Dawson's Creek - The Complete Series - December 6th, 2022 - Page 12 - Blu-ray Forum

KyahCA · 03-31-2023, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan T

Same here, but I actually can't stand IDWW and skip the opening credits because of it. Run Like Mad is much better.

Same here. IDWW sounds so... whiny.

Mooch360 · 03-30-2023, 02:22 PM

My Amazon order hasn’t shipped yet so I hope that happens soon.

HorrorBlu · 03-30-2023, 04:53 PM

Spotted the DVD Collection on the shelf at WalMart. No blu-ray though.

NormanBatesStuffedBird · 03-30-2023, 08:40 PM

Is pq pretty solid there for what it is?

infiniteCR · 03-30-2023, 09:39 PM

So it is original music again?

PrestigeWorldwide · 03-30-2023, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by infiniteCR

So it is original music again?

I don't think it has officially been confirmed, but according to the one review I watched, it appears to be the same as the current HD streaming version. There is some original music, but not all.

garyd97 · 03-31-2023, 01:06 PM

I couldn't imagine buying this without IDWW.

filmbuffTX · 03-31-2023, 01:59 PM

"I Don't Want to Wait" was one of the bigger pop hits of the late 90s. You heard it everywhere and it was already popular on the radio and MTV several months before Dawson's Creek premiered. The lyrics fit the themes of the show perfectly.

DMRI2006 · 03-31-2023, 03:09 PM

Was sampling a little of this last night...it's pretty much what you would expect from Mill Creek. The encoding isn't the best but it's far from the worst they've done with Sony titles, especially of late.

The weird thing is why they devote so much space to the audio. Like the bit-rate for the video is usually in the 10-20 mbps range, while the 5.1 audio is ridiculously over the top at 3 mbps, and doesn't need that kind of space (at least this is the first disc I was sampling). For a show like this, allocating more resources to the video would help their compression out and the presentation as a whole, but I've seen this happen on other MC titles where it's like they put a priority on the audio for some odd reason and the transfer suffers instead.

samukas · 03-31-2023, 04:38 PM

I hope I'm not saying anything wrong, but... If the audio is lossless, it will just take whatever space it needs to take, you can't really limit the bitrate of DTS-MA.

So there's not much that could be done there, except releasing with lossy audio. Or increasing the number of discs, of course.

For a show like this, shot on film, it pains me to imagine that they squeezed up to 8 episodes on a single disc ... I hope down the line this gets a more generous release somewhere else.

jpkocot · 03-31-2023, 06:54 PM

I got the set today and can confirm that the series finale is in 2 parts and not the extended cut. Total running time is just over 85 minutes. The commentary is there, but I haven't listened to it. It does seem to sync up at the end though.

TheThomasTrinity · 03-31-2023, 07:42 PM

Is the series finale the only extended episode?

KyahCA · 03-31-2023, 08:09 PM

Very disappointed to hear it does not include the extended finale. Andie's scenes were such a great addition.

VeronicaSawyer · 03-31-2023, 11:30 PM

So sounds like some of the original music is intact, but that was the case with the DVDs too. Do we know for sure if this bluray set has more than the DVDs did?

GoldMotel · 04-01-2023, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by VeronicaSawyer

So sounds like some of the original music is intact, but that was the case with the DVDs too. Do we know for sure if this bluray set has more than the DVDs did?

I haven't seen a review that's confirmed one way or the other, besides that IDWTW has been restored across all seasons.

Joe Black · 04-01-2023, 12:12 PM

I can confirm the set is region B compatible. But unfortunately even though it is marked on the box that there are English subtitles, these do not work. Has anyone else encountered this problem?

frederiickx · 04-03-2023, 04:16 AM

Amazon cancelled and now it's completely sold out? I hope they get it back in. Shocked it's sold out. It's now being sold by another seller instead of Amazon on there.

frederiickx · 04-03-2023, 04:19 AM

I am so glad IDWW is back on the Blus! So excited to get this if I can find it in store or I'll wait until Amazon gets it back in stock for Prime shipping.

KyahCA · 04-03-2023, 02:49 PM

Amazon is telling me April 10th delivery date. I'm in Canada though so maybe the long wait is due to farther shipping. For some reason, the set is not available on Amazon Canada, only Amazon US.

vivafriend5 · 04-03-2023, 11:38 PM

Got my copy from Target and it has no sign of subtitles or closed captioning.

03-30-2023, 02:22 PM	#2
Mooch360 Active Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Ontario	My Amazon order hasn’t shipped yet so I hope that happens soon.

03-30-2023, 04:53 PM	#3
HorrorBlu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:1	Spotted the DVD Collection on the shelf at WalMart. No blu-ray though.

03-30-2023, 08:40 PM	#4
NormanBatesStuffedBird Active Member Member since:Nov 2013 Trading Score:29	Is pq pretty solid there for what it is?

03-30-2023, 09:39 PM	#5
infiniteCR Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:327 Blu-ray collection:1648 DVD collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:5	So it is original music again?

03-31-2023, 01:06 PM	#7
garyd97 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:93 Blu-ray collection:214 Trading Score:198	I couldn't imagine buying this without IDWW.

03-31-2023, 01:59 PM	#8
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	"I Don't Want to Wait" was one of the bigger pop hits of the late 90s. You heard it everywhere and it was already popular on the radio and MTV several months before Dawson's Creek premiered. The lyrics fit the themes of the show perfectly.

03-31-2023, 03:09 PM	#9
DMRI2006 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:215	Was sampling a little of this last night...it's pretty much what you would expect from Mill Creek. The encoding isn't the best but it's far from the worst they've done with Sony titles, especially of late. The weird thing is why they devote so much space to the audio. Like the bit-rate for the video is usually in the 10-20 mbps range, while the 5.1 audio is ridiculously over the top at 3 mbps, and doesn't need that kind of space (at least this is the first disc I was sampling). For a show like this, allocating more resources to the video would help their compression out and the presentation as a whole, but I've seen this happen on other MC titles where it's like they put a priority on the audio for some odd reason and the transfer suffers instead.

03-31-2023, 04:38 PM	#10
samukas Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:541	I hope I'm not saying anything wrong, but... If the audio is lossless, it will just take whatever space it needs to take, you can't really limit the bitrate of DTS-MA. So there's not much that could be done there, except releasing with lossy audio. Or increasing the number of discs, of course. For a show like this, shot on film, it pains me to imagine that they squeezed up to 8 episodes on a single disc ... I hope down the line this gets a more generous release somewhere else.

03-31-2023, 06:54 PM	#11
jpkocot Junior Member Member since:Jul 2017 Location:Astoria, NY	I got the set today and can confirm that the series finale is in 2 parts and not the extended cut. Total running time is just over 85 minutes. The commentary is there, but I haven't listened to it. It does seem to sync up at the end though.

03-31-2023, 07:42 PM	#12
TheThomasTrinity Active Member Member since:Apr 2021 Location:New York 4K collection:514 Blu-ray collection:1997 DVD collection:295	Is the series finale the only extended episode?

03-31-2023, 08:09 PM	#13
KyahCA Active Member Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Canada 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:192	Very disappointed to hear it does not include the extended finale. Andie's scenes were such a great addition.

03-31-2023, 11:30 PM	#14
VeronicaSawyer Special Member Member since:May 2015 Location:Canada 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:478	So sounds like some of the original music is intact, but that was the case with the DVDs too. Do we know for sure if this bluray set has more than the DVDs did?

04-01-2023, 12:12 PM	#16
Joe Black New Member Member since:Jun 2016	I can confirm the set is region B compatible. But unfortunately even though it is marked on the box that there are English subtitles, these do not work. Has anyone else encountered this problem?

04-03-2023, 04:16 AM	#17
frederiickx Active Member Member since:Feb 2021 Blu-ray collection:1	Amazon cancelled and now it's completely sold out? I hope they get it back in. Shocked it's sold out. It's now being sold by another seller instead of Amazon on there.

04-03-2023, 04:19 AM	#18
frederiickx Active Member Member since:Feb 2021 Blu-ray collection:1	I am so glad IDWW is back on the Blus! So excited to get this if I can find it in store or I'll wait until Amazon gets it back in stock for Prime shipping.

04-03-2023, 02:49 PM	#19
KyahCA Active Member Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Canada 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:192	Amazon is telling me April 10th delivery date. I'm in Canada though so maybe the long wait is due to farther shipping. For some reason, the set is not available on Amazon Canada, only Amazon US.

04-03-2023, 11:38 PM	#20
vivafriend5 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:40 Trading Score:7	Got my copy from Target and it has no sign of subtitles or closed captioning.

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