HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – In anticipation of the home entertainment debut of J.J. Abrams’ thrilling reinvention of the STAR TREK franchise, Paramount Home Entertainment will give audiences the chance to revisit where it all began with a galaxy full of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. Docking on September 22, 2009 are the STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION on DVD, which includes the first six “Star Trek” films and loads of special features; the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring the four “Star Trek” films starring the Next Generation crew with new special features, plus a bonus disc with over an hour of additional content; STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season Two on Blu-ray in high definition for the first time ever; plus The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country and First Contact all available individually on DVD and Blu-ray.
STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION DVD
The STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION DVDs are presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions. The 7-disc collection also includes a bonus disc entitled “Star Trek: The Captains’ Summit” that features a 70-minute exclusive round table discussion hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in which William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes share candid moments and intimate details about life on the set. The following details the specifications and special features on each disc:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 2.0 Dolby Surround, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• 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
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 2.0 Dolby Surround, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• 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
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 2.0 Dolby Surround, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
• Industrial Light & Magic: Visual Effects
• Spock: The Early Years
• Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
• Starfleet Academy: The Vulcan Katra Transfer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 2.0 Dolby Surround, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• 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
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• 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
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Specifications:
• Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround EX, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono, Portuguese Mono; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
Special Features:
• Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
• Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman
• To Be Or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare
• Starfleet Academy: Praxis
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION Blu-ray & DVD
The STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION Blu-ray discs are presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French, Spanish & Portuguese subtitles. The 5-disc DVD collection is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround (plus Portuguese Mono on Generations, Portuguese 2.0 Surround on First Contact and Insurrection and Portuguese 5.1 Surround on Nemesis) and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The special features are as follows:
Star Trek: Generations
DVD Content:
• Commentary by director David Carson and Manny Coto
• Next Generation Designer Flashback Andrew Probert
• Stellar Cartography on Earth
• Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 1
• Trek Roundtable: Generations
• Starfleet Academy: Trilithium
• Scoring Trek
Blu-ray Content (in addition to the above):
• Commentary by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore
• Library Computer
• Production featurettes
• Visual Effects featurettes
• Scene Deconstruction featurettes
• A Tribute to Matt Jefferies
• The Enterprise Lineage
• Captain Picard’s Family Album
• Creating 24th Century Weapons
• Deleted Scenes
• Storyboards
• Production Gallery
• Trailers
• Star Trek I.Q. (BD-Live)
Star Trek: First Contact
DVD Content:
• Commentary by Damon Lindelof and Anthony Pascale
• Industrial Light & Magic—The Next Generation
• Greetings from the International Space Station
• SpaceShipOne’s Historic Flight
• Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 2
• Trek Roundtable: First Contact
• Starfleet Academy: Temporal Vortex
Blu-ray Content (in addition to the above):
• Commentary by director and actor Jonathan Frakes
• Commentary by screenwriters Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore
• Library Computer
• Production featurettes
• Scene Deconstruction featurettes
• Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute
• The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane
• First Contact: The Possibilities
• The Borg Collective featurettes
• Storyboards
• Photo Gallery
• Trailers
• Star Trek I.Q. (BD-Live)
Star Trek: Insurrection
DVD Content:
• Commentary by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis
• Westmore’s Legacy
• Marina Sirtis: The Counselor Is In
• Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 3
• Trek Roundtable: Insurrection
• Starfleet Academy: The Origins of the Ba’ku and Son’a Conflict
Blu-ray Content (in addition to the above):
• Library Computer
• Production featurettes
• Westmore’s Aliens
• Star Trek’s Beautiful Alien Women
• Creating the Illusion featurettes
• Deleted Scenes with intro by Peter Lauritson
• Storyboards
• Photo Gallery
• Trailers
• Star Trek I.Q. (BD-Live)
Star Trek: Nemesis
DVD Content:
• Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda
• Reunion with the Rikers
• Today’s Tech Tomorrow’s Data
• Robot Hall of Fame
• Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 4
• Trek Roundtable: Nemesis
• Starfleet Academy: Thalaron Radiation
Blu-ray Content (in addition to the above):
• Commentary by director Stuart Baird
• Commentary by producer Rick Berman
• Library Computer
• Production featurettes
• A Star Trek Family’s Final Journey
• A Bold Vision of The Final Frontier
• The Enterprise E
• The Romulan Empire featurettes
• Deleted Scenes with intro by Rick Berman
• Storyboards
• Trailers
• Star Trek I.Q. (BD-Live)
Star Trek Evolutions—Bonus Disc (DVD and Blu-ray):
• The Evolution of the Enterprise
• Villains of Star Trek
• I Love the Star Trek Movies
• Farewell to Star Trek: The Experience
• Klingon Encounter
• Borg Invasion 4D
• Charting the Final Frontier
STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season Two Blu-ray
The STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season Two Blu-ray is the definitive collection of the second season of the legendary series in pristine high definition. The seven-disc set features all 26 episodes, including the celebrated “The Trouble with Tribbles”, with new seamless branching that allows fans to toggle between newly remastered versions with enhanced special effects or the episodes as they were originally broadcast. The Blu-ray collection also includes hours of featurettes, interactive bonus features and new clips via BD-Live and every disc is Mobile Blu enabled, allowing iPhone users to turn their phones into a Blu-ray remote control and download exclusive content to their iPhones.
The discs are presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Original 2.0 Mono, Spanish 2.0 Mono and French 2.0 Mono with English SDH, Spanish Brazilian Portuguese and French subtitles.
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