V the series on dvd (1 Viewer)

kingfish · Jul 7, 2012

i am wondering why Warner which has a good track record when it comes to dvd would give v the series such a poor treatment. they went with the gold flipper discs which are bad. when you get to the third episode on the discs that is when the problems start, pixilation or the episode does not play at all.

derosa · Jul 7, 2012

Which version of the show are you referring to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(TV_series)

younger1968 · Jul 7, 2012

derosa said:
Which version of the show are you referring to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(TV_series)

I think he is referring the 1985 series, which had flip side dvds. I think that may had to do with the timing of the released back in 2004.

kingfish · Jul 7, 2012

derosa said:
Which version of the show are you referring to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(TV_series)

the original series.

Escapay · Jul 7, 2012

Warner's been revisiting several of their dual-sided TVonDVD releases and re-issuing them as single-sided discs. I picked up their 8-disc version of "North and South" a couple months ago (the original DVD were 5 dual-sided discs), and saw that they've done the same for "Roots," all three seasons of "Gilligan's Island," and the first two seasons of "E.R." (they started using single-sided discs for Season 3). There may yet be hope for "V" and other dual-sided disc shows.

derosa · Jul 7, 2012

younger1968 said:
I think he is referring the 1985 series, which had flip side dvds. .

My VHS tapes are single sided

kingfish · Jul 7, 2012

derosa said:
My VHS tapes are single sided

Ethan Riley · Jul 8, 2012

Escapay said:
Warner's been revisiting several of their dual-sided TVonDVD releases and re-issuing them as single-sided discs. I picked up their 8-disc version of "North and South" a couple months ago (the original DVD were 5 dual-sided discs), and saw that they've done the same for "Roots," all three seasons of "Gilligan's Island," and the first two seasons of "E.R." (they started using single-sided discs for Season 3). There may yet be hope for "V" and other dual-sided disc shows.

They should have revisted 80s "V" when the newer series was on last year. I have no idea why they didn't--unless they were worried that there'd be consumer confusion between the two (very different) shows. They should have done it anyway. 80s "V" deserves to be re-done on blu-ray anyway (at least the original 4-hour mini, if nothing more).

younger1968 · Jul 8, 2012

i am sure they could have done more with 1980s series. However, i think the market for that show is very low so doing any re-mastering/enhancements is not worth the cost. The new series should came after the old series with the leader reversing his decision.

AndyMcKinney · Jul 9, 2012

Ethan Riley said:
They should have revisted 80s "V" when the newer series was on last year. I have no idea why they didn't

I have a pretty good idea. There were probably lots and lots of unsold sets sitting in warehouses. Seems like this one regularly goes on-sale these days for just under $10. Doesn't give them much incentive to re-do them.
Now, if the set had sold well and gone OOP a few years ago, there might have been a case made for revisiting it (or at least re-pressing it onto single-sided discs), but I doubt there's much of a case that can be made now.

Ethan Riley · Jul 1, 2019

http://fanboyfactor.com/2019/07/war...4KnK5D5IkwtI8IgyBVqES5ZSfDa0wbDN-Uk5raeKdpx6s

This is happening at last. They are doing the original 4-hour mini for blu. I kind of doubt they'll upgrade the rest of the series, but you never know.

AndyMcKinney · Jul 1, 2019

Ethan Riley said:
http://fanboyfactor.com/2019/07/war...4KnK5D5IkwtI8IgyBVqES5ZSfDa0wbDN-Uk5raeKdpx6s

This is happening at last. They are doing the original 4-hour mini for blu. I kind of doubt they'll upgrade the rest of the series, but you never know.

Let's hope it's OAR this time, rather than cropped widescreen. Or, at least, that they give us both aspect ratios so we can decide for ourselves how to watch it.

Scott511 · Jul 2, 2019

Is this a new release? A friend sent me the photo over the weekend. He did not take a look at the back cover to see how many discs, aspect ratio, etc.

AndyMcKinney · Jul 2, 2019

Scott511 said:
Is this a new release? A friend sent me the photo over the weekend. He did not take a look at the back cover to see how many discs, aspect ratio, etc.

I'm fairly certain that's just a repackaging of the original individual "snapper case" releases. The new release everyone's talking about here will be coming from Warner Archive (rather than Warner Home Video), and will be the first mini-series only.

Besides correct aspect ratio, a nice bonus feature would be any existing footage of Dominique Dunne as Robin Maxwell (assuming it was clearable).

Scott511 · Jul 2, 2019

AndyMcKinney said:
I'm fairly certain that's just a repackaging of the original individual "snapper case" releases. The new release everyone's talking about here will be coming from Warner Archive (rather than Warner Home Video), and will be the first mini-series only.

Besides correct aspect ratio, a nice bonus feature would be any existing footage of Dominique Dunne as Robin Maxwell (assuming it was clearable).

Yes, I know the new release is coming from Warner Archive. Just curious if the repackaging of this DVD set was new, or if this came out years ago and I just never ran across it.

That Dunne footage would be very interesting to see.

AndyMcKinney · Jul 2, 2019

I bet the "2 TV Favorites" release you had pictured is likely a Walmart exclusive repack. Certainly haven't found it anywhere else on the 'net.

I'm sure there's nothing new there to see, apart from the box (which recycles the earlier snapper release cover images).

ScottRE · Jul 2, 2019

I'll take it in its original aspect ratio, original sound mix and with commercial breaks where they belong, rather than being edited as a movie.

The Final Battle would be great with those NBC recaps, which were little movies themselves. Also in its original aspect ratio.

Finally, give me the TV Series with better prints, the pre credits teasers and recaps and the commercial breaks restored. Any commentaries on the series itself would be amazing.

Scott511 · Jul 3, 2019

ScottRE said:
I'll take it in its original aspect ratio, original sound mix and with commercial breaks where they belong, rather than being edited as a movie.

The Final Battle would be great with those NBC recaps, which were little movies themselves. Also in its original aspect ratio.

Finally, give me the TV Series with better prints, the pre credits teasers and recaps and the commercial breaks restored. Any commentaries on the series itself would be amazing.

Not likely on the recaps, as those I'm sure were produced by NBC with the Danny Dark voice over.

I'm glad I recorded the original broadcasts, I always loved those recaps.

AndyMcKinney · Jul 3, 2019

Scott511 said:
Not likely on the recaps, as those I'm sure were produced by NBC with the Danny Dark voice over.

I'm glad I recorded the original broadcasts, I always loved those recaps.

those recaps appeared on the V/V: The Final Battle syndication package (the version that was sold to local stations as 5 x 120mins, covering both mini-series, to play over five consecutive nights), so that's probably why some of us are thinking they're not beyond the realm of possibility.

albert_m2 · Jul 4, 2019

This is happening at last. They are doing the original 4-hour mini for blu. I kind of doubt they'll upgrade the rest of the series, but you never know.

It would be extremely unlikely that The Final Battle doesn't also get released. Whether or not the weekly series that followed gets released on blu is another story.

Is this a new release? A friend sent me the photo over the weekend. He did not take a look at the back cover to see how many discs, aspect ratio, etc.

It's the same old flipper discs in standard dvd packaging.

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