By David Wharton | 8 years ago

When Paramount and CBS Home Entertainment first announced they would be bringing Star Trek: The Next Generation to Blu-ray, it was inevitable that they’ve eventually get around to bringing all seven seasons to the high-def format. It wasn’t clear what sort of release schedule they’d be keeping up, however. Now it seems that we may run through the entire series faster than expected, because it’s just been announced that season two will hit shelves on December 4th.

Just as they did with season one, CBS and Paramount will be returning to the original film negatives for the restoration, ensuring that Next Gen will look better than ever before. It’s kind of bizarre for me to think about revisiting a show from the ’80s in 1080p, but there’s no arguing with the results from the first-season Blu-ray set. When you add in the fact that they’re also redoing the visual effects rather than just trying to upconvert them, you’ve got a must-buy for any devout Trekker. As with the first set, the restoration is being overseen by Trek veterans Denise and Michael Okuda.

Continuing the pattern set by the first Next Gen set and the Blu-ray releases of The Original Series, the bonus features include everything up to and including the kitchen sink, or the 24th century equivalent thereof.

Promos

Gag Reel

Featurette: Archival Mission Log: Departmental Briefing Year 2: Production (SD)

Audio Commentary with Dan Curry, Don Berman and Mike Okuda

Audio Commentary with Melinda Snodgrass and Robert Scheerer

Featurette: Reunification: 25 Years After The Next Generation(HD)

The Measure of a Man (HD Extended Version)

The Measure of a Man (Hybrid Extended Version)

Featurette: Archival Mission Log: Inside Starfleet Archives: Penny Juday – Star Trek Coordinator (SD)

Featurette: Making It So: Continuing The Next Generation (HD)

Archival Mission Log: Selected Crew Analysis Year 2 (SD)

Archival Mission Log: Mission Overview Year 2 (SD)

Archival Mission Log: Departmental Analysis Year 2: Memorable Missions (SD)

You can already pre-order Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Two via Amazon for $90.99. You can also check out our review of the first season right here.