Peter Neski
Screenwriter
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Yeah this is a US Version so it depends where you send it too
While not confirmed, supposedly the individual seasons will follow at a later date. Presumably the ‘extras‘ in the box won’t be included (and the sum of four sets will be less than this Limited set.
No actual details yet, but for me, if it’s the same discs, I would be ok with that.
Since Network is producing a US version, it seems to me that they are considering their release to be the US release. They might make that version available in US Amazon and perhaps other retailers. There's no reason to wait for a US release if this one is 100% US compatible. Do you think the individual seasons will be produced in both US and UK versions too?
If nothing else, you should have the UK rating symbol on any UK version box(es). I'd think that won't be on a US release.As someone speculated on Roobarb's, maybe Network will licence the individual series releases to Shout! or someone else.
If not and they plan to do it themselves, they need to do something to differentiate any future 'retail' (non-exclusive) US/60i release from the UK/50i one (noticeably different boxart, if nothing else).
Lot of assumptions here, not the least of which assuming Barnes and Noble will still be in existence.
If nothing else, you should have the UK rating symbol on any UK version box(es). I'd think that won't be on a US release.
Well, unless Network cheaps-out and doesn't licence the property out to someone else, fulfilling all orders (UK and US) with the same boxart.
Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but didn't Network do a US and UK release of Robin of Sherwood? If so, anybody know if it was easy to distinguish between those?
One would hope that if Network don't licence out the individual-series releases, that they'll make the extra effort to do much more than just take the BBFC symbols off the art to distinguish one from the other.
Either way, I'm still interested to see just how much improvement they can get from 50-year-old tapes. The animated parts alone are like night and day based on the small smattering of samples released thus far, but I don't expect that much difference for everything else.
I just saw that! Great news, actually. I'd rather wait an extra month and get all the goods:This release has been postponed to November 4. Apparently due to some new material that was found.
I shall parrot that ...I'm always a fan of them taking as long as necessary to get it right.