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Blake Siefken

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Okay, I'm done watching the first three seasons of DS9 (I forgot how good that show was). You can drop the price of the 4-7 now, Paramount, I'm waiting. I think this was their plan all along, get us hooked on the first three so that we buy the other four at the sticker price.
 

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I purchased all of the Next Generation sets at $99.99 + tax the 1st day they were sold at retail, but starting with the second DS9 set I started buying them from Amazon Marketplace merchants & eBay for savings in the area of up to $30- $35 on average. This continued thru the Voyager sets. I didn't purchase all the Original Series double episode DVDs because some episodes just didn't appeal to me. I will not rebuy TOS in the new form nor will I buy any Enterprise episodes.
 

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I just finished up Season 3 of TNG recently and am itching for Season 4(cliff-hangers tend to do that ;))

Anyway, is it worth taking the plunge on the $100+ price or is a price drop for 4 and on likely to happen soon?
 

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Don't know about individual seasons, but the whole series is on sale for about $43 a season from DeepDiscount.
 

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TrekToday.com is reporting that R2 seasons of TNG are being reduced in price to 35 pounds (about $61) from 85 pounds (about $148), and having the extras cut from the sets, and will be issued in slimmer packages. The other series are expected to follow.

The site also reports that The Animated Series is off the schedule for the time being, no explanation given.

http://www.trektoday.com/news/220306_04.shtml
 

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I wonder if the animated series doesn't have some rights issues keeping it from being released on dvd. It seems that Paramount wants to do it but it's not getting done. The only othewr reason I could see for the delay is if the prints are in such bad shape. It seems like the tv division has its act together unlike the movie division.
 

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Since we have a tread on this topic, Coconuts/FYE/Strawberries is have a sale on the Star Trek movies.

Each CE is $5 (!) after mail-in rebate ($10 cash). So you could buy all 10 CEs for $50 total.

I saw the sale on Friday, so today might be the last day.
 

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As of the VHS/LD releases and airings on Nickelodeon in the early 90s, the animated series elements were in excellent shape.
 

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You lucky folks that waited... :frowning:

I paid full price for all 7 seasons as they came out. Now you folks that waited get to buy it for about half price.

This is the best of all the ST series imho.
 

Mark Talmadge

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So, when is Paramount going to drop the prices on the remainding sets? I have decided not to begin picking up the earlier sets despite the recent price drops until they drop the prices on all of the sets. With TNG sets still fetching $139.99 it's just not all that appeasing to snatch them up just yet.
 

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Here in Toronto, the first 5 TNG seasons are all in the $80-90 range (Canadian dollars of course), and _most_ places now have DS9's first 5 seasons for that also. Voyager, TOS, and Enterprise are all still in the $180+ range, just as TNG 6,7 and DS9 6,7. It's a bit of a pain, but they're _slowly_ coming down in price.
 

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As mentioned in the Deep Space Nine thread, the entire seven year set of Deep Space Nine is only $315 US at Deep Discount Dvd. That is only $45 US a season. That is the only way to go.

Unfortunatly, I spent over $700 on this set. I paid full price but I still think it was worth it.
 

John*D

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R2 is gettting TNG in slimline (thinpak) packaging, and I'm going to assume the other series are as well, and ultimately this will be done in R1, at least one would think so. I'm holding off untill then...
 

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I'm waiting for the original series to come down in price. Even with the bundle of all three seasons, $250 (and that's for a USED set on Amazon) is just crazy. Fortunately my local library has all three seasons, so I'll just borrow 'em till Paramount decides to be reasonable.
 

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How are the discs placed inside the slimcase? What is the difference between this slimcase and the thinpak? I am getting confused by all the packaging names.

Is there a visual guide to the different packages around?
 

Peter T.

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Just a little tip for people who think about buying the "Deep Space Nine"-RC2-Sets: The episodes "To the Death" (Season 4) and "Sons and Daugthers" (Season 6) are cut. Both cuts are very short but still cuts. That's why I'm getting the RC1-Sets for the reduced prices right now.
In "To the Death" they cut out the scene where one Jem'Hadar breaks the neck of another one on the Defiant and in "Sons and Daughters" "the mixing of blood"-ritual at the end was partly cut.
 

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