Babylon 5 - Page 35 - Blu-ray Forum

CouncilSpectre · 08-01-2023, 03:37 PM

£65 from the WBs shop, for 110 episodes is terrific value in my book.

I was actually expecting it to be higher so more than pleasantly surprised

CouncilSpectre · 08-01-2023, 03:51 PM

The WBs sign up discount seems quite hit and miss on pre-orders. Sadly, with B5 it appears to be a miss.

Leaving mine with WBs tho. Could have got it slightly cheaper with HMV, but there’s a good chance of getting it early with the WBs shop. My WAC pre-orders typically turn up the week before general release so fingers crossed for early B5!

oddbox83 · 08-01-2023, 06:18 PM

The price is great. I paid about that per series when they first came out on DVD. People just got used to unrealistic pricing towards the end of the DVD boom.

Like my B5 complete Universe set that I replaced the original fat boxes with for a ludicrously cheap price. Under £30 on Amazon.fr IIRC

cdx47 · 08-02-2023, 12:14 PM

I'm keeping mine with Amazon. The 4 pound price difference with WB isn't worth losing the flexibility to easily cancel. Plus when they promise day and date release it usually comes a day or two before.

dykesy · 08-03-2023, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NX-74205

£62.99 if you do the 10% off promotion at HMV.

Shame the 15% sign up code doesn't seem to work on the WBshop, would have made it £56.

Just did the HMV 10% promo myself

Indiana Jones · 08-04-2023, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dykesy

Just did the HMV 10% promo myself

Just make sure you pay now, pretty much every pre-order I placed using a discount code over the last few months got cancelled due to "payment failure" despite there being absolutely nothing wrong with my card, I think they just time out after so long.

Happenstance · 08-09-2023, 07:05 PM

Hmmm. Currently on sale on iTunes. I tried the show years ago and just didn't click with it but I'm tempted to try again now I'm older.

jbieste · 08-12-2023, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PT Ryan

Not sure how many folks here are users of iTunes the like, but that box art is the same one that’s been used for the complete series on digital for years. I think some boxsets of the DVDs in certain territories have used that art as well.

Ergo, I’m familiar with the art, but I do hope they come up with something more representative of the show between now and December.

Fixing the remaining remastering errors (mainly credit typos) and including both cuts of the pilot in 4:3 (and not that horrid 16:9 cropped upscale of the special edition currently on iTunes) would make this a must-buy for me.

This was probably the first DVD set of a TV series I bought. Back then, I had to get them from a regional grocery chain. Had to get them as they received them, a few seasons at a time. Within a couple of years, a few discs per season would stop playing. I was so disappointed to go back every couple years and more and more wouldn't play. If they've fixed whatever caused that, disc rot or whatever, I'll be satisfied. If this happens again, I'm going to feel like such a chump.

slop101 · 12-01-2023, 03:34 PM

I really wanna get the blu-ray set coming next week, but I'm bummed about the missing movies and the missing extras. Why they gotta be so half-assed about this stuff? The only people buying this stuff now are the ones who will notice the missing stuff.

Zechs Merquise · 12-01-2023, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by slop101

I really wanna get the blu-ray set coming next week, but I'm bummed about the missing movies and the missing extras. Why they gotta be so half-assed about this stuff? The only people buying this stuff now are the ones who will notice the missing stuff.

What extras are missing? I can honestly say as a fan that I'm not bothered about the movies or Crusade being missing

jbieste · 12-01-2023, 06:55 PM

This is an iconic release. The movies that came later would have been nice to be included. The Gathering pilot episode is included, as it should be. Personally, as someone who had to buy seasons individually at a grocery store, waiting for them to show up a couple of seasons at a time, and then watching individual episodes become unplayable year after year from disc rot or whatever, I'm thankful. This Blu-ray release should be archival quality that I can revisit for many years. When Babylon 5 showed up, it almost never made it to completion, getting bounced around from different networks. I get your disappointment, but the movies are out there and are available on DVD. I'd given up hope that an archival release would ever show up. My biggest fear is this Blu-ray release will start self-destructing each year. I'll worry about the movies a year from now.

drb999 · 12-01-2023, 08:40 PM

I’m sure if the series sells well they’ll do the movies.

slop101 · 12-01-2023, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zechs Merquise

What extras are missing?

Last I heard, this release is bare-bones, and that there are zero extras.

As far as the movies, "In the Beginning" is the only other one I wish this set had.

drb999 · 12-01-2023, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by slop101

Last I heard, this release is bare-bones, and that there are zero extras.

It has the original pilot and a trailer for the animated movie and that’s it for extras.

Joey9775 · 12-02-2023, 02:45 AM

I didn't know about the extras. I'm gutted and kind of want to just return it now.

Bumbuliuz · 12-03-2023, 03:36 PM

How's the picture quality? I have only seen the Dvd and some of the HD streaming.

CouncilSpectre · 12-04-2023, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bumbuliuz

How's the picture quality? I have only seen the Dvd and some of the HD streaming.

Pretty much the same as the streaming version, albeit with a much better bitrate. Night and day difference to the DVDs.

Wtdk · 12-05-2023, 10:25 PM

Anyone else have one of the holders not attached inside. I can't figure out how to snap it back into place. What's the trick?

Doomhunter · 12-05-2023, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Wtdk

Anyone else have one of the holders not attached inside. I can't figure out how to snap it back into place. What's the trick?

Maybe they aren’t intended to be attached? I know at this point anyhow that mine isn’t attached

Wtdk · 12-06-2023, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Doomhunter

Maybe they aren’t intended to be attached? I know at this point anyhow that mine isn’t attached

I wasn’t clear. Not the whole thing but just one of the holders. It popped off and I can’t get it to pop back in. It isn’t broken though.

I also noticed a brief shimmer at 24 - 27 minutes into the first episode. So far, no other flaws.

08-01-2023, 06:18 PM	#683
oddbox83 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	The price is great. I paid about that per series when they first came out on DVD. People just got used to unrealistic pricing towards the end of the DVD boom. Like my B5 complete Universe set that I replaced the original fat boxes with for a ludicrously cheap price. Under £30 on Amazon.fr IIRC Last edited by oddbox83; 08-01-2023 at 06:26 PM.

08-01-2023, 03:37 PM	#681
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	£65 from the WBs shop, for 110 episodes is terrific value in my book. I was actually expecting it to be higher so more than pleasantly surprised

08-01-2023, 03:51 PM	#682
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	The WBs sign up discount seems quite hit and miss on pre-orders. Sadly, with B5 it appears to be a miss. Leaving mine with WBs tho. Could have got it slightly cheaper with HMV, but there’s a good chance of getting it early with the WBs shop. My WAC pre-orders typically turn up the week before general release so fingers crossed for early B5!

08-02-2023, 12:14 PM	#684
cdx47 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2021	I'm keeping mine with Amazon. The 4 pound price difference with WB isn't worth losing the flexibility to easily cancel. Plus when they promise day and date release it usually comes a day or two before.

08-09-2023, 07:05 PM	#687
Happenstance Active Member Member since:Aug 2019 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:266 DVD collection:247 Digital collection:10 iTunes collection:315	Hmmm. Currently on sale on iTunes. I tried the show years ago and just didn't click with it but I'm tempted to try again now I'm older.

12-01-2023, 03:34 PM	#689
slop101 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2014 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:1241 DVD collection:142 Trading Score:4	I really wanna get the blu-ray set coming next week, but I'm bummed about the missing movies and the missing extras. Why they gotta be so half-assed about this stuff? The only people buying this stuff now are the ones who will notice the missing stuff.

12-01-2023, 06:55 PM	#691
jbieste Active Member Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:49 Blu-ray collection:1325 DVD collection:399 Trading Score:33	This is an iconic release. The movies that came later would have been nice to be included. The Gathering pilot episode is included, as it should be. Personally, as someone who had to buy seasons individually at a grocery store, waiting for them to show up a couple of seasons at a time, and then watching individual episodes become unplayable year after year from disc rot or whatever, I'm thankful. This Blu-ray release should be archival quality that I can revisit for many years. When Babylon 5 showed up, it almost never made it to completion, getting bounced around from different networks. I get your disappointment, but the movies are out there and are available on DVD. I'd given up hope that an archival release would ever show up. My biggest fear is this Blu-ray release will start self-destructing each year. I'll worry about the movies a year from now.

12-01-2023, 08:40 PM	#692
drb999 Blu-ray King Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Outer Space 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:706 DVD collection:57 MA collection:6 Digital collection:75 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1	I’m sure if the series sells well they’ll do the movies.

12-02-2023, 02:45 AM	#695
Joey9775 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2017 Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:80	I didn't know about the extras. I'm gutted and kind of want to just return it now.

12-03-2023, 03:36 PM	#696
Bumbuliuz Active Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Iceland 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:915 MA collection:128 iTunes collection:480 Trading Score:35	How's the picture quality? I have only seen the Dvd and some of the HD streaming.

12-05-2023, 10:25 PM	#698
Wtdk Special Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Northern california Blu-ray reviews: 32	Anyone else have one of the holders not attached inside. I can't figure out how to snap it back into place. What's the trick?

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