STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES (1970’S) TV: DVD REVIEW
One of my favorite Saturday morning animated shows finally has arrived on DVD! Star Trek: The Animated Series came out in 1973 and was the best thing out there mainly because of the writing of the show. They were written by people from the original series as well as known sci-fi writers. Paramount has done a wonderful job with this set! All 22 episodes are here remastered and with 5.1 Surround sound! There are text and audio commentaries on selected episodes and a making of the Animated show. The best thing about the series was that the original actors from the 60’s series voiced all of the characters. Personally, I couldn’t as for a better set.
VIDEO
The video quality is absolutely fantastic! Remastered from the original negatives. Episodes are uncut.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is wonderful in 5.1 surround sound!
Disc 1-
1. “Beyond the Farthest Star”
2. “Yesteryear” *
3. “One Of Our Planets Is Missing”
4. “The Lorelei Signal”
5. “More Tribbles, More Troubles” **
6. “The Survivor”
Disc 2-
1. “The Infinite Vulcan” ***
2. ”The Magicks Of Megas-Tu”
3. “Once Upon A Planet”
4. “Mudd’s Passion”
5. “The Terratin Incident”
6. “The Time Trap”
Disc 3-
1. “The Ambergris Element”
2. “The Slaver Weapon”
3. “The Eye Of The Beholder” *
4. “The Jihad”
5. “The Pirates Of Orion”
Disc 4-
1. “Bem” **
2. “The Practical Joker”
3. “Albatross”
4. “How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth” **
5. “The Counter-Clock Incident” *
Extras
Disc 1: Text Commentary on “Yesteryear” *
Audio Commentary on “More Tribbles, More Troubles” by David Gerrold **
Disc 2: Storyboard Gallery on “The Infinite Vulcan” ***
Disc 3: Text Commentary on “The Eye Of The Beholder” *
Disc 4: Audio Commentary on “Bem” by David Gerrold **
Audio Commentary on “How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth” by David Wise
Text Commentary on “The Counter-Clock Incident” **
Drawn to the Final Frontier: The Making of Star Trek The Animated Series
What’s The Star Trek Connection-Comparisons to the other series
Show History-Text Only
Verdict
I would by all means pick up this set! It is well worth the money especially if you are a true Star Trek Fan! It has been said that Gene Roddenberry wanted the Animated Series to be de-canonized. I strongly disagree! It has the same writers and actors from the original series. It should be part of the history. I’m off my soapbox now.
Rating: *****!
One of my favorite Saturday morning animated shows finally has arrived on DVD! Star Trek: The Animated Series came out in 1973 and was the best thing out there mainly because of the writing of the show. They were written by people from the original series as well as known sci-fi writers. Paramount has done a wonderful job with this set! All 22 episodes are here remastered and with 5.1 Surround sound! There are text and audio commentaries on selected episodes and a making of the Animated show. The best thing about the series was that the original actors from the 60’s series voiced all of the characters. Personally, I couldn’t as for a better set.
VIDEO
The video quality is absolutely fantastic! Remastered from the original negatives. Episodes are uncut.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is wonderful in 5.1 surround sound!
Disc 1-
1. “Beyond the Farthest Star”
2. “Yesteryear” *
3. “One Of Our Planets Is Missing”
4. “The Lorelei Signal”
5. “More Tribbles, More Troubles” **
6. “The Survivor”
Disc 2-
1. “The Infinite Vulcan” ***
2. ”The Magicks Of Megas-Tu”
3. “Once Upon A Planet”
4. “Mudd’s Passion”
5. “The Terratin Incident”
6. “The Time Trap”
Disc 3-
1. “The Ambergris Element”
2. “The Slaver Weapon”
3. “The Eye Of The Beholder” *
4. “The Jihad”
5. “The Pirates Of Orion”
Disc 4-
1. “Bem” **
2. “The Practical Joker”
3. “Albatross”
4. “How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth” **
5. “The Counter-Clock Incident” *
Extras
Disc 1: Text Commentary on “Yesteryear” *
Audio Commentary on “More Tribbles, More Troubles” by David Gerrold **
Disc 2: Storyboard Gallery on “The Infinite Vulcan” ***
Disc 3: Text Commentary on “The Eye Of The Beholder” *
Disc 4: Audio Commentary on “Bem” by David Gerrold **
Audio Commentary on “How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth” by David Wise
Text Commentary on “The Counter-Clock Incident” **
Drawn to the Final Frontier: The Making of Star Trek The Animated Series
What’s The Star Trek Connection-Comparisons to the other series
Show History-Text Only
Verdict
I would by all means pick up this set! It is well worth the money especially if you are a true Star Trek Fan! It has been said that Gene Roddenberry wanted the Animated Series to be de-canonized. I strongly disagree! It has the same writers and actors from the original series. It should be part of the history. I’m off my soapbox now.
Rating: *****!
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