This contest had ended! We’ve got three pairs of passes to see Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds on the big screen on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 PM at the Ann Arbor 20 with IMAX and we want you to have them! Check below for details on how to enter the contest and for links to the official site for the event!
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Fathom Events and CBS Home Entertainment are coming together again to celebrate Season 3 of the iconic series Star Trek: The Next Generation with a special one night big screen event. For the first time ever, the episode “The Best of Both Worlds” will be shown bigger and better than ever as a full-length presentation on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 PM (EST) in select cinemas nationwide. But keep in mind that this is a one-night only event!
This not to be missed movie theater event will feature one of the most memorable moments in TV history and exclusive clips about the making of “The Best of Both Worlds” and Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3.
Set in the 24th century, Star Trek: The Next Generation was created by Gene Roddenberry over 20 years after the original Star Trek series. The Next Generation became the longest running series of the Star Trek franchise, consisting of 178 episodes over 7 seasons. Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds is the first opportunity to see “The Best of Both Worlds,” one of the greatest TV episodes of all time, as a gloriously remastered full-length feature in select movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 PM (EST).
EVENT DETAILS
WHAT: Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds
WHEN: Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 PM – Only One Night!
WHERE: The Ann Arbor 20 with IMAX
HOW TO ENTER
- Read this blog post (be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter to hear about upcoming contests).
- Then, come back here and post a comment in the section below telling us about your favorite Star Trek episode. It can be in any incarnation (classic, Next Generation, Voyager, the movies, whatever). Comment as often as you like, but remember, only one entry will be eligible for the contest).
- Do all this before midnight on Sunday, April 21st.
We’ll select the winners from the list of all entrants.
RULES AND CONSIDERATIONS
- Valid entries must be received before midnight on Monday, April 21st.
- Make sure your comment is linked to an ID with a valid email address (note: Facebook IDs don’t always work unless you’re preregistered with a comment service like Disqus – which you can do below) so we can reach you if you win.
- Prizes are provided by Allied-THA.
- No purchase necessary to enter.
- You must be 18 years or older to enter.
- Winners are responsible for getting themselves to the theater on the day of the screening (check the link to the left to purchase additional tickets).
- Winners agree to abide by further rules and restrictions prescribed by the studio and its publicity agents.
- Winners will be selected by a method of CinemaNerdz’s devising. All judgments are final.
- No complaining if you didn’t win.
Check out
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
in theaters for one night only on April 25th, 2013!
Ben Solis
My favorite episode from Star Trek, the original series is “The Menagerie.” Because of the history, I’ve always had a soft spot for this episode. It is the only episode you really get a glimpse at past Federation operations before those that were presented by this groundbreaking series. As many of you know, the flashback contents of “Menagerie” were all part of the original pilot given to NBC for their approval.
Without it, the show wasn’t going to happen. They ultimately said no to the pilot, citing that it was too cerebral and not sexy enough — which was remedied by the introduction of the now-famous “Orion slave girl.” They did like the concept, however, and were told to take another crack at it.
The second pilot was the third episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” which was much more action oriented with the inclusion of Gary Mitchell going ape shit crazy with his new powers. That sold things off, even though it wasn’t used as the originally aired pilot, which was “The Man Trap.”
The episode has some creepy undertones to it as well, outside of plot and the strange, almost noir feel, the episode has. Jeffery Hunter wasn’t available to replay Pike in the episode because of conflicts, so the Pike they used for the new shots was disfigured from exposure to Delta waves. His appearance resembles a burn victim. Chillingly, three years later Hunter was injured in an on-set explosion and later died from complications. What an omen.
Overall, the episode is just a fantastic piece of sci-fi and a great piece of ST history. You get to see Spock in his early days of service and a captain who is the furthest thing from Kirk. The plot is both a whodunit crime story as much as it is a tale of abduction on a strange planet.
I also believe the Menagerie was the first episode I saw of TOS, which is quite a way to get introduced to the whole thing.
Mike Tyrkus
Excellent choice Ben, and great write-up as well! And congratulations, you’ve won a pair of tickets for the screening. Please use the Contact Us form at the top of the page (or just below and to the left) to send us a mailing address so we can send your tickets out immediately.
Adam
Star Trek rules. I saw star trek 4 and the I loved how they hunted for humpback whales. seeing them in our century was awesome! It was my favorite!