Star Trek The Original Series: Complete [DVD]

Just to be clear I am reviewing the Complete Series on Blu-ray. I wasn't sure about buying this, but after buying the movie box set my nostalgia took over and I gave in. My initial reticence was down to the fact that I've lost count how many times I've seen every episode and I wasn't sure if I wanted to pay to watch them again as they are always on TV somewhere. And boy, am I glad I did. The remastering has to be amongst the best I've seen, especially for a show made in the 60's. The picture is crystal clear and the new effects add that little bit extra, there is an option to watch the episodes as they were originally shot, without the special effects enhancements, but I'm going to watch the newer versions first. The newer effects have been done as sympathetically as possible but they do still stand out a bit at first. After a few episodes you adjust and can just sit back and enjoy. Sadly, the sound quality doesn't match up to the picture quality. As has already been pointed out the voice track seems quite far down in the mix, meaning you have to crank up the volume very high. This also means that the sound level sometimes jumps when you go from dialogue to action. Even listening through a sound bar with the Clear Voice setting doesn't improve it much. Unlike earlier versions this box set comes in a proper Blu-ray case so no issues with discs being scratched or coming loose. The episodes are also now in the original American broadcast order. All in all it's a set worth owning if you are a fan looking to upgrade, or add to, your collection. I'm not going to knock any stars off for the quibble about the sound as this box set is amazing value for the price.

Star Trek TOS is my favourite series from Star Trek Universe. I've been growing up with Next Generation so I hardly knew TOS apart from single episodes. Yes, maybe it's bit dated, cheesy, acting is mediocre. There is no continuity or character/story development whatsoever, each episode is like separate film which you can watch in any order, but what you expect from low budget show from 60's! Despite many flaws I just LOVE IT! Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley created outstanding characters. Kirk, Spock and Bones have that chemistry you cannot find in any of subsequent series. TOS is very simple, straightforward and most action/adventure orientated but provides hours of great fun. Many people complains about "Full Journey" boxsets. I just love them. Bought all Star Trek series as "Full Journey" and got rid of my old slimline editions. Space saving, lovely designed, all boxes looks just beautiful. Sturdy box dominated by black and blue colours with Enterprise at the front and Star Trek logo. Each series packaged in cardboard sleeves containing 2x8 & 1x7 DVDs in slots. People say that it's easy to scratch and cheap. My DVDs are working well, there's no significant scratches, just handle them carefully and everything should be alright. I had no problems at all. Prefer "Full Journey" than old boxsets. Now my Star Trek collection looks decent and tidy. Feel very happy for saving lots of space on my shelf. Best looking edition!

Very crisp visuals, packaging compact but could hold discs more securely. I have played series 1 and half of series 2 have not had any discs fail. You can watch either the original special effects or the digitally enhanced ones. Personally I use the original effects for nostalgia's sake but I am sure if the technology existed they would have used the modern effects, though it is not a massive difference. Some of the shows have a few bits of commentary best of these for me was Amok Time also there are a lot of extras connected with Trouble with Tribbles. Personally I would have liked more audio commentaries under some of the shows, but there are excellent podcasts with a show by show discussion of each episode available. I think it is great value if you like Star Trek. Of the 3 Series it seems to me that Series 1 Reaches for the more message laden shows while Series 2 has more comic content, apparently due to Gene Coon's influence. If I was just going to get a single set it would be series 1 as that set has more extras and Torres of the shows development.

If you consider that the Classic Star Trek is a 60's television show... A very cheaply made 60's television show then you might wonder (perhaps quite rightly) if there's even much point in CBS applying all the effort and expense dusting off all that old footage and rescanning it all to Hi-Def; I mean all the releases on DVD looked pretty good didn't they? - Sure they did! Well I'm here to assure you that the answer is YES! -- Yes it was definitely all worth it. The picture quality of the Blu-Ray release of this series IS a whole world of amazing, perhaps a little too amazing for a show that was shot in the 60's on a shoestring budget; you see everything with fantastic clarity, the colours are great, the weave in the costumes, the texture of peoples faces, the colour of their eyes, the displays and signage on the Enterprise are screaming out at you for your attention; but then so is the coffee stain on the bridge carpet! One of the special features introduces you to the scan and clean up processes applied to the original shooting film, which is quite interesting although if you're really nitpicky when watching the episodes you can still catch this process out but trust me, 99.9% of the frames are gorgeous... It's unbelievable to me that footage this old looks this clean. Be aware that like the remastered issue DVD's, these Blu-Ray releases include the revamped CG special effects, a controversial choice for sure but take it from an amateur 3D artist, for the average Joe these revamped special effects do look quite cool, presenting themselves as a problem to only the Trek purists (even though I consider myself an ardent fan!) and possibly veterans of CG modelling and animation that probably would have done it all differently. My only critique with a lot of the CG shots of the Enterprise is that the ship can look a little too light on it's feet for what is apparently a million gross tonnes of vessel. To all the sceptics and the critics of the CG meddling I offer you the words of salvation that fans of Star Wars didn't get prior to the purchase of their remastered releases. The original stock shots and special effects shots are all present and accounted for (viewable via menu choice or camera angle feature) with these Blu-Ray releases, which was an extremely smart move on the part of the team responsible for this re-release and you're given the option to view the episodes with the original effects (or not) prior to hitting play on all the episodes; it's then you'll appreciate that the original stock shots of the Enterprise have not aged very well nor has their transfer to the world of Hi-Def been particularly successful, especially if you watch these episodes on say a 46" (or larger) screen on which all this footage is blurry, washed out and lacking in any kind of detail even when the camera's right near the ship; I appreciate now more than ever why the powers that be opted to manipulate the episodes in this way. The sound has been remastered to 7.1 DTS-HD (wasted on me as I don't own a surround system) or you can use the original Mono track, again to keep the Trek-puists happy! Watching the features you actually get to sit in on a 28-piece orchestra faithfully re-recording the theme music using the original sheet music, arrangements and of course a soprano where appropriate, all of which scored my approval and had me grinning from ear to ear. And for the fanboy's amongst us I can tell you that they were even able to locate and apply the original 60's master recording of Shatner's famous opening monologue. My only disappointment was that the discs come in these foldout cardboard slip cases, which I've never been a fan of as they're going to deterioate the more I use them which'll probably be a lot since I like to watch these episodes in production order; I really wouldn't have minded if they had been packaged the same as the DVD releases. But packaging aside my verdict remains A*, ten out of ten, five stars... This is a true gem in my Blu Ray collection which is really saying something as I experienced some kind of climax when I played through my Back to the Future and Matrix sets for the first time! I invite you to check out some Hi-Def screen stills over at Trek Core: http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/ - After viewing some of these stills you'll be dropping this in your basket right away, I'm almost certain of it!

doesn't include the pilot episode "The Cage"....

I had never really seen any of the Original Series of Star Trek before I bought this Boxset, but I found that I already knew most of the characters by name and mannerisms. That is the cultural impact this series has had. I have seen most of Star Trek: Voyager, though, so I was curious to see where the whole franchise began. I have only watched a handful of episodes so far out of this vast collection, but they are all very entertaining. The first thing that struck me, however, was that something seemed amiss. As soon as I saw the Enterprise, I noticed that something seemed wrong. It then occurred to me that the space scenes were in fact CGI rendered animations, rather than models on strings. My feelings about this were mixed, because although the new scenes look very nice, and are more visually consistent with later series in the franchise, I am a long-time fan of Classic Doctor Who, and have become very attached to old-fashioned visual effects. When I bought this, I wanted to see Star Trek as it appeared in the 60s, complete with model shots. I have now gotten used to these effects, however. They do look a lot better. The real upside of this remastering is that the picture quality is astonishing, at least on my small CRT TV which I still use. The colour and details have been painstakingly touched up, as you can see in the short documentary on the first disc, which also shows a side-by-side comparison of before and after. The theme music has also been re-recorded, but with complete faith to the original arrangements. I didn't even notice until I was told, but the sound quality has improved as a result. One thing people don't seem to like about this set is the cardboard box it comes in. I, on the other hand, think the cardboard box is really nice. It accompanies (and complements) my limited edition Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword bundle on my shelf, which now looks like a nerd shrine. The card feels much nicer than plastic, and, although there were no home media such as DVD or VHS in the 1960s, I am certain that they would have used cardboard packaging if they had released them then. My only complaint is that the discs are slightly difficult to put back into their cardboard slots. Also, cardboard is less durable than plastic, but if handled with appropriate care, this should not become a problem. By the time it does, I will have bought an HDTV, a blu-ray player, and realising how awful non-HD media look on HD displays, I will have replaced as much of my library as possible with Blu-Ray, and since Star Trek has also been released there, that will be my next port of call eventually.

Good value for money; three season in a box set. Only just started watching the episodes., and they bring back all the memories of when they first aired. Pleased with my purchase.

Good quality

Amazing series , just loved it.. all CD's are of high quality and very clear .. great reliving my childhood favourite serieal

over all I was satisfied with the set and also the item was sent quickly and arrived before Christmas despite a brief delivery delay. It was nice to have a complete set of the original Star Trek series to add to the collection. All the disks worked as they should, the enhanced effects were interesting though I would have preferred to have the original series as it was without them. My only complaint was with the packaging. The plastic cases the disks came in were quite flimsy and one has to be careful handling them. They pop open easily and certainly were not built to last. I think that is just the way these sets are made these days. Other than that, everything was good and as expected. It is a good classic series, very entertaining and would recommend this set to anyone who might be considering purchasing.

Durante bastante tiempo estuve buscando esta serie completa a un precio asequible, y la verdad es que me sorprendió ver ésta en Amazon por este precio, de ahí que pensara que no sería lo que se anunciaba. Me alegra decir que estaba equivocada. Para empezar, estoy muy contenta con la rapidez en el envío, pues soy bastante impaciente, y llegó un día antes de lo anunciado (tardó dos días en total). Llega en un embalaje típico de Amazon, bastante protegido, y el pack en sí viene plastificado. Dentro, hay tres estuches conteniendo una temporada cada uno. Al arrancar te da la opción de verlo en varios idiomas, entre ellos, el original en inglés y también en español (castellano, y no latino, que era la duda que yo tenía). Pero no, que es español de España (para que nos entendamos). La calidad de imagen y de audio es estupenda. Me esperaba una remasterización cutre, pero la verdad es que se ve y oye bastante bien. La única pega es que han desordenado los capítulos. No es que sea importante, ya que son autoconclusivos, pero sorprende que hayan sido tan poco cuidadosos con eso. Otro defecto que le veo es la presentación. OJO al abrir los estuches, porque los discos salen con mucha facilidad, y de hecho, del viaje algunos vienen sueltos. Supongo que es la diferencia entre comprar un pack deluxe y otro normal, pero teniendo en cuenta que para un Trekkie lo fundamental es que la serie esté completa, que traiga el audio original y que tanto imagen como sonido sean óptimos, yo a este producto le doy un 9 (y no un diez, por los defectos señalados). La relación calidad-precio es estupenda. Lo recomiendo vivamente.

La mejor opción para los fans de la serie clásica de Star Trek.

Excelente produto. Chegou perfeitamente embalado, muito bem protegido e muito rápido. O único porém é sobre a caixa em si, que empilha os discos e é um pouco inconveniente mas o produto em si é excelente.