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Summary: THE VOYAGE BEGINS!!!
Review: I only recently got into watching reruns of the Star Trek: the original series. I am not a real trekkie at all though. I don't like any other Star Trek series but the original and I would not be caught dead at a convention. I simply like to watch the original series because it is a fun tv show to watch. It generally had a well developed plot, colorful characters, and quite often was down right hilarious. It's a true piece of good tv from the 60's.The First episode here saved the series from never making it on the air. WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE was the second pilot after NBC rejected THE CAGE (which never aired on tv). A rough line up of the original crew appears here. Capt. Kirk, Spock, Sulu and Scotty all appear here but Bones McCoy and the others would not appear until later in the series. The episode finds the Enterprise travelling through a mysterious and infamous energy barrier. As they travel through the bizarre barrier it begins to take affect on the ships crew particularily Kirk's good friend Lt. Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood) and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (played by Sally Kellerman who later played Hotlips in the MASH movie). Soon Mitchell becomes extraordinarily powerful and begins to influence Dehner. Not long after that Spock tells Kirk that he will have to kill Mitchell in order to save the galaxy from utter destruction. Kirk finds himself stuck between saving the galaxy and the trust of a friend. Truly a dramatic episode especially for a pilot. The second episode here is THE CORBOMITE MANUEVER. This epsisode is famous because of the infamous face of Balok. The Enterprise is travelling through unknown regions of space when they come across a bizarre cube like alien space buoy. When the ship's phasers destroy the object an alien ship named the Fesarius immidiately traps the Enterprise and it's crew. After trying to reason with the skeleton alien named Balok who threatens the Enterprise that it will be destroyed, Kirk bluffs by making up "the corbomite manuever" story. Balok believes Kirk and decided to tow the ship across space rather than destroy it. The crew attempts to break free of the Fesarius' tractor beam and in the process disables the alien ship. After they beam aboard the Fesarius they meet the true suprising form of Balok and make a new space ally. The two episodes are classic but I agree with the majority of reviewers here. 2 episodes on one DVD! Paramount could have easily released them season for season like the Next Generation rather than putting out 40 DVDS with onyly 2 episodes each. Other than that I highly recommend this DVD if you like the Star Trek Original Series.
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Summary: Thieves!
Review: Where the hell are the complete season sets like the rest of Trek? I'm not paying for 40 volumes at $18 apiece! That's $240 a season, no thanks. That's worse than Farscape and the ridiculous prices HBO wants for it's shows (although I certainly have every season of The Sopranos, yea I'm a tool).
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Summary: I Like Cheese
Review: Well by todays F/X standards this series may seem a little cheesy to a young audience. Those of us that watched it numerous times since it originally aired on TV don't see it that way. Sure we realize there are better effects these days, but better crew interaction? No. Captain Kirk was the tough leader, Spock the intellectual, Bones the well mannered humane doctor, Scotty the engineer who could fix anything. All the rest of the supporting crew were great as well.
I challenge anyone to show me a series where they have the comradery of this series. I must admit Stargate SG-1 probally runs a close second, but you can't beat the orginal ST series. Even though we have heard stories that William Shatner did not interact well with several members of the cast, on screen there is no denying his ability as Captain James Tiberius Kirk.
This DVD is a must have to start your set. Not to mention it is interesting to note how the costumes, sets, and acting style changes as the crew grew into their parts. It always makes me smile to hear Spock shouting status in the first couple of episodes. Sure I have enjoyed watching all the other Star Trek series, but none more than this set. I bought the entire DVD set even though I do wish they had put more than two episodes and the original TV trailers per DVD. The set has been nicely restored for the DVDs and picture and sound are sharp and clear.
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Summary: A classic must-have for any fan of Star Trek TOS
Review: This DVD contains two of my favorite episodes from the original series (TOS). "Where no man has gone before" explores how a human being's moral fiber decays when given the chance to 'play god'. "The Corbomite Maneuver" begins to demonstrate the dynamics of the Kirk-Spock-McCoy relationship and how it sparks decisions that shape the direction of the Enterprise.
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Summary: Where no man has gone before!
Review: These were the first two with Captain Kirk. I have to admitt that I own all 40 volumes. Yet I still may be the box sets. Just as long as they stay in production order, including The Cage first this time. The Cage runs 63 minutes. Long aint it? The rest run 50 minutes. The Menagerie is suppose to be one Episode. I'll believe it when they edit it. What a lot don't know, is that the Adimated Series contunies the five year mission. They run approx. 23 minutes. Gene Roddenberry didn't include them as cannon, I can see why sometimes, but they are good. My Voyager Season 1 said the Original Series sets are going to be out in fall/winter 2004. I know what I'm buying with PFD.
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Summary: Classic Sci-fi Stories In a Quality DVD Package
Review: This is when science fiction writing reached its zenith, just as real space exploration went into full swing. Regardless of poor ratings and less than stellar budgets, this series shines through as a great example of original story-driven action with a common theme. This is something which, I'm afraid to say later 'Trek' series have failed to consistently offer. Upon viewing "Where No Man Has Gone Before" after many years and many Star Trek films, I was amazed to see how much the original characters such as Spock and Kirk have remained the same. I challenge you to take another look at the special effects and editing as well. The opening shot in episode 2 where the camera pans away from space to Kirk staring at a viewer doesn't look bad at all considering this came long before Industrial Light & Magic. My only regret is the lack of more 'special' material such as outtakes. The DVD edition is otherwise well done. A highly recommended series for any sci-fi fan.
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Summary: Classics, pure and simple.
Review: I got this one as well as the other 4 TOS DVDs currently available, and we all know and love'em, don't we. Cheesy as heck, naive to a fault, yet the excitement and sheer thrill of the series never falter. Shatner never really could act his way out of a paper bag if he had to, Spocks lack of emotions is probably due to Nimoys relatively poor capabilites as an actor and who in their right mind would ever truly believe that Scotty was Scottish? Yet....the sum of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, and when the theme strikes up and that voice goes on about "startdate this" or "stardate that" we're all ready to go along for the ride.... And of course, to replay our fave Star Trek game: Who'll get the red shirt this time? If you never liked Star Trek, there's no point getting these, but if you did, you'll be as thrilled as ever. Now all I want to know is when are they ever going to start releasing Next Gen, Voyager and DS9 on DVD?
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Summary: A Must-Have for Trekkers
Review: It's Star Trek - TOS all over again. What more needs to be (or can be) said? This release of the series on DVD is crisp, clear and well worth the price paid. Colors are bright and lack the 'washed out' look that was evident on tape. I could never convince myself to buy the series on VHS (besides which, I had taped them from TV), but will be buying the entire series on DVD. Unfortunately, as others have said before me, there is little on the DVD besides the two episodes each themselves. Just the trailer from televison. More could have been done here -- thus I took away a 'star' for this. However, the quality of the transfer is excellent and will present you with many hours of re-enjoying the adventures once again (assuming that you enjoyed them in the first place). For those of you who have not seen ST:TOS, I favor it over later Star Trek releases because of the unique personal interaction between the primary members of the crew (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty). This is the strengh of the series, and was not duplicated in later Star Trek releases. So .... If you enjoy a somewhat hokey space adventure (remember, the charm of the series is the crew interaction mentioned above) and/or would like to see the show that started it all, this is a purchase you probably won't want to pass up. ~unabashed recommendation~ Beam me up, Scotty.
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Summary: 1 STAR FOR PARAMOUNT, 5 FOR THE SERIES!!
Review: Ok my quick gripe here, 18.00 a vol., only two episodes a vol.
NO WAY!! I just paid almost 700.00 for the entire seven seasons of TNG, Paramounts money grubbing little fists will have to do better on TOS if they want any more of my cash.
Put 3 box set's out there, 1 per season. At about the same price (or maybe less because we know you wont put jack worth of extras in it) as TNG's. Stop trying to rip-off your largest fan base Paramount!!!
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Summary: A classic must-have for any fan of Star Trek TOS
Review: This DVD contains two of my favorite episodes from the original series (TOS). "Where no man has gone before" explores how a human being's moral fiber decays when given the chance to 'play god'. "The Corbomite Maneuver" begins to demonstrate the dynamics of the Kirk-Spock-McCoy relationship and how it sparks decisions that shape the direction of the Enterprise.
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