Star Trek: Enterprise packaging
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Star Trek: Enterprise packaging
If you've been to The Digital Bits in the last couple of days (Monday to be exact), you'll see possible R2 packaging for Star Trek: Enterprise. The Bits also say that this packaging is likely for R1 as well.
I must say, I don't like it, just as I don't like the TOS packaging either. Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
I must say, I don't like it, just as I don't like the TOS packaging either. Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
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The packaging is definitely out of this world.
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Not nearly as tacky as the TOS boxes.
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If this continues the trend of getting packages half as cool as r2, r3 or r4, i'm ALL for it.
Hell, that box is already more interesting than the show..
Hell, that box is already more interesting than the show..
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Re: Star Trek: Enterprise packaging
Originally posted by Mike Lowrey
Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
Stylish packaging is all very well, but it should be secondary to being 1) easy to access, 2) convenient to store on the shelf, and 3) reasonably slim. Voyager has a pain-in-the-neck slipcover, but once you take that off (or wrestle it back on again) it's great on the other counts. TOS, on the other hand, is just awful awful awful. I mean, the retro look is cute for about 30 seconds, but after that it's just annoying.
At least it looks like Enterprise has full-sized pages for the DVDs, inside the shell, rather than the cheesy CD-sized case for TOS. And it looks a little more sensible to access than TOS. So, kind of like Voyager in terms of accessibility. I guess I can live with that, now that I think about it. It's better than going further down the oddball packaging road of TOS.
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So does this mean that TNG and DS9 will be re-released in plastic shells sometime in the not-too-distant future?
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Re: Star Trek: Enterprise packaging
Originally posted by Mike Lowrey
Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
Why O Why does Paramount think that we like this odd-ball packaging. Yeah, it looks cool all by itself, but try putting them in DVD shelves.
I like this packaging, just as I like the new TOS season set packaging. And I am not at all crazy about the DS9 packaging. yes, it is slim, but that is all it has going for it. In every other regard, it looks and feels cheap and amateurish.
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Originally posted by Admiral7
I really like the packaging for Enterprise. I can definitely live with that . . . it's very classy in my opinion.
I really like the packaging for Enterprise. I can definitely live with that . . . it's very classy in my opinion.
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I think it looks quite nice. Cant think of a reason id buy it though (at least not until I finish off the other trek shows, which given their outrageous pricing policy could take a long time )
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Tentative release dates if you were wondering:
- Season 1: May 3, 2005
- Season 2: July 12, 2005
- Season 3: September 6, 2005
- Season 4: November 1, 2005
Season 4 has been great so far (sans one episode)
- Season 1: May 3, 2005
- Season 2: July 12, 2005
- Season 3: September 6, 2005
- Season 4: November 1, 2005
Season 4 has been great so far (sans one episode)
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I know everyone praises DS9's boxes, but I'm not too thrilled with them. They seem that over the years with wear and tear that the plastic flaps will just fall off. Voyager sucks too. Why don't they just do something simple but effective, like Firefly's set?
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illennium, I'm very sorry if the packaging is too complicated for you. I fail to see what is unsimple and unsubtle about this set. While I don't like outrageous packaging (not crazy at all about any of the Star Trek season sets to date, I like this one a lot. If you don't, that's you.
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Originally posted by Admiral7
illennium, I'm very sorry if the packaging is too complicated for you. I fail to see what is unsimple and unsubtle about this set. While I don't like outrageous packaging (not crazy at all about any of the Star Trek season sets to date, I like this one a lot. If you don't, that's you.
illennium, I'm very sorry if the packaging is too complicated for you. I fail to see what is unsimple and unsubtle about this set. While I don't like outrageous packaging (not crazy at all about any of the Star Trek season sets to date, I like this one a lot. If you don't, that's you.
Take a close look at the packaging here. When putting them on the shelf, how do you tell what is what? By season I mean. In the end (of 2005) one could have all four of these and have non-descript spines, so-to-speak. I know R2 & R4 has had unique packaging for all of its Trek releases, but I don't care for them just for the reason I stated above.
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Originally posted by duz
Tentative release dates if you were wondering:
- Season 1: May 3, 2005
- Season 2: July 12, 2005
- Season 3: September 6, 2005
- Season 4: November 1, 2005
Season 4 has been great so far (sans one episode)
Tentative release dates if you were wondering:
- Season 1: May 3, 2005
- Season 2: July 12, 2005
- Season 3: September 6, 2005
- Season 4: November 1, 2005
Season 4 has been great so far (sans one episode)
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See the slits on the spine of the outer case. I'm betting those are to allow viewing of the inner case which will have the season number in small print. The TOS cases use this system.
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Re: Re: Star Trek: Enterprise packaging
Originally posted by Holly E. Ordway
Hear, hear! In my opinion, they got the packaging *exactly* right with DS9... why couldn't they have stuck with that style?!?!
Hear, hear! In my opinion, they got the packaging *exactly* right with DS9... why couldn't they have stuck with that style?!?!
no threadcrap please.