More than 750 theaters across the U.S. will screen restored 4K presentations of classic Star Trek films paired with episodes of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES making their theatrical debut, from Sept. 4-8. Fans attending will also have the first opportunity to purchase limited-edition Star Trek “Enterprise” popcorn vessels and commemorative drink cups at participating theaters, while supplies last.

Friday, September 4: Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director's Edition + S02E03 "The Changeling"
Saturday, September 5: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Director's Cut) + S01E22 "Space Seed"
Sunday, September 6: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock + S02E01 "Amok Time"
Monday, September 7: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home + S01E28 "The City on the Edge of Forever"
Tuesday, September 8: Star Trek: The Genesis Trilogy (TWoK, TSFS, TVH)

AMC and Regal will also be selling popcorn buckets to commemorate the occasion:

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Can someone explain to me the pairing with seemingly random episodes? I'm not super familiar with the original series. Am I missing something?

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yeah, it’s anything but random. All the episodes chosen have elements and themes shared with the movie they’re paired with. In particular, Star Trek II is a sequel to Space Seed, the episode that introduces Khan.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Spoilers for films plus episodes

Star Trek: The Motion Picture + S02E03 "The Changeling", both have similar plots, an Earth space probe merges with an alien and causes problems.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan + S01E22 "Space Seed", the episode introduces "Khan Noonien Singh" who is ultimately defeated. The "wrath" of Khan is his revenge film. Basically the film is a sequel to the episode.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock + S02E01 "Amok Time", the episode largely deals with Spock and Vulcan customs, the film has similar themes. It's a weird pairing, but Amok Time is a famous episode. I suppose Kirk and Spock's friendship is also a big theme in both.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home + S01E28 "The City on the Edge of Forever", both plots deal with time travel.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yes, you are missing something, because you're not familiar with the original series. You can watch it, or go see the the movies with the episodes and understand.

I'm not not explaining to be a dick, watching the episodes before the movies would be cool. Consider yourself lucky to have this opportunity.