Travesty on Alias Season 2

Ray_Gootz · 12-03-2003, 02:43 PM

Well this morning I sat down to watch Alias seson 2. To my suprise disc one had forced trailers. So I happily watched the trailer for POC:COTBP and the horse movie with Arogwyn which looks like the kick-ass movie of next summer and then without warning was a commercial for Alias that revealed to my stunned horror EVERY PLOT TWIST OF SEASON 2 IN 10 SECONDS. Plese everyone us all your might to go right to the menu if you are watching this box set blind. I cannot belive Disney would be stupid enough to throw this on disc one and make it a forced feature. I am so pissed, the epsidoes have lost so much of their punch.

Paul_Scott · 12-03-2003, 02:49 PM

WOW-
thanks for the heads up Ray!

Ray_Gootz · 12-03-2003, 02:54 PM

One more thing-

The trailer for Hidalgo is BAD-ASS. watch that once your done with the set.

Nick Graham · 12-03-2003, 02:57 PM

Holy crap....I'm not one to gripe about forced trailers, but this is the exception. Kind of a buzzkiller if you're popping it in for the first time.

Robert Ringwald · 12-03-2003, 05:25 PM

I swear, some people have to be so stupid. It's just as bad as motion menu's that give stuff away. What if you're buying it blind!?

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Ruslan · 12-03-2003, 05:31 PM

That is unbelievable, an absolute disgrace. These studios are treating us all like absolute idiots giving things away in trailers in the cinemas, and now on DVDs!

I thought Australian TV was bad enough, showing trailers for the next week's episodes showing exactly what will happen

Spoiler:

What is wrong with these people? Don't they realise WE ARE GOING TO WATCH IT ANYWAY! Too many stuck-up marketing people trying too hard to justify their existance.

GlennH · 12-03-2003, 05:32 PM

How "forced" are the forced trailers?

Can you use the "Menu" or "Skip" buttons (as with past Disney animation DVDs, for example) or is only "FF" active, such as with Universal's Hulk DVD?

This is a pain, since I will not watch every episode of Disc 1 in one sitting, usually just one at a time.

Jack Shappa · 12-03-2003, 05:34 PM

Ever read the back of the box to "The Matrix" DVD? It states right there in plain english exactly what the Matrix is. This was one of the big surprises of watching the movie. If you're one of the few who had never seen it I think you'd be rightfully pissed.

- Cryo

Colin Jacobson · 12-03-2003, 05:55 PM

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How "forced" are the forced trailers?

If they're the same as on other Disney DVDs, they're not "forced". That term gets thrown around way too easily. "Forced" is something you CANNOT skip and get stuck with no matter what. Unless they changed it back for Alias, you can EASILY skip the ads at the start of all Disney DVDs since the early days of their DVD-opening trailers.

That was almost four years ago. Disney learned their lesson, and one can easily avoid these ads if desired. They're NOT forced!

Matthew_Millheiser · 12-03-2003, 08:16 PM

Good Lord, I thought you may have been exaggerating. Then I saw the trailer itself. GOOD SWEET CHRIST!! They gave away everything. If I hadn't already seen Season 2, I would have gone absolutely bugfuck berserk.

This is really, really unforgivable.

If you are new to the series, HIT THAT MENU BUTTON IMMEDIATELY.