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Post by angilasman on Jul 26, 2008 20:06:04 GMT -5
.....cooool.
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Post by pablum on Jul 26, 2008 20:08:54 GMT -5
I'm definitely buying this, but as many have stated this doesn't seem like a 20th anniversary set. More like a volume 13 with a few bonuses inside a tin. And for a 20th anniversary set they really did poorly with Joel here. Only one episode for Joel and its from season 2 just before the show really got funny with the start of season 3.
Shout Factory must really like Mike. Giving him three great episodes on their first set.
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Post by samtaco on Jul 26, 2008 20:18:14 GMT -5
Shout Factory must really like Mike. Giving him three great episodes on their first set. Yeah seeing how they help with the "Film Crew" DVDs, they might be more keen to the sci-fi era, but it's to early to suspect that...
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Post by Jack Burton on Jul 26, 2008 20:19:45 GMT -5
Put me in the "Close but no cigar" category. I really LOVE that Laserblast is in the set (obviously) and Werewolf and Future War are definitely top notch episodes, but NOTHING suggests WHY this should even remotely be called the "20th Anniversary" set.
Uh... that said I'm still buying this...
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Post by Shark on Jul 26, 2008 21:10:34 GMT -5
I guess it is the extras that make this this the anniversary set, not the eps.
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Post by Blue Raja on Jul 26, 2008 21:39:59 GMT -5
I guess it is the extras that make this this the anniversary set, not the eps. That's kinda what I was thinking, too. And to be perfectly honest, I'm kinda glad they went the normal-episode-choices way anyway. As important as the "special" episodes were in the series' history, many of them weren't exactly stellar episodes either. I personally would derive much more enjoyment out of Werewolf and Future War then I would Crawling Eye and Diabolik, but, that's just me.
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Post by Udvarnoky on Jul 26, 2008 23:13:25 GMT -5
I thought what made this a 20th anniversary set was the fact that it's being released during the show's 20th anniversary.
Maybe I'm off my rocker though.
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Post by wedestroymyths on Jul 26, 2008 23:43:23 GMT -5
I thought what made this a 20th anniversary set was the fact that it's being released during the show's 20th anniversary. Maybe I'm off my rocker though. That's way too obvious.
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Post by travis on Jul 27, 2008 6:18:57 GMT -5
Well here ya go. SWEET! I love the covers, and the Crow figure looks great!! I guess it is the extras that make this this the anniversary set, not the eps. That's kinda what I was thinking, too. And to be perfectly honest, I'm kinda glad they went the normal-episode-choices way anyway. As important as the "special" episodes were in the series' history, many of them weren't exactly stellar episodes either. I personally would derive much more enjoyment out of Werewolf and Future War then I would Crawling Eye and Diabolik, but, that's just me. Yeah, I think some fans are reading too much in to this. And while I like the 2 Joel / 2 Mike episode combinations, I'm sure it wasn't something Shout did on purpose. For all we know, the next set could have 3 Joels / 1 Mike episodes.
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Jul 27, 2008 9:21:43 GMT -5
Looks like they're really making an effort with the artwork, something Rhino barely ever got right. And I can't wait to get the Crow figure, fingers crossed it's the first of a set or something!
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Post by Gamera on Jul 27, 2008 9:27:41 GMT -5
The only thing on my mind now is what in God's name is "the evolution of the theme song" mentioned in the preview? Just each version of the theme song strung one after another? That sounds like 100% filler to me.
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Post by Arizona Warwilf on Jul 27, 2008 9:41:31 GMT -5
I am more excited about this set than *any* before it. ALL FOUR of these episodes are among my very favorites. I have long felt that First Spaceship on Venus was an under-recognized piece of greatness and yet never thought I'd actually see it recognized by a pro release. I'm a full-on Joel fan, for sure, but Werewolf was the first episode I ever declared my favorite. I have many favorites these days, but 904 and 1004 are among the favoritest.
I couldn't care less about whether this has landmarks on it; what are we, lost?
I can't get my computer to play the promo reel posted on SN. Anybody planning on putting it on UTube?
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Post by Tor Johnson on Jul 27, 2008 10:50:34 GMT -5
I'm not that excited about this set. The individual DVD cover art is great. The extras are great. Cool Crow figurine. Plus I don't have a good copy of Future War. I can't wait to get this one.
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Post by Jazzman99 on Jul 27, 2008 11:22:32 GMT -5
The artwork on the individual cases is good enough that I may actually be tempted to use them instead of the JoshWay covers I have on everything else. My OCD side might insist on using JoshWay for consistency on the shelf, though.
Do we know what the Crow is made of? I'm assuming plastic.
Mark me down among those who are really excited about this set, especially if we see it less as a stand-alone 20th anniversary set and more as the first of many Shout! releases. I fully expect to get a matching Servo figure the next time out, for example.
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Post by sb5 on Jul 27, 2008 12:47:56 GMT -5
The only thing on my mind now is what in God's name is "the evolution of the theme song" mentioned in the preview? Just each version of the theme song strung one after another? That sounds like 100% filler to me. Or maybe it's a featurette (with interviews with the cast) about the changes they had to make to the theme song as the show evolved over the years? Or maybe it's something else entirely? All we know of the name of the feature, with no other information. Can't we wait until we actually know what it is before we start complaining and rolling our eyes about it?
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