> 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.
>
> http://trekweb.com/articles/2007/10/05/The-Menagerie-Remastered-in-Special-Big.s...
>
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> Steven L.
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