Randy Korstick
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I haven't seen anything on this set yet. Somebody please throw me a bone because I'm drooling for this set
C'mon, Andy. Tell us how you really feel.I still remember signing my first B5 on DVD petition... It must have been more than 3 years ago...
I can't believe how close it is finally coming...
It will be like visiting with old friends all over again.
Andy
I sent my first letter to Warner Home Video urging them to release B5 on DVD in the autumn of 1997, shortly after I bought my first DVD player. It has sometimes seemed like they'd never release the series. A part of me still won't believe it until I hold that first season set in my hot little hands. But it's been worth the wait, since they're doing it right, full season sets, in widescreen, remixed in DD 5.1 and with plenty of extras (including those JMS commentary tracks. Too bad he didn't have time to do more.) This certainly beats their original plan back in 1999 to issue the series in 4:3 with no extras and on individual 2-episode discs ala ST:TOS 1999. (I credit Niall Young's on-line widescreen DVD petition, and especially the letters it generated, with scuttling this awful idea, one of the few times I think such a petition had any real effect on a studio decision. Of course, that was back in the days before there was a petition for everything and the studios started pretty much ignoring them entirely.)ST:TNG said:Quote:
Unfortunately Warner Bros. tentative release schedule for the series (as mentioned months ago by JMS) is more like Fox's for X-Files than Paramount's for the various TreksIMHO this is a very good thing. The Trek sets are being rushed out, and have (so far) no commentary tracks to speak of. At least with a slower release schedule we may get some more thoughtful extras. And I won't go bankrupt next year, either.
The Trek sets are being rushed out, and have (so far) no commentary tracks to speak of.The Trek sets aren't being rushed out. If there aren't any commentaries, that's because somebody decided there shouldn't be. They started working the Trek release over a year ago. Because they had no doubt about making their money back, Paramount was willing to spend big bucks up front, virtually completing work on the entire 7 season run before the first season of TNG ever went on sale. It isn't like they're actually creating a full season DVD set every other month from scratch. They've done the same with DS9. Warner Bros. isn't as sure of B5, so they don't already have S2 and S3 mastered and ready to go.
Regards,
Joe
Isn't Warner Bros. sending out review copies?Yes, they are - I'd expect to see R1 reviews soon...