Very Sweet

I'm very excited to have begun my "Next Generation" collection with the Season One box set. Though I'm not much of a fan of the first two seasons - not after having loved season three, where things really got going - I am delighted to finally be able to watch the original episodes any time I want and of a quality that far surpasses VHS and even broadcast television to a degree.

With seven discs in all and at least four episodes per disc, the packaging is slick and very, very cool. An episode index graces the inside front cover, and the seventh disc includes some nice supplemental materials, the juiciest of which is a documentary on how "The Next Generation" was conceived and brought to the small screen called "The Beginning".

Each episode is presented in their original 4:3 aspect ratio, and you have the option to listen in 5.1 Surround or the original 2 channel stereo. Each has a scene index, called Chapter Logs here, containing at least eight chapter stops to aid in navigation of an episode. And speaking of navigation, the menus are easily recognizable Okudagrams and very easy to navigate through.

Paramount has delivered a slick, polished and very, very sweet package with Season One and if all goes well, this is a sign of something very special to Trekkers everywhere. Well, Trekkers with DVD players and a several hours to kill. I'll be looking forward to the next slew of "Next Generation" season box sets in the months to come. Good job, Paramount.