COMBAT - The Complete First Season - How's the Quality? (1 Viewer)

[Eastmancolor]

Has anyone seen the new Image release of season one of COMBAT and if so, how's the quality? Any better than the previous releases?

 

[TravisR]

I haven't seen the discs but I just assumed that it was the same discs in one package.

 

[Jeff Willis]

^ Same here. If anyone has bought the recent individual releases, let us know. I'm 99% that they're the same Image transfers from the previous releases.

 

[kingfish]

i believe thay are the same time compressed episodes from before. season 5 was the only season that did not suffer from time compression.

 

[Jeff Willis]

Has anyone seen the new Image release of season one of COMBAT and if so, how's the quality? Any better than the previous releases?

It may take a while to get the info on the reissue releases since a lot of collectors had bought the original volumn releases or the box set.

i believe thay are the same time compressed episodes from before. season 5 was the only season that did not suffer from time compression.

True. Although most of S1-4 are TC'ed, the good part is they're not (scene) edited.

There are a few S1-4 episodes that escaped TC.

I hoped for a remastered release using the original elements but glad to get the complete series on DVD years ago.

 

[Darby67]

I'm considering buying all 5 seasons as a blind buy (either the complete season sets currently being issued by Image or the complete series set). It's really just a matter of getting the right price.

Darby

 

[Jeff Willis]

I'm considering buying all 5 seasons as a blind buy (either the complete season sets currently being issued by Image or the complete series set). It's really just a matter of getting the right price.

Darby

Hope you get a good price soon. That complete set is historically pricey, usually averaging around $160 at Amazon although I've seen it as low as $101 in the past.

The price doesn't drop often though.

I looked at a couple of Amazon reviews so take this for what it's worth. Someone posted this about the recent S1 re-release:

This set is a repackaging of the time-compressed, syndicated version of the episodes. They run 46 to 47 minutes long each, rather than 50 min plus for the original full-length episodes. I have an advance copy and checked the running times myself.

To clarify, the TC'ed Image releases are the complete episodes (scenes).

 

[Darby67]

Combat: The Completer Series being re-released: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Combat-The-Complete-Series/18837

Darby

 

[Jeff Willis]

Combat: The Completer Series being re-released: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Combat-The-Complete-Series/18837

Darby

That was interesting when a friend mentioned that TSoD had posted that yesterday.

Even though it appears to be re-released from another studio besides Image, I don't see anything in the news post that indicates new transfers or remastering.

Part of Dave's post at TSoD:

Expected to have the same on-disc content as the 2005 release of "The Battle Box," this 40-disc set will come in a new box...

 

[Darby67]

Jeff, thank you for introducing me to Combat! I have purchased and viewed seasons 1 through 3 and I am really loving this show. Season 4 is on its way and season 5 will be purchased next pay check. Thanks again.

Darby