Rating  - Another money extraction from the lemmings
I've seen some of the new CGI effects, and some are very nice. Others, flat and artificial. In that sense, they aren't any more "real" than the original grainy footage done with mattes and models.
But even if the new effects were state of the art, they are married to an old series where the sets are obviously plywood and cheap paint. The heavy makeup is not subtle either. Some of the medical instruments are literally oddly-shaped salt shakers. The rocks on the planet surfaces are a plastic or styrofoam-type material. This show was not meant for high definition. It was meant for standard definition analog television transmission. If you like seeing all the flaws, fine. That's not my bag, and maybe not yours either.
For me, the remastering is an exercise in futility. The show was what it was -- episodic S-F done quickly on a relatively modest budget. I loved the show, and spent a lot of my own time and effort trying to get the show revived back in the 1970s. All of you who enjoyed The Next Generation, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, and the motion pictures can thank me and those like me -- who convinced Paramount that there was a real market for the continuing franchise.
But I've bought the first DVD sets of The Original Series, and I think they are a better representation of the show. Feel free to buy what you like, but newer is not necessarily better. Higher definition is not necessarily better. Why is it better to see all the pores on Captain Kirk's nose? To me, that's a distraction. The script's the thing. The acting is the thing. The anachronistic sets and costumes and grainy shots of spacecraft models... well, you're going to have to suspend your disbelief. Shakespeare had the worst special effects and sets imaginable back in his Globe Theater days. Imagination beats CGI any day of the week. Ultimately, the CGI does not look "real" either. And it clashes with the style of the live-action footage.
I fear that many purchases of these remastered editions will be knee-jerk responses by fans enticed by something new and different, without regard to whether it is truly an improvement. If you think the new mastering and effects significantly adds to the joy of this classic series, then that is certainly a valid reason to buy. I only want to caution people that they may have the same tepid reaction I have.
Rating  - Note to the hard of hearing
I recently examined a set of these DVDs, purchased by a friend. The quality is fine, and the enhancements are worth the expense.
However, take note: for some reason, despite the product explanation to the contrary, there are NO English sub-titles included. There are French and Spanish sub-titles, and there is English closed-captioning, but the more easily readable, and less intrusive sub-titles in English are missing.
This also applies to set 2. It will be interesting to see if set 3 corrects this oversite.
This is all the more puzzling and annoying, as the earlier, un-enhanced versions of these DVDs do, indeed, have sub-titles in English.
Rating - Great Content However I Hate Flippers
The DVD version is on the top side of the disc (where lables would normally go) and the defunct format HDDVD version is where you would normally play your DVD. Hence you have to put your DVD in upsidedown everytime.
That being said, great colors, crisp pictures and the best season of Star Trek.
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Rating  - Damm i want this
they had to make it hd-dvd.
i can see that blu-ray is where things is going.
i want this so bad.
ill have to wait till it comes out on blu-ray.
after seeing and hearing whats been done i cant wait.
i got the big burr for this...lol
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