Serenity Region 2 Exclusive Content

POSTED BY: iccledames
UPDATED: Friday, October 20, 2006 03:41
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GRUUL

Sunday, December 11, 2005 10:17 PM

Good thing my dvd player is about ten days from crapping out on me, now I have an excuse to by a multi-region player and an extra copy of Serenity.

ICCLEDAMES

Monday, December 12, 2005 2:09 AM

And thus we have optimism. Oh wait, no we don't. Joking matey, all I will say is that who would have thought that a TV series that had only 10 episodes aired would have itself a movie on the big screen.

I'm sure there are films that have done worse and still spawned sequels...

Maybe Serenity didn't blow everything else out of the water but I don't think she's sunk yet. Maybe the DVD sales will be amazing, maybe they won't - surely we all just have to wait and see how much those sales will affect the outcome...

Plus with the amount of time and attention Whedon has put into this project, I'm sure it won't just die...

SANCTIMONIOUSAPE

Monday, December 12, 2005 4:48 AM

Well, I started another reply to this, but it got so big (and I didn't have time to properly edit my rambling self) that I posted it separately ( http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15439). Go read at least the last third or so of it (a couple paragraphs above the numbered list I have in there), consider that movie theater attendance has long been in a downward spiral (you can damned well bet the studios know this) for everything but "guaranteed" hits, and I think you'll see there's still quite a bit of reason to have hope left.

Universal needs to see this isn't just a flash in the pan. Believe me when I say the studios are intensely aware of how the fan support for Star Trek kept it alive until a movie was finally released over a decade after the show's cancellation. They know what a long-term cash cow the franchise turned out to be for Paramount and any half-witted studio exec would love to duplicate that success.

They're ALL looking for the next "guaranteed" money makers like Star Trek, Star Wars, and Harry Potter (and apparently they are so few and far between that they had to go back and make yet another "Rocky" - uhg!). Universal knows they have something here that -- while not quite able to reach the same level of general popularity as those others -- could still make some decent money in the long haul due to the dedication of the fan base. It's just not quite as obvious how well it'll do in the long term because there's never been a series quite like it. Let's face it -- as much as I love Firefly, it ain't exactly what I'd call "family-friendly." As such it just can't expect to reach for the same levels of general popularity as the three franchises mentioned above (even though it's far better than any of them), but that doesn't mean the audience that IS there for it isn't sizable enough to be worth investing in.

If the DVDs continue to sell on their own long after the show and BDM have come and gone, then they'll know there's probably something there that they can capitalize on. We just need to continue recruiting and getting people to buy the DVDs (which usually isn't all that hard once they've "gotten it") so that the "true believers" within Universal can have something to show the bean counters.

The rest can and WILL happen if we just keep positive about it.

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JAYHAWK35

Monday, December 12, 2005 12:57 PM

I've mentioned this before, but anyone interested in a region free (multi-region) dvd player, I HIGHLY recommend the Philips DVP-642. It's $58 at Walmart, and I saw where Target lowered their price to $60 the other day (if you hate shopping at Walmart). This player is da bomb. It can play AVI Divx files AND mpeg files, as well as the usual assortment of mp3 and picture formats. It can also play NTSC or PAL discs. Here's how to make the player region free:

1. Turn on the player.
2. Open the tray.
3. Press the following sequence on the remote:
7 8 9 OK 0
4. The number 0 will appear on the lower left side of your screen.
5. Your player is now region free! Put in a DVD and enjoy! :)

NOTE: The 0 in the sequence above represents the region code. 0 = region free. If you want to change your player to just a specific region code, replace the 0 with the region number you want.

I have two of these DVD players, and I'm thinking about buying a 3rd for another TV in the house. It's wonderful to be able to buy DVDs from all over the world. I have the new Doctor Who DVD series 1 from the UK, the uncut DVD of Kill Bill Vol. 1 from Japan, and the widescreen version of Remo Williams from Korea.

Jayhawk

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VERASNEWOWNER

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:29 AM

SHINY!!!

Us in the uk are in for a real treat.

This seems to happen alot actually with DVD, we get a few more features than you guys over the pond.

IE; Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy dvd, we had an exclusive srecond disc with a documentary on the conception/making etc that was a uk exclusive.

dunno why, maybe they like us better

KAYLEE86

Sunday, January 1, 2006 6:21 PM

I can waith until it get here on region 2. I have the dvd on region 1 from USA. And I life in Denmark.
few more features of course here - ON it.

CBY

Sunday, January 1, 2006 6:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by kaylee86:
I can waith until it get here on region 2. I have the dvd on region 1 from USA. And I life in Denmark.
few more features of course here - ON it.

Do you have a release date yet? Germany is still in the dark... (I'll try to get my hands on a UK copy anyway)

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KAYLEE86

Sunday, January 1, 2006 6:37 PM

I think is come the one of the firste days in February. maybe I not sour of data.

JOSSISAGOD

Friday, October 20, 2006 2:33 AM

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Originally posted by SadLittleKing:
If the DVD sells well enough, Universal could release a 2-Disc Special Edition version later on to include the extra content showing up in other regions. It's been done plenty. And it might bring in some extra sales.

I would TOTALLY spend more money for a second copy of Serenity IF it had the extras not previously on the Region 1 release! I want to see Summer Glau training for her fights and I want to see the explaination for the changes between the BDS Serenity and the BDM Serenity!

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KELAI

Friday, October 20, 2006 3:41 AM

Please Universal, release it ... US and Canadian Browncoats want the special stuff too, we rought in the highest $$

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