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02-11-2005, 04:17 PM
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I just received Angel: Season 5 in the mail about two hours ago. I immediately popped disc 1 into the DVD player. For my fellow Whedonverse fans out there, here are my quick observations.
1. The menu design is slick. It's a series of images of Wolfram & Hart hallways with dark, foreboding music that finally features a single character standing in the hall as the main theme kicks in. Not unlike Firefly, actually.
2. Picture quality is sharp, if a little too much so. I noticed some light edge enhancement here and there, and my TV is only a 30" widescreen. So those with the big expensive set-ups might be annoyed. That said, judging from a single episode, it's the best the show has looked on DVD, and is miles ahead of Buffy's final season.
3. The set features a solid Dolby 2.0 track, that sounded a little more aggressive to me than previous seasons.
And finally, the Region 1 set has previouslies. After Conviction, I sped ahead to Just Rewards, and was completely stunned to hear David Boreanaz say "Previously on Angel..." I guess because of the near simultaneous U.S./U.K. release, there wasn't time to hack them off.
Anyway, back to the set. After Just Rewards, I'm going to head back to Conviction and listen to Whedon's commentary track.
\"The victory at Helm\'s Deep does not belong to you, Theoden
Horsemaster! You are a lesser son of greater sires.\"
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02-11-2005, 06:09 PM
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I am so jealous! I can't wait for this DVD. What is the inside packaging like? Do you have a digital camara to tkae pictures? I hope there is a pictures of Cordelia, Harmony, and Illyria on the inside packaging. Have you watched any of the special features yet? Wow, am I asking a lot of questions or what? :b
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02-11-2005, 06:21 PM
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Tuesday...must wait til Tuesday...
Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation. - Edward R. Murrow
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02-11-2005, 07:14 PM
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I cant think if anything worse than having a picture of Illryia on the front, spoiling what was one of the most surprising moments of the season. I managed to go into Season 5 completely cold, and her appearance and the consequences that resulted was one of the highlights of the season, if not the series.
Whilst Fox put together some great TV packages, they are awful at putting spoilers on the packaging or menus. Both Buffy and 24 suffer from this.
My DVD collection http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcoll....aspx/simassey
When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high, And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm, there's a golden cloud, and the sweet silver song of a lark,
Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Though your dreams may be tossed and blown,
Walk on, Walk on, with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone,
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!
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02-11-2005, 07:17 PM
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Cant wait. I've been looking forward to this. Anxious to here Boreanz' commentary.
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02-11-2005, 08:23 PM
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SWEEET!!! Now they'll just have to redo the other seasons. 
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I actually popped into this forum just in case someone posted a review somewhere. |
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02-11-2005, 09:01 PM
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I am so jealous! I can't wait for this DVD. What is the inside packaging like? Do you have a digital camara to tkae pictures? I hope there is a pictures of Cordelia, Harmony, and Illyria on the inside packaging. Have you watched any of the special features yet? Wow, am I asking a lot of questions or what?
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No digital camera till Monday, I'm afraid. If no one's picked up the set by then, I'd be happy to take a picture or two.
As for the packaging, the main interior flaps are 1) Spike holding a large crucifix as a weapon, and 2) Angel and Spike fighting from 'Destiny.' Open that up and you're treated to a picture of Fred and -- yep, you knew they were gonna -- .
That said, there aren't really spoilers in the episode descriptions until over halfway through the season. For instance, the return of isn't mentioned until the description of "Underneath."
\"The victory at Helm\'s Deep does not belong to you, Theoden
Horsemaster! You are a lesser son of greater sires.\"
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02-11-2005, 11:06 PM
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Got my copy this evening when I came across it at a local retailer who accidently broke street date.
I haven't started watching it yet but for those of us north of the border, the packaging has a bilingual slipcover (like Millennium: Season 2) that covers the complete American packaging- so don't worry, you can throw the slipcover away. |
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02-12-2005, 08:54 AM
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Matt Thompson, that's only three panals. What about the rest?
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