Hogan's Heroes (1 Viewer)

[Ron1973]

Looks like Germany is getting a complete series Blu-Ray release.

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07B4Q557Q?tag=bluraycom04-21

Interesting!

 

[Blimpoy06]

I'm guessing this is an Amazon Germany exclusive.
(Exklusiv bei Amazon.de) [Blu-ray]

 

[Jeff Flugel]

This is a very silly but funny show. The DVDs look quite nice, though...don't feel the need to double-dip myself. But it's good news nonetheless when any older series gets a Blu-Ray release!

 

[bmasters9]

The DVDs look quite nice, though...don't feel the need to double-dip myself.

OT-- so do the releases of Hart to Hart (both Sony's first two releases, and Shout!'s releases of the remaining three).

 

[Bob Gu]

I have read that the in German broadcast dubs of Hogan' s Heroes rewrote the dialog, and jokes too, to minimize references to the Nazis. (Did they fuzz out swastikas too?)

I guess the original English track with be used on the Blu-Ray. They probably never did an English track of the German rewrite, but it would be interesting to hear an episode with the changes.

 

[bigshot]

I just got notification that the German set has shipped. Interested to see what it is like. The price certainly is right.

 

[bigshot]

Just received the German set. It's in a blu-ray case that holds all 23 discs! Haven't looked at it yet, but it's DTS-MA mono and 1.33.1.

 

[John Hermes]

Just received the German set. It's in a blu-ray case that holds all 23 discs! Haven't looked at it yet, but it's DTS-MA mono and 1.33.1.

Let us know how it looks and sounds when you can.

 

[Gary Seven]

Yes.. and the extras, language support, any dialog changes and the like if you can.

 

[bigshot]

I have a houseguest who hates Hogan's Heroes, so it might take a couple of days. There are no extras. There are both English and German soundtracks (English in DTS-MA mono). Both English and German subtitles.

 

[revgen]

According to a German member on "the other site", these episodes are network length (roughly 25 minutes) instead of syndicated length (about 22 minutes). Discs are region free.

 

[EdG]

My set arrived late last week. Some things I noticed. The episodes I have viewed look to be the same transfers done for the dvds but in 1080p. So far all episodes that I have viewed have been network length. There are no extras that I can find on the set. There are 2 discs placed on each spindle. Discs 1 and 2 on one and discs 3 and 4 on another. There are no CBS in color bumpers that I have seen and I have watched a few of the early episodes and some from season 2. The discs themselves looks to be the art that was on them when the seasons were released separately. Here are some pics of the box and menus. Also I am not sure why the disc says approx. 147 minutes 172 min. etc. I checked Season 3 disc 1 and all 8 episodes on that disc ran 25 minutes long. I haven't found anything negative yet short running episodes and such but i haven't checked every episode either.

 

[Blimpoy06]

For anyone else who was as curious as I was about the German title. Ein Kafig Voller Helden translates in English as A Cage Full Of Heroes.

 

[bmasters9]

The discs themselves looks to be the art that was on them when the seasons were released separately.

Are you talking about individual Blus in Germany, as well as the regular DVDs here in America?

 

[EdG]

Are you talking about individual Blus in Germany, as well as the regular DVDs here in America?

Yeah when HH Season 1, 2, 3, were released in individual seasons back in the mid 2000's they had what looks to be the same pics/art on them that these German Blu rays have on them. The disc art for the Hogan's Heroes complete series that was released in 2016 here in the US was just the generic grey disc art like a lot of CBS's season sets the past few years. Here is a pic of one disc from the 2016 US dvd complete series set. The discs in the 2016 US dvd set all look like this.

 

[bmasters9]

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Yeah when HH Season 1, 2, 3, were released in individual seasons back in the mid 2000's they had what looks to be the same pics/art on them that these German Blu rays have on them. The disc art for the Hogan's Heroes complete series that was released in 2016 here in the US was just the generic grey disc art like a lot of CBS's season sets the past few years. Here is a pic of one disc from the 2016 US dvd complete series set. The discs in the 2016 US dvd set all look like this.

Interesting-- I have discs of quite a few other CBS-owned series that are like this, but not Hogan's Heroes.

 

[Daniel Melius]

There is a video review of the german blu ray set on youtube.



I have this set on order. Just waiting for it to be delivered.

 

[bmasters9]

There is a video review of the german blu ray set on youtube.



I have this set on order. Just waiting for it to be delivered.

A very well-done insider's view of that German Hogan's Heroes all-in-one Blu, if I do say so myself (and I like that this one can be played here, w/o any special equipment [at least from what this reviewer says])!

 

[Flashgear]

I agree, that guy in the video is very helpful to fans who might consider buying this new region free Blu-ray set. I watched some season 6 episodes not long ago and was reminded that Hogan's Heroes still had a lot of quality laughs in it's final season. The series remained strong throughout, at least in my opinion. And the existing remastered DVDs look so beautiful already that I don't think I would upgrade (I bought all the original single season sets as they were released, for a sizable sum already)...hilariously ironic that the ultimate treatment for Hogan's Heroes would naturally come out of Germany, ha, ha...but my Uncle Bill loved the show too...and he was an actual WW2 POW in Germany from January 1944 to the end of the war, some 16 months as a "Kriegie", (Kriegsgefanganer in German, or more derisively, as a "Luftgangster") My Uncle Bill loved this show, even if the fabled Stalag 13 bore absolutely no resemblance to his dreary deprivation at Stalag Luft 4B...

 

[Daniel Melius]

I agree, that guy in the video is very helpful to fans who might consider buying this new region free Blu-ray set. I watched some season 6 episodes not long ago and was reminded that Hogan's Heroes still had a lot of quality laughs in it's final season. The series remained strong throughout, at least in my opinion. And the existing remastered DVDs look so beautiful already that I don't think I would upgrade (I bought all the original single season sets as they were released, for a sizable sum already)...hilariously ironic that the ultimate treatment for Hogan's Heroes would naturally come out of Germany, ha, ha...but my Uncle Bill loved the show too...and he was an actual WW2 POW in Germany from January 1944 to the end of the war, some 16 months as a "Kriegie", (Kriegsgefanganer in German, or more derisively, as a "Luftgangster") My Uncle Bill loved this show, even if the fabled Stalag 13 bore absolutely no resemblance to his dreary deprivation at Stalag Luft 4B...

I also bought original single season sets when it first came out, but i bought this for only 53 american dollars shipping included from amazon de. Its currently is 40 dollars more but i guess the site raises and lowers the price from lower to higher price from week to week.

Six months ago i bought a 65 inch LG 4K tv. It upscales blu rays to 4k very nice but upscaling dvds is asking alot from it.