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03-05-2008, 03:29 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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... having that godawful multi-color bug on screen with a b/w show is very distracting.
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See, that alone would make it unbearable for me. There's nothing worse than a color bug plastered on the screen while a beautiful b&w episode or film is being shown.
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03-05-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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I haven't brought myself to buy the Twilight Zone DVD sets and thought I would start recording them off Sci-Fi Channel. But then I realized that they are edited versions (I believe) and decided not to bother.
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The Sci-Fi Channel episodes look absolutely terrible compared to the DVDs too. Amazon has the series set on sale for great price of $170 right now (which is just over a buck an episode). |
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03-05-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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Isn't the only way to get the digital subchannel of a station by getting it's off the Air signal? I have an outside antenna for my HD feeds but all the digital subchannels are being used for weather or some such, I'd love to have the retro channel just to watch never mind record.
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You should be able to get it off your antenna. My cable system runs the extra channels as part of their digital package. The local CBS station gets a lot of action this time of the year since they use the sub-channels to run the other NCAA early tourney games.
shows like the Fugitive, Cannon and Mannix are getting new syndication life through these sub-channels.
It is frustrating when CBS splits up the season since if they had put out full sets, the odds would be that The Untouchables and The Fugitive would be wrapped by the end of the year.
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03-05-2008, 04:51 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
Ten hours of the show for $24.99 at Amazon really doesn't seem that expensive to me. As Jon said, a single movie is often near that price.
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03-06-2008, 01:23 AM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
Yeah, but a majority of DVD consumers buy their purchases at a local Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Borders or Barnes and Noble. Amazon has the habit of offering huge discounts because of the kind of volume they do and while they have overhead, it's not by much. Most consumers like the thrill of engaging in the so-called "scavenger hunt' for DVD sets ... loking for the best price and don't trust mail order.
For me, the only time I resort to mail order is if a local retailer cannot order or stock a certain title.
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03-06-2008, 10:57 AM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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Yeah, but a majority of DVD consumers buy their purchases at a local Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Borders or Barnes and Noble. Amazon has the habit of offering huge discounts because of the kind of volume they do and while they have overhead, it's not by much. Most consumers like the thrill of engaging in the so-called "scavenger hunt' for DVD sets ... loking for the best price and don't trust mail order.
For me, the only time I resort to mail order is if a local retailer cannot order or stock a certain title.
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I used to buy items at those places until I realized that the return policy at Amazon.com is (IMO) much better. And since I have to return so many DVDs, I'd rather go through them. It's just personal choice, I suppose. The money isn't really a factor for me.
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03-06-2008, 11:12 AM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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Brett,
Down the line(say season 3 vol.1) are you going to pick it up, or you just going to skip it altogether?
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I'm a big fan of Dynasty but will definately be passing on that release. I just don't want to pay the price Paramount is charging for 1/2 season. 'Maybe' I might change my mind later if I can find it for under $20 but even then, I'm hesitant.
Paramount used to release I Love Lucy in season volume sets -- and that sold spectacular. I supported the volume releases and a) It was costly and b)it took up a ton of unnecessary space. Eventually, they re-released Season One complete and I replaced all the volume sets just for space saving reasons... but I was stuck with all the volume releases. No one wanted them, couldn't unload them on ebay so I donated them.
Not going through that again with Paramount product and they're the only studio that really does this.
Yes, HBO did it with Sex and The City but the other half of the season wasn't aired by the time they released the 1st half. If I recall, Sopranos and OZ were quite costly for a tiny amount of product -- I didn't buy those either.
So as much as I may like the show, I won't support the release if it's not economically feasable or if its done in a volume set anymore -- I felt burned after supporting Lucy through her volume set faze.
I do realize that a lack of support may hinder future releases but as I've said before, it's not my responsibility to support this stuff just so they can release a complete season set or a complete show later on -- for all the people who passed on it when it was released piece meal. I can live with that on the season sets but I draw the line with volume releaes.
If they release it complete seasonally later on like I Love Lucy, I'll buy it. If not, I'll survive without it.
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03-06-2008, 11:20 AM
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brett tolino
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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No, you were supposed to have had the foresight to have recorded THE FUGITIVE off the airwaves onto high priced vhs tapes 30 years ago and then transferred it to dvd. Didn't you know that? LOL
Gary "the studios have us between a rock and a hard place, and they know it" O.
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Hey, I did it for Knots Landing back in the day -- and boy am I glad I did. I have every single episode on VHS from the first episode to the last plus the reunions. It's over 53 VHS tapes which I'm now in the process of transferring to dvd but hey, a consumer can't count on studios anymore.
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03-06-2008, 11:22 AM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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The Sci-Fi Channel episodes look absolutely terrible compared to the DVDs too. Amazon has the series set on sale for great price of $170 right now (which is just over a buck an episode).
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He's right and the dvd set is worth the purchase. I have the show complete on dvd and they did an amazing job.
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03-06-2008, 12:12 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
Can someone define for me the word "skeeziest" (from the article)? EW definitely does not hire very prolific writers.
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03-06-2008, 12:39 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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Can someone define for me the word "skeeziest" (from the article)?
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Creepiest.
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03-07-2008, 10:29 PM
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Re: Entertainment Weekly slams Paramount Love Boat DVD release
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At $24.99 at Amazon, I don't think the price is going to stop anyone from buying it. It is only a few dollars more than most DVDs of single movies. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN sells for $18.99. That isn't a big difference.
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You're trying to compare a new film to a TV show that has been in syndication for decades. When stacked up beside other full season sets, The Love Boat is way overpriced. The hardcore fans will buy it immediately, then the sales will freeze. It has a better chance of having higher sales for a longer period if the product is one that consumers feel is a good value at a fair price.
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