Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Star Trek: The Animated Series is a standalone Blu-ray set released in November 2016. The series was first released in September 2016 as part of the Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection.
While the episodes have been remastered in 1080p high-definition, the bonus material was transferred from the 2006 DVD release in standard definition.
The set also includes exclusive art cards containing artwork for each of the twenty-two episodes, created by Juan Ortiz.
Episodes[]
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Special features[]
- Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda on "Yesteryear", "The Eye of the Beholder" and "The Counter-Clock Incident".
- Audio commentary by David Gerrold on "More Tribbles, More Troubles" and "Bem", and by David Wise on "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth".
- Storyboard gallery on "The Infinite Vulcan".
- "Drawn to the Final Frontier: The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series", a behind the scenes look with the writers and animators of the show. (24:31)
- "What's the Star Trek Connection?", a look at how the Animated Series ties into the various live action series. (7:12)
- A history of the show. - Text Screens
Background information[]
- This was not the first HD release of any Animated Series episode: "More Tribbles, More Troubles" appeared as a bonus feature on the TOS Season 2 Blu-ray, although the series had been remastered in high-definition for the DVD release.
- The possibility of the series' release in Blu-ray format was first mentioned by Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray producer Robert Meyer Burnett in an interview with TrekCore.com on 16 January 2013. Burnett later clarified that this was just a "wish list" of projects he'd like to see, but not something that was actually being developed at the time. [1]
- The first official confirmation of the release was published on 18 March 2016. [2]
Blu-ray Disc releases |
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The Original Series • The Animated Series • Star Trek films • The Next Generation • Enterprise • Discovery • Short Treks • Picard • Lower Decks • Prodigy • Strange New Worlds Star Trek documentaries and specials |
Previous release: Star Trek - 3 Movie Collection |
Star Trek: The Animated Series Blu-ray |
Next release: Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault |
Betamax • VHS • LaserDisc • DVD • Blu-ray • Digital |