Mr Bean - the Animated Series - IN WIDESCREEN (1 Viewer)

[Rick P]

not from A&E in the US
not even from Tiger Aspect in the UK

but in AUSTRALIA! from UNIVERSAL!

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/227838

will be about the same number of discs as the A&E release (eventually)..

mine should be here monday.

 

[Gord Lacey]

That's the way it should be. I hate that A&E ASKED for the full frame versions of the episodes for their releases.

Gord

 

[Rick P]

blame the CBC also they ran them in full screen (whilst other BBC/Channel 4 shows ran LBX). You should perhaps update your reviews to indicate that they PROPER versions are available elsewhere..

 

[Rick P]

Just got the disc (4 days from OZ.. great shipping EzDVD) and all I can say is DAMN YOU A&E!

How could you release those CROPPED BUTCHERED VERSIONS! This was no 'center safe' production.. these were meant to be seen widescreen...

get the R2/R4 versions.. tell A&E to stick it.

 

[Richard Waller]

I just ordered this one myself. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Jay Pennington]

These are PAL, then?

 

[Rick P]

yup... but a problem easily fixed for about $69.

go to Amazon (or Target or WalMart) and find a Philips 642 player.

plug in
press OPEN
(on the remote)
press 7 8 9 OK 0
press CLOSE
power off

power on. Region-free and PAL>NTSC conversion.

(trust me, importing stuff you can't get over here is an addiction... I'm off to watch "Shaun of the Dead" and the "Spaced" 3 disc set that came in today from Amazon.UK)

 

[Jay Pennington]

Oh, it's no problem. I have my Sampo all tricked out. Was jus' askin'.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Jon B NY]

Rick P - I couldn't agree more about that addiction comment...

...

and isn't that Spaced box great?! Just got mine the other day

 

[Richard Waller]

Any idea when Volume 2 is coming? I've checked EzyDVD and Region 4 DVD news sites and haven't found any release date.