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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 16320
Released: July 24, 2007 |
| Our Price: $22.88 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The fans and captains have spoken! Not only have Star Trek fans voted online for their all-time favorite captain episodes from all five Star Trek series, but each show’s legendary leader Captain Kirk, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, and Scott Bakula has carefully chosen their favorite episode, which resulted in Star Trek: Fan Collective Captain’s Log.
Description of Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log:
OK, all you Trekkers who have been resisting the Star Trek: Fan Collective series on principle because it's an inexpensive repackaging of the episodes you already have on DVD. Captain's Log, the fifth in the series, raises the bar, not just by including a fifth disc, but by providing a host of brand-new content. As usual, fans selected the initial 10 episodes--two per series--but each "captain"--William Shatner, James T. Kirk of the Original Series; Patrick Stewart, Jean-Luc Picard of The Next Generation; Avery Brooks, Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space Nine; Kate Mulgrew, Kathryn Janeway of Voyager; and Scott Bakula, Jonathan Archer of Enterprise--picked a third episode as a personal favorite. Each captain then introduces the selected episode in about a one-minute segment (the exception is Shatner, who dishes for 12 minutes about "The City on the Edge of Forever," joined partway through by co-star Joan Collins), and in most cases, introduces the fan-selected ones as well. Finally, each captain is interviewed in a series of featurettes (some with common themes, such as "The Importance of the Captain's Log," "What Makes a Good Captain," or the character's legacy or future) lasting 8 to 12 minutes total. (Brooks' segments don't follow the themes and appear to be recorded a while back.) And thankfully, of all the episodes in the set--"The City on the Edge of Forever," "The Enterprise Incident," and "Balance of Terror" from the Original Series; "In Theory," "Chain of Command," and "Darmok" from The Next Generation; "Far Beyond the Stars," "What You Leave Behind" parts 1 and 2, and "In the Pale Moonlight" from Deep Space Nine; "Counterpoint," "The Omega Directive," and "Flashback" from Voyager; and "Judgment," "These Are the Voyages," and "First Flight" from Enterprise--only "The City on the Edge of Forever" is repeated from a previous Fan Collective, and it's hard to complain about seeing that episode too many times. --David Horiuchi
Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log Reviews:
Star Trek Fan Collective - Captain's Log 
2009-10-12 - The thing I liked the most was the introduction from each captain before each dvd. If you are any star trek fan at all this would be a great choice to add to your collection.
Great Star Trek Collection
2009-03-26 - If you are a Star Trek fan - or interested in becoming one or just want to learn what the hype is about regarding the new Star Trek movie coming soon (Star Trek 11 - Due May 8th 2009) - then this is your definative collection to watch and learn from.
It contains some of the best episodes from all FIVE series regarding the captains and te stories that revolve around what it means to be a Starship Capatain.
The details, commentary and text commentary included as bonuses is extremely interesting and quite educational. Production, sets, inside jokes and fine details are revealed. The special features that each disc also contain interviews with all the actors who played all the legendary captains and is charming, funny and completely intriguing into what made these episode special for them! William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Backula and all down-to-earth and very sharp.
A must for all Star Trek fans and for those who want a real taste of what the last 46 years STAR TREK has had to offer television and film...get this collection! Watch it with the family and I guarentee you'll be discussing the stories and characters long after the shows are over!
3-26-09
Great review
2009-03-10 - This is a great way to sample all your favorite shows from all the Star Trek seasons. I have all the shows and this is new way to refreshen them.
Very enjoyable sampler of Star Trek 
2008-09-17 - It's easy to nitpick selections on a set like this where there isn't an obvious connecting thread like time travel or the Borg. Still, as someone who doesn't have the $ to buy a lot of the Star Trek season sets, I'm really happy with this one. Admittedly, I wasn't thrilled with the selections from TNG and Voyager, but I felt the selections from DS9 and especially the original series more than made up for that.
In particular, the finale of DS9 and the original series episode "Balance of Terror" alone nearly made this set worth the price. "Balance of Terror" is just about the most tension-filled episode of any Star Trek show, while DS9's finale makes you really appreciate how much depth its the producers were able to explore in the Star Trek universe.
Again, I'll be the first to argue that The Inner Light" would have been a better inclusion from TNG than anything on this set, and "These Are the Voyages" (like most of Enterprise) never thrilled me. Still, even with some of the weaker episodes factored in, this is an excellent sampler of the many incarnations of Star Trek. When you see the variety of stories that the show could tell, and tell well, it's no wonder that it's endured for four decades in one form or another.
Mainly good choices, but some bad ones
2008-07-02 - This wasn't that bad of a compilation, but I strongly disagree with a few choices in the episodes. On the Enterprise disc, "These are the Voyages..." Is certainly NOT anywhere near a good episode of that series. I would of thought that "In a mirror, Darkly" would have taken that spot. Also on Voyager, "Flashback" wasn't that well written or very well thought about, and I would have perferred to go without that episode. The interviews were a nice touch, and spoke volumes about what the actors each though of their roles.
Overall, If you are a DS9 fan or TOS or TNG I would recommend this, However Voyager and Enterprise did Have better episodes then shown on here.
