'Star Trek' is Coming to Blu-ray in a Big Way
Boldly going into Blu
Anyone that has read this site for a long time knows I am a pretty big fan of the original "Star Trek" universe. I'm talking Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty and the gang. I have reviewed all six of the last Original Series DVD releases as well as the DVD releases of Star Trek: First Contact, Generations, Insurrection, Nemesis and all four seasons of "Enterprise". Strangely enough I don't consider myself a Trekkie since I love the show, but don't have a very deep knowledge of the universe, and that's an understatement.
My favorite movies from the franchise are Wrath of Khan and Voyage Home and I have no idea when was the last time I saw the original Motion Picture, Search for Spock, The Final Frontier or The Undiscovered Country. However, that will all change come May 12 as Paramount will release all six of the original Star Trek films on Blu-ray in The Original Motion Picture Collection or you can get Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock and Voyage Home on Blu-ray or DVD in The Motion Picture Trilogy.
On top of that on April 28 Paramount and CBS Home Entertainment will release the first season of the original series on Blu-ray in its fully-restored and remastered glory. I have included feature details below along with box art.
All the information and artwork comes courtesy of TrekMovie, which has even more information regarding the releases such as details on how these new releases differ from previous DVD and even HD DVD releases and even a note on Wrath of Khan that reads as such:
Special care has been given to the Blu-ray version of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which has been ‘fully restored’ in a process similar to Paramount’s recent Blu-ray edition of The Godfather. Director Nicholas Meyer tells us that the Wrath of Khan negative "was in terrible shape" which is why it needed extensive restoration. All six films have new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.
Get more from TrekMovie right here including hi-res looks at all the artwork previewed below.
I can't wait for these to be released as I have always felt Star Trek was some of the best sci-fi entertainment out there. It's campy and often corny, but for some reason it works — for me that is.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
- The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture
- Special Star Trek Reunion
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind V'ger
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- Deleted Scenes
- Storyboards
- Trailers & TV Spots
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer
- Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto
- James Horner: Composing Genesis
- A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
- Collecting Star Trek's Movie Relics
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- Captain's Log
- Designing Khan
- Original interviews with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban
- Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek I: The Wrath of Khan
- The Star Trek Universe: A Novel Approach
- Storyboards
- Theatrical trailer
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis
- Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
- Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek
- Spock: The Early Years
- Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- Captain's Log
- Terraforming and the Prime Directive
- Space Docks and Birds of Prey
- Speaking Klingon
- Klingon and Vulcan Costumes
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
- Photo Galleries
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
- Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
- Pavel Chekov's Screen Moments
- The Three-Picture Saga
- Star Trek for a Cause
- Starfleet Academy: The Whale Probe
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- Future's Past: A Look Back
- On Location
- Dailies Deconstruction
- Below-the-Line: Sound Design
- Time Travel: The Art of the Possible
- The Language of Whales
- A Vulcan Primer
- Kirk's Women
- From Outer Space to the Ocean
- The Bird of Prey
- Original interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and DeForest Kelley
- Roddenberry Scrapbook
- Featured Artist: Mark Lenard
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
- Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
- Star Trek Honors NASA
- Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan
- Starfleet Academy: Nimbus III
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- Harve Bennett's Pitch to the Sales Team
- The Journey: A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
- Makeup Tests
- Pre-Visualization Models
- Rockman in the Raw
- Star Trek V press conference
- Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute
- Original Interview: William Shatner
- Cosmic Thoughts
- That Klingon Couple
- A Green Future?
- Deleted Scenes
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spots
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn
- Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
- Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman
- To Be Or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare
- Starfleet Academy: Praxis
- Library Computer
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
- The Perils of Peacemaking
- Stories from Star Trek VI
- Conversations with Nicholas Meyer
- Klingons: Conjuring the Legend
- Federation Operatives
- Penny's Toy Box
- Together Again
- DeForest Kelley: A Tribute
- Original cast interviews
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer
- Trailers
Bonus Disc:
- Star Trek: The Captains' Summit
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto
- James Horner: Composing Genesis
- Collecting Star Trek's Movie Relics
- A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
- Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek
- Spock: The Early Years
- Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
- Pavel Chekov's Screen Moments
- The Three-Picture Saga
- Star Trek for a Cause
- Starfleet Academy: The Whale Probe
- Preview trailers for each episode
- Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century
- Starfleet Access episode – Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Reflections on Spock
- Starfleet Access episode – The Menagerie, Parts 1 & 2
- Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
- Starfleet Access episode – Balance of Terror
- Preview trailers for each episode
- To Boldly Go…Season One
- The Birth of a Timeless Legacy
- Interactive Enterprise Inspection
- Sci-Fi Visionaries
- Starfleet Access episode – Space Seed
- Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
- Kiss ‘N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
- Starfleet Access episode – Errand of Mercy
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