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Star Trek TOS DVD Box Sets Forthcoming

Posted by simoniker on from the shatner's-bassoon dept.

bluethundr writes "According to Trek Today: the diabolical Trek 'powers that be' have come up with yet another way to separate the hapless trekkie from his hard earned cash. The Original Series is being re-released as a Box Set. Reportedly, the sets should feature enough extras to make (they hope) the die-hard pony-up against their better judgement. They have an image of the box set on the R2 Project. One interesting aspect of this release is that the Region 2 release will package all original season eps in order of original air-date! One also has to wonder why in the world they are still refusing to offer the The Animated Series on DVD, forcing one to buy the bootlegs if you want to get your hands on a copy. VHS only, as far as official release goes. TAS featured most of the original cast, many of the original writers. What's more, is that one episode was penned by another author you may have heard of in which he mingled concepts of his own distinct mythology with that of trek-lore." Update: 05/06 14:54 GMT by S : Phrase by original submitter removed - apologies, I was completely unaware of etymology.

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  1. Re:Solly Cholly??? by skermit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    THANK YOU for realizing what I was saying and shooting down the "Troll" mod. If you read at -1, there are others who were modded down as well.

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  2. Re:Solly Cholly??? by skermit · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I mailed cmdrtaco and simonkier to change the article description WITH EDIT, and we'll see if it actually happens.

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  3. Re:SOLLY CHOLLY by kahei · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    How is that a troll? Looks like a plain old statement. Could be considered offtopic, I guess, but then what was the cartoon Chinese accent doing in the article in the first place?

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  4. Re:Solly Cholly??? by Azghoul · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I shocked hardly anyone else has commented on it. I'm basically a live-and-let-live kind of guy, don't care too much if you call me names, but even I noticed that as just plain strange...

  5. Re:Original text of the /. headline, for posterity by Sancho · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hopefully they will edit and post an apology, but I've seen such things flat out removed before...simply as though they hadn't happened at all.

  6. Slightly OT but another cool box set just released by transporter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is Kung Fu The Complete First Season. I ordered mine and got it in yesterday, watching the orginal 90 minute pilot last night. For 30.00, shipping and all, it was worth it.

    Also, I don't have a link for it, but there is a petition to get the Duckman series on DVD (you probably find it with a google in a couple of mintutes). I signed it and look forward to it coming out on DVD...

    Transporter

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  7. Re:Solly Cholly??? by sckeener · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks, I didn't know.

    Ignorane of this is bliss, but it doesn't help me in spotting the racists in the world.

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  8. Re:Solly Cholly??? by skermit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You had a point until you ended with your post with a racial epithet.

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  9. Re:Solly Cholly??? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There are double standards regerding this, and it is not the first time, although possibly a first in a front page write-up.

    Why is nigger is considered unnacceptable in most uses, but redskin is acceptable even as a major sports team name?