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Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete First Season
Actor: Star Trek Next Generation
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $69.98
Release Date: 2002-03-26
Theatrical Release Date: 1987-09-26
Studio: Paramount
Run Time: 1183 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 7


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Warping into syndication in 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation successfully launched its seven-season "continuing mission" of the starship Enterprise, and this classy DVD boxed set gathers the show's inaugural season in crisp picture clarity and dazzling 5.1-channel sound. A ratings leader with a sharp ensemble cast, this revamped Trek honored series creator Gene Roddenberry's original Trek concept, nurtured by returning veterans like producer Robert H. Justman and writers D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold. Several first-season episodes have original-series counterparts, and while the season was awkwardly inconsistent for all involved (including Roddenberry's heir apparent, producer Rick Berman), in retrospect the series began on remarkably solid footing. Patrick Stewart was perfect as Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard, while Marina Sirtis struggled with a wretched hair bun and an ill-defined character, eventually blessing Counselor Troi with delicate nuance. Denise Crosby made a strong but underutilized impression as Security Chief Tasha Yar, and left the series before season's end, allowing writers to develop Klingon Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) into a fan favorite. Brent Spiner transcended Spock comparisons with his triumphant portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data; and while Jonathan Frakes was accepted as First Officer Will Riker, fans ultimately rejected Wil Wheaton as ensign Wesley Crusher, the teenaged son of the ship's doctor (Gates McFadden). Still, these 25 episodes laid a firm foundation for subsequent seasons, and highlights include the Raymond Chandleresque "holo- novel" of "The Big Goodbye," Data's backstory in "Datalore," the Klingon rituals of "Heart of Glory," and a Romulan encounter in "The Neutral Zone." The DVD supplements (all on the seventh disc) are good enough to make anyone wish for more: four featurettes recall myriad first-season challenges, filled with insider perspective and enough NextGen trivia to satiate all but the most obsessive Trekkers back on Earth. Looking back, it's easy to see why NextGen lived long and prospered. --Jeff Shannon

2) Description
25 episodes on 7 discs: Encounter at Farpoint, The Naked Now, Code of Honor, The Last Outpost, Where No One Has Gone Before, Lonely Among Us, Justice, The Battle, Hide and Q, Haven, The Big Goodbye, Datalore, Angel One, 11001001, Too Short a Season, When the Bough Breaks, Home Soil, Coming of Age, Heart of Glory, The Arsenal of Freedom, Symbiosis, Skin of Evil, We'll Always Have Paris, Conspiracy, The Neutral Zone. Four new exclusive featurettes: "The Beginning" (the genesis of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gene Roddenberry's vision), "Selected Crew Analysis" (first-season cast members discuss their roles), "Making of a Legend" (first-season production staff reminisce about their favorite episodes), "Memorable Missions" (cast and crew discuss key episodes and events of the first season).

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) christmas gift   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
this is for my daughter in law for xmas it was in great shape and arrived fast. thanks

2) Awesome, fun and nostalgic   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I found the first season awesome. It was a little stiled but being a star trek fan, I got a lot out of being able to watch the characters develop as well as the entire acting crew begin to gel into the show. Many of these first few episodes harked back to the original Star Trek, which is a smart move on the writer's part. This show dared to follow the wonderful original, and succeeded immensely. This first seaon is a great kick off to the entire series.

3) STNG !   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
so nice to have them all in a more compact form. the only compalints are that the titles on the discs are difficult to read AND you have to go back to each one to play - there is no Play All button. Still its worth the effort.

4) good beginning   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
okay, so WHAT if Picard is a skinny creep, Worf looks like a targ, Data is obnoxious, special effects and acting are lousy, the second episode is a rip-off of a Kirk episode, and they kill Tasha Yar?! it is Star Trek!

5) Fantastic series, pretty good first season   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I first must state that I am a huge Star Trek fan, having discovered the original series in reruns in the mid 1980's. Having spent millions of dollars, er, maybe hundreds of dollars on Star Trek merchandise and memorabilia over the years, I feel confident in being a little critical of some of the lesser efforts, including Season One of Star Trek: The Next Generation (not to mention the worst casting mistake of all time: Kate Mulgrew, which made Voyager unwatchable for me).When watching this show brand new in 1987, it was spectacular. Just to have any TV version of Star Trek available was great. I remember my accounting professor claiming the new show was 3000 (yes, 3000) times better than the original series. At the time, he was right.Having recently screened the Season One DVD set again, and with the hindsight of 20 years since its original airing, it is a little hard to believe the show was renewed for a second season. There are many things to criticize about the first season.For those of you bent on writing one- and two-star reviews comprised of one or two substance-free sentences, I direct you to the review written by Todd Bovair of Wynantskill, NY. His 2-star review is one of the best and most helpful I've read on Amazon. He hits many of the points which make Season One less than a 5-star season.At the risk of submitting myself to The Wrath of the Trekker, I will add one more point to Mr. Bovair's review that makes Season One less than 5 stars: Gene Roddenberry. Have you noticed how The Great Bird's overbearing viewpoint intrudes on so many story lines? There's no doubt he had an admirable vision, but there is a point where the vision becomes tiresome. From what I've observed, seen, and read, his signature would have been much more boldly written on this season had others not pulled the reins in just a bit now and then.But I can't speak too harshly. I still think The Next Generation is a fantastic series overall. Taken as a whole, it is easily a 5-star show for me. However, until the creators got their footing in the second season, it is a great effort, but less than the best.By all means, go buy a copy of this set, especially at the price of just over 50 dollars as of this writing. They were over 100 dollars per season on initial release, so at 50 dollars it's a bargain.