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STAR TREK: THE MENAGERIE 
Boldly
go where no man has gone before ... your
local cinema ...
to see two of the most famous "Star Trek: The Original
Series" episodes.
"Star Trek: The Menagerie" will
be beamed onto the big screen for one night only in select
movie theatres nationwide on
Tuesday, November 27.
(Check
local cinema - listed on the right - for screening time and
prices).
Presented by STAR TREK.COM, CBS Home Entertainment and BY
Experience, Inc.
This event features the original Season 1 episodes "The
Menagerie" Parts 1 and 2, digitally re-mastered in High-Definition
and Cinema Surround Sound. Also included is a greeting from
creator Gene Roddenberry's son, Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry
and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the episodes
were digitally re-mastered.
The HD Event
"The Menagerie" features footage from the original
"Star Trek" pilot episode titled "The Cage"
(rejected by NBC in 1966 - not airing on television until
a full color print was discovered in the 1980s). It featured
Leonard Nimoy as Spock - the only character that made it from
the pilot to the "Star Trek". Jeffrey Hunter ("Planet
of the Apes") stars in the role of the original commander
of the starship Enterprise, Captain Christopher Pike.
The two-part episode features Spock and the familiar crew
of the Enterprise including William Shatner as Captain James
T. Kirk, DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy, James Doohan as Scott,
and Nichelle Nichols as Uhura. In this episode, Spock is on
trial for hijacking the Enterprise, telling a strange tale
of former Enterprise Captain Pike's imprisonment on Talos
IV 13 years earlier and the past crew's attempts to rescue
him - shown in "flashback" footage taken from the
original pilot episode.
An in-theatre exclusive greeting from creator Gene Roddenberry's
son, Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry is included, as well
as a behind-the-scenes look at how the episodes were digitally
re-mastered from the original negatives -including the reinvention
of the old TV show special effects using new CGI animation,
and the orchestral re-recording of the show's theme music.
Complete First Season of “Star
Trek: The Original Series” Debuts in High-Definition
on DVD One Week Later
A week after the special screenings, the entire
first season of “Star Trek: The Original Series,”
from Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS Home Entertainment,
will be available in High-Definition on DVD for the first
time. The 10-disc boxed set offers the best of both worlds
with each disc offering a Standard- Definition picture on
one side and a High-Definition picture on the other. The set
will be available on Dec. 6th in Australia.
"Star Trek" debuted on Sept. 8, 1966 on NBC in the
U.S.. Prodeced by Lucille Ball's production company 'Desilu',
it was the story of the crew of the starship Enterprise and
its five-year mission, "to boldly go where no man has
gone before."
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy
as Spock starred in the series which addressed issues of the
1960s including war and peace, imperialism, class warfare,
racism, human rights, sexism and feminism. After just three
seasons, the show was cancelled and the last episode aired
on June 3, 1969, but it became popular in reruns and a cult
following developed. The "Star Trek" franchise went
on to include the TV series "Star Trek: Next Generation"
(1987-1994), "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-1999),
"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995-2001), "Star Trek:
Enterprise" (2001-2005), and Star Trek: "The Animated
Series" (1973-1974) as well as 10 feature films.
About CBS Home Entertainment
CBS Home Entertainment manages the worldwide DVD business
for the CBS Corporation across all lines of content including
current hits and classic series from the vast CBS library,
as well as new releases from Showtime Video. CBS Home Entertainment
products are released on the CBS DVD label.
Please note: The event content will be shown in its original
(TV) format, 4x3. and is rated PG.
STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios
Inc.
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