UPS just delivered my Serenity DVD from Amazon.com!
Yay!
It's the fullscreen version, not wide screen. Gotta send it back.
Boo!
Hermanos! The devil has built a robot!
Numero Cinco ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
dcp - Dec 19, 2005 1:52:34 pm PST #7422 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
DCJensen - Dec 19, 2005 4:12:42 pm PST #7423 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Wonder why it wasn't dual-format?
evil jimi - Dec 19, 2005 5:26:02 pm PST #7424 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
They can make more money with two versions.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2005 5:40:47 pm PST #7425 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How? Do people really buy them both? I'd figure burning more on one disc would be cheaper than doubling the media, plus the printing two cases.
manzo - Dec 20, 2005 12:26:58 am PST #7426 of 10001
If we're really lucky, they'll do it in that order...
Or, just release the widescreen version, because people who want full screen versions of films shouldn't be allowed to own films! Or have children. Or vote.
Or is that just me? ;)
KernelM - Dec 20, 2005 1:47:02 am PST #7427 of 10001
Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World
You can only fit so much data onto one DVD. Dual format DVDs are usually double-sided, and for whatever reason DVD manufacturers have been moving away from that. (Except in rare cases like the West Wing sets. The Farscape Starburst sets started out as double-sided but they're moving back to one-sided, I heard.)
I do remember back in the day a lot of DVDs were dual-format double-sided, but now separate editions seem to be the norm. Or just offering widescreen only.
Frankly, I'm a little saddened they're even offering a P&S Serenity. Because ITA with manzo. Except I'd change "full-frame" to "non-original aspect ratio". You just know somebody somewhere will get the brilliant idea one day of releasing a widescreen Casablanca or something (or they may have already tried, for all I know).
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2005 3:16:10 am PST #7428 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think crazy people should be allowed to spend their money happily too, as long as it doesn't stop me getting my sane stuff.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 20, 2005 4:01:08 am PST #7429 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Farscape Starburst sets started out as double-sided but they're moving back to one-sided, I heard.
And I swear I heard there were enormous quality issues with those (as in they wouldn't play), which may be why they are going to one-sided.
sumi - Dec 20, 2005 4:15:45 am PST #7430 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I hadn't heard that the Starburst editions are going one-sided. Does this mean that they're going to be more expensive?
My BSG dvds should be here today -- my Serenity dvd was mailed at the same time but "tracking is not available" for it. This worries me.
tommyrot - Dec 20, 2005 6:17:08 am PST #7431 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
my Serenity dvd was mailed at the same time but "tracking is not available" for it. This worries me.
That just means that the DVD is avoiding Alliance-controlled space on its way to you.