# What the fuck is up with Star Trek DVDs? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258 "2006-12-07T19:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/21 "2006-12-10T20:38:06Z")
That Panda don’t come cheap either: [Enterprise is at least $103 a season.](http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Enterprise-Complete-Season/dp/B0007TKH66/sr=8-1/qid=1165782379/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0586015-0447004?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) Since the [remastered](http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/23775.html) version of TOS has to come out on DVD sometime, maybe Dad would prefer to wait? That should give you time to save up the $500 it’s liable to cost 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/22 "2006-12-11T05:13:23Z")
And after they release the remastered version, they’ll release the special edition with the extra CGI scenes they shot but didn’t air on TV. Then after that, the collector’s edition with the little figurines of Spock, Kirk, and McCoy. I can’t count the number of times the makers of the Lord of the Rings movie have gone to that particular well. It seems every time I go into a video store there’s another new extra-special, director’s cut, collector’s edition of a new Lord of the Rings DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/23 "2006-12-11T05:27:14Z")
What the fuck is up with _Star Trek_? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/24 "2006-12-11T06:38:47Z")
The first season DVD set of the original series goes for $89 at the PX. My guess is that’s because of the silly overpackaging done for it. It’s a large, ugly plastic box that will no doubt be discarded after opening. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/25 "2006-12-11T06:58:59Z")
Maybe it’ll be like the seasons of the _X-files_. They were $100 apiece after they came out for a few years, then dropped to $45 about 6 months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/26 "2006-12-11T14:14:09Z")
I wanted the entire series of Star Trek: TNG, but the last time I checked, the seasons were going for $120 a pop at Best Buy. Granted, that was three years ago, but since then, my interest has waned, and I haven’t really felt the need to get the show. What ticks me off are the re-releases. I bought the entire _Farscape_ series on DVD two years ago. Almost exactly when I’d finished the collection, they started the Starburst editions, which had more extras (including a bunch of new commentaries). If it hadn’t been for the new commentaries, I could’ve stuck with my original DVDs. But as this is my absolute favorite show ever, I went ahead and bought the series AGAIN as the discs were released. Luckily, they were a lot cheaper this time, and I did manage to sell my original DVDs to a friend, so I pretty much broke even, but even so, I was annoyed. (And I still have yet to get the last three in the re-release just because I haven’t had time to watch anything…). E. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/27 "2006-12-11T19:55:57Z")
As of 3 weeks ago, Costco sells the plastic “lunchbox” sets of TOS for $45 each. Last year they were $80 each. So get to a Costco (unfortunately the online store doesn’t carry them) or wait another year for another price drop. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/28 "2006-12-11T20:17:04Z")
Yep, I discovered that as well, and also that OVerstock has then for 50 bucks, but they are running a “12% off for new customers” promotion right now if you also buy something non-media, which I will… ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/29 "2006-12-11T21:43:41Z")
[QUOTE=hajario] Tens of thousands of people I would imagine. That is why the price remains where it is. What on Earth is your issue with this? This is how supply and demand works. [/QUOTE] My issue? My demand is not $100 worth. It’s not like I’m campaigning to get the price of the DVD’s lowered, I’m just not buying them. What on Earth is your issue? ---
**Author:** ![arseNal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/30 "2006-12-11T22:08:35Z")
[I don’t know if there really is a rule where we can’t link directly to internet superstores, but whatever.] Right now you can get them from buy dot com, with google checkout, for about $33-35 US a season. Unfortunately it looks like most of the the TNG seasons are out of stock. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/31 "2006-12-11T22:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=Annie] That Panda don’t come cheap either: [Enterprise is at least $103 a season.](http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Enterprise-Complete-Season/dp/B0007TKH66/sr=8-1/qid=1165782379/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-0586015-0447004?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) [/QUOTE] You’d have to pay me at least triple that to watch a season of Enterprise. ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/32 "2006-12-12T00:08:15Z")
IIRC, their was a super-limited-edition “Borg Cube” that contained every episode of every iteration of Star Trek, plus the movies. It was THOUSANDS, but it really was limited edition, maybe only five hundred were made. If anyone can find a link… ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/33 "2006-12-15T07:55:52Z")
[QUOTE=bubastis] IIRC, their was a super-limited-edition “Borg Cube” that contained every episode of every iteration of Star Trek, plus the movies. It was THOUSANDS, but it really was limited edition, maybe only five hundred were made. If anyone can find a link… [/QUOTE] Why would one even bother? Even at the (assumed) maximum price of $100 a season and the ridiculous price of $30 a movie, the total price would be $2700, certainly less than “THOUSANDS.” ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/34 "2006-12-15T07:58:57Z")
[QUOTE=scottkris] Why would one even bother? Even at the (assumed) maximum price of $100 a season and the ridiculous price of $30 a movie, the total price would be $2700, certainly less than “THOUSANDS.” [/QUOTE] Wait, I forgot about “ENTERPRISE” and the animated episodes. Add another $350; even so… ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/35 "2006-12-15T20:31:58Z")
[QUOTE=scottkris] Why would one even bother? Even at the (assumed) maximum price of $100 a season and the ridiculous price of $30 a movie, the total price would be $2700, certainly less than “THOUSANDS.” [/QUOTE] More than one thousand = Thousands… Not sure why you’re pissing me off here. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/36 "2006-12-15T21:03:42Z")
Update: I bought Season 2 from Costco for 45 plus tax. Still pretty ludicrous. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-up-with-star-trek-dvds/383258/37 "2006-12-15T21:13:38Z")
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