Following the release of a Blu-ray sampler disk earlier this year, the complete first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation will warp onto Blu-ray on July 24.
The series is getting an exhaustive restoration for its HD debut. It was originally shot on film, but all the special effects and editing were done on standard definition video. That means the studio has to recut every single episode from the original camera negatives in order to present them in HD. All the special effects shots also have to be redone, but the good news is that this will make The Next Generation look and sound better than ever.
The first season box set will include new special features on the restoration process, along with all the old bonus content from the DVD version. The other seasons of the show will make their way to Blu-ray by 2015, and HD remasters of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Voyager are also on the way.
Here’s a complete list of what you’ll get in the new Blu-ray set:
Disc One:
Episodes
• Encounter at Farpoint
• The Naked Now
• Code of Honor
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
• Energized! Taking The Next Generation to the Next Level (HD)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Archives: The Launch
o Introduction to the Series (1987)
o Promo #1
o Promo #2
o Promo #3
o Season One Promo
Disc Two:
Episodes
• The Last Outpost
• Where No One Has Gone Before
• Lonely Among Us
• Justice
• The Battle
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
Disc Three:
Episodes
• Hide and Q
• Haven
• The Big Goodbye
• Datalore
• Angel One
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
Disc Four:
Episodes
• 11001001
• Too Short a Season
• When the Bough Breaks
• Home Soil
• Coming of Age
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
Disc Five:
Episodes
• Heart of Glory
• The Arsenal of Freedom
• Symbiosis
• Skin of Evil
• We’ll Always Have Paris
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
Disc Six:
Episodes
• Conspiracy
• The Neutral Zone
Special Features
• Episodic Promos
• Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD)
o Part 1: Inception
o Part 2: Launch
o Part 3: The Continuing Mission
• Gag Reel
• Archival Mission Logs
o The Beginning
o Selected Crew Analysis
o The Making of a Legend
o Memorable Missions
