Underwire Taking the Pulse of Pop Culture Vintage Shatner Monologue Unearthed for Star Trek Blu-ray

An unreleased version of the original Star Trek pilot, featuring an alternative monologue by William Shatner, will be included on the Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 Blu-ray set.

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The recently found version of the episode, titled “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” also includes different theme music and closing credits, according to a press release issued Friday. Obtained from Magic Picture Home Entertainment, the alternative version will be just one of the bonus features on the $119 Blu-ray set, which hits stores Dec. 15.

More details from the press release:

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The Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 Blu-ray set comes with many extras.
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Featuring all 24 episodes of the legendary third season, the six-disc set is presented in pristine 7.1 DTS-HD Master audio and superior picture quality offering the best possible home viewing experience. The BD-Live enabled discs also offer seamless branching, allowing fans to toggle between watching these classic episodes as they were originally broadcast, or the newly remastered versions with enhanced special effects and sound for the best of both worlds. Also, every disc is Mobile-Blu enabled. Once downloaded, Mobile-Blu allows fans to turn their iPhones and iPod Touchs into Blu-ray player remote controls and download content for on-the-go entertainment.

In addition to the alternate version of the show’s original pilot and interaction via BD-Live, the set includes new featurettes from Star Trek-themed panels at ComicCon International 2009 including “The Anthropology of Star Trek” and “The World of Rod Roddenberry,” plus a 20-minute piece hosted by David Gerrold, the writer behind the classic episode “The Trouble With Tribbles.”

The set is presented in the original 4:3 aspect ratio with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Original 2.0 Mono, Spanish 2.0 Mono and French 2.0 Mono sound. The DVD is not rated in the U.S. and rated G in Canada. The total running time is 22 Hrs., 31 Min. The breakdown is as follows:

Disc One:

Spock’s Brain
The Enterprise Incident
The Paradise Syndrome
And the Children Shall Lead
Is There In Truth No Beauty?
Special Features:
Preview trailers for each episode
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu(tm) enabled

Disc Two:

Spectre of the Gun
Day of the Dove
For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
The Tholian Web
Plato’s Stepchildren
Special Features:
Preview trailers for each episode
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu(tm) enabled

Disc Three:

Wink of an Eye
The Empath
Elaan of Troyius
Whom Gods Destroy
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Special Features:
Preview trailers for each episode
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu(tm) enabled

Disc Four:

The Mark of Gideon
That Which Survives
The Lights of Zetar
Requiem for Methuselah
The Way to Eden
Special Features:
Preview trailers for each episode
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu(tm) enabled

Disc Five:

The Cloud Minders
The Savage Curtain
All Our Yesterdays
Turnabout Intruder
Special Features:
Preview trailers for each episode
Life Beyond Trek: Walter Koenig
Chief Engineer’s Log
Memoir From Mr. Sulu
Captain’s Log: Bob Justman
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu(tm) enabled

Disc Six:

The Cage
The Cage (Extended Version)
Special Features:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (The Unaired Alternate Version of the Pilot)
David Gerrold Hosts “2009 Convention Coverage”
“The Anthropology of Star Trek” Comic-Con Panel 2009
“The World of Rod Roddenberry” Comic-Con 2009
Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Part 3
“To Boldly Go…” Season Three
Collectible Trek
Star Trek’s Impact
BD Live enabled, Mobile-Blu enabled

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