IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, READ THIS!August 3, 2008 twokiloseven I am a huge Star Trek fan and already own all 3 seasons of TOS on dvd so I was a unsure if I would pick this up. I was concerned that the new special effects would be a distraction away from the content of the epesodes. I did alot of internet reasearch reading reviews of both professional critics and everyday consumers to get the best idea of if it would be worth owning or not. I waited long enough that the price on amazon.ca went down to about 55 bucks! At that price I had to go for it! I have watched about half of the epesodes now on my hd dvd player and they look incredable. The show looks like it could have been filmed last week. It is almost impossible to believe that what you are watching is 40 plus year old content. I noticed the new special effects for the first few epesodes or so but after that they seem to flow effortlessly with the rest of the show. The only problem with this release is the packageing, there is no other way to describe it other than it sucks! Packageing aside if you are a true star trek fan and have been waiting and wondering if you want to make this purchase, wait no more! Even If you are concerned about HD DVD being a dead format the discs are combo format so the same content is on the flipside of the disc and will play in any standard dvd player in standard def. How can you lose? Go for it and you likley will not be dissopointed! I was most definatly not!
To Boldly Go...July 25, 2008 Kenneth O. Connor(Great White North) Yowsers, Space Cadets! It's Star Trek digitally remastered. This is the NEW Season One, HD DVD w/ tons of extras. This chestnut has been lovingly restored so geeks like us will be spending Latinum for Generations. Beam it to your Collective soon.
Outstanding, But . . . .June 6, 2008 James Coyle 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all, I am amazed at how seamlessly the new visuals fit into the episodes. Even something as subtle as a three-dimensional star field adds real beauty to the exteriors of the ship. The prints are crisp and warm, even when viewed with a standard DVD player. However, with all the back-slapping going on in the restoration documentaries, I'm surprised at how many of the original production errors were left untouched: in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the wire is clearly visible on the phaser rifle when Gary Mitchell flings it from Kirk's grasp; in "The Enemy Within", the massive continuity gaffes toward the end (the reverse print of Kirk's face with scratches on the left instead of the right, the blank viewscreen behind the evil Kirk on the bridge) are still there, looking even more glaring than in the orifinals. Why sink all that time and money restoring all the episodes by removing scratches and uniform lint and leave things like that untouched? Especially when Paramount/CBS expects us to shell out $150 for the sets (and thank you Amazon for the clearence price for season one so we can afford to see these enhanced versions. I hope that if I shell out the coin for a Blu-Ray version of Seasons 2 & 3 there will be fewer obvious restoration omissions. Still, well worth the $50 and the experience.
AWESOME, LEGENDARY SCI FI CLASSIC REMASTERED. PURE AWESOME. TREK IS BACK.May 25, 2008 Jaspreet Singh Lidder(Montreal, QC Canada) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really love this set. Its the best. Star Trek started it all out and they RE-MASTERED IT ! What can be better ? This is a abvious worthy buy. Its also great for non-trek fans, since they can dive into this great series and since the new star trek movie is coming out in 2009, i'd suggest this re-mastered season 1 to anyone.
Pricey -- And Hasn't Blu-Ray Become The Industry Standard Now?March 11, 2008 listlurker(Canada) 5 out of 32 found this review helpful
Yes, I want to buy this, but I'm concerned over the high price -- especially since it appears that Blu-Ray has recently beat out HD as the new high-definition standard in the DVD market.
Will I be required to buy this expensive set again, in Blu-Ray format, in a few months/years if HD format goes the way of Betamax video?
