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Post by Progrocktv on Feb 5, 2007 21:32:51 GMT
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Post by Ben Walker on Feb 5, 2007 23:27:07 GMT
Looks promising. Series 2 is coming out a month later as well...
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Post by RWels on Feb 9, 2007 11:45:59 GMT
We'll just have to wait and see if it was treated properly (missing bits etc. as frequently discussed here).
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Post by Ben Walker on Mar 11, 2007 7:58:47 GMT
Looks like we've got a complete boxset coming out in Australia (R4). 7 discs so they'll have to be double sided. It's on Sony/Comubia Tristar so I'm guessing it's going to use the same masters are the R2 sets.
It comes out March 28th so I guess we'll know then. If these episodes are still cut I will be very pissed.
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Post by RWels on Mar 11, 2007 13:17:00 GMT
Hm, 7 discs, that's odd. I thought they would need at least 9.
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Post by Ben Walker on Mar 11, 2007 13:59:53 GMT
Hm, 7 discs, that's odd. I thought they would need at least 9. The current A&E set is 14 discs, and I assume the new set will be double sided discs, like the R4 "Personal Best" set (which had 3 double sided discs with one Python "Personal Best" per side). If this happens there will only be a maximum of 4 episodes per disc side, so the quality won't suffer too much from compression. If they are only single sided discs, there will be 6-7 episodes per disc, which is pretty standard with most BBC DVDs out there anyway. All of the info I've read on online stores say that these discs will be 'newly remastered' so lets hope they got them right! |
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Post by RWels on Mar 11, 2007 16:14:18 GMT
I know it had 14 discs, but that did not make much sense, as some were single layer and some double layer. Rather cumbersome if you ask me.
I think you mean double layer when you say double sided? There are also double sided double layer discs, which would mean 6 hours on one disc.
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Post by Ben Walker on Mar 12, 2007 6:56:16 GMT
I know it had 14 discs, but that did not make much sense, as some were single layer and some double layer. Rather cumbersome if you ask me. I think you mean double layer when you say double sided? There are also double sided double layer discs, which would mean 6 hours on one disc. No, I meant double sided, shiny on both sides. That's the format the "Personal Best" DVDs are on in Australia. |
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Post by RWels on Mar 12, 2007 17:57:50 GMT
OK, in that case, 4 discs would probably suffice.
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Post by Charles Roberts on Mar 15, 2007 7:21:16 GMT
Did the people who have the b&w "Satan" sketch and the "PBS Pledge" Choreographed Political bit contact the DV manufacturers? Also what will happen with the "Watching the road" and "programme planning" bits from episode 4? Wouldn't it be rather annoying if these recovered segments are absent?!  |
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Post by Ben Walker on Mar 28, 2007 4:36:10 GMT
I just got the R4 complete series set!
Here's a rundown:
- 7 single-sided, dual layer discs in regular DVD cases, housed in a nice cardboard case.
- The transfers are excellent, just as good as most BBC DVDs. The shows look FAR better than the NTSC A&E discs.
- The "I'm not a Spanish person!" line is back in the Biggles Dictates a Letter sketch!
- In the Penguin On The TV sketch, the Pepperpots mumble 'The Girl From Ipanema' while walking to the television! (The A&E discs used a version with 'Genie With The Light Brown Hair' because of rights issues)
- Dad's Pooves is back!
And last but not least....
- The All-England Summarise Proust Competition is completely uncensored!
And now the bad news:
- Choreographed Party Political Broadcast is still missing, but this sketch only exists on an NTSC off-air recording and a B&W kinescope, so its ommision is reasonably valid. The Satan Animation isn't included either, for the same reason. Hopefully both of these will be on the "Extra-packed" edition of the series, supposedly coming out next year.
- The Bus Conductor sketch is still missing the "Tonight, tonight! I'm getting pissed tonight!" line.
Oh well, one cut line isn't all that bad...
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Post by anselm on Apr 24, 2007 15:33:50 GMT
Series 1 and 2 are both out now, with no extras, nothing of note. So I wouldn't expect much from the R2 versions of Series 3 and 4.
Anyone got any comments on the quality of the transfers from what they've seen from the first two sets of DVDs?
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Post by Ben Walker on Apr 25, 2007 0:29:38 GMT
The R4 DVDs are exactly the same as the R2 DVDs, so everything in my review 2 posts up goes for the UK discs too.
The picture quality is excellent, apart from an occasional bit of digital grainyness on the animations.
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