Yuck.
Next: cost. Bestbuy had it for $106
Circuit City $99. I got it at Amazon.com for $84 with the super saver shipping so I paid no shipping and no tax, but it took nearly a week to get to me. When you have other season compilations for nearly 1/3 of that cost this thing should be fuckng swimming in extras. NO
A few featurettes and no commentaries at all.
The Babylon 5 DVDs should have been the blueprint for fuck's sake. You don't need commentary for all of them. (as nice as that would be) just a few key episodes. We've waited years for this and as I watch it I get the sinking feeling that we'll have another super special edition somewhere down the line.
The featurettes themselves are the usual "Gene was so awesome he could cure cancer by breathing on you and his urine was collected for its aroma." and Star Trek is a phenomenon that made us all complete. UGH.
There are good things about it. The picture quality on the DVD's is out fucking standing.
I'm not saying this sucks, its great, the shows never looked or sounded so good, but there's so much out there that could have been added into this set. Seriously, for $100 this baby should have been LOTR Extended edition good.
A few trivia tidbits from the first featurette:
Kirk is based on Hamlet and Horatio Hormblower. (I just don't see the Hamlet part.)
Gene Roddenberry invented the concept of artifical gravity for the show.
The actor who played Gary Mitchell had alot of trouble with his silver contacts and so he tended to look down his nose giving him that expression that I loved so much and helped inspire Starcrossed.
The actors look REALLY tired and old. Shatner is a shadow of his former self
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