Star Trek Generations (Special Edition)

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

Region 1 cover Region 1 cover
DVD release
Series:	Star Trek films
No. of discs:	2
Run time:	118 minutes (NTSC) 113 minutes (PAL/SECAM)
Director:	David Carson
Region 1 release date:	28 September 2004
Region 2 release date:	20 December 2004
Region 4 release date:	9 November 2004
Rating(s):
Reference:	ASIN B0002HDOB8 (region 1) ASIN B0002SD09S (region 2)
Year:	2293/2371
Region 2 cover Region 2 cover
Main menu from Disc 1 Main menu from Disc 1
Main menu from Disc 2 Main menu from Disc 2

Star Trek Generations (Special Edition) is a two-disc Special Edition DVD of Star Trek Generations, with the discs mounted within the standard plastic snapcase. While the Region 1 release did not, the Region 2 snapcase came standard in a matching softboard slipcase.

Summary

From the back cover

Stardate: the 23rd century. Retired Starfleet officers James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott and Pavel Chekov are guests of honor aboard the newly christened Enterprise-B. A test run takes an unexpected turn, however, when the starship encounters two vessels trapped inside the Nexus, a mysterious energy ribbon. During a perilous rescue attempt, Kirk is swept out into space.

Seven decades later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of USS Enterprise-D rescue an El Aurian physicist named Soran. Unbeknownst to Picard, Soran harbors a deadly plan that includes the destruction of the Enterprise and millions of lives. Now Picard`s only hope for a future rests within in the Nexus... and a legendary captain from the past.

Chapters

Like most or all DVDs, the film has been sectioned into chapters, similar to tracks on a CD. The titles of these chapters are listed below.

Scene	Title
1	Living Legends
2	Distress Call
3	The Next Generation
4	Amargosa Station
5	Emotion Chip
6	The Fire In Which We Burn
7	Quantum Implosion
8	Survivors Of The Lakul
9	Stellar Cartography
10	The Predator
11	Klingon Offensive
12	Appointment With Eternity
13	The Nexus
14	The Captain Of The Enterprise
15	History Repeats Itself
16	Only Mortal

Special features

Disc One

• Audio commentary with writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga with English subtitles, the latter not ported over to the 2009 Blu-ray counterpart.
• Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda, not ported over to the 2009 Blu-ray counterpart.

Disc Two

• The Star Trek Universe
  • A Tribute To Matt Jefferies
  • The Enterprise Lineage
  • Picard's Family Album
  • Creating 24th Century weapons, featuring blade weapon designer Gil Hibben
• Production
  • Uniting Two Legends
  • Stellar Cartography: Creating The Illusion
  • Strange New Worlds: The Valley Of Fire
• Visual Effects
  • Inside ILM: Models And Miniatures
  • Crashing The Enterprise

• Scene Deconstruction
  • Main Title Sequence
  • The Nexus Ribbon
  • Saucer Crash Sequence
• Deleted Scenes
  • Orbital Skydiving
  • Walking The Plank
  • Christmas With The Picards
  • Alternative Ending
• Archives
  • Storyboards
  • Production Gallery
• The liner notes on the DVD packaging state that a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer are also included, however they are absent from either of the two discs contained in the set. Later editions removed this listing from the packaging.

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