Youll find closetStar Trekfans everywhere you look, and everyone has their favourite captain.
For many, though, theres only one captain of the Enterprise James T. Kirk.
The new effects are subtle, if noticeable, but never out of place.
Phaser effects that once varied from episode-to-episode have been made more consistent.
Alongside the new special effects, other areas of the show have also been improved.
The show feels and largely looks exactly as it always has.
Discs are found on both the inside covers and an internal page that holds 2 discs on either side.
The mountings are strong and sturdy, though discs must be replaced in a specific order to properly fit.
Its nicely atmospheric without being intrusive, contributing well to the overall feel.
The discs are fairly thin on bonus material, providing the odd short featurette, but nothing overly substantial.
Season 1: Overview
Its tough to imagine a time whenStar Trekwas new.
No mean feat for a show that was actually initially rejected as too cerebral.
The bonus features of Season 1 are, as with most TV collections, fairly throwaway.
Although Season 1 is widely considered to have the best episodes, Season 2 isnt without its fan-favourites either.
The episode later spawned a series of sequels in the future Star Trek series,Deep Space NineandEnterprise.
No Gary Seven series was ever produced, and Trek fans were left with a disappointing episode in return.
Place those alongside some Tribble-based featurettes, and the disc is almost worth the price of entry itself.
On the whole, Season 2s extras are largely redeemed by the loving treatment bestowed on theTribblesdisc.
However, before that fateful moment came, a third series was nevertheless produced.
Disappointingly, budget cuts and poor on-set morale left this episode the worst series ofStar Trekby some distance.
The camp b-movie feel of season openerSpocks Brainhas left the episode an unlikely favourite for all the wrong reasons.
It wasnt all as bad as that, of course.
Elsewhere, flawed genius is the order of the day.
The episodeLet That Be Your Last Battlefieldis a timely and considered polemic against racial discrimination.
(Well, unless it stars Kate Mulgrew or Scott Bakula.)
Strangely, its the cancellation ofStar Trekafter its 3rd series that ensured new life for the show.
It wont help, but at least itll give you something better to think about.
Its with this inclusion that the omission ofStar Treksvery first episode from the Season 1 DVD set becomes apparent.
As with the previous sets, all the extras are worth at least one viewing.
Season 3 Episodes:Season 3 Extras:
Rating:
1 out of 5
