Thursday, April 16, 2009
Leonard Nimoy Stuns Trekkies
Star Trek the real World Premiere took place in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Draft House theater three hours ahead of Austraila's Trek Premiere! On Monday 6th April 2009 Leonard Nimoy beamed in out of the cosmos and received a rapturous explosion of cheering from surprised Trekkies who were delighted to see him. I was gobsmacked to see "MR SPOCK" materializing before my eyes on....ahem youtube. The Trekkie flames of passion engulfed me and a huge smile lit up my face. I was totally amped. I don't know how but the curvature of the space time continuum was being altered to allow star trek fans in texas (and I wished I could have just been there), the movie writers and Leonard Nimoy to make contact without causing a rupture in space time! It was happening before my eyes on youtube. Trekkies were energized with excitement, and were busy high fiving, while others cryed and laughed for joy. I have no doubt they will treasure this moment forever.
Fans were originally invited to a screening of the 1982 film "The Wrath of Khan" and a ten minute preview of the new star trek movie. Robert Orci, Alec Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof voiced concerns about taking on trek because of its mythic significance. "Thats another reason why we came down here, so that you could kill us if you hate the ten minutes initially." But surprise...surprise.... the camera focuses on a guy wearing a black baseball cap joining them onstage. Its Leonard Nimoy! I noticed Trekkie hands giving the Live Long and Prosper greeting shooting up from the audience in response to Leonards famous vulcan salute.
"What happened to the film?" queried Leonard. Someone responded "It went on fire." I can picture De Forrest Kelley looking down from above and saying "Sounds like sabbotage to me." Leonards talking to the audience now. "Tonight three hours from now, in Australia they're running the Star Trek Premiere for the new movie. Would'nt you rather be there?" It must have been weird to have all those expectant trekkie eyes staring at him right after the time when the film for "The Wrath of Khan" turned to ashes. What did the trekkies say? Watch and find out.
It turned out Tim League of Alamo was on a secret mission to thrill and the whole show was prepared in advance. The event organisers even played the films opening credits for "The Wrath of Khan" which melted and burned away apparently. Everyone was psyched out. Trully Awesome!
Live Long and Prosper!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Star Trek DVD and Blu-ray box sets competition.
Today we are pleased to announce our DVD and Blu-ray Star Trek competition winner and our heartfelt congratulations goes to Trekker Fred from the U.S.A. who won by answering: What is Captain James T. Kirks middle name? and as all of you already know (unless you've been living in another galaxy) its Tiberius! The contest is listed below and is now closed. Everybody who took part in the competition has my thanks. Stay clued for more Star Trek Competitions.
Heres whats available of current and upcoming Star Trek Blu-Ray DVDs soon to hit the stores.
What is Captain James T. Kirk's middle name?
Star Trek's Alternate Realities Dvd Collective box set is the absolute trekker treasure featuring alternate reality episodes from all five Star Trek series plus exclusive special features available on DVD since April 6th 2009.
No Star Trek fan should be without this incredible collection containing episode upon episode of fast-paced space adventure and brand new audio commentaries all presented in a beautifully packaged box set. Voted for by visitors to Star Trek.com this collection includes the top 20 most popular alternate reality themed episodes, including those from The Next Generation, The Original Series, Voyager and Enterprise.
Disc 1 features 4 episodes from “Mirror Universe”. Star Trek fans can watch crew members thrust into another parallel universe where everything is duplicated in detail but opposite in nature. Disc 2 features episodes from “Parallel Dimensions” allowing fans to see Original Series episodes including The Alternative Factor where a mysterious "rip" in space is opened between our universe and an antimatter universe. Disc 3 titled “Twisted Realities” witnesses two different versions of Kirk in The Enemy Within. Disc 4, “Frame of Mind” sees William Riker committed to a psychiatric hospital in an awesome popular episode from The Next Generation. In Disc 5, Commander Chakotay experiences a series of events from Voyager’s past. The final disc, Disc 6 “Alternate Lives” has the most installments, a mix of episodes from The Next Generation and Voyager.
The STAR TREK: ALTERNATE REALITIES FAN COLLECTIVE follows the previously released and highly successful Borg, Q, Time Travel and Klingon Fan Collectives. Boasting 5 discs and 20 episodes, this is a must have for all Trek fans.
Episodes from the Alternative realities Collective Boxset Comprise of:
DISC ONE
1. Mirror, Mirror - (The Original Series)
2. Crossover - (Deep Space Nine)
3. Through The Looking Glass - (Deep Space Nine)
4. Shattered Mirror - (Deep Space Nine)
Mirror Universe featurette (Part 1)
DISC TWO
5. In A Mirror Darkly (Part 1) - (Enterprise)
6. In A Mirror Darkly (Part 2) - (Enterprise)
7. The Alternative Factor - (The Original Series)
8. Parallels - (The Next Generation)
Mirror Universe featurette (Part 2)
Parallel Dimensions featurette
DISC THREE
9. The Enemy Within - (The Original Series)
10. Turnabout Intruder - (The Original Series)
11. Frame of Mind - (The Next Generation)
12. Shattered - (Voyager)
Twisted Realities featurette
DISC FOUR
13. Yesterday's Enterprise - (The Next Generation)
14. The Inner Light - (The Next Generation)
15. The Visitor - (Deep Space Nine)
16. Before And After - (Voyager)
Alternative Lives (Part 1)
DISC FIVE
17. Timeless -(Voyager)
18. Course: Oblivion - (Voyager)
19. E2 - (Enterprise)
20. Twilight - (Enterprise)
Alternative Lives (Part 2)
STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season 1 on BLU RAY.
Paramount Home entertainment has produced the first season of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES in cutting edge Blu-ray technology. The box set features thrilling action adventures with the USS Enterprise 1701 encountering warp technological worlds, disturbed minds, doomsday weapons and enemies of galactic peace. This box set is available in stores to buy from April 27th 2009.
Boasting superior picture and pristine audio for the best possible home viewing experience, the Blu-ray seven disc set includes all 29 first season episodes and a whole host of special features.
Starring one of the most enduring casts in television history led by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and Nichelle Nichols, STAR TREK is a worldwide phenomenon and served as a launching pad for numerous spin-off series and feature films. These classic first season episodes started it all, introducing the world to Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise’s iconic crew.
The first season Blu-ray release of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES features brand-new technology that provides fans with the best of both worlds by giving them the option to view re-mastered episodes (or view them as originally televised) and hear a newly enhanced soundtrack or opt for the original version.
Viewers will also be able to select either version to view or toggle back and forth between the newly enhanced visual effects found on the remastered episodes and the original broadcast episode effects. Also for the first time, fans will be able to enjoy the series in 7.1 DTS-HD English Master Audio, the best sound format possible, but still have the option of selecting the original mono sound heard on the first television airings decades ago.
As part of the special features, select episodes include the “Starfleet Access” bonus content. By choosing the “Starfleet Access” option, viewers will be able to watch the selected episodes with special pop-up trivia and picture-in-picture video commentaries. The set also includes an interactive tour of the Starship Enterprise, rare on-set home movie footage, an inside perspective on what it took to transport Trek into the 21st century and much more.
Episodes from STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season 1 Boxset Comprise of:
DISC ONE
1. The Man Trap
2. Charlie X
3. Where No Man Has Gone Before
4. The Naked Time
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Where No Man Has Gone Before.
DISC TWO
5. The Enemy Within
6. Mudd's Women
7. What Are Little Girls Made Of?
8. Miri
9. Dagger Of The Mind
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode.
DISC THREE
10. The Corbomite Maneuver
11. The Menagerie (Part 1)
12. The Menagerie (Part 2)
13. The Conscience Of The King
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Reflections on Spock
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – The Menagerie, Parts 1 & 2.
DISC FOUR
14. Balance Of Terror
15. Shore Leave
16. The Galileo Seven
17. The Squire of Gothos
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Balance of Terror.
DISC FIVE
18. Arena
19. Tomorrow Is Yesterday
20. Court Martial
21. The Return Of The Archons
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: To Boldly Go…Season One
Special Feature: The Birth of a Timeless Legacy.
DISC SIX
22. Space Seed
23. A Taste Of Armageddon
24. This Side Of Paradise
25. The Devil In The Dark
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Interactive Enterprise Inspection
Special Feature: Sci-Fi Visionaries
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Space Seed.
DISC SEVEN
26. Errand Of Mercy
27. The Alternative Factor
28. The City On The Edge Of Forever
29. Operation - Annihilate!
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Special Feature: Kiss ‘N’ Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Errand of Mercy.
Go where no fan has gone before when Paramount Home Entertainment debuts the STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION in a BLU RAY 7 disc Box Set due to hit the stores by the 27th April 2009. Available for the first time in high definition, the STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION features the first six Star Trek films, which have been digitally remastered in high definition, including a fully restored version of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. With new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio and over 14 hours of special features, including 2 ½ hours of all-new material.
The 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.
Each film in the collection includes multiple commentary tracks and a bonus BD-Live Star Trek IQ feature. STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION is available to buy from April 27 2009.
Star Trek - The Motion Picture: Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner)is called upon to collect his old crewmates in order to save humanity from a giant, hostile alien vessel steadily approaching Earth and destroying everything in its path.
The Wrath Of Khan: It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training manoeuvres, and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back...
The Search For Spock: Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane: McCoy is harbouring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk attempts to help his friends by stealing the USS Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine.
The Voyage Home: It's the 23rd century and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco...
The Final Frontier: It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets.
The Undiscovered Country: After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace summit. When a Klingon ship is attacked and the Enterprise is held accountable, the dogs of war are unleashed again, as both worlds brace for what may be their final, deadly encounter...
STAR TREK; THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION IN BLU RAY:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Special features
The Captains' Summit.
Watch Long and Prosper, Trekkers.
Heres whats available of current and upcoming Star Trek Blu-Ray DVDs soon to hit the stores.
What is Captain James T. Kirk's middle name?
Star Trek's Alternate Realities Dvd Collective box set is the absolute trekker treasure featuring alternate reality episodes from all five Star Trek series plus exclusive special features available on DVD since April 6th 2009.
No Star Trek fan should be without this incredible collection containing episode upon episode of fast-paced space adventure and brand new audio commentaries all presented in a beautifully packaged box set. Voted for by visitors to Star Trek.com this collection includes the top 20 most popular alternate reality themed episodes, including those from The Next Generation, The Original Series, Voyager and Enterprise.
Disc 1 features 4 episodes from “Mirror Universe”. Star Trek fans can watch crew members thrust into another parallel universe where everything is duplicated in detail but opposite in nature. Disc 2 features episodes from “Parallel Dimensions” allowing fans to see Original Series episodes including The Alternative Factor where a mysterious "rip" in space is opened between our universe and an antimatter universe. Disc 3 titled “Twisted Realities” witnesses two different versions of Kirk in The Enemy Within. Disc 4, “Frame of Mind” sees William Riker committed to a psychiatric hospital in an awesome popular episode from The Next Generation. In Disc 5, Commander Chakotay experiences a series of events from Voyager’s past. The final disc, Disc 6 “Alternate Lives” has the most installments, a mix of episodes from The Next Generation and Voyager.
The STAR TREK: ALTERNATE REALITIES FAN COLLECTIVE follows the previously released and highly successful Borg, Q, Time Travel and Klingon Fan Collectives. Boasting 5 discs and 20 episodes, this is a must have for all Trek fans.
Episodes from the Alternative realities Collective Boxset Comprise of:
DISC ONE
1. Mirror, Mirror - (The Original Series)
2. Crossover - (Deep Space Nine)
3. Through The Looking Glass - (Deep Space Nine)
4. Shattered Mirror - (Deep Space Nine)
Mirror Universe featurette (Part 1)
DISC TWO
5. In A Mirror Darkly (Part 1) - (Enterprise)
6. In A Mirror Darkly (Part 2) - (Enterprise)
7. The Alternative Factor - (The Original Series)
8. Parallels - (The Next Generation)
Mirror Universe featurette (Part 2)
Parallel Dimensions featurette
DISC THREE
9. The Enemy Within - (The Original Series)
10. Turnabout Intruder - (The Original Series)
11. Frame of Mind - (The Next Generation)
12. Shattered - (Voyager)
Twisted Realities featurette
DISC FOUR
13. Yesterday's Enterprise - (The Next Generation)
14. The Inner Light - (The Next Generation)
15. The Visitor - (Deep Space Nine)
16. Before And After - (Voyager)
Alternative Lives (Part 1)
DISC FIVE
17. Timeless -(Voyager)
18. Course: Oblivion - (Voyager)
19. E2 - (Enterprise)
20. Twilight - (Enterprise)
Alternative Lives (Part 2)
STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season 1 on BLU RAY.
Paramount Home entertainment has produced the first season of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES in cutting edge Blu-ray technology. The box set features thrilling action adventures with the USS Enterprise 1701 encountering warp technological worlds, disturbed minds, doomsday weapons and enemies of galactic peace. This box set is available in stores to buy from April 27th 2009.
Boasting superior picture and pristine audio for the best possible home viewing experience, the Blu-ray seven disc set includes all 29 first season episodes and a whole host of special features.
Starring one of the most enduring casts in television history led by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and Nichelle Nichols, STAR TREK is a worldwide phenomenon and served as a launching pad for numerous spin-off series and feature films. These classic first season episodes started it all, introducing the world to Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise’s iconic crew.
The first season Blu-ray release of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES features brand-new technology that provides fans with the best of both worlds by giving them the option to view re-mastered episodes (or view them as originally televised) and hear a newly enhanced soundtrack or opt for the original version.
Viewers will also be able to select either version to view or toggle back and forth between the newly enhanced visual effects found on the remastered episodes and the original broadcast episode effects. Also for the first time, fans will be able to enjoy the series in 7.1 DTS-HD English Master Audio, the best sound format possible, but still have the option of selecting the original mono sound heard on the first television airings decades ago.
As part of the special features, select episodes include the “Starfleet Access” bonus content. By choosing the “Starfleet Access” option, viewers will be able to watch the selected episodes with special pop-up trivia and picture-in-picture video commentaries. The set also includes an interactive tour of the Starship Enterprise, rare on-set home movie footage, an inside perspective on what it took to transport Trek into the 21st century and much more.
Episodes from STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES Season 1 Boxset Comprise of:
DISC ONE
1. The Man Trap
2. Charlie X
3. Where No Man Has Gone Before
4. The Naked Time
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Where No Man Has Gone Before.
DISC TWO
5. The Enemy Within
6. Mudd's Women
7. What Are Little Girls Made Of?
8. Miri
9. Dagger Of The Mind
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode.
DISC THREE
10. The Corbomite Maneuver
11. The Menagerie (Part 1)
12. The Menagerie (Part 2)
13. The Conscience Of The King
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Reflections on Spock
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – The Menagerie, Parts 1 & 2.
DISC FOUR
14. Balance Of Terror
15. Shore Leave
16. The Galileo Seven
17. The Squire of Gothos
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Balance of Terror.
DISC FIVE
18. Arena
19. Tomorrow Is Yesterday
20. Court Martial
21. The Return Of The Archons
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: To Boldly Go…Season One
Special Feature: The Birth of a Timeless Legacy.
DISC SIX
22. Space Seed
23. A Taste Of Armageddon
24. This Side Of Paradise
25. The Devil In The Dark
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Interactive Enterprise Inspection
Special Feature: Sci-Fi Visionaries
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Space Seed.
DISC SEVEN
26. Errand Of Mercy
27. The Alternative Factor
28. The City On The Edge Of Forever
29. Operation - Annihilate!
Special Feature: Preview trailers for each episode
Special Feature: Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Special Feature: Kiss ‘N’ Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Special Feature: Starfleet Access episode – Errand of Mercy.
Go where no fan has gone before when Paramount Home Entertainment debuts the STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION in a BLU RAY 7 disc Box Set due to hit the stores by the 27th April 2009. Available for the first time in high definition, the STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION features the first six Star Trek films, which have been digitally remastered in high definition, including a fully restored version of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. With new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio and over 14 hours of special features, including 2 ½ hours of all-new material.
The 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.
Each film in the collection includes multiple commentary tracks and a bonus BD-Live Star Trek IQ feature. STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION is available to buy from April 27 2009.
Star Trek - The Motion Picture: Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner)is called upon to collect his old crewmates in order to save humanity from a giant, hostile alien vessel steadily approaching Earth and destroying everything in its path.
The Wrath Of Khan: It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training manoeuvres, and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back...
The Search For Spock: Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane: McCoy is harbouring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk attempts to help his friends by stealing the USS Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine.
The Voyage Home: It's the 23rd century and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco...
The Final Frontier: It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock. But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets.
The Undiscovered Country: After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace summit. When a Klingon ship is attacked and the Enterprise is held accountable, the dogs of war are unleashed again, as both worlds brace for what may be their final, deadly encounter...
STAR TREK; THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION IN BLU RAY:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Special features
The Captains' Summit.
Watch Long and Prosper, Trekkers.
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