On September 9th, Paramount Home Entertainment released STAR TREK: THE COMPENDIUM on Blu-ray, something no TREK fan should be without. Director J.J. Abrams’ global sensations STAR TREK and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS set a course for the ultimate home entertainment package in STAR TREK: THE COMPENDIUM from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The set includes four Blu-ray Discs with both films in sparkling high definition and the IMAX version of STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, Digital HD copies of both films, plus previously released bonus material, including the STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS director’s commentary. STAR TREK: THE COMPENDIUM also boasts never-before-released footage from Star Trek Into Darkness including a gag reel and new behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Bigfanboy.com has partnered with Paramount to host a contest where we’re giving away a set to one lucky fan. Just send us an e-mail and tell us what Star Trek means to you and why. Make it good, no one-sentence answers please. We want this to go to a deserving winner. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Make sure to include your shipping address with your e-mail. Contest ends on September 20, 2014. One entry per household – all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in a good luck!
The STAR TREK Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DolbyTrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The four-disc set includes access to a Digital HD copy of each film, as well as the following:
Star Trek
Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof and Roberto Orci
10 Featurettes, including 20 Branching Pods – An extensive exploration into the production of “Star Trek”
9 Deleted Scenes featuring Optional Commentary
Starfleet Vessel Simulator
Gag Reel
4 Trailers
Star Trek Into Darkness
Enhanced Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Michael Giacchino and others
20 Featurettes – A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Star Trek Into Darkness”
“All New!” Fitting the Future – A look at the film’s out-of-this-world costumes
“All New!” Property of Starfleet – Souring and tracking the film’s myriad props
“All New!” Gag Reel
7 Deleted Scenes
3 Theatrical Trailers
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
