Why not start at Season 1 with Shows? - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Tiger · 05-17-2007, 06:50 PM

How come they release shows on blu-ray that don't start with Season one? For example, The Sopranos only has Season 6 available and Nip Tuck will be starting at Season 4. Why don't they start at Season 1 with these? Wouldn't that be better? I'm not buying any of these until I can watch them in order. Thanks to Weeds though for being smart about it and releasing them in order of seasons.

calgarymarc · 05-17-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kiddtigger

How come they release shows on blu-ray that don't start with Season one? For example, The Sopranos only has Season 6 available and Nip Tuck will be starting at Season 4. Why don't they start at Season 1 with these? Wouldn't that be better? I'm not buying any of these until I can watch them in order. Thanks to Weeds though for being smart about it and releasing them in order of seasons.

I agree 100% with ya 'kiddtigger'! Release them in order, or ALL AT THE SAME TIME! I'll never watch a season or series unless it's from the beginning.

Can't say i'll be purchasing any of the seasons out yet except for Weeds. I've heard some good things about this series, so it'll be interesting to see.

AlaskaDon · 05-17-2007, 06:58 PM

My guess is that they figure the fans would already have the prior seasons on standard DVD's so sales might not be all that great if they remastered them for blu-ray. If you check out the daily columns from the past couple of weeks over at thedigitalbits.com, they had a conference with Warner where they specifically talked about this, at least Warner's view on it.

Alex Pallas · 05-17-2007, 07:50 PM

seasons that just ended are obviously going to sell better...duh

Blu Tiger · 05-17-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Pallas

seasons that just ended are obviously going to sell better...duh

It's not that obvious to me because I'm not going to buy any series unless they start at season 1, and I'm sure there are others like me.

Guinness7 · 05-17-2007, 08:07 PM

Also with certain shows the more recent seasons could have been broadcast in hi def and older season might not have been so it should be less work to get them out there.

jwmccoq · 05-17-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Pallas

seasons that just ended are obviously going to sell better...duh

Then, why are we seeing most of the new releases which were out on standard DVD before?

Amon37 · 05-17-2007, 08:27 PM

Plus double-dipping on a BD that you already have on SD is alot less painful than already spending 60 for an SD season and then double-dipping for 80 on the bd version.

DrinkMore · 05-17-2007, 08:52 PM

I agree with the OP. If they are going to release all of them eventually on BD - at least they should make an announcment stating such. It would make me feel better to know that. I don't want to own a show in half SD and half HD. Seems idiotic.

I will purchase Nip/Tuck on BD only because I have the previous seasons on SD and have seen them. I would not purchase it if I did not already own them but then again, I still am a bit leary on purchasing half/half.

Gremal · 05-17-2007, 08:52 PM

Same reason we got MI3 before MI1 and 2. The studio wanted the release of the DVD to coincide with the release of the blu-ray. HBO announced plans for the season 6 release a long time ago. I hope seasons 1-5 come soon.

I watched the latest episode on Monday and am all caught up with only 3 episodes remaining. Could hardly believe my eyes during the first 10 mins of that latest one. Whoa.

DrinkMore · 05-17-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Amon37

Plus double-dipping on a BD that you already have on SD is alot less painful than already spending 60 for an SD season and then double-dipping for 80 on the bd version.

Makes no sense. Your saying the same thing twice.

Moretonbay · 05-17-2007, 09:03 PM

As Basic as it can be said--a consumer will be more likely to fork out $70 for a complete season that they don't have then fork out $70 for something they already have.

Not only that but before the studios spend a lot of money putting all of these seasons on blu-ray they want to make 100% sure that the format will succeed.

kyle · 05-17-2007, 09:03 PM

Personally, I appreciate this action of releasing the latest seasons instead of starting over. As a person who owns tons of TV series on DVD, I would rather continue my collections with the latest seasons in HD rather than have to wait for them to cycle through all the other seasons just to get back to the latest one. And I don't want to purchase a normal DVD version to tide me over for an HD one if it is coming.

For example, I would rather they start Stargate Atlantis with Season 3 instead of 1. I own the first 2 seasons on DVD and am watching them now since I haven't seen the shows. But I would have to get a normal version of season 3 to be able to continue watching if they are going to be releasing the HD sets starting with season 1.

Blu Tiger · 05-17-2007, 09:10 PM

I guess it all depends on if you already own the series on DVD. To be honest, I never really got into buying DVD's (well, except for anime...I have 100+). I probably have like 30. Blu-ray is different...so pretty. I can't stop buying them

Smallville206 · 05-17-2007, 11:10 PM

That's why I stayed away from Smallville and Sopranos, no interest in picking them up unless I know they will release all seasons. I won't pick up any show they don't start from season 1. I would gladly sell any standard dvd show I have to replace it with Blu ray.

MasterXeus · 05-18-2007, 03:32 AM

lol, I've asked this question a few times. I personally didn't buy season 2 of Stargate Atlantis because I heard Season 1 was coming to Blu-ray. I figure I would wait and buy both seasons on blu-ray, too bad we can't have some kind of update on when some of these TV shows will be coming out.

No release date for Stargate Atlantis
No release date for 24

05-17-2007, 06:50 PM	#1
Blu Tiger Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:725 Trading Score:27	Why not start at Season 1 with Shows? How come they release shows on blu-ray that don't start with Season one? For example, The Sopranos only has Season 6 available and Nip Tuck will be starting at Season 4. Why don't they start at Season 1 with these? Wouldn't that be better? I'm not buying any of these until I can watch them in order. Thanks to Weeds though for being smart about it and releasing them in order of seasons.

05-17-2007, 09:10 PM	#14
Blu Tiger Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:725 Trading Score:27	I guess it all depends on if you already own the series on DVD. To be honest, I never really got into buying DVD's (well, except for anime...I have 100+). I probably have like 30. Blu-ray is different...so pretty. I can't stop buying them Last edited by Blu Tiger; 05-17-2007 at 09:13 PM.

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05-17-2007, 06:58 PM	#3
AlaskaDon Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:-	My guess is that they figure the fans would already have the prior seasons on standard DVD's so sales might not be all that great if they remastered them for blu-ray. If you check out the daily columns from the past couple of weeks over at thedigitalbits.com, they had a conference with Warner where they specifically talked about this, at least Warner's view on it.

05-17-2007, 07:50 PM	#4
Alex Pallas Active Member Member since:Sep 2005 Location:The Belly Of The Beast (USA)	seasons that just ended are obviously going to sell better...duh

05-17-2007, 08:07 PM	#6
Guinness7 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:259 Trading Score:59	Also with certain shows the more recent seasons could have been broadcast in hi def and older season might not have been so it should be less work to get them out there.

05-17-2007, 08:27 PM	#8
Amon37 Power Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:USA,Arizona PSNetwork: Amon37	Plus double-dipping on a BD that you already have on SD is alot less painful than already spending 60 for an SD season and then double-dipping for 80 on the bd version.

05-17-2007, 08:52 PM	#9
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	I agree with the OP. If they are going to release all of them eventually on BD - at least they should make an announcment stating such. It would make me feel better to know that. I don't want to own a show in half SD and half HD. Seems idiotic. I will purchase Nip/Tuck on BD only because I have the previous seasons on SD and have seen them. I would not purchase it if I did not already own them but then again, I still am a bit leary on purchasing half/half.

05-17-2007, 08:52 PM	#10
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	Same reason we got MI3 before MI1 and 2. The studio wanted the release of the DVD to coincide with the release of the blu-ray. HBO announced plans for the season 6 release a long time ago. I hope seasons 1-5 come soon. I watched the latest episode on Monday and am all caught up with only 3 episodes remaining. Could hardly believe my eyes during the first 10 mins of that latest one. Whoa.

05-17-2007, 09:03 PM	#12
Moretonbay Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Florida	As Basic as it can be said--a consumer will be more likely to fork out $70 for a complete season that they don't have then fork out $70 for something they already have. Not only that but before the studios spend a lot of money putting all of these seasons on blu-ray they want to make 100% sure that the format will succeed.

05-17-2007, 09:03 PM	#13
kyle Power Member Top contributor Member since:May 2007 Location:Massachusetts 4K collection:510 Blu-ray collection:6608 DVD collection:2854 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14	Personally, I appreciate this action of releasing the latest seasons instead of starting over. As a person who owns tons of TV series on DVD, I would rather continue my collections with the latest seasons in HD rather than have to wait for them to cycle through all the other seasons just to get back to the latest one. And I don't want to purchase a normal DVD version to tide me over for an HD one if it is coming. For example, I would rather they start Stargate Atlantis with Season 3 instead of 1. I own the first 2 seasons on DVD and am watching them now since I haven't seen the shows. But I would have to get a normal version of season 3 to be able to continue watching if they are going to be releasing the HD sets starting with season 1.

05-17-2007, 11:10 PM	#15
Smallville206 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Seattle, Washington	That's why I stayed away from Smallville and Sopranos, no interest in picking them up unless I know they will release all seasons. I won't pick up any show they don't start from season 1. I would gladly sell any standard dvd show I have to replace it with Blu ray.

05-18-2007, 03:32 AM	#16
MasterXeus Power Member Member since:Mar 2007	lol, I've asked this question a few times. I personally didn't buy season 2 of Stargate Atlantis because I heard Season 1 was coming to Blu-ray. I figure I would wait and buy both seasons on blu-ray, too bad we can't have some kind of update on when some of these TV shows will be coming out. No release date for Stargate Atlantis No release date for 24

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