AMERICAN GOTHIC due in October!

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7/19/05 at 8:06am

Linda Thompson
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Good news for AMERICAN GOTHIC fans (including myself):

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3719

As always...thanks for the great news, Gord!

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7/19/05 at 10:04am

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Excellent news ! One of my all time favorite series ! Oct.25th is a smart date as they can play off Halloween sales.

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7/19/05 at 10:10am

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Great news! I can't wait for this set... I never did get to see every episode!

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7/19/05 at 12:45pm

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YES! I can't wait to get this. Both Profit & American Gothic in one year, this is good karma.

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7/19/05 at 3:15pm

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finally
Hopefully may sell well enough to prompt a continuation in some form. Who knows!!

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7/19/05 at 5:45pm

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Thank the lord. One of my favorite shows of all time, even if it didn't last that long. I haven't watched an episode in years.

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7/19/05 at 8:58pm

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Looking forward to this, I downloaded some episodes started watching. Then my computer got infected so i had to reinstall. Oct 25 is looking expenisive for me American Gothic, and Point Pleasant fitting for this two to be out near Halloween, plus season 4 of Alias.

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7/19/05 at 9:28pm

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I am so excited!!! It seems there are very few releases that interest me these days, but this is one I have hoped for and now look forward to. Can't wait to see this show again.

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7/19/05 at 10:57pm

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Right the fuck on. [insert triumphant maniacal laugh here] Finally!!!
I've wanted this on DVD more than any other favorite live-action series, especially 'cause I thought that the longer they waited to release something the worse its chances would be. That it'd fade into obscurity, despite having what seems like a decent-sized cult fanbase. I think this was my first big love as far as live action dramas went. It premiered when I was 11, around the same time as The X-Files, but it was before later loves like La Femme Nikita, Buffy/Angel, Firefly, and the miracle of HBO. I've wanted to own this since I became aware of TV on DVD.

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7/20/05 at 5:29am

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Weren't some of the episodes cut for repeat broadcast, following complaints? I seem to recall something about this - either that or countries outside the US were offered "stronger", director-preferred versions of some episodes.

I wonder which versions will be included in this release...?

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7/20/05 at 7:34am

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Given the recent history of most TV on DVD, they'll probably be the edited, sanitized episodes.

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7/20/05 at 9:09am

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Given the recent history of most TV on DVD, they'll probably be the edited, sanitized episodes.

Given the fact that it's coming from Universal, I imagine at the very least we'll get zero bonus features + music replacement. My heart sank when I saw their name in the tvshowsondvd.com announcement, I'd forgotten it was their show.

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7/20/05 at 1:11pm

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Well anyway, I was just wishing for this show yesterday. Awesome news!

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7/21/05 at 4:38am

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If anyone has the time, what is the premise of the show and is it a good blind buy?

Thanks

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7/21/05 at 4:50am

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Well if Universal is releasing it, then I am going to not bother get the R1 version.

Chances are they will not only be those duel sided dvds, they probably will have playback problems as well.

I think I will wait for the R2 or R4 release.

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7/21/05 at 6:53am

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I think I will wait for the R2 or R4 release.

And when are those releases due?

Honestly, I'd rather have the edited versions than none at all. Of course, shame on Universal if they do go that route. Shame!

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7/21/05 at 7:16am

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If anyone has the time, what is the premise of the show and is it a good blind buy?

Doug...start here:

http://www.scifi.com/americangothic/

http://imdb.com/title/tt0111880/

http://www.tv.com/american-gothic/show/444/summary.html

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7/21/05 at 9:09am

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Thanks very much Linda

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7/21/05 at 1:05pm

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Doug, the show has a very eerie feel to it. Cole is chilling as Lucas, and the kid is really awesome.

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8/10/05 at 3:05pm

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Officially Announced!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3877

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9/9/05 at 4:06pm

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Sorry for missing this thread.
Thanks to our lame search feature I just added to an old thread in the TV Forum. Perhaps because I used lower case on my first search and that was what appeared I just posted in it without realizing that thread was already in the wrong forum
And, YES!
And I have pre-ordered....

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9/9/05 at 4:07pm

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Both Profit & American Gothic in one year, this is good karma.

What Jim said.

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10/19/05 at 11:47am

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So I seem to recall hearing something about how the eps were originally aired in wrong order ? Certainly production order and airing order wasn't the same -> epguides.com/AmericanGothic
It appears that dvd has eps in the order which they were aired, however, should I rather watch them according to production numbers ?

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10/19/05 at 11:57am

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Universal didn't put much effort into the correct presentation of Earth 2, slapping some of the episodes on the discs in whichever order they fell from the film vault shelves.

Definitely in case of Universal make sure you are watching the episodes in the correct order if the production order and the airdate order are different as they are in this case.

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10/19/05 at 5:17pm

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One more week and this is mine!

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10/23/05 at 7:17am

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Are there any reviews out there yet?
Are the episodes complete (both audio & video) and in the correct order?
Cheers!

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10/23/05 at 7:30am

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tvshowsondvd.com provides a review.

They are NOT in the correct order, and there seems to be a problem with the discs (flippers) meaning some freezing up during the episodes, etc. etc.

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10/23/05 at 8:23am

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Wow, Gord's review has let my excitement wane quite a bit. And I can't believe they have the episodes out of (intended) order. Very sloppy.

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10/23/05 at 10:20am

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I still want this but I'm curious to see if I wait if the studio will fix it and do a rerelease.

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10/23/05 at 12:30pm

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Wow, Gord's review has let my excitement wane quite a bit. And I can't believe they have the episodes out of (intended) order. Very sloppy.

I posted the toned-down review. I knew I was going to have to rewrite it when I started; I had a bit too much emotion in the first one.

People keep complaining that Universal hasn't relased ______ (insert their favorite show), but my God...if Universal owned one of my favorites then I'd hope to hell they didn't released it anytime soon. Maybe they'll have their act together in a year or two.

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