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Star Trek: The Original Series - The Complete Series
Remastered Megapack
Review by Suzanne Lanoue
11/18/15 |
I'm a life-long Trekkie. My family watched this original
show back when I was a kid. I don't really remember it, but
I watched it a lot in re-runs in the 70's and later, as well
as all of the other shows and movies. I'm very glad to get
this collection.
They've done an amazing job on this set of cleaning up
the old prints of the show. The "Spaceflift" feature
explains how they took the original negatives of the
episodes, uploaded them into computers and fixed all of the
tears, smudges etc. on them and also cleaned up the color,
fixed some errors, changed special effects, etc. The guys
that did this are fans, and some have been with the Trek
franchise for a long time. They're not making drastic
changes. You'd have to have these episodes memorized to
notice many changes. It just looks really good. It sounds
good, too, because they also re-did the sound. They actually
re-recorded the theme music! It's very good and interesting.
Of course you either love this show or you don't. If you
didn't grow up with the original Star Trek, you may not like
it. Compared to today's shows, it's somewhat slow and
sexist, and kind of primitive. Back then, it was a very
unusual show. They had a multi-racial cast, including
aliens. They dealt with issues that other shows didn't back
then. There had been very few TV scifi shows for
adults before this one. There had only been anthology shows
like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits. The first episode of
"Lost in Space" was pretty good, but after that, it was a
kid's show. Even though Star Trek only lasted for
three years (plus an animated show), it left a lasting
impression on TV and on our culture. It took a
while....there were not many scifi shows, really, until the
1980's. What few shows they had didn't last very long or
were very bad.
Nowadays we have many great scifi/fantasy/comic
book/horror shows; Star Trek is part of the reason for the
success of the genre (Star Wars is the other).
This set is a must for any scifi fan; it would make a
great gift for anyone. You should buy it!
MORE INFO:
STAR
TREK: The Original Series -
THE COMPLETE SERIES
MEGAPACK
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Space. The Final Frontier.
Available for the first time in new, shelf-friendly
packaging, Star
Trek: The Original Series – The
Complete Series Megapack includes all three seasons
of the iconic sci-fi series that started it all. The
must-own collection features all 79 episodes of the original
classic on 25 discs, alongside a trove of previously
released bonus material, together in one convenient
collection.
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley,
Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, and George
Takei, Star Trek
follows the celebrated crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as
they embark on a five-year mission to explore the galaxy.
The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk
(Shatner). The First Officer is Mr. Spock (Nimoy), from the
planet Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard
“Bones” McCoy (Kelley). With a determined crew, the
Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes,
tribbles and genetic supermen lead by Khan Noonian Singh.
Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new
life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has
gone before.Specifications: Full Screen Format; English
5.1 (Dolby Digital), Latin American Spanish and French Mono
(No Spanish & French audio on "The Cage" both versions);
English SDH, French and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Season One Special Features: Spacelift: Transporting
Trek Into the 21st Century, The Birth of a Timeless
Legacy, Reflections on Spock, Life Beyond Trek:
William Shatner, "To Boldly Go..." Season One, Sci-Fi
Visionaries, Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home
Movies and Special Memories, Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the
23rd Century, Trekker Connections, Star Trek: Beyond the
Final Frontier, Star Trek Online Game Preview, and
Preview Trailers.
Second Season Special Features: Billy Blackburn's
Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories Part
2, "To Boldly Go..." Season Two, Designing the Final
Frontier, Writer's Notebook: D.C. Fontana, Star Trek's
Favorite Moments, More Tribbles More troubles (Star Trek
Animated Ep. #1), Trials and Tribble-ations (Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine Ep. $503), Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two
Legends, Trials and Tribble-ations: An Historic Endeavor,
Life Beyond Trek: Leonard Nimoy, Kirk Spock and Bones: Star
Trek's Great Trio; Star Trek's Divine Diva:
Nichelle Nichols, and Preview Trailers.
Season Three Special Features: Billy Blackburn's
Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories Part
3, "To Boldly Go..." Season Three, A Star Trek Collector's
Dream Come True, Life Beyond Trek: Walter Koenig,
Chief Engineer's Log, Memoir from Mr. Sulu, Star Trek's
Impact, Collectible Trek, Captain's Log: Bob
Justman, and Preview Trailers.
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: Approximately 68 hours, 41 minutes
Suggested Retail Price: $79.99
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