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post #31 of 49
12/6/08 at 8:44pm

Re: "The Smurfs" TV series coming to DVD in the U.S.A.

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Originally Posted by Bryan^H
David,
Do you think BCI would see Smurfs through the end if they had the rights?

All the way? Probably not. It's so much content, that we'd likely hit a point where it's more expensive to release than just sit on it.

We've put out a few titles where we knew we'd lose money *cough*...Bravestarr V2...*cough*, but do that too much and you won't be around to keep "taking one for the fans".
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post #32 of 49
12/6/08 at 8:46pm

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You see, that's why you should work for WB's

That would be bad. My bosses are smart at BCI because they don't put me in charge of spending money. I'd have taken the company down 5 years ago - easy.
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post #33 of 49
12/6/08 at 8:54pm

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No one's answered my question.

There are other alternative ideas that could have been taken. sticking 5 episodes onto a $15 dollar DVD probably wasn't the only answer, and Warner's bound to be hurtling towards disappointment if they think this will result in a sales spike.
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post #34 of 49
12/6/08 at 9:01pm

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I just wonder if Smurfs is one of those shows that for a lot of people the episodes in S1V1 are enough to scratch their occasional "Smurfs itch"?

I know there are the diehard fans, but I have to think a lot fo the people who bought the first set are thirtysomethings that got it home and either enjoyed it, but didn't need anymore, or watched it and said "I used to like this?"

It's the fate of a lot of 80s cartoons. The memories are better than the actual property. Nostalgia.
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post #35 of 49
12/6/08 at 10:18pm

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We've put out a few titles where we knew we'd lose money *cough*...Bravestarr V2...*cough*, but do that too much and you won't be around to keep "taking one for the fans".
Yeah I'm so glad you guys released vol. 2 of Bravestarr. It's one of my favorites. But for every title like Bravestarr you guys put out, you have others like the Isis complete series that probably sold through the roof right?
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post #36 of 49
12/6/08 at 10:24pm

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Yeah I'm so glad you guys released vol. 2 of Bravestarr. It's one of my favorites. But for every title like Bravestarr you guys put out, you have others like the Isis complete series that probably sold through the roof right?

It's all over the board. Isis performed better than expected, but we had others that ranged from "outstanding" to "total tank".

Unfortunately most 80s shows do poorly.
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post #37 of 49
12/6/08 at 10:26pm

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Originally Posted by Kevin Martinez
No one's answered my question.

There are other alternative ideas that could have been taken. sticking 5 episodes onto a $15 dollar DVD probably wasn't the only answer, and Warner's bound to be hurtling towards disappointment if they think this will result in a sales spike.

Kevin, That's what I don't understand about this release.
Your idea of a double sided disc with ten(or more)episodes for $15 has to be a viable option for WB. I could live with that, and so could other consumers.

But this....? I'm hoping this plan gets scrapped before it hits stores. Your solution is an easy way out of this dilemma.
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post #38 of 49
12/6/08 at 10:33pm

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Unfortunately most 80s shows do poorly.
Yes. I'm still hoping for more Fall Guy(Fox) and Growing Pains(WB) but I'm not holding my breath. One last big hooray for Universal. They released 2 more seasons of Airwolf after the first one was practically DOA.

You would think most 80's shows would be great sellers as they mostly appeal to the prime buying demographic. Of course I usually buy way too many sets to focus on. I'm so backlogged now, it would take me years of watching to catch up on my collection.
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post #39 of 49
12/7/08 at 12:21am

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Well, watching the Macy's parade last Thursday, it was announced that the Smurfs will be hitting the silver screen in 2010, so perhaps there will be a renewed interest in the series then, especially to a new generation of kids who may not have seen the show before. Maybe (and this is really stretching it here) they will go back and re-release season 2, etc in full capacity.........as Paramount did with season 1 of "I Love Lucy". I won't press my luck but I am willing to bet more copies will be sold when tied in with the film.
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post #40 of 49
12/7/08 at 5:44am

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Are we 100% sure this will only be a 1 disc set. Amazon now show this title as
Smurfs 1 (Std Sub) (2009). They show it as a 2 disc set that will be released on February 17th.
I followed the link posted in the original tvshowsondvd.com site.
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post #41 of 49
12/7/08 at 5:45am

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Are we 100% sure this will only be a 1 disc set. Amazon now show this title as
Smurfs 1 (Std Sub) (2009). They show it as a 2 disc set that will be released on February 17th.
I followed the link posted in the original tvshowsondvd.com site.


Running time posted as 345 Minutes as well.
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post #42 of 49
12/7/08 at 9:11am

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Interesting, perhaps we're jumping the gun here? It would be nice if this was a Season 2 Volume 1 with the same setup as the previous releases.
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post #43 of 49
12/7/08 at 12:20pm

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Originally Posted by ChuckWL
Are we 100% sure this will only be a 1 disc set. Amazon now show this title as
Smurfs 1 (Std Sub) (2009). They show it as a 2 disc set that will be released on February 17th.
I followed the link posted in the original tvshowsondvd.com site.

The tvshowsondvd article also lists the Amazon disc count, and running time an error. They confirmed it with the studio the running time will be 92 minutes on a single disc.
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post #44 of 49
12/7/08 at 12:39pm

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Just did a little checking and.....season 2 lasted 48 episodes.


The 5 episodes on the disc are wildly out of order, spanning the entire season.

Only 5 episodes and not even in order=Doomsday for the Smurfs
R.I.P.
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post #45 of 49
12/7/08 at 1:01pm

Re: "The Smurfs" TV series coming to DVD in the U.S.A.

Just did a little checking and.....season 2 lasted 48 episodes.

The 5 episodes on the disc are wildly out of order, spanning the entire season.

Only 5 episodes and not even in order=Doomsday for the Smurfs
R.I.P.


Looks that way.
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post #46 of 49
12/7/08 at 1:06pm

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In order to combat this low feeling I'm having about the Smurfs, I'm ordering the complete Real Ghostbusters box set from Time-Life tonight.
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post #47 of 49
12/7/08 at 1:32pm

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In order to combat this low feeling I'm having about the Smurfs, I'm ordering the complete Real Ghostbusters box set from Time-Life tonight.


That would make anyone feel better.
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post #48 of 49
12/18/08 at 3:19pm

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Perhaps this is simply a single cheap disc to appeal to the soccer mom crowd. Kind of like the Looney Tunes spotlight collections. Maybe WB will release S2V1 later on for the collectors, or maybe even the complete S2.
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post #49 of 49
12/20/08 at 4:49am

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I was hoping the same thing. The banner does say "HB Kids Collection", so maybe there still a S2 release coming down the line.
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