Revisiting TOS via Blu-Ray....
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Hmm... I don't think I noticed that. I'll check that when I watch the next episode.
Stick with the DVDs that's my advice! 
JB
JB
Stick with the DVDs that's my advice!
JB
Why? I really enjoy the enhanced picture quality.
Because it looks great on my TV as it is and you're making me very, very jealous! 
JB
JB
Yeah, I didn't get that to work either.
Use the 'Angle' button on your remote to switch between them when there's an effects shot.
Every time I tried that it'd kick right back to the beginning of the episode
I think it's finicky depending on the player.
Every time I tried that it'd kick right back to the beginning of the episode
Not supposed to do that. Next time I have a disc in, I'll try it on my Xbox One.
No stardate is given for any the following episodes, so if you are going to watch them in stardate order placement of the following is problematical:
The City on the Edge of Forever
Mirror, Mirror
A Piece of the Action
Patterns of Force
The Omega Glory
Assignment: Earth
Day of the Dove
That Which Survives
Of the above; "City", "Action" and "Patterns" all have stardates which appear in the original script, but these are never stated on screen.
The City on the Edge of Forever
Mirror, Mirror
A Piece of the Action
Patterns of Force
The Omega Glory
Assignment: Earth
Day of the Dove
That Which Survives
Of the above; "City", "Action" and "Patterns" all have stardates which appear in the original script, but these are never stated on screen.
I'm an originalist and am happy with air date order. Back when the show originally aired, 50 years ago, no one at first knew what a Kirk or a Spock or anyone on that vast ship was. We didn't know or care who the main doctor was (heck, the doctor on the Seaview changed from week to week too!). And since the story was not serialized in any way, order just didn't matter. Network order was just fine.
Once we became familiar with the show through syndication, we could see the changes occurring - which just made the show all that much more fascinating. It wasn't necessary for the uniforms to change in certain way. It was OK that they jumped around a bit at first. It was OK that one week Kirk was narrating the opening and the next week he wasn't. These were fascinating little pieces of a puzzle - but one that didn't need to be put together in an order. I know - some can't resist that temptation and insist on Production order - but it really isn't necessary. It's a great show no matter what order you watch it in.
I use Sony Blu-ray players and none of them have an "angle" button on the remote. What they DO have is an "Options" button that brings up a menu along the right side of the screen, where you scroll down to find the "angle" function. It takes time, but when you select it during an effects sequence, it switches while you're watching. I don't believe it changes the audio, so you may be watching older effects with modern sound. Still, it IS POSSIBLE to change effects during a Blu-ray watch on a Sony without a dedicated "angle" button.
Harry
Once we became familiar with the show through syndication, we could see the changes occurring - which just made the show all that much more fascinating. It wasn't necessary for the uniforms to change in certain way. It was OK that they jumped around a bit at first. It was OK that one week Kirk was narrating the opening and the next week he wasn't. These were fascinating little pieces of a puzzle - but one that didn't need to be put together in an order. I know - some can't resist that temptation and insist on Production order - but it really isn't necessary. It's a great show no matter what order you watch it in.
I use Sony Blu-ray players and none of them have an "angle" button on the remote. What they DO have is an "Options" button that brings up a menu along the right side of the screen, where you scroll down to find the "angle" function. It takes time, but when you select it during an effects sequence, it switches while you're watching. I don't believe it changes the audio, so you may be watching older effects with modern sound. Still, it IS POSSIBLE to change effects during a Blu-ray watch on a Sony without a dedicated "angle" button.
Harry
Oh, and for those of you with the 2009 Blu-ray sets with slipcovers:
Take out each Blu-ray case. Remove the artwork sheet and reverse it so that the episode titles show on the outside. While it's true that the first discs will be on the back, at least you don't have to remove discs to see what's where. The slipcover serves the same purpose as the outer artwork anyway, so having the titles handy is a real bonus.
Harry
Take out each Blu-ray case. Remove the artwork sheet and reverse it so that the episode titles show on the outside. While it's true that the first discs will be on the back, at least you don't have to remove discs to see what's where. The slipcover serves the same purpose as the outer artwork anyway, so having the titles handy is a real bonus.
Harry
I prefer production order but it doesn't matter too much. One thing to remember is that with the first episodes air order was imposed by the effects not being ready, not necessarily by their choice. I'm sure they would have liked it if Corbomite Manoeuver could have been first, it's a much better representation of what Star Trek was all about, but the very complicated optical effects delayed it.
I open with the Cage, and then watch the Menagerie "fanedit" which removes the cage footage and keeps the story completely in the "present."
Day of The Dove has a stardate too! 
JB
JB
Although not on screen and comes before In Truth is there no beauty in actual order!
JB
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