Doctor Who: The Collection Season 12 • Tom Baker Season 1 - Limited Edition - Page 39 - Blu-ray Forum

Fnord Prefect · 08-03-2019, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pnaschy

The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Yet probably in my top 40 all time fave Who stories...

oddbox83 · 08-03-2019, 08:55 PM

It's not that bad. Most of the characters are Victorian after all, and The Doctor's line can be explained by the fact he's generally blind to race.

pferreira · 08-09-2019, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crugsy

Word is that season 14 is up next for Tom.

If they wanted to end the blu-ray range on a high I thought this would be their last release.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fnord Prefect

Yet probably in my top 40 all time fave Who stories...

The only people triggered by Talons of Weng-Chiang are the Doctor Who Magazine Time Team.

StuPod · 08-14-2019, 07:18 PM

I've just seen a mint condition copy of the season 12 box on ebay with a starting price of £1000.

This is getting ridiculous.

-shadow- · 08-14-2019, 07:31 PM

Meanwhile whoever makes these decisions in the BCC is just twiddling their thumbs.

derek_1999 · 08-14-2019, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuPod

I've just seen a mint condition copy of the season 12 box on ebay with a starting price of £1000.

This is getting ridiculous.

Wow - I'd sell my copy for that!

Billz · 08-14-2019, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuPod

I've just seen a mint condition copy of the season 12 box on ebay with a starting price of £1000.

This is getting ridiculous.

batmaster · 09-06-2019, 12:33 PM

I want to buy the American version. What are the differences between the UK version? I know the box is different. But like different special features?

crugsy · 09-06-2019, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pferreira

If they wanted to end the blu-ray range on a high I thought this would be their last release.

The only people triggered by Talons of Weng-Chiang are the Doctor Who Magazine Time Team.

Nah. If they're going to end the season on a high they'll release an incomplete season with animated episodes to fill in the gaps.

MrChristoph · 09-06-2019, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batmaster

But like different special features?

Doctor Who Times is missing from the US set, but is available on VoD. The US set is also converted from 50hz to 60hz.

batmaster · 09-09-2019, 04:24 PM

Do you recommend getting the US set? Or will there be the complete Tom Baker Blu ray?

oddbox83 · 09-09-2019, 05:39 PM

It's impossible to know what the BBC will do since based on early intentions we'd have seen a non-limited version out now.

If you want it, just get it it. Though there are still faulty discs out there, I ordered from Amazon recently and it was the original faulty discs I got, I did get BBC America to send me the replacements though.

The 60i HD conversion is barely noticeable, although the SD extras suffer far more from the conversion, a lot more than I expected to be honest. Not only do they look softer, they look a bit jagged too after the downsampling from 576i to 480i. If the extras are very important, you might want to hang onto any DVDs.

malcy30 · 10-27-2019, 03:41 PM

It seems that at this weekend’s U.K. Comic Con that as well as announcing the animated DW Fury of the Deep they said they are reissuing the Series 12 BD boxset in the U.K.

It will again be a limited edition, but no mention of packaging.
However as limited edition won’t be materially cheaper than the original release.

Makes sense as they still want people to buy full price day 1 and they can’t afford for people to hold off waiting for price reductions in future sales.

So this time everyone has their warning pre-order or risk losing out.

It seems that the DW BD boxsets will be the UK’s own Disney Vault range.

Billz · 10-27-2019, 05:48 PM

Hopefully there'll be enough to meet demand this time.
Would be nice if it came with the error free discs too.

pferreira · 10-27-2019, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcy30

It seems that at this weekend’s U.K. Comic Con that as well as announcing the animated DW Fury of the Deep they said they are reissuing the Series 12 BD boxset in the U.K.

It will again be a limited edition, but no mention of packaging.
However as limited edition won’t be materially cheaper than the original release.

Makes sense as they still want people to buy full price day 1 and they can’t afford for people to hold off waiting for price reductions in future sales.

So this time everyone has their warning pre-order or risk losing out.

It seems that the DW BD boxsets will be the UK’s own Disney Vault range.

Why is it so difficult to not make it limited? Even people who jump on it this time probably just want a standard release, one that won't be scalped.

malcy30 · 10-27-2019, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pferreira

Why is it so difficult to not make it limited? Even people who jump on it this time probably just want a standard release, one that won't be scalped.

If they say the reissue is general release rather than a limited edition some people will hold off buying the future limited editions for £40 day 1 thinking if they wait a few years they can get a general release for £20.

That destroys the economics of these releases. They are funding all the work by selling out the limited edition at £40 a go.

-shadow- · 10-27-2019, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcy30

It seems that at this weekend’s U.K. Comic Con that as well as announcing the animated DW Fury of the Deep they said they are reissuing the Series 12 BD boxset in the U.K.

I hope it's another reprint like the original packaging, but we'll see. If it's 50Hz I'll get it anyway, but it'd be nice if it was the same packaging.

2099net · 10-27-2019, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcy30

If they say the reissue is general release rather than a limited edition some people will hold off buying the future limited editions for £40 day 1 thinking if they wait a few years they can get a general release for £20.

That destroys the economics of these releases. They are funding all the work by selling out the limited edition at £40 a go.

I think there's enough OCD collectors with enough "Limited Edition Packaging" to keep the first release sales high until the end of the collection. After all, this is the range that had reversible covers on DVD simply because the spine design slightly changed.

Bobbyjoe766 · 10-27-2019, 08:35 PM

What would be the best place for an Australian customer to order the UK S12 reissue? Thanks.

malcy30 · 10-27-2019, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

What would be the best place for an Australian customer to order the UK S12 reissue? Thanks.

Don’t only Amazon and Zavvi still ship there ?
The likes of HMV only ship in UK.

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08-03-2019, 08:55 PM	#762
oddbox83 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	It's not that bad. Most of the characters are Victorian after all, and The Doctor's line can be explained by the fact he's generally blind to race.

08-14-2019, 07:18 PM	#764
StuPod Active Member Member since:Sep 2014 Location:the Whole Sort of General Mish Mash 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:291 DVD collection:214	I've just seen a mint condition copy of the season 12 box on ebay with a starting price of £1000. This is getting ridiculous.

08-14-2019, 07:31 PM	#765
-shadow- Special Member Member since:Aug 2009	Meanwhile whoever makes these decisions in the BCC is just twiddling their thumbs.

09-06-2019, 12:33 PM	#768
batmaster Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Utrecht Blu-ray collection:849 DVD collection:41 Trading Score:1	I want to buy the American version. What are the differences between the UK version? I know the box is different. But like different special features?

09-09-2019, 04:24 PM	#771
batmaster Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Utrecht Blu-ray collection:849 DVD collection:41 Trading Score:1	Do you recommend getting the US set? Or will there be the complete Tom Baker Blu ray?

09-09-2019, 05:39 PM	#772
oddbox83 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	It's impossible to know what the BBC will do since based on early intentions we'd have seen a non-limited version out now. If you want it, just get it it. Though there are still faulty discs out there, I ordered from Amazon recently and it was the original faulty discs I got, I did get BBC America to send me the replacements though. The 60i HD conversion is barely noticeable, although the SD extras suffer far more from the conversion, a lot more than I expected to be honest. Not only do they look softer, they look a bit jagged too after the downsampling from 576i to 480i. If the extras are very important, you might want to hang onto any DVDs.

10-27-2019, 03:41 PM	#773
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	It seems that at this weekend’s U.K. Comic Con that as well as announcing the animated DW Fury of the Deep they said they are reissuing the Series 12 BD boxset in the U.K. It will again be a limited edition, but no mention of packaging. However as limited edition won’t be materially cheaper than the original release. Makes sense as they still want people to buy full price day 1 and they can’t afford for people to hold off waiting for price reductions in future sales. So this time everyone has their warning pre-order or risk losing out. It seems that the DW BD boxsets will be the UK’s own Disney Vault range.

10-27-2019, 05:48 PM	#774
Billz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:In a rubbish part of England 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:38	Hopefully there'll be enough to meet demand this time. Would be nice if it came with the error free discs too.

10-27-2019, 08:35 PM	#779
Bobbyjoe766 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2016	What would be the best place for an Australian customer to order the UK S12 reissue? Thanks.

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