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post #691 of 707
2/20/08 at 12:22pm

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Very nice indeed. One can actually detect a pockmark in Madelyn Rhue's face (fifth image from bottom) and (gasp!) Tim O' Connor's scar!

I wonder how much of a concern this is: "Paramount's DVD package looks strong with one glaring transfer flaw. Most are very clean and contrast is phenomenal. Unlike Season One, Volume 1 (reviewed HERE) this is not progressively transferred (it is interlaced). I don't know if it was a financial decision by Paramount or a simple oversight. Either way, I am a bit disappointed as it is still advertised as 'transferred from the original negative with restored audio'. So, aside from the interlacing (combing) - it looks amazingly detailed."

I recall a discussion about an apparent "combing" effect in vol. 1--isn't this the moire patterning that shows up in thin sriped suits and so forth? The effect would be prevalent only for these kinds of shots, or so I thought.
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post #692 of 707
2/21/08 at 2:05pm

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Just got my shipping notice from DeepDiscount that season 1, volume 2 has shipped . . . . . really looking forward to this.
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post #693 of 707
2/22/08 at 9:26am

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If this subject has been broached before, I apologize...but why are they releasing the first season of The Fugitive as a complete set in Region 2 and we're stuck with the split season stuff?

Exhibit A:

Amazon.co.uk: The Fugitive - Season 1: DVD: The Fugitive
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post #694 of 707
2/22/08 at 10:01am

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Originally Posted by Ivan G
If this subject has been broached before, I apologize...but why are they releasing the first season of The Fugitive as a complete set in Region 2 and we're stuck with the split season stuff?

Exhibit A:

Amazon.co.uk: The Fugitive - Season 1: DVD: The Fugitive


Ivan, I'm not so sure that it IS the full season; from the Amazon UK description . . . . .

"But at the heart of these 15 inaugural black-and-white episodes is not so much the chase, but instead the compelling human dramas that convey "how it is" with Kimble, who moves from town to town, taking odd jobs, and reluctantly becoming involved in the lives of troubled strangers he meets."

Also, the description is showing (and we know this is wrong) just a single disc.
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post #695 of 707
2/22/08 at 10:07am

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Here's another listing. It looks like it actually is just the half-season, like in the US.

There have been differences in previous series released in the UK--some, like Lost in Space, Alfred Hitchcock, and the Outer Limits were released over there as full-season, single-sided sets rather than dual-sided split sets.
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post #696 of 707
2/22/08 at 10:34am

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I sit corrected, then...thanks for the clarification!
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post #697 of 707
2/25/08 at 4:56pm

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Oh boy! I just got a shipping confirmation from amazon that THE FUGITIVE, Season One, Volume 2 is on its way. I should have it sometime this week. Not bad for free shipping!

Harry
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post #698 of 707
2/25/08 at 9:45pm

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Cool!!!! I am going to go for my copy of S1 V2 live tomorrow!!!!!
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post #699 of 707
2/26/08 at 10:23pm

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Picked up my copy of S1, V2 this morning. Now I can REALLY sink my teeth into the freshman season of this great television classic at long last on DVD without wanting for any more of the first 30 episodes with stronger video & audio TOGETHER!!!!!!
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post #700 of 707
2/27/08 at 6:34am

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$22.19 at Borders if you used the 40% coupon they issued to Reward members for DVD box sets this week. That was the best B&M deal I could find on this (Season 1, Volume 2), though I did pick up the first volume for $19 at Circuit City when it was released (but their stock is always iffy).
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post #701 of 707
2/27/08 at 8:40am

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I just go it today. Why does it say there is music changed? What music would there be that would need to be changed in this show?
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post #702 of 707
2/27/08 at 9:00am

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Purchased my set yesterday and failed to notice the remark about the music change--now I'm very curious. I quickly perused all episodes, using episode chapter breaks and found the image quality to be every bit as good as the vol. 1 set, so I guess I don't understand the caveat issued by the reviewer at DVDbeaver.com.

Oddly enough (and perhaps not) the opening titles feature the slightly extended version where we see a frog at the creek in exactly two episodes only ("Never Stop Running" and "Storm Center", I believe). I wonder if this is true to the original version or if the revised opening inadvertantly got tacked on for these segments.
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post #703 of 707
2/27/08 at 10:29am

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Originally Posted by Hank Dearborn
I just go it today. Why does it say there is music changed? What music would there be that would need to be changed in this show?
If I remember correctly, they did that on the first volume too but no one noticed any changes and the thought was that Paramount put that warning on there to cover all their bases.
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post #704 of 707
2/27/08 at 12:53pm

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Season 2, volume 1 announced!

Amazon.com: The Fugitive: Season Two Vol 1: Fugitive: Movies & TV

June 10, 2008....
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post #705 of 707
2/27/08 at 5:58pm

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Originally Posted by Hank Dearborn
I just go it today. Why does it say there is music changed? What music would there be that would need to be changed in this show?

I can verify at least one instance of a music substitution. At about the 22 minute mark of episode #16, "The Garden House", there's a band playing at a home party. It's completely unimportant to the scene, but the score they are playing is substituted for another song. Again, it's nothing close to a big deal, although I admit I like the original music better. Have no clue what either the original or replacement is.

Gary "if that's the only substitutions with this set, it's a complete non-issue" O.
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post #706 of 707
2/27/08 at 10:05pm

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Originally Posted by Hollywoodaholic
$22.19 at Borders if you used the 40% coupon they issued to Reward members for DVD box sets this week. That was the best B&M deal I could find on this (Season 1, Volume 2), though I did pick up the first volume for $19 at Circuit City when it was released (but their stock is always iffy).



That's what I did, Hollywood!
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post #707 of 707
2/28/08 at 11:55am

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High resolution box art for Season 2, Volume 1 from the usual place.

The Fugitive DVD news: Box Art for The Fugitive - Season 2, Volume 1 | TVShowsOnDVD.com
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