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For the past year, fans have enjoyed the first four Star Trek films on 4K in high-dynamic range (HDR) thanks to The Original 4-Movie Collection . That release marked the first time those movies were available on the top-tier home media format that is 4K/HDR, and we called it the definitive way to watch those movies. But, as they say, good things come to those who wait. One year to the day after that four-movie collection was released, Paramount Home Entertainment has unleashed what is now, for sure, without a doubt, the definitive Original Series movie collection: Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection.

What’s in the box?

Forgetting the wordy name, bundled in this impressive box set are the first six Star Trek feature films. Excitingly, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country marks their debut in 4K/HDR with this release. Fans everywhere will be overjoyed at seeing some of the most important moments in Star Trek , such as Spock toasting a marshmellen or Kirk wrestling with himself, in all the fidelity 4K/HDR offers!

Let’s get the main contents of the box set out of the way:

• Additional Blu-ray with bonus content
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Theatrical Cut)  – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Includes  Director’s Cut (as released in 2016)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Includes  Director’s Cut (as released in 2004)

Importantly, The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition included in this release is the remastered version that was released earlier this year only on Paramount+. You can check out our interview with producer David C. Fein about what it took to bring this impressive version of the classic movie to life.

This box set also includes digital copies of all six films, as well as 1080p Blu-ray counterparts. Remember, you can only watch these movies in 4K/HDR if you have a 4K/HDR-capable TV and a 4K/HDR Blu-ray player. Game consoles such as the Xbox One X, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5 will play 4K/HDR discs.

(A side note: what did Walter Koenig or George Takai ever do to Paramount? Theirs are the only faces not seen on the covers of both the four-movie and six-movie collections outside the case!)

Special Features

Yes, there are also a plethora of extras – basically all the previously released special features, and a few new items – so please get comfy as we list them all.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition 

4K Ultra HD Disc

• Audio Commentary featuring David C. Fein, Mike Matessino, and Daren Dochterman
• Audio Commentary featuring Robert Wise, Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Jerry Goldsmith, and Stephen Collins
• Text Commentary featuring Michael and Denise Okuda
• Isolated Score Track (found in the settings menu)

Blu-ray Disc

Bonus Blu-ray Disc

• Preparing the Future
• A Wise Choice
• Refitting the Enterprise
• Sounding Off
• Return to Tomorrow
• A Grand Theme
• The Grand Vision
• Ilia & Decker in Engineering
• Security Guard
• Three Casualties
• NEW Effects Tests (HD 3:30)
• NEW Costume Tests (HD 4:40)
• NEW Computer Display Graphics (HD 3:10)
• Phase II: The Lost Enterprise (SD 12:39)
• A Bold New Enterprise (SD 29:41)
• Redirecting the Future (SD 14:06)
• The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD 10:44)
• Special Star Trek Reunion (HD 9:37)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’Ger (HD 4:24)
• The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek (HD 30:01)
• Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek: The Motion Picture (HD 29:13)
• Vulcan 
• Enterprise Departure 
• V’Ger Revealed 
• Trims (SD 6:08)
• Outtakes/Memory Wall (SD 2:49)
• Vulcan and Starfleet (SD 4:15)
• Attack on the Enterprise (SD 2:36)
• Cloud Journey (SD 3:31)
• V’Ger Flyover (SD 5:04)
• Wing Walk (SD 4:48)
• Sulu and Ilia 1 (SD 1:06)
• Sulu and Ilia 2 (SD 00:27)
• Kirk’s Quarters (SD 00:21)
• Officer’s Lounge (SD 00:13)
• Attack on the Enterprise (SD 1:08)
• Intruder Transformation (SD 00:32)
• A Huge Vessel (SD 00:47)
• Kirk Follows Spock (SD 1:13)
• Ilia’s Quarters 1 (SD 1:05)
• Ilia’s Quarters 2 (SD 1:20)
• Its Creator Is a Machine (SD 00:17)
• Teaser Trailer 
• Theatrical Trailer 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Theatrical Cut

• NEW Isolated Score in legacy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary featuring Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman
• Audio Commentary featuring Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman
• Library Computer Viewing Mode
• Production: The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD, 11 min)
• Special Star Trek Reunion  (10 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’Ger  (4 min)
• Deleted Scenes (SD, 8 min)
• Storyboards (HD)
• Trailers (HD, SD, 8 min): a teaser is joined by the theatrical preview and seven TV spots. Star 

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 

• Audio Commentary featuring Nicholas Meyer
• Audio Commentary (Theatrical Cut Only) featuring Nicholas Meyer & Manny Coto
• Text Commentary (Director’s Cut Only) featuring Michael and Denise Okuda 
• Library Computer Viewing Mode (Theatrical Cut)
• The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan (HD, 28 min)
• Captain’s Log  (27 min)
• Designing Khan  (24 min)
• Interviews  (11 min) with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
• Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  (18 min)
• James Horner: Composing Genesis  (10 min)
• Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics  (11 min)
• A Novel Approach  (29 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI  (3 min)
• Farewell: A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán (HD, 5 min)
• Trailer (HD)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

• Audio Commentary featuring Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Charles Correll, & Robin Curtis
• Audio Commentary featuring Ronald D. Moore & Michael Taylor
• Library Computer Viewing Mode 
• EASTER EGG! Ken Ralston on Models and Creature Effects  (7 min)
• Captain’s Log  (26 min)
• Terraforming and the Prime Directive  (26 min)
• Industry Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek  (14 min)
• Spock: The Early Years  (6 min)
• Space Docks and Birds-of-Prey  (28 min)
• Speaking Klingon  (21 min)
• Klingon and Vulcan Costumes  (12 min)
• Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame  (17 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer  (3 min)
• Photo Galleries (HD) contains two sets of BTS photos and publicity stills

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 

• Audio Commentary featuring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
• Audio Commentary featuring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
• Future’s Past: A Look Back  (28 min)
• On Location  (7 min)
• Dailies Deconstruction  (4 min)
• Below-the-Line: Sound Design  (12 min)
• Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments  (6 min)
• Time Travel: The Art of the Possible  (11 min)
• The Language of Whales  (6 min)
• A Vulcan Primer  (8 min)
• Kirk’s Women  (8 min)
• Star Trek: The Three-Picture Saga  (10 min)
• Star Trek for a Cause  (6 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 004: The Whale Probe  (4 min)
• From Outer Space to the Ocean  (15 min)
• The Bird-of-Prey  (3 min)
• William Shatner  (15 min)
• Leonard Nimoy  (16)
• DeForest Kelley  (13 min)
• Roddenberry Scrapbook  (8 min)
• Featured Artist: Mark Lenard  (13 min)
• Production Gallery (SD)
• Storyboards Galleries (HD)
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 

• Audio Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
• Audio Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman
• Library Computer
• Harve Bennett’s Pitch to Sales Team (SD 1:42)
• The Journey: A Behind-The-Scenes Documentary (SD 28:55)
• Makeup Tests (SD 9:50)
• Pre-Visualization Models (SD 1:41)
• Rockman in the Raw (SD 5:37)
• Star Trek V Press Conference (SD 13:42)
• Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute (SD 19:09)
• Original Interview: William Shatner (SD 14:37)
• Cosmic Thoughts (SD 13:05)
• That Klingon Couple (SD 13:05)
• A Green Future? (SD 9:24)
• Star Trek Honors NASA (HD 9:57)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (SD 3:07)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 005: Nimbus III (HD 3:02)
• Mount Rushmore (SD 00:18)
• Insults (SD 2:03)
• Behold Paradise (SD 00:52)
• Spock’s Pain (SD 1:02)
• Production Gallery (SD 4:04)
• The Gag Reel (SD 1:08)
• The Face of God
• Theatrical Trailers

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 

• Theatrical Cut Audio Commentary featuring Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn
• Theatrical Cut Audio Commentary featuring Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr 
• Director’s Cut Text Commentary featuring Michael and Denise Okuda 
• Audio Commentary by Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn
• Audio Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
• Library Computer 
• The Perils of Peacemaking (SD 26:30)
• It Started with a Story (SD 9:46)
• Prejudice (SD 5:02)
• Director Nicholas Meyer (SD 5:57)
• Shakespeare & General Chang (SD 5:53)
• Bring It to Life (SD 23:26)
• Farewell & Goodbye (SD 7:04)
• Conversations with Nicholas Meyer (SD 9:33)
• Klingons: Conjuring the Legend (SD 20:43)
• Federation Operatives (SD 4:53)
• Penny’s Toy Box (SD 6:06)
• Together Again (SD 4:56)
• Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD 4:57)
• To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD 23:04)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 006: Praxis (HD 2:38)
• DeForest Kelley: A Tribute (SD 13:19)
• William Shatner (SD 5:05)
• Leonard Nimoy (SD 6:26)
• DeForest Kelley (SD 5:00)
• James Doohan (SD 5:33)
• Nichelle Nichols (SD 5:39)
• George Takei (SD 5:28)
• Walter Koenig (SD 5:28)
• Iman (SD 5:04)
• Production Gallery (SD 3:24)
• Rura Penthe
• Leaving Spacedock (Omitted)
• 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer (SD 4:43)
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer

Video Quality

Does the video quality of these movies stand up to high expectations? They sure do! (For context, we watched these movies on an LG C2 OLED television). We already know the theatrical cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan look fantastic in 4K/HDR thanks to last year’s release, and it’s safe to say the transfers of Star Trek V and VI from 1080p, which was the highest resolution available before today, to 4K is striking. It’s four times the number of pixels, after all. And the addition of color-boosting high dynamic range, which resolves a film’s colors in more natural quality, is the icing on the cake. If you haven’t seen these movies in a while, now is the perfect time to rewatch them. Likewise, newer fans who haven’t had the opportunity to see these classic movies now can do so in the most modern way possible.

A major attraction of this set is the inclusion of the recently released The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition, which is itself a thorough remaster of 2001’s The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition, which added new VFX and trimmed scenes to make the movie flow more nicely. Before today, this remastered The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition was only available via Paramount+. No more! The inherent visual benefits of on-disc playback compared to streaming make this disc-based The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition an incredible treat for fans. We already knew an astonishing amount of time and effort went into making the 2022 version of The Motion Picture , and now the work of David C. Fein and his team can be seen in all its glory. Watch this one on the biggest screen possible.

(If you’re a Motion Picture superfan, there is a special, more elaborate release dedicated solely to this movie that includes a multitude of extras, including the first-ever widescreen presentation of the Special Longer Version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture , originally created for broadcast television in 1983.)

We want to take a moment to note our experience with The Final Frontier. That movie, released in 1989, is famous (or infamous) for less-than-ideal visual effects, even compared to its predecessors. If you see this movie in 4K/HDR, some scenes, like the journey across the Great Barrier or Sybok’s introduction in the desert, will look fabulous, with bright, vivid colors that show off landscapes and the creative but lower-budget visual effects done by Associates and Ferren.

On the flip side, some of the bad VFX, like some orbiting shots of the Enterprise or Kirk battling God, will look particularly bad thanks to the higher resolution and lack of any remastering work like The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition. Of course, that’s not a reason to skip what’s objectively the best Star Trek movie (especially considering Strange New Worlds seems to be inspired by the film ), just a heads-up that you should expect to see some ugliness. Star Trek V is really the only TOS film with this problem, as the beautiful model-heavy VFX done by Industrial Light and Magic for every other Star Trek movie other than The Motion Picture look fantastic in this collection. You’ll want to sell your old Star Trek movie discs, that’s for sure.

But I bought the Four-Movie Collection last year!

A quick note for those a little angsty about buying the four-movie collection last year, only for the six-movie collection to come out this year: we understand your pain. But just know each of these movies has its own standalone release. So, if you have the four-movie collection, you could buy Star Trek V and Star Trek IV individually to complete your TOS -era movie collection. Just know The Motion Picture included in last year’s collection was the theatrical cut only, and not the recently remastered Director’s Edition. You can get the remastered Director’s Edition individually here .

The fact that Paramount Home Entertainment is double-dipping with releasing a partial Star Trek movie collection last year only to release a complete collection this year is understandably frustrating for consumers. (The salt on the wound is that the six-movie collection and the four-movie collection share almost the same box art, albeit with a dark background for the newer collection along with a few new elements to reflect the additional movies.) The individual Blu-ray releases help soften the blow a bit, but we still must question why the back-to-back releases. Sure, they were probably trying to hit a sales mark by releasing the incomplete TOS movie collection last year, and perhaps the Star Trek V and VI transfers weren’t completed yet, but this release schedule likely just makes fans weary of any future movie collections Paramount wants to sell. We would have liked to see a discount given to verified owners of the four-movie collection, but alas…

What does a Star Trek fan need with this box set?

There’s no beating around the bush: if you are someone who values the disc-based video quality upgrade over streaming, and the ownership stability that comes with home media, there’s no reason not to get this collection. Not only does this set include every TOS movie and all available director’s editions, along with every extra feature under the sun, but these decades-old films will look as best they can if you have the necessary hardware. It’ll make the perfect addition to your home media cabinet, and the Star Trek fan in your life will thank you. It’ll certainly satisfy us media hounds until Paramount releases a TNG movie collection, which surely must be in the works.

Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection is now available on Amazon .

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Star Trek 4K 6-Movie Collection Boxset Review

Coming to our screens straight from the 70s, 80s, and 90s is this year’s Star Trek 4k 6-Movie Collection . From The Motion Picture to The Undiscovered Country . The movies have all been re-mastered for the second time this century, this time in 4K. This release follows on from last year’s I – IV set. This, at the time, oddly omitted the final two silver screen outings for the original cast on 4k and blu-ray. But what would we Trek fans be if not eagerly ready to double dip? Especially on what will likely be the ultimate releases of these films.

Fortunately, for those that purchased last year’s 4-movie set. Or those that really, really hate The Final Frontier . The films have all now been released separately. Before picking up the 6-movie set, it’s worth noting Star Trek: First Contac t was spotted in 4K on Paramount+ US earlier this year. So there’s a good chance The Next Generation movies will follow soon. So, if you want to be a little more frugal, it’s worth waiting for a complete movie set.

Although much like they did with the original blu-ray masters back in 2009, they may (and are likely to) release a TOS and TNG package separately alongside the complete set. 

The Packaging

The Star Trek 4k 6-Movie Collection box set includes the new masters in HDR and on standard Bluray. But trust this reviewer when he says that it’s worth buying one for The Motion Picture Director’s Cut alone. The disks themselves come in two ‘jumbo’ blu-ray cases. One for the 4K disks (in black) and one in the traditional blue for the standard Blu-Rays (including The T MP bonus disk).  The cover art continues the theme of last year’s release. A somewhat scattergun approach portraying The Original Series cast with images used from at least three different films. Also included are their villains and, oddly enough, the Phase II Enterprise again. The Star Trek 4k 6-Movie Collection’s inner cases have the same key art but are strangely utilized to create tall, cut-off portraits of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura. Even weirder, the art is still the same on the 4K and standard Blu-ray cases. You would have thought they would swap Uhura and Scotty out for Chekov and Sulu on one, at least. 

The sets’ disks themselves are uninspired. They have the standard reflective silver no-art, an approach that has become a staple of Paramount Trek releases. Another weird addition is a disk-shaped cut-out of the boxset art that’s included in the 4K box for some reason. I can’t see the purpose of it, it certainly won’t be featured on my wall any time soon. 

The Films – Technical advisories and historical context

My review of the Star Trek 4k 6-Movie Collection is based on viewing via a 4K HDR display. It has been noted in other reviews that the downsampling of the 4K scans to 1080p for the Blu-ray has led to some scenes feeling overly bright. This is partly due to the lack of HDR on that format, and a soft colour shift under some lighting, the screencaps provided here are from the Blu-rays.

In another oddity of this set, the Director’s Cut of The Undiscovered Country is only available in 4K. The Dolby Atmos logo is plastered all over the sets, but The Motion Picture Director’s edition is the only film with an Atmos track. While some may fondly put their 2009 master copies of the films on the TV and enjoy the experience, as a film student at the time I always found them oddly off-putting and ‘unnatural’ looking. It wasn’t until I discovered the process that had been used in their creation – Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) – that I understood why.

When the prints were scanned for blu-ray, at the time it was popular to erase the 35mm film grain much loved by more ‘traditional’ directors. To do this an automated tool went through and essentially blurred the image until it was no longer apparent, then went back through and sharpened the image to give the appearance of the resolution being restored. 

The film that suffered from this the most and so is most improved since the 2009 master in this release was The Undiscovered Country . Spock especially in various shots looked like he’d been taken right off a plinth at Madame Tussauds. I’m pleased to say this release has corrected the overzealous use of DNR. However, fair warning to those used to their 2009 blu-rays – the image does now appear softer – but this is as the directors intended. 

The Motion Picture – Directors Edition

Following the Paramount+ release in the US, the director’s edition of The Motion Picture has finally hit UK shores. While it certainly is an odd choice only to give this version of the film an Atmos track, it has never sounded or looked better. A lot of work has gone into this grounds-up remaster and it shows, building on the template Robert Wise set out in 2001 this film finally feels close to what TMP should have been from day 1. For example, the wonky effects shots are gone in favor of re-composited original footage that was found during the remaster and the odd bit of CGI to fill in the gaps – but you wouldn’t be able to tell while watching. 

My memory, like I assume many others, is of TMP as a fairly colorless film (in no small part due to costuming choices). This release has turned that on its head. The film truly ‘pops’ for lack of a better term in a way I never thought possible. It’s clear it’s been a labor of love for those involved and the light bouncing off the hull of the Enterprise truly makes you appreciate the artistry of those that built that iconic model.

The Wrath of Khan

The most popular of the original cast’s filmography finally makes it to 4K in a physical format! After causing many raised eyebrows following the 2015 re-release of the Director’s Cut and Theatrical editions only on standard blu-ray. Only for it to be spotted in the following years on the likes of iTunes in 4K. This release is however the least interesting in this box set given that it is just a re-release (on blu-ray at least), however like with the other films the HDR really elevates the color to another level. Unsurprisingly, the later scenes of the movie are the ones that benefit the most, the iconic 1701 reaches a new level of beauty pitted against the backdrop of the Mutara nebula as James Horner’s score fills your speakers.

The Search for Spock

The 2009 release of The Search for Spock , often referred to as the un (or less) loved middle child of the Genesis trilogy, was plagued with several issues. Colour timing – for example, the Enterprise bridge had a blue hue, not red, after its final battle. Then the opening credits are pillar boxed – a change that wasn’t present in any previous (or now later) release. I’m happy to report these issues alongside the DNR mentioned above have been fixed. Returning the film to what is likely to be the closest to the opening night theatre experience that we will get. While some effects shots don’t hold up too well, thinking specifically about Kruge’s fall. The majority of the film makes the journey to 4K in good standing. The destruction of the Enterprise and the death of David remain an emotional one-two gut punch. Additionally, the vibrant sunset as the Enterprise streaks across the sky takes on new life with HDR.

The Voyage Home

The joyous time travel romp that closes out the Genesis Trilogy was one of the better, though still troubled parts of the 2009 release. It was helped in a lot of ways by the nature of the film and how it took place on contemporary Earth. I imagine this made the color timing easier for those doing the master back in 2009, but there were still plenty of issues. Most notably the odd cyan tint that seemed to affect almost everything. The film is set in the present day and uses more live locations compared to the previous TMP era films did however cause some of the effects shots to look particularly bad after they had been through DNR and sharpening. The fishing boat at the end was a prime example with it looking like a toy that had been hastily put in with Microsoft paint when superimposed with the Bird of Prey. This new master fixes those issues and returns the film to its delightfully 80s natural state. It also reflects the sunny conditions under which a number of scenes were shot instead of it looking somewhat gloomy, much in contrast to the general tone of the film.

The Final Frontier

Despite having a bit of a tongue-in-cheek resurgence with its many references in Star Trek: Lower Decks The Final Frontier doesn’t hold a high position in many fans’ rankings. The film suffered from budget issues that are apparent throughout, especially in the effects department with it being the first Trek film not to rely on the talents of Industrial Light & Magic due to budget constraints. The previous master of the film seemed to take the approach that as much of this as possible should be covered up by cranking the saturation up in a number of scenes, most notably the ‘God’ encounter in the final act. The final result is that you could probably light up half of New York if you paused it at the wrong moment. This is thankfully fixed in this version, while also giving us a split-second look at the cut-for-budget rock monster that was originally intended to make an appearance and later found life in Trek fan favourite film Galaxy Quest .

The Undiscovered Country

We now come to the final Trek film to grace our screens in 4K (at least until – fingers crossed – next year) and it’s The Original Series casts swan song. This film when released in 2009 was a tough watch. On top of the DNR, there were also the color timing changes which amongst other things made Spock look slightly green and ill in many sequences. Well, that is gone in favor of much more natural skin tones in this master. The 4K disk as mentioned also includes the Director’s Cut. Featuring the late and great René Auberjonois in the Colonel West Scooby Doo-esque subplot. Much of the effects work is improved as well with improved contrast in HDR, be fairly warned though that this does not include the very 90s CG pink blood. Which sticks out like a sore thumb to this day (while also making no sense with every other Klingon appearance).

If you’re looking to re-live the theatre experience of the original casts’ movies, you’re not going to get any closer than having the Star Trek 4K 6-Movie Collection editions with a good quality screen, some may argue it’s even an improved experience. Having only watched the Director’s Edition and Wrath of Khan re-release in cinemas this past summer in the UK I won’t make that claim on behalf of all of the films though.

It’s undeniable that these are improved (even on the standard Blu-ray versions) over the 2009 masters though. The films all have a much more natural look to them and are rid of (invented) excess detail. The Star Trek Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection is available now from all retailers.

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The new 15-disc collection includes all of the following:

• 4K Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray Disc
• Bonus Features Blu-ray Disc
• 4K Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut and Director’s Cut
• Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut and Director’s Cut
• Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut only

Standalone 4K / Blu-ray combo pack releases of Star Trek II, II, IV, V,  and  VI also arrived this week:

There will certainly be debates over “correct” color timing and lighting levels between the 2009 and the 2021/2022 editions of the original Star Trek films : each film does seem to have an issue with somewhat brighter-than-expected lighting levels, especially in space scenes, which seems to be a side effect from creating the remastered Blu-rays from 4K HDR sources.

A NOTE ON SCREENCAPS: At present, it is rather difficult to produce representative screencaps from 4K discs and maintain the full HDR color presentation for online publication. The remastered Blu-rays, which are based upon the 4K presentations, are what we can produce and share for this review.

We’ve watched the 4K discs on a proper HDR television display, and can say that those of you who will primarily watch the films on 4K discs on 4K HDR-capable displays (or on streaming services which present the full 4K HDR presentation) will probably not notice much of an issue on that front — but “downgrading” the new scans to 1080p for the standard Blu-ray discs have left some scenes feel a bit over-brightened, losing some of the shadowy moods one remembers from countless viewings over the decades.

That said — the primary problem with those first Blu-ray editions are the tragically-overused Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) and edge-enhancement (or “sharpening”) techniques used when bring the movies to HD for the first time.

For the 2009 editions, all six films were put through DNR processing to “scrub out” the natural film grain that was part of the original presentation, and then each were artificially sharpened to restore the detail lost because of the DNR pass — resulting in a strange mix of heavily-shadowed, chiseled faces, waxy skin features erasing the actors’ natural complexions, and elimination of much of the costumes’ and sets’ surface detailing.

Probably the most impacted by the DNR/sharpening effect was Star Trek VI , which in some scenes left the cast looking like clay sculptures brought to life — such as the below shot from Spock’s briefing at the beginning of the film — but the other films are impacted as well in varying degrees, as we’ve illustrated from  The Motion Picture.

In the new 2022 editions, because the films have been rescanned from the original picture, those 2009-era modifications are not even part of the discussion anymore — restoring the look of each picture to something much closer to the original theatrical presentation.

While some have commented that the 2022 versions seem to be “blurry,” well, that’s because the slightly soft nature of each film were shot that way in the original production!

Because the heavily DNR’d/over-sharpened 2009 editions have been the default way fans have seen these movies for the last 13 years, on both Blu-ray and streaming services, many have little-to-no experience with the films’ original presentation — seen on LaserDisc, VHS, and DVD up until 2009.

Take this close-up of George Takei from  Star Trek VI for example: compared to the original HD master used in the 1999 DVD, the new remastered version is a nice upgrade in color and clarity, while still keeping his face looking appropriately detailed.

…but as soon as the false-detailed 2009 image is added into the mix, it’s clearly an overcorrection which makes Takei’s face look pitted, adding ten years to his age!

The theatrical presentation of  Star Trek: The Motion Picture   features a lovely balance of lighting, color, and texture adjustments (again, without the DNR seen in the 2009 edition) which gives the film more depth — while at the same time toning down strange color casts like the purple lighting seen when McCoy is beamed up to the Enterprise for the first time.

Here are a collection of comparison screencaps between the 2009 Blu-ray and remastered presentations:

Unfortunately, if you are looking to pick up the theatrical cut of The Motion Picture on 4K disc, it’s only available in the multi-film box set — though a standalone Blu-ray of the film is available.

For  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , the picture quality is identical to the remastered Blu-ray released in 2016, and all bonus features from that first release have been included — and both the theatrical cut and Nick Meyer’s director’s cut of the film are included on 4K and Blu-ray discs using seamless branching.

Here are some 2009 vs. 2016 comparison screencaps we first presented at that time, which include a few comparisons to the original DVD picture illustrating color adjustments.

The remastered editions of Star Trek II are available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

The new look for  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is full of welcome color corrections, which in some cases rewinds the clock all the way back to the original theatrical presentation. While the Blu-ray disc version still has a few overly-bright issues from the HDR-to-HD down-conversion, overall this film has never looked better, especially when viewed on a full 4K display.

From the start, the title sequence through sky above Genesis has been restored to the original picture width from the theatrical presentation — for some reason, the 2009 Blu-rays pillar-boxed the opening credits, adding black bars to the side of the screens and compressing the picture to fit. The text and framing have now been restored to the original look.

(All screencaps labeled “1984” are from a scan of a 35mm Star Trek III  theatrical print.)

Fine details in the Enterprise’s helm console can be made out in the 2021 remaster, including the label on Sulu’s panel which reads THRUSTER IGNITION — while the overall teal-tinted cast has been corrected (blacks and greys are black and grey; skin coloration is must more natural-looking).

Also notable are changes to the  Enterprise bridge set during the final conflict with Kruge; the dark, moody scenes were color-shifted red in for the 2009 Blu-ray release, and have been corrected back to the original blue tones for the modern restoration.

The remastered edition of  Star Trek III is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  fares nicely in the remastered presentation, as the popular “one with the whales” gets its missing film grain restored and thankfully loses the  2009-era slight blue-green cast from its color timing — evident in shots like the Yellow Pages advertisement and the opening debate in the Federation Council chambers.

Outdoor location shots now also look much more like the natural lighting under which they were filmed; Gillian Taylor’s drive-by now reflects the cloudy, overcast San Francisco weather visible in the sky above the actors, rather than the oversaturated coloring seen in the 2009 edition.

In sunny scenes, like Kirk and Spock’s visit to the Cetacean Institute, white fabric like Spock’s robe now carry a warmer tone reflecting the sunlight above the location, rather than a colder blue tone scene in the previous release.

The remastered edition of  Star Trek IV is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier also gets a nice new presentation, with a correction to many blown-out highlights and the restoration of more natural-looking colors in a number of scenes — most notably during the Yosemite camping sequences and during the encounter with the Sha Ka Ree “god” near the end of the film.

While some of the blue tones still remain during Sybok’s final moments, the contrast has been dialed back down to near-original levels, allowing viewers to actually see what’s going on during the climactic encounter at the center of the galaxy.

Below, we’ve compared the HD master used for the 1999 DVD release with the 2009 and 2022 Blu-ray editions — the soft blue tones reflecting the Sha Ka Ree “god” remain, but the overall lighting levels have been reduced for a less-blinding experience.

The remastered edition of  Star Trek V is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country   arrives with two versions of the film on 4K: the original theatrical cut, which was also available in the previous 2009 Blu-ray (and what most people have seen on streaming services to date), and the longer director’s cut last released in the 2004 Special Collector’s Edition  DVD.

(Both cuts of the film are presented in the same 2.39:1 aspect ratio, which is Nick Meyer’s preferred choice; previously the director’s cut was released in a taller 2.00:1 ratio.)

As stated above, this film suffered the most impact from the 2009-era noise-reduction/artificial-sharpening process, and as such benefits the most from the new scan for 2022’s remastered presentation. Gone are the craggy facial features and overly-dark shadowing caused by those filtering tools, and restored are natural skin and costume textures scrubbed away in 2009.

Magentas are dialed way back, most notably seen in the Rura Penthe surface scenes and during the Excelsior’s encounter with the Praxis shockwave. In addition, red colors in this Blu-ray edition of the film — notably in the Starfleet uniforms and Klingon ship environments — do seem to be pushed a bit too far into the orange spectrum, this again may be due to the HDR down-conversion to the 1080p Blu-ray presentation.

(Unfortunately it’s not easy to get representative screencaps from 4K discs and maintain the full HDR color presentation for online publication, but after having watched the film on a proper 4K HDR display, the orange ‘push’ was not noticeable during that viewing.)

This film also seems to be impacted the most by the HDR-to-HD lighting issue, as many scenes in Star Trek VI (on both 4K disc and Blu-ray) appear to be brighter than even the original 1999 DVD picture. The comparison between the three versions illustrates the thankful return to non-DNR’d picture quality in 2022, yet is still brighter than even the ’99 edition.

In what is perhaps the biggest misstep of the entire package, the director’s cut of  Star Trek VI — which features Rene Auberjonois as Colonel West , West’s reveal as the assassin at the end of the film, and a few other cuts and edits throughout — is only available on the 4K disc, and  not included on the remastered Blu-ray disc.

Unlike the  Star Trek II director’s cut, these are not just a few trimmed scenes — there are multiple shot changes, different audio cues, and video overlays (the derided flashbacks during the Valeris mind-meld sequence) which require more space on the Blu-ray disc than that storage medium is capable of holding.

Even with seamless branching, both cuts of Star Trek VI won’t fit on a single standard Blu-ray disc, but they will both fit on the large BD-100 disc used for the 4K presentation.

The real solution, of course, would be to have included a second Blu-ray disc to hold the director’s cut in the packaging — but it seems Paramount chose not to do so, perhaps because of the extra cost.

It is still part of the iTunes streaming release ‘bonus features’ however, so if you’ve purchased the film there (or redeemed the included digital code), you’ll be able to watch the Star Trek VI director’s cut in high definition on that service — as well as on Vudu where it is listed as a separate entry from the theatrical edition.

Here are a collection of comparison screencaps between the 2009 Blu-ray and remastered presentation of the Star Trek VI theatrical cut:

The two remastered editions of of Star Trek VI is available in the 6-film box set or as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release. The theatrical cut is also available as a standalone Blu-ray. 

A few minor quibbles aside, the new  Star Trek — The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection is the best way to revisit the big-screen adventures of Captain Kirk and his crew — and these new editions of each film are taking over the old 2009-era presentations on streaming services to bring them to the forefront of viewing options.

Illustrated below from iTunes ( picture by @StarTrekVHS on Twitter ), the remastered editions of each  Star Trek film are identified by the rainbow-colored artwork on many streaming services like Vudu (though not on Paramount+, naturally).

While there’s been no formal announcement, the four films starring the  Next Generation cast are expected to get the 4K upgrade next; if things follow the last two years, we should hopefully see them get their own 4K UHD Blu-ray box set by September 2023.

Our coverage of the new  Star Trek home media releases will continue later this week, as we dive into the new  Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director’s Edition 4K edition, and break down all the different versions of the first Star Trek film now available on disc.

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• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Beam aboard the Enterprise with the Original Cast crew for the 15-disc  Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection . This set contains all of the cinematic highs and low of the original crew franchise on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray. For those who didn’t buy the previous 4-Film set from Paramount, this set offers up those discs plus the newly restored Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition as well as Star Trek V: The Final Frontier with both cuts of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . The films look and sound fantastic easily overtaking their original 2009 Blu-ray counterparts with tons of new and archival extra features to pick through for many hours of entertainment value. Highly Recommended

This comprehensive 15-disc collection includes the first six big-screen adventures featuring the original series crew in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and HDR-10. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture—The Director’s Edition also includes Dolby Atmos).  Both Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country are making their 4K Ultra HD debuts.  The set also includes access to Digital copies of each of the six films, as well as hours of new and legacy bonus content.  Below is a breakdown of disc contents:

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Additional Blu-ray with bonus content
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Theatrical Cut) – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Includes Director’s Cut
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Includes Director’s Cut 

Storyline: Our Reviewer's Take

Since these discs have been published before or we've covered them in other reviews, we'll be excerpting the relevant content rather than doing one big long smash of reviews. 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Theatrical Cut

Star Trek The Motion Picture - Director's Edition

"Some new scenes were added, and some were trimmed down, but essentially this is the same film with a little different pace, different dialog cues, alternate takes, and new visual effects. I consider myself a fan of this edit, but then I also enjoy the Theatrical Cut too. I didn’t always love this movie, the first time I saw it as a kid was our VHS copy of the Longer Version. I thought it was slower than a slug and boring. It wasn’t  Star Trek II . But with every new disc release, I’ve gone back to this film and it has steadily risen in my favor. It had a lot of grand ideas and themes and it wasn’t simply a “pew-pew” laser blast popcorn movie. It tried to have the sense of adventure of the original show but the scale and grandeur of something like  2001: A Space Oddyse y complete with Douglas Trumbull visual effects. Of all the films in the original crew series, it’s the one most worth revisiting again and again. As much as I love  Wrath of Khan ,  Search for Spock ,  Voyage Home ,  Undiscovered Country , and yes even  Final Frontier  - they’re all pretty surface-facing films. Their themes and ideas are right there to grab. In comparison,  The Motion Picture  is a much deeper well to draw from and I always feel like I come away with something new."   4.5/5  

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan   

"At the center of Khan's revenge against William Shatner's Starfleet Admiral James T. Kirk is the terraforming initiative called Project Genesis and a powerful device that could be weaponized. The plot doesn't carry the same weighty, pressing subject matter of its predecessor, but the sequel's ideas about mortality, rebirth and the cycle of life and death are no less heady and substantial. From Khan grieving the death of his wife to the literal birth of a new planet, the theme is prevalent throughout, impacting characters in various ways, even in Kirk grappling with the end of his tenure as Captain of the Enterprise and reconciling with his estranged son. With Meyer all the while aptly focusing on the camaraderie of Kirk, McCoy and Spock, the story skillfully builds to that emotionally memorable climax that has become a piece of cinematic history. And revisiting the film after countless viewings, the impact of that ending has not waned in the least."  4.5/5  

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  

"For me, this has always felt like a blatant cheat on the part of the filmmakers, a complete dodge from genuinely grappling with the aftermath of Khan in a follow-up that's reputed to be about dealing with a major blow to the spirit of the crew. Naturally, we can't really have a Star Trek movie without Spock, and I completely understand the need for this. But this is essentially the equivalent of Kirk avoiding the "no-win scenario" of the Kobayashi Maru, and it seems like a missed opportunity for something truly great. Yet, in spite of my grumblings with Harve Bennett's plot, I admit enjoying Leonard Nimoy's film directorial debut. It's a fun third entry where Nimoy proves himself a skilled and talented helmer, navigating the action and drama with a great sense of adventure. At the same time, he gives fans a memorable and ruthless adversary in Christopher Lloyd's Kruge. The second entry in the so-called "Genesis Arc" storyline is somewhat of a letdown after two excellent installments, but all things considered, it's a competent Trek movie."   3.5/5   

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  

"My love for this fourth installment, however, is due to deeply personal reasons, from a major part of my life that makes me forgive the film's shortcomings. When it was made available on home video the following year after its theatrical run, I had only been in the U.S. for maybe three or four years. And although I was already familiar with and a fan of the  Star Trek series , Nimoy and Harve Bennett's fish-out-of-water story about time-traveling to present-day America oddly made a more lasting impression than the other movies or the show. I instantly related to Spock trying to make sense of the cultural norms and language, and I laughed at Chekov's pronunciation of vessel. Every time I sit down to watch the movie, I still find myself giggling at the silly humor while reminiscing on my childhood. For a young teen picked on for being an immigrant, movies and shows like  Star Trek  were my escapist solace, and the fourth entry, in particular, was one I could relate with the most at the time.  The Voyage Home  remains a fun and personally loved installment."    3.5/5

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  

"And then there’s  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier … Well, you can’t blame Shatner for trying. After the trilogy success of  Wrath of Khan ,  The Search for Spock , and  The Voyage Home , Shatner pulled his contract weight ensuring he got to helm the film and oversee its development. He wanted to create a movie that returned Trek to its headier and loftier science fiction ambitions, but Paramount wanted more of that family-friendly humor that made  The Voyage Home  the highest-grossing entry of the entire franchise until 2009’s  Star Trek . This is a hallmark case of a movie that had a lot of ideas but wasn’t ready to film and so we have a bizarre mishmash of stories. The idea of the Enterprise discovering God at the center of the universe while being under the control of a Jim Jones-style zealot is certainly grandiose, but the film never lives up to its potential"   2.5/5 

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  

"To properly close out a generation of adventures,  Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  brings back our original crew (with Sulu getting his own ship) for one last mission. After the abject failure that was the fifth film, this final voyage brought in franchise heavy hitter Nicholas Meyer from  Wrath of Khan  to right the ship and deliver a politically-charged and highly entertaining film. For all intents and purposes, this film is a rousing success helping bring a fitting close for the original crew with a bittersweet send-off that gives every member a true fan moment to shine. With Christopher Plummer as the Shakespear-spewing Klingon General Chang, we get a genuinely lethal bad guy for a story wrapped within a classic whodunnit structure letting Spock play detective while Kirk and McCoy get to wax philosophical about aging out of their universe."   4.5/5

Spanning six films over the course of ten years, the classic Original Crew cast of the starship Enterprise beams down to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for an exciting 15-disc (7-4K UHD + 8-Blu-ray) with Digital Copy set. This set includes the same 4K 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs from Paramount's previously released  Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection   but now also includes relevant 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs assigned for the final two sequels as well as the fully restored  Director's Edition   of  Star Trek: The Motion Picture . The seven 4K UHD Discs are housed in a black Elite case with individual trays and are not stacked. You'll also find the two Digital Code slips in here one slip just for the  Director's Edition   with another slip featuring five codes for the other films. These codes are not Movie Anywhere compatible. The eight Blu-ray discs are housed in another blue elite case, again each disc gets its own tray without being stacked. The two cases are held together with a thin cardboard slipcase. 

Here's what you're getting in discs:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Theatrical Cut:  BD-66 4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray

Star Trek The Motion Picture - Director's Edition:  BD-100 4K Ultra HD + BD-50 Blu-ray + Bonus BD-50

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:  BD-66  4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock:  BD-66  4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home:  BD-66  4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier:  BD-66  4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country:  BD-100  4K Ultra HD +  BD-50  Blu-ray  

It's important to note that this set does not  include the Special Longer Version of  The Motion Picture   that was offered in the limited edition  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Edition: The Complete Adventure . If you need to have that cut of the film in your collection, it's only going to be available in that set. Once that sells out Paramount has said it won't be offered again. I kinda doubt that myself, but we'll see. Collect and review enough discs, you know that anything is possible for future anniversary releases. If that cut will ever hit disc again it'd likely be in 2024 for the film's 45th Anniversary. 

Video Review

"The forty-plus-year-old movie also looks fresher and in better shape thanks to Dolby Vision HDR, which brings a welcomed improvement in contrast and brightness balance. The scenes in space display snappy, sparkling stars in the distance, engulfed in inky black emptiness, and specular highlights provide for tightly crisp whites in the lights and a realistic sheen along metallic surfaces. Shadow details could be a tad stronger, especially in the many poorly-lit interiors, but visibility in the darkest corners remains comparatively better than the HD version. Richard H. Kline's cinematography has a distinctively muted, restrained palette, favoring more browns and tans with a mix of various shades of blue, which counters the movie's campy origins. Nevertheless, those secondary hues appear fuller with good saturation levels and more variation while primaries, especially those aforementioned blues, are bolder and more animated, making for an otherwise attractive watch on 4K UHD."  4/5

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition 

"Of all the films of this franchise to hit 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, the Director’s Edition received the most love and attention. In order for Robert Wise’s cut to come to the format, it required a complete ground-up restoration and reconstruction from the original 35mm negative elements as well as the original large format visual effects elements and the results are simply extraordinary. From small details in facial features and makeup to the incredible models used for the huge effects shots, this is some genuine restoration magic at work. Film grain appears to have undergone a little bit of management per Paramount’s usual workings, but nothing too intrusive or severe. It’s not the waxy mess of the original 2009 Theatrical Cut Blu-ray, there’s an actual grain structure to appreciate. Some of the original optical effects still appear a little dodgy, but others look tighter and clearer than ever before."  5/5

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

"Awash in a very fine layer of natural gain, the Dolby Vision HDR presentation also furnishes the forty-year-old film with a cleaner, livelier contrast balance and brighter whites throughout. It may not look it, at first, considering the filmmaker's deliberately dark, toned-down creative intentions, but the contrast is an improvement. And mixed with the richer, truer black levels and the strong shadow details, the 2.35:1 image comes with an attractive cinematic appeal and appreciable dimensionality, particularly in those scenes with Khan aboard the starship Reliant. Likewise, the cinematography of Gayne Rescher favors a more earthy, natural palette, bathing the visuals in richly-saturated browns, animated ginger-amber tones and deep rust-orange marigolds. Primaries are nonetheless accurately rendered and bolder than its HD SDR counterparts, such as the ruby-burgundy reds of the uniforms and vibrant, electrifying cobalt blues in the starship's computer consoles."   4/5

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

"Unlike the previous two entries, cinematographer Charles Correll took a more colorful, vibrant approach to the second sequel, and his efforts really shine on UHD. The Dolby Vision HDR presentation displays a richly saturated palette, from the bold crimson red lighting and the deeper shade of burgundy in the uniforms to the electrifying blues and lively greens of the foliage and the Klingon ship. Moreover, the other earthy hues, oranges, and yellows are more animated and spirited, making the movie somewhat reminiscent of the original television series. Contrast and brightness balance also enjoy a welcomed boost, showering the action with brilliant, radiant whites and inky, velvety blacks with excellent shadow detail. The improved specular highlights add a crisp, tight sparkle to the stars, the lighting along the exterior of ships, and a realistic sheen to the various metallic objects."  4/5

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 

"The Genesis storyline comes to a close on Ultra HD with what appears to be the result of another true remaster of the original camera negatives although a few notable issues remain worth mentioning. For the most part, the HEVC H.265 encode shows a welcomed uptick in overall definition and clarity, from the discrete sharp details of the Klingon ship and the streets of San Francisco to the fine stitching in the costumes and the individual leaves of trees. In Dolby Vision HDR, the most striking gain comes from the improved contrast and brightness balance, bathing the 2.35:1 image with bright, vivid whites and true, inky blacks that allow for better visibility within the shadows and the darkest, poorly lit corners of the Klingon vessel. Specular highlights supply the visuals with a crisp, dynamic sparkle along metallic surfaces and a more brilliant but narrower glow in the hottest areas to reveal more of the finer details...All things considered, despite its less-than-satisfying distractions, the overall transfer is strong and marked upgrade over its HD SDR counterparts. Awash in a very fine layer of grain, the encode has a nice film-like quality fans will appreciate."  4/5

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  

"While it may not be the fan favorite of the franchise,  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  scores a damn good 2160p Dolby Vision (and HDR10) transfer. Pretty much every film that hit Blu-ray in 2009 was beaten with the DNR ugly stick so it’s actually a grand thing that this film actually looks like a film again. Film grain does look like it’s undergone a little of Paramount’s standard management touches, but it’s largely intact and present giving a genuinely cinematic appearance. Details throughout are fantastic allowing you to fully appreciate facial features, makeup effects, and costumes - even that silly three-brested cat woman creature thing that gets all of ten seconds of screen time looks fantastic. But at the same time, the cheap visual effects stand out even more than before. The fake El Capitan (where you can see the real El Capitan in the distance) looks even more obvious and any rear projection or optical shot is shoddy at best and noticeably stands out. But those are things that can’t be fixed. Dolby Vision HDR has been well applied to give a fresh appearance to the film with bold colors, bright whites, and deep inky blacks. Considering all things, this is a great effort for this film that’s largely cast aside when looking at the franchise as a whole."  4/5

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 

"Rounding out the original cast franchise,  Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  comes home with a wonderful 2160p Dolby Vision transfer in Director Nicholas Meyer’s preferred 2.39:1 aspect ratio for both cuts. Because this film is the only one of the franchise shot largely on Super35, fine film grain is much more apparent than in the other films. But considering the horrible waxy DNR and dodgy edge enhancement of the 2009 Blu-ray, I’ll take a slightly noisy grain structure any day of the week. That 2009 disc is quite ugly by comparison. This new transfer gives you a full appreciation of facial features, clothing textures, and the impressive models for our various starships. It’s extra nice to finally fully appreciate all of the creature makeup work that’s on display in that Klingon prison camp."   4.5/5

Audio Review

"As far as I can tell, this Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack appears to be identical to the one enjoyed on the Blu-ray. Remaining faithful to the original sound design, the lossless mix is mostly a front-heavy presentation, displaying excellent acoustical details and clean separation in the mid-range, even during the loudest segments. Dialogue is intelligible and precise at all times, and an impressively robust low-end adds some appreciable weight and presence to the visuals. Although the surrounds are mostly reserved for Jerry Goldsmith's score, a few atmospherics move into the sides with satisfying effectiveness. When applying the receiver's Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality, the music and ambient effects effortlessly bleed and flow into the top heights to nicely enhance the soundfield."   4/5  

"The  Director’s Edition  also comes packed in with a genuinely fantastic demo-worthy Atmos audio mix. From the opening overture and credits into the Klingon attack, this is a big soundscape at work. Front, side, rear, and overhead channels all get their time in the sun. Even the quietest conversational scenes have something happening to keep those channels engaged. A little moment like the first time Kirk arrives on the bridge and everyone is too busy to notice him, the chitter-chatter among the crew circles the channels beautifully. Throughout, the dialog is clean and clear and never overpowered by other elements. If anything, it’s actually easier to hear a lot of dialog exchanges since this cut used a number of different ADR takes for some dialog and the extra channel space keeps the mix from sounding too stiff or closed up. Then you have the iconic Jerry Goldsmith score. I play this movie loud largely because his compositions are so magnificent, but they sound incredible here. There’s cleaner and clearer instrumentation giving you the full appreciation of the orchestra. The Klingon theme with those pulsing low notes and harp twangs set the stage for the LFE response for the rest of the film. Levels are spot on without any need to monitor or keep your thumb on the remote, but play it loud! When you have the rumble of ships’ engines rattling your subs, you’ll be glad you punched the volume as loud as your ears can tolerate." 5/5

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 

"Faithful to the original stereo design, the front-heavy presentation displays good channel balance with plenty of good background activity, especially during the action sequences to generate a relatively wide, broad soundstage. However, the mid-range isn't particularly dynamic or extensive, feeling more uniform and somewhat limited in the upper ranges, yet it maintains clarity and definition decently well in James Horner's score and during the loudest segments. The same can be said of the dialogue, but the conversations remain intelligible nonetheless. The low-end adds a bit of weight to the visuals but doesn't make much of an impression overall. There's little activity in the surrounds, mostly reserved for some mild bleeding and a few random ambient effects. The receiver's Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality does well in expanding some of these atmospherics into the top heights with satisfying effectiveness. All in all, it's an enjoyable lossless mix that does great to complement the on-screen visuals."  4/ 5 

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 

"Once again, the second sequel lands on UHD with an identical Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack that's relatively faithful to the original stereo design. However, the front-heavy presentation is arguably stronger than its predecessors, displaying excellent balance and good fidelity with background activity that moves convincingly between the channels and into the off-screen space. The mid-range may not be particularly dynamic or extensive, but it maintains clean definition and appreciable distinction in James Horner's score and during the loudest segments, generating a broad, spacious soundstage during action sequences. While vocals are clear and precise, a hefty low-end provides some weight and presence to the on-screen visuals. There's little activity in the surrounds, mostly reserved for some mild bleeding and a few random ambient effects. The receiver's Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality does well in expanding some of these atmospherics into the top heights with satisfying effectiveness. All in all, it's an enjoyable lossless mix that fairs better than the previous two entries."  4/5  

"The time-traveling adventure arrives to home theaters with an identical Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack and is arguably the strongest of the lot. Almost immediately, the soundstage feels broad and welcoming as Leonard Rosenman's score fills the room with clean distinction and an extensive, room-penetrating mid-range. Background activity convincingly moves between the three front channels, generating a broad sense of space, and several atmospherics display excellent directionality, nicely extending the soundfield. When applying the receiver's Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality, those same effects appreciably bleed into the top heights with satisfying effectiveness. Dialogue is precise and very well-prioritized over the loudest segments, and a surprisingly robust, weighty low-end provides a palpable presence to the on-screen visuals, making for an outstanding listen and a really great lossless mix."   4/5

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 

"Like the other films in this series to hit 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, there isn’t an audio upgrade. We’re getting the same Dolby TrueHD 7.1 track as before and once again - that’s not a bad thing at all. This is still an active and engaging mix that keeps your attention with clean dialog, active sound effects, and the magnificent return of Jerry Goldsmith for the score! Using your DTS Neural:X or Dolby Surround function on your receiver certainly helps give this track a kick."   4/5

"And once again, like the rest of the 4K releases for this franchise - Paramount opted to recycle the same excellent Dolby TrueHD 7.1 audio tracks for both cuts of  Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . Doing some disc flipping with the 2009 release, I didn't notice anything different. Sure, a new Atmos track like what the  Director’s Edition  enjoys would have been great but I’m not going to complain. This track is active and engaging with clean dialog, and great sound effects and Cliff Eidelman’s excellent score comes through without issue. Using my receiver's Dolby Surround function gave this track a little extra kick, especially for the battle sequences."   4/5

Special Features

Well... if you don't have any plans for the weekend, you could spend the entire time digging through all of the bonus content for each of these films and still not get through all of it! Each film has multiple audio commentaries on top of hours upon hours of featurettes, interviews, and making-of materials to pick through. Light a fire, unpack the Romulan Ale, and synthesize a few hundred marshmellons - you've got some work ahead of you! 

4K Ultra HD Disc

• NEW Isolated Score  in legacy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary  featuring Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman

Blu-ray Disc

• NEW Isolated Score  in legacy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary  featuring Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman
• Library Computer Viewing Mode
• Production: The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture  (HD, 11 min)
• The  Star Trek  Universe  (HD)
• Special Star Trek Reunion  (10 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’Ger   (4 min)
• Deleted Scenes  (SD, 8 min)
• Storyboards   (HD)
• Trailers  (HD, SD, 8 min): a teaser is joined by the theatrical preview and seven TV spots. Star 

• Audio Commentary  featuring David C. Fein, Mike Matessino, and Daren Dochterman
• Audio Commentary  featuring Robert Wise, Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Jerry Goldsmith, and Stephen Collins
• Text Commentary  featuring Michael and Denise Okuda
• Isolated Score Track  (found in the settings menu)

Bonus Blu-ray Disc

• NEW The Human Adventure 8-Part Documentary  (HD 48:17 Total)
• Preparing the Future
• A Wise Choice
• Refitting the Enterprise
• Sounding Off
• V’GER
• Return to Tomorrow
• A Grand Theme
• The Grand Vision
• NEW Three Deleted Scenes  (HD 4:31 Total)
• Ilia & Decker in Engineering
• Security Guard
• Three Casualties
• NEW Effects Tests  (HD 3:30)
• NEW Costume Tests  (HD 4:40)
• NEW Computer Display Graphics  (HD 3:10)
• The Star Trek Universe
• Phase II: The Lost Enterprise  (SD 12:39)
• A Bold New Enterprise  (SD 29:41)
• Redirecting the Future  (SD 14:06)
• The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture  (HD 10:44)
• Special Star Trek Reunion  (HD 9:37)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’Ger  (HD 4:24)
• The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek  (HD 30:01)
• Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (HD 29:13)
• Storyboards
• Vulcan 
• Enterprise Departure 
• V’Ger Revealed 
• Deleted Scenes - 1979 Theatrical Cut
• Trims  (SD 6:08)
• Outtakes/Memory Wall  (SD 2:49)
• Vulcan and Starfleet  (SD 4:15)
• Attack on the Enterprise  (SD 2:36)
• Cloud Journey  (SD 3:31)
• V’Ger Flyover  (SD 5:04)
• Wing Walk  (SD 4:48)
• Deleted Scenes - 1983 TV Version
• Sulu and Ilia 1  (SD 1:06)
• Sulu and Ilia 2  (SD 00:27)
• Kirk’s Quarters  (SD 00:21)
• Officer’s Lounge  (SD 00:13)
• Attack on the Enterprise  (SD 1:08)
• Intruder Transformation  (SD 00:32)
• A Huge Vessel  (SD 00:47)
• Kirk Follows Spock  (SD 1:13)
• Ilia’s Quarters 1  (SD 1:05)
• Ilia’s Quarters 2  (SD 1:20)
• Its Creator Is a Machine  (SD 00:17)
• Teaser Trailer 
• Theatrical Trailer 

• Audio Commentary  featuring Nicholas Meyer
• Audio Commentary  (Theatrical Cut Only) featuring Nicholas Meyer & Manny Coto
• Audio Commentary  featuring Nicholas Meyer
• Audio Commentary  (Theatrical Cut Only) featuring Nicholas Meyer & Manny Coto
• Text Commentary  (Director’s Cut Only) featuring Michael and Denise Okuda 
• Library Computer Viewing Mode  (Theatrical Cut)
• The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan  (HD, 28 min)
• Production  (SD, HD)
• Captain’s Log   (27 min)
• Designing Khan   (24 min)
• Interviews   (11 min) with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
• Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  (18 min)
• James Horner: Composing Genesis   (10 min)
• The Star Trek Universe  (HD, SD)
• Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics  (11 min)
• A Novel Approach   (29 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI   (3 min)
• Farewell: A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán  (HD, 5 min)
• Storyboards  (HD)
• Trailer  (HD)

• Audio Commentary  featuring Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Charles Correll, & Robin Curtis
• Audio Commentary  featuring Ronald D. Moore & Michael Taylor
• Library Computer Viewing Mode 
• Production  (HD, SD)
• EASTER EGG! Ken Ralston on Models and Creature Effects  (7 min)
• Captain’s Log  (26 min)
• Terraforming and the Prime Directive  (26 min)
• Industry Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek   (14 min)
• Spock: The Early Years  (6 min)
• Space Docks and Birds-of-Prey  (28 min)
• Speaking Klingon  (21 min)
• Klingon and Vulcan Costumes   (12 min)
• Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame   (17 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer   (3 min)
• Photo Galleries  (HD) contains two sets of BTS photos and publicity stills

• Audio Commentary  featuring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
• Audio Commentary  featuring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
• Future’s Past: A Look Back   (28 min)
• On Location   (7 min)
• Dailies Deconstruction   (4 min)
• Below-the-Line: Sound Design   (12 min)
• Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments  (6 min)
• Time Travel: The Art of the Possible   (11 min)
• The Language of Whales   (6 min)
• A Vulcan Primer   (8 min)
• Kirk’s Women  (8 min)
• Star Trek: The Three-Picture Saga   (10 min)
• Star Trek for a Cause  (6 min)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 004: The Whale Probe  (4 min)
• Visual Effects Featurettes  (SD)
• From Outer Space to the Ocean  (15 min)
• The Bird-of-Prey  (3 min)
• Original Cast Interviews  (SD)
• William Shatner  ( 15 min)
• Leonard Nimoy  (16)
• DeForest Kelley  (13 min)
• Special Tributes  (SD)
• Roddenberry Scrapbook  (8 min)
• Featured Artist: Mark Lenard   (13 min)
• Production Gallery  (SD)
• Storyboards Galleries  (HD)
• Theatrical Trailer  (HD)

• Audio Commentary  by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
• Audio Commentary  by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman
• Library Computer
• Harve Bennett’s Pitch to Sales Team  (SD 1:42)
• The Journey: A Behind-The-Scenes Documentary  (SD 28:55)
• Makeup Tests  (SD 9:50)
• Pre-Visualization Models  (SD 1:41)
• Rockman in the Raw  (SD 5:37)
• Star Trek V Press Conference  (SD 13:42)
• Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute  (SD 19:09)
• Original Interview: William Shatner  (SD 14:37)
• Cosmic Thoughts  (SD 13:05)
• That Klingon Couple  (SD 13:05)
• A Green Future?  (SD 9:24)
• Star Trek Honors NASA  (HD 9:57)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan  (SD 3:07)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 005: Nimbus III  (HD 3:02)
• Deleted Scenes
• Mount Rushmore  (SD 00:18)
• Insults  (SD 2:03)
• Behold Paradise  (SD 00:52)
• Spock’s Pain  (SD 1:02)
• Production Gallery  (SD 4:04)
• The Gag Reel  (SD 1:08)
• The Face of God
• Theatrical Trailers

• Theatrical Cut Audio Commentary  featuring Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn
• Theatrical Cut Audio Commentary  featuring Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr 
• Director’s Cut Text Commentary  featuring Michael and Denise Okuda 
• Audio Commentary  by Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn
• Audio Commentary  by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
• Library Computer  
• The Perils of Peacemaking  (SD 26:30)
• Stories from Star Trek VI
• It Started with a Story  (SD 9:46)
• Prejudice  (SD 5:02)
• Director Nicholas Meyer  (SD 5:57)
• Shakespeare & General Chang  (SD 5:53)
• Bring It to Life  (SD 23:26)
• Farewell & Goodbye  (SD 7:04)
• Conversations with Nicholas Meyer  (SD 9:33)
• Klingons: Conjuring the Legend  (SD 20:43)
• Federation Operatives  (SD 4:53)
• Penny’s Toy Box  (SD 6:06)
• Together Again  (SD 4:56)
• Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman  (HD 4:57)
• To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare  (HD 23:04)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 006: Praxis  (HD 2:38)
• DeForest Kelley: A Tribute  (SD 13:19)
• Original Interviews
• William Shatner  (SD 5:05)
• Leonard Nimoy  (SD 6:26)
• DeForest Kelley  (SD 5:00)
• James Doohan  (SD 5:33)
• Nichelle Nichols  (SD 5:39)
• George Takei  (SD 5:28)
• Walter Koenig ( SD 5:28)
• Iman  (SD 5:04)
• Production Gallery  (SD 3:24)
• Storyboards 
• Rura Penthe
• Leaving Spacedock (Omitted)
• Promotional Materials
• 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer  (SD 4:43)
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer

Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection   gathers together the original classic films featuring the complete series cast. Some went on to appear in later  Next Generation   films, but this is where you can see everyone manning their stations aboard the Enterprise. While each successive film may vary in terms of ambition and execution, it's difficult to dispute the consensus that these films are incredibly entertaining voyages. Even when the franchise is at its lowest point, there's still a nugget of an interesting idea at the center compelling you to look past the goofiness. The final film proves to be a bittersweet but emotionally satisfying final send off for the crew of great actors who began their interstellar journey to seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no other television series had gone before. 

For those who waited out Paramount Home Video's release schedule,  Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection   collects all of the discs from the previous 4-Movie Collection and includes the newly released discs for  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier ,  Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , and most importantly the fully restored  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Edition . Each film offers a generally excellent 4K Dolby Vision (and HDR10) transfer - some benefit more than others - but they are without doubt or dispute a vast improvement over the waxy DNR and edge enhancement riddled 2009 discs. Each of these films will also be available in single title editions - so if you have that 4-Film set already or if you don't want everything bundled together, you can pick these up separately. One thing to keep in mind, the single set release of  The Motion Picture Director's Edition   does not come with a 1080p Blu-ray of the film, only 4K and the bonus disc. And to get the special Longer Version of  The Motion Picture   you need to pick up the limited edition  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Edition: The Complete  Adventure . 

However - if you're a  Star Trek   fan who loves these films and needs to have them for your 4K shelf, this is a great set that conveniently packages nearly everything available. 

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Storyline: our reviewer's take.

"You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read it in the original Klingon." After the abject failure of 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,' everyone associated with the franchise knew that they had a limited window of opportunity to set things right. The series' original cast was rapidly aging beyond the point of plausibly carrying another big sci-fi adventure, yet nobody wanted 'The Final Frontier' to be their swan song. Also, 'Star Trek' was approaching its 25th Anniversary, and that was a promotional opportunity too good to pass up. Paramount greenlit another film. Leonard Nimoy, who'd be Executive Producing the next entry, approached 'Wrath of Khan' director Nicholas Meyer. Together, they developed a story idea in which the longstanding conflict between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire would function as a political allegory for the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' opens with a (literal) bang. On a routine scientific expedition, the starship Excelsior is rocked by an energy shockwave originating from a massive explosion near the Klingon homeworld. It turns out that the Klingons' chief energy production facility on their moon of Praxis has experienced a Chernobyl-style disaster. The alien race initially refuses Federation help, but is soon forced to admit that their empire is crumbling in the wake of economic ruin and public unrest. Their current leader, Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner, who had last appeared as a human in 'Star Trek V'), initiates talks to end hostilities with the Federation. A new age of Glasnost (however that may translate in Klingon) is emerging.

As their first olive branch, Starfleet assigns its flagship, the U.S.S. Enterprise, to greet the Chancellor and escort him to a peace conference. Captain Kirk, whose son was murdered by Klingons, grudgingly accepts the assignment and attempts to suppress his deep-seated prejudice against the species. He assumes that an awkward diplomatic dinner will be the hardest part of the mission. But then, inexplicably, the Enterprise appears to open fire on the Klingon vessel without his authorization. General Chang (Christopher Plummer), the Chancellor's hard-line second-in-command, has Kirk and McCoy arrested and put on trial for war crimes. While that happens, Spock and his new Vulcan protégé, Valeris (Kim Cattrall), must search the Enterprise to root out a conspiracy attempting to disrupt the peace process.

Though I hadn't been too impressed with Meyer's script for the series' fourth movie, 'The Undiscovered Country' is a welcome and much needed return to form for the 'Trek' franchise. The man who made 'Wrath of Khan' is back at the top of his game. The film incorporates not just the expected sci-fi action, but also elements of political thriller, murder mystery, courtroom drama, and prison camp escape movie. Somehow, they mesh beautifully with all the spaceships, photon torpedoes, and latex makeup.

The director keeps the pacing snappy and the production values high. Desperate not to repeat the laughable special effects from 'Star Trek V' (which had been outsourced to the lowest bidder), the wizards at Industrial Light & Magic were brought back into the fold. Their work here returns to the franchise's previous standard. The shockwave blast from the Praxis explosion proved so influential that the visual (thereafter known as the "Praxis Effect") was later reused in numerous sci-fi movies, including George Lucas' wretched 'Star Wars Special Editions.' In his most ambitious sequence, Meyer stages a zero-gravity assault inside the Klingon ship. The CG globules of floating blood were quite impressive in their day (if a little dated now), as were the morphing effects (all the rage at the time) of a shapeshifting alien played by model/actress Iman.

Gone is any of the goofy comic relief that had plagued the last two installments. 'Star Trek VI' has a focused and thematically-rich screenplay with crackling dialogue and multi-dimensional characterizations. Plummer's Shakespeare-spouting Chang is a juicy villain. In a nice touch, the often underutilized Sulu, who coveted after the Excelsior in 'Star Trek IV,' has been promoted to captain of that ship, and plays a critical role in the movie's climax. The rest of the main cast, who'd been really showing their ages in recent entries, seem especially spry and energized here, no doubt responding to the better material they had to work with.

Acknowledging that this was to be the original crew's last adventure, the film has many themes of retirement, outliving one's usefulness, passing of the torch, and death, all handled eloquently and with proper respect. Wrapping up 25 years in their company, 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' makes a very classy send-off for our beloved heroes of the starship Enterprise.

The Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats

'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' is available on Blu-ray exclusively as part of the ' Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection ' box set from Paramount Home Entertainment.

The Blu-ray marks the first time that the film's 110-minute theatrical cut has been released on home video. All previous VHS, laserdisc, and DVD editions of the movie offered only the 113-minute 'Director's Cut'. (The Blu-ray packaging lists the 113-min. length in error.) That longer version added a few extra character and plot moments that were fairly worthwhile, but also a rather silly 'Scooby Doo'-style revelation at the end that really wasn't. On balance, the theatrical cut works better. The Blu-ray only contains the theatrical cut, not the 'Director's Cut.'

Annoyingly, every single disc in the set automatically starts with a very loud trailer for the 2009 'Star Trek' feature film and an ad for the Blu-ray release of ' Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 1 ' before the main menu.

Video Review

As I wrap up the final review of the 'Original Motion Picture Collection,' it strikes me just how differently each movie in the box set looks than all the others. Most of them have some issues, and 'The Undiscovered Country' is no exception, but no two are quite alike.

In addition to being the first home video release of the movie's theatrical cut, the Blu-ray is also the first time that it's appeared in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. 'Star Trek VI' is the only 'Trek' picture to date photographed using the Super 35 format. For previous video editions, director Nicholas Meyer instructed that the mattes be lifted off the top and bottom, exposing some extra picture information for an aspect ratio of approximately 2:1. I guess he felt that the theatrical framing was too tight. The mattes have been put back in place for the Blu-ray. To my eye, the framing looks perfectly fine here, and too loose on the earlier DVD.

Despite all these firsts, the Blu-ray is quite obviously sourced from an older master. I assume that it's either an old broadcast master for the theatrical cut, or that Paramount has simply edited their DVD master to take out the 'Director's Cut' bits, and then applied electronic blanking to the top and bottom.

Of its positive aspects, the 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer is quite sharp and detailed. It exhibits a more consistent high-def appearance than some of the earlier entries (notably ' Star Trek IV '). It also has nice depth and dimensionality, and vivid colors. That blue-skinned alien in the mining camp really pops off the screen.

Unfortunately, Digital Noise Reduction is once again a problem. Facial features sometimes take on a rubbery texture (though not as severely as ' Star Trek III ') and grain patterns freeze in place (still, not as badly as ' Star Trek V '). Yet, even with overzealous Noise Reduction, the picture is still very noisy, especially in shadow areas. At the time of this movie's production, Super 35 was known for being a grainy film process. It appears that the grain left after DNR has not been well digitized, and comes across blocky and electronic. Some edge enhancement ringing is visible, no doubt added to sharpen the picture back up after it was softened by the DNR. The transfer is also riddled with aliasing in fine details, which point to it being sourced from a 1080i master that's been deinterlaced at the studio.

Although certainly better than the older DVD, the video on 'Star Trek VI' is another mixed bag, some positive qualities balanced by some negatives. I wish that all of the last four movies in the box set could have lived up to the standard of the first two.

Audio Review

The lossless Dolby TrueHD 7.1 audio sounds pretty good, though I have to admit that I expected a little more from it. The opening explosion of the Praxis moon ought to slam the soundstage with thunderous bass, but instead is only a fair rumble. Likewise, the shockwave barraging Excelsior is reasonably aggressive in surround activity (more so than most films in the series), but still seems a bit subdued.

In other respects, Cliff Eidelman's resonant score is reproduced with satisfying fidelity. Sound effects are crisp and suitably loud. Phaser blasts and photon torpedoes deliver the desired impact. The surround channels are pretty active overall.

This is a solid soundtrack, if not quite an exceptional one.

A few scenes in the movie have subtitled alien dialogue. The subtitles are all contained within the Scope movie image, and are safe for viewing on 2.35:1 Constant Image Height projection screens.

Special Features

The Blu-ray carries over almost everything from the 2-disc Special Collector's Edition DVD released in 2004.

• Audio Commentary by Nicholas Meyer & Denny Martin Flinn – The writer/director and co-writer deliver a good talk about the movie's political themes, story development, and Shakespearian influences. Meyer claims that it is his "blissful ignorance" of 'Star Trek' that allows him to be so successful at making these movies. Also of interest is the fact that the Valeris character was initially planned to be Saavik. This commentary originally appeared on the longer 'Director's Cut' of the film, and has presumably been edited here to fit the theatrical cut.
• The Perils of Peacemaking (SD, 27 min.) – An examination of the political allegory at the heart of this movie, and the many metaphors to the collapse of the U.S.S.R.
• Stories from Star Trek VI (SD, 57 min.) – A very good making-of documentary that covers all aspects of production from story development to the photography, music, and visual effects. The producers describe reeling from the failure of 'Star Trek V.' and their aborted plans for a movie about young Kirk and Spock (which finally came to fruition in 2009, long after these interviews were recorded). Gene Roddenberry disliked the tone of the script, but was screened a completed cut of the film just prior to his death and reportedly was happy with it.
• Conversations with Nicholas Meyer (SD, 10 min.) – The director discusses his philosophies toward storytelling and directing.
• Klingons: Conjuring the Legend (SD, 21 min.) – A look at the evolution of the fictional race, from its first appearances in 'The Original Series' as swarthy villains to its later depiction as a culture steeped in ritual and honor. Of course, the significant design changes in their makeup is also covered.
• Federation Operatives (SD, 5 min.) – Profiles of several actors who have appeared in various incarnations of 'Star Trek' multiple times in different roles. For some reason, 'The Original Series' doesn't get a lot of coverage.
• Penny's Toy Box (SD, 6 min.) – The Paramount archivist delivers a tour of 'Trek' props and costumes.
• Together Again (SD, 5 min.) – Christopher Plummer explains his long friendship with William Shatner prior to 'Trek.'
• DeForest Kelley: A Tribute (SD, 13 min.) – Remembrances of the late actor, focused on his professionalism, generosity, and good humor.
• Original Interviews (SD, 44 min.) – Vintage on-set interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Keonig, and Iman. Nichols tells a good story about meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., who talked her into staying on the show.
• Trailers (SD, 4 min.) – Two trailers requesting that viewers join for "one last adventure." The teaser, which incorporates a montage of clips going back to 'The Original Series,' is excellent.
• 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer (SD, 5 min.) – The director, wearing a stunning ensemble including jean jacket and silly tie, introduces a brief sneak peek at the movie for convention audiences.
• Production Gallery (SD, 3 min.) – A montage of behind-the-scenes B-roll footage.
• Storyboards – Artwork for four scenes.

HD Bonus Content: Any Exclusive Goodies in There?

The Blu-ray also includes several new features.

Will Work in Any Blu-ray Player

• Audio Commentary by Larry Nemecek & Ira Steven Behr – So, who are these guys? Apparently, one is an author of 'Trek' books, and the other was a producer on 'Deep Space Nine.' Neither has any direct connection to this movie, but that hasn't been an issue on other commentaries in this box set (most of which are fascinating). However, these two men are just annoying, and their chatter grows quickly tiresome. Also, the volume level of the track is set too low.
• Library Computer – A very cool interactive graphic trivia interface loaded with screen-specific information about just about every aspect of the 'Star Trek' universe. The track is overflowing with data that pours out at a steady clip.
• Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD, 5 min.) – The stuntman, who has played many alien characters throughout the franchise, describes the challenges of working in heavy makeup.
• To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD, 23 min.) – A theater group in St. Paul, MN put on a stage production of 'Hamlet' entirely in Klingon. Trekkies will no doubt find the concept amusing, but getting through 20 minutes of it is a challenge.
• Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 006: Praxis (HD, 3 min.) – The sixth (and hopefully final) in a series of ultra-cheesy plot recaps hosted as though they were Starfleet instructional videos.
• Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (HD, 71 min.) – Disc 7 of the Blu-ray set holds a roundtable discussion between William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, and Jonathan Frakes. Whoopi Goldberg (who played Guinan in 'The Next Generation') hosts. Stewart is rocking a mustache for some reason. The group have an entertaining conversation about the 'Star Trek' legacy, the franchise's effect on science and sci-fi, and their personal contributions. Both Stewart and Frakes admit that they didn't know much about 'Star Trek' prior to being cast on 'The Next Generation,' and share fun stories about their hatred of the spandex costumes. When asked by Stewart what he thought of their show, Shatner claims to have never watched an episode. Even Nimoy is aghast at that. Despite a 71-minute length, this 'Captain's Summit' is an extremely fun watch that flies by in a breeze. I wish it could have been even longer.

BD-Live: Requires Profile 2.0

• Star Trek I.Q. – Connect online to participate in 'Star Trek' trivia quizzes. Several pre-made tests are available, or you may create and share your own.

The Cutting Room Floor: What Didn't Make the Blu-ray?

The only item missing from the 2-disc Special Collector's Edition DVD released in 2004 is the text trivia commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda. The information in that track was mostly consolidated into the new Library Computer feature.

Final Thoughts

The 'Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection' contains six feature films and an almost overwhelming volume of supplemental content, both old and new. Although the video quality of some of the later movies in the set is a bit uneven, all are significant improvements over their old DVD editions. Even with its high list price, the set is an easy recommendation for fans.

'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' is a welcome return to form after the failure of 'Star Trek V,' and a worthy swan song for the original Enterprise crew. Too bad the producers couldn't resist bringing Kirk back for the disappointing 'Star Trek: Generations,' but we'll get to that in a future review. It stands to reason that Paramount will eventually re-release the film in its longer 'Director's Cut' form. How long that will take, I can't say. To be honest, the theatrical cut is superior, if only for the removal of the dumb plot twist at the end. Even so, this Blu-ray's video quality is problematic. I would welcome any excuse for a fresh remaster. The audio is pretty good, though, and the disc has plenty of bonus features.

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After an explosion on their moon, the Klingons have an estimated 50 years before their ozone layer is completely depleted, and they all die. They have only one choice - to make peace with the Federation, which will mean an end to 70 years of conflict. Captain James T. Kirk and crew are called upon to help in the negotiations because of their experience with the Klingons. Peace talks don't quite proceed, and Kirk and McCoy are convicted of assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor, and imprisoned on Rura Penthe, a snowy hard-labor prison camp. Will they manage to escape? And will there ever be peace with the Klingons?

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Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition impresses with Dolby Atmos & New Bonus Material

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Theatrical Cut was already available in 4k in The Original 4-Movie Collection released exactly a year ago on Ultra HD Blu-ray. The 4k video and Dolby Vision/HDR10 color specs are the same on the Director’s Edition, but the English audio was upgraded from Dolby TrueHD 7.1 to Dolby Atmos. What’s more, there are deleted scenes, production tests, and an 8-part documentary detailing how the Director’s Edition came to life all added as new extras along with legacy bonus material. 

Colors are extremely vibrant with HDR (expanding the color depth limits up to 10-bits) on the 4k Blu-ray edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Directors Edition . The bitrate averaged around 50-60Mbps with variations depending on the depth of color and detail in the scene. There are some shots that are somewhat blurry (like when the Klingons encounter the massive energy in the opening scene) but for the most part the restoration has delivered a vastly improved image in terms of both sharpness, highlighted by the U.S.S. Enterprise that had shots rebuilt using 3D software and the original scale model as reference.

As far as sound, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Directors Edition offers object-based Dolby Atmos immersive audio. This is an upgrade from last year’s Theatrical Cut with Dolby TrueHD 7.1 and one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, we were excited to review this disc from Paramount. 

The introduction composition with credit is more crisp and detailed, with horns and instrumentals more focused in surround speakers. There are some bright chimes (a common thread throughout the soundtrack) in the front center speaker that are so crisp it’s as if the instruments are there in the room with you. Expectations were exceeded on the upgraded audio. The new Atmos mix doesn’t seem forced or gimmicky — it just seems like a great soundtrack to what some consider the best of the six original Star Trek films. 

It was said that Jerry Goldsmith created a score so good that the filmmakers wished they had made a film that was as good. The soundtrack to Star Trek: The Motion Picture is as iconic as the movie itself (the number of CDs sold can attest to this). With sweeping orchestral movements and a theme that’s so easy to remember it’s a soundtrack that can easily be enjoyed without any visuals. 

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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6 Blu-ray review

| June 23, 2014 | By: Matt Wright 43 comments so far

Season 6 is arguably the best season of TNG. The writers that we associate with TNG’s better episodes were all present, the production staff had TNG down cold, the visual effects were at their peak technologically, and the episodes covered a diverse group of subjects and genres.  Read on to see how the season looks re-mastered and details of  the treasure trove of deleted scenes the CBS Digital team were able to find, available June 24th in North America.

The Episodes

The fourth episode of the season “Relics” is a particularly exciting one for fans of both generations, after “Unification” last season we weren’t sure if there would be any valid way to get TOS actors on screen with TNG ones again. Leave it to Scotty to rig a transporter into a constant diagnostic cycle to preserve himself. On the Blu-ray set we also finally get the deleted scene with Scotty and Troi that fills in a missing piece of the episode, it explains why Scotty appears to have met Troi when he says goodbye at the end of the episode. See the deleted scenes section for more.

“A Fistful of Datas” falls into a bit of cliché, another holodeck malfunction episode, but the comic value and the homage to the Western genre are enough to elevate it.

“Chain of Command” is an excellent two-parter which comments on torture, prisoner’s rights, and handling the change of leadership under a new commanding officer.  For more on the episode see our single-disc release review from last week.

“Face of the Enemy” gives Troi an episode all her own, we get to see aspects of her character that hadn’t been explored previously. She has to be commanding and think on her feet as she’s thrown into a situation she didn’t choose and has to figure out how to appear to be a Romulan operative of the Tal Shiar.

“Tapestry” is an amazing episode, it’s often called a Trek version of It’s a Wonderful Life , but that doesn’t do it justice. We learn more than ever before about Picard’s life as a young brash ensign, and the idea that our choices shape who we become, and we need the mistakes and the lessons learned the hard way, is a really poignant message.

“Birthright” part one of the episode can’t quite figure out what it wants to be,  Deep Space Nine  crossover to help launch the new show? An exploration of Data’s longing to be more human by his accidental dreaming? Or is it about Worf and his long lost father? Data’s dreaming is dropped entirely for the second part (it will be picked up again in Season 7), and we get a fairly interesting story about Klingons and Romulans who have decide to live together, but at what cost to their pride and sense of heritage?

“Lessons” is another episode that in many ways would be a pretty stock TNG episode, but is elevated by the personal nature of the storyline with Picard and his love interest Nella Daren. Picard knowing that the women he loves is the best person for the job on a perilous mission, sends her down to a dangerous planet, and we feel for Picard as he waits in the transporter room to see if she makes it out alive.

“The Chase” is a romp around the quadrant to put together pieces of an ancient biological puzzle ( Indiana Jones meets Trek ). We get Cardassians, Klingons, Romulans and Humans all in a mad dash to see what secrets of the universe might be unlocked.

“Frame of Mind” is Johnathan Frakes’ tour-de-force episode as his mind struggles to make sense of what’s happening to him, which reality is the real one? A decade and a half before Inception and seven years before The Matrix , “Frame of Mind” was an excellent mind bending and rather creepy episode.

“Timescape” is a personal favorite of mine, a second episode about time phenomena from Branon Braga, after Season 5’s excellent “Cause and Effect” (remember, this is all before it became his go-to cliché story element in later Trek franchise shows).  Picard, Troi, Data, and LaForge are returning to the Enterprise via Runabout and they encounter the Enterprise stuck in time seemingly under attack from a Romulan Warbird. All is not what it seems and the mystery is slowly unraveled through investigation on both ships, Troi’s time on a Warbird from “Face of the Enemy” comes in handy here.

“Descent I”, at the time Descent was really something, we got see the Borg again (this was long before they became overused in Voyager), and they were certainly different this time. Data was somehow experiencing emotions? And the reveal that both the Borg and Data’s emotions were both due to Lore’s manipulation seemed like a great cliffhanger. I’m not sure how well it stands up to the test of time, but I still generally like it. Part 2 in Season 7 is in some ways the better part since we to follow up with what happened to Hugh from “I, Borg” and Lore is put to rest for good, but that will have to wait for later this year.

There are some more mediocre episodes, like “True Q”, “Realm of Fear”, “Man of the People”, and “Rascals”, but they usually have some redeeming moments in them. For example, in “Rascals” the interactions between Guinan and Ro are very good, and help expand Ro’s backstory and lighten her character up a bit.

Poor Geordi still can’t win at love in “Aquiel”, an episode Ron D. Moore reflects on as terrible in this season’s documentary. He says, at the time, he and Branon Braga thought they were being clever by making the killer the shapeshifting dog.

“Schisms” is an interesting TNG version of alien abductions; the scene with the victims filling in the pieces of the examination table in the holodeck is a compelling scene.  We get to revisit Moriarty and his wish to be corporeal in “Ship in a Bottle” (there was a long running legal dispute with the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Paramount that prevented a follow up sooner).

“Starship Mine” is a fun episode that sees Patrick Stewart get what he’d been asking for, more action. Picard pulls a Bruce Willis on some thieves while Data chats everyone’s ear off with his newest social subroutine “small talk”.

Crusher gets to play whodunit in “Suspicions”, an episode that’s uniquely told almost entirely in a flashback from a single point of view (Crusher’s).

Riker gets a transporter double in “Second Chances”, but unlike TOS, he’s not evil, he’s just been stuck pining away for Troi on a planet for years. Sadly nothing really comes of Thomas Riker after this (aside from stealing the Defiant on DS9 he’s never seen again).

Speaking of doubles, “Rightful Heir” is kind of an interesting aside about an attempt to change the political and spiritual direction of the Kingon Empire with a Kahless clone, but it ultimately ends up not really affecting the Empire, or even Worf personally, in the long run.  Birthright was a more interesting and challenging episode for Worf earlier in the season.

Audio and Video Quality

The audio is once again generally excellent DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 mixes.

CBS Digital is remastering the rest of series, hence the long wait between Seasons 5 and 6 and between Seasons 6 and 7 (which is due out late this year), but the results are worth it. Season 6 is up their superb standards. We get to see more complex visual effects than ever, and we also get a taste of what Deep Space Nine looks like in HD thanks to “Birthright”.

Bonus Material

Deleted Scenes: There is a ton of footage that got left on the cutting room floor this season.

Time’s Arrow, Part II – Crusher, posing a nurse, tries to deal with 19th century medical technology (or lack thereof) while LaForge and Troi try to comfort a sick patient. We also see Riker walking his beat as a street cop near by.

Relics – This is probably the most anticipated of the deleted scenes – Troi tries to council Scotty in this deleted scene. This is an important missing scene. Scotty isn’t all that interested in opening up Troi, especially when he figures out she’s a psychologist, which prompts him to say “I may be old, but I’m not crazy!” storming out to Ten Forward for a drink.

True Q – A bit more of Amanda unsettled by her powers in her quarters, Troi enters with a puppy for her, and they discuss what she could do in Starfleet and her hopes for a normal future.

Ship in a Bottle – Barclay is surprised to learn that Moriarty experiences discomfort while being taken offline.

– Cuts bits of the scene where Moriarty proclaims that if his will is strong enough he may make it through the holodeck doors.

Face of the Enemy – DeSeve (the former Romulan defector) realizes the Federation is no longer home to him as he attempts to order a Romulan dish from the replicator and it isn’t recognized.

Tapestry – Q taunts Picard a bit more in the “white limbo” just after Picard appears in the “afterlife”, Q tells him to check his pulse to see if he’s lying.

– More from the awkward morning after Picard and Marta conversation.

– A bit more of Picard’s dreary life after avoiding his mistakes, a scene in engineering with LaForge where he tries to offer his advice to LaForge about an engine problem and gets his comments shot down since he’s a low ranking officer from another division (astrophysics).

Birthright, Part II (~13mins of cut material!) – On the bridge, Worf’s disappearance worries his friends.  Picard and Troi discuss Worf and what it could mean to him if his father really is alive.

– In the compound Tokath releases that he cannot keep the secret of the colony, he says he’s ordered Romulan border patrols to lookout for the Yridian vessel.

– An alternate version of Worf sharing the mythology of Kahless with the Klingons of the colony.

– Worf’s confused about a Klingon taking a Romulan husband and his attraction to Ba’el, he has an interaction with her mother, Gi’ral, who fiercely justifies the choices she has made to him.

– More of the legend of Kahless from Worf while hunting, he says Kahless was put to death by Molor. This version contradicts what’s said a few episodes later in “Rightful Heir” which states that Kahless used the first bat’leth to slay Molor.

– Interchange between Tokath and Worf who keeps challenging Tokath and stirring up Klingon pride.

– Extended scene of Tokath’s speech before Worf’s execution, saying how they’ve all become family he uses multiple anecdotes of their trials and tribulations together to demonstrate their bond.

– A cut scene on the bridge where Worf contacts the Enterprise, in the final version Worf’s return is simply explained by a Picard voiceover.

The Chase – A scene with Mr. Mot in sickbay to get his cells sampled, there’s banter between Crusher and Mot, who likes to think he’s a critically important part of the crew, and starts to “help” Crusher with her samples.

Rightful Heir (~12 mins of cut scenes) – Why is Worf behaving strangely? From what would have been the beginning of the episode post-credits. Picard and Riker discuss Worf’s unusual behavior, sloppy reports, barely making to his duty shift on time, etc. in the ready room.

– Worf is skeptical of “Kahless”, an expanded scene of interaction between Kahless and Worf, where Worf questions why he appeared to him.

– Superfluous scene in the observation lounge, as the bridge team prepares to arrive at Borath, most of the expositions points was already covered elsewhere.

– Worf and Kahless talk more in his quarters, they talk about his life on the Enterprise, and how Alexander is under the care of his adoptive grandparents, but that he has still been taught about Klingon heritage. On the bridge Gowron signals to meet outside Klingon space.

– In Kahless’es quarters the cleric Koroth is trying to prepare Kahless for all of the challenges he will face on the home world, Worf interrupts this to chat with Kahless.  Worf asks Kahless about death and stovocore. Kahless does not have those answers; he says that when he is corporeal he does not remember what came before. He says Worf has a place by his side helping to restore honor to the empire.

– In the Observation Lounge, Gowron and Koroth are arguing about Kahless, Gowron says he will not allow the supposed Kahless imposter into Klingon space. Worf then enters and reveals Kahless is a clone per the final cut.

Audio Commentaries:

“Relics” with Ron D. Moore and the Okudas

“Tapestry” with Ron D. Moore and the Okudas

“Frame of Mind” with James L. Conway (director) and Jonathan West (Director of Photography)

Documentaries:

Gag Reel (5:21): – Another great reel of new footage from the CBS-D team. Good stuff with Frakes busting in with a power drill instead of a phaser from “Aquiel”. Spiner adlibbing small talk from “Starship Mine”. And of course a classic Dorn can’t talk through his “Klingon teeth” flub.

Beyond the Five Year Mission – The Evolution of Star Trek: The Next Generation

This season’s documentary is kind of all over the place. Including a slightly pretentious name for the 3rd part.

Part 1: The Lithosphere

Naren Shankar opens the segment saying S6 is where everyone on the writing team hit their stride, and really were doing interesting episodes.

We get archival interview footage of Michael Pillar about DS9.

Season 6 supervising producer Frank Abatemarco talks about how he came to the show through Pillar, they had the same agent. He wasn’t a big sci-fi buff, but he liked the whole group at TNG.

Dave Rossi (later producer of Trek, then Berman’s assistant) says Berman was the busiest producer in Hollywood. He’d oversee the final edits of the show, he’d be going over the next week’s script, etc.

New interview with Rick Berman talks about how DS9 could have conflict through the non-Starfleet characters.  He says it was exhausting getting a new show launched while still overseeing TNG.

They discuss how DS9 was being worked on simultaneously to Season 6, and how Pillar was the man to do it.

Naren Shankar talks about the staff pooh-poohing of the new show being on a station, when all of Trek had been about going out to the story, not the story coming to you.

Sadly all the footage from DS9 itself is upscaled SD footage, so there’s no secret hint or look at DS9 in HD (aside from footage form “Birthright” of course).

Naren Shankar says the straight jacket of TNG was that it was decreed to be mostly conflict free and too perfect. Which means that the show was outwardly focused, the Enterprise goes to people that do have problems.

Rene Echevarria says that when he joined the writing staff Jeri Taylor was running the TNG writer’s room, Michael Pillar was mostly busy overseeing DS9. It was a group of young guys (Shankar, Echevarria, Ron D. Moore, and Brannon Braga) under the leadership of Jeri Taylor.

Ron D. Moore voices his regret over “Aquiel”. They thought it was going to be a fun Geordi love story, and they thought they were clever with the dog being the shapeshifter.

Part 2: The Biosphere

Richard James (production designer) starts this segment off. He says he wanted to be an art director before he even knew what the term was.  He was interested in space travel and UFOs.

Wendy Neuss (producer) says there was a deliberate decision to make TNG a more serious show.

Dan Curry talks about how he had a lot of background in film and had been doing second unit shots already, so he asked Berman if he could direct an episode (Birthright, II).

Johnathan West (DP) says he was a TOS fan as young man, and was able to get on set of TOS thanks to knowing a person in the costume dept. He also got to be on set of TWOK as a camera operator.

Richard James talks about the set problems in the observation lounge with the windows, there were actually Plexiglas windows in the early seasons, they would catch glare, smudge, etc. When James came in he said, why not just remove them?  There would be an advanced material that’s robust and perfectly clear in the future, so that’s what’s “there”. Berman loved it.

West’s first episode as DP was “Relics” as a long time TOS fan he was super excited to work with James Doohan. He talks about how the TOS Enterprise bridge set was mostly faked and only a small portion of the set really existed so it had to be shot around.

Wendy Neuss talks about the music production and how she eventually got to be the producer at the soundstage where they were recording the music cues and she’d work interactively with the composers to fine tune the cues.

Entertainment Tonight excerpt about Steven Hawking appearing as himself on TNG. Berman says Hawking helped rewrite a few lines in his scene to be more accurate and actually re-wrote a line into a joke.

Part 3: The Noosphere (a term that means “the sphere of human thought”)

Whoopi kicks off this segement!  We hear from her for the first time on the Blu-ray sets. Whoopi Goldberg recounts how she was having lunch with LeVar Burton back in 1987 and he said he was starting on TNG, and she said he wanted to be on the show. Burton passed the word along, but the producers just couldn’t believe it, she was such a big star at the time, so they never followed up. Eventually Whoopi called Gene Roddenberry’s office directly and got a meeting with him.

Jonathan Frakes says he’d still be doing Trek in some fashion if he could. He loved the show, loved working with the people, loved directing it, etc.

Marina Sirtis says that she was in a show written primarily by 20th century men; she would try to fight about her character and her looks. She’d get notes from the production, not about her acting, but about her lipstick or her hair, etc.

Dorn says he loves westerns, as does Spiner, so they loved the idea of “Fistful of Datas”.

John DeLancie weighs in on “Tapestry”, says he knew it was going to be great when he first started reading the script.

Patrick Stewart says he was fortunate to have fun and enjoy his work, his Trek mates taught him that, before he thought that good work wasn’t fun, it was always serious.

Sirtis jokes about the Romulan wardrobe, the big shoulder pads, and how she kept bumping into things.

Spiner says he loves “Ode to Spot”, it was perfectly ridiculous, and he says people expect him to still know the poem. He says working with a feline actor was hard; there were wranglers that would try to get it to do things in the scene. Doing a scene with Spot meant it was going to be a long day of retakes. Spiner complained about it, and the next day a joke script showed up that heavily featured Spot.

Burton says Frakes lead the way by directing and it made him want to direct, this helped him explore another aspect of the craft. The longevity of the show let him watch and learn the aspects of production. He gives to kudos to Berman for allowing actors to go through “Star Trek University” – the boot camp for directors.

More Season 6 images

I’m happy about the slight gaps allowing CBS Digital to do the legwork.

I feel like Realm of Fear deserves more than a glancing over, though. Barclay was always far more interesting to me than many core characters, and I think it’s deservedly so that he features a spotlight episode or guest appearance once or even twice per season. His arc shows real growth and real relatability – more relevant now than ever since we now live in an era where you can become isolated in your virtual, digital life. I think Realm of Fear is one of the stronger “character pieces” of the season. It’s also a great O’Brien episode, and it’s ultra rare for a TNG episode to focus so strongly on two “lower decks” players (although obviously with the growth those two attain in this series, they lucked into spinning into the spinoffs!)

It may also be the best example of mundane engineering department activities, and gives the best look into some of the day-to-day aspects of Geordi’s ace team!

Yes! I love TNG! I have it all on blu-ray. I think i am gonna wait for Season 7 to buy them combo.

Wow, what a great over-view! Thanks, Matt!

The best thing about this set is seeing DS9 is HD!

I’m not sure it will happen, but I really hope we can get DS9 in HD in Bluray some day.

EXCELLENT!!! …wish i could afford these! =)

is Netflix airing the remastered versions?

@ 4 — Nope, Netflix thus far seems totally uninterested (or unable due to contracts) to get the HD versions. If you want to see the remasters from a streaming provider you’ll need Amazon Prime, they’re the only ones with Seasons 1-5 in HD.

We’ll have a little article up later this that focuses on all the DS9 elements shown in Season 6, like the scenes of the promenade from Birthright I and the runabout from Timescape. Currently CBS has not made a decision about remastering DS9 and time is running out, CBS-D is mostly done with Season 7 now, if it gets done and there’s no project ahead, most of the staff will move on to other jobs in the industry.

@1 — You know you’re right, I actually re-watched Realm of Fear last night and it has a lot more interesting moments than I remembered.

Excellent review Matt, keep up the great job and thanks.

Why when it has come to the few scenes showing DS9 in what should be HD like Birthright and Trials and Tribbleations do they just have to upscale? Are these stock shots or whatever not accessable? Just curious.

Love me some TNG! Might have to upgrade to br’s,only got dvd’s so far.

On a different note,for those of us who actually like the new movies,we FINALLY get the ST ID release we wanted! On br,but at least it’s a two-disc release with everything in ONE place. You might end up with the ’09 movie as well,since it’s a compendium or whatever. Also a two-dsic thing.

Btw,do the prices on ST br’s ever go down a bit,like the dvd’s do? I really hope so,lol!

@6 Matt Wright

There’s a cool DS9 HD video making the rounds from the Birthright episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR7oewdXp7w

JRT!, that sounds really good, though I’ll probably wait until the third film gets released and see if they have a the film set like this.

Yeah,guess if I can be patient I’d hope for some kinda big megaset after the third movie. But if this one ain’t too expensive I might get it while I wait,since I never bought the previous release with nothing on them,or scattered all over the place. I waited for this release,so we’ll see.

Still wanna get TOS,TNG and STE on br though,and as soon as I see them on sale anywhere,I’ll pick’em up. Most likely,lol!

This season is about where I check out of TNG. It was pretty bad, aside from Relics and Tapestry.

“This season’s documentary is kind of all over the place. Including a slightly pretentious name for the 3rd part.”

Just for the record, the titles of the three part documentary this season, The Lithosphere, the Biosphere and the Noosphere, represent the nine levels of classical biological stages, or Evolution. Since the overall title of the doc was, “The Evolution of STAR TREK: The Next Generation,” we turned to actual science to come up with what we thought were clever tites.

Why do all these blu ray reviews start out with “Season (fill in your favorite season) was arguably the best season of the series.”

First of all, we all know that 3 and 5 were the best, in that order, and the rest pale in comparison. I thought this was already well established and we all agree to this unanimously…

This was just too funny.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/star-wars-trilogy-trailer-guardians-galaxy-style/

Fantastic review, Matt.

Looks Good over all but I can’t believe they left that hidious close up shot of the 4-footer inTrue-Q. This would have been an awesome opportunity for a nice detailed digital background/matt shot of the Enterprise hull.

don’t blow it!! DS9 should get the HD treatment too! …and be on Netflix! ;-)

a lot of people really love “the” Sisko! =)

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/45786196.jpg

For all the less than stellar parts Troi was given throughout the seven year run, Face of the Enemy was one of the series’ best. The tension between her character and the Romulan Captain, you could cut it with a serrated bat’leth. Wonderful performance by both of them!

@ 15 – Mr. Burnett, thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you don’t take too much offense at my comment, but it’s the first I’ve ever heard of the term, and I have a master’s degree (admittedly not in biology). You’re doing amazing work, so please don’t take my minor quibble too harshly, I love all the VAM content :-)

@ 16 – Actually many people feel S6 is one of the best seasons. And they all start that way because people do indeed argue that one or more of the Seasons 3-6 are the best.

I’m not sure how to preface this question, but has there ever been a DVD or Blu-ray release featuring all the episodes of the non-TOS Trek series featuring characters from TOS? I can’t find evidence of one on Amazon, yet it seems like a no-brainer collection. I enjoyed the spin-off series, but will never buy the disc sets. However, as a TOS fan, I’d certainly purchase a nice Blu-ray set containing “Encounter at Farpoint,” “Sarek,”, “Unification,” “Relics,” “Blood Oath,” etc.

Thoughts? Info? Amens?

Scott B. out.

19. Trekboi – agreed about the 4-foot Enterprise. That whole episode was a bit off for me, in a season that does hold several of the very best hours of sci-fi ever to grace the small screen (ie.Timescape). I’m heartbroken they didn’t fix that scene… would have made a huge difference. I wonder Why?

Enjoyed the review, Matt!

I actually really enjoyed Acquiel and thought the shape-shifting dog as the villain was brilliant when this first aired!

There are a lot of great episodes in Season 6, but I’ve always associated Season 5 as being the peak of TNG, I think primarily because Season 6 is when the strangely slow-paced episodes, like Lessons , started to creep in. And I just hate those. It’s like someone in the production made a conscious decision, You know, this series has just gotten too good; let’s make it a bit lame.

Still, there are so many classic TNG moments in Season 6. Data’s whole “smalltalk” subroutine and mimicking Commander Hutchinson was brilliant. I might be mistaken, but I was under the impression that Data refers to smalltalk by a mistaken name, like “little talk,” in a previous episode. Maybe someone with a good memory can help me out here….

One thing that has always confused me is why the DS9 producers decided to recycle the appearance of the Ancient Progenitor Humanoids from TNG Season 6 The Chase into The Founders (and even re-used the same actress, Salome Jens), with no further similarities between the two races, rather than simply having the Ancient Progenitor Humanoids be The Founders or more closely related to them in some way. For the longest time, I’d assumed an implied relationship between The Founders and the Ancient Humanoids that simply wasn’t intended, all because of the decision to recycle the make-up and the actress.

Frame of Mind was a classic TNG episode of the mind-bending variety that none of the subsequent series did as well as TNG.

Face of the Enemy was another classic and a great feature for Marina Sirtis. “I’ll have you ejected into space; is that clear Sub-Commander!” has been seared into my mind since the first time I watched that episode. Sirtis did a great job of playing a very vulnerable fish-out-of-water pretending to show strength and play what few cards she had as best she could. It was a great role for her.

James Doohan gave us some great comedy in Relics , getting drunk with Data on Aldebaran whiskey and barely restraining his irritation with the Enterprise-D computer. Having Data reprise the, “….It’s green.” bit, turning the tables on Doohan’s Scotty, who originally did it vis-a-vis an alien in TOS By Any Other Name , was yet another of the really smart moments in TNG that made that series so good.

Thanks for the review–I think you’ve sold me!

17 Who Cares, Thanks, that was a great LOL! The editors did a GREAT job. Now I have Norman Greenbaum going thru my brain.

Goin’ up to the spirit in the sky ….

11 Kevn, Oh, dear, I do hope they do DS9 in HD. The station looks beautiful!

And I wish that Netflix will be able to begin playing HD versions of the shows. But … good enough for now.

I LOVE DS9.

26 Cygnus One thing that has always confused me is why the DS9 producers decided to recycle the appearance of the Ancient Progenitor Humanoids from TNG Season 6 The Chase into The Founders (and even re-used the same actress, Salome Jens), with no further similarities between the two races, rather than simply having the Ancient Progenitor Humanoids be The Founders or more closely related to them in some way. For the longest time, I’d assumed an implied relationship between The Founders and the Ancient Humanoids that simply wasn’t intended, all because of the decision to recycle the make-up and the actress.

It’s confusing to me, too. Maybe the Founders are the evil spawn of the Preservers. Or maybe the Progenitors are an experimental experience in being “solids” produced by the Founders? Maybe some “enterprising” author will explain it all for us someday ;-)

@30 – Another hypothesis: The Founders were artificial servants created by the Progenitors. That’s why they look similar. When the Progenitors became extinct, their servants survived them and eventually ended up being persecuted and hunted by the lesser humanoid races they helped to create.

30. Marja – June 24, 2014

Maybe some “enterprising” author will explain it all for us someday ;-)

Heyoooooo!! :-)

31. Paul – June 24, 2014

It could be that or anything else. But it’s actually nothing.

Nothing but a missed opportunity, that is.

Regarding the Sherlock Holmes rights dispute that denied us (or spared us) more Elementary, Dear Data sequels, it was only last week that a U.S. appeals court finally (?) shot down the Conan Doyle estate’s theory that they are entitled to royalties for use of the Sherlock Holmes characters even though most of the stories are public domain.

This was my favorite season! My last year at college…had to watch on rabbit-ears cathode tube tv…lots of static and distortion. Then every saturday night, from midnight to 5am, the local channel aired a TNG marathon!!! 5 random episodes from S1-S5! Relics and Tapestry are instant classics! My personal favorites were Realm of Fear, Schisms, and Ship in a Bottle! I just got mine in the mail today from Amazon!! Enjoy…

Can’t remember Scotty’s ship’s name that crashed onto the Dyson Sphere…

@35 – The USS Jenolen.

So how comes this is available today in the US, but Amazon.co.uk says it’s not issued in the UK until July 21st?

In Trek Heat, watching now. Love third episode on first disc, in which Deanna becomes sex toilet for disingenuous negotiator. Have seen this before, but never noticed nipples at 18:55. Now, after twenty years, episode makes sense. Riker’s smile wasn’t about Deanna’s outfit – IT WAS ABOUT NIPPLES. Mystery resolved. BTW, Marina, your nipples rock.

@ 37 – Sadly Paramount in the UK decided to move the release date back an entire month, no idea why, but they screwed you guys :-/

Wow…those screen captures look pretty good. It ALMOST makes me want to buy a Blu-Ray player……buuuut, I think I’ll just rent Season Six on DVD from the Library so I can catch up on some of those old episodes. Tapestry was a great episode, one of the more useful applications of Q. It also reinforces a disturbing concept that I’ve noticed from episodes like this and Lower Decks: The senior officers seem like a great group of people to work with….IF YOU’RE A SENIOR OFFICER. They act like jerks to everyone else *LOL* Well, unless you’re an attractive woman and the senior officer is Riker.

I loooooved Timescape, the part with Picard making a smiley face in the smoke of a warp core breach is just classic!

31, Paul, Great idea. Could definitely explain why the Founders are so paranoid and dismissive of other races.

32 Cygnus, Hey-ohhhh back atcha ;-) We’re old. At least in years.

40, Leopard, as a former enlisted, I sometimes thought the same thing :-/

Okay, I just watched Relics, and I don’t remember the original effects, but why are there stars visible beyond the sun/star at the center of the Dyson sphere? Shouldn’t we be seeing either nothing (darkness) or the rest of sphere behind it in the shots of the solar flares coming off of it?

Watching the first documentary extra on disc 6, I notice a very slight out of sync audio, ahead of picture. It’s very slight but watch the included brief clip of Data with Dr Bashir.