Weekly RoundUp 3-20-2007 (1 Viewer)

[EricSchulz]

I'm on the fence about Maude...loved it when it originally ran on CBS (although I wasn't crazy about Mrs. Naugatuck in the later seasons) and am a huge fan of Bea and Rue---just not sure how well it will hold up after all these years...

 

[Dave Scarpa]

I think rather Well, Alot of the issues discussed are still relevant today, and one thing Bea Arthur had in the rold was a grand sense of comedic timing and nothing takes that away. I'm looking forward to Maude this Week and Mary Hartman the next.

 

[RickER]

Just Wild, Wild, West S2 for me. Really been a light few weeks (months) for me. Just a TV show now and then.

 

[Patrick.C]

I received seasons 3 and 4 of Miami Vice last Tuesday (originally ordered from DDD when they had their brief "20PERCENT" sale last month). FWIW, there is a $3 off Season 4 coupon attached to the front of Season 3. I have no idea if Best Buy will honor it in combination with their 2 for $50 sale, though.

 

[Regulus]

The Sunday Best Buy Ad (Which is right in front of me) Shows Seasons 3 and 4 for $36.00 Each, but right next to it is the "2 for $50 when you buy ANY two seasons of Miami Vice! As I posted earlier I'll be at the Front Door when they open Tomorrow!

 

[Malcolm R]

I'm with Dave, I think it's still hilarious. I remember watching a bunch of episodes a year or two ago when they had marathons on TV Land and had stomach cramps from laughing so hard.

 

[Mike Frezon]

William: When I asked if it wasn't clear...I meant this item in my original post:


Something tells me we just weren't communicatin' too well on this point!

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Re: Maude. I was never a huge fan of the show...although Adrienne Barbeau was a very important figure for me during my adolescence!

But, watching some broadcasts of old All in the Family shows recently though had me thinking that the sitcom formula--when based on topical current events--doesn't seem to hold up as well for me. But I suppose it's a real YMMV situation based on your own personal preferences.

I'd say if once a fan, still a fan.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Geez, no Target exclusive bonus on the Blood Diamond 2-disc? What is the world coming to???

Perhaps I'll wait until the next DDD sale. . .

 

[Mike Frezon]

That's funny, Aaron. When I opened the Target ad and saw the Blood Diamond and Eragon SEs featured prominently, I thought for SURE I was looking at two new Target "Deluxe editions" of those titles. Wasn't to be, however.

I wonder if they were maybe trying to give the impression they had something different to offer with those two titles?

Me? Paranoid? Just because everyone is out to get me?

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Just realized that I might have given the wrong impression -- I am not a fan of retailer bonuses! (But I can be a real hypocrite when they do that with something I want -- and it's usually Target that does so.)

 

[ScottJH]

Mike,

From the photo of Rocky Balboa, the other boxer's last name is Tarver not Carver.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Thanks, Scott!

Mike scurries off to fix the OP...

 

[pitchman]

What's even more frustrating is that most of these second discs are incredibly weak in terms of content. Practically gone is the day of the fully "tricked out" 2-disc special edition. I now think long and hard (and always read reviews first) before shelling out an additional $6 to $10 for a 2-disc set. I just can't cost justify the extra $$ for a measly 30 minutes or less of additional content, most of which I will never watch more than once or twice.

That said, give me a thoughtful, carefully crafted 2-disc set like, say, Forbidden Planet, and I'm in!

 

[SteveVM]

Just got back from Target.
Only South Park Season 8 was on sale.
They had all 9 seasons available.

Thought it was interesting, I went to Circuit City first to price match.
The only season they didn't have was Season 8

 

[Patrick.C]

Re: the $3 off season 4 of Miami Vice coupon attached to the front of season 3 - it technically won't work at BB with their 2 for $50 deal, but YMMV -

I tried it today. The coupon registered as $0.00. The girl checking me out said "It must not work with the sale" to which I replied - "It should - its a manufacturers coupon - you get reimbursed on it". She then tried it a second time and it still came up $0.00. So she completed the sale (complete with the big sale screen that comes up which she has to confirm to get the 2 for $50 price) and the total was exactly $53.00. ($50 plus $3 tax). At that point she entered a generic "manufacturers coupon" somehow and put the amount at $3 which was deducted. So my set came out at exactly $50.

There really isn't any reason why it shouldn't work - the 2 for $50 is Best Buy's own sale price. Universal is kicking in the $3.

 

[EricTB]

Fry's ad (in Houston) has what looks like the Eragon 2 Disc for 14.99 or 14.88.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Found Rocky Balboa for $15.87 at my local Wal-Mart.

And they also had on a clearance shelf about 3 dozen copies of the Eagles: Melbourne Farewell Tour 2-disc set (with a "three new song" Wal-Mart bonus disc) for just $5! I think I paid a bit more for that 2-disc set (even though it was used). Great DTS track.

 

[TravisR]

I found the new Masters Of Horror disc at Target for $9.99 which is about $3 cheaper than most stores. Also it has the uncensored cover (which is so tame that a 100 year old lady probably wouldn't be bothered by it) as opposed to the clean version that the Best Buy in my area was carrying.

 

[josh4040]

Is it just me or are the dvd covers for Rocky Balboa and Blood Diamond just hideous.

 

[ChrisBEA]

They are both better than the Children of Men cover!!! yuck!