Looney Tunes Showcase: Volume One - January 10, 2012

[lkmg]

Looney Tunes Showcase Blu-ray


https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7396

Home Entertainment has quietly announced the Blu-ray release of Looney Tunes Showcase: Volume One on their publicity website.

No details have been released about the Blu-ray set. Warner has not yet confirmed any information about the disc's technical or supplementary specifications, nor has the studio given any concrete indications about the actual content included in this first volume of the Looney Tunes Showcase series.

It is possible that the Blu-ray is a value-priced selection of cartoons from the upcoming Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One - when Warner Home Entertainment would issue the expensive Looney Tunes Golden Collections on DVD, the studio would also put out a corresponding (and much cheaper) Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection abridgment - but again, nothing has been confirmed.

Warner has currently set the Looney Tunes Showcase: Volume One's MSRP at $24.98 and listed a street date of January 10th, 2012.

[DVDFreaker]

Hmm...I do not know about this.......

[TJS_Blu]

I posted this in the Platinum thread (July 25th):

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

In today's Digital Bits post, Bill huint says that WB's George Feltenstein says that future editions on The Complete Tex Avery, & Fleischer Brothers' Superman will be contingent on sales of Tom & Jerry and the Platinum collection. He also states that the 'Censored 11' is a possibility in "the proper context in some form, possibly on MOD DVD."

Seems like Showcase is positioned to undercut Platinum sales if Hunt is correct that it is merely Disc 1 of the Platinum set at a budget price...

[Deciazulado]

Looney Tunes Showcase Blu-ray

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Seems like Showcase is positioned to undercut Platinum sales if Hunt is correct that it is merely Disc 1 of the Platinum set at a budget price...

Yeah, but all the Taz, Marvin and "Feed the Kitty" shorts are on Disk 2 of the full set.

[mentaltweak]

If I were to go for Platinum Collection, the Ultimate Collector's edition version, no need to get Showcase? Sorry, I'm a bit tired from reading so please correct if I'm mistaken. Thanks.

[Deciazulado]

MagicBall says no need

[SolidBlu]

another LT volume one, what's the difference between this and the platinum collection that will be released on Nov 15?

[Donat96]

Originally Posted by SolidBlu

another LT volume one, what's the difference between this and the platinum collection that will be released on Nov 15?

I believe there is rumors that say that this one is only Disc 1 from the Platinum Collection version.

[Deciazulado]

Seems something like this

vs
Golden Collection vs Spotlight . . . . .

Full Monty vs Light Meal

but in High Def

vs

Platinum Collection vs Showcase . . . . .

[deltasun]

Platinum it is then. Now, just gotta wait for a good price.

[Clark Kent]

This edition is obviously a cut-down version from the Platinum Collection to sell at a lower price point in Wal-Mart.

[SpartanIre]

Originally Posted by deltasun

Platinum it is then. Now, just gotta wait for a good price.

Right with you on that one buddy! Cannot wait for the price to drop... Then it shall be mine...

[Early Memphis]

I shied away from all of these because, I don't know, old stuff, mono, etc. I really can't afford to throw down $60 bucks for the 2 Platinums for something that I'm unsure I'd watch more than once or enjoy from a quality perspective. Anyway, that's background. Along comes this now $7.99 "sampler" which, I know, is only 182 minutes vs. 357 minutes.

So my question : is this a fair representation of what's on the Platinum Vol. 1, is it the cream of the crop (unlikely) or is it the dregs (missing really crucial stuff)?

P.S. I just noticed that Platinum Vol. 1 is a DigiBook - but not Vol. 2 - bummer, why? I'll have to check out that thread to see if there are pix. Any info on any of this would be mucho appreciated, thanks!

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

I shied away from all of these because, I don't know, old stuff, mono, etc. I really can't afford to throw down $60 bucks for the 2 Platinums for something that I'm unsure I'd watch more than once or enjoy from a quality perspective. Anyway, that's background. Along comes this now $7.99 "sampler" which, I know, is only 182 minutes vs. 357 minutes.

So my question : is this a fair representation of what's on the Platinum Vol. 1, is it the cream of the crop (unlikely) or is it the dregs (missing really crucial stuff)?

P.S. I just noticed that Platinum Vol. 1 is a DigiBook - but not Vol. 2 - bummer, why? I'll have to check out that thread to see if there are pix. Any info on any of this would be mucho appreciated, thanks!

This Showcase release is basically Disc 1 of the 3-disc Platinum set. Looking at the list, it definitely has a lot of great episodes on there, arguably the best of the set, so I'd say it's a really good sampling. It also comes with several extra features. At $7.99 it's a great price

HARE TONIC
BASEBALL BUGS
BUCCANEER BUNNY
THE OLD GREY HARE
RABBIT HOOD
8 BALL BUNNY
RABBIT OF SEVILLE
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?
THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY
A PEST IN THE HOUSE
THE SCARLET PUMPERNICKEL
DUCK AMUCK
ROBIN HOOD DAFFY
BABY BOTTLENECK
KITTY KORNERED
SCAREDY CAT
PORKY CHOPS
OLD GLORY
A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
TWEETIE PIE
FAST AND FURRY-OUS
BEEP, BEEP
LOVELORN LEGHORN
FOR SCENT-IMENTAL REASONS
SPEEDY GONZALES

[repete66211]

I have the Platinum #1 and #2 is on the Christmas list. What I'd really like to see is the Fleischer Brothers' Superman TJS-Blu mentioned in September of '11. I know they're a supplement on the Superman Anthology, but who wants all that other junk (i.e. Superman 3, 4, etc.)?

[PuppyJonathan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This Showcase release is basically Disc 1 of the 3-disc Platinum set. Looking at the list, it definitely has a lot of great episodes on there, arguably the best of the set, so I'd say it's a really good sampling. It also comes with several extra features. At $7.99 it's a great price

is it just a repackaging, same disc art, same menus?

[MifuneFan]

I don't own it, but I imagine they changed the disc art and menus to reflect the Showcase packaging. The content should be exactly the same though

[PuppyJonathan]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I don't own it, but I imagine they changed the disc art and menus to reflect the Showcase packaging. The content should be exactly the same though

There is one review and it described everything that was Disc 1

[mar3o]

Is there any purpose in buying a copy of this if I had vol. 1 of the Platinum Collection on blu-ray? Not much info and it sounds like all of these may have been included on Platinum Vol. 1? If they're all on Vol. 1 of the Platinum collection, are there any differences with aspect ratios?