Vintage Shatner Monologue Unearthed for Star Trek Blu-ray By Lewis Wallace Wired.com
November 6, 2009 | 6:54 pm http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/vintage-shatner-monologue-unearthed/ An unreleased version of the original Star Trek pilot, featuring an alternative monologue by William Shatner, will be included on the Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 Blu-ray set. The recently found version of the episode, titled “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” also includes different theme music and closing credits, according to a press release issued Friday. Obtained from Magic Picture Home Entertainment, the alternative version will be just one of the bonus features on the $119 Blu-ray set, which hits stores Dec. 15. More details from the press release: The Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 Blu-ray set comes with many extras. Images courtesy Paramount Pictures Featuring all 24 episodes of the legendary third season, the six-disc set is presented in pristine 7.1 DTS-HD Master audio and superior picture quality offering the best possible home viewing experience. The BD-Live enabled discs also offer seamless branching, allowing fans to toggle between watching these classic episodes as they were originally broadcast, or the newly remastered versions with enhanced special effects and sound for the best of both worlds. Also, every disc is Mobile-Blu enabled. Once downloaded, Mobile-Blu allows fans to turn their iPhones and iPod Touchs into Blu-ray player remote controls and download content for on-the-go entertainment. In addition to the alternate version of the show’s original pilot and interaction via BD-Live, the set includes new featurettes from Star Trek-themed panels at ComicCon International 2009 including “The Anthropology of Star Trek” and “The World of Rod Roddenberry,” plus a 20-minute piece hosted by David Gerrold, the writer behind the classic episode “The Trouble With Tribbles.” The set is presented in the original 4:3 aspect ratio with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Original 2.0 Mono, Spanish 2.0 Mono and French 2.0 Mono sound. The DVD is not rated in the U.S. and rated G in Canada. The total running time is 22 Hrs., 31 Min. The breakdown is as follows: Disc One: Spock’s Brain The Enterprise Incident The Paradise Syndrome And the Children Shall Lead Is There In Truth No Beauty? Special Features: Preview trailers for each episode BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled Disc Two: Spectre of the Gun Day of the Dove For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky The Tholian Web Plato’s Stepchildren Special Features: Preview trailers for each episode BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled Disc Three: Wink of an Eye The Empath Elaan of Troyius Whom Gods Destroy Let That Be Your Last Battlefield Special Features: Preview trailers for each episode BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled Disc Four: The Mark of Gideon That Which Survives The Lights of Zetar Requiem for Methuselah The Way to Eden Special Features: Preview trailers for each episode BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled Disc Five: The Cloud Minders The Savage Curtain All Our Yesterdays Turnabout Intruder Special Features: Preview trailers for each episode Life Beyond Trek: Walter Koenig Chief Engineer’s Log Memoir From Mr. Sulu Captain’s Log: Bob Justman BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled Disc Six: The Cage The Cage (Extended Version) Special Features: Where No Man Has Gone Before (The Unaired Alternate Version of the Pilot) David Gerrold Hosts “2009 Convention Coverage” “The Anthropology of Star Trek” Comic-Con Panel 2009 “The World of Rod Roddenberry” Comic-Con 2009 Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories Part 3 “To Boldly Go…” Season Three Collectible Trek Star Trek’s Impact BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled -- ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 Mail: antunes at uh dot edu *********************************** * POST TO [email protected] * *********************************** Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
