Life's Too Short (Gervais/Merchant/Warwick Davis)

[manicsounds]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Lifes...Blu-ray/34363/

Does anyone know what extras are on this release?

[FastAndFluid]

Originally Posted by manicsounds

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Lifes...Blu-ray/34363/

Does anyone know what extras are on this release?

They're listed on the back sleeve as follows:

Making Of (including out-takes, behind the scenes and deleted scene)
Promotional Video
Edinburgh Sizzle
Life's Too Short - Make-up
Life's Too Short - The Fight
Warwick Asks for a Job
Warwick the Agent

It's been a while since I watched them but my main recollection is that they were very short, and padded out far too much with exactly the same episode clips every time. However I seem to remember they WERE HD and compared to the extra's you usually get with BBC Blu-ray series like this "above average".

[ajs2]

Does anyone know if this is a region-free blu-ray ? Thanks.

[FilmFanSam]

Originally Posted by ajs2

Does anyone know if this is a region-free blu-ray ? Thanks.

I can confirm it is region B locked.

[Cinemaniac]

Does anyone know if "Life's Too Short" is Region A compatible?

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by Cinemaniac

Does anyone know if "Life's Too Short" is Region A compatible?

Your answer is in the post above.

[jscott0688]

Originally Posted by Sam McCormack

I can confirm it is region free.

Really? Because I bought it from Amazon UK and a message pops up saying that it will only play on Region B players.

[gerry d]

I just had a look at my copy & it only states Reigon B on the back.

[jscott0688]

Originally Posted by gerry d

I just had a look at my copy & it only states Reigon B on the back.

Yeah it won't play on either one of my blu-ray players.

[md99]

The recent special is getting a BR release it would seem

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lifes-Too-Sh...+short+blu+ray

Thought it was pretty poor though.

[FastAndFluid]

If they're sensible they'll wait until Christmas when gullible people might buy it for friends.

Enjoyed the series but thought the "special" was really poor

[aequalszero]

The special was just different - they made some changes, mostly to Warwick, that seemed a little like retrospective 'fixes' (as if, given the chance to do the series over again, they might not have made him quite so unlikeable).

[yeslek]

Originally Posted by FastAndFluid

They're listed on the back sleeve as follows:

Making Of (including out-takes, behind the scenes and deleted scene)
Promotional Video
Edinburgh Sizzle
Life's Too Short - Make-up
Life's Too Short - The Fight
Warwick Asks for a Job
Warwick the Agent

It's been a while since I watched them but my main recollection is that they were very short, and padded out far too much with exactly the same episode clips every time. However I seem to remember they WERE HD and compared to the extra's you usually get with BBC Blu-ray series like this "above average".

dont suppose you have the run times? basically is the a good 30 mins+ of extras or is it not really worth getting?

thanks

Originally Posted by md99

The recent special is getting a BR release it would seem

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lifes-Too-Sh...+short+blu+ray

Thought it was pretty poor though.

wait, so the blu is strictly the first run of episodes, not ALL episodes?

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by yeslek

wait, so the blu is strictly the first run of episodes, not ALL episodes?

The BBC broadcast 6x30 minute episodes as a first season. This is included on the blu-ray.

Earlier this year, they also broadcast a 60 minute special to wrap the series up. This is not included on the blu-ray.

[yeslek]

Thanks for clarification, but thats a frickin jip. ALL episodes should be included, as technically the 'special' is part of series 1

urgh, greedy BBC. They did the same with Mrs Browns Boys

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by yeslek

Thanks for clarification, but thats a frickin jip. ALL episodes should be included, as technically the 'special' is part of series 1

urgh, greedy BBC. They did the same with Mrs Browns Boys

No it isn't. The special was a follow up designed to replace Series 2.

This isn't/wasn't released by the BBC, it was released by Universal.

[yeslek]

really? it was aired on BBC


...and its still a jip

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by yeslek

really? it was aired on BBC


...and its still a jip

Yes, it was aired by the BBC, but released by Universal. The BBC can't force producers to use BBC Worldwide to distribute their shows.

The blu-ray was released before the special had even been announced, in fact I think the blu-ray was released when BBC Two still wanted a second series. (It was later revised to just a special)

[moscone_bail_bonds]

Anyone know if the special was ever released on blu-ray? I know it had a DVD release. Amazon has a page for a blu-ray but always says ‘working on getting it back in stock’.