching with the previously completely useless "Angle" button.
The show itself utterly astounds and blows me away by just how mature and ahead of its time it is in storytelling and morality. Almost no episode has a clear cut "black and white" context, and there are very infrequently any real villains who are evil simply because script demands it to be so.
Some of the highlight episodes include "Where No Man has Gone Before", the second pilot episode, which features Gary Lockwood (Frank Poole in "2001: A Space Odyssey") playing Gary Mitchell, a navigator on the Enterprise who suddenly gains godlike powers and silver-covered eyes after the ship attempts to blow through an Electromagnetic barrier at the edge of the galaxy.
Rather than explaining anything, it's a complete mystery just what has happened to Gary. We are told and explained how it involves ESP and his psychic response to it, but we never KNOW if his mind was permanently changed, or if an energy creature took control of his mind, or if he was genuinely becoming corrupted. There are scenes where he is struck with extreme energy, causing his silver eyes to disappear, and he looks to Kirk with his normal eyes and calls out weakly "Jim...", only a moment later to have his silver eyes return, and his attitude returning to the haughty "A God am I" sort, leaving Captain Kirk AND us wondering whether Gary could truly be saved, or if it was a trick.
A great many episodes follow this format of morality, and conflicts between what is right and what is logical, and even between two different versions of right. One of the most jarring and mind-blowing episodes for me involved the Enterprise attempting to establish diplomatic relations with a peaceful planet, only to discover they've been at war with their neighboring planet for 500 years... and have fought the war entirely on computer (like video games), and when people die in the computer, they report to suicide booths in real life, in order for the war to progress. No one likes it, but they accept it, because if they do not, they break a treaty, and invite REAL war that could destroy both planets.
And then the episode with Khan, "Space Seed". What I found truly wonderful about the end is how Kirk understands that Khan is not truly evil; he is simply himself. He knows nothing else but to dominate others, and lead them. So rather than imprison Khan for the chaos he caused on the ship, he 'exiles' him and his crew to Ceti Alpha V to form his own little Kingdom, and test his strength and intelligence in surviving the harsh conditions of that world. Khan joyfully accepts the challenge, though "Wrath of Khan" shows us just what became of that 'exile'.
All the discs except one have bonus documentaries on them, with the only questionable one I think being an ego-service one focused entirely on William Shatner, who spends the entire documentary talking about his love of horses and horseriding.
The only flaw with the set involves the sound. The sound quality is superb, but the sound effects and music are INSANELY loud compared to the softness of the dialogue. It is a serious unbalance between the two that causes a constant need to be at the helm of the remote control's volume level.
Aside from that, the set is huge with the episodes, original version or remastered version, extra features, select episode commentaries, and documentaries on a wide variety of subjects, including interviews with Gary Lockwood, Ricardo Montalban, the entire original cast, and Billy Blackburn, who not only was an extra in many episodes, but provides home video footage from the set of some episodes.
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Haven't owned any Star Trek episodes since I bought a few favorites on VHS 15 years ago. Love watching these in High Defintion and with the enhanced effects. Can't wait until Season 2.
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I wasn't much of a trekkie before I bought this, but I am a true believer now! With the improved picture, improved sound, and new special effects, this will help bring in those who shunned Star Trek previously. The picture quality is spectacular, and I have been extremely impressed with the clarity of the sound. The new special effects also help eliminate some of the show's cheesiness. Star Trek is a great series, and this is easily one of the best blu-ray releases thus far. If you're sitting on the fence on this one, and you're wondering if it's worth the money, it definitely is. I can't wait for season 2 and 3!
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The picture quality is excellent, never been better. And you have here the both versions of the series the original and the remastered version with the new digital remastering scenes of the enterprise and their universe, and let me tell you this new digital effects are totally awesome, they give to the series a sense of more reality!
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