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Summary: Absolutely Excellent
Review: People are complaining about bad quality. I full heartedly disagree... Any movie you purchase on DVD that is in the 1980s or very early 90s usually has quality similar to STTNG. I can honestly say that I have absolutely no complaints about the video. Its true that sometimes the sound is not very clear, but is insignificant enough to where I rarely notice it. What I am completely in love with is that it is in Dolby Digital 5.1! That just blows my mind, I spent the money on a great system, and I didn't expect for a min that STTNG would be in digital surround. I'm very very pleased with the overall package.
Rating: 
Summary: Make it So
Review: An excellent release. The sound is the big news - the transfer to 5.1 Surround is excellent and really makes the ship's engine noise come from "over there." Some others have said that the video quality is poor, but I found it to be at least as good as what I remember from the original broadcasts; I think the source material may be somewhat inferior in some cases. The packaging is a bit awkward - be careful you don't drop all the discs on the floor trying to get them out of the box. The extras and documentaries are all engaging and informative, even containing some tidbits that will be new to diehard trekkies (such as the fact that Crosby and Sirtis were originally intended for each other's roles). The DVD menus are designed with the familiar and beloved LCARS motif that any trekkie would demand, complete with sound effects. And the episodes are in "chronological" order, i.e. the order in which one should watch them, rather than numerical order (the order in which they were filmed), which isn't always the same. All in all, it's done right. If these sets sell well enough, perhaps it will encourage Paramount to release Deep Space Nine on DVD as well. We can hope!
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Summary: Making the best of what they were given.
Review: Season One was a great season when compared to the preceeding shows of the genre. It's stories were imaginative and straddled the line from the original series to the "next generation". It was akin to introducing a new food to a child; People knew what Star Trek was based on Kirk and company only, and to thrust such a radically different universe on them as Season 3 (or higher) was would have turned them off to this new "flavor". The video defects mentioned are NOT due to it's translation onto home media. Rather, they were quite present during the original run; ST:TNG was one of the first shows to be filmed on digital tape, and was sensitive to the equipment used in editing. It's most noticable in the first episode during Picard's close-ups. It doesn't last long, and doesn't detract from the Farpoint storyline. This is a must-own DVD collection that has been too long waiting in the wings. Bravo Paramount!
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Summary: This is the way that TV series should be brought to video
Review: Yes, the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was not exactly the high point of the series. The show would not find its space legs for another two years. In the meantime, the first season offered a handful of standout episodes."11001001" gave us the first real highlight of the series, and was the one of their entertaining "Holodeck" episodes before holodeck malfunctions became the cliched "crisis de jour" on Star Trek. "Datalore" was exciting action episode with a juicy dual role for Brent Spiner as Commander Data and his brother Lore. It was also a prologue to a superior fourth season episode (and the utterly attrocious sixth-season cliffhanger. "Heart of Glory" gives us our first look at Klingons other than our own Lt. Worf and gives us a good preview as to why the Klingon episodes would make for some of the best episodes over the next seven years "Conspiracy" was Star Trek's take on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Uncharacteristically dark (and gory), expecially for season one, this was a high point for the first year. "The Neutral Zone" brings season one to a slight ominous close with the re-introduction of the Romulans to the Star Trek universe. This episode also set the stage for the Borg storyline that began the next year. (I am giving this set four stars but I have one reservation. That is the price. I think these sets are too expensive for what they offer, but that is typical of Paramount releases.)
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Summary: Good Episodes, poor transfer to DVD
Review: I love these episodes. Early as they are, they do show the philosophy that makes TNG different from other Star Trek series in my opinion. For example, Where no one has gone before, a lesson on taking responsibility for our mistakes. No shooting or fighting during the whole episode, I can happily enjoy it together with my 4 yr. old son. Another example, in Lonely among us, Riker and Picard discussing about fights for religion or economic systems and how now it is only in history books. Something to look forward to. I was disappointed however by the quality of the transfer to DVD. Contrast isn't very good at some points and there is noticeable macroblock noise from time to time. The studios should be more careful. All Star Trek series are heavily pirated on the 'net, if the DVD has a poor quality some of the skilled and dedicated rippers out there will filter and clean the images and the pirated versions will look better than the one you can buy...
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Summary: I Love It, however, am somewhat dissapointed (image quality)
Review: I have long-awaited the release of TNG on DVD in a box set. I had hoped to see the epsiodes in HIGH Quality, as opposed to the various purchased VHS tapes of TNG, namely the Pilot Episode. The box-set package is eye-candy inside and out. You get the DVDs as well as the bonus Episode Guide CDROM. This was a great addition to the set, esp. for the price.
My greivences: The video quality is very poor. Images are very pixalated as you would see in a very poor quality ASF or DivX file. Also, a minor detail -- The episodes aren't in numerical order on the discs. Maybe this was done for maximum utilization of disc space. Some episodes may have taken up more memory than others.
I have some Star Trek: TOS DVDs. They have better quality than TNG, and they were recorded in the 1960's.
Overall, this box-set is STILL well worth the purchase. I would still have purchased the set, even if I had seen the video quality beforehand.
Enjoy.
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Summary: Its about darned time!
Review: While I grant that compared to the rest of the series, season one was not the best of the bunch, it was a "feeling out period" for a show that would go on to be one of the best sci-fi shows on television...EVER. This boxed set was well worth the wait. While I would have liked to have had some comentary on the shows episode by episode, the documentaries were pretty cool, yet nothing I didn't already know. I can't begin to tell you what a joy it is to finally see these shows on DVD. The sound and picture quality is fantastic. All I can say is its about darned time. Thanks Paramount, you finally did something right.
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Summary: Image Quality
Review: I agree with most reviews on content and sound, but I am disappointed with the image quality. The number of (large) artifacts that appear now and then is scary, but the overall graininess and rough edged appearance is worse. Also I wanted to have the option of hearing and seeing TNG dubbed and subtitled in multiple languages. I suppose the North American region loses out in that respect.
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Summary: This is what I have been waiting for...
Review: This is great! I've always was a TNG fan. It was my crew when I was growing up, Kirk's crew was before my time. The TNG show was the Trek show that I grew up on. I watched religiously almost every episode, and was bummed when the series ended. I've always wanted to own all the episodes from this series somehow, and when I saw this, I couldn't resist! I can't wait for the rest to come out. If you're a TNG fan, this is a must have!
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Summary: they coulda found a better print
Review: Of all the Star Treks, the Next Generation is my favorite. That's why I bought the First Season dvd set, even though I already have the entire series on tape. I was quite disappointed that Paramount was using the same quality film that is seen on cable networks. The dvd's have a slight pinkish-purplish hue and are dark in scenes where I know they were much brighter, cause the tapes I have are the ones I did myself from the very first airing of each episode.
I sincerely hope that the subsequent seasons are using better quality film, or I and many others are going to feel pretty stupid shelling out another hundred bucks.
And the only reason I gave it as many stars as i did, was twofold.The packaging is wonderful and it's out of respect for the terrific actors who worked on the show and gave us such joy for seven years and a bunch of movies.
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