Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season One 4K UHD [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C]

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Geez, not a month goes by that I’m not adding to my blu and dvd collection. Have been buying 4K UHD disks when a deal happens, as I have a player but not a TV capable of displaying, as a way of future-proofing on important films that I know I’ll always revisit and I think will benefit from the visual upgrade. The resolution of 35mm far outstrips just about any form of digital capture (though that is admittedly a subject for debate, I defer to Wally Pfister, who claimed that 35mm anamorphic was roughly equivalent to more than 8K!) Plus there is an intangible aspect to photochemical that digital still can only emulate. YMMV. Pike’s Peak (17 minutes) – Anson Mount takes fans through his journey as Captain Christopher Pike in the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, providing a peek (get it?) into his portrayal with intimate footage throughout the season. This includes mobile phone camera personal logs of Anson’s experiences during his quarantine to wait before production of SNW season 1, and then preparing for the season, including practicing riding horses, their first day on the bridge set, and more. A particularly touching moment comes when Mount is standing on the Enterprise bridge set reading a lovely note from Mike Gold of NASA congratulating the cast and crew on the beginning of filming.

Strange New Worlds had about as positive a reception for a new Star Trek series as there’s ever been. Being episodic helps the causal rewatch value, so it makes plenty of sense to own the season on disc. As usual, we recommend it for completists or anyone who wants an offline copy of the show; this includes those who cannot or do not want to stream the show and folks who have concerns about the fleeting rights to streaming media. Overall, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is an excellent addition to the Star Trek franchise, delivering exciting action, thought-provoking ideas, and emotionally charged character development. It's a must-watch for any Star Trek fan and a great starting point for those new to the franchise.Along with the audio commentary on “Strange New Worlds” featuring lead actor Anson Mount and co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman, the Season 1 collection contains over 100 minutes of features. Exploring New Worlds– Fans will explore the storylines and characters that bring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to life with writers, cast and crew. I sincerely believe that there are some people at the top of the media industry who make extraordinary wealth, while the people who write the scripts, news or criticism, those who do a lot of the technical work like editing etc., work long hours for scale or as piecework. Making much of the work gig based on top of that seems to baked-in. It’s hard to say exactly how good this looks without dumbing it down. Then again considering the source (me), it’s really not that difficult. In a word – perfect. It’s odd to see a Star Trek television series presented in a 2.39:1 AVC HD encode, but here we are. And it looks splendid. Everything about this excels be it the level of detail, the colors, the overall ambiance and everything in between. We can see the coarse hairs in Christopher Pike’s mane of hair, the textures in the suits and the crisp displays of the computers. It might be running on the small screen, but I’d put the way this looks up there with any feature-length film. Audio: How’s it sound? Directors: Akiva Goldsman , Maja Vrvilo , Sydney Freeland , Amanda Row , Leslie Hope , Jonathan Frakes

Additional Episode–“Balance of Terror” from Star Trek: The Original Series is included. This episode inspired the episode “A Quality of Mercy” on Strange New Worlds. Deleted Scenes– A few minutes’ worth from episodes “Ghosts of Illyria” and “Children of the Comet.” For more about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 1 4K and the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 1 4K Blu-ray release, see Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 1 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on June 2, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.

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In a particularly soapy scene, Captain Pike, disgusted with what’s learned, tells Alora he wants to report what’s going on there to Starfleet and prepares to leave. She reminds him they’re not part of the Federation, and implores him to stay, that they had something special between them. Looming over the season is the one major holdover from Discovery season 2: the fact that Pike knows his fate is to be gravely injured on a cadet training mission in about 10 years. Thankfully this doesn’t bog down the season; instead, it crops up from time to time, giving Chris Pike pause. Pike’s future finally comes to a head in a rather gutsy tenth episode. In a “what-if” alternate future, we see what would happen if Pike had dodged his fate, and was still in command of the Enterprise when the Romulans test the Federation’s resolve along The Neutral Zone in an alternate version of the events of “Balance of Terror.” I didn’t love the episode as it failed to understand much of what made the classic TOS version compelling, but it certainly does work to service the character of Pike and resolve his concerns about his future. Audio commentary: Episode 101 – “Strange New Worlds” – Series star Anson Mount and co-creator Akiva Goldsman have a lively commentary on the premiere episode of the series. Mount has a great voice, is a big TOS fan, and is always engaging to listen to. Documentary features There are five episodes that have deleted or extended scenes, found on the disc with the corresponding episode. By far the most interesting are from episode 109 “All Those Who Wander,” with quite a bit ending up by the wayside, including a couple of scenes that I think should have been left in.

I found that the disks will play in an older Blu-Ray player I have above the TV which is a big inconvience to me because of my being Disabled which is one of the reasons I use my computer for watching media. The special features on the standard Blu-ray release due out March 21 includes the following, which are expected to be included in the 4K set as well: I hope I didn’t sound unkind or unsympathetic speaking about my parent’s experience. I’ve been going through a period of reflection on their career as I move on in my own.Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. A reminder to fans who want to see more Trek on disc: If this title sells well, Paramount will be more inclined to release more of the new Star Trek series in 4K. Discovery season 4 was also shot in 4K and HDR, and the excitement around Picard season 3 also makes it a good bet to get the 4K HDR treatment when comes out on disc later this year.