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Wagon Train - Season 1

post #1 of 82
8/24/09 at 2:31am
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Timeless are to release 'Wagon Train' the complete 1st Season on Nov 17th.
39 episodes, complete & uncut.Cover art can be sen at Amazon.
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post #2 of 82
8/24/09 at 5:42am
I'm not seeing anything listed on Amazon or the Timeless Media website about this, or TV Shows on DVD, where did you hear about it?
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post #3 of 82
8/24/09 at 5:48am
Yeah, it's there.

www.amazon.com/Wagon-Train-Complete-Special-episodes/dp/B002M3J2RK/ref=sr_1_1


Gary "I might consider this set, but I'll definitely be waiting for it to come down some in price" O.
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post #4 of 82
8/24/09 at 6:01am
I see...It slipped to the third page. You're right it is a bit pricey. But then again so was the color season and M-Squad initially from what I recall. I'll bet it will get down to $40 or so within a year.
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post #5 of 82
8/24/09 at 6:40am
I found most of the Timeless releases at Sam's club . I paid around 40 for both m squad and color season of Wagon Train.The Laredo sets were 20 ea and Laramie was around 27.
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post #6 of 82
8/24/09 at 8:54am
Anyone know if any of the S1 episodes were included in that Wagon Train B/W - Color combination set that was released last fall? 
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post #7 of 82
8/24/09 at 10:06am
Hopefully the episodes will be uncut as they say. I don't think I see anything about remastering. Hopefully it won't be as rough as the M Squad stuff.
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post #8 of 82
8/24/09 at 1:51pm
That is fantastic news.  I think of all the westerns that I have sampled so far Wagon Train is my absolute favorite.  I'm very excited about this news!  I really don't think picture quality will be too bad if Timeless's other Wagon Train sets are any indication.  They were more than adequate for my needs that is for sure, but I also thought that M-Squad wasn't nearly as bad as some people indicated.  The only recent Timeless set that I was really disappointed in was Laramie.
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post #9 of 82
8/29/09 at 8:07pm
Yeah I usually wait, amazon drops the prices pretty quick I bought M-Squad for around 40 bucks
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post #10 of 82
8/30/09 at 6:06am
According to TVSHOWSONDVD.COM It looks like the set is going to come in a nice presentation tin, and With 10 discs the quality ought to be pretty good.
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post #11 of 82
8/30/09 at 3:00pm
Far be it for me to cry "wolf", but the limited edition mention concerns me. Hopefully it will hang on long enough to drop in price and not sell out.
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post #12 of 82
8/31/09 at 11:51am
The question i have is this going to be another set of mixed prints - 16mm,35mm and 'sorced from tape" prints,or what? 
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post #13 of 82
8/31/09 at 12:13pm
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Originally Posted by DeWilson View Post

The question i have is this going to be another set of mixed prints - 16mm,35mm and 'sorced from tape" prints,or what? 

The RTN network has been showing these as part of their all-Universal Studios programming, so with luck, we'll get some decent prints directly from Universal.  The other two Wagon Train sets Timeless put out looked pretty good, compared to some of their other releases.

This is currently listed at Deep Discount for $54.40--not too bad for 39 one-hour episodes:
http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=81341747
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post #14 of 82
8/31/09 at 2:56pm
I have that Wagon Train set from last fall (the color seaon set with the bonus B/W discs from the other seasons) and if these prints are as good as the ones in the combined set, they should be fairly good quality. 

The problem for me is that there will be a little duplication of episodes if I decide to get the S1 B/W set since, according to the box set from last fall, the 16-episode B/W discs contain episodes from the B/W seasons.  I haven't watched many of the B/W episodes yet so there may be only a couple of duplicate episodes from the S1 set.
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post #15 of 82
8/31/09 at 3:03pm
Jeff, you need not worry too much.  There are only 4 S1 episodes in last fall's 16 disc set, so that leaves 35 previously unreleased episodes in this new set. 

Personally, I'll wait for S1 to show up at Sam's Club.  They always seem to have a healthy selection of Timeless releases at competitive prices. 
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post #16 of 82
9/10/09 at 3:18pm
Great news. Another piece of my childhood showing up. As I remember (& I could be wrong) it used to show in England on Monday evenings, a big show at the time.
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post #17 of 82
9/10/09 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker View Post

Jeff, you need not worry too much.  There are only 4 S1 episodes in last fall's 16 disc set, so that leaves 35 previously unreleased episodes in this new set. 

Personally, I'll wait for S1 to show up at Sam's Club.  They always seem to have a healthy selection of Timeless releases at competitive prices. 

Thanks for the info!  This one sounds good for "Santa's" sleigh on the night of the 24th :)

Billy B: +1.  I remember watching this with Dad long ago.  Great show.  I have that Color-season set that was released last fall with the 16 B/W episodes but I'll get this one as well.
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post #18 of 82
9/10/09 at 5:50pm
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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis View Post

I have that Color-season set that was released last fall with the 16 B/W episodes but I'll get this one as well.


I'm open to purchasing this one too, but I'm going to wait it out a bit until I can snag it for around $40.  But it will be in my library at some point, of that I'm certain.

Gary "I'm taking the same purchasing philosophy with the upcoming Bonanza set too - holding out till I can get the entire 1st Season (both volumes) for about $40" O.
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post #19 of 82
9/10/09 at 7:42pm
Dang...forgot about this one. Another to add to the list. And to think I said I was done for the year after the last big DD sale. I'm thinking either the Nov DD sale or the after Christmas sales.
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post #20 of 82
9/12/09 at 7:01am
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here yet, but there is a pretty strong rumor on the 'Net that this 1st Season set is going to be a Sam's Club exclusive.  Adding strength to this rumor is that both Barnes&Noble and Deep Discount have now removed the set from their site (DD says it's discontinued).  Only Amazon still has it listed.  This Sam's Club Exclusive info comes from a pretty solid source too: Classicflix.  And they are almost never wrong.

Gary "I'm a member of Sam's Club so if the price is right it won't affect me, but I hope this info is wrong because it ices out too many potential buyers" O.
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post #21 of 82
9/12/09 at 7:46am
That's not good news, Gary, for at least myself.  I've not been a fan of these "exclusive" deals, ie, Route 66 / Best Buy , the Time-Life deals, etc.  I guess I'll wait until this one gets a widespread release later on since I'm not a Sam's Club mbr and it's not worth joining for this situation.
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post #22 of 82
9/12/09 at 8:30am
It will probably be an exclusive only for a limited time. 

But it is confirmation of a close working relationship between Sam's and Timeless.  Sam's Club does appear to be their primary B&M outlet. 

Given Sam's pricing on Timeless product, the cost of Wagon Train S1 should be reasonable.
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post #23 of 82
9/12/09 at 8:42am
I belong to Costco not Sam's. Costco use to have Timeless products but I haven't seen them lately so maybe some things have changed.

I thought I once read that you don't have to be a member to shop there. You can purchase as a guest but you get hit with a 10% surcharge. Is that true? If so, a discounted price + 10% may still be better then the price at some retailers.
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post #24 of 82
9/12/09 at 11:10am
I've already ordered the set from Deep Discount, and I really hope that they do not cancel the order.
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post #25 of 82
9/12/09 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker View Post

It will probably be an exclusive only for a limited time. 

But it is confirmation of a close working relationship between Sam's and Timeless.  Sam's Club does appear to be their primary B&M outlet. 

Given Sam's pricing on Timeless product, the cost of Wagon Train S1 should be reasonable.


I'd agree with all those sentiments, Tim.  I can't imagine Timeless would ice all the other retailers out.  They would only be hurting themselves if they didn't open the release up for a wider distribution later on.  And the pricing for these releases has always been very good in Sam's Clubs, so I'm hoping this one will come in at something like $39.99 because that's my holdout price for this particular release.

Gary "this is being advertised as a 'Limited Edition' though, so I guess anything is possible as far as distribution goes" O.
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post #26 of 82
9/12/09 at 11:19am
Gary's mention of "limited ed" jogged my memory about this set.  Is this the set that has the "tin" DVD package?  Did TSoD mention that or somewhere else?  If that's the limited ed, maybe that's the reason for the exclusive Sam's distribution deal.  If that's the case, it won't matter to me later on if I get this in a widespread release without the limited ed "tin" container.
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post #27 of 82
9/12/09 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis View Post

Gary's mention of "limited ed" jogged my memory about this set.  Is this the set that has the "tin" DVD package?  Did TSoD mention that or somewhere else?  If that's the limited ed, maybe that's the reason for the exclusive Sam's distribution deal.  If that's the case, it won't matter to me later on if I get this in a widespread release without the limited ed "tin" container.


Yep, that's the one you are thinking of Jeff.  It's supposed to come in a tin that looks like a covered wagon.  No, I'm not joking about that. 

Gary "I'm with you on packaging Jeff - that kind of gimmicky stuff doesn't matter to me at all" O.
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post #28 of 82
10/13/09 at 1:20pm

It looks like Sam's does have an exclusive on this Set - if only briefly.  Here is the email that Deep Discount DVD just sent me regarding my order placed for Wagon Train Season 1 placed a couple of months ago:

Thank you for your recent order.  Due to an overwhelming demand for the       
item(s)listed, we are temporarily out of stock.  If you ordered with a credit
card, you will not be charged until the item ships.  We expect to receive this
merchandise and ship your order within twenty-one days. 

 

I somehow doubt that there was overwhelming demand for Wagon Train Season 1!  It must be this crazy Timeless/Sam's Club pairing.  I don't have a Sam's Club near me so it is kind of irritating.

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post #29 of 82
10/13/09 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by Doug^Ch View Post

It looks like Sam's does have an exclusive on this Set - if only briefly.  Here is the email that Deep Discount DVD just sent me regarding my order placed for Wagon Train Season 1 placed a couple of months ago:

Thank you for your recent order.  Due to an overwhelming demand for the       
item(s)listed, we are temporarily out of stock.  If you ordered with a credit
card, you will not be charged until the item ships.  We expect to receive this
merchandise and ship your order within twenty-one days. 

 

I somehow doubt that there was overwhelming demand for Wagon Train Season 1!  It must be this crazy Timeless/Sam's Club pairing.  I don't have a Sam's Club near me so it is kind of irritating.


+1.  I've never been in favor of "exclusive" offers, Best Buy, Sam's, etc.  I haven't checked if this one is available online from Sam's but I'm not a Sam's member so I'll have to wait for this one.
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post #30 of 82
10/13/09 at 1:54pm
I'm a Sam's Club member and visit about once every couple of weeks.  I'll be going in tomorrow so I'll let everyone know if/when I see anything.  The price would have to be under $50 before I'd even think about purchasing.

Gary "like Jeff, I'm not a fan of these sets being 'exclusive' to one store" O.
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