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post #421 of 473
12/19/08 at 10:55am

Re: What's next for BCI?

I have received a nice, if brief, email this morning from Bob Freese of Navarre. He claims that the scheduled January, 2009 product (such as the DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 4 box set and the two EXPLOITATION CINEMA double-bills) will still be released, and possibly their February titles as well.

According to Best Buy's website, the above product will be sold through their website, but may not be available in their retail stores. Amazon of course is taking orders for the above. Previously, the DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS sets and the EXPLOITATION CINEMA two-fers have been stocked by most Best Buy retail locations.
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post #422 of 473
12/19/08 at 10:57am

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Originally Posted by Jobla
I have received a nice, if brief, email this morning from Bob Freese of Navarre. He claims that the scheduled January, 2009 product (such as the DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 4 box set and the two EXPLOITATION CINEMA double-bills) will still be released, and possibly their February titles as well.

According to Best Buy's website, the above product will be sold through their website, but may not be available in their retail stores. Amazon of course is taking orders for the above. Previously, the DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS sets and the EXPLOITATION CINEMA two-fers have been stocked by most Best Buy retail locations.

That would make sense, since the titles were finished and (for sure in the case of January) manufactured.
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post #423 of 473
12/19/08 at 3:23pm

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On the CHFB site, George Reis reports that the Navarre braintrust are currently discusing the possibility of following through with the January releases, as planned. I gather from that tidbit that the January releases are not quite etched in stone, but are at least being considered.

If the January product has already been manufactured, I'd hate to see it all banished to a dusty warehouse at the edge of town.
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post #424 of 473
12/19/08 at 4:48pm

Re: What's next for BCI?

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Originally Posted by David Levine
I honestly have no idea. Navarre still has the capabilities to manufacture as all the artwork files are with their respective printers, and discs can still be replicated. But I don't know if that means anything will happen.

I could guess, but really anything I say about BCI from 12/17/08 and on would just be pure speculation.

My advice would be if there are any BCI DVDs that you really want, I'd buy them now. If there are titles you are on the fence about, you could wait and see what happens.
Thanks for the advice. I plan to do some heavy research this weekend and figure out what I want to pick up quickly. They have a ton of stuff I've thought about ordering.
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post #425 of 473
12/19/08 at 6:56pm

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I'm so sorry to hear about the bad news, David. Thanks for all you've done, and best of luck to you!
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post #426 of 473
12/19/08 at 7:11pm

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Originally Posted by Radioman970
Thanks for the advice. I plan to do some heavy research this weekend and figure out what I want to pick up quickly. They have a ton of stuff I've thought about ordering.

remember that the Filmation Sci-fi boxset has Ark II, Jason of Star Command and Space Academy for about the price of one of their season sets. ($24.29 at DD)
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post #427 of 473
12/19/08 at 7:31pm
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Re: What's next for BCI?

I own practically all the Filmation releases, but I'm going to get cracking, and buy the BCI titles I have put on the back burner. Much like titles from the now defunct company New Concorde(Deathstalker, Barbarian Queen), I fear outrageous after market prices.

I might even buy a few dupes of titles I own(Ark II, Isis, Space Academy etc.) and keep them factory sealed just for safety sake. If one of those discs gets scratched, I'm not shelling out $300 for a new set on E-Bay.
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post #428 of 473
12/19/08 at 8:06pm

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David,

Just wanted to add my "thanks" for your honest, forthright and (very) informative posts at HTF during your time here, and to add a voice with Gary, Bob, Rick, Steve, and all the gang here for our best wishes to you and yours during the Holiday season and the days ahead for you. Godspeed your journey to your next stop along the road. We all know here that it won't be long before another employer will be fortunate to add your name to their payroll.

Glad to see and hear that you plan on sticking around here
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post #429 of 473
12/19/08 at 11:58pm

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I wonder what the average run of each BCI title was?
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post #430 of 473
12/20/08 at 12:54am

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Having worked for Tower Records during their last 5 years in business, I've been afraid of the effect their demise is having on the smaller companies as Tower was one of the biggest retailers to carry that stuff. Luckily Fry's has about as good a selection, and much better prices! Some of BCI's stuff has been hit-or-miss (I was REALLY mad about the forced-subtitled 'bug' on the New Zoo Revue discs!) , but the stuff put out in the last year has been great and definitely not a good thing to have them go. I don't know any sales figures, but I hope at least SOME titles sold well enough for Navarre to keep doing similar ones. I bought all 3 Drive-in movie sets today just in case, and will buy the 4th one when it comes out just to show there's demand for it.

The current economic situation just plain sucks- I was unemployed and worked a few temporary jobs the year after Tower went under, I've finally gotten a full-time job again though it's entirely unrelated to my areas of interest. My DVD buying has still been cut back since I'm saving up for a new TV and Blu-Ray player, but I'll still buy stuff in danger of becoming unavailable later. Hopefully everything will straighten out eventually.
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post #431 of 473
12/20/08 at 3:02am

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It's been a while since I've posted here but now I'm on a mission to save the classic Mark Goodson gameshow DVD collections. I have every one from BCI and intend to get Best of Password soon. David Levine, if you see this, please encourage Navarre to keep the classic Goodson gameshow sets coming. And also David, I realize you are no longer an employee of Navarre but please, if you can, e-mail Bob Friese (sp?) and tell him there's still a demand for classic Mark Goodson gameshows on DVD. Fellow gameshow fans, join my cause and Merry Christmas.
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post #432 of 473
12/20/08 at 8:18am

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Spent all morning researching the ones I don't have and picked up the following:

Ghostbusters live action series 1975
Lone Ranger/Zorro V 1
Lone Ranger/Zorro V 2
Bravestarr S 1 Vol 1
Bravestarr S 1 Vol 2
Legend of Bravestarr the Movie
Groovie Goolies
Blackstar
Flash Gordon
total about $130

Very exciting! So many of these are vaguely familiar. I know it's going to be great to watch them. Bravestarr looks so darn good! It's a real shame Tarzan didn't get released with Lone Ranger and Zorro. That one is real popular with non-official places and that sucks!

I watched a bit of He-man on youtube and decided to wait on it. I was never a fan...liked Thundarr and Dungeons & Dragons waay better. But I'll most likely grab all the He-Man releases at the last minute.
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post #433 of 473
12/20/08 at 8:28am

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Originally Posted by Corey3rd
remember that the Filmation Sci-fi boxset has Ark II, Jason of Star Command and Space Academy for about the price of one of their season sets. ($24.29 at DD)
I bought all those separate earlier this year. Glad to see they put them out in a set like that. If I didn't already have them I'd be all over that.

Ark II has that nifty printing on the inside of the sleeve. Almost worth getting the single series release just for that.

BCI deserves a big pat on the back for bringing this stuff back. ARK II, along with Twilight Zone, Brady Bunch, Andy Griffith and Kids in the Hall, was my favorite TV purchase this year. I haven't gotten to Jason of STar Command, but it was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I used to get it mixed up with Space Academy. Pretty funny, me sitting there wondering where the heck Jason was.
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post #434 of 473
12/24/08 at 12:30pm

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Originally Posted by David Levine
My advice would be if there are any BCI DVDs that you really want, I'd buy them now. If there are titles you are on the fence about, you could wait and see what happens.

I decided not to wait any further and jump on the Best of Password set. Deep Discount has it right now for $18.21
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post #435 of 473
12/24/08 at 12:48pm

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Originally Posted by Bryan^H
It would be great if BCI could get their hands on The Gobots. Considered by most people of my age as the poor man's Transformers, but I used to really enjoy this cartoon. It ran 60+ episodes, and it would be great to get the complete series with the fantastic care, and quality that BCI is known for.

You need to see the memo - BCI is no more.
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post #436 of 473
12/24/08 at 1:35pm

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Originally Posted by Corey3rd
You need to see the memo - BCI is no more.

He posted that 14 months ago...

And he's posted numerous times in here since the BCI news came out. Pretty sure he's seen "the memo".
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post #437 of 473
12/24/08 at 2:50pm

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Originally Posted by David Levine
He posted that 14 months ago...

And he's posted numerous times in here since the BCI news came out. Pretty sure he's seen "the memo".

There must have been a strange glitch cause that Gobots request was the last posting and it said it had been posted today.
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post #438 of 473
12/28/08 at 10:12am

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Sad news indeed...

I have to say that the Filmation sets done by BCI (especially the He-Man sets) were some of the best put together DVDs I've owned. I can safely say I was never disappointed with any of the BCI sets I bought.

The news of BCI closing has reminded me I need D&D and Bravestarr V2. I'll probably get Ghostbusters V1 & 2 as well.
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post #439 of 473
12/28/08 at 7:02pm

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Went ahead and picked up the Bravestarr sets that I'd been postponing, and I got the Filmation box set of ArkII/Jason of Star Command/Space Academy. Also picked up Hero High and the box set of Space Sentinels/Freedom Force. Already had a lot of their sets, including all the He-Man releases, Dungeons and Dragons and Blackstar. It's a damn shame that this wonderful company was shut down. They sure put out alot of shows that I loved as a kid and I was always looking forward to see what they would get out to us next. Even though I believe Warner holds the rights, I was hoping that BCI would get their hands on Shazam and Thundarr and release them. Like I said, a damn shame. BCI, you will really be missed.
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post #440 of 473
12/29/08 at 3:49am

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Originally Posted by Will_C
.... I was hoping that BCI would get their hands on Shazam and Thundarr and release them. Like I said, a damn shame. BCI, you will really be missed.
Same here. Shazam would be shaz-tastic!
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post #441 of 473
12/29/08 at 9:09pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
I decided not to wait any further and jump on the Best of Password set. Deep Discount has it right now for $18.21


Be warned that there is an issue with the mastering of this set-- someone threw the wrong switch, and the video has been transferred as 30fps progressive, instead of interlaced. Which means the original, crisp videotaped image now no longer looks as it should...

Just thought everyone might want to know, if it wasn't already general knowledge.

-Kevin
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post #442 of 473
12/29/08 at 10:19pm

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Originally Posted by Kevin Segura
Be warned that there is an issue with the mastering of this set-- someone threw the wrong switch, and the video has been transferred as 30fps progressive, instead of interlaced. Which means the original, crisp videotaped image now no longer looks as it should...

Just thought everyone might want to know, if it wasn't already general knowledge.


Yikes! Not common knowledge to me, Kevin. How bad is it? And, what does it look like? Soft? Or jagged edges? Ugh.

Any answers would be appreciated so I know if I should return it unopened.

I doubt we'll be getting it fixed considering the situation with BCI....
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post #443 of 473
12/29/08 at 11:06pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
Yikes! Not common knowledge to me, Kevin. How bad is it? And, what does it look like? Soft? Or jagged edges? Ugh.

Any answers would be appreciated so I know if I should return it unopened.

I doubt we'll be getting it fixed considering the situation with BCI....

On top of the now-slightly "film-ised" look of the show, the image seems a bit softer than it should, and any sudden movement now causes a noticeable flicker in the moving parts of the picture, due to the de-interlacing.

Sloppy mastering, I'm afraid... **very** disappointing.

-Kevin
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post #444 of 473
12/30/08 at 4:42am

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Darn. I'll probably buy it anyway. Unless a company like Shout! decides to take over this kind of stuff.
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post #445 of 473
12/30/08 at 4:31pm

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Thanks, Kevin. That IS disappointing.
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post #446 of 473
1/4/09 at 6:50pm

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According to Amazon.com, my copies of BCI's DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 4 are being prepared for shipment, so hopefully this signals that Navarre will be honoring the pre-orders for the BCI titles announced for January and the first quarter of 2009.

Best Buy's website is also taking pre-orders for the BCI titles, including the two EXPLOITATION CINEMA double-bills scheduled for January 27th, but apparently won't be stocking the 2009 BCI titles in their retail stores.
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post #447 of 473
2/27/09 at 11:29am

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At least, Cliff MacMillan (the former honcho of BCI/Eclipse) has now landed at Shout! Factory DVD, as per the latest issue of Home Media Magazine. Cliff is the VP of DVD production and acquisitions, and will report to president Garson Foos. Hopefully, Cliff will carry on the great work he did at BCI at his new home, Shout!, and will continue to bring us great cult films on DVD.
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post #448 of 473
2/27/09 at 12:20pm

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A number of BCI TV-on-DVD titles are now available as remainders at Oldies.com. Might be a good time to pick some of these up given who knows whether or not some other company will get future rights to these . . .

Ultraman, series 1, vols. 1&2 - $9.95 each volume
Space Academy, complete series - $8.95
New Zoo Review, season 1 - $5.95
The Ghost Busters (live action), complete series - $7.95
The Sweeney (British crime series), series 1 - $8.95
Man About the House (British comedy series), series 1&2 - $8.95
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom - Ultimate 50 episodes - $12.95
Secrets of Isis, complete series - $8.95

Oldies had been selling all three seasons of "Wanted Dead or Alive" but sold out.
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post #449 of 473
2/27/09 at 4:52pm

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Originally Posted by Bob Hug
A number of BCI TV-on-DVD titles are now available as remainders at Oldies.com. Might be a good time to pick some of these up given who knows whether or not some other company will get future rights to these . . .

Ultraman, series 1, vols. 1&2 - $9.95 each volume
Space Academy, complete series - $8.95
New Zoo Review, season 1 - $5.95
The Ghost Busters (live action), complete series - $7.95
The Sweeney (British crime series), series 1 - $8.95
Man About the House (British comedy series), series 1&2 - $8.95
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom - Ultimate 50 episodes - $12.95
Secrets of Isis, complete series - $8.95

Oldies had been selling all three seasons of "Wanted Dead or Alive" but sold out.

Do they ship to the UK and if so is it expensive?
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post #450 of 473
2/28/09 at 6:26am

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Originally Posted by nikkif99uk
Do they ship to the UK and if so is it expensive?

Details here: OLDIES.com : International Shipping
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