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Radioman970
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Re: What's next for BCI?
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I honestly have no idea. Navarre still has the capabilities to manufacture as all the artwork files are with their respective printers, and discs can still be replicated. But I don't know if that means anything will happen.
I could guess, but really anything I say about BCI from 12/17/08 and on would just be pure speculation.
My advice would be if there are any BCI DVDs that you really want, I'd buy them now. If there are titles you are on the fence about, you could wait and see what happens.
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Thanks for the advice. I plan to do some heavy research this weekend and figure out what I want to pick up quickly. They have a ton of stuff I've thought about ordering.
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Thanks for the advice. I plan to do some heavy research this weekend and figure out what I want to pick up quickly. They have a ton of stuff I've thought about ordering.
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remember that the Filmation Sci-fi boxset has Ark II, Jason of Star Command and Space Academy for about the price of one of their season sets. ($24.29 at DD)
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David,
Just wanted to add my "thanks" for your honest, forthright and (very) informative posts at HTF during your time here, and to add a voice with Gary, Bob, Rick, Steve, and all the gang here for our best wishes to you and yours during the Holiday season and the days ahead for you. Godspeed your journey to your next stop along the road. We all know here that it won't be long before another employer will be fortunate to add your name to their payroll.
Glad to see and hear that you plan on sticking around here
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Re: What's next for BCI?
Having worked for Tower Records during their last 5 years in business, I've been afraid of the effect their demise is having on the smaller companies as Tower was one of the biggest retailers to carry that stuff. Luckily Fry's has about as good a selection, and much better prices! Some of BCI's stuff has been hit-or-miss (I was REALLY mad about the forced-subtitled 'bug' on the New Zoo Revue discs!) , but the stuff put out in the last year has been great and definitely not a good thing to have them go. I don't know any sales figures, but I hope at least SOME titles sold well enough for Navarre to keep doing similar ones. I bought all 3 Drive-in movie sets today just in case, and will buy the 4th one when it comes out just to show there's demand for it.
The current economic situation just plain sucks- I was unemployed and worked a few temporary jobs the year after Tower went under, I've finally gotten a full-time job again though it's entirely unrelated to my areas of interest. My DVD buying has still been cut back since I'm saving up for a new TV and Blu-Ray player, but I'll still buy stuff in danger of becoming unavailable later. Hopefully everything will straighten out eventually.
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Spent all morning researching the ones I don't have and picked up the following:
Ghostbusters live action series 1975
Lone Ranger/Zorro V 1
Lone Ranger/Zorro V 2
Bravestarr S 1 Vol 1
Bravestarr S 1 Vol 2
Legend of Bravestarr the Movie
Groovie Goolies
Blackstar
Flash Gordon
total about $130
Very exciting! So many of these are vaguely familiar. I know it's going to be great to watch them. Bravestarr looks so darn good! It's a real shame Tarzan didn't get released with Lone Ranger and Zorro. That one is real popular with non-official places and that sucks!
I watched a bit of He-man on youtube and decided to wait on it. I was never a fan...liked Thundarr and Dungeons & Dragons waay better. But I'll most likely grab all the He-Man releases at the last minute.
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remember that the Filmation Sci-fi boxset has Ark II, Jason of Star Command and Space Academy for about the price of one of their season sets. ($24.29 at DD)
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I bought all those separate earlier this year. Glad to see they put them out in a set like that. If I didn't already have them I'd be all over that.
Ark II has that nifty printing on the inside of the sleeve. Almost worth getting the single series release just for that.
BCI deserves a big pat on the back for bringing this stuff back. ARK II, along with Twilight Zone, Brady Bunch, Andy Griffith and Kids in the Hall, was my favorite TV purchase this year. I haven't gotten to Jason of STar Command, but it was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I used to get it mixed up with Space Academy. Pretty funny, me sitting there wondering where the heck Jason was.
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It would be great if BCI could get their hands on The Gobots. Considered by most people of my age as the poor man's Transformers, but I used to really enjoy this cartoon. It ran 60+ episodes, and it would be great to get the complete series with the fantastic care, and quality that BCI is known for.
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You need to see the memo - BCI is no more.
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He posted that 14 months ago...
And he's posted numerous times in here since the BCI news came out. Pretty sure he's seen "the memo".
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There must have been a strange glitch cause that Gobots request was the last posting and it said it had been posted today.
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Went ahead and picked up the Bravestarr sets that I'd been postponing, and I got the Filmation box set of ArkII/Jason of Star Command/Space Academy. Also picked up Hero High and the box set of Space Sentinels/Freedom Force. Already had a lot of their sets, including all the He-Man releases, Dungeons and Dragons and Blackstar. It's a damn shame that this wonderful company was shut down. They sure put out alot of shows that I loved as a kid and I was always looking forward to see what they would get out to us next. Even though I believe Warner holds the rights, I was hoping that BCI would get their hands on Shazam and Thundarr and release them. Like I said, a damn shame. BCI, you will really be missed.
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.... I was hoping that BCI would get their hands on Shazam and Thundarr and release them. Like I said, a damn shame. BCI, you will really be missed.
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Same here. Shazam would be shaz-tastic!
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Darn. I'll probably buy it anyway. Unless a company like Shout! decides to take over this kind of stuff.
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Still mourning my girls.
Not common knowledge to me, Kevin. How bad is it? And, what does it look like? Soft? Or jagged edges? Ugh.