For the Star Trek Fan with $2500.00 to spend..

[SirFozzie]

Coming out next week:

DVD Features:

* Available Subtitles: English
* Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
* Star Trek The Original Series: The Complete Seasons 1-3
* Star Trek The Next Generation: The Complete Seasons 1-7
* Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Complete Seasons 1-7
* Star Trek Voyager: The Complete Seasons 1-7
* Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Seasons 1-4
* The 10 Star Trek feature films in two-disc special editions
* Commentary by director Robert Wise, special photographic effects director Douglas Trumbull, special photographic effects supervisor John Dykstra, music composer Jerry Goldsmith, and actor Stephen Collins on Star Trek: The Motion Picture
* The newly restored, director's edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
* Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
* Extended 116-minute director's edition of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
* Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer-producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll, and actor Robin Curtis on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
* Commentary by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
* Commentary by director/actor William Shatner and his daughter, Liz Shatner, on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
* Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
* Commentary by Brannon Braga and Ron Moore on Star Trek Generations
* Commentary by director-actor Jonathan Frakes on Star Trek First Contact
* Commentary by screenwriters Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore on Star Trek First Contact
* Commentary by producer Rick Berman on Star Trek Nemesis
* Commentary by director Stuart Baird on Star Trek Nemesis
* Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda (co-authors of The Star Trek Encyclopedia)
* New and vintage interviews, documentaries, and featurettes
* Deleted scenes
* Storyboard archives
* Trailers



Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Here's the ultimate collection for the ultimate fan. This 212-disc behemoth encompasses five broadcast series and 10 feature films and is, with a few exceptions, all the Trek a Trekker could want. Start with the original series, which in 1966 set out to boldly go where no series had gone before, beginning a three-year mission that led to a franchise that would last decades. The original Enterprise crew was led by Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and included first mate and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), medical officer "Bones" McCoy (DeForrest Kelley), and Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (James Doohan). The show lasted a mere three seasons, but devoted fans and syndication kept the franchise alive til its first feature film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

Fan response to the leaden-paced adventure was tepid, leading to the "even number rule": only even-numbered Star Trek movies were considered good. That certainly applied to the second and best in the series, The Wrath of Khan (1982); the fourth, The Voyage Home (1986), which was the best-received among the general public; the sixth, The Undiscovered Country (1991), which was the last to feature the original crew; and the eighth, the action-packed First Contact (1994). Reviews were decidedly mixed on whether the tenth, Nemesis (2002), broke the rule, but it's far from the worst in the series. Odd-numbered films were the somewhat cheesy Search for Spock (1984), which many fans like for its integrity to the original series; the forgettable Final Frontier (1989); Generations (1991), which was the first Next Generation film but also served to bridge the gap between crews; and the lackluster Insurrection (1998). Most of the feature films were released early in the DVD era, but are represented here in their vastly improved two-disc special editions, which boast widescreen anamorphic pictures, numerous commentary tracks by cast and crew, humorous and informative trivia subtitle tracks by Michael and Denise Okuda, and a wide variety of new and vintage documentaries and galleries.

In the middle of the feature-film run, interest was high in reviving the franchise on television, so The Next Generation debuted in 1987. Featuring a crack cast led by Patrick Stewart, the series shook off early doldrums to become perhaps the most-respected Trek series of all. That honor might be challenged by the next series, Deep Space Nine (1993-99), which for a change took place on a space station and riveted viewers with its vast story arc that explored politics, war, religion, and other topics. Voyager (1995-2001) returned the franchise to its starship roots, featuring Jane Mulgrew as the captain of a Federation ship lost in the Delta Quadrant. Enterprise (2001-2005), the prequel series that took place before the original series, was unceremoniously canceled after its fourth season, breaking a string of the three previous series lasting seven seasons each. This set collects each broadcast series as released on DVD, with all episodes intact and varying amount of bonus features. The original series is in its tricorder-shaped 2004 sets rather than its meager two-episodes-per-disc format from the early days of DVD.

The only omissions from the set are the animated series (1973-75), which as of 2005 was not available on DVD, and the two officially sanctioned fan-focused documentaries, Trekkies and Trekkies 2. So perhaps The Ultimate Star Trek Collection isn't quite as ultimate as it could be, but it will still give you many years' worth of sci-fi entertainment. --David Horiuchi

Product Description:
This is the ultimate collection for any Star Trek fan. It includes the following: Star Trek: The Motion Picture DVD Collection (all 10 2-disc Star Trek Motion Picture Special Collector's Editions) The Boxset of the Complete Series of Enterprise (Seasons 1 - 4) The Boxset of the Original Star Trek Series (Seasons 1 - 3) The Boxset of the Complete Series of The Next Generation (Seasons 1 - 7) The Boxset of the Complete Series of Deep Space Nine (Seasons 1 - 7) The Boxset of the Complete Series of Voyager (Seasons 1 - 7)



Save $1500 from the list price, only $2500 on Amazon.. with free delayed shipping!

[SirFozzie]

BTW, at that price they should be sending out Troi or Chekov (if that's your thing) to give you a blow job

[Nwobhm]

I think you meant sulu

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

BTW, at that price they should be sending out Troi or Chekov (if that's your thing) to give you a blow job

Don't you mean Troi or Sulu?

[SirFozzie]

I was referring to the ladies but yeah, that works too

[Neon_Chaos]

Holy sh*t. That's a lot of Trek.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

I was referring to the ladies but yeah, that works too

ladies? I thought we were talking about Star Trek!

[SirFozzie]

The # of girls I knew who had crushes on Picard and Riker was staggering.

[stevew]

The correct answer would be that the Star Trek fan would already have bought all this. Unless its new packaging or something.

[Joe Canadian]

Someone should buy this and send it into space with Scotty's remains...

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

The # of girls I knew who had crushes on Picard....

That would be me.

[SirFozzie]

There's a joke about Picard saying the word Engage, and Arlie being upset.. but let's not go there, shall we?

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

The # of girls I knew who had crushes on Picard and Riker was staggering.

I think it is amazing that you knew a number of girls that even KNEW who Picard and Riker were..

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by Mustang

I think it is amazing that you knew a number of girls period

Getting that joke out of the way before anyone else can

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

The # of girls I knew who had crushes on Picard and Riker was staggering.

I'm just amazed that you knew ANY women

EDIT: or, I can read the rest of the thread and avoid looking like a complete idiot.

[Raiders Army]

In all seriousness, this is way too much money in one shot. Even though you get a truckload of content, that's a lot of money.

[Butter_of_69]

Do they have to rent a U-Haul to get that to your house?

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Getting that joke out of the way before anyone else can

Heard that before huh Foz?

[DaddyTorgo]

that makes me hard

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

That would be me.

Heck, even I had a crush on Picard.......what?

I didn't realize that Enterprise went on for 4 seasons. It shouldn't have even been made. And where the hell is the animated series!?

[Passacaglia]

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

[AZSpeechCoach]

If only I had $2500. I'm a Kirk, my wife is a Picard.

[Joe Canadian]

Originally Posted by AZSpeechCoach

If only I had $2500. I'm a Kirk, my wife is a Picard.

There's a joke in here...

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

There's a joke in here...

A joke? I can think of about several, at least...

[Schmidty]

Which is nerdier: Spending $2,500 on a Star Trek DVD collection, or spending $2,500 on Magic: The Gathering cards?

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

Which is nerdier: Spending $2,500 on a Star Trek DVD collection, or spending $2,500 on Magic: The Gathering cards?

Magic is nerdier...at least with the DVDs you have something to do with your non-existant social life.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

Which is nerdier: Spending $2,500 on a Star Trek DVD collection, or spending $2,500 on Magic: The Gathering cards?

The cards, you can collect those at any game store by picking up after the nerds who spend their hours sorting their "decks" together.


As for the 2500.00...If I had it, I'd buy it. There is just something about Star Trek that pulls you in and keeps you entertained....

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

:In zulu's voice:''Oh my God.''

[Tasan]

Hey just thought I'd share something with you guys. After reading this, the next day I told a friend of mine at work about it. He's into Sci Fi, single, and pulls down OK cash. He records tons of stuff from TV, even has a PC dedicated to just that with some DVR software. So I tell him about it, and he seems mildly interested about it. The next day he comes in, tells me that he looks all the sets up and found them to total around 2800 and since he wanted all of this and it was a good deal, he went ahead and ordered it!!

Best things about it he said, was that it was $12 total for shipping, and no taxes. Not a bad deal at all, but my wife would still kill me even though she loves Star Trek herself.

[SirFozzie]

Here's another big ticket item on amazon:

How about the Penguin Classic Collection. Over 1000 books.. does not come with bookshelves, sadly. Only $8,000.. Wotta steal!

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

The # of girls I knew who had crushes on Picard and Riker was staggering.

A guy who lived down the hall from me in college once told me, "The only respectable Frenchman in the world is Jean Luc Picard." Which prompted me to say, "The only respectable Frenchman is a British actor?"

This thread would be a lot better with some more quotes from this week's episode of "Extras."

[hukarez]

It's all about the Klingons, baby!