TVShowsonDVD.com has released the
Press Release for the set, which streets in two weeks!!!!
Rather than repeat what it all says, I'll just give the gist:
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A Preview of the new docs, which shows that John de Lancie has aged gracefully while Wil Wheaton hasn't aged at all.
-The extra gubbins/swag is the collectible packaging and an exclusive poster.
-The new documentaries/featurettes are:
--The Next Generation's Impact: 20 Years Later (hosted by Wil Wheaton)
--The Next Generation's Legacy: 2007 (hosted by John de Lancie)
--Star Trek Visual Effects Magic: A Roundtable Discussion
-SRP is $440, sixteen whole dollars less than the original price given! That works out to $62.85 a season! And
Amazon has it back at its discount of $304.99, though it still lists the $455.95 SRP
-Tech Specs:
--Original 1.33:1 Full Screen
--English 5.1 (not mentioned in the press release, but likely included)
--English Stereo
--English Subtitles
-All 7 seasons are pretty much the same discs as the season sets, even down to the previews for the theatrical release for
Star Trek: Nemesis and DVD release of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (they're found on seasons 6 and 7). But, there are a couple new featurettes on two discs:
--Season 2, Disc 7: "Profile: Penny Juday"
--Season 5, Disc 7: "Departmental Briefing: Set Decoration"
-All the BestBuy/R2/R4 exclusive featurettes (8 featurettes running 1:50:26) are also included in the Complete Series Bonus Disc:
--Select Historical Data 1 (10:21) - from Season 4
--Inside the Star Trek Archive (11:10) - from Season 4
--Intergalactic Guest Stars (15:58 ) - from Season 5
--Alien Speak (12:57) - from Season 5
--Select Historical Data 2 (17:07) - from Season 6
--Inside the Starfleet Academy Archives: Sets and Props (17:18 ) - from Season 6
--Special Profiles (15:13) - from Season 7
--Dressing the Future (10:22) - from Season 7
The only major complaint I have is the lack of audio or text commentaries. Naturally it'd be hard to get commentaries for all 178 episodes, but it would have been nice to get some select commentaries on some of the more memorable episodes (like "Yesterday's Enterprise", "The Inner Light", "The Best of Both Worlds", etc.). And there are absolutely NO deleted scenes available in the archives? No model tests or gag reels? Not even the series promos? Also, I'm still upset that the 45-minute TV special
Journey's End: The Saga of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" isn't included in its entirety. Instead, we still get an edited down version on the Season 7 bonus disc. Damn, I knew I shouldn't have taped over the special all those years ago...
Regardless of what's not included, I still can't wait for this release! I've lived without TNG on DVD for so long (and I haven't had a chance to catch the reruns on SpikeTV), so just *knowing* the complete series will be available soon makes me giddy.
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