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Mr_Bester · 09-17-2009, 12:23 PM

I was watching "Clash of the Gods" last night. The first name that pops up on the end credits was Bill Hunt as a producer. Is that this Bill Hunt, or is it a common enough name?

Mr. Cinema · 09-17-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

Hey Jeff...

Any hints when we can see the other Batman films released seperatly?

I'd love to at least grab a companion DigiBook for Batman Returns.

This is another set I hope gets broken up soon. I despise Batman & Robin, so I don't know if I can buy the set. It's $72.99 right now on Amazon, but that's still a bit steep for me considering B&R is in there.

MerrickG · 09-17-2009, 01:37 PM

Hey Jeff,

I was glad to see Bill post some news on the Alien Quadrilogy (anthology?) today on the bits. What are the chances that it gets pushed back yet again now that they are more or less going forth on a fifth film.

I do really hope that Ridley Scott makes the film more in the vein of the first one and gives it an old school edge.

MerrickG · 09-17-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

Jeff,

Could we expect the Matrix sequels and the Bourne films to be available separately next year? I am guessing if WB and Universal were planning that, they would wait until after the holiday season.

Also, will we reach a point where new special features are all done in HD? They're doing a better job of this lately, but we're still getting newly produced content done in SD. The latest example being that new documentary found on the American Werewolf in London BD.

I have a hard time seeing why anyone would WANT the Bourne films separately. If you like one, you pretty much like them all.

Jeff Kleist · 09-17-2009, 01:53 PM

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I was watching "Clash of the Gods" last night. The first name that pops up on the end credits was Bill Hunt as a producer. Is that this Bill Hunt, or is it a common enough name?

While Bill has done some work, I don't recall him ever mentioning something called Clash of the Gods

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I have a hard time seeing why anyone would WANT the Bourne films separately. If you like one, you pretty much like them all.

I don't really like the second one. The third one ws improved, but they still need to go back more to the first.

Mr. Cinema · 09-17-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by merrick97

I have a hard time seeing why anyone would WANT the Bourne films separately. If you like one, you pretty much like them all.

The set is $71.99 on Amazon. If those are separate, they'll probably be $20 each. The set is just priced too high for 3 catalog titles and only 3 discs.

MerrickG · 09-17-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

The set is $71.99 on Amazon. If those are separate, they'll probably be $20 each. The set is just priced too high for 3 catalog titles and only 3 discs.

Ill buy that.

Mr_Bester · 09-17-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

While Bill has done some work, I don't recall him ever mentioning something called Clash of the Gods
...

Thanks, I should have mentioned it was on A&E and was academic in nature following the story of Odyseus(for now at least)

kefrank · 09-17-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

This is another set I hope gets broken up soon. I despise Batman & Robin, so I don't know if I can buy the set. It's $72.99 right now on Amazon, but that's still a bit steep for me considering B&R is in there.

I'm with you. I'll probably end up just ordering the UK Batman Returns eventually. Wish it was a digibook though.

Paul.R.S · 09-17-2009, 05:16 PM

Any word on a DVD (or BD?) release of the third season of Morgan Spurlock's show 30 DAYS?

Jeff Kleist · 09-17-2009, 05:30 PM

Looking grim unless Fox decides to consolidate the releases and throw it in for completeness

Paul.R.S · 09-17-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Looking grim unless Fox decides to consolidate the releases and throw it in for completeness

Are you speculating or is the situation "grim" based upon something a TCFHE or FX exec has said?

Was the show canceled after season three? I Googled around, including the trades, and didn't find word.

My understanding is that Fox distribbed the first season on DVD but Virgil Films and Entertainment (f/k/a Arts Alliance America, f/k/a Hart Sharp Video) distribbed season two. To wit, FoxStore.com only sells season one.

Uxi · 09-17-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

This is another set I hope gets broken up soon. I despise Batman & Robin, so I don't know if I can buy the set. It's $72.99 right now on Amazon, but that's still a bit steep for me considering B&R is in there.

I'll kick in $5 and take B&R.

Uxi · 09-17-2009, 06:26 PM

Any chance of the TOS Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray?

Jeff Kleist · 09-17-2009, 06:47 PM

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Are you speculating or is the situation "grim" based upon something a TCFHE or FX exec has said?

Was the show canceled after season three? I Googled around, including the trades, and didn't find word.

My understanding is that Fox distribbed the first season on DVD but Virgil Films and Entertainment (f/k/a Arts Alliance America, f/k/a Hart Sharp Video) distribbed season two. To wit, FoxStore.com only sells season one.

It wasn't cancelled, but they haven't ordered any new episodes,so it's essentially cancelled. I actually might have been in one of the episodes, I made it past the first round anyway

In the end, speaking objectively I think that they made a better choice for the purposes of the program than I would have been. One of the things I always admire about 30 Days is that it's not looking to necessarily stoke conflict but to put someone in an environment where they're uncomfortable so they grow from it, and the audience gain new perspective. And I'd say with the exception of one or two that mostly worked out.

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Any chance of the TOS Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray?

Well, with a proper Glen Larson approved movie coming out, what would you do if you were Universal, with HD masters of all the episodes (which were all finished on film like ST:TOS was) already in the can?

Doctorossi · 09-17-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

HD masters of all the episodes (which were all finished on film like ST:TOS was) already in the can

Why on Earth do they already have those? Could it be...

thinking ahead?

Jeff Kleist · 09-17-2009, 09:27 PM

Nah, they laid all their 80s action out to show on Uni HD

That and because it's pretty easy just to run the reel. There hasn't been anything done to the episodes yet in terms of restoration to my knowlege. I'm sure that may change in the future with a new movie to pimp

al cos. · 09-17-2009, 11:42 PM

Would that include the movie version of the pilot? (the one that was released in sensurround and had a widescreen, non-anamorphic dvd ) I hope that version doesn't get lost to time. I'd even buy it on its own.

Jeff Kleist · 09-17-2009, 11:46 PM

I really have no idea what kind of master they have in the movie. They'd have to do it as its own disc because there's too many edits to it for branching to be practical

My DVD of the movie is signed by most of the cast still alive when the DVD came out

HeavyHitter · 09-18-2009, 12:51 AM

Jeff,

Is there any hope that the upcoming "Ultimate Edition" Harry Potter I and II releases will have improvement in PQ over the original versions?

09-18-2009, 12:51 AM	#7320
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	Jeff, Is there any hope that the upcoming "Ultimate Edition" Harry Potter I and II releases will have improvement in PQ over the original versions? Last edited by HeavyHitter; 09-18-2009 at 12:53 AM.

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09-17-2009, 12:23 PM	#7301
Mr_Bester Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:83	I was watching "Clash of the Gods" last night. The first name that pops up on the end credits was Bill Hunt as a producer. Is that this Bill Hunt, or is it a common enough name?

09-17-2009, 01:37 PM	#7303
MerrickG Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:College Station, TX Blu-ray reviews:2	Hey Jeff, I was glad to see Bill post some news on the Alien Quadrilogy (anthology?) today on the bits. What are the chances that it gets pushed back yet again now that they are more or less going forth on a fifth film. I do really hope that Ridley Scott makes the film more in the vein of the first one and gives it an old school edge.

09-17-2009, 05:16 PM	#7310
Paul.R.S Banned Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Hollywood, California 4K collection:69 Blu-ray collection:250 DVD collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	Any word on a DVD (or BD?) release of the third season of Morgan Spurlock's show 30 DAYS?

09-17-2009, 05:30 PM	#7311
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Looking grim unless Fox decides to consolidate the releases and throw it in for completeness

09-17-2009, 06:26 PM	#7314
Uxi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:9	Any chance of the TOS Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray?

09-17-2009, 09:27 PM	#7317
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Nah, they laid all their 80s action out to show on Uni HD That and because it's pretty easy just to run the reel. There hasn't been anything done to the episodes yet in terms of restoration to my knowlege. I'm sure that may change in the future with a new movie to pimp

09-17-2009, 11:42 PM	#7318
al cos. Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009	Would that include the movie version of the pilot? (the one that was released in sensurround and had a widescreen, non-anamorphic dvd ) I hope that version doesn't get lost to time. I'd even buy it on its own.

09-17-2009, 11:46 PM	#7319
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	I really have no idea what kind of master they have in the movie. They'd have to do it as its own disc because there's too many edits to it for branching to be practical My DVD of the movie is signed by most of the cast still alive when the DVD came out

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