Quantum Leap at last? (1 Viewer)

[Paul Sandhu]

Does anyone know if the Pilot will be on the discs? I heard that it was like a TV movie?

Also isn't 60 USD a little much for 8 episodes?



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You're part of a time travel experiment that went a little... ka-ka.

 

[Greg_S_H]

It'll be on there. It's labeled as the complete first season, so it has to be. Besides, the previous disc that contained the pilot has long been deleted. I wouldn't be surprised if Universal makes it available, though, like they did with the Battlestar movie disc.

$60 is a lot, but Universal has it for $40. It'll be around that price or cheaper at retail stores. Even that's high for 8 episodes. By way of comparison, Starsky and Hutch (out in 2 weeks) is only $35 at Amazon for 22 episodes.

 

[Dane Marvin]

^ And Kung-Fu season 1 is $29.99 at DDD. But then again, Warner's TV releases are among the industry's lowest-priced.

 

[Chris]

3 discs doesn't seem like a lot (well, maybe if flippers) how many eps were in Season1? Oh, here's rooting for every season!

 

[Dan Rudolph]

There were 8 episodes, but the pilot was double-length, thus the need for 3 discs. $60 is what Fox charges for full 22-episode series, so this does seem excessive.

 

[Christian Preischl]

$60 is what Fox charges for full 22-episode series, so this does seem excessive.

Especially since Universal's charging the same for Law & Order Season 2 which has 22 episodes on 3 DVD-18s. I'm sure there must be a reason for the high price (the already mentioned music rights perhaps?), and if so then I'd like to hear it.

Chris

 

[Chris]

Maybe music rights. Partly because, as Star Trek's excessive ($100/year) bounty has brought (and it sells well) SciFi shows may tend to net a premium if the fan base is there.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Remember, Amazon's the only place saying 3 discs, AFAIK. Everyone else is saying 2.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

I doubt it's music rights. Quantum Leap used very little licensed music.

 

[Paul Sandhu]

Its probably not the music, maybe it has a lot of commentary on it or something or other cool special features.

 

[Greg_S_H]

As I show in this post, there is actually quite a bit of licensed music, and this is only a first season list.

 

[Dane Marvin]

Yes, I hate that the prices for sci-fi shows tend to be inflated because everyone knows they will shell out the money no matter the cost. Just think about all the highest-priced DVD sets you've seen...

X-Files
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: DS9
Star Trek: Voyager
The Twilight Zone (Collections)
Battlestar Galactica

Rape is the price we pay for being so damn geeky. Quantum Leap is not a strictly sci-fi show though. It contains elements from virtually every genre at one point or another in the series, which is what made it shine. If Universal thinks it's fan base is mostly sci-fi fans and prices it accordingly, it might alienate half the potential buyers of this show. It seems like everyone I talk to loves QL, very few of which are known sci-fi junkies.

 

[Dave Scarpa]

Another Battlestar Type release I hate these Dual sided DVD's and sixty bucks for 9eps I was unaware that season 1 was Nine episodes. Imagine what they'd get for a full season I fear it'll be at the $119.95 BG Price. I'm sorry you can get a season of Smallville with a ton of music in the show for under $40 shipped. Universal is asking too damn much. Thank god for Netflix

 

[Dane Marvin]

Yeah, Dave, after remembering what Universal charged for a handful of episodes of Battlestar Galactica, I'm starting to think that the QL season 1 pricetag isn't a misprint.

I fear that once I "leap" for the first season, I'll be committing to purchasing a series that will cost me about $85 a season thereafter.

 

[Matt_H]

anybody else dissapointed in the cover art? I kinda wanted the classic image of him stepping into the accelerator.the art now looks like bacula replaced anthony michael hall on the dead zone.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

I'm sorry you can get a season of Smallville with a ton of music in the show for under $40 shipped.

You can't compare the two. Assuming the high price is related to music rights, then contracts will have needed to be renegotiated for the DVD release, and more money paid out. A new show like Smallville will have probably included provisions in their contracts for redistribution on DVD, thus no extra pay-outs.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Also, Smallville uses music from Warner's own label, which means things are cheaper.

 

[AndrewR]

Quantum Leap's $38.99 at DeepDiscountDVD.


Andrew

 

[Gord Lacey]

Actually, they still need to license the songs for Smallville, which is one reason they don't have the money to do a 5.1 mix on the set.

Gord

 

[Dane Marvin]

$38.99 at DDD? I will buy the hell out of it for that price.