Mister Q
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According to a recent post at TVShowsOnDVD, this set will be "available" on January 19th, 2010.
http://www.shoutfactory.com/browse/252/room_222.aspx
Apparently, it is the first of four pending releases "direct from Shout Factory's online store". I'm assuming therefore that there are no plans for a general release; lower than anticipated sales numbers for the first season release could well have something to do with this limited approach. From what I've gathered, the poor quality of the prints (at times the video quality is absolutely awful) had a great deal to do with the disappointing sales of the debut release and things don't appear to be looking much better for season two. Shout Factory's press release includes the same disclaimer as season one; "Created from the best surviving video masters available to Shout Factory". I'm really hoping this doesn't mean (with a few exceptions) more washed-out prints with faded brown grass, pale orange reds and badly scratched film. With a modicum of effort, I'm confident that the original 35mm masters could be located in the studio vault; there's no excuse for these 'dirty master' prints!
On the other hand, Shout Factory has proven themselves to be a uniquely consumer-accessible company willing to listen (and actually take action) on consumer concerns. It wouldn't hurt to contact Brian Ward on the Shout website and let him know how you feel about this issue.
http://www.shoutfactory.com/browse/252/room_222.aspx
Apparently, it is the first of four pending releases "direct from Shout Factory's online store". I'm assuming therefore that there are no plans for a general release; lower than anticipated sales numbers for the first season release could well have something to do with this limited approach. From what I've gathered, the poor quality of the prints (at times the video quality is absolutely awful) had a great deal to do with the disappointing sales of the debut release and things don't appear to be looking much better for season two. Shout Factory's press release includes the same disclaimer as season one; "Created from the best surviving video masters available to Shout Factory". I'm really hoping this doesn't mean (with a few exceptions) more washed-out prints with faded brown grass, pale orange reds and badly scratched film. With a modicum of effort, I'm confident that the original 35mm masters could be located in the studio vault; there's no excuse for these 'dirty master' prints!
On the other hand, Shout Factory has proven themselves to be a uniquely consumer-accessible company willing to listen (and actually take action) on consumer concerns. It wouldn't hurt to contact Brian Ward on the Shout website and let him know how you feel about this issue.