Sherlock Seasons 1-3 Set With Exclusive Bonus Disc (?)

[mhp68]

On the heels of an incredible night at the Emmy’s with the finale of Sherlock’s Season Three, “His Last Vow,” earning seven Primetime Emmy® Award wins including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Benedict Cumberbatch, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Martin Freeman, and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special for Steven Moffat, BBC Home Entertainment is releasing Limited Edition Gift Set this holiday season – the perfect item for the new comers and ultimate fans!

Street Date: November 4, 2014

Suggested Retail Price: Blu-ray + DVD combo gift set $197.50 ($222.00 in Canada)

Length: Approx. 810 mins + bonus materials/ 7 BD + 7 DVD discs

This holiday season, there is one gift that is sure to be on every Sherlockfan’s wish list: Sherlock: The Complete Seasons 1-3 Limited Edition Gift Set, including a brand new bonus disc that features never-before-seen footage, new commentary from Season Three, and interview footage never before released on disc. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (The Hobbit films,Star Trek Into Darkness) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit films, Fargo) as the crime-solving duo of Holmes and Watson, the first ever box set of the Emmy ® Award winning PBS MASTERPIECE series will appear in stores November 4, 2014 from BBC Home Entertainment.

This set includes every episode from all three seasons on both Blu-ray and DVD formats, along with the original bonus features released with each season. Additionally, the set features all new commentaries, never-before-seen outtakes, a deleted scene, and exclusive collectibles including limited edition art cards and busts of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This is the ultimate gift set to keep fans guessing until the next game is afoot.

All New Bonus Materials Include:

· Never-before-seen Outtakes from Seasons Two and Three

· All New Commentary and an exclusive deleted scene from Season Three

· BBC Archive Interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Sue Vertue (Coupling, The Vicar of Dibley) from the time of the initial Season One premiere (new to disc)

· “Unlocking Sherlock”: a 60-minute behind-the-scenes program for Season Three (new to disc)

Available for order here*

http://shop.bbc.com/us/sherlock/sher...set/invt/19034

“Sherlock Uncovered”: three 25-minute behind-the-scenes featurettes, one for each episode of Season Three (new to disc)

Exclusive Collectibles Include:

· Limited edition collectible busts of Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman)

· Two limited edition collectible Art Cards

*Amazon pre-order link up as well

[bigshot]

The price of the individual seasons has been too high with the short running times. I hope they finally get around to pricing this in line with other TV series.

[bigshot]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

I mean, does anyone even remember the books these episodes are based on?

Yes. They were short stories written for magazines though, not books.

[Anonymouse]

Originally Posted by GP Legend

Hopefully the video for the first two seasons gets upgraded to 1080p and we get lossless audio. Kind of like how they made upgrades to some of the Doctor Who discs for last year's gift set.

i'd buy it if this happened. those busts = blech, but 1080p=4k upscale, which 1080i won't on my player.

[StLouisRibs]

Hm. Do we think they'll be including the prequel to The Empty Hease, which was left off the S3 BD?

[bigshot]

Ha! Just what I want! Plastic busts! The only busts I like are the real thing!

[seannyd]

Argh. Doesn't look like this is going to be worth it to me. The busts are cool but I'd need to see how they look in the real world and the art cards are literally identical to the ones in the Doctor Who set. They sure love that style of art card over at BBC.

But most of those new special features are on Netflix. While it would be nice to own them, I can't justify the exorbitant costs to do so. Sigh.

[Buzz201]

The BBC aren't likely to put it in 1080p, as it's native frame rate is 25 fps, to put it on at 1080p they'd have to slow it down.

I think they can pull some jiggery pokery with 1080i, and keep it at the same speed...

[GenPion]

That set looks/sounds awesome. It would match my Doctor Who L.E. release well. If I end up getting it this seems like a good way. I might even end up liking those busts if the make quality is good enough -- they look pretty nice.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by bigshot

The price of the individual seasons has been too high with the short running times. I hope they finally get around to pricing this in line with other TV series.

Yeah, I own Season One and liked it, but not enough to pay $30 for three episodes for the next two seasons. Kind of crazy.

[thelwig14]

I just looked at it as $10 a movie.

I won't be buying a big set until this series is over.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by thelwig14

I just looked at it as $10 a movie.

I won't be buying a big set until this series is over.

I don't consider them movie quality, to be blunt. Great writing and performances for sure, but they're TV shows all the way.

[thelwig14]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I don't consider them movie quality, to be blunt. Great writing and performances for sure, but they're TV shows all the way.

Disagree. Much better than most anything released today with the exception of the middle episodes in season 1 and 2.

[celticmoon]

Too bad this set includes the busts.... I've been waiting for a good price point on these, I believe a set could have given us that if they didn't have those included...

[GP Legend]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

The BBC aren't likely to put it in 1080p, as it's native frame rate is 25 fps, to put it on at 1080p they'd have to slow it down.

I think they can pull some jiggery pokery with 1080i, and keep it at the same speed...

Well, the least they can do is upgrade the audio to lossless for the first two seasons.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by thelwig14

Disagree. Much better than most anything released today with the exception of the middle episodes in season 1 and 2.

I didn't say it was bad, I said it's obviously a TV show with a TV show budget and mentality. It should have TV show pricing.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by bigshot

Yes. They were short stories written for magazines though, not books.

[AngelGraves13]

Only worth buying if all episodes are 1080p + DTS-HD MA 5.1.

No need for 1080i and DD 5.1.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

Only worth buying if all episodes are 1080p + DTS-HD MA 5.1.

No need for 1080i and DD 5.1.

You're not getting the first; there's room to hope on the second.

[StingingVelvet]

Haha, a giftset for 9 episodes. Weird.