Star Trek : The Original Series - Season 1 (DVD One Side/HD On Other) [£27.98@Amazon]

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DVD Description

With HD DVD on one side of each disc and standard DVD on the other, the series has been remastered from the original camera negative. The 1960s special effects have been replaced with 21st century computer-generated imagery to give new depth and atmosphere to various elements including the main title sequence, the galaxy shots frequently seen from the Enterprise’s bridge, the battle scenes, planets and alien ships, some of the matte paintings used as backdrops for new worlds, as well as the Enterprise and other Starships, which have been replaced with CGI-created ships.

The new computer-generated Enterprise is based on the exact measurements of the original model (which now resides in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.). The original theme tune by Emmy Award-winning composer Alexander Courage has been re-recorded in digital stereo audio. A digitally remastered version of William Shatner’s classic original recording of the 38-word "Space, the final frontier…" monologue continues to open each episode.

Bonus HD DVD features
# Starfleet Access – on-screen graphical interface allows viewers to access 'Picture in Picture' video commentaries, comparisons of remastered vs. original effects, encyclopedic information (science, life forms, technology), episode trivia and more on the following episodes:
- Where No Man Has Gone Before
- The Menagerie, Part 1
- The Menagerie, Part 2
- Balance of Terror
- The Galileo Seven
- Space Seed
- Errand of Mercy
# Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century - from the new visual effects to the sound, this documentary provides an in-depth exploration of the remastering of classic Star Trek episodes
# Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories - join crew member and "extra-extraordinaire" Billy Blackburn as he shares his own behind-the-scenes home movie footage of life on the set of Star Trek
# Interactive Enterprise Tour - explore the Enterprise interior and exterior in detail
# Perpetual Entertainment’s "Star Trek Online" MMO Game Preview

Bonus standard DVD features
# Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century
# The Birth of a Timeless Legacy
# Reflections on Spock
# Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
# To Boldly Go... Season One
# Sci-Fi Visionaries
# Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
# Kiss & Tell: Romance in the 24th Century
# Trek Connections
# Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
# Episode Preview Trailers
# Perpetual Entertainment’s "Star Trek Online" MMO Game Preview



Synopsis
Going boldly where no man had gone before, Gene Roddenberry's cult phenomenon Star Trek debuted in 1966 and reflected that decade's optimistic preoccupation with space travel. Set in the 23rd century, the series chronicled the intergalactic adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise on its five-year mission to explore the outer reaches of space. Encountering a now-iconic assembly of innovative alien life forms such as the Klingons, Romulans, Tribbles, and Khan Noonian Singh, the ship's jumpsuited crew was a then unheard-of font of multiculturism: Asian Hikaru Sulu (George Takei), African-American Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), and Scotsman Montgomery Scotty Scott (James Doohan). But it was the contrasting personalities of cooly logical Vulcan Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), emotionally intuitive medical officer Leonard Bones McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and womanizing ship captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner in definitive overacting mode) that lent the series much of its charm--and spawned a rabid cult following that continues to fuel costume sales and convention bookings to this very day. Presented here is every episode from the show's debut series.