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Summary: Good, Could have been better
Review: The audio and video are crisp. The reds (like Scottys shirt) are a little oversaturated in "The Corbomite Manuver".The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio sparingly uses the rear channels, but when it does it sounds really artificial. Oh, well what do you want out of a 30 year old TV program. I'm sure it is the best that could be done. So far this is the best video representation of the original Star Trek series. And for all it's faults is still a good value.
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Summary: Enjoyable early episdoes.
Review: There are two things to recommend about this collection -- Gary Lockwood's chilling performance in 'Where No Man..', and Deforest Kelly's easy-going voice of reason in 'Corbomite'. These are early episodes, so you'll see a lot of beige uniforms and Nimoy shouting his lines -- 'Where No Man' (a pilot for the series) is the slightly better of the two here. (Unfortunately, I agree that the packaging and overall direction of Star Trek on DVD is a bit ludicrous. There is enough room to fit twice as many episodes on a disc, yet this entire series will span 40 DVDs! And the lack of bonus material -- especially the SciFi interviews -- will bug completists).
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Summary: Ahhhh... the original series
Review: This is what started it all, and you don't get it in any better quality. If you are a Star Trek fan, these are for you. I intend to have the entire collection! 4 stars?!? Why not 5? As I stated, the quality is as good as you can get and the original broadcast preview trailers are nice, but here's what I see in DVD... A dual-sided DVD - one episode per side - with full length commentaries by some of the cast. Sadly, Gene and DeForest are no longer with us, but there are plenty left to pass on the legends! Hey Paramount!!! How 'bout it!
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: The digital enhancement and remastering is outstanding. As most of us have done, I've seen these episodes many times before...but not like this. The picture clarity is crystal clear and the colors are sharp and vivid. I wasn't around at the time, but I imagine this looks even better now than when it was originally broadcast. It certainly sounds better, since digital stereo didn't exist in 1966!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: Folks, this is as good as you're going to see and hear the original series. This most striking aspect was the remixed Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Red Alerts were going off all around, my sub boomed with explosions, and the Enterpirse flew right by via rear speaker panning. No, the extras we'd all like aren't there, but this is a must see for real ST fans!!!
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Summary: Much the same
Review: Much the same as it ever was. I know that interviews are available because they where made with the actors in the series. The CDs are of course of better quality then before, but I expected more of my CD collection. If you want more than the Video copies were capable of furnishing you'll have to wait. The interviews done by the Science Fiction channel could have been added as a bonus to this collection. If it sells I hope it's because someone adds the interviews.
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Summary: Only two per disc?
Review: OK, I was waiting for this series since a long time, but why do they put only two episodes per DVD? Do I have to rent a three bedrooms to store them? Ridiculous. I'm tired of all this Hollywood companies who have no respect for movies and just want to make more and more money. From now on I will just rent movies, cheaper and less disappointing.
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Summary: YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF DIRTY CROOKS
Review: Don't get me wrong.I love the series (as in the big picture concept) but not every episode is a gem. To own this show would cost anywhere from $740.00 to $950.00 depending on where your able to access these discs.Even the low end is ridiculously over priced.But I don't lay all blame on the distibutors.I also blame you trekkies or trekkers or whatever it is you liked to be called.You've placed this enjoyable tv show on such a an abrurdly high pedestal, it's finally come back to bite you on the ass.The trouble is though,the general public at large has to suffer for your folly.As William Shatner said on Saturday Night Live "It's just a tv show" a tv show I would love to own on dvd for a reasonable price.Judging by the Amazon sales ranks none of the series discs are doing that well. Seasons 1 and 2 should not exceed $100.00 each and season 3 should only cost a dollar per episode.I hope the box sets will be released as one reviewer claims they will be.LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.Just remember this though. You can't prosper if you dump the astronomical amount that they're asking for on this show.
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Summary: Stop screwing around! Release the box set already!
Review: I've already got the other sets. What's the holdup?
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Summary: TWO EPISODES PER DISK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
Review: I sent the following to Paramount at webmaster@pde.paramount.com: I recently purchased the DVD Star Trek: The Original Series, Vol. 1. The "digitally enhanced and remastered" episodes 2 & 3 looked great. This is the best that the original series has ever looked. It didn't look this good when originally broadcast. I remember. As much as I like the high quality of the video and sound provided by the DVD, there are a few things about it I don't like. The main problem is that the DVD contains only two episodes. Two episodes per video tape made sense because that was the most that could be recorded and still provide the best picture of which tape is capable. That is not the case with the DVD format. A DVD could store six episodes without loss of quality. I don't expect that though, since I understand Paramount wants to maximize its profits from Star Trek. However, four episodes could be included on each DVD and if the price were increased to maintain the cost per episode of two per DVD, the total price for a four episode DVD would be within the range of DVD movies and so be practical to market. Why is it important to me to have more episodes per DVD, enough so that I am willing to pay more for that DVD? Partly it is that I hate to see the waste involved in using only a fraction of the storage space on each disk. That waste directly effects me by taking up more shelf space to store the DVDs. Merely doubling the number of episodes per DVD would halve the storage space required for the entire collection. Right now, I doubt I will buy the entire series because of the problem of storing them (I never purchased the video tapes for the same reason). Instead, I will probably buy just the DVDs that contain my favorite episodes. Understand that I am a serious collector of DVDs. I have over 50 movies on DVD already, and expect to continue to buy more (speaking of which, when are the Indiana Jones movies going to be released on DVD?). But the size of my DVD collection already means that storage space is at a premium. Also, the ineffieciency of using only a fraction of the DVDs capability offends my conservative nature. It's bad ecology as well. To sum up, I love the quality of Star Trek on DVD but I hate the packaging (or is it marketing?). One more thing. I'd like to see more bonus materials on the Star Trek DVDs. Its nice to have the preview trailers, but there is so much more that could be included. How about interviews with the cast, or commentaries such as those shown on the Sci-Fi Channel when it rebroadcast the original series? Anything about the special effects or design of the show would be great. I have been very impressed with the DVDs from New Line Cinema or Columbia Tristar and recommend them to my friends who are just entering the world of DVD. I'd like to be able to recommend Paramount also. Will Paramount pay any attention to my letter? Probably not, if it's the only one they receive. If you feel that two episodes per DVD is a waste, why not let them know?
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