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In 1987, some 20 years after the original series had ended, Star Trek: the Next Generation was launched into a decade renowned for its materialistic greed, but also for its hesitant steps towards a more unified world order. Creator Gene Roddenberry revised his vision of humanity's future accordingly, shifting the Trek timeline 80 years on and reinventing the new Starship Enterprise as an Ark-like exploration vessel full of families, schools, soothing recreational facilities and a maternally pacifying computer voice (Roddenberry's wife, Majel Barrett).
The Next Generation crew were not soldiers, but scientists and diplomats. Unlike the fiercely individualistic Captain Kirk, Patrick Stewart's patrician Captain Jean-Luc Picard was a model team leader: no matter how desperate the crisis, he ensured that everyone got to sit round the conference room table and talk it over. And in a true late-1980s touch, a key member of the Bridge crew was psychoanalyst Counsellor Troi, always on hand to discuss everyone's feelings. Even the slogan change to "Where no one has gone before" acknowledged that there's no "one" in a team. But for all its earnest political correctness and an over-reliance on "technobabble", good stories played by an appealing ensemble cast were at the heart of the show's success. --Paul Tonks
On the DVD: Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to DVD in a distinctively packaged seven-disc set. This is reproduced for all seven series, thus forming a handsome collection. The outer gunmetal grey case is plastic, and the discs themselves are held in a rather flimsy cardboard fold-out sleeve. Each disc has nicely done animated menus and audio/subtitle options for each episode--though no "play all" facility. Disc 7 also includes bonus features in the shape of informative cast and crew interviews (both new and from the launch of Season 1), subdivided into four chapters: "The Beginning", "Selected Crew Analysis", "The Making of a Legend" and "Memorable Missions". Picture is adequate 4:3 with good Dolby 5.1 showing off the innovative sound effects. --Mark Walker
Product Description
Featuring one of the most endearing ensemble casts in television history, Star Trek: The Next Generation took fans on the remarkable continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise with Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart), Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Counsellor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) and Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn).
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The First Season has been retransferred from original film elements to produce stunning high-definition images, including amazing visual effects that have been painstakingly recreated from the source material, creating before/after results that fans will love. The six-disc Blu-ray set also features a wealth of exclusive bonus material, such as archival footage, a gag reel, and an inside look at taking The Next Generation to the next level of high-definition.
Featuring numerous behind-the-scenes interviews, the new material also features Star Trek experts Mike and Denise Okuda, consultants throughout this on-going project, who offer special insights into the countless man-hours dedicated to the upgrade of The Next Generation.
Product Contents
- 1080p high definition, 7.1 sound. Recreated from original film elements (not upconverted from videotape).
- Over 95 minutes of brand-new documentaries featuring all-new cast and crew interviews.
- Energized! Taking the Next Generation to the Next Level
- Stardate Revisited: the Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Original Episodic Promos, Archival Launch Footage and DVD Featurettes ("Mission Logos")
Disc One:
Episodes
- Encounter at Farpoint
- The Naked Now
- Code of Honour
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
- Energized! Taking The Next Generation to the Next Level (HD)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Archives: The Launch
- Introduction to the Series (1987)
- Promo #1
- Promo #2
- Promo #3
- Season One Promo
Disc Two:
Episodes
- The Last Outpost
- Where No One Has Gone Before
- Lonely Among Us
- Justice
- The Battle
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
Disc Three:
- Episodes
- Hide and Q
- Haven
- The Big Goodbye
- Datalore
- Angel One
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
Disc Four:
Episodes
- 11001001
- Too Short a Season
- When the Bough Breaks
- Home Soil
- Coming of Age
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
Disc Five:
Episodes
- Heart of Glory
- The Arsenal of Freedom
- Symbiosis
- Skin of Evil
- We'll Always Have Paris
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
Disc Six:
Episodes
- Conspiracy
- The Neutral Zone
Special Features
- Episodic Promos
- Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD)
- Part 1: Inception
- Part 2: Launch
- Part 3: The Continuing Mission
- Gag Reel
- Archival Mission Logs
- The Beginning
- Selected Crew Analysis
- The Making of a Legend
- Memorable Missions
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103 of 107 people found the following review helpful
By M. Palmer
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a shame that Amazon have included the DVD reviews under the blu ray product because although the stories are the same the product is completely different. I just received the blu ray box set of season 1 today.
The Next Generation was shot of film (both live action and special effects) however both were immediately transferred to standard definition tape, and they used this tape to edit the episode together and composite the special effects into the live action, and it is this tape copy that is the source for the old DVDs and what was and is broadcast on television. Paramount have gone back to the original film negatives and scanned them in high definition and have re-composited and re-edited and cleaned up every single episode shot for shot. Some people may be complaining and wondering why the blu ray release is apparently so expensive, well this is why, it's taken A LOT of manpower and resource to make these.
I have all TNG episodes on DVD so I watched the first episode "Encounter at Farpoint" on DVD to familiarize myself with it and then on blu ray.
For anyone who says that they are happy with the DVDs seriously needs their head examining. The picture quality on the blu ray release is totally and utterly stunning, I cannot overstate how spectacular it looks. The DVDs picture is blurry, fuzzy with incorrect colour timing and terrible picture smearing.
The blu ray picture on the other hand is pin sharp with correct colour balance.... Read more ›
The Next Generation was shot of film (both live action and special effects) however both were immediately transferred to standard definition tape, and they used this tape to edit the episode together and composite the special effects into the live action, and it is this tape copy that is the source for the old DVDs and what was and is broadcast on television. Paramount have gone back to the original film negatives and scanned them in high definition and have re-composited and re-edited and cleaned up every single episode shot for shot. Some people may be complaining and wondering why the blu ray release is apparently so expensive, well this is why, it's taken A LOT of manpower and resource to make these.
I have all TNG episodes on DVD so I watched the first episode "Encounter at Farpoint" on DVD to familiarize myself with it and then on blu ray.
For anyone who says that they are happy with the DVDs seriously needs their head examining. The picture quality on the blu ray release is totally and utterly stunning, I cannot overstate how spectacular it looks. The DVDs picture is blurry, fuzzy with incorrect colour timing and terrible picture smearing.
The blu ray picture on the other hand is pin sharp with correct colour balance.... Read more ›
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
In 1987 Paramount undertook one of the bravest gambits in their history. They revived their most famous franchise, Star Trek, as a new, ongoing television series. Unable to afford to bring back the original actors, they created a new ship and a new crew, boldly going where no-one had gone before roughly a century after the events of the original series. Everyone expected the new series to flop badly, but instead it was an instant smash hit. 27 million people watched the pilot and the show would go on to last for seven seasons and 178 episodes (a hundred episodes more than the original series). It spawned no less than three spin-offs (the superb Deep Space Nine and the somewhat-less-accomplished Voyager and Enterprise) and led to a resurrection in small-screen SF shows of all stripes.
It would be fair to say that the series did not start off at its most promising, however. The show spends most of its 25-episode first season finding its feet. Fierce behind-the-scenes battles between Gene Roddenberry and his writers resulted in some muddled scripts, whilst Roddenberry's own vision of an egalitarian, equal future are let down by some dubious sexism (it's not until quite late in the season that the female characters get some interesting storylines and cool moments) and racial stereotyping (the episode Code of Honour is particularly wince-inducing in this regard), severe enough to draw criticism from the show's own star.
What saves the first season from early disintegration is Patrick Stewart's thoughtful and intelligent performance as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart hits the ground running and never gives anything less than 100% to the role and to the scripts, regardless of how hammy the dialogue or how embarrassing the storyline.... Read more ›
It would be fair to say that the series did not start off at its most promising, however. The show spends most of its 25-episode first season finding its feet. Fierce behind-the-scenes battles between Gene Roddenberry and his writers resulted in some muddled scripts, whilst Roddenberry's own vision of an egalitarian, equal future are let down by some dubious sexism (it's not until quite late in the season that the female characters get some interesting storylines and cool moments) and racial stereotyping (the episode Code of Honour is particularly wince-inducing in this regard), severe enough to draw criticism from the show's own star.
What saves the first season from early disintegration is Patrick Stewart's thoughtful and intelligent performance as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Stewart hits the ground running and never gives anything less than 100% to the role and to the scripts, regardless of how hammy the dialogue or how embarrassing the storyline.... Read more ›
89 of 99 people found the following review helpful
By Colin Neal
Format:DVD
Paramount seem to have listened, planned and are going about releasing quality DVD box sets with extras. One season is planned for release every 2 months
The great news is that the picture has been remastered and the sound remixed into Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. 4 new documentaries have been created for this release lasting for an hour. Presentationally the box sets form a neat library of 7 packs when placed alongside each other. A booklet is also included per box.
Season 1 of The Next Generation has only a few outstanding stories. The rest (looking like they are from the eighties) tend to spend too much time on supporting characters such as Wesley Crusher. Fortunately Patrick Stewart does such a superb job of leading the cast, the weaker stories can be forgiven for the most part.
An excellent release with the entire 7 seasons on the way. Fingers crossed for Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise releases soon!
Episode List:
Encounter at Farpoint
The Naked Now
Code of Honor
The Last Outpost
Where No One Has Gone Before
Lonely Among Us
Justice
The Battle
Hide and Q
Haven
The Big Goodbye
Datalore
Angel One
11001001
Too Short a Season
When the Bough Breaks
Home Soil
Coming of Age
Heart of Glory
The Arsenal of Freedom
Symbiosis
Skin of Evil
We'll Always Have Paris
Conspiracy
The Neutral Zone
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By George Tait
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sadly I can't give this the full 5 stars as the audio mix is wrong in EaF.
The centre speaker is mixed with the front right speaker so the dialogue all sounds like it is coming from the corner of my living room.
The remastering is superb, and the amount of work that has gone into this project makes me happy to buy at this price.
Frustrating though that the audio was not checked, especially as the audio is mixed correctly on the sampler disk.
I have knocked a further * off this review as more and more audio problems crop up as you go through the set.
The stereo audio track for EaF has synching problems as do the the extras, one of the wrongly mixed 7:1 tracks gets out of synch with itself so you get a bit of echo on Haven.
The centre speaker is mixed with the front right speaker so the dialogue all sounds like it is coming from the corner of my living room.
The remastering is superb, and the amount of work that has gone into this project makes me happy to buy at this price.
Frustrating though that the audio was not checked, especially as the audio is mixed correctly on the sampler disk.
I have knocked a further * off this review as more and more audio problems crop up as you go through the set.
The stereo audio track for EaF has synching problems as do the the extras, one of the wrongly mixed 7:1 tracks gets out of synch with itself so you get a bit of echo on Haven.
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Fixed yet?
I am dying to see the new blue ray-release but all the reviews reporting sound problems have put me off it so far. Has the problem been fixed now? Can I order risk free?
Published 20 days ago by Christoph Smets
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TNG in hi-def, what's not to like?
A welcome addition to my ever increasing blu-ray collection. As to be expected, the blu-ray remastering is phenomenal and I found myself noticing aspects of the set etc that I... Read more
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A great classic SciFi series
I bought this for my husband whose a much bigger fan than me. He was not disappointed.
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Published 2 months ago by movieviewer
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Set phasers to STUNNING!!!
Set phasers to stunning! Star trek the next generation which is considerd to be the most popular star trek series of them all
Re-energises to the modern day audience. Read more
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Published 2 months ago by liam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good old Star Trek
Great cast, great stories, all you would expect from Star Trek. Nicely packaged and will look great alongside my other slimline collections, Voyager, Enterprise etc
Published 2 months ago by Mikey
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Over 6 months after Faulty items were withdrawn - I got one!
I was desperate to notice that I have received obsolete item, discs with flawed audio mix! I wouldn't, clearly, be so surprised if I hadn't order them 6-7 months after new ones... Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Koprivica
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic
what can i say if you like star trek you will undoubtedly buy this, if your new to the whole star trek universe then congratulations on buying this
Published 3 months ago by K. Berry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Season 1 so better is to come.
Slightly disappointed there isn't an option to make it widescreen but the transfer is OK. Some scenes still look a little grainy but all in all it is exactly as I remember it.
Published 3 months ago by S. Thompson
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