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Having never seen Star Trek before, I didn"t really know what to expect. I knew it had a huge following, and could easily have drawn a picture of Spock"s ears. However, both its plot line and its reasons for admiration were lost on me. For those of you as ignorant as I was, here"s the rundown:

Star Trek chronicles the events aboard the Starship Enterprise. The 1966 show follows crew members Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) as they explore space, defend other planets, and test the limits of our galaxy. The show is set in the 23rd century and features objects such as a teleportation device by using an object similar to a modern-day cell phone. The 29-epsiode first season tests the limits of power, imagination, and identity.

While the setting of Star Trek does at times border on cheesy, one must remember that the technology at the time was nowhere close to that of the modern era, and at any rate, the focus of the show is not on its cinematography.

And while the ignorant viewer might expect a bad science fiction show, Star Trek rises above; the plots, while phantasmagorical, are solid. They examine the fundamental questions of life and create universality between the 21st century viewer, the 20th century producer, and the 23rd century characters.

Values, morality, and life’s central quandaries are virtually the same; Star Trek examines the good and bad inherent in everyone, the effects of outside influences on reason, and the limits of human power, to name a few. While at first it appears to be a strange science fiction show created in the technologically limited age of the 1960s, further investigation yields a surprisingly astute show that reveals more about ourselves than it does any future lives.

The DVD includes both HD and standard formatting with special features including an “Interactive Enterprise Inspection” and commentary.

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