STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – SEASON 1

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Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year goal to try the galaxy. The Enterprise is underneath the authority of Captain James T. Kirk. The First Officer is Mr. Spock, from the world Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy. With a dynamic crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen lead by Khan Noonian Singh. Their goal is to try bizarre brand brand brand new worlds, to find brand brand brand new hold up and brand brand brand new civilizations, to resolutely go where no male has left before.Amazon.com
In 1966, Star Trek set out to resolutely go where no array had left before, commencement a three-year goal that led to a authorization that would final decades. Here at final is the initial deteriorate of the strange array all in one box, twenty-nine episodes in their strange promote order. That equates to starting with “The Man Trap,” and shortly followed by “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” the second commander filmed and the initial one starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk. The most prominence episodes embody “Balance of Terror” and “Errand of Mercy” (introducing, respectively, the Romulans and the Klingons), the two-part “The Menagerie” (which recycled footage from the strange pilot, “The Cage,” that featured Christopher Pike as the captain of the Enterprise and is not enclosed in this set), “Space Seed” (introducing Ricardo Montalban’s Khan character), and “The City of the Edge of Forever” (written by sci-fi hulk Harlan Ellison and deliberate by most the best-ever part of the series).

The first-season DVD set is supplemented by 80 mins of featurettes incorporating 2003-04 interviews with Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, alternative expel members, and producers, and a little 1988 footage of Gene Roddenberry. The longest (24 minutes) featurette, “The Birth of a Timeless Legacy,” examines the dual commander episodes and the growth of the crew. Slightly shorter have been “To Boldly Go… Season One,” that highlights key episodes, and “Sci-Fi Visionaries,” that discusses the series’ good scholarship novella writers (most famously in “The City of the Edge of Forever”). Shatner shows off his love of horses in “Life Beyond Trek,” and, some-more interestingly, Nimoy debunks assorted rumors in “Reflections of Spock.” As they’ve finished for most of the feature-film special editions, Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda yield a pop-up content explanation on 4 of the episodes filled with history, trivia, and dry wit. It’s the initial explanation of any kind for a Star Trek TV show, but an audio explanation is still overdue. The technical specs have been often the same as alternative Trek TV series–Dolby 5.1, English subtitles–but with the acquire further of the part trailers. The cosmetic box is an try to replicate a little of the fun wrapping of the series’ European DVD releases, but it’s a bit clunky, and the paper sleeve around the front box seems ungainly and crude. Still, the set is a immeasurable alleviation both in conditions of shelf space and reward facilities compared to the old two-episode discs, that were expelled prior to full-season boxed sets became the indication for radio DVDs. –David Horiuchi

Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 1

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5 Responses to “STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – SEASON 1”

  1. NYGIANTFAN says:

    Whats going on here!$80.00 dollars,for what?I have all three seasons,yes even Season Three,on DVD.I bought the episodes I liked when there were only two on one disk for $20 a pop!Love Star Trek,old school,but not that much!
    Rating: 1 / 5

  2. Harry Hyde says:

    I realize that this is seven disc’s…But…Blue Ray is WAY WAY WAY Over Priced. I have this on the original release and it was over priced. Is the difference in Blue Ray and original worth it?…In my opinion HELL NO. This is simply a gimmick to steal your $ I rated 1 star for the price…Not the content.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  3. WHO’S THE MORON’S? YOU FOLKS OUT THERE ARE ARE LIKE SHEEP TO THE BUTCHER! YES STAR TREK WAS AND IS A GREAT CLASSIC, YES THE PRICE IS OK, BUT WHEN YOU ALL REALIZE THAT THIS FORMAT WILL COME AND GO LIKE ALL THE REST AFTER THEY HAVE SOLD AND MADE MILLIONS OF THE “BLU RAY” SYSTEMS AND THEIR SALES ARE LAGGING THEY WILL RELEASE YET ANOTHER MEDIA TYPE THAT THEY HAVE HAD IN STORAGE UNTIL THE TIME WHEN THEY NEED A MONEY BOOSTER!
    Rating: 3 / 5

  4. I am a devout Trekker, I came of age during the time that the original series aired. I found it childish and I had no interest in watching it. However, Gene Roddenberry’s vision inspired me, I had the feeling that better things were on the way. I was right, the Next Generation series was proof that his vision was alive. Further proof was provided by Deep Space Nine and Voyager.
    The fetus, the original series, was simply an absurd “William Shatner Show”, the acting was ludicrous and Shatner’s overweight and over acting destroyed the essence Roddenberry intended.

    The Star Trek legend was born when Patrick Stewart and company came on TV in 1987. Before TNG, Star Trek was childs play and nothing more. No exploration of characters was possible with Shatner’s vanity, he ruined the original series. Majel Roddenberry said that and I agree with her.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  5. colliemom says:

    I tried these discs in two different Blu ray players and they would not play in either one. I was disappointed.
    Rating: 1 / 5

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