Twilight Zone on Blu-ray! Complete Series and Fan Favorites

[dfms23]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

DVD Empire has it for $64.98.

http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...tem_id=1540248

Have you used them before? I am always wary of being charged prior to shipping with pre orders.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by dfms23

Have you used them before? I am always wary of being charged prior to shipping with pre orders.

I've used them lots of times in the DVD days, and they were great. They never charged me before they shipped my order.

[shultzy]

Originally Posted by joenostalgia23

I've been holding off of the series for a few years(price). The complete series in HD for $70?!?! This sounds too good to be true.

I just ordered Season 1 @ DVD Empire. Their price is $64.98 AND there is an $8 coupon available for any order over $55. Net price $56.98! I doubt we'll see this any lower in the foreseeable future.

The coupon code is:1539489.

Go to it!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by shultzy

I just ordered Season 1 @ DVD Empire. Their price is $64.98 AND there is an $8 coupon available for any order over $55. Net price $56.98! I doubt we'll see this any lower in the foreseeable future.

The coupon code is:1539489.

Go to it!

Nice!

[Princess Barbie]

Oh man, I just realized that the company releasing this, region locks their blu rays 99 percent of the time.Since im in region b, Im out of luck.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

DVD Empire has it for $64.98.

http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...tem_id=1540248

I was just going to post about this. Thats a nice price for sure.

DVD Empire is a great place and most of the time they ship on Friday so you get it by release day.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by shultzy

I just ordered Season 1 @ DVD Empire. Their price is $64.98 AND there is an $8 coupon available for any order over $55. Net price $56.98! I doubt we'll see this any lower in the foreseeable future.

The coupon code is:1539489.

Go to it!

I tried the code and it did not work.

EDIT: I signed up for there news letter and got a $8 off over $60 order and got it for $56.98

[deadhatetheliving]

If anyone is interested in how many episodes each of the 5 season have-
Season 1-36
Season 2-29
Season 3-37
Season 4-18 (This season had hour long episodes all others had half-hour)
Season 5-36

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

If anyone is interested in how many episodes each of the 5 season have-
Season 1-36
Season 2-29
Season 3-37
Season 4-18 (This season had hour long episodes all others had half-hour)
Season 5-36

Dang i never knew eack season had so many episodes. It really makes the $65 a bit better to swallow. I have never seen the whole run only random episodes on TV so i am looking forward to this.

[deadhatetheliving]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

Dang i never knew eack season had so many episodes. It really makes the $65 a bit better to swallow. I have never seen the whole run only random episodes on TV so i am looking forward to this.

Plus the Image not being a studio is footing the whole bill in bringing this series to BD so that is another reason for the high price.
I hope they get their hands on the Twilight Zone show that ran between '85-'89.

I hope WB or HBO gets going on putting 'Tales from the Crypt out on BD.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Plus the Image not being a studio is footing the whole bill in bringing this series to BD so that is another reason for the high price.
I hope they get their hands on the Twilight Zone show that ran between '85-'89.

I hope WB or HBO gets going on putting 'Tales from the Crypt out on BD.

I sincerely doubt the 80s Twilight Zone will ever make it to Blu-ray. The episodes were edited on tape, meaning it's locked into standard definition.

[P@t_Mtl]

I cannot wait to see some reviews on the first season. There is a few details that will make me buy or not buy this.

[BluLobsta]

Amazon dropped its price on Season 1 to $64.49 for those interested...

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

I hope they get their hands on the Twilight Zone show that ran between '85-'89.

I think this is mentioned elsewhere in the thread, but Image *does* have their hands on that and have released them all on DVD in 2 sets:
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-.../dp/B00068NVLQ
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-.../dp/B00092ZLDK

It's a whole pile of fun, but doesn't look good at all. And likely never will. From Wikipedia:
Alan Brennert, one of the writer-producers who contributed to the series, wrote that the picture quality of the DVD set was "NOT a 'bad transfer'" but rather that the episodes were "shot on film, but edited on video. In other words, the raw footage was 35 mm film, which was then transferred to videotape. Editing, dubbing, special effects—everything was done on video. We were in fact the first drama series on television to do this. So unlike the original Rod Serling TZ, there ARE no original film negatives from which Image could strike new prints for transfer. All that exist are the old one-inch master tapes, and the unfortunate reality is, videotape does deteriorate some over time. Image has, in my opinion, done a superb job packaging our series, and it is to them that I award the five stars in this review! If not for their interest in bringing this show to DVD, those one-inch masters might eventually have eroded into so much static (as my 3/4-inch tapes of the show already have)." He concluded by saying "If you enjoyed this series, just be grateful it's been preserved!"

I doubt you'll ever see this on blu-ray.

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

I tried the code and it did not work.

EDIT: I signed up for there news letter and got a $8 off over $60 order and got it for $56.98

Looks like that one expired at the end of July. There's a new $8 off $60 coupon: 1543775 (exp. 9/1)

[ZeTi]

Originally Posted by bboisvert

Looks like that one expired at the end of July. There's a new $8 off $60 coupon: 1543775 (exp. 9/1)

Thanks mate, just pre-orderd ... saved me the shipping costs to austria

[gdab420]

but what really bugs me is that all of these B&W re-masters are released in 4:3!!!! WHY!!! I mean i know it could get difficult, but you know, if i'm buying a blu-ray for High-Def picture, i should also get at least a 16:9 aspect ratio. And lets not forget this isn't going to be cheap. Aside from myself having that dream, i still could not imagine what any of these old B&W re-masters would look like in a widescreen format...

[ScuseMe]

Originally Posted by gdab420

but what really bugs me is that all of these B&W re-masters are released in 4:3!!!! WHY!!! I mean i know it could get difficult, but you know, if i'm buying a blu-ray for High-Def picture, i should also get at least a 16:9 aspect ratio. And lets not forget this isn't going to be cheap. Aside from myself having that dream, i still could not imagine what any of these old B&W re-masters would look like in a widescreen format...

You get them in 4:3 because that's the way they were recorded. Making them widescreen would only reduce the amount of picture you see; there are no "secret" widescreen masters of these shows.

Blu-ray does not mean 16:9. It means the best presentation in audio & video that the source can provide. And if the source is 4:3 (like Evil Dead), then it should be presented as such.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by gdab420

but what really bugs me is that all of these B&W re-masters are released in 4:3!!!! WHY!!! I mean i know it could get difficult, but you know, if i'm buying a blu-ray for High-Def picture, i should also get at least a 16:9 aspect ratio. And lets not forget this isn't going to be cheap. Aside from myself having that dream, i still could not imagine what any of these old B&W re-masters would look like in a widescreen format...

Why?

Because 4:3 is the original aspect ratio. If it was done in 16:9 then the top and bottom of the picture would be cropped and look like shit. You can always zoom the picture in to fill the screen if you like.

[jimmymiro12]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Why?

Because 4:3 is the original aspect ratio. If it was done in 16:9 then the top and bottom of the picture would be cropped and look like shit. You can always zoom the picture in to fill the screen if you like.

I still cant understand why people get so annoyed by this but then at the same time are perfectly fine with widescreen aspect ratios where black bars appear at the top or bottom.