Star Trek Boldly Going To HD-DVD

CBS made it known that they’ll be releasing Star Trek on the HD-DVD format. There currently isn’t a release date for the set called Star Trek – The Final Frontier but take a look at the feature list below.

• Updated Visual and Audio Effects
• Remastered in HD from the original negative.
• Interactive Feature: Explore the exterior of the Enterprise in your own shuttle craft , going up close and personal with every inch of the famous ship.
• “Starfleet Access”: Interactive pop-up icons throughout each episode offering behind-the-scenes information, trivia and lore; icon topics include: Science, Lifeforms, Technology, Ships and General Trivia
• 8mm behind-the-scenes home movies shot by “extra extraordinaire,” Billy Blackburn, with his nostalgic, amusing and poignant look back on the filming of the series.
• Side-by-side comparisons between the original and the updated sequences.
• A look into the recording studio remastering the theme and episode soundtrack
• Documentaries on the remastering process

I’m no fan of the Trek, but this sure looks like it will impress those that are.

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