{"id":27908,"date":"2013-07-22T11:04:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T18:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=27908"},"modified":"2013-07-22T11:06:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T18:06:12","slug":"star-trek-the-original-series-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2013\/07\/star-trek-the-original-series-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: The Original Series: Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27911\" title=\"TrekDVDs072213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TrekDVDs072213-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two original series Blu-ray and DVD releases should be of interest to <em>Star Trek<\/em> fans.<\/p>\n<p>The releases include<em> Star Trek: The Original Series: Origin<\/em>, and a repackaging of the DVD release of <em>Star Trek: The Original Series Remastered Seasons 1-3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Arriving in stores on September 10, S<em>tar Trek: The Original Series: Origins<\/em> (Blu-ray) will take fans to where the <em>Star Trek<\/em> franchise began &#8211; showcasing the &#8220;origins episodes of the most significant characters from <em>Star Trek<\/em>: The Original Series. Introduced by <strong>Rod Roddenberry<\/strong>, son of <em>Star Trek<\/em> creator <strong>Gene Roddenberry<\/strong>, and starring <strong>William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig<\/strong> and <strong>Ricardo Montalban<\/strong>, this value-priced release is an ideal collection for both brand new and lifelong fans of the timeless series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Episodes included in <em>Star Trek: The Original Series: Origin<\/em>s include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Cage<\/em> &#8211; This original pilot episode of the epic series introduces fans to the iconic characters Captain Pike and Spock.<\/li>\n<li><em>Where No Man Has Gone Before<\/em> &#8211; The second pilot episode in which Captain James T. Kirk is first seen at the helm of the Enterprise.<\/li>\n<li><em>Space Seed<\/em> &#8211; Witness the debut of the unforgettable super villain, Khan.<\/li>\n<li><em>Errand of Mercy<\/em> &#8211; This thrilling episode introduces the legendary alien race, the Klingons.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Trouble with Tribbles<\/em> &#8211; This fan-favorite episode includes the arrival of the cute, but catastrophic, creatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specifications for <em>Star Trek: The Original Series: Origins<\/em> include English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English SDH, French, German and Japanese subtitles.<\/p>\n<p><em>Star Trek: The Original Series: Origins<\/em> has a run time of almost four-and-a-half hours, and will sell for a SRP of $26.99. Amazon is currently showing a price of $16.99. To pre-order <em>Star Trek: The Original Series: Origins<\/em>, head to the link located <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Star-Trek-Original-Origins-Blu-ray\/dp\/B00DB97LHC\/Trektoday\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second<em> Star Trek<\/em> DVD release will happen August 13, exclusively at Best Buy stores in the US and Canada. In this release, <em>Star Trek: The Original Series Remastered Seasons 1-3<\/em> will &#8220;receive a new look.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A must-own for both brand new and lifelong <em>Star Trek<\/em> fans, each season features all-new packing, including a multi-disc amaray within the slipcase, and are housed in an O-sleeve with a textured finish. Every season showcases a Starfleet division uniform with its respective color scheme, as well as one gadget from <em>Star Trek: The Original Series<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The artwork for each season is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Season One, represented by the shimmering gold color, represents the command division and tricorder tool.<\/li>\n<li>Season Two, repackaged in a bright blue shade, symbolizes the sciences division and communicator gadget.<\/li>\n<li>Season Three returns refurbished in a vibrant red hew representing the operations and phaser device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The older packaging for this set will still be available at other retailers, but only for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. The first image shows all of the artwork detail for the Remastered <em>Star Trek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-27914\" title=\"ST TOS Seasons 1-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3--75x75@2x.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3--75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ST-TOS-Seasons-1-3--300x300@2x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Trek-Origins-3D-Small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-27917\" title=\"Star Trek Origins 3D Small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Trek-Origins-3D-Small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Trek-Origins-3D-Small-75x75@2x.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Trek-Origins-3D-Small-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Trek-Origins-3D-Small-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two original series Blu-ray and DVD releases should be of interest to Star Trek fans&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[2760,2654,5975,5972],"class_list":["post-27908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-blu-ray","tag-dvd","tag-star-trek-the-original-series-remastered-seasons-1-3","tag-star-trek-the-original-series-origins"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","newsphere-slider-full":"","newsphere-featured":"","newsphere-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"T&#39;Bonz","author_link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/author\/tbonz\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/merchandise\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Merchandise<\/a>","tag_info":"Merchandise","comment_count":"9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27923,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27908\/revisions\/27923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}