Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 918 - Blu-ray Forum

krasnoludek · 07-16-2015, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

You mean you even hadn't heard of the old series and movies?

Nope. I don't follow anime or manga and have seen only pieces of a few series, e.g. Eskaflowne.

ParaOK · 07-16-2015, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rdodolak

The problem is most consumers aren't willing to pony up $30 for those less obscure titles. Nor does it help when Sony released those same titles overseas for a fraction of the cost.

The other variable is Twilight Time is still an obscure label with all things considered. Yes, more people know about them, then when they first arrived on scene, but most consumers do not.

I think the fact that they are still an obscure label is the biggest part. Let us not forget that they just launched a website a few weeks ago and their products aren't widely available in Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon like Criterion. I have been collecting blus since 2008 and only just heard about them last fall.

krasnoludek · 07-17-2015, 02:38 AM

I have to wonder... if Captain Harlock is their first 3-disc release, will that mean it has a higher retail price?

rdodolak · 07-17-2015, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by krasnoludek

I have to wonder... if Captain Harlock is their first 3-disc release, will that mean it has a higher retail price?

I would bet on it. Major Dundee was a 2-disc set and it was priced $5 higher ($34.95) than the others.

Given the Captain Harlock release will have both the 2D and 3D variant of the Japanese and International versions plus a 3rd Blu-ray of extras I'd imagine the release would be priced at least $39.95.

PuppetMasterBlu · 07-17-2015, 01:14 PM

EDIT: Nevermind, question already answered.

neoz · 07-17-2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ParaOK

For those of you who are not on Facebook, TT posted this great article about physical media and the niche blu-ray market - http://homemediamagazine.com/comic-c...al-media-36233

I mean I'm sure they lost sales of ST:TNG because they were priced so high. I mean it is hard to find a happy medium on getting the stuff out there to the consumer and earning profit. Studios want to make money and the consumer wants it for a fair price.

That being said, I'll never support streaming. I enjoy the tactile pleasure of looking at all the blu rays around my house.

And still can't believe that TT got Harlock. Craziness......

Arkadin · 07-17-2015, 04:02 PM

I can't believe they are saying no-one bought TNG bds sets. I was under the impression they had sold quite well.
very depressing news.

neoz · 07-17-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkadin

I can't believe they are saying no-one bought TNG bds sets. I was under the impression they had sold quite well.
very depressing news.

I mean I bought them but I know a lot of people that weren't able to because of the high price.

StingingVelvet · 07-17-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by neoz

I mean I'm sure they lost sales of ST:TNG because they were priced so high.

Yet they were half the price of the DVDs 15 years of inflation ago.

The simple fact is consumers have drastically devalued media since piracy and streaming started. This ain't gonna fly with a niche market, people are going to have to pay up for it to survive.

baheidstu · 07-17-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Yet they were half the price of the DVDs 15 years of inflation ago.

The simple fact is consumers have drastically devalued media since piracy and streaming started. This ain't gonna fly with a niche market, people are going to have to pay up for it to survive.

I wonder what the sales figures were for TOS compared to TNG. There were only three seasons of that one, so higher prices might be easy to digest but seven seasons of TNG, I can see that being a bit steep especially if they're expecting fans to buy them all up at once.

tallrichard · 07-17-2015, 05:18 PM

Twilight Time release for this month finally arrived...packaged terribly in an non padded cardboard envelope...

I guess SA isn't so bad after all...

rdodolak · 07-17-2015, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tallrichard

Twilight Time release for this month finally arrived...packaged terribly in an non padded cardboard envelope...

I guess SA isn't so bad after all...

How many titles did you order? Just curious, as I had ordered five and those were shipped in a box but that was to be expected.

Banned User · 07-17-2015, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rdodolak

How many titles did you order? Just curious, as I had ordered five and those were shipped in a box but that was to be expected.

I've learned to always order a bunch of titles from every online vendor. Nothing worse then spending a ton on a title that arrives all beat up. Worse I hate when that happens with eco cases and someone punches a hole through the slip in shipping.

rdodolak · 07-17-2015, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned User

I've learned to always order a bunch of titles from every online vendor. Nothing worse then spending a ton on a title that arrives all beat up. Worse I hate when that happens with eco cases and someone punches a hole through the slip in shipping.

I hate that as well. My recommendation to tallrichard is to provide feedback to the Twilight Time support email address.

gpn · 07-17-2015, 08:10 PM

Twilight Time guys - will your release of Harlock have proper subtitles based off the Japanese script? I have the Hong Kong release and the subtitles on there are obvious dubtitles based of the English script since several of the character names differ from the dialogue. If you do have proper subtitles, I'll be happy to double-dip on your release.

tallrichard · 07-17-2015, 08:13 PM

This month, I only ordered one...Places in the Heart.

I have more than 40 of TT's movies so this was a light month.

SA always boxed them...

filmmusic · 07-17-2015, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gpn

Twilight Time guys - will your release of Harlock have proper subtitles based off the Japanese script? I have the Hong Kong release and the subtitles on there are obvious dubtitles based of the English script since several of the character names differ from the dialogue. If you do have proper subtitles, I'll be happy to double-dip on your release.

I assume they will use what subtitles they are given and I have a hunch they will be the same subtitles unless TOEI decided to make them again from scratch (which I doubt)

baheidstu · 07-17-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tallrichard

This month, I only ordered one...Places in the Heart.

I have more than 40 of TT's movies so this was a light month.

SA always boxed them...

If you order a few titles they will. Any time I've ordered a single title, it's always arrived in a bubble mailer.

rdodolak · 07-17-2015, 08:59 PM

I would only receive a box from SAE if I ordered 3 or more titles. One or two titles would always be shipped in a bubble mailer.

tallrichard · 07-17-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

If you order a few titles they will. Any time I've ordered a single title, it's always arrived in a bubble mailer.

That explains a lot, I was usually ordering 3-4 movies...but at least a bubble mailer will protect better than what Cinram/TT used....

07-17-2015, 02:38 AM	#18343
krasnoludek Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:New Haven, CT 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:1131 DVD collection:29	I have to wonder... if Captain Harlock is their first 3-disc release, will that mean it has a higher retail price?

07-17-2015, 01:14 PM	#18345
PuppetMasterBlu Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:USA 4K collection:437 Blu-ray collection:784 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:235	EDIT: Nevermind, question already answered.

07-17-2015, 04:02 PM	#18347
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I can't believe they are saying no-one bought TNG bds sets. I was under the impression they had sold quite well. very depressing news.

07-17-2015, 05:18 PM	#18351
tallrichard Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:12 MA collection:2947 Digital collection:4361 iTunes collection:3450 Prime collection:3479 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Twilight Time release for this month finally arrived...packaged terribly in an non padded cardboard envelope... I guess SA isn't so bad after all...

07-17-2015, 08:10 PM	#18355
gpn Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:305	Twilight Time guys - will your release of Harlock have proper subtitles based off the Japanese script? I have the Hong Kong release and the subtitles on there are obvious dubtitles based of the English script since several of the character names differ from the dialogue. If you do have proper subtitles, I'll be happy to double-dip on your release.

07-17-2015, 08:13 PM	#18356
tallrichard Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:12 MA collection:2947 Digital collection:4361 iTunes collection:3450 Prime collection:3479 Blu-ray reviews: 1	This month, I only ordered one...Places in the Heart. I have more than 40 of TT's movies so this was a light month. SA always boxed them...

07-17-2015, 08:59 PM	#18359
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	I would only receive a box from SAE if I ordered 3 or more titles. One or two titles would always be shipped in a bubble mailer.

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