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leafan36 · 04-25-2005, 02:41 PM

So I am sitting here bored out of my mind at work wishing I could go home and watch some of season 1. But I can't! Why? Because I can't afford season 1. If American Dreams is as unpopular as the ratings and news articles indicate, why is the price of the DVDs still so darn high? It would be logical to conclude that if the show is so unpopular, the DVDs would not be selling well and the price of the DVDs would be lowered. It's a matter of supply and demand. Perhaps, the show is just not doing as bad as everyone is leading us to believe. I really hope, this is an indication of at least how well DVD sales are doing. It would be great news.
Geoff

bsak16 · 04-25-2005, 03:16 PM

I thought the same thing. I ended up going to a used DVD store and found season one for $33. The closest I found it to that price was WalMart at $71.

leafan36 · 04-25-2005, 03:28 PM

Yeah, I found it on Amazon for the same "discounted price".

Sarah The Trivia Hound · 04-26-2005, 05:51 PM

It's expensive becuase of the songs. It's something involving publishing rights. Basically, if they wanted the songs in the DVD, they had to pay major bucks for them. As a result, the DVD is expensive.

rusyd · 04-26-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SARAH THE TRIVIA HOUND

It's expensive becuase of the songs. It's something involving publishing rights. Basically, if they wanted the songs in the DVD, they had to pay major bucks for them. As a result, the DVD is expensive.

That sounds right. Just like The Wonder Years-your avator-won't come out on DVD or is having problems because of the music copyrights.

ADfanclub · 04-26-2005, 09:38 PM

The cheapest place I have found it is directly through NBC. They have it for $62.99, and you get free shipping.

Go here to buy it:

http://nbcstore.shopnbc.com/product/...4&track=-20201

daybreaker01 · 04-26-2005, 11:44 PM

My buddy got me a copy (that he had signed by all the actors

) for $49 down in Hollywood. It was a cutout package (has a little notch cut out of the package). I don't know how common those are but I would look at smaller video and music stores or even better, places that carry used DVDs.

04-25-2005, 02:41 PM	#1
leafan36 leafan36 Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 24	Questions??? So I am sitting here bored out of my mind at work wishing I could go home and watch some of season 1. But I can't! Why? Because I can't afford season 1. If American Dreams is as unpopular as the ratings and news articles indicate, why is the price of the DVDs still so darn high? It would be logical to conclude that if the show is so unpopular, the DVDs would not be selling well and the price of the DVDs would be lowered. It's a matter of supply and demand. Perhaps, the show is just not doing as bad as everyone is leading us to believe. I really hope, this is an indication of at least how well DVD sales are doing. It would be great news. Geoff

04-26-2005, 05:51 PM	#4
Sarah The Trivia Hound Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2000 Location: Lost somewhere between 1955-1974 Posts: 112	Price It's expensive becuase of the songs. It's something involving publishing rights. Basically, if they wanted the songs in the DVD, they had to pay major bucks for them. As a result, the DVD is expensive.
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04-25-2005, 03:16 PM	#2
bsak16 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 31, 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7	I thought the same thing. I ended up going to a used DVD store and found season one for $33. The closest I found it to that price was WalMart at $71.

04-25-2005, 03:28 PM	#3
leafan36 leafan36 Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 24	Yeah, I found it on Amazon for the same "discounted price".

04-26-2005, 09:38 PM	#6
ADfanclub Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2004 Posts: 66	The cheapest place I have found it is directly through NBC. They have it for $62.99, and you get free shipping. Go here to buy it: http://nbcstore.shopnbc.com/product/...4&track=-20201

04-26-2005, 11:44 PM	#7
daybreaker01 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 34	My buddy got me a copy (that he had signed by all the actors ) for $49 down in Hollywood. It was a cutout package (has a little notch cut out of the package). I don't know how common those are but I would look at smaller video and music stores or even better, places that carry used DVDs.