CBS have just sent TrekCore a copy of the full press release detailing the contents of the upcoming releases of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6 and Star Trek: The Next Generation – “Chain of Command” on Blu-ray.
Here’s the press release reproduced in its entirety:
LATEST COLLECTION OF ICONIC SERIES ARRIVES IN STUNNING HIGH DEFINITION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
THE SIXTH SEASON BLU-RAY
And
CHAIN OF COMMAND BLU-RAY
Packed With Exclusive, Must-Watch Special Features Including New Interviews, Deleted Scenes And Gag Reel
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (April 3, 2014) – The newest high-definition collections of the iconic sci-fi series, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® – THE SIXTH SEASON BLU-RAY and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® – CHAIN OF COMMAND BLU-RAY arrive June 3 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Both collections feature a trove of newly produced material that unlock secrets to the Star Trek® universe, including a special three-part documentary on the sixth season and a never-before-released gag reel.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – THE SIXTH SEASON BLU-RAY includes all 26 episodes of the penultimate season, remastered into spectacular high-definition. Fans can dive into the sixth season of the series with a brand new, three-part documentary “Beyond the Five Year Mission – The Evolution of Star Trek: The Next Generation” featuring fascinating interviews with cast and crew. Plus, fans will enjoy never-before-released commentary on select episodes from Ronald D. Moore, James L. Conway, Jonathan West, and Mike and Denise Okuda, along with a must-see gag reel.
The sixth season collection includes classic episodes such as Brent Spiner’s dual performance as Data and his father Dr. Noonien Soong in “Birthright,” the critically acclaimed two-part episode “Chain of Command,” Riker (Jonathan Frakes) coping with a bizarre identity crisis that pits him quite literally against himself in “Second Chances,” and James Doohan reprising his Original Series role as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott in “Relics.”
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – CHAIN OF COMMAND BLU-RAY is a feature-length presentation of the two-part sixth season episode. As a possible Cardassian attack looms, Captain Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf embark on a secret mission to find and destroy suspected biological weapons, leaving the Enterprise under the leadership of the cold and demanding Captain Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox). Soon after, Picard is captured by the Cardassians and is brutally tortured for information. The crew’s dismay quickly turns to anger as Jellico’s plans exclude a rescue mission. With his options running out, Picard must fight to save his sanity and ultimately his life.
Ranked by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Chain of Command” is also lauded for its “eerily prescient” (Slate) depictions of torture. Along with exclusive audio commentary with Ronny Cox, Jonathan West and Mike and Denise Okuda, the Blu-ray also features the newly-produced documentary “The Privilege of Rank: Making ‘Chain of Command.’”
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – THE SIXTH SEASON BLU-RAY will be available in 1080p with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Stereo Surround, French Stereo Surround, German Stereo Surround, Castilian Mono, Italian Mono, and Japanese Mono. The six-disc collection also includes English SDH, and French, German, Castilian, Italian, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles. The Blu-ray is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada. It will be available for the suggested retail price of $130.00 U.S. and $150.00 Canada. The disc breakdown is as follows:
Disc One:
Episodes
Special Features
- Archival Mission Log: Mission Overview Year Six (SD)
- Audio Commentary with Ronald D. Moore and Mike & Denise Okuda on “Relics” – NEW!
- Deleted Scenes (HD): “Time’s Arrow, Part II” and “Relics”
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
- Promo #3 (SD)
- Promo #4 (SD)
- Promo #5 (SD)
Disc Two:
Episodes
Special Features
- Archival Mission Log: Bold New Directions (SD)
- Archival Mission Log: Departmental Briefing Year Six: Production (SD)
- Archival Mission Log: Departmental Briefing Profile: Dan Curry (SD)
- Deleted Scene (HD) – NEW!: “True Q”
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
- Promo #3 (SD)
- Promo #4 (SD)
Disc Three:
Episodes
Special Features
- Archival Mission Log: Special Crew Profile: Lt. Cmdr. Data (SD)
- Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!: “Ship in a Bottle”, “Face of the Enemy”
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
- Promo #3 (SD)
- Promo #4 (SD)
- Promo #5 (SD)
Disc Four:
Episodes
Special Features
- Archival Mission Log: Select Historical Data (SD)
- Audio Commentary with Ronald D. Moore and Mike & Denise Okuda on “Tapestry” – NEW!
- Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!: “Tapestry”, “Birthright, Part II”
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
- Promo #3 (SD)
- Promo #4 (SD)
- Promo #5 (SD)
Disc Five:
Episodes
Special Features
- Archival Mission Log: Inside Starfleet Archives: Sets and Props (SD)
- Audio Commentary with James L. Conway and Jonathan West on “Frame of Mind” – NEW!
- Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!: “The Chase”, “Rightful Heir”
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
- Promo #3 (SD)
- Promo #4 (SD)
- Promo #5 (SD)
Disc Six:
Episodes
Special Features
- Beyond the Five Year Mission – The Evolution of Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD) – NEW!
- Part 1: The Lithosphere
- Part 2: The Biosphere
- Part 3: The Noosphere
- Gag Reel (HD) – NEW!
- Episodic Promos
- Promo #1 (SD)
- Promo #2 (SD)
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – CHAIN OF COMMAND BLU-RAY will be available in 1080p with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Stereo Surround, German Stereo Surround, and French Stereo Surround. The collection also includes English SDH, German, and French subtitles. The Blu-ray is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada. It will be available for the suggested retail price of $28.28 U.S. and $32.00 Canada. The disc breakdown is as follows:
- Chain of Command (Parts 1 and 2)
Special Features
- The Privilege of Rank: Making “Chain of Command” (HD) – NEW!
- Audio Commentary with Ronny Cox, Jonathan West and Mike & Denise Okuda – NEW!
- Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
- Episodic Promos
- Part 1
- Part 2
Some further notes and observations on the press release:
- An initial glance indicates that Season 5’s quartet of audio commentaries has been reduced to a trio this season, with newly recorded commentaries focusing on the stand-out episodes “Relics“, “Tapestry” and “Frame of Mind“.
While it isn’t mentioned in this press release, we’ve been led to believe there is also a commentary in the pipeline for “Starship Mine” with writer Morgan Gendel. We’re attempting clarify the situation with CBS and will update the article as soon as we have an answer!
UPDATE: Unfortunately the press release is correct on this one. While the VAM team and Morgan had hoped to record a commentary for “Starship Mine”, a tight deadline made it impossible. Sorry folks! - Roger Lay, Jr. and Robert Meyer Burnett had originally hoped to film a reunion of famous TNG directors for this season set, but scheduling conflicts made it impossible for the deadline. As a result, the documentary has been expanded from two to three parts, giving ample time to cover the launch of Deep Space Nine during TNG’s sixth season as well as focus on some eagerly awaited guest stars (Whoop whoop!)
- Season 6’s deleted scenes are set to wow the crowd with a smorgasbord of never-before-seen TNG goodness spread across the set. Scenes from “True Q” and (the oft-discussed scene from) “Relics” have already been teased in the trailer earlier this year, but expect plenty of surprises to come! Yet again CBS have opted to make the deleted scenes from the standalone disc exclusive to that release. This is a crying shame – the scenes uncovered from “Chain of Command” are superb and deserve to be shared with all loyal fans, not just those lucky enough to live in an area where they can buy these special single discs.
Season 6 and Chain of Command will be released in the United States and Canada on June 3, while Season 6 will see a UK release slightly later on June 16.
While fans in Germany and Australia will be lucky enough to see a “Chain of Command” release in their respective countries, others will have to turn to Amazon US to pick up the disc. “Chain of Command can ordered from Amazon US safe in the knowledge that the region-free disc is fully compatible with your Blu-ray player and should fall under any import duty threshold.
So what are you waiting for? Pre-order your copies of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6 and Chain of Command on Blu-ray at Amazon using the links below. We’ll have a whole more on these two much-anticipated releases soon, including some extra special behind-the-scenes features in the works that we’re very excited to release!
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