A few weeks ago, we reported about a seemingly-erroneous edit in the Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Blu-ray discs — and today, Paramount Home Entertainment has acknowledged the issue and have shared an update on plans for action.
As we noted, the opening shot of “The Last Generation” included a version of the Enterprise-D flying by camera which was a much-less-interesting sequence from the one seen on Paramount+ when the episode aired.
Initially thought to be an editing error using an early version of the sequence — as it was similarly shown in European streams of the episode, before it was quickly corrected by Paramount+ in the UK and elsewhere — today Paramount Home Entertainment cleared the air on what actually occurred.
“The version of the series finale episode of Star Trek: Picard (“The Last Generation”) included on the North American Blu-ray and DVD release was indeed a finished version of that episode, intended for air. The shot of the Enterprise-D was later enhanced for a theatrical screening for fans and subsequently made available for the streaming audience on Paramount+.”
Paramount Home Entertainment is updating that disc to include the final episode with the enhanced shot of Enterprise-D, so that it will appear on all new manufacturing of the physical product.
This is likely good news for fans overseas (where the Season 3 set has not yet hit stores, scheduled for a 20 November release in the UK), and is also a positive update for those of you who have preordered the huge Star Trek – The Picard Legacy Collection box set — the studio says they’re working to update the discs for future sales to include the finished version of “The Last Generation” for future releases.
“Star Trek: The Picard Legacy Collection, which includes the complete series of Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: The Next Generation plus all Next Generation movies, will also include the updated version of the series finale.
The domestic release date will be pushed back from October 17th to November 7th to accommodate this change. We thank the fans for the love and passion for all things Star Trek, including their attention to detail!”
The slight pushback to the Legacy Collection’s release date is something that shouldn’t be much of a concern to folks who have preordered the large box set; getting the proper content with only a three week delay is about as good as one could hope for in this kind of situation.
As for those of you who already own Picard Season 3 on Blu-ray, there’s no word yet if the studio will be offering disc replacements — it may simply be too early to launch that kind of exchange program, especially if corrected discs haven’t yet been produced.
We’ve got an open line to Paramount Home Entertainment on that subject, however, and you’ll certainly get an update as soon as we know more.
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