6M$Man / Bionic Woman question (1 Viewer)

[bretmaverick2]

So I thought the three reunion movies were supposed to be released following the last single season release of 6M$Man. I see them released to other regions, are we not going to see these releases here??

 

[AndyMcKinney]

I have a question, about the US "individual season" releases.


Is Season 4 the only one that isn't in a standard-width Amaray case? In other words, were the other seasons standard-width from the get-go, or were they re-released in a smaller width?


Apart from being wider than the others, my copy of Season 4 is also the only one to have a cardboard O-ring/slipcover around the sealed case.

 

[derosa]

I have a question, about the US "individual season" releases.


Is Season 4 the only one that isn't in a standard-width Amaray case? In other words, were the other seasons standard-width from the get-go, or were they re-released in a smaller width?

The size of the case might be related to the number of discs,

and have something to do with the number of cross-over episodes included.

I only have the complete box, but this is the breakdown of the number of discs per season:

S1-5

S2-5

S3-6

S4-8

S5-6


My guess is the box for season 4 is wider to hold 8 discs.

 

[derosa]

So I thought the three reunion movies were supposed to be released following the last single season release of 6M$Man. I see them released to other regions, are we not going to see these releases here??

Pretty hard to say without an announcement or inside information. They aren't out yet,

it's been about a year since season 5 came out. BTW, i think they're awful!

Definitely not the highlight of the series for me.

 

[Dave Lawrence]

Are the individual season releases bare-bones, or do they also include some or all of the interviews and commentaries from the box set? I wouldn't mind getting the show, but never really wanted to spend all the extra money for the complete series just for a box with the sound effect.

 

[MattHR]

Season 4 was the only one released in a larger case to accommodate the 8 discs (and a single hub/stacked-disc case at that). All were initially released with slipcovers, but re-pressings have omitted them. The Universal individual season releases are also missing the bonus discs that were included with the TimeLife set. Any extras that were part of the TL discs that contained actual episodes are on the Uni releases (they are actually identical discs, except for the TL info on the discs' labels).


As for the reunion movies, I would have thought they'd be out as a separate release by now, or at least announced. But then we're still waiting for the rest of the Rockford Files reunion movies from Uni, so go figure. For Region 1, they are still only available as part of TL's complete SMDM set. They've been available on foreign releases for years now, as PAL singles from UK and Australia, and as part of both Fabulous Films' NTSC complete SMDM and Bionic Woman sets, and also FF's Bionic Woman Season 3 set.

 

[bretmaverick2]

Not that I find the reunion movies to be 'series highlights', but I would still like to have 'em just to finish off the set.


The single season sets don't have much in the way of extras, but I'm not one that wants a lot of extras so it doesn't matter to me.

 

[Bill Waits]

So I thought the three reunion movies were supposed to be released following the last single season release of 6M$Man. I see them released to other regions, are we not going to see these releases here??

Could you please share where these are released? TIA!

 

[mark27b]

On R2 in the UK they are;

The Return of the SMDM and The Bionic Woman
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00355CGVS

Bionic Showdown
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774B0

Bionic Ever After
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774AQ

 

[Sam Favate]

The reunion movies were also included in the Time Life box set of SMDM from 2010.

 

[AndyMcKinney]

On R2 in the UK they are;

The Return of the SMDM and The Bionic Woman
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00355CGVS

Bionic Showdown
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774B0

Bionic Ever After
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774AQ

They are also available in R4 Australia (ezydvd.com.au and jbhifi.com.au are a couple places to look). They're the same as the R2s (PAL and same cover art), just coded for R4 instead of R2.

 

[swan4022]

So far, I purchased S1-S3 individually at Target each with the cardboard sleeve, but they have not carried S4 or S5 yet. The cases are the same size as other series that I own.


Meanwhile, I just watched the S1 episode "Burning Bright," and was so moved by the story and impressed by how well-made it is (writing, acting, direction). Episodes like this one, "Day of the Robot," and "Rescue of Athena One" have pleasantly surpassed what I expected in re-watching a show now, which I remembered fondly but only vaguely from childhood.

 

[Bill Waits]

On R2 in the UK they are;

The Return of the SMDM and The Bionic Woman
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00355CGVS

Bionic Showdown
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774B0

Bionic Ever After
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B003N774AQ

Thank you for the info!

 

[Sam Favate]

BTW, for those that don't know, the second film, Bionic Showdown, features a 25-year-old Sandra Bullock in a major role (the film was hoped to be a backdoor pilot).

 

[bretmaverick2]

Sandra B. was one of the main reasons that I want to get these movies!!


Decent additions to the main series.