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Star Trek: Alternate Realities
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Total reviews: 17
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Some great episodes but very misleading title. 2 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.
I was excited when I saw they were finally making a dvd set consisting of all the Star Trek episodes featuring the alternate realities, and of course the first thing I think of is the "Mirror, Mirror" episode of Star Trek and all the subsequent episodes which carried on the evil universe story in Deep Space Nine. Problem is a lot of these episodes just don't belong... i mean The Inner Light?! How is that an alternate reality story? How is Frame of mind an alternate reality story? How about Turnabout intruder?! That doesn't make a lick of sense! Instead they should have included The DS9 episode "The Emperor's New Cloak" and some other Mirror universe episodes from DS9! I mean what the hell were the people who compiled this mess thinking?! You don't just pick out random episodes just because they kind of, sort of fit the premise! You pick appropriate ones and you cover as much of the given storyline as you can, otherwise what is the point?! Yeah, these are great episodes but the fact of the matter is you're not getting the complete story if you buy this set.
Editorial Review:
Available for the first time on DVD is a collection featuring the bizarre and strange of episodes of Star Trek! See your favorite characters behaving contrary to type in familiar but odd circumstances in Star Trek: Alternate Realities, a 5-disc fan-collective that includes 20 episodes selected from all five Star Trek television series plus exclusive special features.
Star Trek Fan Collective - Borg
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Total reviews: 51
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Editorial Review:
The Borg Fan Collection has the top ten most popular Borg episodes as picked by the fans! Witness all the characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Enterprise and Voyager as they defend their ships, galaxies, and their own kind. For thousands of years the Borg have been spreading throughout the galaxy, conquering, assimilating and thus destroying countless civilizations. Following every encounter, the Borg catalogue each new species with a numerical designation instead of a proper name. The goal of the Borg, in most cases, is to completely assimilate each species by incorporating their knowledge and technology into the unified Borg Collective. One by one, each living being is converted into Borg Drones. In many cases, all that remains of an assimilated civilization is the memory of its unique contributions that now resides only within the accumulated knowledge of the Borg. That and the numerical species designation. Often even the name is lost, forgotten or deleted as irrelevant. Conversely, the species designations give a sense of the long and terrible history of the Borg and the thousands of species they have encountered and absorbed.
Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log
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Total reviews: 29
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Contradictions between the "captains" and the fans' opinions 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Both sides, the actors that played the captains and the fans that made them, will not agree on the choices on this compilation. In no way do the episodes on this disc set represent the best from each of the respective "Star Trek" series. On that point, the fans should concede and appreciate the installments on their own merit.
Of course, Next Generation's "Chain of Command" and "Darmok," DS9's "What You Leave Behind" and "Far Beyond the Stars," and a genuine classic from the original, "The City on the Edge of Forever," deservedly rate legendary status and their inclusion demonstrates how a television show can transcend the norm and create something incredibly memorable.
It's unfortunate that the Voyager or Enterprise episodes don't quite cut it, no fault of the actors or the fans; the stories just aren't as, in the words of Jean-Luc Picard, "engaging."
Editorial Review:
The fans and captains have spoken! Not only have Star Trek fans voted online for their all-time favorite captain episodes from all five Star Trek series, but each show’s legendary leader Captain Kirk, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, and Scott Bakula has carefully chosen their favorite episode, which resulted in Star Trek: Fan Collective Captain’s Log.
Star Trek Fan Collective - Time Travel
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Total reviews: 42
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Well-chosen episodes, but why allow repeats? Where are the Enterprise Episodes? 4 out of 5 stars.
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These fan collectives are a brlliant addition to the Trek family of DVDs. Surely only the most rabid and rich fans (rich in money AND in time!) could afford the thousands of dollars required to gather and watch all 5 series of Trek. For those of us unblessed by such qualities, these fan collectives are most welcome. Because Trek fans are among the most knowledgable (and most opinionated!) fans as a group, their populist choices to appear in these groupings of shows will represent the best episodes of each series. It also allows the viewers to see many of the 2-part episodes together without having to buy separate seasons of the shows. The only drawback is that these sets have been left entirely to the audiences' whims, without any overarching control. Thus, "City on the Edge of Forever" is in the Captain's set too; "Endgame" is in the Borg Collective. Finally, I'm disappointed that this set does not include anything from Enterprise: much of the 3rd season involved battle with a species with temporal weapons - were none of these shows more worthy that "Little Green Men"? Or worth putting on instead of "Endgame" that was already on the Borg Collective? I'm also not sure about "Tomorrow is Yesterday" as the second ToS choice - I prefer "All Our Yesterdays" and even "Assignment: Earth" is about the same level.
This set includes:
Tomorrow is Yesterday (ToS) (3.5/5) - a damaged Enterprise accidentally travels to 1960s Earth. In defending themselves, they destroy an airforce fighter and capture its pilot, who has a critical role in history. How can the crew get home and restore the timeline?
City on the Edge of Forever (TOS) (5/5) - McCoy accidentally passes through the Guardian of Forever into 1930s Earth. The timeline is changed and Kirk and Spock must right the timeline. Guest-starring Joan Collins as an idealistic soup-kitchen missionary with whom Kirk falls in love.
Time's Arrow (TNG) (3.5/5) - In its original run, I remember being quite disappointed with this cliffhanger/premier combo. It's certainly not as compelling as "The Best of Both Worlds" or "Redemption". Archaeologists on Earth discover Data's head, which has been buried in a cave for 500 years. In the course of their investigation, they discover time-travelling alien soul-sucking vampires (?!) on Earth at the end of the 19th century.
Cause and Effect (TNG) (5/5) - The precursor to the feature film, "Groundhog Day" - the Enterprise experiences the same day over and over after being stuck in a time-loop following collision with another ship. Features the most compelling "teaser" segment of all Trek shows: the Enterprise is destroyed with all hands before the opening credits!
Yesterday's Enterprise (TNG) (5/5) - during the battle that destroys her, the Enterprise C is thrown into the timeline of the Enterprise D, altering the future so that the Klingons and Federation are at war, Tasha Yar is still alive (and obviously Worf is not a member of the Enterprise D's crew). Only Guinan can sense the original timeline, and she must convince Picard to allow the Enterprise C to return to the battle (and sure destruction) to repair the timeline. This episode is supurb, but sets the stage for the very unfortunate subplot of the half-human/half-Romulan Sela who plagues future Romulan-based episodes.
All Good Things (TNG) (4.5/5) - The series finale of Next Generation. Q teleports Picard between three timelines - the "present" (season 7 of TNG), the past (Encounter at Farpoint, i.e. the beginning of Season 1), and the future, where Admiral Riker is in command of the Enterprise, the Klingons and Federation are no longer allies, and Picard is suffering from an Alzheimer-like disease. Picard is set a puzzle to solve that will save humanity if he succeeds, but destroy the entire race if he fails. A very interesting idea, but the solution is somewhat contrived, and the episode suffers on repeated viewings.
Little Green Men (DS9) (2/5) - the weakest show in the set. Nog, Quark, and Rom become the Roswell aliens after an accident with their warp drive sends them to 1950s Earth.
Trials and Tibbleations (DS9) (5/5) - taking a page from "Forrest Gump", the crew of the Defiant chase a Klingon agent back in time. The agent is trying to kill Kirk for interfering with Klingon plans during the TOS episode "Trouble with Tribbles". One extremely clever and seamless special effect has Kirk questioning Chief O'Brien about his involvement in a fight on the space station.
Year of Hell (Voy) (3.5/5) - a species tries using a time-travelling weapon to wipe out its enemies and make itself all-powerful in its region of space. Unfortunately, its "incursions" in space-time always have unintended consequences. The Voyager is caught in the middle by virtue of its temporal shielding, and attempts to find and destroy the temporal weapon while simultaneously taking on different iterations of the enemy species' conventional warships.
Endgame (Voy) 4/5 - The season finale of Voyager. Admiral Janeway, 30 years in the future, returns to "present time" Voyager with technology and a plan to get the Voyager home 25 years early, thus saving the lives of those she knows will die (or, in Tuvok's case, go insane) before Voyager makes it to Earth in the normal way. The plan involves a risky confrontation with Janeway's old nemesis, the Borg Queen, who is guarding a Borg-controlled wormhole-infested region of space.
As usual, this collective is bare-bones - text commentaries on "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "Yesterday's Enterprise", and "Little Green Men" are the only extras. But for those not wishing to purchase many Trek shows/seasons, this is a great "primer" full of worthy episodes.
Editorial Review:
The STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE – TIME TRAVEL has the top ten most popular Time Travel episodes as picked by the fans! Join the adventure with all of the characters from Star Trek: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager as they are transported back into time, discover mystery ships from the past and take courageous action to change history.
Star Trek Fan Collective - Q
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Total reviews: 25
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
The All Omnipotent Q 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
Q has always been my favorite character in Star Trek, not counting the regular cast of the various shows. This collection offers a chance to see him interact with the crew of the Enterprise, the crew of DS9, and also the crew of Voyager. It is also nice to have both the series premier and the series finale of Star Trek: TNG in one collection. I would absolutely recommend this collection to anyone who is at all a fan of the omnipotent, the whimsical, and the often troublesome character, Q.
For the Frugal Trekkie 5 out of 5 stars.
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I would love to own any of the Star Trek series, but I simply cannot afford the $70 that Paramount has decided to charge for each season. Until the price goes down, I'm happy to make do with the Fan Collectives.
Q has always been my favorite character and this set offers every episode that he's appeared in: 8 TNG episodes (2 that are two-parters), 1 DS9 episode and the 3 Voyager episodes. Since there are tons of reviews already that go into the specific episodes, I see no point in doing the same.
While it's great to have all the Q episodes, I personally would have liked a few more special features with the set. Aside for subtitle commentary by the producers (which was only done for a few episodes), there were no new or special features. Picky of me, I know, especially considering the price, but a featurette or even a blooper reel would have been fun to watch. The case that holds the discs is nice and compact. I takes the same amount of space as a single disc cover, yet keeps all the discs separate and scratch-free.
I've been enjoying the release of the Fan Collectives and hope that Paramount plans to continue with the series!
Editorial Review:
4-DVD set collects the favorite episodes featuring the popular character "Q."
Star Trek Fan Collective - Klingon
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Total reviews: 26
Average rating: 3.5 of 5
Regarding "Barge of the Dead" 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
I see plenty of unfortunate hostility toward the inclusion of "Barge of the Dead" on this collection, and I have to vehemently disagree. It has to be the most thoughtful, introspective, and insightful episodes of "Voyager", if not one of the most in the total Star Trek franchise. B'Elanna Torres was an intriguing and dynamic character that received as much attention and development as a show like "Voyager" would ever allow. I empathize with the disappointment toward "Voyager", a series that boasted all sorts of potential and very little follow-through. But ultimately "Barge" was one of that show's few bright spots.
A "Klingon" collection without the SNG episode "Ethics" is incomplete 3 out of 5 stars.
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The episode "Ethics" is one of the best Star Trek episodes, hands down. It is also a classic prompter for anyone in healthcare studying decision analysis. It presents another side of Klingon/Worf's character that is missing from the other episodes. This box is sorely deficient for leaving the episode "ethics" out.
Editorial Review:
Star Trek Fans voted online for their favorite Klingon episodes form the Star Trek television series, which resulted in Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon. Get ready for brilliant battles, thrilling adventure and pulse-pounding action when the federation encounters its arch nemesis - the Klingon.
Star Trek Fan Collective - The Collectives
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Total reviews: 4
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Stek Trek Collection 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 21 people found this review helpful.
I bought this for my husand's birthday. I would have giving it a 5 star rating except I am not enjoying watching one Trek episode after another. Before purchasing remember this is almost 2400 minutes of Star Trek.The shipping was on time and the product was as advertised. I would say if you like Star Trek or know someone who is this is a great purchase.
No fan should be without this! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I purchased the first 4 Fan Collectives for my family (all Star Trek nuts) before the "Captain's Log" was out. The someone apparently stole them -- guess it was a fan without money! Anyhow, the Fan Collectives are so detailed, well-chosen and action filled that I am buying the whole set again! The absolute best is that they are arranged in such a way that each series builds on the last on the particular topic (i.e. Borg, Klingon) - you would never know that unless you owned and had viewed all of each series. I highly recommend it for any Star Trek fan, casual or as intense as our family.
Editorial Review:
They've taken the best episodes of all the Star Trek's and categorized them into 5 parts. This 5pk contains all 5 Collective Packs; Borg, Klingon, Q, Time Travel, and Captain's Log.
STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - BORG (4PC) / (FULL WS) - STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - BORG (4PC) / (FULL WS)
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Borg Episodes - Great News 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 16 people found this review helpful.
For any of you die hard fans out there complaining that this is another attempt at milking the consumer out of more money, you don't need to buy this set. You already have all these episodes on your season sets. This set isn't marketed for you anyway. This is marketed to a more casual fan who hasn't purchased the season sets, but would still like some of the episodes for their collection. I would fit into that category. The Borg were far and away my favorite storylines and I always though it would be great if I could just get the Borg episodes and not the whole season. And low and behold, here is that opportunity. I am very happy to see this release and am anxious to see which episodes are included. Hopefully it includes the two part STTNG where Picard is trasformed into a Borg and of course the first episode where Q first puts them in contact with the Borg. Anyways, I love this idea of the themed sets and the Borg theme is right at the top of my list. My next wish would be a Q set. Keep them coming!!
STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - TIME TRAVEL (4PC) - STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - TIME TRAVEL (4PC)
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STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - Q (4PC) / (FULL CHK) - STAR TREK: FAN COLLECTIVE - Q (4PC) / (FULL CHK)
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