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post #31 of 51
2/21/09 at 12:22pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

^Hollywoodaholic, I looked for (but couldn't find) the old thread where I swore up and down that they wouldn't release the BSG series set on BR and you said they would so I could bow to your superior knowledge. I'll just bow here and say that you told me so.
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post #32 of 51
2/21/09 at 1:13pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

And with the final BSG related product coming in June - the TV movie 'The Plan' - they can release everything in one big event, which will lead into the airing of the new series 'Caprica'.

My guess is that they'll also have some options of individual purchases.

In any case, I'll be buying it, even if I have to save up a bit for it.
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post #33 of 51
2/21/09 at 3:05pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

For the whole new series/TV movies set, if one were too figure $20US per disc, how much would that be?
Thanks.
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post #34 of 51
2/21/09 at 3:13pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

Well, about 5 regular length episodes can fit comfortably on a BD50, but that's without extras. So let's go with 4 episodes per disc.

Doing the math with that in mind....

Mini-series - 1 disc
Season 1 - 3 discs
Season 2 - 5 discs
Season 3 - 5 discs
Razor - 1 disc
Season 4 - 5 discs
The Plan - 1 disc

That's 21 discs. At $20 a disc that's $420. My guess is that they'll average it out to $15/disc, which brings the price to $315.
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post #35 of 51
2/21/09 at 3:15pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

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Originally Posted by Ed St. Clair
For the whole new series/TV movies set, if one were too figure $20US per disc, how much would that be?
Assuming 6 episodes per BD-50 (Chuck has as many as 7 on a BD-50, while it and Terminator also have 3 on a BD-25), that's 13.5 discs, round up to 14 because of the long episodes like "Pegasus" and "Lay Down Your Burdens II"... $280.
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post #36 of 51
2/21/09 at 3:18pm

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I don't think Universal will put more than 5 episodes on a BD50. Warner has done 6 and 7, but that's really cramped. And those shows had more sparse bonus content, while BSG has had a fair amount on the already released DVDs, including considerable webisodes, production featurettes, commentaries for all episodes, etc.
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post #37 of 51
2/22/09 at 3:49pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

My guess is that the series set will be $300 MSRP (or hopefully between $210 and $225 with the usual discounts) because they can't really get away with going any higher than that.
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post #38 of 51
2/23/09 at 11:37am

$$$

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Originally Posted by TravisR
My guess is that the series set will be $300 MSRP...
Frack me!
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post #39 of 51
2/23/09 at 11:44am

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If I'm right, that's 'only' $50 per set or $75 per season and that's before any discount. It's a lot of money but it's still cheaper than you'd pay if they release them all on their own.
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post #40 of 51
2/23/09 at 11:54am

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Originally Posted by TravisR
My guess is that the series set will be $300 MSRP (or hopefully between $210 and $225 with the usual discounts) because they can't really get away with going any higher than that.

Yeah this is where I expect it to be - just under $300 US MSRP.

Unfortunately that will be likely be something insane like $450 Cdn. MSRP for those of us in the Great White North.
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post #41 of 51
2/23/09 at 2:19pm
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Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

A little on the steep side but I will picking up the entire set once they come out. And only if the transfer is top notch and has a lossless track. I am guessing that since it is a Universal release it will have a DTS-HD MA track on it.
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post #42 of 51
2/23/09 at 2:38pm

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Originally Posted by Dave Moritz
A little on the steep side but I will picking up the entire set once they come out.
A bit early to be saying that--all we have are estimates. Universal could surprise us and bring it in at a bargain price of $150 or so... or decide to charge through the nose and price it closer to $400.

Hopefully the former.
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post #43 of 51
2/23/09 at 3:31pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

No chance of a $150 MSRP.
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post #44 of 51
2/23/09 at 3:59pm

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
No chance of a $150 MSRP.
I almost substituted $200 instead.

Still, a low price would make it much more likely for people to double-dip. Especially since most of their target audience probably has at least some of the DVDs anyways.
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post #45 of 51
2/25/09 at 7:29am

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well the HD DVD had truehd 5.1 on there.

my guess video quality will be incredibly grainy just like the HD DVD release.
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post #46 of 51
4/19/09 at 7:10am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

Looks like it is available for pre-order at Amazon.

Amazon.com: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Callum Keith Rennie, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Matthew Bennett, Paul Campbell, Aaron Doug
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post #47 of 51
4/19/09 at 8:32am

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

Glad to see that amazon has a pre-order finally up. The price is about what I expected given the amount of content and IMHO it will be worth every penny.

- Walter.
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post #48 of 51
4/19/09 at 11:04am

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Originally Posted by Walter Kittel
Glad to see that amazon has a pre-order finally up. The price is about what I expected given the amount of content and IMHO it will be worth every penny.
I wish it was $200 but for what you get, $250 isn't a bad price.
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post #49 of 51
4/19/09 at 3:44pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

At that price I'll be sticking with my DVDs for a few years, until the price drops.

Seven seasons of Buffy (albeit on DVD) for $100 was worth it, but a four-season show for $250? No way. Not even on BluRay.

(And especially not when each half-season of Battlestar on DVD was overpriced to begin with.)
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post #50 of 51
4/19/09 at 3:50pm

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I've only seen S1 of the show and so far I really like it. I'd love to watch the remaining seasons on Blu-Ray, but there's no way I could justify buying it for $250(especially if I don't know whether or not I'll enjoy the other seasons). I'm hoping Blockbuster will offer it for rental so I can catch up that way.
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post #51 of 51
4/19/09 at 4:20pm

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Any news on Blu-ray Release ?

Well, it works out to around $61.25 a season which is certainly not out of line for season sets of television on Blu-ray.

CSI: Season 1 is up for pre-order on Amazon for $61.99.

Star Trek TOS Season 1 on Blu-Ray is currently up for pre-order on Amazon for $72.99.

Of course everyone has their own price point and I wouldn't tell anyone else what to do with their money; just simply pointing out that the price is on par with some other releases.

- Walter.
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