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General Boards => Events and TV => Topic started by: BeAStooge on August 20, 2007, 08:32:25 AM
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From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment...
Larry, Moe and Curly Are “N'Yuk, N'Yuk, N'Yuk”-ing it Up in a New, Definitive Volume of Classic Shorts
THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION
VOLUME ONE: YEARS 1 - 3
All 19 Digitally-Restored Two-Reelers from 1934 through 1936 Packaged in a Two-Disc DVD
AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 30
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 20, 2007) – Eye-gouging, nose-tweaking, stomach-poking, ear-pulling, head-slapping, pie-throwing, and seltzer-spraying can only mean one thing. The classic comedy trio of Larry, Moe, and Curly are back doing what they do best. On October 30, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will launch its definitive new series of Three Stooges DVDs with The Three Stooges Collection: Years 1-3. This first volume includes all 19 shorts from the boys’ first three years at Columbia. The two-reelers are chronologically organized by their original release date and painstakingly restored from the original negatives for the very best picture and audio quality. The DVD will be available in a two-disc package for the standard retail price of $24.96.
The Three Stooges are one of the most significant screen comedy teams of the 20th century, on par with Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and Martin and Lewis -- an inspiration to generations of comics that followed. The trio’s film career began in the early 1930s, reached its slapstick peak during their tenure at Columbia (1934-1957), and lasted well into the 1950s. After their initial retirement, they were rediscovered by an enthusiastic new generation through the medium of television and have outstripped all their contemporaries in terms of lasting popularity. "The Three Stooges Collection: Years 1 - 3" finally pays the Stooges their due by tracing the evolution and development of their craft by presenting the films in progressive order.
The Three Stooges Collection: Years 1 - 3 includes the following titles:
1934 - WOMAN HATERS, PUNCH DRUNKS (only short actually written by the Stooges), the Oscar® nominated MEN IN BLACK, and THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS (featuring a young Lucille Ball).
1935 - HORSES' COLLARS (their first Western spoof), RESTLESS KNIGHTS (first “triple-slap” in a Stooge short), POP GOES THE EASEL (first film for frequent director Del Lord), UNCIVIL WARRIORS (set during the Civil War), PARDON MY SCOTCH (first Stooge short to use “Listen to the Mockingbird” as its theme song), HOI POLLOI (remade as Half-Wits Holiday in 1947), and THREE LITTLE BEERS.
1936 - ANTS IN THE PANTRY (features silent star Clara Kimball Young), MOVIE MANIACS (features Charlie Chaplin’s first wife Mildred Harris), HALF-SHOT SHOOTERS (first short in which the Stooges get killed), DISORDER IN THE COURT (features the famous “swearing in” scene with Curly), A PAIN IN THE PULLMAN (the longest short of the series), FALSE ALARMS, WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN!, and SLIPPERY SILKS (featuring the first Stooges cream dessert fight).
The Three Stooges Collection: Years 1 - 3 has a run time of approximately 345 minutes and is not rated. Artwork is available at www.SPHEPUBLICITY.COM. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.
DVD Catalog # 21104
UPC Code: 043396211049
Order Date: 09/27/07
SLP: $24.96
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YES YES YES YES!!
Thanks for posting this BeAStooge.
FINALY! Sony has made this DVD set official! About damn time.
Hmm, no mention of bonus features, was hoping that would be on there.
If not, hope they have some on future volumes.
Can't wait for October 30th.
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YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy this info is truly official now, and am anxiously anticipating October 30th! I'm also happy to see that they are now giving us TWO disks for the price of one old one! 8)
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Can someone post a photo of the artwork. The press release says you can see it at www.SPHEPUBLICITY. COM, but I think you need to be company and I dont have an account...
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Nice going BeAStooge! It's nice that Sony made this DVD official. I hope Three Little Beers will be unedited. I also hope A Pain In The Pullman would be a nice crisp 35mm print and not that bad, shaky copy we all have on VHS.
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I never doubted any of this. Ever!
No, really!
Now, I'm off to watch a Stooges marathon-- and start waiting. I'm not looking forward to the waiting...
-Th
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This is truly awsome news but on the ''tech'' side of things, When sony said the shorts will be remastered from the original negitive does that mean that the master they will be using is the 70 plus year old film that was used in the cameras back then? I can't imagine film that old could be turned into a pristine print. I don't want to sound like i'm complaining here because i'm not. I was just curious about the shorts that have never been on dvd.
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About this new release:....YESSSSSSS!
I was under the impression that Columbia had scrapped all of their nitrate by 1974, but I would love to be wrong.
I have seen a 1904 Vitagraph comedy printed from an original negative and you could see the threads in the coats of the characters. If the neg has not shrunk, it should be fine as it will run through a telecine for mastering and not a projector for mastering.
I would love to see better prints of PAIN IN THE PULLMAN (looks like warpage from the original neg), MICROPHONIES (looks mastered from a dupe neg), THREE LITTLE PIRATES (emulsion scratches on neg).
A suggestion for youse Stooge fans: When you eventually get the new Stooge sets and you have replaced the titles on the previously released DVDs, donate the older DVDs to your local library so little kids can check them out for free and we can start seeding a new fan base.
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I'm hoping that WOMAN HATERS has the original titles. I do believe that the print we are used to seeing was from a reissue, and never had the familiar Three Stooges title card. WOMAN HATERS isn't an official Stooges comedy...it was one of Columbia's Musical Novelties featuring Howard, Fine & Howard.
Interestingly, an earlier (and first in the series) Musical Novelty called UMPA uses the exact same score as WOMAN HATERS. The song in WOMAN HATERS is "For You"....in UMPA it's "At Last".
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Hi Mike:
Welcome aboard! To answer your "tech" question as best I can without professing to know all of the in's and out's, I have an interest and looked into how film restoration is done.
First, there is a clear distinction between remastered video and restored. Remastered means that the image used in a previous video release, for example was simply reconfigured for a DVD format. A restored project, as in the case of the new Stooges DVD set is accomplished by taking original elements from existing prints/negative. In many cases, more than one print is used to create a new master print. The process is time consuming and costly. That's probably why Sony was buying time with the Chromachoice DVD's. To get an idea of restored versus remastered, the Chromachoice shorts were restored and previous DVD releases were remastered video and audio. The difference is quite drastic. Those working on the restoration process, go through a frame by frame procedure removing debis from the print(s) used to create a new restored print to be used in the final product.
I hope that helps somewhat.
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I was curious as to why when BeAStooge and myself posted the Sony press release yesterday, there was still NO mention of the set as of midnight last night on Sony's website. It is there now, along with the corrected issue date on Amazon.
The description on the Sony site is as brief as can be with no meaty info of any kind regarding the set. They even have the verbage "years 1 and 2" instead of 3! They even have the set listed in color, which is incorrect. It seems that someone at Sony doesn't even read their own press releases!
The artwork has not been finalized, but should surface very soon. I am waiting to hear a confirmation on the extras or bonus features and will post them here as soon as they are made available to me.
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I just checked and Sony added this DVD release to their site and Amazon changed the release date to October 30.
http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/upcoming.html (http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/upcoming.html)
It will be nice to take a gander at the cover art and get some info on the DVD extras. I can't wait until those become available. This is getting exciting!
You can preorder the DVD now at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Collection-1934-1936/dp/B000SSQ7JW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-5142430-5945613?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1187733094&sr=1-1) for only $17.49. Not bad for 19 shorts.
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I just really, really, sincerely hope there's enough of an interest to release ALL 190 shorts within the next year or two.. I would die if they stopped after the Curly's or Shemp's due to decreasing sales... I know there's some people that want either just the Shemps and just the Curly's.. or just Shemp and Joes.. I've seen a lot of great TV shows abandoned after the 2nd or 3rd (even 1st) season due to lackluster sales.. crossing my fingers here.
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That's something we'll just have to wait out and see. The "heard it through the grapevine" status was to have all 190 episodes out over a 2/12 to 3 year period. It's obvious that the Curly sets will sell more than the Shemp sets and less of the Joe sets from a general marketplace standpoint. I hope (and feel strongly) that there is enough of a die hard Three Stooges fan base to warrant all sets to sell well enough to be considered releaseable. However, let's hope Sony feels the same way.
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I hope the DVD will have in colorizing option.
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Pat:
The new DVD's are restored black and white prints, not the Chromachoice color option on the past four DVD releases.
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I would love to see better prints of PAIN IN THE PULLMAN (looks like warpage from the original neg), MICROPHONIES (looks mastered from a dupe neg), THREE LITTLE PIRATES (emulsion scratches on neg).
I couldn't agree more. Hopefully, all the shorts released on these new DVD sets would be transferred from the best possible elements available.
First, there is a clear distinction between remastered video and restored. Remastered means that the image used in a previous video release, for example was simply reconfigured for a DVD format. A restored project, as in the case of the new Stooges DVD set is accomplished by taking original elements from existing prints/negative.
Exactly. The film negatives are the masters and the DVD transfers are the remasters. And if the DVD says "Digitally Remastered," then that means all the shorts that were previously released on DVD, such as Woman Haters, Disorder In The Court etc.., were transferred again on DVD. If they just took what they transferred on the previous DVD and just inserted it on this set, then it is not digitally remastered. I hope I made it clear and not confusing. If I did, let me know and I'll try and clarify it a little better.
I just really, really, sincerely hope there's enough of an interest to release ALL 190 shorts within the next year or two.. I would die if they stopped after the Curly's or Shemp's due to decreasing sales...
I hope so too, but it all depends on how well Sony does with these sets. If they are going to release all the shorts using the best possible elements and restore them, then I don't see how they could go wrong. If they are just going to release the shorts like they did in previous years, where they used bad prints, such as A Plumbing We Will Go, then sales will surely go down. So, we just have to cross our fingers. I'm still debating on whether or not I should sell all my old VHS tapes, while they still have some value.
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I hope that the shorts are all beautiful, crisp 35mm prints as well. I would love to have a restored copy of shorts that didn't look so hot the last time they were on DVD ("Higher Than A Kite," "Grips, Grunts And Groans," and of course, "Micro-Phonies.")
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I agree with you. "Micro-Phonies" is such a great short that it deserves a nice, crisp 35mm print transferred to DVD. All copies I've seen are all dupey looking. The print used on the VHS release wasn't so bad, but it's not the best. We'll just have to wait and see how good of a job Sony does on this upcoming DVD. If we get a nice print of A Pain In The Pullman, then that means that Sony is taking these new sets seriously.
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All of the information released thus far indicates that all shorts were "painstakingly restored." The same verbage was used on the Chromachoice transfers and if you've seen those, you know how clean and crisp they looked.
I'm sure the restoration department had their hands full on "A Pain In The Pullman." The VHS print was so wobbly, I got seasick watching it! Of course, final judgement will have to wait until we see the final product, but I'm betting this will be done properly.
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Can someone post the photo???
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Here is the cover art! You are all getting to see it before anyone else! It's not even on Amazon or Sony's site yet! Enjoy!
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One thing that has me concerned is the verbage "digitally remastered" in the bottom left hand corner. It should have stated "restored" as the press release did. Hopefully, that's an error on Sony's part. Jeez, their website still shows the set in color! I have my Sony contact looking into this as well as the bonus features that there is still no word on yet. I'll keep you all posted once the info is obtained.
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One thing that has me concerned is the verbage "digitally remastered" in the bottom left hand corner. It should have stated "restored" as the press release did. Hopefully, that's an error on Sony's part. Jeez, their website still shows the set in color! I have my Sony contact looking into this as well as the bonus features that there is still no word on yet. I'll keep you all posted once the info is obtained.
In the event that this artwork is not final yet, here's a couple additional comments to pass along...
- The tuxedo pic is not from a Columbia film. That's a publicity shot from the feature they did at Monogram Studios, SWING PARADE OF 1946 (1946). SWING PARADE is public domain, although the existing library materials are owned by Warner Brothers, via its 1996 Turner library acquisition.
- That tuxedo pic has appeared on cheap public domain collections (GoodTimes, Marathon, Madacy, etc.), both VHS and DVD, over the past 20+ years. In my opinion, it's possible for uninformed consumers to confuse Sony's new package with past "garbage," and that could affect sales.
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I'm not too crazy about the artwork. Since it's the 34-36 collection, wouldn't it make sense to use a photo from that period. Not something from 46. I agree with BeAStooges in that it looks like those public domain DVD's.
They're also using photos from BIRD IN THE HEAD, which isn't even on these DVDs.
I was hoping Sony would use the old style text. Similar to the 30's Stooge posters... Kind of like what the new Popeye DVD's look like.
I noticed that there's an unusual photo from what looks like it might be WOMAN HATERS, but I don't recognize their outfits. It's in between PUNCH DRUNKS and 3 LITTLE PIGSKINS on the middle of the page. I've never seen that photo before.
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That cover art blows... I really hope they change it and make it look like the masterpiece that it will be. It looks like that was thrown together in 5 minutes. Seems kind of pointless considering they've spent a few years restoring these shorts.
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The thing to remember is its the shorts that matter. They could sell this collection in a brown paper bag and I wouldn't care a bit. (and I'm a graphic artist!)
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Not a bad cover art. Thanks a million S&C for posting it. Apparently it's called 1934-1936 and not Years 1-3. However, BeAStooge may be right. The cover can change. It has happened before to other TV shows that was released on DVD.
And it says Digitally Remastered, which means, as I point out before, that we are getting brand new transfers for this release. We're not going to get the same bad prints that were released earlier on DVD.
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Right on all accounts. I was holding back judgement at this point and just wanted to get the info out as promised. I do agree that it looks hastily assembled and that the main photo isn't even from the right time frame, let alone from a Columbia short. And the main photo has been used for the public domain releases in the past. I feel that many of the people working on this set are quite unfamiliar with the product. That is certainly NOT the first time that has happened. I wish you or I (or some other informed fan) could be hired as a consultant. I was hoping they would have used a mock one sheet style graphic or the opening credits logo or the second opening logo that had the "mockingbird" music accompanying it.
I am hoping that the artwork will change between now and the assembling of the set. I am very concerned about the language on the box that states digitally remastered. So far, between the press release, the goofs on Sony's site describing the set and the cover art, there are several errors and inconsistencies.
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Oh. I see.
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Right on all accounts. I was holding back judgement at this point and just wanted to get the info out as promised. I do agree that it looks hastily assembled and that the main photo isn't even from the right time frame, let alone from a Columbia short. And the main photo has been used for the public domain releases in the past. I feel that many of the people working on this set are quite unfamiliar with the product. That is certainly NOT the first time that has happened. I wish you or I (or some other informed fan) could be hired as a consultant. I was hoping they would have used a mock one sheet style graphic or the opening credits logo or the second opening logo that had the "mockingbird" music accompanying it.
I am hoping that the artwork will change between now and the assembling of the set. I am very concerned about the language on the box that states digitally remastered. So far, between the press release, the goofs on Sony's site describing the set and the cover art, there are several errors and inconsistencies.
Well, if you have any "pull", this is the time to use it. I'm not an advocate for cover art either but I feel since I (and most of the community) has been personally SHAFTED by Columbia since DVDs inception for the lack of Stooge DVDs.. that they can take an extra 10 minutes and put together a nice cover. I guarantee you in the time they put that together I or any other PhotoShop wiz could put something 100 times better out. Please, please convince them that cover art will not help them sell! They can do so much better.
I mean, they OWN the original one-sheets.. why not use some of them or an incarnation of one? Make it look flashy.. you can't judge a DVD set by its cover but trust me people do take that into consideration!
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Hi Loco Boy:
I have been in touch with my Sony contact since I posted their artwork and saw the "feedback" regarding it. While the two people I communicate with at Sony do not work in the art department, I expressed the cover concerns and she said she'd "pass it along." I want this to succeed more than you know. I wish I could grab the reins on this project and make sure it's done right. We'll just have to hope it all works out. I am relieved that they will be giving us great looking transfers, which is far more important than a cover. But, I agree that first impressions DO count.
I sent the concerns to them and what they choose to do with it is up to them.
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Hi Loco Boy:
I have been in touch with my Sony contact since I posted their artwork and saw the "feedback" regarding it. While the two people I communicate with at Sony do not work in the art department, I expressed the cover concerns and she said she'd "pass it along." I want this to succeed more than you know. I wish I could grab the reins on this project and make sure it's done right. We'll just have to hope it all works out. I am relieved that they will be giving us great looking transfers, which is far more important than a cover. But, I agree that first impressions DO count.
I sent the concerns to them and what they choose to do with it is up to them.
I agree. As long as the transfers are good and all shorts are unedited, then I could care less what the cover art looks like. But having a nice cover would encourage more sales, so improving it is not such a bad idea.
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Tell them to send all of the design information our way and I'll re-design it based on the fans' ideas absolutely free.(hey, a fella can dream can't he?)
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Why don't you go ahead, busybuddy, and post it here? Then S&C can pass it along, and maybe they'll get the hint. ;D
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I'd be happy to!!
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I forgot about HIGHER THAN A KITE. On the VHS release they used what looked like a 16mm dupe (a friend of mine has this on 16mm Kodak stock and it looks beautiful, much better than the VHS). On the broadcast master used for the Family Channel and the TBS showings, HTAK source came from a beautiful 35mm. Whahoppen?
My first Columbia Stooge DVD had A PLUMBING WE WILL GO on it and I just couldn't believe they would use such a lousy print.
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This is my version of the DVD cover.
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Can you upload a bigger copy of it than that one, bb? That was kind of small for my weak old eyes, when it comes to looking at the details. From what I can see, though, it looks pretty good. I definitely like the overall look of it a lot more than the one that Sony slapped together.
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I couldn't get it any bigger but you can go to my myspace page at myspace.com/troxelandwait and view my pics page because it's on there bigger. You can't miss it.
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Okay - thanks! I'll take a look at it this evening. (Myspace.com is verboten here at work, so I'm not going to take a peek right now, lest I bring the wrath of the I.S. gods down on my head.) ;D
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busybuddy,
Yours is definitely better than Sonys!
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Thanks!!! :D It looks a lot bigger than the Sony one, but the front is exactly the same size. The side just got stretched when I put it into persepective, but it's the right size by itself.
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Nice cover art busybuddy!! You get a karma for that! I really hope S&C can pass that along. That is, by far, A LOT better than Sony's.
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Where? I can't find shit on that page due to my color-blindness. Someone, anyone, give me a link.
That is a fricking eye-test that I fail miserably. I'm to the point in my life where if a magazine uses goofy background colors, I just skip the article.
Lord knows I want to bitch-slap the women that I work with that set their colors to be dark blue on black, or lime-green on pukey Pepto-Bismol pink!!! I refuse to look at their screens and tell them they have to read it to me. Gives me a fucking headache!
Rant-rave-rant...
Busybuddy, I'll give you a karma based on the high praise given by my pals. I'm sure you'll post the direct link for your colorblind friends!
I think I even had an "LSD flashback"!
Hold on tight,
Don't let go!
Don't say "damn!"
Say "Triple-Whammy Whoa!"
The Electrifying MOJO, Because nobody "bad" like you!
James
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I tried making a direct link, it didn't work, so I guess you'll just have to b@#$%-slap me. If you look under the picture at the top, it says View:Pics/Videos. It's written in black so you're probably not just color-blind, you're blind completely. There's also an imageshack version earlier in this forum but it's not as big as the one on my myspace. So I guess you're just out of luck. Enjoy the Sony version.
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Try this:
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THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH! [stooges]
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I just realized i put "realeased" instead of released. It's okay, it can be fixed very easily.
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That IS some excellent cover art!
It is without a doubt, much better than Sony's.
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Here's the full sized image. (I just saved it from bb's myspace page.)
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Well, Sony has the cover art posted on their site today. Nice effort BB on yours. I would be willing to submit it if you okay me to. However, it looks like the one I posted here last week is what they're going with. For all I know, the covers have been printed already, or are in the process.
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BB, I have one suggestion, if I may. The wording that's in the background that you have on your box is hard to decipher and I feel is distracting from the nice images that you have (certainly more accurate than the "official" cover). You may want to delete that if you want me submit it to Sony for you. When I viewed it, even blown up in size, many of the sayings were hard to uncover.
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Just got an email from my Sony contact and she sent the REVISED front box cover art. The "Columbia" logo on the spine has been replaced by the "Sony" logo. They also changed some of the thumbnail photos --it looks less crowded than before, but it still maintains the tuxedo shot as the primary photo. At least all of the thumbnail photos correspond to the titles that will appear in this set!
Here is the REVISED shot:
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I am beginning to suspect that there may not be bonus features on this first set. I was thinking that Sony may save them to help sell the Shemp and Joe Besser sets in greater numbers. The Curly sets should sell well enough without "extras". I'm still waiting to hear. I find it odd that the release date is 2 months away, and no information regarding the extras has been finalized, let alone confirmed as of this writing. I hope my Oliver Stone paranoia is wrong.
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I can have the writing in the background taken out by tomoorow morning. But do you think it's even worth it to try submiting this?
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That's up to you, Busy Buddy. I think it would be better without the background text. It may appear since they revised the cover (as you obviously saw in my post) this seems to be the concept they're going with for the first volume. But, if they haven't assembled the cover yet, and according to my Sony contact, there is still NO back cover art, it may be worth a shot. Let me know!
S&C
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I'm so excited about this release. Just ask my friends. I've been extremely happy since I heard they're doing this. I hope that they do release all 190. I'll buy them all. I can't wait!!!
Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!
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You have my consent to send mine to them. I'll post the revised version in the morning because I don't have photoshop here at work to change it.
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Okay, BB...I'll look for your revision tomorrow and I will be happy to submit it on your behalf. Who knows. If it's too late for volume 1, they may consider it for round 2 (of course, you'll have to change the photos in that case).
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Keep in mind, there will also be the inevitable "complete set" collection once all the sets are out-- leaving room for artwork and box design.
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Here's the revised version. I took out the words in the background and I spelled release the right way.
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From S&C's updated cover art, it looks like the official title will be "The Three Stooges Collection Volume One: 1934-1936." It's titled the same way as the Popeye DVD set.
Busybuddy, I don't know if it's my computer or not, but your revised picture isn't showing.
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Yeah - I'm not seeing it either. I went directly to the image from the link in your post (http://img184.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stoogesdvdfb7.jpg), but it doesn't display there either.
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I tried making a direct link, it didn't work, so I guess you'll just have to b@#$%-slap me. If you look under the picture at the top, it says View:Pics/Videos. It's written in black so you're probably not just color-blind, you're blind completely. There's also an imageshack version earlier in this forum but it's not as big as the one on my myspace. So I guess you're just out of luck. Enjoy the Sony version.
Now we all can't see it. Why? We have our eyes closed!
Come on up to Detroit and I'll be happy to show you how to use a computer. I'll even give you a tour. How's the corn growing in Middletown Indiana?
Sorry to trouble you busy-buttwipe with my disability. And you have my permission to go fuck yourself for your remarks. Young asswipe punk.
James
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Now we all can't see it. Why? We have our eyes closed!
Come on up to Detroit and I'll be happy to show you how to use a computer. I'll even give you a tour. How's the corn growing in Middletown Indiana?
Sorry to trouble you busy-buttwipe with my disability. And you have my permission to go fuck yourself for your remarks. Young asswipe punk.
James
Don't beat around the bush! Tell us how you really feel! :laugh:
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I can see it on my computer that I am on now, and on the one that was on this morning. I can try to put it up on my myspace page again, but if I'm just going to be cussed at every time I try to help then I might as well just forget it. This site has some of the rudest people I have ever talked to. ITS THE THREE STOOGES. You know them? They're supposed to make people happy and be entertaining, remember? I am part of a site just like this but its dedicated to Martin and Lewis. The people on that site are very nice people. I have gotten rare videos for free and if someone doesn't know what they're doing very well, they are helped, instead of being torn down by some screwball who takes stuff too seriously. Does jrvass even laugh at the Stooges? Or does he just bitch everytime the plot doesn't involve him and his problems? Sorry for trying to help.
Love,
Young asswipe punk
p.s. What does corn have to do with the Three Stooges?
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Sigh. This is rediculous! :police:
Busybuddy: I'll admit that jrvass was no angel here, but you were the first one to cuss and be rude. So, I don't know why you're so angry.
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I was not the first one to cuss. I didn't know that he was really colorblind because I don't know him and he doesn't know me! I hate confrontation and never fight but when someone talks bad about me i'm going to defend myself. I refuse to use foul language because it's uncalled for. HE was the one who talked about bitch slapping his female co-workers, etc. In my first reply, I used b@#$% slap, not the real word. So I apologize for my remarks about his colorblindness, a lot of people just use that as an expression these days and I thought he was doing so. And I apologize for my hasty angry remarks. If I would have slept on it and then replied, I would have been more of a gentleman (gentleman?!). SORRY JRVASS and everyone who is angry at us. Now, let's get back to the real issue, the Stooges.
I put the revised DVD on my myspace page, myspace.com/troxelandwait. You don't have to click anything just scroll down and it should come up.
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I'm still not seeing it. ???
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No harm, no foul, Busybuddy...
I see the video/pics link in black. But there is nothing there or on the main page. I saw the other cover art earlier in the thread and it looks good. Send in the revision. Maybe they'll buy it from you for a later edition. Who knows?
Yes, I am red-green colorblind. I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't. And yes, I do want to bitch-slap women who point to their monitors with lime green lettering on pussy pink backgrounds, and wonder how they can read anything in that swirl of electronic Pepto-Bismol.
Perhaps our problem is not having MySpace accounts? I see an error message about logging in after clicking the video/pics link.
We are not all bad people. Good people have bad days. Let's leave it at that.
And I am nothing compared to Shemps#1's (Jim's) wrath! The Islipp Classics message board is a testament to his powerful skills of rebuke! :police:
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I logged on just to see what all the fuss is about, I don't see anything either. :(
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This is so weird! I can see it on this site and myspace. It takes up most of my page! :D I don't know what the deal is Oh, well. Since they're going to use their version anyway it doesn't really matter. I can always make my own case and with my version after I buy this set!
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This is so weird! I can see it on this site and myspace. It takes up most of my page! :D I don't know what the deal is Oh, well. Since they're going to use their version anyway it doesn't really matter. I can always make my own case and with my version after I buy this set!
I just modified the permissions on this board to allow members to add attachments to their posts, so you can go ahead and add it to a reply, if you want to do so. ;D
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I just got an email from my Sony contact, and as I suspected, there are NO bonus features on the upcoming box set. With a release date close at hand, I was wondering why Sony's site, let alone Amazon, was not mentioning anything.
As I posted before, I felt that the bonus features are being held out in hopes of making the Shemp and Joe sets sell better. We'll see.....
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I personally could care less about special features. Yeah, it'd be cool the first time around, but I just want a complete, uncut set of all 190 shorts.
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http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/catalog/catalogDetail_DVD043396211049.html
About the Film
CC: English (US)
Color/B&W: Color
Does this mean the shorts will be in only color and no B&W?
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http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/catalog/catalogDetail_DVD043396211049.html
About the Film
CC: English (US)
Color/B&W: Color
Does this mean the shorts will be in only color and no B&W?
No colorization. The films will be 100%, original B&W.
(Based on their past history, don't take info. from Sony's website.)
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Preordered my box set today. I would, of course, like to have seen some special features, but I think there's time for that on future releases. As somebody else said, I want to see all 190 shorts in chronological order, uncut, and I will be a happy man. By the way, I hadn't seen any other posts about it, so if I missed it, I apologize. But does anybody know what happened with the bizarre edit in Movie Maniacs on the DVD release of that film? The kissing scene was completely missing. Was this another goof similar to the Three Little Beers edit? It always bugged me.
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...what happened with the bizarre edit in Movie Maniacs on the DVD release of that film? The kissing scene was completely missing. Was this another goof similar to the Three Little Beers edit?
The upcoming 10/30 set is the DVD debut of MOVIE MANIACS (1936) (http://threestooges.net/episode.php?id=13). It was released on VHS in 1983, repackaged/re-released in 1996.. complete in both cases.
The filmography page for MOVIE MANIACS (http://threestooges.net/episode.php?id=13) explains the 50-year-old reason for the edited scene in some Screen Gems TV prints.
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The upcoming 10/30 set is the DVD debut of MOVIE MANIACS (1936) (http://threestooges.net/episode.php?id=13). It was released on VHS in 1983, repackaged/re-released in 1996.. complete in both cases.
The filmography page for MOVIE MANIACS (http://threestooges.net/episode.php?id=13) explains the 50-year-old reason for the edited scene in some Screen Gems TV prints.
Thanks. I don't know why I had it in my head that it was on one of the DVDs. [doh]
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It's still strange to me the stuff they edited out for television from the Three Stooges and Looney Tunes. They will not air some of them still today, but look at what else is on television. It doesn't make sense, does it?
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Back cover.
http://www.inthebalcony.com/
If anyone was still worried about the B&W-Color situation no need to be anymore because it says Black & White on the back cover.
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Back cover.
http://www.inthebalcony.com/
If anyone was still worried about the B&W-Color situation no need to be anymore because it says Black & White on the back cover.
Nice! Thanks for posting the back cover. You get a karma point for that.
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I just noticed on the bottom of the backside of the box it says ''remastered in high def''
Does this mean that the shorts are not restored and they are just using the old prints that they used in past dvd releases (not counting the color ones) just curious
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Thanks For Posting the box art. I just hope its available in stores as I like to pick out the copy I get. (and no smashed corners from mailed copies either). Does anyone know if it will be widely available or not?
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I was just pleasantly surprised to see the list price for the collection is only 24.99 and amazon shows it at just 17.99. Alright who's the wise guy. (and I mean that sincerely). Prices such as this warrant buying these not just for hardcore Stooge fans but comedy fans in general.
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Remastered in high definition means they have been restored and digitally remastered. The Chromachoice sets were remastered in high definition so it is configured for 16x9 TV's.
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Since nobody has viewed the discs yet, it can't be confirmed, but I've been told that all titles on the first volume are RESTORED and will NOT be the prints on old DVD's like Curly Classics and the several titles that followed. They should be of the quality on the Goofs on the Loose and Stooges On The Run projects (which were the color/B&W option discs). The prints used on those sets were amazing and should be of the same quality on the first chronological set. Remastered in high definition is different from the previous sets that stated digitally mastered audio and video.
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Also, I'm as hopeful as all of you are, but Sony has yet to confirm a full release of all 190 titles or number of volumes as of yet.
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Also, I'm as hopeful as all of you are, but Sony has yet to confirm a full release of all 190 titles or number of volumes as of yet.
Can you find if they atleast are considering it?
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I have already inquired and the word at this time is they have not confirmed a timeline or documented (for the public) a full 190 release package. I'm sure they are waiting to see how well the sets that do get released sell before they commit to the entire series.
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I have already inquired and the word at this time is they have not confirmed a timeline or documented (for the public) a full 190 release package. I'm sure they are waiting to see how well the sets that do get released sell before they commit to the entire series.
Then I guess it's up to us Stooge fans to make sure they sell well so we get all 190. [stooges]
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Then I guess it's up to us Stooge fans to make sure they sell well so we get all 190. [stooges]
Well, the sales rank at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Collection-One-1934-1936/dp/B000SSQ7JW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-5142430-5945613?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190434193&sr=1-1) is very poor. I've been checking the sales rank everyday and the rank ranges from 800-1,200. While this rank is much better than the ranks of the colorized DVDs, it is still low. As we get closer and closer to the release date, I haven't been seeing much improvement. That means that not many people are pre-ordering. Usually, with upcoming releases at Amazon, pre-orders are usually in the 100-200 range, which is what I was expecting with this set. Spiderman 3 also comes out October 30 and it's rank is 26 right now.
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Well, I just ordered this set along with Volume 5 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection. Rank for the 3 Stooges Collection is number 666. Hmmm.... Don't know about that number.
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666 is a great number! My area code is 248. The # is 666-####
I've actually had people from work refuse to call me on production problems at night, when I am on-call, because of the 666 exchange. Fine with me!
I get to sleep... someone else takes the call! >:D
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The price went down aswell. Could it get any lower? ;D
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The price went down aswell. Could it get any lower? ;D
I still don't think many people know about this set.. I don't think that people aren't interested. That, or maybe people are going to Best Buy to buy it on release day? Who knows?
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That, or maybe people are going to Best Buy to buy it on release day?
I plan to buy it from Best Buy a few days after it's released. Amazon is too slow with shipping. The reason I'm not buying it on the first day is because I want to make sure "Three Little Beers" is unedited. Once I get the official word that it's uncut, then I'll run immediately to Best Buy to grab a copy.
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The price went down aswell. Could it get any lower? ;D
Oh wait! The price just went down to $16.99. Ok, that's it. That price is too good to say no to. I'm pre-ordering my copy right now at Amazon.
*UPDATE: I just ordered it right now and picked Free Shipping and this is the shipping information that I received:
Shipping estimate: November 5, 2007
Delivery estimate: November 12, 2007 - November 16, 2007
It will be a long wait, but at least I saved some money.
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That's not a bad price. I had my set pre-ordered somewher else, but I'll do it through Amazon.. it's cheaper and helps support Dunrobin. ;D
I'll have to see if I can find out what Best Buy will charge for it. I have a feeling it'll be close to $15.. but more likely $20.
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At Best Buy's site, the pre-order price is $19.99 but it usually goes down during it's release week if there is a sale. But, I'm not sure whether or not it will even be on sale.
I'm still shocked at how great the price is for this DVD. Sony used to charge $20 for only 5 shorts, but now they're charging less than $20 for 19 shorts.
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I still don't think many people know about this set.. I don't think that people aren't interested. That, or maybe people are going to Best Buy to buy it on release day? Who knows?
I'm with you on this. I rarely pre-order items from Amazon. I prefer to see what places such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart will be charging. If Amazon turns out to be cheaper, then I'll buy it that way. As for the DVD collection, I first read about it through the Three Stooges Journal. I don't think it's gotten much press or publicity. DVDs of older titles, unless it's a Special Edition of sorts, rarely get heavy publicity. At least it usually seems that way. [pie]
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OK, I just checked the Wal-Mart site and they have the DVD set priced at $19.87. While that's not as good as Amazon's asking price, you still have to consider how much it will be after shipping costs. I assume that would bring the Amazon price up to, at least, the same as Wal-Mart. I'll probably buy from Wal-Mart, or some place like it. I have a hard time waiting for things to arrive in the mail. ::)
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OK, I just checked the Wal-Mart site and they have the DVD set priced at $19.87. While that's not as good as Amazon's asking price, you still have to consider how much it will be after shipping costs. I assume that would bring the Amazon price up to, at least, the same as Wal-Mart. I'll probably buy from Wal-Mart, or some place like it. I have a hard time waiting for things to arrive in the mail. ::)
At Amazon, orders over $25 are eligible for Free Shipping. I ordered this DVD set along with a CD and I got Free Shipping. However, the Estimated Shipping Date is November 5, so it's going to be a long wait. Since you have a hard time waiting for things to arrive in the mail, you may have a problem with the long wait.
People who can buy DVDs at Walmart are really lucky. I live in New York, so going to Walmart isn't an option for me. I have to sacrifice extra cash to buy things at other places. That is why I immediately jumped at Amazon's offer when I saw that the price went down.
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At Amazon, orders over $25 are eligible for Free Shipping.
That's lame. I'm not paying for shipping, especially from Amazon. When I ordered the colorized two-pack that was released back in '04, I pre-ordered them and payed for the cheapest shipping option.. I didn't get the DVDs until 3 weeks after they were released. I was pissed.
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I think when you get free shipping Amazon will ship your items last because i just pre-ordered mine and it ships on the 30th of October and that was with shipping/handling charges.
On another note the sales rank got down to as low as 621 this morning.
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Have any of you ever visited deepdiscount.com (Deep Discount)? They specialize in CDs and DVDs, and they don't charge shipping on ANY items, regardless of how many items you may be purchasing. I've gotten some good deals from them. Deep Discount is currently asking $21.36 for the Stooges collection. That's not too bad when you consider how much shipping will cost after buying from another site such as Amazon. :-\
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That's lame. I'm not paying for shipping, especially from Amazon. When I ordered the colorized two-pack that was released back in '04, I pre-ordered them and payed for the cheapest shipping option.. I didn't get the DVDs until 3 weeks after they were released. I was pissed.
I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed about this. Amazon is rediculous. They offer Free Shipping, yet if you pick the option, they piss you off by making you wait forever for your item. For example, the new DVD set is being released October 30, but they won't ship mine until November 5th. How stupid! Unfortunately, they have the best prices, so I learn to put up with it.
Have any of you ever visited deepdiscount.com (Deep Discount)? They specialize in CDs and DVDs, and they don't charge shipping on ANY items, regardless of how many items you may be purchasing. I've gotten some good deals from them. Deep Discount is currently asking $21.36 for the Stooges collection. That's not too bad when you consider how much shipping will cost after buying from another site such as Amazon. :-\
Not sure if you missed my last post, but Amazon offers Free Shipping for orders $25 and up, provided that you are willing to wait a month for it.
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Not sure if you missed my last post, but Amazon offers Free Shipping for orders $25 and up, provided that you are willing to wait a month for it.
That's great, but what if your purchase doesn't cost $25? Amazon is asking $17.50 for the Stooges collection. If that's all I'm buying, I'd still have to pay for shipping. That's not the case over at Deep Discount, however. [pie]
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That's great, but what if your purchase doesn't cost $25? Amazon is asking $17.50 for the Stooges collection. If that's all I'm buying, I'd still have to pay for shipping. That's not the case over at Deep Discount, however. [pie]
Order Bruce Springsteen's new album "Magic" along with it. That's what I ordered with mine. ;D
But according to one of the threads on the "Music That Sucks" category, I see a lot of people here don't like Springsteen, so I have a hunch that not many people here are interested in ordering that CD along with the DVD.
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Order the Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume 5 with it it comes out on the same day. You cant lose with that combo. ;D
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The Beatles' HELP! finally comes out on DVD that day as well!
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Order Bruce Springsteen's new album "Magic" along with it. That's what I ordered with mine. ;D
But according to one of the threads on the "Music That Sucks" category, I see a lot of people here don't like Springsteen, so I have a hunch that not many people here are interested in ordering that CD along with the DVD.
I'm not a big follower of Bruce's career, but I do have a great deal of respect for him and his talent. As for the Music That Sucks board, I disagree with a great deal of the artists that get trashed. I am a HUGE Beatles fan and actually love Paul McCartney's solo career. So, I feel your pain when it comes to reading negative comments about the Boss.
As for adding something to an Amazon order just to get free shipping, that wouldn't be difficult. For me, this fall is a great time for DVD releases. Unfortunately, my financial situation is less than desirable. At any rate, here are the DVDs I am most looking forward to adding to my collection.
The Three Stooges Collection, Volume One: 1934-1936
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Collection-One-1934-1936/dp/B000SSQ7JW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190827986&sr=8-1
The Three Stooges: Extreme Rarities
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Extreme-Rarities/dp/B000LP5D6A/ref=pd_bbs_4/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190827986&sr=8-4
The Three Stooges - Meet the Baron/The Gold Raiders
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Meet-Baron-Raiders/dp/B000HWZ4FC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190828184&sr=8-1
The Three Stooges: Swing Parade (1946)
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stooges-Swing-Parade/dp/B000LP5D5Q/ref=pd_sim_d_2/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&qid=1190828184&sr=8-1
The McCartney Years
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d/002-5065612-5729606?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=mccartney
Help!
http://www.amazon.com/Help-Beatles/dp/B000VPUIAG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190828344&sr=1-1
That '70s Show - Season 7 (1998)
http://www.amazon.com/That-70s-Show-Season-7/dp/B000TLTCTA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190828378&sr=1-1
Saturday Night Live - The Complete Second Season
http://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Night-Live-Complete-Second/dp/B000VNMMVG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-0225692-7446027?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1190828413&sr=1-2
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Order the Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume 5 with it it comes out on the same day. You cant lose with that combo. ;D
Now, let me say how wonderful it would be if I could get those Looney Tunes DVDs. I loved Looney Tunes as a kid and I still love them now. They are classics. However, the sets are just toooo expensive and I seriously doubt that all 1,000+ cartoons will be released on DVD. I already spent $50 on the first Popeye DVD set and to spend an extra $50 on a Looney Tunes set is just too much. Now one might say to me, "just buy one set." But, if I buy one set, I'll want them all. So five Looney Tunes sets at $50 each is $250 and that's for only about 300 cartoons out of the 1,000+ that were made. As wonderful as Looney Tunes cartoons are, it's really not worth the huge investment. I'd rather have no Looney Tunes than have Looney Tunes at the poor house.
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Now, let me say how wonderful it would be if I could get those Looney Tunes DVDs. I loved Looney Tunes as a kid and I still love them now. They are classics. However, the sets are just toooo expensive and I seriously doubt that all 1,000+ cartoons will be released on DVD. I already spent $50 on the first Popeye DVD set and to spend an extra $50 on a Looney Tunes set is just too much. Now one might say to me, "just buy one set." But, if I buy one set, I'll want them all. So five Looney Tunes sets at $50 each is $250 and that's for only about 300 cartoons out of the 1,000+ that were made. As wonderful as Looney Tunes cartoons are, it's really not worth the huge investment. I'd rather have no Looney Tunes than have Looney Tunes at the poor house.
On Amazon.com there are sales on the sets that have already come out.
Like before volume 4 came out the first 3 were almost 50% off so keep your eyes pealed for any sales on the first four volumes before number 5s release date
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On Amazon.com there are sales on the sets that have already come out.
Like before volume 4 came out the first 3 were almost 50% off so keep your eyes pealed for any sales on the first four volumes before number 5s release date
That's a good point. He should also check some of the individual sellers on Amazon, as well. I've found some good deals that way. As an example, I bought my nephew a DVD copy of Star Wars: Episode V: Empire Strikes Back for his upcoming birthday. It normally sells for $19.99. Thanks to an individual seller at Amazon, I bought it for half that, and it was still sealed. I don't doubt that a person could have similar success with some of the Looney Tunes DVD sets. [pie]
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That makes three great things coming out on the 30th of October: Three Stooges, Beatles and Looney Tunes. Great comedies all!
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But how low can these Looney Tunes set go? Even if it's as low as $30, that's still a lot of money. Let me remind you that there are over 1,000 of these cartoons to collect (1,116 total, according to TV.com). So, 1,116 cartoons at 60 per set is about 19 DVD sets. So, if I get all 19 on sale for $30, which I doubt will ever happen, that will equal $570. And that's assuming I get them all on sale. I don't even want to know how much it will be in total if there are some I don't get on sale. WB is asking way too much money for cartoon. They're just cartoons, for crying out loud. Why the hefty price?!?!
And I know I sound mad, but not angry at anyone here, I angry at WB for ripping us off with cartoons. When I bought the "Friends" sets, I paid $30 for some seasons and $17 is for the other seasons when they were on sale. That's not too bad. But to charge $30-50 for cartoon sets, that's just out of control.
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I know $50 is a lot for Looney Tunes. I'm willing to pay that, since they are uncut, restored and loaded with extras. But I wanted to get The Monkees television series. The Monkees ran for two seasons. Each season set is $80! That's way too much. I've been waiting for nearly four years for the price to come down, but it's not. That makes me mad. I'm mad at Rhino Home Video for that.
Yeah, the studios are proud of what they have. I guess we should be considering ourselves lucky with these new low-priced Stooges DVD's. Oh well. Maybe we can get some good used sets of Monkees and Looney Tunes on Ebay!
Maybe.
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The Monkees ran for two seasons. Each season set is $80! That's way too much.
Which is why I never bought The Twilight Zone DVDs. There are five seasons and it costs $70 for each season. Huge rip-off. For season sets, I don't pay more than $30 for half hour shows, I don't pay more than $50 for hour shows, and I don't pay more than $20 for cartoons (with the exception of Popeye because those cartoons are real good and there's not that many of them).
I would have bought the Tom and Jerry sets since they're only $20 each, but there have been a number of issues regarding those sets, so I decided not to buy them. If you're not sure what the issues are, just look the reviews at Amazon. There's a number of complaints there.
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That's right. $80 for a season of The Monkees is too much. As a Monkees fan, I own season one. Now, while I have not yet seen a season two set selling for $80, I have seen it going for as high as $60. I think in this case it has a lot to do with the special packaging. It's a box that, when you open it, looks like a record player. Each disc comes in a sleeve that recreates one of the Monkees 45 picture sleeves. That's clever, but too much of a money waster for me. I have seen descent copies selling for less through individual sellers on Amazon. Perhaps I'll go that route at some point. Not anytime soon, however. :-\
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I paid 50 for my Martin and Lewis Collection, Volume 1, and it had no bonus features. Luckily the second set was only about $27. Another big rip-off is the Laurel and Hardy DVD's of their later films. They sell around $30 for only 2 movies! And not very good movies either.
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Another big rip-off is the Laurel and Hardy DVD's of their later films. They sell around $30 for only 2 movies! And not very good movies either.
I think it's a really good deal. You get three movies, and awesome special features. They're not L&H's best work, but they're still decent. Definitely better than most crap churned out past 1990.
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That's right. $80 for a season of The Monkees is too much. As a Monkees fan, I own season one. Now, while I have not yet seen a season two set selling for $80, I have seen it going for as high as $60. I think in this case it has a lot to do with the special packaging. It's a box that, when you open it, looks like a record player. Each disc comes in a sleeve that recreates one of the Monkees 45 picture sleeves.
The high price tag for those two sets, I think, is due to licensing of all the songs and, also, inclusion of commentary from the original cast. Content-wise the sets do not disappoint... mostly. I do think that I should get some sort of rebate for actually sitting tbrough "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" but, otherwise, all is good.
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The Soitenly Stooges web site has the collection up now for $24.95.
About the L&H DVD's-I never heard anything about special features, and I thought they only had two movies. I looked at Amazon and realized that this is a great deal. Now I know another thing I'm putting on my Christmas list!
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I have a question for you guys. If the price of Amazon.com remain the same at $16.99 and all the other volumes to come out have prices of $25-30 would you guys be upset or not buy them? For me we've waited this long and i would buy them at that price.
Another thing as of right now the Amazon.com Sales Rank is at a best of 593. I've been keeping my eye on the sales rank and i think before the set comes out it will probably be in the 100s or 200s.
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I have a question for you guys. If the price of Amazon.com remain the same at $16.99 and all the other volumes to come out have prices of $25-30 would you guys be upset or not buy them? For me we've waited this long and i would buy them at that price.
I would get upset, but still buy them. Like you said, we've waited this long, might as well buy it and finish our collection.
Another thing as of right now the Amazon.com Sales Rank is at a best of 593. I've been keeping my eye on the sales rank and i think before the set comes out it will probably be in the 100s or 200s.
Yes, the sales rank is getting better and better, which is good to see. Hopefully, it will be in the 100s during the week of October 30.
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I actually cancelled my Amazon order today. I hate that I had to do it, but Amazon is really rediculous. I ordered this set with Bruce Springsteen's album "Magic." This album just came out on Tuesday and it would be nice if Amazon would ship that half of the order since there is a big gap between the release dates of that cd and the stooge set. But no, Amazon would rather wait until both products are out before shipping them. I have to wait until after November 5 just to get a CD that came out on October 3. Who does Amazon think they're fooling around with? I know it's free shipping and all, but come on. It pretty obvious that they're trying to piss off customers so they pay extra for separate shipments. That's not right. Customers deserve respect. So, I'm cancelling my Amazon order and going to Best Buy tomorrow to buy the CD and will go back after October 30 to buy the DVD set. I still have $30 on my Best Buy gift cards so I'm not losing anything. I just thought I'd give Amazon the business since their prices are the lowest. But what good is it when they have low prices, but they don't ship the damn products. I don't have all the time in the world to wait. I'm not getting any younger.
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I ordered my set on July 9, and I received and email from Amazon the other day saying that something changed with my order and that I can now expect to receive my set anywhere between November 5 and November 10. And that is with paying for the postage, not the free shipment option. I'm debating if I want to go elsewhere and order, or just hang in. Of course, there is a Best Buy around the corner from my house, BUT they don't always get the new releases. (And a Best Buy distribution center is located right outside of town! Case in point about not getting a new release: in June our Best Buy did not have the new Paul McCartney "Memory Almost Full" on the day or the week it was released. Regardless of what one may think about McCartney, I would think that BB would carry his new releases, especially when Wally World had it, the special edition to boot!)
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I ordered my set on July 9, and I received and email from Amazon the other day saying that something changed with my order and that I can now expect to receive my set anywhere between November 5 and November 10. And that is with paying for the postage, not the free shipment option.
Wow! That is crazy. Since you paid for shipping, Amazon should ship your items on the day it comes out. This really shows that they really don't care about their customers. They're so stupid too. They piss off their customers, yet they make it so easy for us just to click the "Cancel order" button. I guess they don't care that their mistreatment of customers hurts their business.
And let me inform everyone that Amazon never used to be like this. A few years ago, when they still had the Free Shipping option, they used to ship the item immediately, whether you pick the Free Shipping or not. But now, they make you wait months.
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I actually cancelled my Amazon order today. I hate that I had to do it, but Amazon is really rediculous. I ordered this set with Bruce Springsteen's album "Magic." This album just came out on Tuesday and it would be nice if Amazon would ship that half of the order since there is a big gap between the release dates of that cd and the stooge set. But no, Amazon would rather wait until both products are out before shipping them. I have to wait until after November 5 just to get a CD that came out on October 3. Who does Amazon think they're fooling around with? I know it's free shipping and all, but come on. It pretty obvious that they're trying to piss off customers so they pay extra for separate shipments. That's not right. Customers deserve respect. So, I'm cancelling my Amazon order and going to Best Buy tomorrow to buy the CD and will go back after October 30 to buy the DVD set. I still have $30 on my Best Buy gift cards so I'm not losing anything. I just thought I'd give Amazon the business since their prices are the lowest. But what good is it when they have low prices, but they don't ship the damn products. I don't have all the time in the world to wait. I'm not getting any younger.
What the problem could be is you might have chosen "Group my items into as few shipments as possible" instead of "I want my items faster. Ship them as they become available". The first option means they'll ship one part of your order if it has already come out and the second option means they'll ship them together even if they come out on different dates
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No offense to anyone who may have just placed their orders within the last week, but I really hope that those of us who placed an order on the DVD set early would be the first ones to get theirs, outside of those who would pay the extra $$ for the speedy shipping. I think the set was listed on Amazon around the 7th or 8th of July, and I placed my order on the 9th. I would like to think that those who placed on it July 8th would have their orders filled before I do, but that my order is filled before those who ordered on July 10. Just a thought on my part ... maybe I'm just old fashioned in my thinking on things like this!
I did email Amazon and ask what was up, and all I got in reply was some generic email saying if I was unhappy with any part of my order that all I had to do was sign in and cancel the order before shipment. I'm thinking of either ordering from Barnes and Noble or is there a better place with quick, fantastic shipping that someone can recommend that I would have my set on the day that it is released and at a reasonable price?
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Im just choosing a date here but how many times have i ordered a set on the 20th when that set comes out on the 22nd and it ships on the 22nd. So it doesnt matter if you place an order 3 months before a release date or two days before the release date the fact is that Amazon have got plenty of the same item in stock and they rarely run out.
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What the problem could be is you might have chosen "Group my items into as few shipments as possible" instead of "I want my items faster. Ship them as they become available". The first option means they'll ship one part of your order if it has already come out and the second option means they'll ship them together even if they come out on different dates
I know, that's why I said, "It pretty obvious that they're trying to piss off customers so they pay extra for separate shipments." But that bull---- because when my dad orders books from Amazon with Free Shipping, they ship them all right away and separately. Why they don't do that with DVDs and CDs is beyond me. And why in hell do they wait until November 5th to ship all the items. The stooge set comes out October 30th. Is there a particular reason why I have to wait that extra week? I know why, to piss me off.
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All the BB's in my area suck ass. From Pontiac to Lansing, MI. (That is 1/2 of lower Michigan. Easily 5 million people.)
Amazon is faster than those turds. Even with free shipping.
James
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All the BB's in my area suck ass. From Pontiac to Lansing, MI. (That is 1/2 of lower Michigan. Easily 5 million people.)
Amazon is faster than those turds. Even with free shipping.
James
Maybe certain Best Buy's are better than others because the Best Buy near me is pretty good. I went today and they had Springsteen's new CD. It was on sale too. And I doubt Springsteen is that popular, at least compared to many other singers like Billy Joel.
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I had the weirdest experience last night with Amazon i made about 5 or 6 six of the same order and kept cancelling and re-doing the order until i gave up until this morning.
I pre-ordered the Stooges set and Looney Tunes Golden Collection both together and this is how they were going to ship.
LTGCv5 Ships October 30 - Delivery Estimate November 12-20.
Three Stooges Ships November 1st - Delivery Estimate November 20 - December 3rd.
That happened on a bunch of occasions until i just gave up and this morning when i tried again and did the preorder again they're shipping at the same time on October 30th and the delivery is November 12th-20th.
It wouldnt of bothered me if the sets shipped a day apart what bothered me was the fact that i might have got the Stooges set a month later. 12-20 days might seem like a long time but take into consideration that that is with the slowest shipping method and i live in Australia.
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The shipping method is not really that slow. Even when using the slowest shipping method available, it should not take that long for an item to arrive. Amazon just purposely delays the shipment so you pay extra for faster service.
Here's an example. About 2 months ago, I ordered a DVD that was in stock with free shipping and they took a week before shipping it. Then, they when they finally shipped it, it was being shipping from New Jersey and I live in New York. Guess what, it took a week to arrive. You know why it took long? Because Amazon told me they shipped it, but never dropped it off at the post office until 5 days after they notified me of shipment. I know this because of the USPS tracking number they gave me. When I tracked the package, no tracking information was available until 5 days after I was notified of shipment. What I basically mean is that, Amazon emailed me on a Monday that my item shipped. But when I tracked the item on usps.com, no tracking information was available until Friday. So, basically, Amazon is making the shipping much slower than it already is.
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Um. For a movie that has been available for 50-60-80 years, or so... What's the rush? ::)
James
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Um. For a movie that has been available for 50-60-80 years, or so... What's the rush? ::)
James
Nothing, but why wait over a month for something when I can just walk a few blocks to Best Buy and get it right away for pretty much the same price?
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Nothing, but why wait over a month for something when I can just walk a few blocks to Best Buy and get it right away for pretty much the same price?
Actually, there's no reason at all to wait, especially if you can just walk to Best Buy! It's a 50 mile drive -- round trip -- for me to go there from where I live, so waiting for Amazon to ship it to me is less of a problem. (Plus, the site gets a commission on the sale, so I get a little of my money back. ) ;)
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Actually, there's no reason at all to wait, especially if you can just walk to Best Buy! It's a 50 mile drive -- round trip -- for me to go there from where I live, so waiting for Amazon to ship it to me is less of a problem. (Plus, the site gets a commission on the sale, so I get a little of my money back. ) ;)
Whoa! Well if it's a 50 mile drive, then waiting for Amazon to ship it is certainly a better option. I was under the assumption that everyone had a Best Buy near them.
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Yeah. One is 20 miles, the other 60. Both suck. Clerks slower than ... never mind.
I'll get myself into trouble.
James
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Whoa! Well if it's a 50 mile drive, then waiting for Amazon to ship it is certainly a better option. I was under the assumption that everyone had a Best Buy near them.
LOL! Not everyone lives in a city, ya know. [pie]
I live in a rural area, with plenty of farms around still. It's at least 6 miles to the nearest gas station, and the nearest "city" (pop. 7500) is the county seat about 12 miles away. (Thank God for the General Store -- literally -- in the village. That's only a mile and a half away.)
I have a 20 mile drive to work every day, but it's all back roads (speed limit 55) and freeway (70), so it doesn't take long and there isn't a lot of traffic (since mid-Michigan's economy is in the toilet.)
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Great news the Sales Rank is at a best of 384.
Im thinking that in the week of its release it'll fall in the top 100.
I dont care what the cost will be ($30-40) im getting the quickest shipping method which will take 5-6 days to deliver i am looking forward to this set so much.
What worries me is that the sales rank on the Amazon.ca website is 4202 would Sony look at that or only how the sets sell in America?
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Actually, there's no reason at all to wait, especially if you can just walk to Best Buy! It's a 50 mile drive -- round trip -- for me to go there from where I live, so waiting for Amazon to ship it to me is less of a problem. (Plus, the site gets a commission on the sale, so I get a little of my money back. ) ;)
I must admit, I'd much rather buy the set from a nearby store, rather than wait for it to ship in the mail. That said, helping this site would be the main incentive for ordering online at all. If I do decide to order the DVDs, I'll definitly use the Amazon link on this site. [pie]
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I'll probably end up buying from a store like Best Buy. However, this type of thing seems to be on the way out. Several video and CD stores have closed up around here. The only CD store in the nearby malls is FYE. We used to have three CD stores in each mall. Suncoast video is closed, too. It's crazy. The internet is taking all of that business. Stores may never go away completely, but they sure are slimming down. Even when I go to a store, I can't hardly find anything that I want. I end up having to buy from Amazon, anyway. So, if I don't see the set at Best Buy or Walmart, I'll order from Amazon.
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Best Buy is never going to close. That place has a monopoly on electronics.
I actually didn't even think of this today, but I'm going to check out my Wal-Mart on release day. Chances are they'll be cheapest, then if they don't have it off to Target or Best Buy.
Also, a heads up.. FYE tends to let their releases slip a few weeks early (I've gotten a couple of DVDs a month or so before street date in the past), so if you're in the mall over the weekend, wouldn't hurt to stop in and look. Only thing is you'll be paying full retail price, but you won't have to wait another 2 weeks.
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Also, a heads up.. FYE tends to let their releases slip a few weeks early (I've gotten a couple of DVDs a month or so before street date in the past), so if you're in the mall over the weekend, wouldn't hurt to stop in and look.
I've noticed that SunCoast gets these new-releases early as well. There have been numerous DVDs I had been anticipating, which I've located the weekend before the 'official' Tuesday street day (sometimes, even a little FURTHER in advance!)
I'll be keepin' my eyes peeled!
[pie]
(This smiley is awesome!)
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Only thing is you'll be paying full retail price, but you won't have to wait another 2 weeks.
Yeah, FYE is such a rip-off. Sometimes, their prices are higher than the retail price. I would rather order at Amazon and wait forever than to get ripped off at FYE.
And since everyone is doing this, what the hell, I'll do it too: [pie]
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Xraffle... this pie's for you! [pie]
;D
James
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don't know if anyone ask this yet, but does anyone know how often these sets will be released ? ??? [pie]
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According to the rumor, it's every 2 months.
Here's a pie for you. [pie]
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According to the rumor, it's every 2 months.
Here's a pie for you. [pie]
Lets hope so, they'll have to announce volume 2 soon after october 30th.
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Lets hope so, they'll have to announce volume 2 soon after october 30th.
I agree. It would be wonderful if the two-month rumor turns out to be true. I have my doubts, though. Let's keep our fingers crossed. If this happens, and Sony's releases all cover a three-year block, then we could see all 190 shorts out on DVD within a year-and-a-half. That would be great! [pie]
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I just got a call from the contact that I have at Sony and she is sending me an advanced set of the new DVD's. I was told I should have it by Friday at the latest.
I will view it right away and post my comments here to confirm that the prints are fully restored and that the "Three Little Beers" print is intact.
Also, the plan is to release all sets over a 2/12 to 3 year period. I will be sent an official press release on volume 2 when they have finalized that DVD set. I was told that it is "on the table" at this time.
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I just got a call from the contact that I have at Sony and she is sending me an advanced set of the new DVD's. I was told I should have it by Friday at the latest.
I will view it right away and post my comments here to confirm that the prints are fully restored and that the "Three Little Beers" print is intact.
Also, the plan is to release all sets over a 2/12 to 3 year period. I will be sent an official press release on volume 2 when they have finalized that DVD set. I was told that it is "on the table" at this time.
That is wonderful news. Thanks for the update. I'm 35 now, so, hopefully before I turn 40, I will own all 190 Columbia shorts. This is the best news I've heard in a long time. ;D
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I just got a call from the contact that I have at Sony and she is sending me an advanced set of the new DVD's. I was told I should have it by Friday at the latest.
I will view it right away and post my comments here to confirm that the prints are fully restored and that the "Three Little Beers" print is intact.
Also, the plan is to release all sets over a 2/12 to 3 year period. I will be sent an official press release on volume 2 when they have finalized that DVD set. I was told that it is "on the table" at this time.
Good man or woman ;)
Nice to know that within 3 years we can have all 190 stooges shorts on dvd.
I'll be watching the first volume to death before volume 2 is released.
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Good man or woman ;)
Nice to know that within 3 years we can have all 190 stooges shorts on dvd.
I'll be watching the first volume to death before volume 2 is released.
You and me both, JH24. You and me both.
I already have, at the least, VHS copies of most of the shorts from the 1934-36 era, but am trying to avoid watching them in anticipation of the upcoming Collection DVDs. To borrow a Stooges title, I can hardly wait. [pie]
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I just got a call from the contact that I have at Sony and she is sending me an advanced set of the new DVD's. I was told I should have it by Friday at the latest.
I will view it right away and post my comments here to confirm that the prints are fully restored and that the "Three Little Beers" print is intact.
Also, the plan is to release all sets over a 2/12 to 3 year period. I will be sent an official press release on volume 2 when they have finalized that DVD set. I was told that it is "on the table" at this time.
Nice!! If you can let us know asap about "Three Little Beers," it would be greatly appreciated. Once you do, I'll be sure to give you a Karma point for it.
But for now, you get a pie. [pie]
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Nice!! If you can let us know asap about "Three Little Beers," it would be greatly appreciated. Once you do, I'll be sure to give you a Karma point for it.
But for now, you get a pie. [pie]
The Three Little Beers info would be nice. As for me, I'd like to know if the set has a PLAY ALL feature, and if there is any bonus material included. I'm not expecting any, but, then again, Sony could surprise us. Stranger things have happened. Thanks for keeping us updated. ;)
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I will let you all know about the "play all" feature as well as the "Three Little Beers" issues. I'll also let you know as to the quality of the prints for each title.
Since I will have this set in my anxious little hands 11+ days before it is available for sale, let me know what things you all want answered and I will accomodate. I should have the set within the next 3 days!!
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I too would like to hear about some of the DVD features, as well as the "Three Little Beers" issue. I am also interested in the print quality of "Pardon My Scotch," "False Alarms," and of course, "A Pain In The Pullman."
Plus, is "Uncivil Warriors" intact?
I am hoping that we will get more news about Volume 2 coming soon.
Again, Here comes a pie! [pie]
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I too would like to hear about some of the DVD features, as well as the "Three Little Beers" issue. I am also interested in the print quality of "Pardon My Scotch," "False Alarms," and of course, "A Pain In The Pullman."
Plus, is "Uncivil Warriors" intact?
I am hoping that we will get more news about Volume 2 coming soon.
Yes, those too I would like to know. If "A Pain In The Pullman" has excellent quality, then that means that Sony is putting a lot of work into this set.
"Professor, I can't stand it any longer. Who was throwing those pies?"
"Oh!! I threw the pies. Ehehehehe." [pie]
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How about reporting the running times for the films? Also, if you have the means, perhaps some screenshots and a look at the disc artwork?
There's a good chap! Why, you!... [pie]
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I sure hope this set is what we all want it to be. I would like to know before I buy.
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I forget what the problem with Three Little Beers was. Can somebody fill me in?
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I forget what the problem with Three Little Beers was. Can somebody fill me in?
The part where all the golf balls fall out of Curly's pockets is missing.
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I've visited this site many times, but never knew about the forum until now.
October 30th can't get here fast enough for me. I also cannot wait to hear about the set from the one member who is getting an advanced copy. 8)
I have about 60% of the episodes on VHS, but they are getting pretty bad since I have played them over and over again. Thank goodness that we can finally watch these on DVD and in order too!
Hopefully Sony will have the uncut copies to work with. I'd hate to see them get all this treatment to look good on DVD just to be cut.
[stooges]
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Right now the Amazon sales rank is #49. At that rate it might make it into the top 25-let's hope the top 10! (Of course like any Stooge fan I'll only be satisfied with #1) Looks like we are buying this one! I'm dying to know what the shorts look like. Anybody out there have a pre-release copy?
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Anybody out there have a pre-release copy?
Yes, someone does indeed. Click here (http://threestooges.net/forums/index.php?topic=1891.msg11588#msg11588) to check out his review.
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It's at #55 as of 9:20AM PST.
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I was checking retail this weekend hoping to find an advance copy. No such luck.
But I noticed the themed discs still for sale.
Sony should pull these off the shelves. Having a single series for sale will increase the odds of new, casual fans collecting the series (I wouldn't consider us causal fans).
And continuing to sell these hated theme discs will just annoy future customers, like it did us. Why not just give new customers the 1, new & better choice? This numbered, chronological series will be easy for them to follow.
If Sony keeps selling the themed discs, casual fans will be checking episode titles from the new collections against nearly 2 dozen of the themed discs.
They are going to get frustrated and may leave the store w/ out buying anything.
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I was checking retail this weekend hoping to find an advance copy. No such luck.
But I noticed the themed discs still for sale.
Sony should pull these off the shelves. Having a single series for sale will increase the odds of new, casual fans collecting the series (I wouldn't consider us causal fans).
And continuing to sell these hated theme discs will just annoy future customers, like it did us. Why not just give new customers the 1, new & better choice? This numbered, chronological series will be easy for them to follow.
If Sony keeps selling the themed discs, casual fans will be checking episode titles from the new collections against nearly 2 dozen of the themed discs.
They are going to get frustrated and may leave the store w/ out buying anything.
Larry Larry has a good point. I thought I had read here that the older discs had been discontinued. Yet, while browsing Amazon I came across a few titles still being sold, and these were not by indiviual sellers, either. I agree that it would be better for Sony in the long run if they did stop producing/selling the themed discs. Perhaps they're just waiting until the new set is released. I wonder if those titles will still be in print after next Tuesday. Hmm!?!
Then again, look at what happened with To Kill a Mockingbird. A year or two back I was looking to purchase a DVD copy of this classic film. After all, it is my #5 favorite film of all-time. Well, I couldn't find any stores that carried it, which really stunned me, seeing as the American Film Institute considers it among the 25 best films in the history of American cinema. Well, it turns out that it had been discontinued in anticipation of a much better, multi-disc set which I eventually bought. Perhaps Sony should consider doing the same with those themed Stooges DVDs. Then again, wouldn't stores continue to sell what's already in stock, even if they reduce the price? :-\
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Sony should pull these off the shelves. Having a single series for sale will increase the odds of new, casual fans collecting the series (I wouldn't consider us causal fans).
I suspect that Sony has already ceased production of them By the time you see the items in the store, they are the store's property and no longer belong to Sony. Sony would have to buy back those DVDs and take a big loss, so naturally they aren't going to do that and I wouldn't expect them to.
No retailer in his right mind is going to just throw away DVDs like those, not as long as someone is willing to buy them. I would expect those DVDs to be drastically reduced, though, once the sales of the new collection take off. The retailers who still have old stock will probably end up reducing the price close to their cost in order to unload therm.
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I decided to get mine from Amazon.com, cant pass up the 16.99 sale price and I have
2 Day Free Shipping during my Amazon Prime trial membership. So no shipping fee
and it ships really fast, whats not to love? ;)
My order says they will ship it on Oct 30th and it will arrive by November 1st.
I can't wait till next week!
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Doesn't look like Wal-Mart will be carrying it. The website says it's "online only".
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7209121
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Doesn't look like Wal-Mart will be carrying it. The website says it's "online only".
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7209121
Good. Wal-Mart gets too much money anyways.
The cheapest that I've seen it for was $19.99 at Best Buy. I'll go there, and if they don't have it on Tuesday I'll check Circuit City. Then I'll go with Amazon as a last resort. We're so close to having this first set! 8)
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Circuit City is probably the last place that will carry this title. They never carry the DVD I'm looking for. I have never seen a stooge DVD on the shelves of Circuit City. I don't know about everyone else. Maybe the Circuit City's that I go to just happen to be bad, but very rarely do I find what I'm looking for there. Not only that, but the DVDs are all over the place. They're not even in Alpabetical order. They're all mixed up. Not only does Circuit City maintain their inventory very poorly, but they don't even organize the shelves. This is why I like Best Buy much better. Circuit City is just a disgrace.
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I personally prefer Circuit City to Best Buy overall, but they're not really known for their great selection of movies. They're an excellent (and by far the best) electronics store, but when it comes to DVDs Best Buy always wins.
I will say this though.. for some of the holes in my Stooges collection Circuit City was able to fill them. That was in NY though; in California the DVD section here is very minimal. I'd say they'll have the new set in, albeit maybe one or two copies.
HOWEVER, even though Wal-Mart "gets too much money anyway", they're the largest retailer in the world and no doubt would double the exposure this set could get. The fact that its online only is a bit of a letdown.
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I stopped by a nearby Borders here in San Antonio just to do some early investigating. A sales clerk checked their system to see what info they had regarding the new Stooges DVD set. It doesn't look as though they are planning to stock it. Today is Thursday, and they haven't even placed an order for copies yet. Besides, it appears the Borders asking price is $24.99. Geesh! :o
In other news, yesterday I found online Richard Roeper's email address. I emailed him some info about the DVD set, and asked him to consider promoting it on his TV show during the Thumbs-Up Video segment. I explained to him why this set is so special, and why his plug is so important. Hopefully, he'll make mention of the set on this weekend's show. Let's keep our fingers crossed. ;)
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I am fearing that retail outlets have felt "burned" by Sony's previous compilations, having previous titles sit on the shelf. That being said, they may stay away from the new set, which is the one they SHOULD stock.
How well Sony is advertising this title is another matter. I've been given no information as to how they choose to advertise it.
I'm guessing the bulk of sales will come from online, a tool that has been successful in marketing other specialty items. Amazon's rankings have been encouraging.
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Today is Thursday, and they haven't even placed an order for copies yet. Besides, it appears the Borders asking price is $24.99. Geesh!
I remember that Borders has passed on the prior Stooge DVDs as well. Their prices ARE outrageous.
I am fearing that retail outlets have felt "burned" by Sony's previous compilations
That is a good point. Most of Sony's other attempts at releasing the stooges (especially the last 2 colorized disks) have been major flops. I had looked everywhere for them, and the only place I've ever even seen them is at Sam's Club.
I'm seriously considering ordering my set through Amazon.com as well.
(Save room for some pie!) [pie]
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Yeah, may have to go online as well, I just love to see them in stores and pick up my PERSONAL copy from amongst the copies there, checking to make sure no flaws are detected (something online purchasers can't do much about) plus the waiting agony is reduced to a point. Online sales will be the best choice i'm sure but like i said nothing like the search factor in local stores (there it is!) Hey can I have that huge 6 foot display piece when your done with it, Well thank you so much.
(wishful thinking I know).
I Fleecem
(one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, a fifty, how'd that get in here)
Shemp in Sing a song of six pants
(below, Shemp calling Best Buy to check the price of the new Stooges Set)
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I'm pretty sure Best Buy would carry it. They usually have the DVDs I want there. They might not have a lot of copies, but I'm sure they will have some.
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I'm pretty sure Best Buy would carry it. They usually have the DVDs I want there. They might not have a lot of copies, but I'm sure they will have some.
Yeah, I have to agree with Xraffle. Best Buy will probably have a few copies. They're more likely than places such as Borders, Barnes & Noble and Circuit City. The ironic thing is that places such as Hollywood Video and Blockbuster, which specialize in the home video market, are probably the least likely to carry the new Stooges DVD set. I work for a Hollywood Video store here in San Antonio and I seriously doubt we'll even get a copy for rent Tuesday. I could, maybe, see us getting a copy somewhere down the line, but long after the release date. The store where I work is called a "library store" due to the fact that we stock so many more titles, and have more catagories/sections than the average store. Hollywood only has 18 of them in the entire company, and it's a national chain. Even at that, I still don't see us getting the DVD set by release date. We don't even carry all of the themed DVDs, although we do carry some, as well as a lot of old VHS releases. Oh, well. Then again, stocking a Stooges DVD is the last thing the big-wigs at Hollywood need to worry about. I heard the company filed for Chapter 11 recently. Hmm.:-\
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A Forum I frequent posts the upcoming week's Best Buy circular a few days in advance. I'll check it out when I get home and see if it's mentioned anywhere. If not I'll be there in store Tuesday after I get out of work scrambling for a copy.. as long as they get more than one in!
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The problem is that these stores tend to hesitate on ordering certain DVDs because they aren't sure whether or not it will be a success. This is why not many stores will carry this set.
I remember when I bought the first volume of the Popeye set. At Best Buy, there were only a few copies on the first week it came out. I was lucky I was able to get one. Then the following week, Best Buy had tons of them. I guess they didn't realize that the set would be that popular. I bet the same will happen with this stooge set. Not many stores will carry it on the first day, but after a week or so, many stores will have a lot of copies.
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On the way into work this afternoon, I stopped by a Circuit City to ask if they'd be carrying the DVD set. An employee looked it up and said it was only listed as 'shipping', which means you can only order a copy from their website. As of right now, Circuit City has no plans to stock the set on Tuesday. The employee did say that could change between now and then, but that's highly unlikely. :-\
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I can confirm that it will NOT be in the Best Buy circular this weekend.
Doesn't look like much advertising on Sony's part. I haven't even seen a commercial for it. I guess this is just a strong word-of-mouth release.
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I can confirm that it will NOT be in the Best Buy circular this weekend.
Doesn't look like much advertising on Sony's part. I haven't even seen a commercial for it. I guess this is just a strong word-of-mouth release.
Not good. Not good at all.
On Tuesday, I will go to J&R, which is a non-chain electronic store that's located here in New York City, and see if they have it. If not, I will check Best Buy's site and check if there is any store availability. If there is no luck, then I will have to order at Amazon and wait an extra two weeks.
Geez. Why bother to release a DVD if no store is going to carry it? I mean, if a company wants to sell its products, us customers need a place to purchase the damn thing. [banghead]
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Not good. Not good at all.
On Tuesday, I will go to J&R, which is a non-chain electronic store that's located here in New York City, and see if they have it. If not, I will check Best Buy's site and check if there is any store availability. If there is no luck, then I will have to order at Amazon and wait an extra two weeks.
Geez. Why bother to release a DVD is no store is going to carry it? I mean, if a company wants to sell its products, us customers need a place to purchase the damn thing. [banghead]
Well given, these circulars are printed months in advance.. it could be due to the fact that it wasn't announced until so late that it didn't make it in? The good thing is the Best Buy website said it WILL be available for in-store pickup depending on location - so some stores will have it, and others won't.
I just want this to sell, sell, sell! A little advertising wouldn't hurt..
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Not good. Not good at all.
On Tuesday, I will go to J&R, which is a non-chain electronic store that's located here in New York City, and see if they have it. If not, I will check Best Buy's site and check if there is any store availability. If there is no luck, then I will have to order at Amazon and wait an extra two weeks.
Geez. Why bother to release a DVD if no store is going to carry it? I mean, if a company wants to sell its products, us customers need a place to purchase the damn thing. [banghead]
You said it, Xraffle! This is incredibly irritating. That said, I'm still not sure about Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Just because the Stooges set isn't in the Sunday circular, doesn't necessarily mean it won't be on the shelves come Tuesday. >:(
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Volume one has been hugely successful on Amazon its sales rank is 42 and on the Canadian version of Amazon its 54
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You said it, Xraffle! This is incredibly irritating. That said, I'm still not sure about Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Just because the Stooges set isn't in the Sunday circular, doesn't necessarily mean it won't be on the shelves come Tuesday. >:(
Well, I think Best Buy is likely. The website has it for in-store pickup, meaning the store will have atleast one copy in.
Wal-Mart on the other hand is online only, soo..
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Now that the DVD is out, I'm going to lock this thread. Members can continue the discussion in the Reviews thread:
http://threestooges.net/forums/index.php?topic=1891.0