Starring: Star Trek Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Paramount Number of Items: 4 Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 06, 2006 Running Time: 636 minutes Theatrical Release Date: January 04, 1993
Product Description: Settled in the 24th century and 78 years after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise this new series is the long awaited successor to the original Star Trek series from the 1960's. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 097360709841 Manufacturer No: 070984
Amazon.com: Volume 3 in the Star Trek Fan Collective series focuses on the show's resident deity, Q, played with indignant mischief by John De Lancie. While previous Fan Collectives have taken votes to select which episodes around a certain theme would be included, Q makes things easy (the character never made things easy) by simply including all 12 episodes (two are double-length) in which he appeared. And because Q was especially fond of tormenting Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew, most of the episodes are from The Next Generation, including that series' first episode, Encounter at Farpoint. Subsequent episodes are "Hide and Q" in which the crew plays a deadly game; "Q Who," in which a temper tantrum throws the Enterprise into its first-ever encounter with the Borg (also included on the Fan Collective: Borg set); "Deja Q," in which the character becomes a normal human; "Qpid," in which Q tries to play matchmaker by turning Picard into Robin Hood; "True Q" in which Q reveals the truth about a mysterious young woman; "Tapestry," in which Picard shares a near-death experience with the godlike thorn in his side; and the series finale, "All Good Things…" Q also made brief stops in the first season of Deep Space Nine ("Q Less") and in Voyager. In "Death Wish," Q tries to help Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) recover her male crew members after an encounter with another member of the Q Continuum, "The Q and the Grey," in which Q wants Janeway to bear his child; and the final season's "Q2," in which Q's son arrives to cause chaos, such as removing Seven of Nine's (Jeri Ryan) clothes. As with previous Fan Collective sets, the only new features (and in this case there are no other features) are text commentary on three episodes by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda. --David Horiuchi
When the Continuum and puny bipeds intersect... Star Trek has always been hit or miss. There are episodes from all the various series that are truly worth watching repeatedly, and others that are very forgettable. In this collection of Q-related episodes from TNG, DSN, and Voyager, again there's a bit of hit and miss. But the hits are so good!
Q (played by actor John de Lancie) is an all powerful, all knowing entity from the Continuum. He appears during the first episode in The Next Generation series, and puts humanity on trial for being a savage, barbaric race. Captain Picard begs to disagree.
In Deja Q, Q has lost his powers and, even with his omnipotence, he experiences a few things for the first time, particularly pain (back, hunger, and a fork jabbed into his hand). And how did that one scene go? "I'll have 10 hot fudge sundaes... I'm in a really bad mood."
In Tapestry, Picard is killed. Is Q God? Q gives Picard a chance to relive a period from his past, and Picard, for the first time, sincerely thanks Q for his help. By the way, Picard comes back to life.
My favorite episode (part 1 and 2) from this series is All Good Things, where Q intersects with the new Captain Picard and crew, an experienced Picard and crew, and an older and disbanded Picard and crew.
Note: If you are not a Trekkie, then consider watching this series with one in the room. You'll need someone to explain why Seven of Nine is so nonchalant about losing her clothes, why Tasha appears and disappears as chief of security, and what a Betazold can do.
Enjoy.
3.5 - good but not worth repeat viewings No surprise here, Q was one of my favorite characters. One of the drawbacks of his character is that many of his scenes actually depend on his annoying behavior, and that doesn't stand up as well as more straight drama or comedy. I prefer the more developed Q, once they got past the first few episodes, and before he was more of a wimpy whiner with Janeway. Begging Janeway to have his child? Please.
The Farpoint show could have been much better. Too bad they didn't do it a few years in. Q's scenes could have been more refined, for example, as his touch of evil at that time was more compelling than the drift toward comedy.
"All Good Things" is one of the best, if you do the usual blocking out of the huge holes in time travel stories and the illogic in the core threat of the thing that ate the galaxy. Picard and Q had such a natural relationship, with Stewart and De Lancie each effective.
"Death Wish" has always been an excellent concept, perhaps underappreciated. What would you do if you were immortal and omnipotent? Hmm. Really takes "been there, done that" to a new level.
"Tapestry" has Picard as George Bailey and Q as Clarence. Yes, it's a bit of a stretch to conclude that, but Q gives Picard a look at what might have been. One of the best in this collection.
When Q takes the Enterprise to encounter the Borg, that remains chilling, even now. Two of Star Trek's best ideas: Q and the Borg, together.
Paramount has done the right thing with the specialized collections on Picard and Q.
For the Frugal Trekkie I would love to own any of the Star Trek series, but I simply cannot afford the $70 that Paramount has decided to charge for each season. Until the price goes down, I'm happy to make do with the Fan Collectives.
Q has always been my favorite character and this set offers every episode that he's appeared in: 8 TNG episodes (2 that are two-parters), 1 DS9 episode and the 3 Voyager episodes. Since there are tons of reviews already that go into the specific episodes, I see no point in doing the same.
While it's great to have all the Q episodes, I personally would have liked a few more special features with the set. Aside for subtitle commentary by the producers (which was only done for a few episodes), there were no new or special features. Picky of me, I know, especially considering the price, but a featurette or even a blooper reel would have been fun to watch. The case that holds the discs is nice and compact. I takes the same amount of space as a single disc cover, yet keeps all the discs separate and scratch-free.
I've been enjoying the release of the Fan Collectives and hope that Paramount plans to continue with the series!
The All Omnipotent Q Q has always been my favorite character in Star Trek, not counting the regular cast of the various shows. This collection offers a chance to see him interact with the crew of the Enterprise, the crew of DS9, and also the crew of Voyager. It is also nice to have both the series premier and the series finale of Star Trek: TNG in one collection. I would absolutely recommend this collection to anyone who is at all a fan of the omnipotent, the whimsical, and the often troublesome character, Q.
The Best Character in STNG Joh Delancie was the best actor in all of the STNG/Voyager/DSN universe. Or perhaps it was just that his character, Q, had all the best lines. This collection has all of the episodes that Q appears in. Some episodes are pretty lame (espeically the pilot for STNG), but Q always relieves the tedium when he appears.
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