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Star Trek Voyager: Season 1

5 star:		(59)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(31)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(26)

 

 

Much too expensive for the way this collection was packaged. The first season of Voyager shows the great vision that Gene Roddenberry had with his first original series, but Paramount is just seeking to milk as much money from the loyal viewers as possible. The cheap cover and lack of pamphlets make this a shameful release. Compared to the Stargate SG-1 releases, which are way more reasonable and much better packaged, the only reason I bought this was because Amazon's price was more reasonable than retail stores.

I have never been a watcher of star trek episodes, but Voyager really caught my attention... but it was later in the series so i missed out on the beginning. I enjoy these dvd's because I am now caught up on what I missed, and its nice to see how a show has grown and improved over the years. Nothing starts out perfect, but I find it very enjoyable and I look forward to the rest of the series on DVD.

I did not get into Voyager until the 5th season thanks to my sister persistance I gave in. The series in general is great. However the plastic covering is a little Lame, but you cant get everything we want i will contitue to get the series i already have 5 out of 7 of TNG (Season 1,4-7).

This is some of the best packaging I have seen for a highly commercial product. I am a Graphic Designer and Art Director and can tell that some thought went into it. The simplicity is wonderful. The plastic is a perfect solution and a refreshing change from the typical black (good package design is about using materials well). It also allows for each season to have a completely different and all-encomapassing color. The simple disc design is classy and effective. Granted, some good liner notes and inserts would have been nice. But that is a different issue.

The content of the DVD's is, of course, excellent. I have been a fan since the show started, and finally being able to watch the episodes whenever I want is wonderful. I enjoyed each season (and took each one with a grain of salt) but this first one has something special about it. Everything seems fresh and exciting. Worth the money.

After collecting TNG series You might be very disappointed when opening Voyager Season package. My first impression was that the box set is incomplete, that something is missing. What you get is 5 DVD's packed in the cheapest, orange and slim disk 5-box which has nothing from the dignity of the movie. It looks like the set is packed with replacement box. The box envelope is not even made of plastic but from thick plastic foil. There is practically no way to smoothly close the box without fastening also cheaply glued back paper cover. What a shame! The DVD discs looks like they're copied from the original ones, the top side of the disc has almost no print except small and hard to read white information regarded recorded DVD material. For me personally they remind a clean DVD+R/-R discs ready to be burned. The package is designed so badly, that there is no way to avoid fingerprints on the first disc surface when taking out any discs just because this one is not covered with anything! Inserting the disc is also difficult, the center disc holder is so tight that you get the feeling about possible disc damage. Personally I suggest to secure all discs using another package. With original ST-V package your discs will become dirty and even might become damaged in case of accidental squeeze. I give "0" (zero) stars for packaging.

But things become even worse because in US version of season 1 there are 2 episodes missing: "Arena" and "The City On The Edge Of Forever". These two episodes are included in European version of Voyager, isn't it interesting ? Anyway having multiregion dvd-player consider purchase further Voyager Seasons released in Europe. You will get a nice package and as I see more episodes to enjoy. Anyway this is what I'm going to do.
The overall 3 stars note comes from the fact that the movie and sound transfer is very good and it deserves 5 stars. Comparing to the older TNG series a picture is much more sharp and clear. For the first time since TNG, I was able to watch ST Voyager on my 105" wall projector with no prejudice. But why someone in Paramount decided to release this fantastic series in so shameless box ? For me this release is just an example of a mistake or ignorance of ST fans :-(

I think Voyager ultimately became the best of the new Star Trek series. Next Generation is a close second, but Voyager was more mature. One of the best captains, and not an easy role to fill. And the last episodes of the series (season seven) is probably the best of the Star Trek movies.

I love Voyager. But let me get this straight. Someone out there wants me to pay $60.00 for one season? In this age of digital downloading who the hell is going to pay nearly $500.00 for the entire series when they can easily find it for free (or for cheap) online? If you want to discourage piracy you ought to take into account that the majority of us don't have $500.00 to spend on DVDs.

I happily admit this is my favourite Star Trek series. I think that the manuscripts have a subtlety, that the other series lack. Much of it boils down to the characters of Janeway and the Hologram. Janeway is caught in an impossible situation: a routine mission turns into a desperate attempt to get home. The mere presence of the Voyager in the Delta Quadrant upsets the fragile stability of the region. Instead of causing good, Janeway has to work on limiting the damage they cause. Several times she has to make painful decisions, decisions that are not right or wrong, they are rather based on convenience. Star Trek has come a long way from Kirk!
Secondly, the Hologram is a particularly strong character. He desperately wants to be a human, but lacks the capability. The one time he has the chance, Janeway takes it away from him. Again, a strong development from Spock and Data. I also like many of the minor character, especially Chicote. At last a Native is allowed into the Star Trek universe. And he carries his own luggage.
Many of the stories are based on human falliability, they lack the grandeur and paraphernalia of, say TSG, but I think that that is where their charm is.

Voyager is without a doubt, one of the best. The show's got a great mix and an excellent cast. I saw this DVD collection, however, at a local video store and was less than impressed. I definately would not pay 130$ for this DVD set, - you don't even get the consolation prize of a nice box and pamphlet to make the money worth it. Paramount should really be ashamed at the poor job they suffered upon the fans of Star Trek.
I started shopping around and found to my surprise, that the German release of Voyager is about 110$ (95) and a much better buy. Firstly, the German edition comes with 6, not 5 discs, which include 2 Original Series episodes ("Arena" ST:TOS Ep.19, and "The City On The Edge Of Forever" ST:TOS Ep. 28), the first released ever on DVD. This, as far as I know, is not included in the US release. The box and packaging is also 1000% nicer, resembling that of the Next Generation Box Sets. This set also includes a much larger language selection, English, German, Italian, Spanish and French being all in Dolby 5.1.
So I give the US Release three stars and two thumbs down. The stars are for the content. The German Paramount's release gets five stars however. If you have a region free DVD player, or watch your DVDs on your computer, then you might want to consider going to amazon.de to buy your STar Trek Voyager Box Set. The extra postage is well worth the money...and in the long run, its not that much cheaper.

So far i bought 5 seasons of Xfiles which was ridicusly priced like this dvd set. $97 marked from $129?? I can understand it being somewhere around $70 marked down to $50, these are tvshows should be no more then $5 per episode. But yet these companies are scamming us like gas companies are.. except you have to have gas to be able to drive around with. Still this and other star trek box sets are too overpriced. Most of us had already seen like every or at least majority of the episodes from Star trek. You might as well get a bunch of 8hr vhs tapes & tape the series since i believe they are still showing it, i cant even afford to get the rest of the xfiles series even though i want to get it badly. The original Star trek series is even worse.. only 2 episodes on each dvd set.. ridiculus.. anyways even though this is one box set that is unreasonably priced and i wont buy it until i see one under $50.. it is still a pretty good season for ST Voyager.. i think this is my fav series because it has more to it then TOS & TNG. Also it has a little more action in it as well.