Cheers shelf-friendly release coming! (1 Viewer)

bmasters9 · Feb 10, 2015

On 5/5, Paramount's coming out with a new shelf-friendly full-series release of Cheers.

This from TVShowsonDVD.com says that this new release (the previous 11 seasonal releases [1982-93] had been in a brick form) will have the same content and bonuses that those individual releases had (270 shows on 45 discs).

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Cheers-The-Complete-Series/20744

albert_m2 · Feb 10, 2015

Yeah I saw them post this on FB the other day. Great news. I wonder if the early seasons will have upgrades to include a "play all" feature which is not on the the seasons sets (at least not mine which I got a decade ago).

bmasters9 · Feb 10, 2015

albert_m2 said:
Yeah I saw them post this on FB the other day. Great news. I wonder if the early seasons will have upgrades to include a "play all" feature which is not on the the seasons sets (at least not mine which I got a decade ago).

I'm hoping the early ones do too on this new release. The individuals (I have two of those) did indeed have menus that were very hard to work with.

classicmovieguy · Feb 10, 2015

This is good news.

MatthewA · Feb 10, 2015

I was wondering when this was coming out.

classicmovieguy · Feb 10, 2015

There is a Complete Series set available from the UK which is reasonably priced, but I'm going to wait and see what the packaging looks like on the US set before I decide on which version to buy.

This is the UK set:

screenshot-www.amazon.co.uk 2015-02-11 11-17-28.png

screenshot-www.amazon.co.uk 2015-02-11 11-18-02.png

MatthewA · Feb 10, 2015

Is there anything on the UK set that isn't on the American DVDs?

classicmovieguy · Feb 10, 2015

I don't believe so - I think they're identical.

albert_m2 · Feb 10, 2015

For what it's worth, the recent Taxi set looks exactly like one of those interior sets in the UK box above. It's pretty functional and no sliding discs.

Rob W · Feb 10, 2015

Wake me when they announce a blu-ray box.

Bob_S. · Feb 10, 2015

Interesting how Coach is missing from both the US and UK covers.

LeoA · Feb 10, 2015

Blu-Ray would be a waste unless they're willing to clear music and fix other issues with seasons 8-11 that didn't receive the same quality treatment as the earlier seasons.

I'd love a high quality Blu-Ray set of this show, but only if no compromises are made and the episodes are properly presented (And that US Savings Bond promotion that was talked about around here recently should also be tossed in).

classicmovieguy · Feb 10, 2015

The Amazon pre-order link has just gone up:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TGNLZSI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2W2CXKR1N7HSD&coliid=I23LF8CPQK9O19

Oliver Ravencrest · Feb 10, 2015

This is good news, just need to wait for the price to go down to what I can afford. I wouldn't mind if the cases are like the Taxi set.

JamesSmith · Feb 10, 2015

Any news on the extras/bonuses?

Jthree

LeoA · Feb 10, 2015

As the TVShowsonDVD announcement says, the discs will be the same as the previous season sets. That means that only seasons 1-3 have any bonus content

The DVDTalk reviews for each of those seasons include a bit about their respective bonuses, which I've linked below for you to look at.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6465/cheers-the-complete-first-season/

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9008/cheers-complete-second-season/

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/10980/cheers-complete-third-season/

albert_m2 · Feb 11, 2015

It would be really disappointing and frustrating if the early season discs were not updated to have a play all features.

TravisR · Feb 11, 2015

^ I'd be surprised if the content on the discs was any different from the original releases. Generally, when they release series sets, they're just trying to make some more money on existing items and not spend more on making new discs.

MatthewA · Feb 11, 2015

I wondered if it was different because IIRC the music licensing laws are different in the UK than in the US. I also heard they got better Happy Days sets than we did.

The Obsolete Man · Feb 11, 2015

MatthewA said:
I wondered if it was different because IIRC the music licensing laws are different in the UK than in the US. I also heard they got better Happy Days sets than we did.

They definitely got better Quantum Leap sets, music-wise.

And Ally McBeal was out for a few years in the UK before the US managed to negotiate the music minefield.

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