Breaking Bad UK Release - June 3rd 2013

[thewerepuppygrr]

About time! I know there are other threads out there asking whether or not any Breaking Bad blus have ever been released, but now I can confirm a release date has been scheduled for June 3rd for Seasons 1,2,3,4 and 5! No box set announced as yet, but it's awesome news nonetheless!!!


Preorder date should be around about Feb 11th

[Refused]

Source for this?
The last half of season 5 isn't starting until July - I assume we'll be shafted with half a season at full price.

[Buddy Ackerman]

Did you use enough bold in that post?

Fair play though, it's a brilliant announcement. I've got 1 - 4 from Australia so I'm hoping they at least do an individual one for season 5 as I'd much rather buy direct from the UK than import.

EDIT: I misread your post as it being a boxset announced with no word on individual sets when it was the opposite. So brilliant news! I don't think there's a boxset out there in other regions yet (I may be wrong) so I reckon Sony will hold off and do a boxset after the final 8 episodes are released - maybe in time for Christmas.

I assume this is because, thanks to word of mouth over the past year and the upswing in DVD sales in the UK and its popularity on Netflix UK, Sony has finally been convinced there's an audience for it. Brilliant stuff.

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by Refused

Source for this?
The last half of season 5 isn't starting until July - I assume we'll be shafted with half a season at full price.

It's likely that every country will be "shafted". We all knew that we'd get half now, half later. It's the way it's always been with half-season releases (Sopranos, Sex and the City, Futurama, etc).

The pre-order price for the DVD of 'Season 5' is cheaper than Seasons 3 and 4 were on release so it looks like they're taking the season's length into consideration with the price.

[thewerepuppygrr]

Originally Posted by Refused

Source for this?
The last half of season 5 isn't starting until July - I assume we'll be shafted with half a season at full price.

Direct from Sony, just been added to their release schedule (I am a DVD supplier. It has its perks ).

Originally Posted by Buddy Ackerman

Did you use enough bold in that post?

Well, it's the thread header, so I figured...what the hell. TO BOLDLY GO!

[DJJez]

great news for the uk, shame i bought them already from germany as i got fed up of waiting around.

[Natty]

Awesome! Glad I held out on importing!

[insomniac013]

Fantastic news! Although i'm definitely holding off until the show is done and i can get the whole series in one box set. Breaking Bad really is one of the best shows ever made and i'm glad more people can now buy it on Blu Ray. (Lets hope they dont skimp on the extras like the German BDs apparently do.)





Now we just need Deadwood over here...!

[Refused]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Fantastic news! Although i'm definitely holding off until the show is done and i can get the whole series in one box set. Breaking Bad really is one of the best shows ever made and i'm glad more people can now buy it on Blu Ray. (Lets hope they dont skimp on the extras like the German BDs apparently do.)





Now we just need Deadwood over here...!

Plenty of extras on the German versions, just a lack of commentaries on Season 4 annoyingly!

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by Refused

Plenty of extras on the German versions, just a lack of commentaries on Season 4 annoyingly!

It was the commentaries i was referring to

[Ozu Teapot]

VERY good news!

I've just last week started re-watching Breaking Bad from season 1 in "preperation" for the end of season 5 later in the year.

I'll probably hold out in hope of a full 5 season box set - I know it's not been announced but I feel there will be one - although once the individual seasons appear and I see them and start to hear reviews I might cave in!

[Papac]

Excellent, obviously only heard great things about the show, but held off buying the DVD version just in case.

Really pleased with that.

[insomniac013]

First 4 seasons is on Netflix in HD incase anyone is contemplating picking these up or not

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

First 4 seasons is on Netflix in HD incase anyone is contemplating picking these up or not

So is the first half of season 5 - so anyone who hasn't seen them can get the month's free trial and power through all 54 episodes, leaving them up to date and ready for the final eight episodes in July.

if you think you can't power through 54 episodes in a month - wait until you start watching them

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by DJJez

great news for the uk, shame i bought them already from germany as i got fed up of waiting around.

I imported from Germany as well, though they were on offer so only paid about £55 for all 4 seasons. Obviously won't have to import season 5 now

[shovelware69]

That's a coincidence, my US sets of seasons 1-4 showed up today.

[levcore]

I hope the UK gets all the extras the US versions have. The commentaries alone are the best i've heard on a show, absolutely hilarious (surprisingly). I have US seasons 1-4.

[Jframe13]

excellent news! shame I received seasons 1-3 on DVD for xmas!!

[shovelware69]

Ebay them.

I got 40 for the 1-4 set last week, which is funny as they're 35 new on Amazon.

At least it's something back in your pocket.

[Buddy Ackerman]

[Show spoiler]

Breaking Bad: The Complete Fifth Season

Now up for pre-order - £20.99. Considering the DVD is £17 it's not a bad price.

Guess they are going for the Fifth Season tag, which isn't surprising. Wonder what the final blu-ray will be tagged as - my guess is that it won't be 'The Complete Sixth Season'. More than likely it'll be 'The Final Episodes' or something similar.