Product Description

Star Trek: Fan Collective: Borg

4 DVD

DISC BREAKDOWN

DISC 1

Regeneration - Star Trek Enterprise 049 Audio Commentary by Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong

Q Who? - Star Trek The Next Generation 142

The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - Star Trek The Next Generation 174 Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II - Star Trek The Next Generation 175 Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda

DISC 2

I Borg - Star Trek The Next Generation 223

Descent, Part I - Star Trek The Next Generation 252

Descent, Part II - Star Trek The Next Generation 253

Scorpion, Part I - Star Trek Voyager 168

DISC 3

Scorpion, Part II - Star Trek Voyager 169

Drone - Star Trek Voyager 196

Dark Frontier - Star Trek Voyager 824

DISC 4

Unimatrix Zero, Part I - Star Trek Voyager 246

Unimatrix Zero, Part II - Star Trek Voyager 247 Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda

Endgame - Star Trek Voyager 828

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11951 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-03-07
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 719 minutes

Amazon.ca
While hardcore Trekkers may not find a lot of new material in Star Trek Collective: Borg, newcomers experiencing 16 action-packed, fan-selected episodes of the Federation's greatest villains may have to prepare to be assimilated. All the episodes have been previously released on DVD, but there are new text commentaries on three of the episodes, and the per-disc price is significantly less expensive than the full-season Trek sets. It's a great entry point for novices, or for budget-minded fans.

The episodes are presented in Stardate order, which means starting with Enterprise, the latest series but also the earliest in chronological order. In "Regeneration," an exploration team finds a pair of apparently dead humanoid-mechanical hybrids that turn out to be members of the Borg, a nearly invincible race whose simple goal is to absorb--"assimilate"--every individual organism it encounters into its collective being. Because the Borg has the ability to adapt itself to resist any threat, resistance is futile. Shift ahead to The Next Generation and a visit by the quirky god Q turns out to have deadly implications when, in a pouty mood, he throws the Enterprise into their first encounter with the Borg. That's followed by the classic two-part cliffhanger (bridging seasons 3 and 4) "The Best of Both Worlds," in which Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is assimilated into the Borg and a frustrated Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) has to make a fateful decision. "I, Borg" attempts to give the Borg a humanized aspect, and the two-parter "Descent" has some interesting developments for Data (Brent Spiner). Skip Deep Space Nine in favor of Voyager, the series in which Captain Janeway's (Kate Mulgrew) ship is stranded far from home in the Delta Quadrant. That happens to be home turf for the Borg, so they had a number of run-ins. The first two-parter (which bridged seasons 3 and 4) is "Scorpion," which introduces the Borg's nemesis, Species 8472. By the time of "Drone," the ship had its first Borg crew member, the sexy Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), but her loyalties are tempted by the Borg Queen (Susanna Thompson) in the double-length "Dark Frontier." In the "Unimatrix Zero" two-parter, which bridged seasons 6 and 7, Seven discovers an idyllic haven for members of the Collective that the Queen is determined to find and destroy. That eventually leads to an ultimate confrontation with the Queen (now played by Alice Krige, repeating her role from Star Trek: First Contact) in the series finale, "Endgame." --David Horiuchi

On the DVD
ccAudio commentary by Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong Star Trek: Enterprise Regeneration-Episode #049
Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda Star Trek: The Next Generation the Best Of Both Worlds, Part 1- episode #174
Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda Star Trek: The Next Generation The Best Of Both Worlds, Part 2- episode #175
Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda Star Trek: Voyager Unimatrix Zero, Part 2 - episode #247
Full screen format - except Star Trek: Enterprise is presented in widescreen
Dolby Digital
-English 5.1 surround
-English 2.0
English subtitles

DVD Menu

• Disc #1 -- Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg
  • Regeneration
    • Audio Commentary By Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong On/Off
  • Q Who
  • The Best Of Both Worlds Part 1
    • Text Commentary By Michael and Denise Okuda: On/Off
  • The Best Of Both Worlds Part 2
    • Text Commentary By Michael and Denise Okuda: On/Off
  • Set Up
    • Audio Options
      • English 5.1 Surround
      • English 2.0
    • Subtitles Options
      • English
      • None
• Disc #2 -- Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg
  • I Borg
  • Descent, Part I
  • Descent, Part II
  • Scorpion, Part I
  • Set Up
    • Audio Options
      • English 5.1 Surround
      • English 2.0 Surround
    • Subtitle Options
      • English
      • None
• Disc #3 -- Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg
  • Scorpion Part II
  • Drone
  • Dark Frontier
  • Set Up
    • Audio Options
      • English 5.1 Surround
      • English 2.0 Surround
    • Subtitle Options
      • English
      • None
• Disc #4 -- Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg
  • Unimatrix Zero Part I
  • Unimatrix Zero Part II
    • Text Commentary By Michael and Denise Okuda: On/Off
  • End Game
  • Set Up
    • Audio Options
      • English 5.1 Surround
      • English 2.0 Surround
    • Subtitle Options
      • English
      • None

Customer Reviews

Resist this? You must be kidding!
The Borg are the best of the worst...I became hooked from the very first encounter (Earth-time) with "Q-Who?" (aired on 05-08-1989). This is a rare and unearthly collection, a wonderful look into the world of the Universe's most "perfect beings." It's a good set. It's lovely to revisit the tell-tale glance of "Hugh" as he is beamed back to the collective, the clever reparte between Data and his brother Lorn, and the literally beautiful machinations of "7-of-9"...watch it...and prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile!

satisfied but not astounded
OK, I know I am going to get flack for this, but I found myself wanting for more. I feel like Paramount has again pulled a fast one on the collectors of Star Trek merchandise. I found that hey, these were episodes of what I came to get but things like a flashy menu and some sort of "behind the scenes" featurette would have made this a really good series to purchase. I can live with it but I think it really needed improvement before this was released.

A great set to add to a collector's collection!
I have known Star Trek since I was a little girl, but I was relaly into it when they made Voyager, with the appearence of Seven of Nine. that's when I was totally hooked. This boxset has the best episodes that us fans selected. I am a fan of the Borg mor ethan anything, so for anyone that just loves the Borg, you'll fall in love with this set for sure!