Thank you David! TVShowsOnDVD.com has the info on Season 1 Volume 1, scheduled to be released on August 9. Wow, He-Man and Thundercats on DVD this summer, feeling like a kid again.
Thats too bad. I'm not a big fan of the flipper discs. I'll guess we'll have to wait to get the exact configuration. Either way I'll still be getting this.
Yeah I agree about Silverhawks. I believe they even used most of the same voice artists. If Thundercats sell well we may see Silverhawks getting a similar release.
$64.92 does seem pretty high for this set. I did a little comparison and the only Warners cartoon set that is comparable price-wise is the Looney Toons set, which offer much better extra features. The Batman set is some twenty dollars less, though the Thunder-cats does have five more episodes, which is good.
It makes me wonder if there was some special problem with buying the rights or if Warner figured that this show had a more select and devoted audience which would pay more. I'll still buy it (at a discounted price!), as I dearly love this show.
^^Just curious David, does the quantity of actual discs v.s the quantity of actual content necessarily represent a difference in determining a set's SRP?
Was $64.92 the SRP reported in all pieces of info you had?
M*A*S*H for example goes for 39.98 SRP and is a 3 disc set (albeit not double-sided)
The only reason I ask is because $64.92 sounds WAY to high to me. I'll get regardless though.
Notice how the package looks thicker now and the description on top of the box has changed from "The first 33 episodes from the legendary TV series to "The Felines' first 33 episodes in a deluxe 6 disc set".
It also reads SEASON ONE, VOLUME ONE instead of just VOLUME ONE.
The specs still say 3 discs though (I'm hoping it's because it needs to be updated)
I've been having problems with flipper discs(ie. Magnum P.I)so I sincerely hope Thundercats is indeed six single discs.
CAN'T wait 'til August!
EDIT: I just checked Warner's web store and it also has the new cover but maintains it will still be 3 double sided DVDs. Aparently the set considers one flipper as "2 Discs"?
For the unusually high price they're charging for this set, six discs would indeed be expected instead of three double-sided ones. Still, the show is worth the cost!
Oh my, I've been a big fan of the ThunderCats since the 80s. I've already started building up my collection beginning with the old school Transformer DVD by Rhino.
From info I've gotten from other sites it seems this is 6-discs after all. There are 6-discs housed in three cases. I'm not sure yet whether that means overlapping disc hubs or something else.