Pre-Order Magnum P.I. The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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[ScottRE]

Mill Creek. Man...... Their Universal's aren't bad but I'm still a little stung by I Dream of Jeannie.

 

[Yeoman007]

What worries me is the entire series from Mill Creek is on 30 discs, but Fabulous Films' UK set has 37 discs. I suspect a lot of compressing.

I wonder if they're uncut original episodes or edited for syndication.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Will wait for reviews, although my experience of Mill Creek discs is generally positive.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

What worries me is the entire series from Mill Creek is on 30 discs, but Fabulous Films' UK set has 37 discs. I suspect a lot of compressing.

I wonder if they're uncut original episodes or edited for syndication.

You generally don't have to worry about syndication edits from Mill Creek.

Overcompression and bad PQ, yes. But they usually use the complete network versions as provided by the parent company.

Like everyone else, after the Jeannie debacle, I'll wait on reviews. But I'm tentatively excited to see this one.

 

[JamesSmith]

What debacle about the Jeannie release?
--jthree

 

[Capt D McMars]

Mill Creek. Man...... Their Universal's aren't bad but I'm still a little stung by I Dream of Jeannie.

What happened with the IDOJ box set?

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Jeannie was released in 1080i not 1080p, and many people believe it doesn't look much better than the old Sony DVD set upscaled through a decent player and that the streaming versions are better looking than the discs.

And this was after months of constant delays.

So the Jeannie release went from anticipated to reviled in short order.

 

[bmasters9]

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I take it this is an American (Region 1) Magnum Blu?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Jeannie was released in 1080i not 1080p, and many people believe it doesn't look much better than the old Sony DVD set upscaled through a decent player and that the streaming versions are better looking than the discs.

And this was after months of constant delays.

So the Jeannie release went from anticipated to reviled in short order.

Yeah, I have the entire Magnum series on iTunes in HD digital so I'm good and will bypass this BD release.

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Yeah, I have the entire Magnum series on iTunes in HD digital so I'm good and will bypass this BD release.

Probably the best choice.

If you're like me and only have the old DVDs from the pre-HD masters, this set is a decent option (assuming it turns out alright). But having something like the iTunes HD episodes, you probably have them in equal quality to a MC release.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Probably the best choice.

If you're like me and only have the old DVDs from the pre-HD masters, this set is a decent option (assuming it turns out alright). But having something like the iTunes HD episodes, you probably have them in equal quality to a MC release.

Yeah, I have that DVD set too. Anyhow, the series is currently selling on iTunes for $44.95. However, some of us have bought it for $29.99. One time it was on sale for $19.99, but I missed out on that price because I already purchased it.

 

[Richard Gallagher]

What worries me is the entire series from Mill Creek is on 30 discs, but Fabulous Films' UK set has 37 discs. I suspect a lot of compressing.

I wonder if they're uncut original episodes or edited for syndication.

Have you seen the Fabulous Films set? Amazon UK is charging (including shipping) about $16 more than the current price of the Mill Creek release. Amazon UK has no info on whether the Fabulous Films set is region locked.

 

[Capt D McMars]

Yeah, I have the entire Magnum series on iTunes in HD digital so I'm good and will bypass this BD release.

Mill Creek is all about pushing out the product and cut corners when you can, Even at the cost of a lesser quality edition...sad!!!

 

[Bryan^H]

As much as I want this, I'll have to wait for reviews after the 'I Dream of Jeannie' dilemma.

$180 LOL, more like $79.99 on launch.

 

[Yeoman007]

Have you seen the Fabulous Films set? Amazon UK is charging (including shipping) about $16 more than the current price of the Mill Creek release. Amazon UK has no info on whether the Fabulous Films set is region locked.

Region-locked doesn't matter to me. I've gone to region-free players. However, check Fabulous Film's website for the Blu-ray set and you'll see they list it as Region B:

Magnum P.I. / Complete Collection

Available on FabulousFilms.com

www.fabulousfilms.com

I passed on the UK set a few years ago when it was down to about $103 + shipping (before shipping costs went insane) because the HD streaming version from iTunes dropped to $19.99 and I pounced on that.

There are ways to track the prices on iTunes and other digital retailers. Not sure if that discussion is allowed here.

Rick

 

[albert_m2]

I really like Mill Creek's Rockford Files blu ray set. I realize that they can be hit or miss, but it seems more of an issue with their DVD sets than blu rays.

 

[ScottRE]

The Universal TV shows I've seen have been fine. Knight Rider and Airwolf look great. If Magnum goes the same way, I'll be happy to buy it. I'll just wait for others to pony up before I do.

 

[Garysb]

At the price point it is being offered I thought it might be a Universal release. I was disappointed that Mill Creek is charging as much as they are. Hopefully the first season will have the first season's theme song (missing on Itunes if I remember correctly). Also I wonder if the crossover episodes with "Murder She Wrote" and others will contain both episodes and not the syndicated edited to be one episode versions. Though I expect since Universal is not releasing it will be the edited version since Mill Creek doesn't have the rights to the other show(s).

 

[ScottRE]

At the price point it is being offered I thought it might be a Universal release. I was disappointed that Mill Creek is charging as much as they are. Hopefully the first season will have the first season's theme song (missing on Itunes of I remember correctly). Also I wonder if the crossover episodes with "Murder She Wrote" and others will contain both episodes and not the syndicated edited to be one episode versions. Though I expect since Universal is not releasing it will be the edited version since Mill Creek doesn't have the rights to the other show(s).

If they use the same prints as the Universal DVDs, the first portion of the first season will have the original main title theme. While not iconic, it's still a very nice tune that fits the show very well.