>Centennial, Colo. - Oct. 5, 2007 - "Star Trek" fans can now boldly go
>where no man has gone before to see two of the most famous episodes of
>the original television series - their local movie theatre. "Star Trek:
>The Original Series" is being beamed onto the big screen in a special
>one-night event in select movie theatres nationwide on Tuesday, Nov.
>13th, featuring original Season 1 episodes "The Menagerie" Parts 1 and
>2, digitally remastered in High-Definition and Cinema Surround Sound.
>Fans will also be greeted by an introduction from creator Gene
>Roddenberry's son, Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, and given a
>behind-the-scenes look at how the episodes were digitally re-mastered
>from the original negatives - including the reinvention of the old TV
>show special effects using new CGI animation, and the orchestral
>re-recording of the show's theme music - in a new 30-minute in-theatre
>exclusive featurette.
>
>"Star Trek: The Original Series" special in-theatre event will be
>presented by NCM FATHOM, CBS Home Entertainment and STARTREK.COM on
>Tuesday, Nov. 13th at 7:30 p.m. local time in nearly 300 participating
>AMC, Cinemark, Georgia Theatre Company and Regal Entertainment Group
>movie theatres across the country. Tickets for this special
>one-time-only event are on-sale now for $12.50 at presenting theatre box
>offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of
>presenting theatre locations, please visit the website (theatres are
>subject to change).
>
>A week after the special screenings, the entire first season of "Star
>Trek: The Original Series," from Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS
>Home Entertainment, will be available in High-Definition on DVD for the
>first time. The 10-disc boxed set offers the best of both worlds with
>each disc offering a Standard-Definition picture on one side and a
>High-Definition picture on the other. The set will be available on Nov.
>20th.
>
>The national in-theatre event leading up to the DVD launch will include
>an introduction by creator Gene Roddenberry's son, Eugene "Rod"
>Roddenberry, and the two-part episode "The Menagerie," which features
>footage from the original "Star Trek" pilot episode titled "The Cage."
>"The Cage" (first screened in 1965 and rejected by NBC - not airing on
>television until a full color print was discovered in the 1980s)
>featured Leonard Nimoy as Spock - the only character that made it from
>the pilot to the "Star Trek" series - as well as Jeffrey Hunter in the
>role of the original commander of the starship Enterprise, Captain
>Christopher Pike.
>
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