the problem with Disney Treasures: Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (2 Viewers)

[Ruz-El]

You should see him on the Classic Horror Film Board. He started a poll for Worst James Bond Film, each option of which was Casino Royale

Priceless

 

[rich_d]

You should see him on the Classic Horror Film Board. He started a poll for Worst James Bond Film, each option of which was Casino Royale

Totally uncalled for that. Who could hate a film with Joanna Pettet, Ursula Andress, Barbara Bouchet, Jacqueline Bisset and some swingin' Bacharach / David songs. Yeah baby yeah!

 

[James 'Tiger' Lee]

Priceless

Oh well, at least he's funnier than Eric Huffsutler

 

[Richard--W]

You should see him on the Classic Horror Film Board. He started a poll for Worst James Bond Film, each option of which was Casino Royale

Yeah, and some people voted because they got the joke. I'll remember from now on that you have no sense of humor.

 

[Ruz-El]

Yeah, and some people voted because they got the joke. I'll remember from now on that you have no sense of humor.

Hmmm... do you make it a habit of telling them to "go climb your thumb" when they disagree with you about Casino Royale? Maybe that was the problem....
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/3313262-post42.html
As I said, the behavior found in the thread is nothing new to Richard...

 

[James 'Tiger' Lee]

Its seems he's one of those "me me me" people intolerant that an alternative viewpoint exists

 

[Richard--W]

This thread was intended to be the same as any other thread in which the availability and scarcity of a DVD is discussed. There are many similar threads on Home Theater Forum, and some of them have heated debates and contested points of view, but always the focus is on the subject at hand, not personal attacks. This thread started out well, but it has been spun into a personal vendetta by a vindictive group of buddies named Russell G, James_V, and Travis R.

and others, but I'm pleased to buy Dr. Syn now.

You guys have been baiting and sniping my posts on HTF for a long time, and I want you stop it. I know you're having way too much fun trying to provoke a quarrel to stop, but I want you to stop anyway. If you object to the initiating post that strongly or if you take such a fanatical dislike to me personally you don't have to participate in the thread at all. Let the people who want to discuss Dr Syn do so.

 

[Joe Lugoff]

Let's calm down and remember what the Bible says: Let he who is without Syn among us cast the first stone.

 

[Ruz-El]

Quote:

...was in regards to how unreasonable your initial point was (Basically "I missed a limited edition in the stores, and it's disneys fault!") Despite it being shown that it was A: available for Pre-Order, B: available in store, C: seen by other members in stores weeks after release who could of helped you. All this info was taken by you as "IT DOESN'T HELP ME!! DISNEY IS AT FAULT HERE! I'M A LOYAL CUSTOMER!" Completely unreasonable in light of the evidence! And it doesn't matter that it's YOU Richard, I'd of called anyone else on it too.
Frankly, I doubt Disney knew how popular this would be. You can still find "DAVEY CROCKETT" kicking around the shelves, and that was a cultural phenom unmatched by few TV shows in the history of TV. "SWAMP FOX" and "SPIN & MARTY" are still found all over the place, and no one I know has ever heard of Dr. Syn. I'm sure Disney is feeling like they were caught with their pants down since they could of sold a lot more of these. It's a shame that some might miss Dr. Syn, but as I said from day one... it happens. But I don't think that's good enough reasoning for you is it Richard, since you do take any difference of opinion as a personal attack... why is that? (Not actually looking for an answer, this is something you may want to ask yourself, for if your representing yourself here as you do away from the computer, you must have a lot of issues socially....)
I have nothing else to say on the matter. I got my copy of Dr. Syn. One day I'll get around to watching it.

 

[Richard--W]

As far as picking on you, you represent yourself as you have in public, you open yourself to being criticized ............. for you is it Richard, since you do take any difference of opinion as a personal attack... why is that? (Not actually looking for an answer, this is something you may want to ask yourself, for if your representing yourself here as you do away from the computer, you must have a lot of issues socially....)

This is what Orson Welles called dollar-book Freud. Absolute rubbish. I would like to use stronger words. You have a lot of nerve to say those things. You are one sick and twisted individual. Don't you have anything else to think about in your life, or does your entire life revolve around my post on Casino Royale on the internet?

 

[TravisR]

This thread started out well, but it has been spun into a personal vendetta by a vindictive group of buddies named Russell G, James_V, and Travis R.

I was happy when I read that you got a copy of Dr. Syn so I don't have a personal vendetta against you but if you want to think that, feel free.
And for what it's worth, I do find it funny to set up a poll for the Worst Bond and make Casino Royale the only choice (even if I don't agree with that).

 

[Joe Lugoff]

Why is it taking so long for this thread to be locked?

 

[Pete York]

Okay, I'll throw it out there: if anyone sees a copy of this, as it appears to be simply a rumor in the New York area since the day it was released, and is willing to go through the time and energy to set up some kind of transaction with me, PM's are welcome and appreciated.

 

[BillyFeldman]

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I saw the suggestions about where to find this title and followed through by going to all the same stores. I guess you're just pretending I didn't post this reply:
Can I help it if the stores didn't have it? Is it forbidden to report a negative result? And aren't you mis-characterizing an innocuous tone as griping? Or do you really mean gripping? If you find my posts gripping, is that a compliment? The voice you hear in your head when you read my posts, or when you pretend not to read them, doesn't come from me.
Speaking from experience? You may not be able to spell either word, but you're the expert on unreasonable and intolerant. I don't know what kind of voice you hear in your head, but stop projecting it onto my posts. Go obsess over somebody else.
You lose all credibility with a personal attack like that. My views are shared by a great many people, and if you don't understand where we're coming from, maybe you have some learning to do.
Here we go again. I reiterate the first paragraph in post 46:
There is no BJ's, FYE, or HMVD where I am, so I couldn't shop at those places. As an aside, I will add that the helpful clerk at Costco looked up Dr. Syn in the computer and told me that individual titles can't be identified because all the Walt Disney Treasures share the same lot number, and they are identified as one lot. There is no predicting when they will come in or which ones will come in. This is not griping, it is simply reporting a fact.
A question phrased as a put-down is not worth answering, and besides, it was already answered. However, for the benefit of those not drawn into this vendetta of yours, I will say again the whole point of joining Disney's Movie Club is to buy limited edition DVD's from Disney with the attendant quality control and guarantees. If supplies run out elsewhere, members have plenty of time to buy the limited editions. I've never had any difficulty ordering from Disney until now. This is the first time members in good standing have been abruptly cut off from a limited edition title, as someone pointed out near the start of this thread.
No your buddy Jason is rude. I reject the notion that my initial post about the unavailability Dr. Syn is somehow any less valid than a hundred similar threads on HTF.
I didn't have time to post here for a few days although I would have if I could. That last remark was uncalled for. As for "it seems to be quite a few places" I reiterate:
Again,
This was supposed to be a discussion, not a place for complaining. As for looking, I reiterate:
Okay Billy Feldman, let me respond to your last question:
I tried to buy from Disney first and in plenty of time, and I would have bought the DVD at the stores if they'd had it. Is this point lost on you completely? Did you bother to read this post below yours':
You guys have been baiting and sniping my posts on HTF for a long time, and I want you stop it. I know you're having way too much fun trying to provoke a quarrel to stop, but I want you to stop anyway. If you object to the initiating post that strongly or if you take such a fanatical dislike to me personally you don't have to participate in the thread at all. Let the people who want to discuss Dr Syn do so.

Sorry, I was not sniping and a simple look at my posts will show that. I certainly was amused and am still amused that you think you were not complaining when that's all you were doing. You were listing Disney phone numbers and ranting is what you were doing, and all out of proportion, IMO. I didn't call you a name, I merely kept asking if you'd actually found the disc anywhere. I saw the post where you said you'd been to all those stores, but I also saw all the other posts that mentioned specific stores that did have the DVD but that apparently you had no desire to call and do business with. In fact, I still don't see the post where you actually say you purchased the disc at amazon - did you? And if you did, then you should be happy and thankful.
If you post then people have every right to respond. You are as much a name caller as anyone you accuse - in fact, your responses to me are obnoxious and uncalled for.

 

[Mark B]

Amazon is once again listing this as out of stock. I predict I'll get a notice in the next few days that they will not be shipping my order. We'll see. I was a fool not to pre-order this one.

 

[BillyFeldman]

I'm going to a local Costco this morning - I'll see if they have any, although one suspects that eBay speculators everywhere are scouring every store and buying up what's there.

 

[Richard--W]

Amazon is once again listing this as out of stock. I predict I'll get a notice in the next few days that they will not be shipping my order. We'll see. I was a fool not to pre-order this one.

I wouldn't be surprised if amazon is unable to deliver, but you never know. If they don't ship on Monday as promised they'll email us. I'll keep watching both Dr. Syn links just in case.

 

[JeffMc]

links just in case.

I think anyone who successfully ordered it when Amazon had it back in-stock yesterday will get their copy. Amazon is usually quite good about inventory in situations like this. I've purchased quite a few OOP discs from them when they suddenly received some more stock for a brief moment - and I always received the items. The times you need to worry about Amazon is when it says "Usually ships in 2-4 weeks" or something similar on the actual item page. That's basically the same as "We don't have it in stock and have no clue when or if we will ever get it in again."
I hope everybody gets their copy - let us know how it turns out.

 

[Rodney]

Well, I ordered it from Deep Discount, but never received it. When I called them, they said they shipped it on November 22. Now they no longer have it available to replace my order! Argghhhh. If anyone has ideas on where to get this, please let us know.

 

[Ruz-El]

I'll have a look at the place in Edmonton tonight to see if they still have copies. I'll gladly ship them out to whoever wants them provided your willing to pay for the postage as well. They were about $35 CDN I think, not including postage (which I would work out by going to the post office and seeing how much it would cost.)
I'll update the thread tonight when I'm back home.