Best of Trek Comes to DVD

Can’t get enough Trek? You’re in luck. Paramount is about to release even more Trek into the atmosphere with several new DVD sets. First up we have The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series and The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation both set to hit the stores on May 12. Sounds good, huh? Well, maybe not. Each DVD contains only four episodes which they suggest was done so that the casual viewer would be likely to buy for the low price of $14.99. However, I can’t imagine anyone getting too excited over only four episodes, let alone the four they chose.

I’d love to know how they picked the “best of” each series because I’m not following the logic here. (On the upside, I love the box art)

THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES
• The City on the Edge of Forever – The Enterprise crew discovers a time and space portal, leading one of them to accidentally alter history
• The Trouble with Tribbles – The cute, furry tribble is brought on board the Enterprise as a pet, only to be discovered as a rapidly reproducing, all-consuming animal
• Balance of Terror – After the Romulans use hostile force on a Federation outpost, Captain Kirk and the Enterprise must battle an invisible spaceship
• Amok Time – Follow Mr. Spock as he returns to his homeland for a brutal Vulcan marriage ritual

THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
• The Best of Both Worlds (Part I) – Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation’s outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives…only to find the colony has disappeared
• The Best of Both Worlds (Part II) – Commander Riker pulls out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion lead by Locutus – otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Yesterday’s Enterprise – A rift in the space/time continuum brings the previous Enterprise – the Enterprise C – 22 years into the future, forever altering time
• The Measure of a Man – When Data’s rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Commander Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is an Androi

The DVDs are presented in Full Screen with English 5.1, Spanish Mono and Brazilian Portuguese Mono as well as English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.

What do you think? Did Paramount pick the “best of” each of these shows? No? Which four episodes would you choose if it were up to you? We’d love to hear your thoughts.