Monty Python’s Flying Circus Restored for Blu Ray (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Okay, so with the coupon and shipping it is $123?

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Okay, so with the coupon and shipping it is $123?

I did mine thru Paypal and it came to $123.68. I think I paid around $100 for the 16 Ton dvd box set years ago.

 

[BobO'Link]

According to the site it's region ABC! Coming from Network I figured it'd be B only. Sweet! Now to break open the piggy bank... dig in the couch... check under the car seats...

I'll probably wait just a bit and, hopefully, pick it up from Amazon.uk. Should be just a bit cheaper to ship.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Please Note: As of this announcement, 10% conversion to U.S. is $101.90 with an additional $25.68 to ship

That's too rich for my blood. Hopefully there will be a U.S. release.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

That's too rich for my blood. Hopefully there will be a U.S. release.

CORRECTION: The price should be about $118 - $123 shipped to U.S. Still quite expensive

 

[Dave Jessup]

If indeed it's region-friendly for the US, I'll be in ASAP when the budget allows. The DVDs on my shelf are the original A&E two-per-box editions, so as pricey as this (Norwegian) blu seems now, it can't hold a candle to what I laid out in 1999-2000.

 

[Christopher McG]

US$117.35 on my order.

 

[B-ROLL]

CORRECTION: The price should be about $118 - $123 shipped to U.S. Still quite expensive

I paid $99.99 for the A&E DVD set at COSTCO so I would still have to say it is still a great deal ...

 

[JohnMor]

I don’t think this is a bad price at all, especially compared to the 16-Ton dvd set. But I’m holding out for reviews. Don’t want to be blindsided by news of missing bits, dropped lines, music, etc.

 

[texboil]

I’m thrilled at the price of this set. I still remember buying the whole series on VHS back in the 1990s. That was $20 for two episodes per tape for a total of about $440. I couldn’t hit buy now on this release fast enough.

 

[texboil]

I'll wait for the US release and then when it's 50% sale at Barnes & Nobel

Lot of assumptions here, not the least of which assuming Barnes and Noble will still be in existence.

 

[battlebeast]

I have to wait for a US release. And, reading the limited info, I know it'll be WAAAAAYYYY better looking than it's ever been.

 

[Coressel]

I just ordered mine! No problems with the site.
Also, here's The Digital Bits story about it:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/colum...DISDRQ9GwrrpBafCvD5FVYs_WbD9ijQoYgJZVhNjg1Jvk

 

[darkrock17]

Lot of assumptions here, not the least of which assuming Barnes and Noble will still be in existence.

A North American release is just obvious, as not everyone is going to pay $122 for this set plus the import tax and shipping. Also the NA release would be shelf-friendly than it looks right now as a large cardboard box. As for Barnes & Nobel, I don't think they're going away anytime soon. Yes, they one day will go the way as so many others stores, but that won't be for sometime though.

 

[BobO'Link]

A North American release is just obvious, as not everyone is going to pay $122 for this set plus the import tax and shipping. Also the NA release would be shelf-friendly than it looks right now as a large cardboard box. As for Barnes & Nobel, I don't think they're going away anytime soon. Yes, they one day will go the way as so many others stores, but that won't be for sometime though.

The site description says:

Each of the four series comes individually packaged with a book by Andrew Pixley (four books in total) detailing an exhaustive episode-by-episode production history.

If "individually packaged" means some type of normal disc case inside that unwieldy box then that's OK as you can put the cases on the shelf and store the box.

 

[darkrock17]

The site description says:

If "individually packaged" means some type of normal disc case inside that unwieldy box then that's OK as you can put the cases on the shelf and store the box.

Here's a picture of what the inside of the box looks like. All 4 seasons look like there digipaks.

 

[OliverK]

Here's a picture of what the inside of the box looks like. All 4 seasons look like there digipaks.

Very nice!

I am getting very exited or as some famous Hungarian once said:

 

[BobO'Link]

Yep... looks like digipaks - blech - but at least you can take the seasons out of the box for the shelf and that's a good thing!

I wonder how many of those boxes will be ripped/torn inside due to the season sets shifting in the slots? That looks to be rather thin paperboard that'll likely tear with the banging around it'll get during shipping.

 

[bigshot]

Network did the restoration on this themselves. They own that and for a US edition to be released, they would have to license the restoration from Network. The set Network is producing is region free. I think they figure they can sell enough without having to do a separate US edition.

Did Network do the Prisoner restoration and license it out? That might be a model they would follow for this if they did.

 

[AndyMcKinney]

Network did the restoration on this themselves. They own that and for a US edition to be released, they would have to license the restoration from Network. The set Network is producing is region free. I think they figure they can sell enough without having to do a separate US edition.

Also, in a first for Network, they are producing two versions of this set: a 50i release for "PAL" countries, and a 60i release for "NTSC" countries. All US orders placed directly from Network's website will be filled with 60i discs (regardless of whether you can play 1080i/50 or not) to ensure compatibility with US equipment.

This might open up a can of worms, however, when people start ordering from places like Amazon UK. Will they have both versions, or just the 50i? If they have both, can you choose, or are you stuck getting the one 'appropriate' for your country (I, personally, want a 50i set when I eventually decide to purchase this).