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SPLAIN · 01-22-2003, 03:44 PM

Same here in Canada, a movie is usually 24.99 to 32.99 with Wal Mart and Costco having the best prices, HMV which hails from Britain is the worst for pricing. You then might want a special limited release movie that was a success with the critics but not the public, it is so rare and there are so few copies that i've paid as much as 60.00 or more for one movie plus 15% in taxes, it's disgusting. I would think that the ILL shows 4 episodes on a disk or 32 on several discs but in the same DVD would practically have the same weight, i guess you mean they charge by the dollar value, right?

Mickey · 01-23-2003, 06:19 AM

Well here's an example - the last DVD I bought was the Buffy season 3 set. In a shop in the UK it was cost £80. Buying American, plus import duty, cost me £30. Online in the UK you can get cheaper than the £80 recommended cost, and during January some places have sales on - but for the most part you won't get it much cheaper than that. Certainly not as cheap as it is to get them from America. Quite something, isn't it?!

SPLAIN · 01-27-2003, 04:01 PM

Now you see, there's something that really riles me, Buffy, Mad about you, Oz, you name it, they are all available, but the most popular TV show of all time comes out one DVD with 4 eps at a time instead of season by season as it does for lesser shows!

Mickey · 01-27-2003, 04:41 PM

Should do it both ways, shouldn't they, so that you can buy the season set if you want, or individual volumes if you want. Some people view a set as too much to spend all in one go, others prefer to buy the box.

Actually that's not a bad idea - it's going to annoy me having my collection made up of season one separately, then the rest as boxed sets!

SPLAIN · 01-28-2003, 12:41 PM

Exactly what i thought! Then that will give them a reason to reissue the season one in a box, then they'll find, Lucy, the forgotten bloopers, and start all over again! Money runs everything.

Mickey · 01-28-2003, 05:00 PM

Makes you wish Desi was still around and running things, doesn't it! He liked to give viewers a fair deal, after all. Even shooting new material for the repeats! They need people like that nowadays.

SPLAIN · 01-29-2003, 10:49 AM

He even had this idea to incorporate the commercials into the show, to make the action flow evenly and not jar the viewer, he wanted it all seemless, of course this was in the days of a few commercials per half hour, not like these days where there's more commercials than show. Imagine what he would think of the chopped up versions we all watch today, he'd definitely be sitting down and making the director's cut DVD's, that's for sure!

Impressions · 02-23-2003, 02:33 PM

About Volume #5 - http://tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?releaseID=2237
About Volume #6 - http://tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=2238

Cover Art For Volume #5:

Cover Art For Volume #6:

TV Favorites · 02-23-2003, 02:41 PM

Great news!

SPLAIN · 02-24-2003, 03:34 PM

Can't wait for them to finish season one and get to the classics!

LucyFan · 02-24-2003, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SPLAIN
Can't wait for them to finish season one and get to the classics!

me too!

SPLAIN · 02-25-2003, 10:18 AM

I'm glad they are doing them in order though, so we're finally seing them the way they were meant to be seen. Not like on Tv, over the years, i used to see Drafted followed by an ep in Hollywood, then one in Europe, one where she has a baby, then one when she's pregnant.

SPLAIN · 03-11-2003, 12:23 PM

Don't take that chance, you NEVER know, they said they would, but lots of things get said and then don't ever get done, you know.

Leigh Ann · 03-11-2003, 01:25 PM

I'm thinking about asking for the ILL DVD for my birthday (April 15th). I was going to ask for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Season 2 DVD, but I doubt if that will be available.

ILoveLucyJG · 03-13-2003, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LucyCompanyPhan
i got a question

i see that these DVDs are coming out by 4 episodes per disc, at this rate it will take FOREVER to get all of the episodes on dvd. do u think its worth buying? i havent boughten any because Ive seen the episodes so many times-and they do show reruns on tv....but do u seriously think its worth buying? i mean if its 15-20 bucks per dvd.... thats alot of money spent.

I had those same questions and concerns. I even wrote to Tom Watson. Click on the following link to see what he said http://www.lucyfan.com/stillweek59.html

02-23-2003, 02:41 PM	#24
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01-22-2003, 03:44 PM	#16
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Same here in Canada, a movie is usually 24.99 to 32.99 with Wal Mart and Costco having the best prices, HMV which hails from Britain is the worst for pricing. You then might want a special limited release movie that was a success with the critics but not the public, it is so rare and there are so few copies that i've paid as much as 60.00 or more for one movie plus 15% in taxes, it's disgusting. I would think that the ILL shows 4 episodes on a disk or 32 on several discs but in the same DVD would practically have the same weight, i guess you mean they charge by the dollar value, right?

01-23-2003, 06:19 AM	#17
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Well here's an example - the last DVD I bought was the Buffy season 3 set. In a shop in the UK it was cost £80. Buying American, plus import duty, cost me £30. Online in the UK you can get cheaper than the £80 recommended cost, and during January some places have sales on - but for the most part you won't get it much cheaper than that. Certainly not as cheap as it is to get them from America. Quite something, isn't it?!

01-27-2003, 04:01 PM	#18
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Now you see, there's something that really riles me, Buffy, Mad about you, Oz, you name it, they are all available, but the most popular TV show of all time comes out one DVD with 4 eps at a time instead of season by season as it does for lesser shows!

01-27-2003, 04:41 PM	#19
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Should do it both ways, shouldn't they, so that you can buy the season set if you want, or individual volumes if you want. Some people view a set as too much to spend all in one go, others prefer to buy the box. Actually that's not a bad idea - it's going to annoy me having my collection made up of season one separately, then the rest as boxed sets!

01-28-2003, 12:41 PM	#20
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Exactly what i thought! Then that will give them a reason to reissue the season one in a box, then they'll find, Lucy, the forgotten bloopers, and start all over again! Money runs everything.

01-28-2003, 05:00 PM	#21
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Makes you wish Desi was still around and running things, doesn't it! He liked to give viewers a fair deal, after all. Even shooting new material for the repeats! They need people like that nowadays.

01-29-2003, 10:49 AM	#22
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	He even had this idea to incorporate the commercials into the show, to make the action flow evenly and not jar the viewer, he wanted it all seemless, of course this was in the days of a few commercials per half hour, not like these days where there's more commercials than show. Imagine what he would think of the chopped up versions we all watch today, he'd definitely be sitting down and making the director's cut DVD's, that's for sure!

02-23-2003, 02:33 PM	#23
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	About Volume #5 - http://tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?releaseID=2237 About Volume #6 - http://tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=2238 Cover Art For Volume #5: Cover Art For Volume #6:

02-24-2003, 03:34 PM	#25
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Can't wait for them to finish season one and get to the classics!

02-25-2003, 10:18 AM	#27
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	I'm glad they are doing them in order though, so we're finally seing them the way they were meant to be seen. Not like on Tv, over the years, i used to see Drafted followed by an ep in Hollywood, then one in Europe, one where she has a baby, then one when she's pregnant.

03-11-2003, 12:23 PM	#28
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Don't take that chance, you NEVER know, they said they would, but lots of things get said and then don't ever get done, you know.

03-11-2003, 01:25 PM	#29
Leigh Ann Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 2,189	I'm thinking about asking for the ILL DVD for my birthday (April 15th). I was going to ask for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Season 2 DVD, but I doubt if that will be available.