The Ultimate Star Trek Collection

roelbj writes "For those Star Trek fans wondering what to ask for this Christmas, you may wish to consider The Ultimate Star Trek Collection to be released on November 15. For just (cough) $2499.99, you'll get 212, count them, 212 DVDs with everything ever produced under the name, including all seasons of all five telvision series as well as the ten feature films. Before loading up your disc changer and hitting play, remember to get up once in a while."

No figurines

[ReformedExCon]

Sorry, that's the deal breaker.

Hardly "Ultimate".

What a waste

[ravenspear]

I really don't see the point of this. Every true geek has already seen all of that anyway. It's not something they really need.

On the other hand $2500 will pay for a lot of hookers.

My god!

[Rhinobird]

It's full of Star Treks!

I swear, I hear angels singing right now. And is it possible for divine light to shine on a webpage?

Where's the torrent?

[Werrismys]

It's like CD's in 1994... the sheer amount of data works as a copy protection...

Ironic!

[SolitaryMan]

When I was reading the article "480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch" (second link) I had a "Breakfast Bistro Sandwich" ad on the top of the page. What an irony!

Re:worth it?

[6th time lucky]

The sad thing is, it *is* at least 30% off...

List Price: $3,908.99
Price: $2,499.99
You Save: $1,409.00 (36%)

funnier... "You may also be interested in these items..."
Above All Co. L74995CN Forearm Forklift Lifting Straps [amazon.com]

is it really that heavy???

Does it include cool Yoda and Han Solo posters?

[Neeth]

Oh wait... Star Trek

That explains the 212 DVD's too.

Hard sell?

[Altima(BoB)]

I'll admit that even a very casual fan like me finds that set rather attractive looking (though its presence in my house would remove any possibility of a date so long as it was visible). However there are a couple problems. I'm too lazy to do the math and see if buying the whole set at once is a bargain at all (I know that some would say the conveniance of having it all at once is worth it anyway.) Another problem is that if someone is hardcore enough of a fan to want all seven seasons of Voyager, well, they probably have it already, like the first user review on Amazon indicated. It is however a nice display of the great treatment Trek has gotten on DVD these last couple years.

Soooo....

[kisielk]

Does anyone have a torrent?

ALL of them?

[Anonymous Coward]

Ooo, does it have the one where they modify the main deflector, meet a strange new lifeform, and have to make some crucial decision about ethics and/or sexy blue aliens? 'cause I think that's the only episode I missed...

Re:Was the link necessary?

[Anonymous Coward]

...says the 480lb poster fused to his couch.

LOW PRICE

[masterpenguin]

i love the badge next to the price that says "Low Prices!"

somehow $2,400 isn't that low of a price to me, given that's half of my car loan.

BUT You Save $1,409.00

[Anonymous Coward]

HOT DAMN! I can use the extra cash for my spock ears!

Re:The Animated Series!?

[Anonymous Coward]

> The validity of the events in the animated series in connection to the original series timeline is disputed.

Someone's been spending too much time on Wikipedia

Re:No figurines

[Golias]

For an extra $500, could I get the same collection without any of the Voyager episodes?

Re:Was the link necessary?

[VirexEye]

Apparently you missed the memo where laughing at dead people [darwinawards.com] is now ok.

Re:No figurines

[Baricom]

For an extra $500, could I get the same collection without any of the Voyager episodes?

Absolutely. Please make the check payable to "Baricom."

It's not complete until it contains

[SecureTheNet]

a set of pointy ears!

Animated to be released on Dec 31st

[jbridges]

According to Amazon, the Animated Star Trek Series will be released on Dec 31st, 1969.

Star Trek - The Animated Series (1973)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JN6D/002-75 16313-1096059?v=glance&n=130 [amazon.com]

So find yourself a gateway into the past (and try to avoid saving any sexy pacifists by accident).

Re:What a waste

[nmb3000]

I really don't see the point of this.

Amazon was tired of sitting hundreds boxed sets of Voyager. They figured if they bundled them with other stuff people might accidently buy them.

If this plan fails they'll hire Jeri Ryan [google.com] to personally hand deliver every copy of a Voyager season bought. They figure that if she sold the series once, she can do it again.

Re:The Animated Series!?

[Golias]

Well, let's see...

The Original Series
The Animated Series
The Next Generation
Deep Space Nine

No, actually, that's only four. There were only four Star Trek TV series ever made. I don't see where you people are getting five, let alone six.

LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!

HAHAHA fattys!

[bazmail]

HAHAHA fatpeople crack me up!
They are natures clowns.

Anyway it works out at about 12 bucks per DVD which ain't so bad. Not much of
a bulk discount though.

i love subjects

[Anthrox]

I'll wait a few years then i'll just buy it on one disc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile _Disc/ [wikipedia.org]

Re:The Animated Series!?

[deetsay]

Less tribbles... less troubles

Re:Just over three weeks long

[martin-boundary]

Sure, but if you're using MPlayer's '[' and ']' keys, you can view all the episodes at 10x normal speed. Then you only need 54 hours and a lot of tea to calm the nerves.

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Re:What makes a movie worth watching over again?

[waynemcdougall]

Maybe because Casablanca is the greatest screenplay yet written

Ahh yes...Of all the space bars in all the worlds, you had to re-materialise in mine.

The one starring Myra Binglebat and Peter Beardsley [uglyfootballers.com] was definitive.

Re:The Animated Series!?

[David_W]

No, actually, that's only four.

Picard: THERE... ARE... FOUR... SERIES!

Re:The Animated Series!?

[biglig2]

By such logic, TOS is also non-cannon as it includes a cross-over with another TV show, "Assignment: Earth".

(Please don't post pointing out that Assignment: Earth never made it past it's pilot, or I will be forced to invoke Wold Newton, and you won't like that.)

Re:i love subjects

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

Bah. By the 24th century, if you want a holographic version you just tell the computer to generate you one, and it'll produce ST:TNG or whatever.

Rumours that the technology to generate a complete ST episode using only a computer program exists today are, of course, wholly unfounded.

I wonder if there is an Easter Egg

[hrieke]

After watching all the DVDs, does William Shatner appear and tell you to "Get A Life"?

Re:No figurines

[Forge]

THEY ARE STATUES!!

Men should act like men.

Re:No figurines: (B5 fan's response..)

[Anonymous Coward]

Who in their right mind would pay $2.5k for this?

Hell, B5 in totality costs $500 (depending on where you get your discs), and for another $450 you can get actual scripts for almost every episode, released by JMS. (By "actual", I mean "with all the original parts intact", "with plots etc. that were excised before filming", and "with practical jokes played on the actors.") Check it out: www.babylon5scripts.com (There's a page with sample script pages, with stuff tossed out of the pilot..)

And.... you can actually sit through the entire series without scratching your head and going, "Didn't these dumb [expletive] just FIX THIS [expletive] PROBLEM?" and "WHY THE [expletive] CAN'T THEY FIX THE [expletive] HOLODECK?" and "You're telling me that, despite robotic hearts and bionic livers, they can't grow hair on Picard's or Sisko's heads?"