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By Matt Kapko | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 2:31 pm | AWN News

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Technical Info: English HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish and French DTS Surround 5.1, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Two-Disc DVD Special Edition

Street Date: December 15, 2009

Selection Number: 6110154

Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes

Layers: DVD-9

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1

Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality

Technical Info: English DTS Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Single-Disc DVD

Street Date: December 15, 2009

Selection Number: 61108380

Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes

Layers: DVD-9

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1

Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality

Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, SEASON 3 on Blu-ray and DVD

Press Release from Paramount

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (November 6, 2009) - An unaired alternative version of the original STAR TREK pilot, found after 40 years, will be available to the public for sale for the first time ever as part of the STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SEASON THREE Blu-ray disc collection.

The newly discovered version of the original pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," includes an alternative monologue by William Shatner, as well as different theme music and closing credits. It is presented in three parts with 1970s-style act breaks and was obtained from Magic Picture Home Entertainment GmbH. The Blu-ray set will be released on December 15 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.

Featuring all 24 episodes of the legendary third season, the six-disc set is presented in pristine 7.1 DTS-HD Master audio and superior picture quality offering the best possible home viewing experience. The BD-Live enabled discs also offer seamless branching allowing fans to toggle between watching these classic episodes as they were originally broadcast, or the newly remastered versions with enhanced special effects and sound for the best of both worlds. Also, every disc is Mobile BluTM enabled. Once downloaded, Mobile BluTM allows fans to turn their iPhones and iPod Touchs into Blu-ray player remote controls and download content for on-the-go entertainment.

In addition to the alternate version of the show's original pilot and interaction via BD-Live, the set includes new featurettes from Star Trek-themed panels at ComicCon International 2009 including "The Anthropology of Star Trek" and "The World of Rod Roddenberry," plus a 20-minute piece hosted by David Gerrold, the writer behind the classic episode "The Trouble With Tribbles."

Premiering in 1966, STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES aired for three seasons and launched a worldwide phenomenon for numerous television series and feature films that continues today. The series starred one of the most pivotal casts in television history including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig.

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES SEASON THREE BLU-RAY will be available for the suggested retail price of $118.99 US and $136.99 CAN. The set is presented in the original 4:3 aspect ratio with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Original 2.0 Mono, Spanish 2.0 Mono and French 2.0 Mono sound. The DVD is not rated in the U.S. and rated G in Canada. The total running time is 22 Hrs., 31 Min. The breakdown is as follows:

Disc One:

Spock's Brain

The Enterprise Incident

The Paradise Syndrome

And the Children Shall Lead

Is There In Truth No Beauty?

Special Features:

Preview trailers for each episode

BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled

Disc Two:

Spectre of the Gun

Day of the Dove