"Best of both Worlds" - Special Bluray Release

Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by Salinga, Jan 9, 2013.

  1. RAMA

    RAMA Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Dec 13, 1999
    Location:
    USA

    Nah, the simple shot of Locutus on the cover pretty much says it all. Its the Picard angle picked up in Family and First Contact, very appropriate.

    RAMA
     
  2. Maxwell Everett

    Maxwell Everett Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2002
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    True, you could view it as the cube just beginning to explode from the inside and I sort of noticed that as I was making it, so I welcome that interpretation... but initially, I was trying to match the original internal lighting scheme of the miniature from this episode:

    [​IMG]


    The DP, Marvin Rush seemed to use yellow as his Borg color of choice at this point in the series:

    [​IMG]
     
  3. Maxwell Everett

    Maxwell Everett Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2002
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    I don't think he's objecting to the use of Lucutus on the cover... he's objecting to how they went about it, i.e. using a season two publicity still of Stewart as Picard, then pasting on the Borg implants in Photoshop.

    I wasn't originally going to share this, but my initial stab at this was to try and use a real image of Locutus on the cover, but I just abandoned it:

    [​IMG]
     
  4. Mott the barber

    Mott the barber Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2001
    Well, looks like I'll be getting both sets..... :bolian::borg:
     
  5. GameOn

    GameOn Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2012
    Me too, I don't mind it for Best of Both Worlds because it saves having to swap discs from 2 different season sets. I hope they don't make a habit of it though and I have no interest in separate releases with exclusive extras for other 2 part episodes. I can see them maybe doing it again for All Good Things though.
     
  6. Maxwell Everett

    Maxwell Everett Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2002
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    The good news is they don't have to. "All Good Things..." will be feature length on the Season 7 blu-ray set just as it was on the DVD set. It was originally broadcast as a 2-hour TV movie just like "Encounter at Farpoint."
     
  7. Maxwell Everett

    Maxwell Everett Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2002
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  8. trekker670

    trekker670 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Location:
    Michigan, United States
    That looks a lot better, given the additional "functionality," it's actually a pretty cool idea.
     
  9. mr.peany

    mr.peany Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    May 23, 2000
    Location:
    Melbourne, Australia
    So word on the street is that us Aussies are no longer getting this release. Which i believe is truly unfair considering there are extras on the release that are not on the Season 3 set. Any official word on this???
     
  10. Tosk

    Tosk Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2001
    Location:
    On the run.
    Even if the Oz one gets dropped, it won't be region locked in other countries so you can just pick up whichever import you can find cheapest.
     
  11. Maxwell Everett

    Maxwell Everett Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2002
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    The Best of Both Worlds Blu-ray Trailer
    Via Amazon UK (sorry, no HD yet):

    [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awr9JL4DMRA[/YT]


    And here's a quick animation that shows how the special package cover folds open via tvshowsondvd:

    [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPTWCTN7zRA[/YT]
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2013
  12. Tosk

    Tosk Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2001
    Location:
    On the run.
    Huh. The pre-explosion of the cube looks strangely slo-mo...but a nice replacement! Looks good.
     
  13. Flying Spaghetti Monster

    Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2006
    Location:
    Flying Spaghetti Western
    When is this coming out?
     
  14. Aatrek

    Aatrek Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2001
    April 30 in the US, April 29 in Europe.
     
  15. Flying Spaghetti Monster

    Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2006
    Location:
    Flying Spaghetti Western
    Thanks!
    I can't wait. Any plans to show this theatrically?
     
  16. Aatrek

    Aatrek Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2001
    It hasn't been officially announced by CBS, but plenty of theater websites are listing an April 25th showing.
     
  17. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Admiral

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2001
    Location:
    America, Fuck Yeah!!!
    Can't find it for pre-order on Amazon...
     
  18. Aatrek

    Aatrek Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2001
    It's not up yet. Best Buy has it, though.
     
  19. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Admiral

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2001
    Location:
    America, Fuck Yeah!!!
    Already have season three pre-ordered from Amazon. :techman:
     
  20. MickJo1701

    MickJo1701 Commander Red Shirt

    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2011
    Looking forward to the HD version of that trailer, the quality of the live action and FX looks top notch. The replacement shot of the Enterprise bolting to safety as the cube is burning in space before it explodes is reminiscent of the destruction of the Odyssey from 'The Jem'Hadar' an excellent upgrade in my book.