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Summary: With Pitfalls Still a Great Start
Review: With the video quality something to be better such as the close ups of the actors very grainy and dark, still the over all was good on my Sony TV. The first shows the beginings of a truly great series, with the actors still not knowing where and what the their caraters are going to be. To end this review Get This Collection!! you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: I think it's a great start to a Fantastic series!!!!
Review: This box set is the best set of movies I own on vhs/dvd period. I have absolutely gotten my moneys worth out of it already and i have only watched it once!! 26 episodes that's awesome. I'm not even a really huge trek fan but something always drew me to stng. It must be the characters. I think Paramount did a wonderful job in packaging this set. The sound and picture quality are good. The menu's are simple and easy to navigate. My only complaint on the menu's is that after each movie you have to kick back out to the main menu, then select the next episode, then push play. While that option is fine I just wish there was a play all episodes option on each dvd. Near perfection will have to do! The character development is execeptional. Specifically in Capt. Picard, the first couple episodes he is very, very hard and unpersonable especially on poor wesley crusher but by the end of the season you really respect him, for he has proven to be the strongest character on the show. You can also see the evolution of Data in this first season. Data to me is the comic relief of this show even though he can't comprehend humor! As for the other characters you don't see a lot of change to them in this first season. Now as far as specific episodes go i feel it's unjust to rate. Some are better than others....to me. But you might think otherwise. If you are this far into my review you've most likely seen the episodes already and have your fav's. You are probaly deabting on if you should buy it or not. It is a bunch of money, but it's worth every penny that much I can guarantee you!!!
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Summary: Great overall - video quality iffy in places
Review: Overall, this was a great purchase. I have no regrets and am looking forward to the next sets coming out. The packaging is cool and the special segments on disc 7 are excellent. I am very glad to have these on DVD! The one complaint is that the video quality tends to be very shadowy and dark in places. So much so, that you can't clearly make out the image. It occasionally gets frustrating to the point of distraction. This is not a problem with every episode, but it comes up more than once. Bridge, Sickbay, Engineering scenes seem OK and well lit, but crew quarters and planet scenes are iffy. It's too bad the trailers, or previews for next week, weren't added to the DVD. But, all in all, very cool!!!! Now, let's hope DS9 is not too far behind!
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Summary: Beware the image quality
Review: I love the convenience of having these episodes of TNG on DVD, and will buy the rest of the series regardless, but I can''t kid myself--the image quality should be a lot sharper in places. There's a lot of dancing graininess in uniforms during closeups, for instance, and there's something wrong with the contrast in places--detail that should be there gets completely lost in dark shadows. Sure, the bright and colorful beauty shots, like the Enterprise in that weird section of space in "Where No One Has Gone Before" appear sharp and distinct, but in scenes where subtlety is required, that subtlety is completely lost. Anyone posting here who doesn't see this either doesn't have a very good eye for these things or just doesn't want to see it. And for those who say that it's just due to the age of the source material--I have TOS DVD's that are way sharper and cleaner. I really hope Paramount gets their act together and works on the image quality a bit in subsequent season releases, or I'm going to feel like a real tool for buying them.
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Summary: Notes on transfer and episodes order
Review: The transfer is worse than TOS because TOS was entirely on film, while the final cut of TNG is on video (analog video for the first seasons), so it actually looks really good. The episodes order is the same order in which they were originally aired (different from 1xx production order). Anyway, a really excellent box set.
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Summary: Love the episodes, but the image and sound have problems...
Review: THE GOODS: I adore this show. There are some very fine episodes in this season, surprise surprise! Critics of season one are too harsh! They are NOT true fans of the show. Patrick Stewart was wonderful and so very entertaining (and funny!). He IS the show. Q is absolutely brilliant and how can any real fan of TNG be without two of the few episodes ever made that include him?!! For shame. And the mighty Lore is introduced -- Data's beloved brother! Riker is great, Data's a bit too human for my taste, Troi is pretty annoying the first year, Geordi's just weird, Tasha Yar seems uncomfortable and fidgety every show like she's going through "issues" in her off-camera life, Dr. Crusher is a robot and her hair color is to-gag-for, and Worf hasn't got his character down just yet and is noticibly bad. Finally, young Wesley Crusher, while hated by many for some obscure reason, I think he's okay -- leave the poor guy alone!! He's a bit nerdy and awkward and all, but that allows the other fine actors to glow extra-bright in his presence! And Picard's villainous attitude towards the lad in the early going is Grade A hilarity. But these are our TNG heroes and so love this season simply for seeing them at their youngest! Very interesting! Again, some great episodes were made, which surprises me greatly considering it was 1987 (ages ago!). Very impressive. Cudos to Paramount. PICTURE QUALITY: Flawed in many places, visible artifacts in a number of places (white spots appear and disappear), especially in the earlier shows, and grainy, pixelated pictures in some scenes, as if the remastering was forgotten for these parts -- Why Paramount, why? Otherwise, image is crisp and sharper than I ever remember from TV...it's like watching a whole different show and adds a movie-feel to it that never existed before. Great! I am disappointed with the flaws, though, as there are too many to ignore (the white spotting is most annoying). SOUND QUALITY: While the sound is overall spectacular and creates a powerful, "movie feel" more than the enhanced picture does, there are flaws in some places! Ticks and crackles, some quite loud at times, make you cringe in your seat. Seems their sound remastering process created some problems in some areas which, for reasons that elude me, they decided to ignore and leave as-is. Is it too expensive to fix or what? This was very disappointing. CONCLUSION: While image and sound flaws are very apparent, especially in early episodes of this first season, they are NOT rampant enough to drive you to smashing your dvd player to bits and pieces in disgust. I guess we must live with it. TO THE STUDIO EXECS: Folks, if you're gonna fix things up, like picture and sound, can't you atleast make sure that the enhancing process doesn't come at the cost of creating problems that weren't there when you started?! That's negligence. TO THE FANS: The shows are still great and this dvd set is NOT TO BE MISSED FOR ANY REASON by anyone who considered themselves true fans. (The picture and sound are not perfect but the stories and characters are still there, and they rule!!)
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Summary: Have fun with Season One!
Review: The moment we have been waiting for...STTNG on DVD. Great episodes include: "The Last Outpost", "Symbiosis", "Hide & Q", "11001001", "Too Short A Season", "The Arsenal of Freedom", and "Skin of Evil"
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Summary: Finally!! Season One Arrives on DVD
Review: Ok, I know Season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation is not the greatest season of the series. But, when you are a huge fan like me, and you have been waiting what seems like an eternity for TNG to come out on DVD, this set is very awesome. I think there is a great transfer on the DVD even though widescreen would of been awesome, but that just wasn't a possibility. It's just very refreshing to watch the show from the beginning. I honestly have not watched any season one episodes in a great while. I love seeing Picards fidgeting around children, Wesley Crushers boyish looks and adult brain, Worf more up tight then anyone else, and Data very much trying to be human but not being that successful. Most of all, and this is only in my opinion, I love seeing Riker without a beard because with or without the beard, he is DAMN SEXY!!!!!! I am an ardent lover and fan of Riker and Jonathan frakes, so seeing him with out a beard and in spandex is such a great reward at the end of the day. I'M sure I am not the only one with this opinion, but how I have missed the non-bearded days. Ok, back to the review. It's just really nice to watch the episodes, where the beginnings were born. The 7th disc extra features are really awesome also. There four behind the scenes features. There are interviews I had never seen before and memorable mission memories. This set is a must have is you are a true hard core Star Trek:TNG fan. If you like the show but are not a huge fan like myself, you might want to wait until the 3rd season comes out because that's when things really heat up. I think as Star Trek fans, it is our responsibility and honor to make the DVD sets a success because they are honestly put together very well. Let's make this a success so in a few years, all of Star Trek will be on DVD. Also, if you edgy waiting for the new movie in fall of 2003, likely December 20, these sets will tide you over until the movies comes out. Live long and prosper Star Trek fans. If you ageree with my review, or just love Star Trek, feel free to e-mail me. I am always up to discussion about Star Trek. Peace out.
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Summary: Where I have not gone before....
Review: I have waited for the DVD version of this series since DVD's have come out. I am thrilled they made it a season box set instead of 2 shows per disc as they did with the original series. This is my first purchase of any season set of any show. I must say that the DVD version is the best picture quality over VHS or any showing on any TV station. No more watching the shows on TV with the TV stations ID at the bottom of the screen. YUK!! I hate it when TV stations do that. And no more cut scenes to make room for more commercials. But there are some sections on the DVD's that the picture quality were not up to DVD best standards. Although, not many but it is surprising that they appear at all. Is this box set worth the purchase? Absolutely!!
I do have a few complaints or disappointments about the set. It may look nice, but the packaging is not very user friendly. It starts off like a book in your hand, but you have to flip one side of the booklet 3 times to see all of the first 3 discs. And if you want the 7th disc you have to flip the other side 4 times to get to that 7th disc. Which means you need more room on the table to get to your favorite episodes. To open the booklet up completely, you need over 3 feet. And to get to the last disc you need over 2 feet. Unless you fold the booklet back against itself. This flipping of the booklet I believe over time will cause unneeded wear and tear. Also, why were bloopers not added to this DVD season sets? Any die hard Star Trek fan wants bloopers! Also, when the episodes were put together there were some scenes cut in order to fit the time frame for TV. Why didn't Paramount add these to the DVD sets? Some of these extras would of been nice.
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Summary: What can you say except it's Star Trek
Review: I think this is a great box set. Any Star Trek fan young or old would be happy they bought this. I don't agree with the reviews on the video quality. They could use some touch up but how well can you improve cardboard backgrounds and pastel colors (mostly early episode sets). The sound quality is amazing. The DVD is in Dolby Digital 5.1 which I think is great. I was actually surprised at how well the 5.1 actually sounded, it's as good as any new movie recently released. Hearing the Enterprise whiz past you in the opening credits is great, the sound shifted from front to rear speakers flawlessly. The only thing I would like to have seen is an option to play all the episodes on each disk back to back instead of being brought back to the DVD menu after each episode. Definitely a must have for any Star Trek fan.
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