...because I was just that bored. Yes, I know. I really need to get a social life. Anyway, I found myself wandering around from one section to another until I got to the DVD's in the Entertainment area. I was looking through the cheap DVD's and was about to get The Dark Knight and a double feature disc with the special editions of The Abyss and Aliens. Those are all great movies. I really need to add them to my collection one day. Today though, is not that day.
After having those discs in my hands, I continued looking around until I came across some more cheap movie racks. That's where I saw them. 2 'Best Of' discs with 4 great episodes from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Naturally, my curiosity was peaked.
I grabbed them both and looked at the episode listings on the back. The disc containing TOS episodes has The City on the Edge of Forever, The Trouble with Tribbles, Balance of Terror and Amok Time. I have all of those episodes on VHS, except Amok Time. Considering that Amok Time is the episode that made me a fan when I was 4 years old (1986), I just had to grab that disc. The disc containing TNG episodes has The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 & 2, Yesterday's Enterprise and The Measure of a Man. I have all of those episodes on VHS as well, except The Measure of a Man. That episode is also worth buying another copy of the other three episodes.
While I'm paying the lady at the check-out for the discs, she asked me if I saw the new movie. My response was an enthusiastic 'four times!' She then went on to say that she wasn't a fan but, she saw the movie. Now, she can't get enough of the franchise. Hearing that made me smile.
After getting home, I checked to see if the discs worked and they do. Both discs have been added to the manifest I keep of all my Games, Movies, Music, et al. in various Excel sheets. I don't know if the TOS episodes are the original versions from the 1960's or the Remastered versions with new effects that were made in 2006. Either way, I'm happy to have the discs. VHS tapes will degrade with time, even with the best of care. DVD's do not succumb to the Laws of Entropy quite as quick. If the TOS disc contains the original versions of the episodes, I will give the VHS tapes to a Trek-loving friend/relative.
After having those discs in my hands, I continued looking around until I came across some more cheap movie racks. That's where I saw them. 2 'Best Of' discs with 4 great episodes from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Naturally, my curiosity was peaked.
I grabbed them both and looked at the episode listings on the back. The disc containing TOS episodes has The City on the Edge of Forever, The Trouble with Tribbles, Balance of Terror and Amok Time. I have all of those episodes on VHS, except Amok Time. Considering that Amok Time is the episode that made me a fan when I was 4 years old (1986), I just had to grab that disc. The disc containing TNG episodes has The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 & 2, Yesterday's Enterprise and The Measure of a Man. I have all of those episodes on VHS as well, except The Measure of a Man. That episode is also worth buying another copy of the other three episodes.
While I'm paying the lady at the check-out for the discs, she asked me if I saw the new movie. My response was an enthusiastic 'four times!' She then went on to say that she wasn't a fan but, she saw the movie. Now, she can't get enough of the franchise. Hearing that made me smile.
After getting home, I checked to see if the discs worked and they do. Both discs have been added to the manifest I keep of all my Games, Movies, Music, et al. in various Excel sheets. I don't know if the TOS episodes are the original versions from the 1960's or the Remastered versions with new effects that were made in 2006. Either way, I'm happy to have the discs. VHS tapes will degrade with time, even with the best of care. DVD's do not succumb to the Laws of Entropy quite as quick. If the TOS disc contains the original versions of the episodes, I will give the VHS tapes to a Trek-loving friend/relative.
. I was tempted to buy those "Best of" TNG discs just to have "The Best of Both Worlds" and "The Measure of a Man" on DVD because they are three of my favourite episodes, but I got turned off by all the reviews I read calling these DVDs a rip-off because there are no extras and these episodes are no better in quality than as presented on other DVDs, which do have extras. 
