The Official DC Animation DVD News Talkback, Part 13

James Harvey · Jul 28, 2006

It's time for the 13th Installment of the DVD news threads, folks! Please keep all DVD talk in here!

Current news - Updated July 12th, 2006:
-WHV Announces New 'Justice League Unlimited' and 'Batman Beyond' Season Sets on DVD

DisneyBoy · Jul 28, 2006

Wow! 13th installment, eh?

I'm personally hoping to hear that at least two more commentaries have been done for the JLU set...I'm rather worried that 2 is all we're getting, for 26 of the most DCAU-shattering episodes.

Duke · Jul 28, 2006

I wonder how much the coverart's gonna change between now and the final release...

savetheprincess · Jul 28, 2006

If they are going to put seasons 1 and 2 together why don't they just throw in season 3?

Bird Boy · Jul 28, 2006

savetheprincess said:
If they are going to put seasons 1 and 2 together why don't they just throw in season 3?

Because then there wouldn't be anything to release alongside Batman Beyond, Season 3. That and it'd jack up the cost of the set by another $20 and theres no way the common shopper would pay $60 for a set. Hell I won't even pay that much...

-BB

Duke · Jul 28, 2006

Bird Boy said:
Because then there wouldn't be anything to release alongside Batman Beyond, Season 3. That and it'd jack up the cost of the set by another $20 and theres no way the common shopper would pay $60 for a set. Hell I won't even pay that much...

But I thought WB loved over-pricing their boxsets?

Bird Boy · Jul 28, 2006

Duke said:
But I thought WB loved over-pricing their boxsets?

They do? They charge what any other company charges.

Aside from Sopranos, WHV doesn't really put out any extravagantly priced sets for little product. Everythings pretty sanely priced...

-BB

savetheprincess · Jul 28, 2006

The Gilmore gils discs I bought for my wife was about 45 for 6 discs

Shadowmask · Jul 29, 2006

Pretty awesome they're releasing seasons 1 and 2 of JLU at once. Season 1 was good, but I've been eager to get the Cadmus arc on DVD. Also, it makes sense to release them together, since the Cadmus arc arguably really started with JLU season 1, in "Fearful Symmetry."

Stu · Jul 29, 2006

I take it the specs aren't final as of yet?

Plus, has there been any word on the extended cut of Kevin Conroy's Am I Blue? from This Little Piggy? I'm sure I remember reading that they were going to have more of Conroy singing on the disc...

Kudo's though, the cover art is great!

Anarky · Jul 29, 2006

savetheprincess said:
The Gilmore gils discs I bought for my wife was about 45 for 6 discs

it depends on the show and its following
programs like Sopranos, Sex in the City, etc... can get away w/ high-priced dvds because it has an adult audience and said audience feels justified for paying a premium to own the series. It's sort of like a status symbol. If you tell your "peasant" friends you have the Sopranos, the guys will wanna come over, play Poker, and watch the show on your 52" plasma widescreen.

you can say the same for The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone DVD sets are pricey but it's target audience is the affluent baby-boomer generation who faithfully tuned in for the premieres when television was a new medium. The Definitve volumes retail for $90+, which is chump change for Boomers.

The same could be said of The X-Files. The series was very popular w/ sci-fi buffs and frankly "nerds". I'm willing to wager a lot of the show's fans have gone through college and are earning salaries over $45K. Hence they can bite the bullet and purchase the $100 Season sets from a few yrs back. Since then, FOX has released economy season sets for those fans w/ more modest incomes.

The DCAU collections fall into the middle tier. True, the shows have an adequate fanbase...most of which have not reached the earnings peak in their careers, hence WHV has to moderately price these at about $30 each. The new programs (TT, TB) are targeted at younger audiences, therefore a parent is more apt to purchase a $20 Season Set over a set nearly double the price.

I'm curious to see how well the Avatar Book One sets sell. MSRP is $80-$90, a steep price to pay in one lump sum. Parents will likely stick to the single-disc volumes which sell for $12 at discount retailers. Chances are only hardcore fans and grandparents looking for a holiday gift will purchase Book One.

jimmymiro12 · Jul 30, 2006

Yeh it seems the more adult shows and the ones featured on hbo have a higher price. some times this can be avoided. When I went to fye before easter i got king of queens sets buy one get one free. So basically i paid $20 a set which was better than ebay.

jim

Shadowmask · Jul 30, 2006

Anarky said:
The same could be said of The X-Files. The series was very popular w/ sci-fi buffs and frankly "nerds". I'm willing to wager a lot of the show's fans have gone through college and are earning salaries over $45K. Hence they can bite the bullet and purchase the $100 Season sets from a few yrs back. Since then, FOX has released economy season sets for those fans w/ more modest incomes.

The other thing about The X-Files is that it was the first TV show to be released on DVD, so there weren't really lower prices to compare it to.

John Cage · Jul 30, 2006

DisneyBoy said:
Wow! 13th installment, eh?

I'm personally hoping to hear that at least two more commentaries have been done for the JLU set...I'm rather worried that 2 is all we're getting, for 26 of the most DCAU-shattering episodes.

I hope there's enough lead time to do this. I know Dwayne McDuffie's said that they assumed they were only releasing the first thirteen as a set, so I'd imagine the team would want to go back and talk about the 'second season' if they had the chance. And I've got to say, I'd be extremely surprised and disappointed if there wasn't a commentary for "Epilogue", and at least some discussion of the Cadmus arc.

Have a good day.
John Cage

LazyReaper · Jul 30, 2006

Atleast the cover art seems to be getting better by every release. I didn't care for the first season's cover for Batman Beyond, but this one is an improvement. They should use one of the better action poses for the final set.

And Superman seems to stick out the most on the Justice League cover (in a bad way). It seems like they just popped him in there for the sake of it. :shrug:

. Every other character on the cover flows out well with the rest of the layout though.

Noukon · Jul 31, 2006

Shadowmask said:
The other thing about The X-Files is that it was the first TV show to be released on DVD, so there weren't really lower prices to compare it to.

The fact that they're now repackaging the sets and repricing them down to less than half their previous MSRP is testament to that.

shadowstrain · Aug 9, 2006

Justice League Unlimited Season !

I don't know if this is old news, but amazon has the box-art and a new release date (October now, not December) for JLU Season 1.

BlueRocketBoy · Aug 9, 2006

Awesome! (I know this is total nit picking, but would it have been too much for them to use a Superman illustration without the JL season 1 old-and-fatigued cheekbones?! Ah, well ...)

A.J · Aug 9, 2006

BlueRocketBoy said:
Awesome! (I know this is total nit picking, but would it have been too much for them to use a Superman illustration without the JL season 1 old-and-fatigued cheekbones?! Ah, well ...)

Yup, some of us noticed it as well, just like Hawkgirl (no Shayera!) being in that cover

nate3po · Aug 12, 2006

In case anyone hasn't noticed, the price of BB 2 and JLU 1 has been reduced in priced to 30% of the retail price from 10%.

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