Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season is a DVD collection that includes all twenty-five episodes of season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is a seven-disk collection with a running time of 1,183 minutes (19 hours). The collection is presented in a full-frame version with Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio format. The DVDs are subtitled in English and closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired.

Special Features

 * The Beginning - The genesis of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gene Roddenberry's vision. Includes interviews with Roddenberry, Patrick Stewart, Robert Justman (former producer of the Original Series), Rick Berman (Co-Executive Producer at the time), Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Denise Crosby and other cast members.


 * Selected crew analysis - Interviews with the cast members. Also features a comparison between the launch of the series in 1987 and the comments from the cast seven years later (1994), using archive interviews and b-roll to present a fascinating "before-and-after" look from the series cast members.


 * The Making of a Legend - First season production staff reminisce about their favorite episodes. Includes interviews with Michael Westmore (Make-up), Herman Zimmerman (Production Designer), Mike Okuda (Scenic Artist), Richard Stembach (Scenic Artist), Dan Curry (Visual Effects), Peter Lauritson (Co-Producer), Rick Berman and others - as they discuss the making of the new series. Uncovers information on how the beaming effect is achieved, Worf's make up process and how much time and effort goes into creating each episode.


 * Memorable Missions - Cast and crew discuss key episodes and events of the first season.