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Sep 11, 2014 - 6:29 AM
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johnjohnson
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In 2004, the legendary show came out in season sets, after originally getting released on DVD between 1999 and 2001 in FORTY single-disc volumes! Then, in 2007 and 2008, CBS/Paramount released all 3 seasons of the original Star Trek series on DVD in a "Remastered" version, with the first season being released as a "hybrid" HD-DVD/DVD format (the second season was originally planned to come out the same way, but the Blu-ray Disc victory in the high-def format war doomed the HD-DVD plans for that season). In 2009, these seasons came out on Blu-ray, and since then those remastered DVD season sets (in the unique "clear shell" packaging) have been discontinued.
Now CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution have announced that they're returning Star Trek - The Original Series: Season 1 Remastered (10 discs), Star Trek - The Original Series: Season 2 Remastered (8 discs), and Star Trek - The Original Series: Season 3 Remastered (7 discs) to DVD...and it's all happening next Tuesday! On September 16th (or as soon afterwards as the studio can deliver any orders that the retailers place) these will all become available in stores again, in slick new packaging that's pictured below. Season 1 Remastered will be DVD format only, of course. Otherwise, all on-disc content is expected to be the same as before...so if you already have the previous versions, there's probably no need to get the new ones. This is really aimed at folks who haven't gotten the last round of DVDs, and still haven't upgraded to Blu-ray. If you know of anybody like that, fill them in!
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Star-Trek-Seasons-1-and-2-and-3/20268
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This just serves to remind me that I should watch my actual DVDs once in a while instead of the drastically cut airings on MeTV. I have the TOS-R version, in three full-season sets. And I have some vacation days coming up, so...
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I also love that the TOS Blu-Rays contain the option of watching the original unaltered episodes with classic effects, or the new remastered episodes, all on the same discs. Something that wasn't able to be offered for TNG, since all its effects post-production work was done on SD-resolution video instead of 35mm (still, the remastered TNG episodes are equally brilliant, and CBS Digital has done a tremendous job recreating and updating the show while remaining entirely faithful to the original versions).
While it's nice CBS is offering these sets for people who genuinely just don't care about HD or can't afford to upgrade to an HDTV or Blu-Ray player, for anyone who can, buying these DVDs is basically just throwing money away. When on sale, the complete TOS on Blu can be had from Amazon for well under $100.
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