Stranger Things: Season 2 4K UHD (2017) (Target Exclusive)

[TCsabres006]

Originally Posted by azmodeous

I get the feeling Target is having remorse for getting this series on physical media. I see the Blu-ray versions on sale weekly for $5-$10 in what I can only guess is them trying to get rid of inventory. I am an anomaly and want to own stuff physically, despite it being available on the largest streaming platform. Most people going into Target though are going to look at that and scoff at the idea of paying for a show that's available on Netflix. I honestly wonder if we will even get season 3 physically at this point with how much these have sat on the shelf.

I'm in the same boat as you and want to own the physical copies. My thought is, with all shows, including the netflix exclusives, that maybe someday, the exclusives wont be on netflix anymore. Or for that matter, maybe I'm not always going to be subscribed to Netflix. It's not just with stranger things, but for daredevil for me as well lol.

[TCsabres006]

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

If anyone knows of a store that has Season 1 and 2 in stock in 4K, I'm happy to give a $45 Target gift card to anyone who can pick them up for me and post to my mailing address. I'll cover postage and you can keep whatever is left over on the gift card. Message me if interested

It's back in stock on target.com for shipping. They only have 6 left!

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

That's IF they release a disc set.

Why of course they will. Target would be absolutely stupid if they were to not release the season on disc. They have exclusive merchandising for Stranger Things; the physical release of each season being one of them.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Why of course they will. Target would be absolutely stupid if they were to not release the season on disc. They have exclusive merchandising for Stranger Things; the physical release of each season being one of them.

Target has no say. Netflix does.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Target has no say. Netflix does.

Again. Stranger Things is Netflix’s most popular IP. You have no reason why they would simply decide to stop releasing physical discs for this series. That’s a poor business making decision.


See you in the Season 3 thread when it’s released on 4K next Fall

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Again. Stranger Things is Netflix’s most popular IP. You have no reason why they would simply decide to stop releasing physical discs for this series. That’s a poor business making decision.


See you in the Season 3 thread when it’s released on 4K next Fall

They keep talking about how they're losing subscribers and aren't getting new ones like they want, they could see dropping physical media as if people want to see Stranger Things, they'll stay subscribed.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by kevin87

They keep talking about how they're losing subscribers and aren't getting new ones like they want, they could see dropping physical media as if people want to see Stranger Things, they'll stay subscribed.

Who’s “they?” Netflix?

Netflix announced more than 64 million households watched Stranger Things 3.

Doesn’t sound like losing subscribers to me.

Either way, I for one would hope to see a physical release. That is all. I don’t need Debbie Downers (not you) crushing my dreams lol.

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Who’s “they?” Netflix?

Netflix announced more than 64 million households watched Stranger Things 3.

Doesn’t sound like losing subscribers to me.

Either way, I for one would hope to see a physical release. That is all. I don’t need Debbie Downers (not you) crushing my dreams lol.

It's been in the news for months, subscriptions are down after raising the price and Netflix projects so many new subscribers and those numbers weren't met.

I hope we get it too, and we shouldn't be worried until probably next fall, but you know excuses studios spout, if that many people watched it on Netflix then that could be their reasoning to not do disc to force people to only be able to watch it on Netflix.

[Nothing371]

Netflix is fine. No doubt though that many people have watched most of the programming and paused their subs, plus many people do account sharing. It will definitely be interesting when subscriptions fall enough to the point where giant mergers in streaming start happening. Profits above all else, and all that.

[AdubW1982]

Any news on season 3 being released on 4k and blu-ray?

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by AdubW1982

Any news on season 3 being released on 4k and blu-ray?

Won’t find out until a week or two before it’s release. Which is likely Summer/Fall 2020.

[Bluyoda]

I am pondering whether I should get season 2 or not.
I liked the powerful girl most of all in season 1, overall the characters were largely fine, but it was a bit too graphic for my taste.

Is season 2 even more graphic and darker, the same of less?

Wikipedia says more.

Please advise.

[jFug]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I am pondering whether I should get season 2 or not.
I liked the powerful girl most of all in season 1, overall the characters were largely fine, but it was a bit too graphic for my taste.

Is season 2 even more graphic and darker, the same of less?

Wikipedia says more.

Please advise.

I can confirm, that yes, season two cranks up the violence to 11.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I am pondering whether I should get season 2 or not.
I liked the powerful girl most of all in season 1, overall the characters were largely fine, but it was a bit too graphic for my taste.

Is season 2 even more graphic and darker, the same of less?

Wikipedia says more.

Please advise.

And Season 3 is the most grotesque of them all.

A lot of vomit inducing imagery and gore for sure.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I am pondering whether I should get season 2 or not.
I liked the powerful girl most of all in season 1, overall the characters were largely fine, but it was a bit too graphic for my taste.

Is season 2 even more graphic and darker, the same of less?

Wikipedia says more.

Please advise.

There have been more "graphic" imagery in a PG rated Raiders of the Lost Ark (rotten mummies, spikes through a head, shredding by airplane blade, head melting and/or exploding, etc.) or PG-13 horror films than Stranger Things.



It's fairly tame by comparison.



I would say Seasons 2 and 3 are about the same. Sure, when someone gets attacked by the creatures there will be some blood, but most of the gore and actual killings are left offscreen.



It's not like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Dawn of the Dead other "buckets of blood" gore-fests like that. It's more about the atmosphere and the slime.

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Oh, thought this got bumped cause it's back in stock...

[CatBus]

Originally Posted by SuperFlyHighGuy

Oh, thought this got bumped cause it's back in stock...

Had to buy mine through an online third-party since Target was out of stock both physical & online for such a long time.

[alettiere]

I picked up this set from a seller on eBay. It was brand new and still sealed with the Target sticker, so I have no doubt that it's legit. I also have Season 1 as well, which I obtained for like five bucks from a seller on Amazon.

Anyway, while watching Season 2, I notice that if I select a specific episode, it doesn't kick into HDR. The main menu is in HDR, but if I select an episode, it doesn't show it in HDR (so it looks all muddy).

If I reset my Panasonic 820 and fire the disc up again, I can get HDR - but I have to select "Play All" and then skip to whatever episode that I want. It's very strange. I was trying to figure out if it's a glitch with my A9G or my Panasonic UB820 player, but I'm pretty sure it's a disc quirk, as I've never had it happen with any other discs that I own. Someone suggested that it might be a bootleg copy, but I don't think that's the case.

Very odd. Has anyone else had this happen?

[CatBus]

Originally Posted by alettiere

I picked up this set from a seller on eBay. It was brand new and still sealed with the Target sticker, so I have no doubt that it's legit. I also have Season 1 as well, which I obtained for like five bucks from a seller on Amazon.

Anyway, while watching Season 2, I notice that if I select a specific episode, it doesn't kick into HDR. The main menu is in HDR, but if I select an episode, it doesn't show it in HDR (so it looks all muddy).

If I reset my Panasonic 820 and fire the disc up again, I can get HDR - but I have to select "Play All" and then skip to whatever episode that I want. It's very strange. I was trying to figure out if it's a glitch with my A9G or my Panasonic UB820 player, but I'm pretty sure it's a disc quirk, as I've never had it happen with any other discs that I own. Someone suggested that it might be a bootleg copy, but I don't think that's the case.

Very odd. Has anyone else had this happen?

Shares some similarities with some of the strangeness that happens when people don't have "Enhanced HDMI" enabled on their TV input. Could also be a cabling or AVR-in-the-middle issue.

[alettiere]

Originally Posted by CatBus

Shares some similarities with some of the strangeness that happens when people don't have "Enhanced HDMI" enabled on their TV input. Could also be a cabling or AVR-in-the-middle issue.

Yeah. I found that by switching inputs on my AVR to something else and then back to my BD player, it then kicks into HDR. Just some kind of weird quirk, but it's similar to issues I've read people experience with Planet Earth II's disc.