Editing Datalore (section)

==Home media and theatrical release==

The episode was released as part of the season one [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] set on July&nbsp;24, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shaffer|first=RL|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Beams to Blu-ray|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/30/star-trek-the-next-generation-beams-to-blu-ray|access-date=January 26, 2022|newspaper=IGN|date=April 30, 2012}}</ref> In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and promote the release of the first season on Blu-ray, the episodes "Datalore" and "[[Where No One Has Gone Before]]" received a theatrical release in the United States on July 23, 2012,<ref>{{cite news |date=June 19, 2012 |author=Geoff Boucher |title='Star Trek: TNG': Jonathan Frakes light years past 'Farpoint' |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/star-trek-tng-jonathan-frakes-light-years-past-farpoint/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323045529/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/star-trek-tng-jonathan-frakes-light-years-past-farpoint/ |archive-date=2013-03-23 |access-date=April 1, 2021 }}</ref> in nearly 500 cinemas. "Datalore" was chosen by ''Star Trek'' experts [[Michael Okuda|Mike]] and [[Denise Okuda]] because of the fan favourite status of Brent Spiner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Trek TNG 25th Anniversary Movie Event... TONIGHT! |url=https://www.startrek.com/article/tng-25th-anniversary-movie-event-tonight |website=StarTrek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725214901/https://www.startrek.com/article/tng-25th-anniversary-movie-event-tonight |archive-date=2012-07-25 |date=July 23, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event to Head to Cinemas|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-292635037.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610191813/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-292635037.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=April 9, 2013|newspaper=Entertainment Close-up|date=June 11, 2012 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Episodes from "Encounter at Farpoint" to "Datalore" were released in Japan on [[LaserDisc]] on June 10, 1995, as part of ''First Season Part.1''. This included half the first-season episodes  with a total runtime of 638 minutes on 12-inch optical video discs.<ref name="laserdisc">{{Cite web|title=LaserDisc Database - Star Trek Next Generation: Log. 1: First Season Part.1 [PILF-2005]|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00117/PILF-2005/Star-Trek-Next-Generation:-Log.-1:-First-Season-Part.1|access-date=2021-02-18|website=LDDB}}</ref>