Logan's Run on DVD Tuesday

[palitoy]

How much did you pay Brian? Im still debating to upgrade but since im not working right now I may hold on to my bootleg or just buy this set and give the bootlegs away for free

I overpaid because
a) I'm an impatient little monkey
b) My town sucks for selection, I had to pay "Mall Record Store" prices

I think I got the only copy within a 40 minute drive....

[vulcan2074]

It took me four freaking stores but i nabbed a copy this afternoon.

I went to three stores and couldn't find it. I first went to Target, then Fryes electronics and finally out of desperation Best Buy. I'm still trying to hunt down a copy. Hopefully by this weekend I can get one.
Sammy

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I haven't seen this one since I was a kid. I used to absolutely love it.... but I went in with as little expectation as possible. Having watched a few I gotta say it's a decent show. It suffers from a lot of the usual 70's sci-fi tv problems, but there's enough weird to compensate. It's done on the cheap, but doesn't feel like it. (So much.... this WAS the 70's.) And yeah; the disks are kinda functional.... they feel like bootlegs. It looks good too, but there's some (barely noticable) interference, like they were made off studio video tape and not original prints. I wonder if there's a good story to that.

Don C.

[palitoy]

One unexpected side bonus is that my kid really digs it and has asked to watch more.

[Earth 2 Chris]

And yeah; the disks are kinda functional.... they feel like bootlegs. It looks good too, but there's some (barely noticable) interference, like they were made off studio video tape and not original prints. I wonder if there's a good story to that.

Just from reading the news on TVShowsOnDVD.com, you can see that the days of most studios putting a lot of time and effort into DVD releases is drying up. Seems lime more and more are going to made-to-order press runs, and that means not putting much effort into the production of the discs. This is probably spreading into the few actually making it into the stores too. That's just my guess. Also accounts for the lack of extras, although WB put absolutely NO extras on The Flash complete series collection several years back during the Golden Age of TV series on DVD releases.

Chris

[Mikey]

So how much is it IF you found it in say Walmart or some other discount store ?

[palitoy]

I think it'd be under $30.

[Mikey]

That's very afforable

[kennermike]

actualy I just came back from the DVD store they had three sets for $ 29.99 the 3 disk set is totally barebones I passed too pricey for not much offered! I ended buying V The Complete TV series 1984-1985 box set for
$ 6.99 much better price

Im gonna keep my bootleg until the sets hit the secondery used market down the road will buy for $ 10 bucks

[kennermike]

Just from reading the news on TVShowsOnDVD.com, you can see that the days of most studios putting a lot of time and effort into DVD releases is drying up. Seems lime more and more are going to made-to-order press runs, and that means not putting much effort into the production of the discs. This is probably spreading into the few actually making it into the stores too. That's just my guess. Also accounts for the lack of extras, although WB put absolutely NO extras on The Flash complete series collection several years back during the Golden Age of TV series on DVD releases.

Chris

I did know the Flash the complete TV Series 1990 CBS did not come with any extras? how many discs was it ?and its true I noticed that too The studios are putting no effort whatsoever on putting out the older shows on DVD with any supplemental extras only Blu Ray sets I noticed

[tllgn]

i remenber this show as a kid,and i had to buy it at barnes & noble along with adam -12 the final season, i forgot how stupid this show was,but its so stupid its actually fun to watch,Rem is no Data thats for sure

[vulcan2074]

Well I went to three more stores and I still couldn't find it. I just ended up ordering it from Amazon with a couple more DVDs I wanted just to make it worth my wild lol.
Sammy

[ctc]

>Rem is no Data thats for sure

After watching them now I like Rem better. Unlike most sci-fi androids he doesn't want to be a real boy, and he shows a lot of savvy. Not only is he smart technical-wise, but he's really good at coming up with useful solutions. ("I'm programmed not to harm humans, but the gun isn't" was a great bit!)

Don C.

[palitoy]

>Rem is no Data thats for sure

After watching them now I like Rem better. Unlike most sci-fi androids he doesn't want to be a real boy, and he shows a lot of savvy. Not only is he smart technical-wise, but he's really good at coming up with useful solutions. ("I'm programmed not to harm humans, but the gun isn't" was a great bit!)

Don C.

Could not agree more, I also think Moffat is the superior actor as well. There are also times when he seems fed up with humans.

[LardLad]

I've only watched the pilot episode so far, but the quality of the transfer looks good. Infinitely better than my bootleg copy.

Rem was a great addition...but he would have been even cooler with a mechanical claw like the Mego figure.