I remember seeing somewhere the the official Star Trek: Complete Season 3 DVD has both the B&W/Color Hybrid and the full color version. Does it have both versions or is the DVD the same as the Blu-Ray?
There are multiple versions
- 35mm full color version - unreleased
- 16mm black and white version - unreleased, bootlegged - this is the version I am talking about
- The Menagerie 2 part story with original effects
- The Menagerie with CGI effects
- 1986 hybrid black and white / full color version - NOT the version I was talking about, released on VHS, LD, DVD and Blu-ray
- 1988 full color version with slowed down scenes replacing missing shots - released as part of “The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next” special aired between TNG S1 and TNG S2
- 2001 DVD version - full color, but shorter than 1988 version
- 2009 Blu-ray version with original effects - shorter than DVD version, different order of some shots
- 2009 Blu-ray version with CGI effects - same cut but new effects
- “SkyShowtime” version - same cut as the 2009 versions, but the CGI effects are in 16:9, and the live action parts are in 4:3, not sure when it was created, but it’s on SkyShowtime
Both the DVDs and the Blu-ray sets have the 1986 hybrid black and white / full color version, and both are in 480p. I have the 16mm black and white version, and I’m searching for somebody who knows how to colorize the shots which are not included in the 2009 versions.