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Posted on 11.28.08 by Widge @ 11:31 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. There are scads of stuff that people want you to buy, especially here ramping into the holidays. Should you? Would somebody actually want this stuff? I'll try and help. ![]() ![]() So Time-Life has taken it upon themselves to release The Real Ghostbusters. And not just, you know, release it on a bare bones set and be done with it--because for fans, having the whole thing might be worthwhile enough to snag it. Instead, they've really outdone themselves with a boxed set that impresses me even with the packaging--and if you've been around long enough you may have noticed I don't mention DVD packaging often. That's because I frankly don't give a rat's ass. I want the discs and maybe any extra trinkets that come with it. But the moment you unwrap this massive twenty-five disc set (because that's what it takes to hold 147 episode plus all the extras) you know you're dealing with a box that's cool enough to keep, and you curse it because if you're like me, you don't have enough shelf space as it is. Anyway, it's in a box not unlike a firehouse and has two lenticulars on it: my favorite, the ghost sawing its way out of the red symbol. You've got the episodes remastered and all the discs in SteelBook cases. And then when you start breaking into the thing, it will take a lot longer than the fifty-five hours to get throuhg the content. Twenty-one video commentary tracks are provided, not to mention five docus, a previously unseen pilot, a magnitude of intros, galleries, scripts, booklets--I mean, Christ, look at the picture. It's huge. It's pretty ridiculous, frankly, how much stuff they packed into this set. This brings new meaning to the word "comprehensive." Well, no, that's not right, it just is comprehensive. Should you buy it? Well, it is $179.99 and available exclusively at RealGhostbustersDVD.com. So it's not cheap, but then again it is the boxed set of this series and I don't know how you could do one better. When Time-Life sets out to smack out a definitive DVD collection, they don't screw around. So for the ultimate fans of the show, they're going to want to snag this. Tell them we said hi. (Click here to buy it from Time-Life.) Categorized as: Headsup
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Posted on 11.18.08 by Widge @ 4:51 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Trying to figure out what's coming out and what you should buy vs. rent vs. back away from slowly is not for the faint of heart. It's okay, though: I'm a professional. Here we go.
A&E returns to the Python well with The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Collector's Edition, a twenty-one disc monster of a set that contains every episode of Flying Circus and then, in a separate book that comes out of the box shown ("Monty Python's Everything Else"), you get, well, just that--everything else. Monty Python Live is included, as well as each of the individual members' "Personal Best" collections. Now, you might be saying, "Widge, is there anything new in here? I own the 16-Ton Megaset, why should I snag this?" As well you should ask that. The only thing that's new and never before seen are the two docus included on separate discs, "Before the Flying Circus" which attempts to show the roots of the show and then "Monty Python Conquers America," in which their storming of American shores is recounted. Beyond that, that's it. And my understanding is that the episodes have been remastered and restored and whatnot, in preparation for being released on hi-def at some point in the future. If that is accurate, then I see no indication that we're getting any version of those episodes here in lo-def. So while it's a very nice set--I especially like how it's compact, but only a completist who has no intention of upgrading to Blu-Ray at any point in the future would want to snag this. It's $89.99 on Amazon, and while the Personal Best bits are nice for what they are, I would recommend aiming instead for the 16-ton Megaset. It's priced at $57.99 and you can snag it here. I would recommend holding out for the Collector's Edition in Blu-Ray--or at least the remastered episodes. Oh, and one last bit? My favorite perk of the set is the discounted Spamalot tickets, good January 6th through March 29th. But bear in mind, the show closes January 18th. So. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) Categorized as: Headsup
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Posted on 11.11.08 by Widge @ 11:53 pm
Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own. There's a deluge out there. A deluge of stuff. Should you buy this stuff? I will try to navigate through the piles for you. Follow me.
If you've been reading this site for any length of time, you know that I constantly hammer on you to grab the Walt Disney Treasures releases. Just because they're Disney's answer to the Criterion Collection. And while the presentation here on Wave VIII isn't as good as we had back at the beginning, I still dig this stuff: because where else are you going to get this stuff? And they're limited editions and then if you miss one, you've got to go order them used or find them on eBay, and honestly: who needs the hassle? Categorized as: Headsup
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Posted on 11.11.08 by ScottC @ 10:31 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. There's a lot of sexy content floating about. I got these little news items and reviews and I didn't want to try to fill out whole posts on them. So I figured I'd make one big thick post. Just think of it as little nibbles to your favorite area.
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Posted on 11.10.08 by Widge @ 7:19 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Okay, so the reason the site went a little spare for a few days is because I went to a convention in Miami, followed by a stopover for a few days in Orlando. My full report on our blitzkrieg mission to do as much Disney and Universal as we could manage shortly. But in the meantime, I thought I would share this: As Dindrane reported last year, Harry Potter is headed for theme parkdom at Universal Orlando. So while we were there sprinting between rides, I snagged some pics. Nothing mind-shattering, mind you, so don't let your expectations get out of hand: but if there's one thing I learned on my trip, there are others who would be able to make more out of these pics than I. First up, the shield that says 2010 is when we can expect the place to open. And if the official site is any indication, it's going to be pretty damn swank. Categorized as: Headsup
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