Why Did Star Trek:TNG Bomb on Blu-ray?

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Maybe bomb is too strong a word, but TNG certainly didn't live up to expectations on blu-ray sales-wise. In fact, they were so weak that we can pretty much forget about ever seeing Voyager or DS9 on blu-ray.

Well really stinks. I am a completest and would love to have the entire Star Trek franchise on blu. Unfortunately, people didn't go crazy for TNG which I don't understand. TNG was one of the first series to be released back in dvd's early days and each season sold for around a whopping $100. Yet Trekkies forked over the money and it stayed at that price range for years.

When the news broke that TNG was coming to blu-ray, I was really excited. I loved the storylines, and seeing them remastered with updated effects was well worth revisiting the series. The price point was high, but not unreasonable.

Within a couple of years though, the price on those seasons quickly dropped. The last holdout seemed to be season 7 which finally dropped last year in price, and now I see today can be had for a mere $19.99 on Amazon. It's great for people who waited, but overall bad because we will most likely never see the other series on blu-ray. It took a ton of work and effort to remaster TNG and they would be nuts to do that again if the return isn't great.

So why didn't Trek fans buy these sets in droves? Has interest in Star Trek faded over the years? Maybe the lack of a new series and the quality of other shows drained the interest level.