Friends: The Complete Series (1994-2004)

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Knowing Warner's standard operating practices, individual seasons will likely be released after the complete set has been on the market for a year.

That doesn't bother me nearly as much as releasing a complete set (with additional bonus features) after all seasons have been released separately.

[spikeyjac]

I hope this is true!
However how often are these surverys correct?
As I hope they're not using surverys such as these to get a general opinion of whether or not they should release friends on blu ray?
cheers
Jack

[nametag]

Originally Posted by Bad Boy Dazza

I have checked them. What makes you think I have not?

Because they haven't been cropped so much as re-framed. Virtually no information has been cropped away, just added to the sides. I actually would much prefer a 4:3 presentation because it's the way it was intended to be framed - everyone is always standing in the middle of the frame in a way they don't in widescreen-filmed shows. Still, it's better than cropping and I'm sure I'd get used to them. I have HD versions of Friends and the first 2 seasons of the West Wing and they both do this. ER does as well. Seinfeld does a mixture of cropping and adding to the sides for the newer HD versions.

I'd much prefer they released two versions like they used to for 'widescreen'/'fullscreen' DVDs...

[The Apocalypse]

Bring on this and ER, slightly looking forward to ER more than this but, I'll take this, too.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

That doesn't bother me nearly as much as releasing a complete set (with additional bonus features) after all seasons have been released separately.

I understand when they do that for shows that are still on the air and producing new seasons, but yeah, I hate when they do that for shows that are over and they could easily put together a full series set up front.

Originally Posted by spikeyjac

I hope this is true!
However how often are these surverys correct?
As I hope they're not using surverys such as these to get a general opinion of whether or not they should release friends on blu ray?

In past surveys it's always been pretty obvious when they are just gauging opinion - giving several options of cover art, or suggesting different formats (season sets vs "best of" compilations vs complete series). But any time they've said "will be released" it's always been true.
...the only question is their definition of "soon"

[Aristide Massaccesi]

I have no interest in Friends on blu-ray, but I hope this sells well because that could mean good things for tv on blu.

[XanderAE]

Hopefully these will be the uncut episodes as per DVD... the HD episodes from TNT/Germany are the tv/syndication cuts.

[The Mad Kiwi]

Originally Posted by XanderAE

Hopefully these will be the uncut episodes as per DVD... the HD episodes from TNT/Germany are the tv/syndication cuts.

Oh, snap, I didn't even think about that. I, too, hope they're the extended versions (I call them extended because a lot of the footage they reinserted wasn't even in the original broadcasts).

[Matt.English]

This is excellent news. Definite day one buy for me. And you can add me to the list of people hoping this leads to more shows like ER and The West Wing making it to blu.

[I_Like_Movies]

If this holds up, then I'm in!

[horizonline]

Originally Posted by XanderAE

Hopefully these will be the uncut episodes as per DVD... the HD episodes from TNT/Germany are the tv/syndication cuts.

+1 and I hope they get the audio right too.

I'm sad there is no date for Taken.

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

Bring on this and ER, slightly looking forward to ER more than this but, I'll take this, too.

+1

I don't like Friends enough to purchase but I assume there's a good chance Seinfeld could be next? And oh yes ER is a must too.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by XanderAE

Hopefully these will be the uncut episodes as per DVD... the HD episodes from TNT/Germany are the tv/syndication cuts.

Ugh. Syndication cuts are HORRENDOUS. I can't stand when they do that on home video releases. Do they not have people looking after these TV shows?

[nametag]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

+1

I don't like Friends enough to purchase but I assume there's a good chance Seinfeld could be next? And oh yes ER is a must too.

Seinfeld is Sony as opposed to Warner. I'd say ER and West Wing would be better guesses as they're Warner releases as well, although what with Seinfeld having also had HD TV masters made of them (though with some cropping compared to the aforementioned Warner shows) I'm guessing it will probably come out one day and maybe if Sony see Friends doing well it'll encourage them to get a move on.

[MercsOwnz]

Did this survey by any chance mention Smallville coming to Blu?

[FromTheInside]

Originally Posted by madlost1

my favorite tv show of all time.

This.

I will be in on the complete series, day one.

[hardtosayx]

Originally Posted by MercsOwnz

Did this survey by any chance mention Smallville coming to Blu?

If it is, it won't be any time soon. They already said it won't be.

[Hofftimus Prime]

I really didn't think this would happen. So glad to see it is. Now I hope they do it right. It's probably my favorite T.V. show of all time (at least top 3). I was watching one of my dvds just a few days ago, after a long hiatus not watching anything Friends, and it was just as good as ever. It really has stood the test of time (at least for me). I laughed my butt off. I'm not too happy with the $200 price tag. I'm liking maybe $130 better.

[Remmus]

My favourite TV show ever, can't wait to buy the Blus.

[JamesKurtovich]

Wow, Friends in widescreen? Sign me up!

What kind of PQ upgrade are we talking here? I thought TV shows didn't get much improvement because of the cameras they use.