Night Stalker/Night Strangler info is now posted in the RoundUp. B&Ms will be carrying this title, although there is a lot of other new material coming out Tuesday. Don't be surprised if its shows up on shelves a few days after Tuesday.
In an unusual twist, I got a Coconuts flyer in my Sunday paper today....so here's what TransWorld is up to this week:
First off, for anyone here who happens to like that picture of Elisha Cuthbert that I posted at the top of this week's RoundUp...Coconuts is having an exclusive free poster giveaway of that very same picture!
The Girl Next Door________$_L/P_ Laws of Attraction________$19.99 ($14.99 after mail-in rebate) The Apprentice____________$35.99 Futurama: Volume 4________$35.99 The Munsters: Season 1____$35.99 Dallas: Seasons 1 & 2_____$35.99 Boy Meets World: Season 1_$39.99
Coconuts is also advertising a ton of DVDs for $6.99:
Bowling for Columbine The Graduate Out of Time Terminator Uptown Girls WarGames Con Air American Beauty Crimson Tide Donnie Brasco National Security Enough Crouching Tiger Bachelor Party Brown Sugar Courage Under Fire The Seige The Queens of Comedy Rat Race Titanic Beetlejuice Rush Hour 2 Training Day Bronx Tale Swordfish 8 Mile American Pie 2 Jurassic Park
Last week I went to one that had "Ella Enchanted" on the shelves early (I know I'm not supposed to name stores that break street dates, but even though Costco may have something on the shelf early, when you get the checkout counter, they won't let you buy it until street.) All I saw there was the full screen edition.
Last week, Costco only had the rated, Pan and Scan version of "Taking Lives" so I'm not sure what that could mean for "The Girl Next Door" but beware.
I really hope these are not signs of Costco going bad.
Ya know, its funny. I almost didn't list New Zoo Revue in the RoundUp. There's usually about 300 new releases each week. New Zoo Revue wasn't even listed by many of my sources as a major release...but, I figured, its a show a lot of my peers grew up with. I, myself, never watched it, but figured it might garner a lot of interest. Nope.
Oh well. This is a rather inexact science. I actually made a decision not to include the Kolchack DVD. D'oh! Better late than never, I guess. :b
There's a lot of crap to wade through each week to get to the stuff I thnk you folks want to see. Wish I could do them all, but I don't think my wife or my boss would like it!
You do a terrific job of keeping track of things and certainly are a big help in finding the best pricing for a new release. I'm sure you get many compliments and thank yous, but it never hurts to repeat them.
Al: I sure do. And I thank you very much and every one else who sends them.
I wasn't fishing with that particular post...just kinda commenting on how there's a lot of interesting stuff and there are a lot of decisions made about what-to-include and what-not-to-include.
You wouldn't believe the number of new Pilates DVDs that can come out on a given week. Or geometry review. Or Girls Gone Wild. It boggles the mind.
But, again, I sure do appreciate hearing from you and everyone else who makes good use of the RoundUp.
Next week's had better include the second volume of "Invader Zim," or I'll be forced to rain cyberspace doom down upon your doomed self (or at least come to your house and sing the "Doom" song non-stop until you acquiesce).
Uh, yeah. If I remember, I left the first volume of Invader Zim off the RoundUp--greatly upsetting both Malcolm and Dave Lambert. It took me a while to live that one down. :b
I still contend that I have no idea who Invader Zim is...what he does...where he's from...or most importantly, what he's done to Dave Lambert!
For those who get the Sunday Los Angeles Times, the back of the Sports or Business page has the Fry's ad showing Girl Next Door for $14.99 (I believe, I'm working from memory, the ad is at home). So head over to your local Fry's or take the ad in to your local pricematching BM!
Not to toot my own horn but my local brick and mortar broke the street date on Invader Zim last Tuesday (8/10/04). Needless to say I snatched that badboy up for $15.99, thus forsaking the (in all probability) release sale of $12.99, but hey! I had to have it, cuz that Invader Zim is one funny MOFO.