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McGillicuddy · 12-11-2013, 05:18 PM

Anyone know which is the better way to go for seasons 1 and 2?

Rhino Seasons 1 & 2 OOP

Australian Series 1 & 2, Region Free

Do either of them have extra material?

As far as season 3 goes, I will go with MPI.

jharison · 12-11-2013, 07:43 PM

The RHINO versions have poor quality prints with damage, especially in episodes "Loaf of Bread..." season 1 and "Martin's Favorite Martian" season 2

While I do not have the Australian MFM dvds, I know season 1 does have extras--a commentary by actress Ann Marshall. among others, But Australian season 2 has no extras to my knowledge. I was informed that more care was taken to provide excellent prints for the Australian dvd, so I would recommend getting those versions. But again, I have not watched them myself.

bliss · 12-11-2013, 11:54 PM

Australian version is the way to go. I own both Australian Umbrella Entertainment seasons 1 & 2 but stuck with MPI's season 3 because I read reviews that the prints were of higher quality compared to the season 3 OZ ones.

Most of my season 1 DVDs had that foggy residue on them but still plays great. Season 2 luckily the DVD merry-go-round holders were not the clear plastic versions instead a darker plastic was used so no residue on those discs.

I detest the OOP U.S. double-sided DVDs of MFM so was happy Australian single-sided ones were available.

McGillicuddy · 11-12-2014, 01:20 AM

Since the last post, MPI has released seasons 1 and 2. I have Seasons 1 & 3 by MPI, and plan to get season 2, released in December. I'm glad I waited and didn't buy the Rhino sets.

tlc38tlc38 · 11-12-2014, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by McGillicuddy

Since the last post, MPI has released seasons 1 and 2. I have Seasons 1 & 3 by MPI, and plan to get season 2, released in December. I'm glad I waited and didn't buy the Rhino sets.

I bought the season 1 & 2 sets after they went OOP and I paid quite a bit for them but I still plan on buying the new MPI sets just because I HATE double-sided discs.

12-11-2013, 05:18 PM	#1
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD Anyone know which is the better way to go for seasons 1 and 2? Rhino Seasons 1 & 2 OOP Australian Series 1 & 2, Region Free Do either of them have extra material? As far as season 3 goes, I will go with MPI.

12-11-2013, 07:43 PM	#2
jharison Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2000 Posts: 97	The RHINO versions have poor quality prints with damage, especially in episodes "Loaf of Bread..." season 1 and "Martin's Favorite Martian" season 2 While I do not have the Australian MFM dvds, I know season 1 does have extras--a commentary by actress Ann Marshall. among others, But Australian season 2 has no extras to my knowledge. I was informed that more care was taken to provide excellent prints for the Australian dvd, so I would recommend getting those versions. But again, I have not watched them myself.

12-11-2013, 11:54 PM	#3
bliss THAT GIRL Senior Member Join Date: Apr 26, 2009 Posts: 1,000	Australian version is the way to go. I own both Australian Umbrella Entertainment seasons 1 & 2 but stuck with MPI's season 3 because I read reviews that the prints were of higher quality compared to the season 3 OZ ones. Most of my season 1 DVDs had that foggy residue on them but still plays great. Season 2 luckily the DVD merry-go-round holders were not the clear plastic versions instead a darker plastic was used so no residue on those discs. I detest the OOP U.S. double-sided DVDs of MFM so was happy Australian single-sided ones were available.

11-12-2014, 01:20 AM	#4
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Since the last post, MPI has released seasons 1 and 2. I have Seasons 1 & 3 by MPI, and plan to get season 2, released in December. I'm glad I waited and didn't buy the Rhino sets.