In 1966, Star Trek set out to boldly go where no series had gone before, beginning a three-year mission that led to a franchise that would last decades. Here at last is the first season of the original series all in one box, 29 episodes in their original broadcast order. That means starting with "The Man Trap," and soon followed by "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the second pilot filmed and the first one starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk. The many highlight episodes include "Balance of Terror" and "Errand of Mercy" (introducing, respectively, the Romulans and the Klingons), the two-part "The Menagerie" (which recycled footage from the original pilot, "The Cage," which featured Christopher Pike as the captain of the Enterprise and is not included in this set), "Space Seed" (introducing Ricardo Montalban's Khan character), and "The City of the Edge of Forever" (written by sci-fi giant Harlan Ellison and considered by many the best-ever episode of the series).

I am not a geek but I love Sar Trek

Liking the original Star Trek epsodes isn't a really a debatable issue. You either love Star Trek or you can't stand it. I was raised on re-runs of the original show and still prefer it to all sci-fi since.
Once your brain adjusts beyond the low budget effects and props you enter a world full of strange concepts and characters, tainted with the 60s concept of political correctness. The trinity of Kirk, Spock and Bones is the fulcrum of everything Star Trek. As you watch the series you notice the relationships of the actors grow and the roles develop. The is even one episode when Bones addressess the audiance directly, but you will need to buy the blue box set to see that. When I saw Star Trek as a child twenty years ago, I was totally hypnotized by this starnge world inside our television and I hid behind the sofa bacause I was scared of spock. Sincw then I have learned that in the 1960's programs like Star Trek were making social commentaries about all the problems we faced ranging from racism, sexism and politics through to the fear to being made reduntant because they have made a machine that can do your job.
One day when I have kids, I will make them watch every episode (with me).

finaly the best season of trek in one collection

i bought the entire collection of star trek on the two shows per disc and spent a lot of money. but when i saw this set i sold them all and bought this set,and it was the best move i ever made.the shows look better than ever and the extras(which were not on the other disc) are great. the "five year mission" has never looked so good!!!

the best season of them all

i'm one of the suckers who bought t.o.s. on the 2 stories per disc and now they finaly learned from other shows that the full season packs are much better and loved by the collectors like me. all the extras you could want and great transfers. season one was the best i think because it only had a few clinkers in it. most of the shows were great. the one all trek fans have been looking for.