'Star Trek' DVD and Blu-Ray finally announced - and lovely deleted scenes with it

As a DVD freak, one of my favourite special features are the deleted scenes.  It is also one of my biggest pet peeves with the major studios who, quite often and with some strategy to hold back for an 'even more special/ultimate' edition or an extended cut, decide not to include them on the initial DVD/Blu-Ray release.

Cases in point would be the alternate ending to 'Quantum of Solace', the Krypton spaceship opening from 'Superman Returns', the tons of deleted scenes from Lord of the Rings that didn't even make it into the extended versions but we know exist, THE DELETED SCENES FROM THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOOOOOOOOOOGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahem, the list goes on and on.  Anyway, another film which might have fallen pray to that ugly tradition is 'Star Trek' (ie. the only summer blockbuster I actually care about purchasing on DVD so far).  We loved the film.  We analysed the trailers frame by frame in high definition quicktime to catch sight of any deleted material.  We read the novelization.  We read the online articles about what was cut and hoped we get to see them soon.

Well the good folks at comingsoon.net have been provided the full specs for the DVD and Blu-Ray release of 'Star Trek' coming, at least to US shores on November 17 (waaaaaaaaaaah, why so long, waaaaaaaaah) and Paramount haven't let us down.  From the look of things, we're getting all the deleted scenes from the film.  No double dipping, no extended cut (it doesn't need one I think we would all agree).  Included in both the two disc DVD edition and Blu-Ray edition will be:- 

Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
o Spock Birth
o Klingons Take Over Narada
o Young Kirk, Johnny and Uncle Frank
o Amanda and Sarek Argue After Spock Fights
o Prison Interrogation and Breakout
o Sarek Gets Amanda
o Dorm Room and Kobayashi Maru (original version)
o Kirk Apologizes to the Green Girl
o Sarek Sees Spock

The titles of the deleted scenes may not be very snazzy but they certainly tell you what to expect.  I want to see those Klingon bastards, find out what Nero was doing for all that time he was waiting for Spock and more Winona Ryder.

You can see the full DVD/Blu-Ray release specs over at http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57226

And yes, that's a real custom made Star Trek home theatre at the top and don't tell me you don't want one.