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[kefrank]

Jeff,

Any word from Panasonic on whether the just-released firmware 1.9 for the BD60 includes their theoretical fix for the random freezing issue?

Thanks.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by NL197

Paramount released CSI Season 1 in DTS HD-MA as well. It's in 7.1.

CBS Television properties are authored independently of Paramount's film division. Paramount distributes it only.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by merrick97

I hope Transformers has DTS-HD MA.

Although, Ill be fine with TrueHD. I just like DTS-HD MA.

Well it will be TrueHD but you can close your eyes and pretend it's DTS-MA because it will sound the same anyway.

[Jeff Kleist]

nothing has moved as far as braveheart goes

I'm starting to think there's a market in little stickers to go on a receiver that will light up and say DTS

No idea on Panny, it came out of nowhere. I want to know what was changed on the VIERACast sidee, nothing looks different

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Well it will be TrueHD but you can close your eyes and pretend it's DTS-MA because it will sound the same anyway.

Minus dialogue normalization, but yes I have no problem with TrueHD.

[Jeff Kleist]

Except as has been explained, dialnorm does nothing to the sound. It's simply a standard, in this case -27db under reference that everyone masters for anyway

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Well it will be TrueHD but you can close your eyes and pretend it's DTS-MA because it will sound the same anyway.

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by FourToedStatue

Are the seasons in the complete box packed in removable individual digipacks? Or is the only way to store them is to keep them in that huge box?

I thought the pictures at the bottom over here at The Digital Bits showed the packaging. Each season was in a cardboard box that was removable from the large box, no?

[benzgrl]

Hi guys - any word on whether the one and only season of Life on Mars will come to Blu?

Thanks.

[Jeff Kleist]

Unlikely unless it sells gangbusters.

[Mr_Bester]

Now that Coraline is out and there was no tie-in with Stardust, any ideas on what Stardust might be tied in with for a Blu release???

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Mr_Bester

Now that Coraline is out and there was no tie-in with Stardust, any ideas on what Stardust might be tied in with for a Blu release???

The next likely scenario is Matthew Vaughn's Kick Ass.

I couldn't find any Distribution information on Kick Ass. Stardust was from Paramount.

[Jeff Kleist]

Stardust keeps popping in and out, I've given up on predicting it

I can't wait for it either though

[FourToedStatue]

No Walt Disney Treasures down the line Jeff? They always release them in limited quantities so it would definitely sell out if released on blu ray. I think.

[jaaguir]

I've seen other posts doing this and getting answered, even though the answer may be a simple "nuttin", so I though I'd ask about some titles. As others have said, I'm not asking if they're going to be released, but are they maybe being considered or something.
These are some guilty pleasures of mine. Seeing how some studios are releasing "junk" (B-actioners from the 80's and 90's) catalog titles, it wouldn't seem so unlikely to release these:

Disney: Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, The three musketeers(1993), The jungle book(1994), Judge Dredd, Who framed Roger Rabbit
Some of those titles don't even have anamorphic dvd releases in the USA, I believe. They all could be eye-candy. But Disney is releasing so little catalog this year, and not in this vein, so I guess these movies won't get released in 10 years.

Universal: The shadow, Gods and monsters, Waterworld, The jackal
"The shadow" didn't get a widescreen dvd release either.

Sony: Sleepwalkers, Nowhere to run(1993), Money train, Fright night, Anacondas: the hunt for the blood orchid

Paramount: The phantom(1996), The relic
"The phantom", maybe, as tie-in with the new version?

Warner: Murder at 1600, Demolition man, Absolute power, The last boy scout, A perfect murder, Conspiracy theory, Soldier, Deep blue sea

Thanks anyway

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Stardust keeps popping in and out, I've given up on predicting it

I can't wait for it either though

Battlestar Galactica (Scifi) was a much more faithful adaptation of the 1970s tv series than Stardust was of the original graphic novel.

[Jeff Kleist]

The difference being that Gaiman did not have a gun placed to his head, and was actively involved with the construction of the movie called Stardust. A similar case was "Jumper", where the author was directly and intimately involved with the movie.

Larson was not involved at all, nor does it have his blessing, and given the multiple public statements of loathing of the source material by Moore and the gang, I doubt they would have wanted to hear his ideas if he had. As it was, they tossed him a pittance check, mostly to stave off a nuisance lawsuit for devaluing his movie rights, and there's no way Larson could afford to sue them anyway and they knew it.

[FourToedStatue]

I could read Jeff talking about BSG all day. It should be its won thread

[Mr. Cinema]

WATCHMEN WB REWARDS CODE

Jeff,

Many people, including myself, are getting an "invalid" response when we've entered in our code on WB's rewards site. I emailed CS and they're looking into it. Can you pass this along to someone there?

[Jeff Kleist]

All those things are outsourced, you're probably more direct than i am already