The Borg MegaCube

Alien54 writes "Paramount Pictures this week revealed plans to release a DVD box set containing every single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Called the 'Borg Megacube', the box set will include all seven seasons of TNG across 48 discs, thus collecting all the individual DVD sets into one package. As the name implies, the set comes in the form of a Borg cube. Due out at the beginning of November..."

Lack Of Continuity Explanation pop-ups...

[FatSean]

I heard that there will be 'pop ups' on the screen. You press 'enter' and text will explain why this episode contradicts other episodes...

More ST stuff!

[mr.henry]

Paramount should market some 'Starfleet Lube' that fans can buy to ease the pain of merchandise-related anal rape. Berman personally tested it out on Brannon Braga.

Somewhere in the night

[Exiler]

the nerd's collective personal hygine screams

Resistance is Futile

[Anonymous Coward]

You will be Slashdotted.

Lots of Currency

[CGP314]

With 48 discs I'm sure it would take the combined financial resources of the collective to purchase the set.

Let me know

[Anonymous Coward]

when I can get it on Kazaa. Preferably as a single zip.

Perfect Story

[CGP314]

What a perfect story for those reading slashdot on a Saturday night instead of going out.

Err...

Excluding myself.

This is excellent

[borius]

As a big Star Trek fan I can only like this. How much it will cost though? As a piss poor high school student (spends all money on music instruments) my budget is limited for stuff that can be... er.. acquired for free if need be.

Btw, where are all the usual jokes? "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Borg cubes?, "SCO has prior art", "CowboyNeal lives in my Borg cube", "In Soviet Russia Star Trek episodes watch you" etc etc.

Re:Storage...

[herko_cl]

" full DVD capacity (4-sided recording..."(Emphasis mine)
No wonder it's called The Next Generation! <grin />

Re:Regional encoding strikes again

[Sirch]

"The Borg Megacube is currently scheduled to hit stories in Region 2 (Europe) on November 3, 2003..."

Those darn news sites, with their region-encoded text... good thing I cracked my browser so I can read Region 1 stories...

cbb

[meeotch]

Mod me down (or up) for typical Slashdot carping, but the packaging looks pretty weak. I was expecting some sort of detailed plasitc model, not just a painted box. For 750 bucks I think I'd rather have a hooker.

o.k. o.k., fine - a hooker dressed up as Seven of Nine. Sheesh!

mitch

You all can thank me...

[Shaheen]

See, they announced this box set right after I completed my collection of the single season releases.

Re:article text in case of /.ing

[Alien54]

Imagine the poor guys running or hosting www.dvddebate.com - probably out enjoying the sunshine. What could possible go wrong, especially on the weekend? Suddenly the pager rings...

"Did you notice the smoke pouring out of the server?"

"What smoke pouring out of the server?"

[insert blood curdling scream here]

Actually their content seems half decent

Let's see the last bit of that tracer route:

16 213.206.159.146 148.576 ms sle-rack-1-0.sprintlink.net
17 212.100.227.18 148.589 ms vl130.aggr1.lon.rackspace.net (DNS error) [AS15395] Rackspace UK
18 212.100.226.100 148.547 ms server2.architec.co.uk [AS15395] Rackspace UK

Well, the server page claims they are doing fine [architec.co.uk] ... ;-)

Even The Good Book Has This Issue

[horati0]

Flanders: Why me, Lord? Where have I gone wrong? I've always been nice to people. I don't drink or dance or swear. I've even kept Kosher just to be on the safe side. I've done everything the bible says, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!

Symbolic Gesture.

[Executive Override]

Someone should buy one, set it on a metal plate or in a trash can, set it on fire, tape it while it burns, and put it on the Internet so Trekkies can feel the horror people who like good sci-fi feel when they watch Star Trek, specially Next Generation.

Re:Let me know

[brainthought]

"...when I can get it on Kazaa..."

This would make it the Orion Pirate edition I believe...

Re:Symbolic Gesture.

[Executive Override]

Good point! Let me just say that if they ever make a Voyager box such as this one, burning it wouldn't only be a symbolic gesture, it would be a service to mankind.

"The ship has been miniaturized by Q and now we're being attacked by electrons! Send some positrons to avert impact!" God, I didn't think anything could suck that bad.