Star Trek - The Next Generation - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

...and the freshman year of Star Trek's first television sequel offends more than most in this regard. The new series would take roughly three years to become fully embraced by fans of the original series, and watching these first twenty-six episodes it's fairly obvious why. Gene Roddenberry's vision of the 24th century is noble and exciting, and sets the scene perfectly for infinite exploration of the human and alien condition, yet this opportunity ...
...that eventually became the first Star Trek film in 1979. It seems ridiculous that, will all this preparation, things could meander along so fruitlessly for so long before the series started getting anywhere. The series is set in the tranquil political climate of the mid-24th century (okay, 2364 if you want the specifics. No point pretending I don't know these things). The Federation, which still seems to consist primarily of humans as it did in ...

Frankingsteins 19.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Star Trek - The Next Generation - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

This beginning is a good place to start. Over the 25 shows, Worf is introduced and all the characters developed. Along the way there are plenty of great episodes, like "The Big Goodbye," Data's back-story in "Datalore and " the Klingon rituals of "Heart of Glory," as well as the Romulan encounter in "The Neutral Zone." The DVD supplements (all on the seventh disc) are good enough to make anyone wish for more: four featurettes recall myriad first-season challenges, filled with insider perspective and enough STNG trivia to satisfy all. The packaging on these excellent value DVD is equally good, making use of 4 slim-line cases (each containing 2 DVD's), all of which fit neatly into the cover box shown above. Overall I have been very pleased with this product. Perhaps the series had not yet reached its peak but good foundations were laid many hours of enjoyment are to be had. ...

dscpeasey 26.01.2009
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