Get Smart: The Complete Series (R1) in December
04-09-2008 09:24 | 1600 views | Dave Foster | Show Backlinks
HBO have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Get Smart: The Complete Series on 9th December 2008 priced at $199.95 SRP. Timed around what is likely to be the DVD release date for the new film, this 25-DVD collection features all 138 original episodes of the spy series.
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Includes all 5 seasons, 138 episodes and over 8 hours of bonus material digitally restored and re-mastered.
Bonus features include: Buck Henry interview, Barbara Feldon interview, Don Adams 75th birthday roast, audio commentaries from Mel Brooks and much more.
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Wait...does this mean seasons 2-5 are ALREADY OUT?
Then why did they just (re-?)release the first one on DVD?
I'm terribly confused...
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I believe they were first released (by HBO) only through Time Life online (so only to US and Canada residents). They then re-released the first one on general release (without the fifth bonus disc) - which annoyed some, I think - and now they are releasing the complete set (WITH bonus discs) in one package, possibly to appease those who didn't (couldn't?) get it through Time Life. I could be wrong on some of my points, but I'm fairly sure this is what has happened.
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Originally Posted by theotherness:
Wait...does this mean seasons 2-5 are ALREADY OUT?
Then why did they just (re-?)release the first one on DVD?
I'm terribly confused...
The S1 boxset was timed to tie into the new film, I guess for people wanting to see the original. At the time it was rumoured that the full boxset would also come out for Christmas so if you wanted the lot better to wait.
Originally Posted by minister_x:
I believe they were first released (by HBO) only through Time Life online (so only to US and Canada residents). They then re-released the first one on general release (without the fifth bonus disc) - which annoyed some, I think - and now they are releasing the complete set (WITH bonus discs) in one package, possibly to appease those who didn't (couldn't?) get it through Time Life. I could be wrong on some of my points, but I'm fairly sure this is what has happened.
They ripped of US customers as you say because the R1 standalone set missed the extras unlike the R2.
However in both cases it was heavily rumoured the boxset was coming for Christmas.
Like Man from Uncle Warner gave their own US only mail order business Time Life a 1 year exclusive window so now they can go on general sale.