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Impressions · 09-15-2004, 04:48 PM

What is your least favorite company TV-DVD company?

It could be that some of their TV-DVD's are edited, or they have a lack of extras, quality, expensive, the way they are releasing it, or they aren't releasing what you want, etc. Just to give you some ideas.

Personally, I think Lion's Gate doesn't put too much thought into their releases. They have edited just about ever season set they have released, and they are only interested in profit; which means less extras. I don't want to get into ALF: Season 1, so please try to stay away from it. I would just like to hear what companie(s) that you are least satisfied with.

Dean Winchester · 09-15-2004, 04:59 PM

Lion's Gate = don't own anything, but just think of the ALF fiasco

Paramount = overpriced too much, it should be illegal how much advantage they take over Trekkies and Lucy fans. $140 for Star Trek seasons is a sin!

Universal = overpriced too much, and except for Quantum Leap, they seem to take forever in announcing season 2's for all their shows

A&E = overpriced too much, luckily Ellen's the only one of their shows I want

Showtime = overpriced too much

Buena Vista = overpriced too much, especially on their dramatic series, $50 for Golden Girls is a little steep considering 1. the age, 2. how much it's been rerun and 3. the only extra is a crappy Joan Rivers commentary, who cares about her?

HBO = if only for how they treated Sex And The City fans over seasons 5 (which was 8 episodes and should've retailed for $39.99 or even $29.99, but still sold as much as seasons 2-4 which had twice the episodes) and 6 (which was broken off into 2 seperate releases, both for $49.99, instead of putting all 20 season 6 episodes into one set). They also charge an arm and a leg for their hour-long shows

The only companies I have no complaints over are Fox and Columbia, but even with Columbia, the beef of not really having a concrete release schedule (with Fox, you know there's a 5-7 month window between seasons, with Columbia the wait is anywhere from 4 months [Sanford And Son season 5 to season 6] to 18 months [All In The Family] to beyond [The Jeffersons, Mad About You, etc...]). Luckily Columbia and Fox have two of the best libraries IMO.

EmoJoe · 09-15-2004, 06:09 PM

Lions Gate and Colombia Tristar. Lions Gate because the DVDs are edited and Comlobia because they dont always release all the seasons of the show- and they release their shows EXTRMLEY slow. But Lions Gate is def. the worse

Classic TV Fanatic · 09-15-2004, 07:51 PM

Paramount - Most of their TV-DVDs are quite expensive IMO especially the I Love Lucy sets and the first seasons of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. I think they charge too much money.

Columbia Tri-Star - barely any one of their TV-DVDs have extras included.

MGM - Same as Columbia Tri-Star.

Dean Winchester · 09-15-2004, 08:53 PM

everyone hates Columbia TriStar. They aren't good with extras, and they are very sporatic with their releases, but... their DVD's are inexpensive, which IMO more than makes up for the cons. When you see the prices Paramount and Universal try to get away with, Columbia's prices look even better.

spunkygirl · 09-15-2004, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
everyone hates Columbia TriStar. They aren't good with extras, and they are very sporatic with their releases, but... their DVD's are inexpensive, which IMO more than makes up for the cons. When you see the prices Paramount and Universal try to get away with, Columbia's prices look even better.

I've gotta agree with you here. They may not be the fastest, but they are one of the cheapest, and IMO they did an excellent job with the Who's the Boss? release, the picture quality and sound are great IMO

Moonlit_Suburb · 09-15-2004, 11:01 PM

My least-favorite is probably Lions Gate due to their tendency to release edited shows. (Alf, Saved by the Bell, Will & Grace etc) My other gripe is with Columbia, and their erratic release schedule, but other than that, I like them.

Fox and Shout! Factory are my favorite TV-DVD companies right now. They both release great quality sets at fair prices, IMO. Also, both are generally good with extras and consistent release schedules.

EmoJoe · 09-15-2004, 11:16 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
I've gotta agree with you here. They may not be the fastest, but they are one of the cheapest, and IMO they did an excellent job with the Who's the Boss? release, the picture quality and sound are great IMO

Thats true.

PZelda · 09-15-2004, 11:37 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
everyone hates Columbia TriStar. They aren't good with extras, and they are very sporatic with their releases, but... their DVD's are inexpensive, which IMO more than makes up for the cons. When you see the prices Paramount and Universal try to get away with, Columbia's prices look even better.

The picture quality on the DVD's that Columbia puts out look like ****. Yes, they cleaned it up,

BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ****!

My other beef is with Anchor Bay. UGGGGGGG. And yes, Lions Gate too.

spunkygirl · 09-15-2004, 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda
The picture quality on the DVD's that Columbia puts out look like ****. Yes, they cleaned it up,

BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ****!

My other beef is with Anchor Bay. UGGGGGGG. And yes, Lions Gate too.

Really? the picture quality on my WTB DVD was great

vashti1999 · 09-15-2004, 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Really? the picture quality on my WTB DVD was great

There are episodes on the Soap and All in The Family dvds that look really bad. Some are better than others. What's Happening looks pretty good, and Good Times is decent too. So's Diff'rent Strokes.

PZelda · 09-16-2004, 01:44 AM

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Originally posted by vashti1999
There are episodes on the Soap and All in The Family dvds that look really bad. Some are better than others. What's Happening looks pretty good, and Good Times is decent too. So's Diff'rent Strokes.

Yes, I have AITF S3 and the picture on it is PURE ****. The picture keeps skipping...not major ones, but noticeable enough to piss you off.

It did that with my WTB DVD's too.

Dean Winchester · 09-16-2004, 10:16 AM

the only Columbia titles I have are Charlie's Angels and Diff'rent Strokes and the picture on both of those are very good, especially considering the prints are over 25 years old.

If the master print looks like garbage, sometimes there's not much you can do to make it better.

spunkygirl · 09-16-2004, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
the only Columbia titles I have are Charlie's Angels and Diff'rent Strokes and the picture on both of those are very good, especially considering the prints are over 25 years old.

If the master print looks like garbage, sometimes there's not much you can do to make it better.

My WTB DVD is very good quality picture, yeah the picture moves slightly a few times, but I expect that since that season was from 20 years ago

Dean Winchester · 09-16-2004, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
My WTB DVD is very good quality picture, yeah the picture moves slightly a few times, but I expect that since that season was from 20 years ago

I don't have WTB, but I do bet it still looks better than Nick At Nite if you compare the two. But as you said, it's 20 years old. Some people don't realize you cannot demand the same picture quality from a show from the 70's or 80's as you should from something from the past 5 years, unless they really went all out and spent big bucks restoring it, which is the reason we won't be seeing the rest of the Mary Tyler Moore sets anytime soon, because of what Fox invested in remastering it so much (instead of cleaning the prints but not making sure it looks brand new like most old shows are). I don't expect shows like Charlie's Angels, Facts Of Life, One Day At A Time, Diff'rent Strokes and other 70's/early mid 80's shows I'd own to have the quality I'd be seeing off a Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Roswell set... why? those prints are a lot more recent, they should have the advantage of looking better.

I see reviews complaining about the sounds of a lot of 70's and 80's shows... they sound better than they do on N@N or wherever else, you cannot expect a 25 year old series to have THX quality.

09-15-2004, 04:48 PM	#1
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Least Favorite TV-DVD Company? What is your least favorite company TV-DVD company? It could be that some of their TV-DVD's are edited, or they have a lack of extras, quality, expensive, the way they are releasing it, or they aren't releasing what you want, etc. Just to give you some ideas. Personally, I think Lion's Gate doesn't put too much thought into their releases. They have edited just about ever season set they have released, and they are only interested in profit; which means less extras. I don't want to get into ALF: Season 1, so please try to stay away from it. I would just like to hear what companie(s) that you are least satisfied with.
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09-15-2004, 06:09 PM	#3
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Lions Gate and Colombia Tristar. Lions Gate because the DVDs are edited and Comlobia because they dont always release all the seasons of the show- and they release their shows EXTRMLEY slow. But Lions Gate is def. the worse
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09-15-2004, 04:59 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Lion's Gate = don't own anything, but just think of the ALF fiasco Paramount = overpriced too much, it should be illegal how much advantage they take over Trekkies and Lucy fans. $140 for Star Trek seasons is a sin! Universal = overpriced too much, and except for Quantum Leap, they seem to take forever in announcing season 2's for all their shows A&E = overpriced too much, luckily Ellen's the only one of their shows I want Showtime = overpriced too much Buena Vista = overpriced too much, especially on their dramatic series, $50 for Golden Girls is a little steep considering 1. the age, 2. how much it's been rerun and 3. the only extra is a crappy Joan Rivers commentary, who cares about her? HBO = if only for how they treated Sex And The City fans over seasons 5 (which was 8 episodes and should've retailed for $39.99 or even $29.99, but still sold as much as seasons 2-4 which had twice the episodes) and 6 (which was broken off into 2 seperate releases, both for $49.99, instead of putting all 20 season 6 episodes into one set). They also charge an arm and a leg for their hour-long shows The only companies I have no complaints over are Fox and Columbia, but even with Columbia, the beef of not really having a concrete release schedule (with Fox, you know there's a 5-7 month window between seasons, with Columbia the wait is anywhere from 4 months [Sanford And Son season 5 to season 6] to 18 months [All In The Family] to beyond [The Jeffersons, Mad About You, etc...]). Luckily Columbia and Fox have two of the best libraries IMO.

09-15-2004, 07:51 PM	#4
Classic TV Fanatic Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2004 Location: Its none of your business Posts: 204	Paramount - Most of their TV-DVDs are quite expensive IMO especially the I Love Lucy sets and the first seasons of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. I think they charge too much money. Columbia Tri-Star - barely any one of their TV-DVDs have extras included. MGM - Same as Columbia Tri-Star.

09-15-2004, 08:53 PM	#5
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	everyone hates Columbia TriStar. They aren't good with extras, and they are very sporatic with their releases, but... their DVD's are inexpensive, which IMO more than makes up for the cons. When you see the prices Paramount and Universal try to get away with, Columbia's prices look even better.

09-15-2004, 11:01 PM	#7
Moonlit_Suburb Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 20, 2004 Location: Location Location Posts: 644	My least-favorite is probably Lions Gate due to their tendency to release edited shows. (Alf, Saved by the Bell, Will & Grace etc) My other gripe is with Columbia, and their erratic release schedule, but other than that, I like them. Fox and Shout! Factory are my favorite TV-DVD companies right now. They both release great quality sets at fair prices, IMO. Also, both are generally good with extras and consistent release schedules.

09-16-2004, 10:16 AM	#13
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	the only Columbia titles I have are Charlie's Angels and Diff'rent Strokes and the picture on both of those are very good, especially considering the prints are over 25 years old. If the master print looks like garbage, sometimes there's not much you can do to make it better.