This newest DVD release of Deep Space Nine (2017) is in great presentation - with a surprise inside!
924758
The main, outer box has a holographic-rainbow color effect and the case art for the 3 inner cases are great! There is one rolodex-style case for Seasons 1-3 and Seasons 5-6 and a book-flipping case for Season 7.

It took me a minute to figure out how to get the discs out but it's an ingenious design: Remember to take each disc out exactly like this or you will have a tough time getting them out: (See my pictures for a demonstration with where I place my fingers to take a disc out)

- For the top disc of each page: place your thumb in the center and your other finger at the top and press in with your thumb and pull the top of the disc towards the center.

- For the bottom disc of each page place your thumb in the center but pull the bottom of the disc towards the center.

The rolodex-style flip books (case 1 and 2) are not connected to the inner case (just like the The Next Generation/Enterprise UK, region free, blu ray releases) and they do come out - so be careful. The cases have 2 discs per page and the second and third cases have one disc on the back-inside of the case. The third case (case 3: season 7) is like a flipping book and it is connected to the inner case.
646349
Yes, I have the VHS Special Edition, and some of the changes in this DVD set are not to my liking.  I did not like the substitution of the hologram in the final portion of the film, where Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan appear.  But, this DVD set, of pristine clarity and great sound, deserves to be in every Sci-Fi's collection.  Watch the films, and then the documentary on the bonus DVD and appreciate the tremendous impact these films had on film making.  I saw the original movies in the theater when they came out;  the special edition films in the theater when they came out, and now I have a superb DVD set of the three movies.  Allow George Lucas to refine his vision of the films as technology allows;  the budget for these films when they were made was extremely small compared to even the cost of mediocre movies today.  These movies were groundbreaking movies, and this DVD set is a fine way to celebrate those films. In these movies, things were being asked in the way of special effects that had never been tried before and was truly pioneering. For those who will wail over every single change --well, get over it.  It is not your film!
894376
I have always complained about how there are so few extras on Star Trek DVDS compared to most others (especially Doctor Who).  This one has a lot of subtitle commentary and it has audio commentary on two episodes of Enterprise.  They actually did a good job on this one.  It even has a good container that it comes in that they actually spent some money on.  I think they borrowed the commentaries from the original sets that they came off of, so I do not believe they were done just for this set.  I really hope someday they put more money into Star Trek DVDs like other shows do.
42329
OK so many of you may have noticed that the Blu-Ray hasn't been released as of this writing. Fortunately for me a certain local retailer is really bad at sticking to release dates. So on to the review

First of all let me get this out of the way like a typical Star Trek series the first Season was painful to watch. With bad acting and no particular direction at the beginning. That said I want to address this Blu Ray. I was thankful that the the show was preserved in it's original full screen (4:3) format. This is very important as this was the only way to preserve the show. The whole show was shot with the intention of being full screen. Which means the only way to get this into a 16:9 format would be to zoom in on the picture and cut off the top and bottom. I'm very thankful that they didn't do this. If you don't like the Full Screen use the zoom button on your remote. The next thing about the restoration is that this show was originally mastered to analog tape. Meaning they filmed it and then converted it to standard definition analog tape and added the effects there. So the only way to create a good HD version of this show was to literally remaster the show just like they would have originally. The nice thing about this is they didn't feel the need to do what Lucas did to Star Wars. The goal was to keep everything as original as possible but in HD. They didn't add random monsters or new scenes. I go into this because this was a best case scenario of an HD restoration and it shows. The video looks beautiful it's crisp with all the details preserved. The film noise is still present and didn't fall victim to DNR. Occasionally you can see a white spec here or there but nothing overly distracting.

Basically I'm thrilled that they did this and rushed out to get it to see how it came out. If you own the DVDS sell them and get this I can't recommend this more. I hope Deep Space Nine and Voyager get's the same treatment eventually.
1238591
As another reviewer stated, only people who are actively looking to purchase Farsape on Blu-Ray will find this, and it's amazing to me that other people have actually found and are requesting the whole series to be released in HD. This shows how loyal the fans of Farscape really are, but also what a great show Farscape was.

I would love to watch the entire series with my children in HD, as far a Sci-Fi goes, this is the cream of the crop. We watch Star Trek, Forbidden Planet and BSG as well. But when you find a hidden gem, which is what this series was, you want to share it with as many people as possible.

Please release this with all the extras, and make it a high quality release, not 720p on a Blu-Ray, which I've already seen a few movies doing.
3078388
While "Star Trek - Nemesis" wasn't the BEST in the series (that honor still befalls "Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country"), this one did have some good moments. The new DVD release gives it a fine digital transfer, and a good amount of extras that'll make any "Trek" fan happy! Movie Grade: B+; DVD Grade: A+
4802643
As a Star Wars fan and collector, this was great to watch!
4528540
I've been a fan of Babylon 5 since it first premiered, and once I saw the complete series on DVD for a discount I had to pick it up. The show IMO really ushered in a new phase of sci-fi, not only using comouter generated effects but also being one that had a true beginning, middle, then a true ending. If you are a fan of sci-fi then owning Babylon 5 The Complete Series is a must. The special features on the seasons start off with an introduction to the season, some commentaries on a couple of episodes, and the final disc of a season contains information to help you get better acquainted with the shows alien races, technology & the station itself. This is the same for every season. The only downside is the special effects look a bit rough, but if you set your picture to Standard it will look great. I hope one day WB will release a new version with more commentaries & updated effects but for now I'll take this. Definitely worth the money & time!
4212147
Thank you 20th Century Fox for releasing LOST in SPACE on DVD.

I am thrilled to now own both seasons 1 and 2 and cannot wait to complete the collection with season 3. This is a lifetime's wait finally over! For me, the series remains one of the most inovative and utterly charming pieces of television entertainment ever made!

Regarding Series 3......I sincerley hope that if and when it IS released....Fox will take the time to include ALL the 'NEXT WEEK..on LOST IN SPACE"....previews at the end each episode...??!! I have read that they intend to only commit to including the previews for the first 8 episodes..?!? WHY??

Anyone else feel strongly about this? These previews were vital to the 3rd season.

Congratulations to 20th Century Fox and of course to the entire Cast and Crew of LOST in SPACE......You were and STLL ARE the BEST! They really DON'T make 'em like that any more!
686874
The movie displayed on my 61" projection screen TV with a sharpness & clarity I haven't seen since I watched the originals as a kid. I surmise they must have duplicated this from a very clean print.
It pretty much blows the awful, muddy, pan-and-scan VHS version away from a quality standpoint, and the clarity of this DVD version will MARKEDLY increase your viewing pleasure.
The bonus features are kinda neat, if not fluff, but certainly for the movie buff, you'll enjoy the director's commentary and value adds the DVD contains.
If you liked this series, and are ready to reintroduce yourself to a sci-fi classic, BUY THIS DVD TODAY!
79674
Great show, I've been waiting for over a decade to get the high quality official release without Syfy editing. I'm super excited about this show finally getting distributed! It's got it's B-movie moments, and Det. Ellison smooches a few ladies, but the friendships are genuine and enjoyable to watch develop, and there's great acting by Garett Maggart and Richard Burgi. Maybe if this show had been released right away the fandom wouldn't have been as prolific with it's fan fiction, but ultimately I'm not complaining and have enjoyed the fan fiction, the sound track, and the waiting has finally culminated in this the DVD set getting released! I can only hope that there are bloopers, behind-the-scenes, and other fun extras to really put a cherry on top of a great buddy-cop-sci-fi show. :)
1259837
I have only seen 2 episodes of this Blu-Ray set so far, but I am thoroughly impressed with the visual and audio presentation. I recently saw all of Casshern Sins on Netflix, then the next day I actually found out about this complete collection release [the day before its release] and pre-ordered it. If you want an excellent example of a quality Blu-Ray anime release this is a good one. Line detail, motion fluidity, image contrast, and image color use are all beautifully done. Dolby True HD audio track has very good presence and good surround use (not in the same league as Yukikaze - but a very well done surround track!) If all anime looked this good on Blu-Ray nobody would bother with DVD's anymore!

Note: I will update this review once I have gone through the whole Blu-Ray set.
2354609
It's going to be better than DVD, right?  Of course it will, you have to upscale a DVD to get it to 720p or 1080i.  Lets not kid ourselves, the quality will be much clearer and sound quality should be improved.

I'll take it over a VHS/DVD any day.  As a Alien fan, who has probably watched Aliens at least a few hundred times, if not more, this is a great addition that I will watch over and over again.

I will get my money out of this box-set, there's no doubt about that!

And for those of you who are worried this will just be another transfer like Predator, read the comment below, from The Digital Bits...

"And for those of you who may have worried that any of the films will suffer the same DNR-ed fate as the recent Predator  Blu-ray, I've heard from multiple sources directly involved now that such fears are unnecessary. All four films have been given brand new HD transfers and the masters reportedly look fantastic. In fact, we've been told that when James Cameron viewed and approved the new Aliens master (Aliens  being the most troublesome looking film of the series in the past quality-wise), he was VERY pleased with the results. We'll have more on this set in the days and weeks ahead. "
4644500
"Interesting" is the word that came to my head upon opening up this item. The discs are housed inside an album making it look like a photo album. Comes with a nice booklet telling you what episode is in what discs as well as a short synopsis of each episode and it has nice layout and design to it too!

The series itself gets an uplift from the DVD version picture-wise and everything looks much better here though don't expect movie-like remaster treatment. Very nice overall.

Highly recommended to all Friends fans world-wide!
4938892
I brought this title along with my new DVD player, and right away i knew i was hooked for good! The opening theme song alone will put you in the mood to enjoy Spike, Jet, and faye run rapport in space...buy this dvd and enjoy!!!
264325
Due South: The Complete Series DVD | Box Set:
Complete Series DVD Box Set implies that there would be some sort of collector's quality to it, but there is not. This is the strangest packaging I have ever seen. First of all, there is no box. You get 2 standard DVD cases each with one very deep spindle that holds 4 discs! So you would have to take them all off just to get to a disc at the bottom of the stack. But wait! It gets even weirder! They have merged [often] three episodes into one with no differentiation in the menu! So, if you want to see for example, the episode called "Starman", you would have to get one of the discs for Season 2, (it does not tell you even what disc it's on - only that it's there somewhere) and once you find it, you have a selection that says, "We Are The Eggmen / Starman / Some Like It Red". Those are three episodes rolled into one menu selection, so you would have to select it and then forward your way to the episode you wanted. Right now I am watching from beginning to end, so it doesn't matter much, but after this, what a pain it's going to be to watch specific episodes! It has a bootleg/knockoff feel to it and not by someone who knows how to write chapters!

The video quality is just okay. It's SD. (Standard Def) It's only going to be as good as the source and that's what they had back then.

The series is charming. Reminiscent of more innocent times. No blood and guts. Lots of character. Just like our great neighbors to the North. Clever writing which includes lots of nuggets that would get past most Americans. Thank You Kindly Paul Haggis and Paul Gross. Okay, David Marciano too. Good chemistry, but what really happened???

I think it fell apart at the end though. It's almost like they thought they were going to lose the contract and threw a bunch of stuff together to fulfill the existing one. Glad to have it. I would love to have an actual collector's edition box set with menus that really work! This was the least they could do.
2316981
I was overjoyed to see the slim black bars on the sides of the widescreen picture when the movie started playing!
For years this movie has been cropped one way or another, now we can see the full picture.
The old VHS & Laserdisc "center-cut" the picture, cropping off the sides to make a 1:33-1 frame.
Then the first "restored" DVD release (and also a second laserdisc release) chopped off the top & bottom slightly to present the film in 1:85-1 ratio.
Finally this Blu-ray presentation crops off nothing and gives us the full 1:66-1 ratio picture!

To see what we were missing in the past, just look at the 1:33-1 full frame bonus documentary "Mod Odyssey", the full frame clips show what has been missing on TV & video for many years.
Then compare the old DVD to this and see what was cut off from the top & bottom.

I'm glad that all of the original bonus material from the first DVD is presented here, but a little disappointed that there is nothing really new.