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showfan · 12-10-2005, 09:07 PM

Does anyone else think the Star Trek DVDs are a bit expensive? I'm a fan of the original show, and I would already have all three seasons if not for the price. I hear there are a lot of extras. I know a lot of people complain that some DVDs have no extras, but I would have been satisfied with uncut episodes at a reasonable price and forget the extras.

TJL · 12-10-2005, 09:32 PM

I have always wanted to start a Star Trek DVD collection, but at 100+ bucks a season?

No way.

cpmaz · 12-13-2005, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by showfan

Does anyone else think the Star Trek DVDs are a bit expensive? I'm a fan of the original show, and I would already have all three seasons if not for the price. I hear there are a lot of extras. I know a lot of people complain that some DVDs have no extras, but I would have been satisfied with uncut episodes at a reasonable price and forget the extras.

I agree - $100+ per season, especially for shows that have been syndicated relentlessly since their creation, is way too high.

Generally, I won't pay more than $50 for a full season of a show, though I do make one exception - The Wire. It's just too damn good.

TJL · 12-13-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cpmaz

I agree - $100+ per season, especially for shows that have been syndicated relentlessly since their creation, is way too high.

My roommate and I just got a DVR package upgrade with Time Warner Cable.
Now we record Spike TV's daily Next Gen/DS9 block, so right now, I'm not too upset that I have no Star Trek DVD collection.

treky · 01-28-2006, 03:04 AM

I agree, they're WAAAAY to expensive!!!!! I mean $100!!!! GOOD LORD!!!! That's why, as soon as I get my DVD recorder working, and I get cable, I plan to record it off of SPIKE TV.

MichaelKane20 · 01-28-2006, 11:25 AM

STAR TREK TNG SEASON 1,2,3
STAR TREK DS9 1,2,3
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$ 51.99
Look on at www.amazon.com

treky · 01-28-2006, 03:43 PM

that's not a bad price! Maybe I'll pick one up.

TJL · 01-28-2006, 06:28 PM

That is good news. I guess they had to come down in price sooner or later.

Buffyboy323 · 01-31-2006, 03:27 AM

OMG!!! Guess what I'll be buying. I can't wait to get TNG: 1,2 and 3. And DS9:2 and 3. I was a fool; I bought DS9 for $120 when it first came out in 2003. This is great. Although my least favorite seasons of Both shows, I must get them...Does anyone know how long the price cut is for?

Nighthawk76 · 03-19-2006, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Buffyboy323

OMG!!! Guess what I'll be buying. I can't wait to get TNG: 1,2 and 3. And DS9:2 and 3. I was a fool; I bought DS9 for $120 when it first came out in 2003. This is great. Although my least favorite seasons of Both shows, I must get them...Does anyone know how long the price cut is for?

Don't feel bad. I bought all seven seasons of TNG and DS9, seasons one and two of TOS and season five of Voyager at Best Buy for $100 a piece. Of course, that is when I had that kind of money to spend.

Tweety · 04-04-2006, 06:50 PM

Just checked Amazon, here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

For The Original Series, the cost new is reduced from MSRP of $379.98 to $341.99. Still over $100/season new

It also lists "New and Used" starting at $256.85...for all 3 seasons.

Individually, the seasons are listed at:

Season 1: New $103.99 and Used & new from $68.55
Season 2: New $103.99 Used & new from $93.99
Season 3: New $103.99 Used & new from $76.99

They also have, of course, collections from all incarnations of the show...

I'd love to own the original series, but I still think that those prices as shown are too high. I didn't see any of T.O.S. for $52, which is not to say that they weren't listed there. They had pages and pages of listings for all of the Star Trek series, I didn't go thru all the pages...

12-10-2005, 09:07 PM	#1
showfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2005 Posts: 163	Star Trek DVDs expensive. Does anyone else think the Star Trek DVDs are a bit expensive? I'm a fan of the original show, and I would already have all three seasons if not for the price. I hear there are a lot of extras. I know a lot of people complain that some DVDs have no extras, but I would have been satisfied with uncut episodes at a reasonable price and forget the extras.

12-10-2005, 09:32 PM	#2
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01-28-2006, 03:04 AM	#5
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01-28-2006, 11:25 AM	#6
MichaelKane20 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 128	STAR TREK TNG SEASON 1,2,3 STAR TREK DS9 1,2,3 Have been reduced to . . . . . . . . . $ 51.99 Look on at www.amazon.com
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01-28-2006, 03:43 PM	#7
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	that's not a bad price! Maybe I'll pick one up.

01-28-2006, 06:28 PM	#8
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	That is good news. I guess they had to come down in price sooner or later.

01-31-2006, 03:27 AM	#9
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,104	OMG!!! Guess what I'll be buying. I can't wait to get TNG: 1,2 and 3. And DS9:2 and 3. I was a fool; I bought DS9 for $120 when it first came out in 2003. This is great. Although my least favorite seasons of Both shows, I must get them...Does anyone know how long the price cut is for?

04-04-2006, 06:50 PM	#11
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	Just checked Amazon, here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go For The Original Series, the cost new is reduced from MSRP of $379.98 to $341.99. Still over $100/season new It also lists "New and Used" starting at $256.85...for all 3 seasons. Individually, the seasons are listed at: Season 1: New $103.99 and Used & new from $68.55 Season 2: New $103.99 Used & new from $93.99 Season 3: New $103.99 Used & new from $76.99 They also have, of course, collections from all incarnations of the show... I'd love to own the original series, but I still think that those prices as shown are too high. I didn't see any of T.O.S. for $52, which is not to say that they weren't listed there. They had pages and pages of listings for all of the Star Trek series, I didn't go thru all the pages...