Star Trek: The Original Series - Three Season Pack (DVD, 2008, Multi-Disc Set)

They have remastered and, I think, enhanced both the appearance and the sound of the original ST series. At least we don't remember the matte painting backdrops effects like nebulae looking this good. Of course, they couldn't touch the cheese factor or make the stuntmen look any more like the principals than they ever did. Still, red shirts of the doomed ensigns pop n the new 52" LCD screen and the Enterprise's engines thrum comfortingly on the surround sound system. Our inner geeks (OK, truth be told we have outer geeks on full display, too) are very pleased.

Bought this for my husband. He was very excited about receiving the remastered original Star Trek as a gift. He is very pleased with the color and added scenes. This definately made him a happy trekie.

First - I ordered this item in march but never received it, but I hear it is awesome!!! SO IT GET AN A FOR AWESOME

Second - Sona corp. The so called seller, stole my money and is probably living it up somewhere in Kenya!! THEY GET AN F FOR FRAUD

Third - I tried to use Ebay customer support, but they were of little to no help - SO THEY GET A D FOR DOGSH*T CUSTOMER SERVICE!! (I was going to give them and A for Aiding and abetting but I figured that would be confusing to the reader.)

Fourth - I enlisted Visa's help to rescind payment and they are on the ball. Like an over protective big brother - VISA GETS A B FOR BAD A**.

Updated picture and remastered sound are very good. However, the "space" scenes outside the ship are very poor. BIG DISAPPIOINTMENT HERE! I expected to see scenes like in the newer Star Trek TV series (NX Gen, DS9, Enterprise); real motion picture scenes. What you get here are LOUSY VIDEO GAME GRAPHICS. Switching between motion picture and this computer generated junk is really annoying. Episodes which feature a lot of scenes outside the ship such as "The Doomsday Machine" really suffer. This is not being "purist", it just looks ridiculous. Not up to Star Trek standards. The original "space" scenes, even with 1960's tech are way better. If this is all the better they could do, they should have left it as it was originally. The disk labels are limited to small circles in the center of the disk, with no room for info of what episodes are on the disk (you have to refer to plastic cards, which don't describe the episodes either). The original 2004 DVD set had full episode labels on the disk, and a booklet which described each episode. This is progress? This is nothing against the vendor, they had no control over this.

I love the packaging of the Star Trek Series. It is always packaged with the most protection to the DVD available. It is a great series that my grandson is adding to his birthday/Christmas collection. It is a great gift for future minded individuals.

I grew up watching each of these episodes for the first time ever on TV. Rushing to the TV set with a fresh snack and anticipating each new adventure. Now, with each one painstakingly remastered and recorded on DVD with new enhancements to the graphics, it was like seeing them again for the first time. A fresh idea that will surely create new fans. I hope this will make people realize that Star Wars and other modern SciFi may be great today, but this show started it all in the area of great stories and special effects on TV.

I still stand behind it 100% and its great story telling.

For anyone fan that does or does not have a high definition dvd player or tv. Worry not this remastered dvd series looks absolutely fantastic. It was never filmed in Hd originally so I would not worry about getting sold on discs that are hd or blu ray and if you did have a dvd player that upscaled them then that in my opinion is as good as its going to get. Its unbelievable how good they made it look remastered. Don't think just buy it.

This is a really GREAT set! The Remastered special effects are excellent, and protect the integrity of the original episodes aired on TV. I feel that all ages can enjoy this set. My only dislike and the reason I did not rate the set Excellent is because the cases that each season come in are a bit hard to open, especially for those of us over 50+ with arthritus.

You don't have to be a sci-fi lover to enjoy the Star Trek original series. Although I've been a fan since the early 80s, I only recently purchased all three seasons after finding a great price on eBay. I couldn't be happier. The video and audio quality is good and perfect for the notebook/travel viewing that I do frequently. I have always believed I've seen every episode and so far I haven't found any surprises. I also have the original Battlestar Galactica series (and just purchased the new one as well). The special effects of BG is better if only because of the improved technology that was available. But I still find that I prefer Capt. Kirk and company. So if you've been sitting on the fence, go ahead and take the plunge. You won't regret it!

This latest version of Star Trek: The Original Series is by far the best incarnation of the series to date. Some hard core, traditionalist fans may not appreciate that some of the scenes were computer generated, but if you have an opened mind, you will LOVE the new footage. The folks who worked on this stayed true to the originals with their CG work even though the old planet shots were replaced with more "lifelike" planets and the ship looks much more real than it ever had. I did a scene by scene comparison to my original VHS set and I sat there in awe of the beauty of the new set. It's well worth the price.

I grew up watching Star Trek- LOVE it! I have always wanted to own the Original Series, but never did. After buying it, I am very happy with my decision. From the price to the packaging to the quality of the DVD's- what a great value! I paid $138.00 for my set, and would by it again, if I needed to. (would make a great gift for a fellow Trekky!)

The dvd containers take a bit of getting used to, but the space savings is good. If you have a standard system as opposed to high definition(HD), you need to reed carefully as one side of each disk is standard and the other HD. The HD wont play in standard equipment perhaps leaving one to belive the disks do not work. It seems, at least on mine, spanish subtitles allways pop on. The are no english subtitle options. I have encountered no other issues at this time and would recommend this to anyone.

Okay, me... long-time Trekker, I collect ST toys & books & Dickel bottles BUT... I've never owned any Trek Original Series on any form, Beta, VHS or disc. Until now. And I'm glad I waited and didn't get stuck with 79 separate VHS's in clamshells! You'd think I'd be a purist and all a-gripin' about the Remastering, but nope. I love it! Here's what the naysayers are missing in their reviews.

Of course Star Trek would be easy to preserve and clean up, it always looked great, it was a vibrant, colorful show. But no one probably thought that it would get "tampered with" à la Star Wars. Fans hate to point out weaknesses in the things we revere, but face it, the stock shots of the same Enterprise model crudely super-imposed over the same planet footage, it was just jarring transition-wise.

The old-fashioned dials are turned into more futuristic read-outs, the Gorn blinks, the matte paintings are re-done more realistically, the phaser beams colors are in sync. The special features tell you that they basically used the same planet shot multiple times, just tinted it different colors. Let's face it, the budget went into Janice Rand's basket-weave hairdo, there wasn't much left over for FX.

But the new exteriors and bridge viewscreen shots aren't jarring like you might expect, in fact they flow with the original series footage better than ever. The ships don't jerk, they don't get translucent, but somehow they made the CGI a bit aged to fit in with the rest of the film stock. It's only when you first start watching that you anticipate the CGI and are more concious of it, after awhile you forget about it at all. There's a great side-by-side comparison at the "Star Trek" website, just search for "Star Trek comparison remastered". So basically, that's how I feel about THAT! Nyah!

Okay, the dvd packaging? Feh! It's SO bad that I find it funny now, every time I open the cases wondering how anyone could've seriously thought this was aesthetically-pleasing or convenient presentation. Unmarked dvd discs, a big 10-disc plastic case in a paper box in a plastic hinged box and the square cards with each episode listed on them. My cards fell out today when I tilted the box to pull the unweildy 10-cd plastic case out. Ugh. Anyway, so bad it's funny, at least I get a little laugh out of it! That's how I put a positive spin on things I guess.

Buy it. NOW!!! And live long & prosper.

I've never received the DVD's. Service is very very bad. I have filed a complaint and have hear nothing about it. I would have to think twice before ordering again.

I loved being able to see the original series again as it is no longer running in syndication where I live. The updated images played on the dvd let me experience it in a whole different light. The addition of the Tribble animated episode and Star Trek Deep Space 9 episode after the original "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode was fantastic. I can't say enough about how pleased I am. The only thing that puzzled me is that the Captioning(subtitles), if you want them, are only in French or Spanish, not English (at least on the ones that came to me). The audio comes in all three languages, but not the captions. I found that odd.
I have been a fan of Star Trek since it first came out in 1967 and can't believe that it took me this long to decide to buy these dvds. If you are a Star Trek Fan, these dvds are a definite for your collection.

This has brought back so many childhood memories of watching with my family. Thanks for the memories.

Bought for my dad's birthday after the new Star Trek movie came out this summer. He grew up watching the tv series and thought it would be fun for the family to watch together. Fun, entertaining, and worth the money. Enjoyed by the whole family.

Just love watching all the episodes. The digital enhancements makes it feel new all over again. Was motivated to buy after seeing the star trek 2009 movie. Brings back childhood in the 60's. Love IT!!!!

This is the perfect re-master of a classic all the improvements to sound and music and minimal tasteful improvements to the visiual effects.

Excellent. A must have for any real Star Trek fan. blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Everybody should have this series on DVD. Picture quality is first run and I think you will be very happy with every episode.

This purchase met and exceeded my expections. I had waited to purchase this item for a couple of years and I am glad I waited.

We received our Complete original Star Trek series set in EXCELLENT condition, we were surprised at how quick the set arrived (3 days after ordering - WOW!)... Some complained about the digital remastering, however, we felt that it was just fine and really did not notice it.... one of the episodes (can't remember which disc it was, 3 or 4 not sure) but, it seemed like it was a 2 part episode which the disc didn't have the 2nd part of the episode so that was somewhat of a bummer, not sure if that was a series glitch or what... Have missed the reruns being on TV, I used to faithfully watch it every night and have missed it, and even the popular SCI-Fi channel that is out there doesn't have the good old stuff like this anymore... So other than that one episode having the 2nd part missing, we would rate this an A+ ...