Star Trek Fan Collective - Borg | 
 enlarge | Actors: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, Marina Sirtis
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 16190
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 719 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD037514D
UPC: 097360375145
EAN: 0097360375145
ASIN: B000CCBCIA
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 2001
Release Date: March 7, 2006
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/07/2006
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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
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 Deception September 18, 2008
J. L. W. Jansen
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Was looking forward to these DVD's
Turns out none of my DVD-players accept these DVD's: wrong regio-code.
Only suitable for US!not for Europe.
So my dear money is gone. Amazon should have mentioned this.
 Watch "Star Trek" First Contact" before you are assimulated with this one September 14, 2008
Michael Pettinato (U.S.A.)
Another awesome collection for "Star Trek" fans who want just the Borg episodes, but including the feature film "First Contact" would have been a good way to start this one, simply because it explains how the first Enterprise, Captain Archer's ship from the show "Enterprise" encounters the Borg by accident , many complained about this one, why, I do not know, in this episode "Regeneration" an expidition team in the arctic discover the remains of the Borg sphere that Picard & Co. destroyed in 2063 as they pursued the Borg back in time to stop them from altering history in the feature film "First Contact", unless you have seen the film. this "Enterprise" episode will not make sense to you, unaware of what they have found buried underneath the snow, the team tries to preserve their new discovery, soon the Borg once thawed, regenerate themselves & assimulate the arctic team members, when contact is lost, Archer is ordered to intercept the stolen arctic freighter that the Borg are using to fly home, it is here that Archer comes in contact with the Borg as they try to access the ship's computers, Archer has them flushed out in the air-lock, as him & Reed plant explosives in the stolen freighter & barely escape with ther lives before it explodes killing the Borg, many didn't like this one, but it does help to explain how the Borg was able to find Earth in Picard's time, as T'Pol informs Archer that they sent a distress call to their homeworld in the Delta Quadrant that would take about 200 years to reach them thus setting up the NG episodes, it also helps to explain how Data & Dr. Crusher might have known how to cure Picard of his Borg infection as Dr.Pholx cures his in Archer's time, many complained that the Federation would have had a history report about Archer's encounter in Picard's time, who says they didn't??, & really, do we ever learn from history anyway, if we don't, then why would they, & let's face it, the Federation probably wouldn't tell Picard & Co. anyway because it would possibly alter their attempt to stop the Borg in "First Contact", which by the way they had not done yet in "Best of Both Worlds", so it is probably best for them not to know, seeing that they caused it in the first place, one would have to assume that the Federation didn't percieve it as a serious threat however, as they discovered, they were wrong, which brings me to NG's "Q-Who" where Q introduces Picard & Co. to the Borg, being the devious one that he is, it is fair to assume that Q would not reveal Archer's encounter anyway, which many have said he would have, their main complaint for "Enterprise's" Regeneration" episode, let's be real people, would Q ruin the element of surprise, I think not, which brings me to NG's "Best of Both Worlds" this was the best cliffhanger episode if there ever was one, where Picard & Co. are attacked by the Borg & Picard is abducted & assimulated into the collective, & Riker now has to decide whether to destroy Picard or save him, he attempts to destroy, but fails, then realizes he can rescue Picard & possibly retrieve vital information from Picard's mind to find their weakness & hopefully save him as well, this was a cool two-parter no doubt, the next one "I, Borg" is where they find a frozen Borg on a ice planet that was left behind & seems to be able to think consciously about himself & his surrondings, Picard, still reeling from his Borg experience orders him destroyed, but is swayed by members of the crew to reconsider, this one of course sets up the two-part episode "Descent" in which as a result of this Borg's(I, Borg) emotions has somehow instilled individual thinking among other Borg members, with Data's evil twin Lore leading them, "Voyager's Scorpion" episode introduces a new villian, & "Dark Frontier" introduces the sexy Seven Of Nine's Jeri Ryan, but the the two-part episode "EndGame" bring back Alice Krige as the Borg Queen from "First Contact" & is as good as NG's "Best of Both Worlds", again this is an awesome collection, but it still should have included "First Contact"!!
fan the collective September 14, 2008
Michael S. Maggied (arizona)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
great its like bush & mcain we are one party
borg voyager endgame & unimatrix 1 &2 the queen meetups
are great
one of the best
 Resistance is futile. September 8, 2008
William C. Allen (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX USA)
Borg fans will enjoy if not love this collection. Instead of going out and buying every season of Star Trek, for 100 or so dollars at Best Buy, etc, you can purchase this DVD set and get all of the major Borg episodes, such as "The Best of Both Worlds", where Picard becomes Locutus, "Regeneration" which was a thoughtful on the producers part for connection the Borg that went back in time to prevent First Contact are the same ones that send the location of Earth to set the stage for the first Borg ship to be in the Alpha Quadrant, and ends with "End Game" with the return of Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant after it's many dealing with the Borg.
Resistance is futile..prepare to assimilate this collection! June 18, 2008
Crosswire
I always found my favorite episodes in any Star trek series were the ones with the Borg, They were opponents dreamt up after the Ferengi induced more laughter than fear, and they were good villains to have around. My favorite episode was TNG, the Best of both worlds, and I feel it was movie material. Look at this 2 part cliffhanger compared to wimpy movie productions like Nemesis, and you will see what I mean...
About the product:
1. It comes in a cardboard slipcase, with nice graphics inside
2. A plastic DVD book, unlike the bad packaging that the Enterprise DVD set came in
3. Opens like a book, should last a while, with care
4. Not a very sturdy construction
5. 4 DVDs, with 16 episodes at 32$, so that is 2$ each.. but all of them are good episodes, the Enterprise DVD quality is better
It is something every Trek fan should have, if you don't have the episodes separately. Best of both worlds alone, makes the set worth it, though the Voyager episodes are also good, especially Scorpion and Unimatrix 0. I enjoyed Endgame, though it had a shaky plot and was not a fitting end to a 7 year saga.
Definitely worth it. Thinking over this buy is irrelevant,thinking is irrelevant. Prepare your credit card for assimilation!
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