| | | Like You've Never Seen or Experienced it Before!
Features: DVD
All 29 episodes, brilliantly remastered in high-definition for both HD DVD and standard DVD viewing!
"...works as camp when it doesn't work as drama. Sometimes, it works as both at once, as in any of the several episodes in which Shatner must act opposite himself." Keith Phipps, The Onion A.V. Club
"For any sci-fi geek out there, ownership of this set is damned near required to maintain a certan dork credibility." NeedCoffee.com
"...has shaped the very future it envisioned...[with] vital, powerful shows that resonated with the audience." Sandra Dozier, DVD Verdict
Editor's Note
Going boldly where no man had gone before, Gene Roddenberry's cult phenomenon STAR TREK debuted in 1966 and reflected that decade's optimistic preoccupation with space travel. Set in the 23rd century, the series chronicled the intergalactic adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise on its five-year mission to explore the outer reaches of space. Encountering a now-iconic assembly of innovative alien life forms such as the Klingons, Romulans, Tribbles, and Khan Noonian Singh, the ship's jumpsuited crew was a then unheard-of font of multiculturism: Asian Sulu (George Takei), African-American Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), and Scotsman Montgomery Scott (James Doohan). But it was the contrasting personalities of cooly logical Vulcan Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), emotionally intuitive medical officer Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and womanizing ship captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner in definitive overacting mode) that lent the series much of its charm--and spawned a rabid cult following that continues to fuel costume sales and convention bookings to this very day. This collection includes the groundbreaking series' first season. Beam me up, Scotty!
| Features | Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies & Special Memories | | Starfleet Access: Delve Deeper Into The Star Trek Universe On 7 Key Episodes | | 5 Special Collector Data Cards | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Featurette: Spacelift - Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century | | HD-DVD & DVD Combo! Both Standard & HD-DVD Versions On One Disc | | Interactive Enterprise Inspection | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/19/2008 |
| Running Time: 1240 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1966-1967 | | Catalog ID: 13119 | | UPC: 00097361311944 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1967) | | | Emmy, Leonard Nimoy, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series | | | Emmy, Gene Roddenberry, Gene L. Coon, Outstanding Dramatic Series |
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| | Professional Reviews | The DVD Report 9 of 10
Nominated for four Emmys, including Outstanding Dramatic Series two times in its short three-year stint, Star Trek is a true legend of television history. The brainchild of former L.A. policeman Gene Roddenberry, the show premiered in Fall 1966 only to be cancelled after three seasons due to lackluster ratings. But it may well have been NBC's network executives who were the cause of the low ratings as they allotted a less than desirable time slot for the show. When Star Trek moved into syndication, its reruns captured the science-fiction imagination of an entirely new audience, catapulting the Star Trek franchise to new heights. Its newfound popularity would, in the decades to come, spawn novels, comic books, six full-length feature films, and reams of merchandise as fans clamored for anything Star Trek-related. Beginning in the 1980's, spin-offs of the show began to appear such as Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise... - Britt Gillette
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