[.ca] Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg

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While hardcore Trekkers may not find a lot of new material in Star Trek Collective: Borg, newcomers experiencing 16 action-packed, fan-selected episodes of the Federation's greatest villains may have to prepare to be assimilated. All the episodes have been previously released on DVD, but there are new text commentaries on three of the episodes, and the per-disc price is significantly less expensive than the full-season Trek sets. It's a great entry point for novices, or for budget-minded fans. The episodes are presented in Stardate order, which means starting with Enterprise, the latest series but also the earliest in chronological order. In "Regeneration," an exploration team finds a pair of apparently dead humanoid-mechanical hybrids that turn out to be members of the Borg, a nearly invincible race whose simple goal is to absorb--"assimilate"--every individual organism it encounters into its collective being. Because the Borg has the ability to adapt itself to resist any threat, resistance is futile. Shift ahead to The Next Generation and a visit by the quirky god Q turns out to have deadly implications when, in a pouty mood, he throws the Enterprise into their first encounter with the Borg. That's followed by the classic two-part cliffhanger (bridging seasons 3 and 4) "The Best of Both Worlds," in which Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is assimilated into the Borg and a frustrated Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) has to make a fateful decision. "I, Borg" attempts to give the Borg a humanized aspect, and the two-parter "Descent" has some interesting developments for Data (Brent Spiner). Skip Deep Space Nine in favor of Voyager, the series in which Captain Janeway's (Kate Mulgrew) ship is stranded far from home in the Delta Quadrant. That happens to be home turf for the Borg, so they had a number of run-ins. The first two-parter (which bridged seasons 3 and 4) is "Scorpion," which introduces the Borg's nemesis, Species 8472. By the time of "Drone," the ship had its first Borg crew member, the sexy Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), but her loyalties are tempted by the Borg Queen (Susanna Thompson) in the double-length "Dark Frontier." In the "Unimatrix Zero" two-parter, which bridged seasons 6 and 7, Seven discovers an idyllic haven for members of the Collective that the Queen is determined to find and destroy. That eventually leads to an ultimate confrontation with the Queen (now played by Alice Krige, repeating her role from Star Trek: First Contact) in the series finale, "Endgame." --David Horiuchi

Resist this? You must be kidding!:
The Borg are the best of the worst...I became hooked from the very first encounter (Earth-time) with "Q-Who?" (aired on 05-08-1989). This is a rare and unearthly collection, a wonderful look into the world of the Universe's most "perfect beings." It's a good set. It's lovely to revisit the tell-tale glance of "Hugh" as he is beamed back to the collective, the clever reparte between Data and his brother Lorn, and the literally beautiful machinations of "7-of-9"...watch it...and prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile!

Not as Special an Edition...:
The Borg episodes have already been released in the Star Trek Series' collections. However, for a Special Edition collection I would expect something new and different. The two-part episodes could have been edited together, without the "cliff hanger" ending, into feature-length movies, much the same way they were broadcast in Great Britain. Otherwise, the Borg episodes from the various Star Trek incarnations are among the best.

satisfied but not astounded:
OK, I know I am going to get flack for this, but I found myself wanting for more. I feel like Paramount has again pulled a fast one on the collectors of Star Trek merchandise. I found that hey, these were episodes of what I came to get but things like a flashy menu and some sort of "behind the scenes" featurette would have made this a really good series to purchase. I can live with it but I think it really needed improvement before this was released.

Good Buy:
This is a great buy for Star Trek fans who don't buy the expensive boxsets. It makes for great viewing watching these "Borg" eposides. Most of the shows are good except I still think "Descent Parts 1 and 2" were weak and not even good Borg stories, yet the "Best of Both Worlds" and "Scorpion" 2 parters are fantastic. The eposide "Drone" is also very good. Overall a good cheap boxset any Star Trek fan should not be without.

A great set to add to a collector's collection!:
I have known Star Trek since I was a little girl, but I was relaly into it when they made Voyager, with the appearence of Seven of Nine. that's when I was totally hooked. This boxset has the best episodes that us fans selected. I am a fan of the Borg mor ethan anything, so for anyone that just loves the Borg, you'll fall in love with this set for sure!