Would you buy...

NYCSciFiFan · 06-19-2009, 02:39 PM

This is really for those of us in the USA, sorry.

Would you buy a full five-season DVD box set if they included the original broadcast songs that were replaced on some earlier DVD versions?

I'm guessing the cost would be around $200-$250. (That's a SWAG)

ohboy · 06-19-2009, 04:02 PM

Personally, for that price, I would not. I'm content knowing that I have the episodes to watch, regardless of music. Besides, I never actually watched Quantum Leap when it aired on NBC (you all may remember I started watching it when it came to ION), so I really don't know what I would be missing. If it were much cheaper, perhaps.

tina_als_girl · 06-19-2009, 06:53 PM

Well, I only have the first season, mostly because I couldn't afford to get the other four, but also because I really didn't feel like wasting any money I *did* have on incomplete episodes. What they did to MIA broke my heart...

The price of a 5-season box-set given in the original post is a bit on the pricey side, but if that is because we are paying for the original music... well, then I would have no problem with saving up to buy it.

Joy

angvav · 06-20-2009, 12:53 AM

Even though I live in Australia, I bought each season when the local dvd shop had them on special.

I bought each season for $25 australian.

Avilos · 06-20-2009, 04:12 AM

I would. But I would be very surprised if Universal ever did this.

jassian · 06-20-2009, 04:43 AM

yes, i'd love to buy such a set and hear the original music as I'm not sure I ever did. Does anyone know oif the version screened in Germany ages ago had different music ? I kinda suspect it.

(I did the same as you Ang

)

NYCSciFiFan · 06-20-2009, 08:29 AM

My Serious Wild A**ed Guess (SWAG) was 5 seasons @ $40/season. (That's what the Heroes Season DVDs cost)

Is that too high a guesstimate?

Snish · 06-20-2009, 11:54 AM

I looked at a few other box sets for price comparisons on Amazon.com. The prices are somewhat discounted, but who pays full list price?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (7 full seasons) over $300! Yikes! But...

Angel Collector's Set (5 seasons) $125

Wild Wild West (4 seasons, 104 episodes) $87

So $200 for QL might be a high estimate--except that there's that pesky music issue. Paying for the missing music rights would raise the price. Personally, since I already have all 5 seasons on DVD, I probably wouldn't buy a box set, even though I feel cheated about the music.

tina_als_girl · 06-20-2009, 02:07 PM

Freaks and Geeks might be a good comparison, since they went to great extremes to clear the rights for over 130 songs... The full 18-episode DVD set is $54.99 on Amazon. There is also a "Yearbook Edition" with two discs of bonus features for $129.99; and remember, that is for an 18-episode season/series.

So, I think $200 might actually be reasonable, but, IMHO, only if they added more extras.

Oh, and the Wild West West boxset also includes the two TV movies; so that's actually a really great deal. I've been planning for a long time to buy that boxset once I snag myself a job.

Joy

Snish · 06-21-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tina_als_girl

Freaks and Geeks might be a good comparison, since they went to great extremes to clear the rights for over 130 songs... The full 18-episode DVD set is $54.99 on Amazon. There is also a "Yearbook Edition" with two discs of bonus features for $129.99; and remember, that is for an 18-episode season/series.

So, I think $200 might actually be reasonable, but, IMHO, only if they added more extras.

Wow... Maybe that's why the Buffy set is so expensive too, although a lot of the music was produced especially for the show. But I think there's no point in doing a QL box set if they don't get the music rights.

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Originally Posted by tina_als_girl

Oh, and the Wild West West boxset also includes the two TV movies; so that's actually a really great deal. I've been planning for a long time to buy that boxset once I snag myself a job.

Joy

It is a great deal, but I've read some serious complaints about the packaging. I have the 4 seasons on the separate sets and the DVDs are just wonderful--the colors are so vivid! The black & white so clear and deep. I don't mind a bit not having the TV movies. I hated them so much when they were first broadcast (back when I was in high school) that I don't ever want to see them again. They are my biggest argument against TV remakes. Gaaahhh. Oh yeah, and they misspelled Artie's name on 3 of the 4 season sets. OK, enough OT editorializing.

angvav · 06-21-2009, 10:57 PM

You bought them for $25 to Jassian?

They were roughly half price for a while where I bought them!

jassian · 06-21-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angvav

You bought them for $25 to Jassian?

They were roughly half price for a while where I bought them!

I think so. I remember they were on sale about a season at a time and that's when I got them. And I think it was 25.

06-22-2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCSciFiFan

This is really for those of us in the USA, sorry.

Would you buy a full five-season DVD box set if they included the original broadcast songs that were replaced on some earlier DVD versions?

I'm guessing the cost would be around $200-$250. (That's a SWAG)

I know that's for those in the USA, but I would definitely buy it, as long as the image doesn't contain the so-called funhouse effect, no matter what type of TV you play the DVDs on. Universal should stop using the Macrovision encoding.

Errowyn · 06-22-2009, 12:30 PM

If it went down in price I would most likely buy it. For the price that's listed there I wouldn't as it's out of my price range.

angvav · 06-23-2009, 02:22 AM

I bought all the seasons at the same time if I remember right!

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06-19-2009, 02:39 PM	#1
NYCSciFiFan Accelerator Technician Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 281	Would you buy... This is really for those of us in the USA, sorry. Would you buy a full five-season DVD box set if they included the original broadcast songs that were replaced on some earlier DVD versions? I'm guessing the cost would be around $200-$250. (That's a SWAG) __________________ - NYC

06-19-2009, 04:02 PM	#2
ohboy Junior Leaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,383	Personally, for that price, I would not. I'm content knowing that I have the episodes to watch, regardless of music. Besides, I never actually watched Quantum Leap when it aired on NBC (you all may remember I started watching it when it came to ION), so I really don't know what I would be missing. If it were much cheaper, perhaps. __________________ "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some have unwittingly entertained angels." Dr. Wily is a registered trademark of Capcom, and I don't own the rights to it in anyway, nor do I profit from the avatar.

06-19-2009, 06:53 PM	#3
tina_als_girl PQL Security Staff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 785	Well, I only have the first season, mostly because I couldn't afford to get the other four, but also because I really didn't feel like wasting any money I did have on incomplete episodes. What they did to MIA broke my heart... The price of a 5-season box-set given in the original post is a bit on the pricey side, but if that is because we are paying for the original music... well, then I would have no problem with saving up to buy it. Joy __________________

06-20-2009, 12:53 AM	#4
angvav Temporary Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia Posts: 1,211	Even though I live in Australia, I bought each season when the local dvd shop had them on special. I bought each season for $25 australian. __________________

06-20-2009, 04:12 AM	#5
Avilos Pulse Communications Technician Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 323	I would. But I would be very surprised if Universal ever did this. __________________ " Tom is just a great name! Tom is the name of a Hero! You don't want to name a hero Percy or something" Don Bellisario on why he used the name Tom so much in Quantum Leap (Yes my name is Tom. So when he told me that I had a big grin on my face! )

06-20-2009, 04:43 AM	#6
jassian Project Observer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 925	yes, i'd love to buy such a set and hear the original music as I'm not sure I ever did. Does anyone know oif the version screened in Germany ages ago had different music ? I kinda suspect it. (I did the same as you Ang ) __________________

06-20-2009, 08:29 AM	#7
NYCSciFiFan Accelerator Technician Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 281	My Serious Wild A**ed Guess (SWAG) was 5 seasons @ $40/season. (That's what the Heroes Season DVDs cost) Is that too high a guesstimate? __________________ - NYC

06-20-2009, 11:54 AM	#8
Snish Observer's Aid Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cocono's in the Poconos Posts: 642	I looked at a few other box sets for price comparisons on Amazon.com. The prices are somewhat discounted, but who pays full list price? Buffy the Vampire Slayer (7 full seasons) over $300! Yikes! But... Angel Collector's Set (5 seasons) $125 Wild Wild West (4 seasons, 104 episodes) $87 So $200 for QL might be a high estimate--except that there's that pesky music issue. Paying for the missing music rights would raise the price. Personally, since I already have all 5 seasons on DVD, I probably wouldn't buy a box set, even though I feel cheated about the music. __________________

06-20-2009, 02:07 PM	#9
tina_als_girl PQL Security Staff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 785	Freaks and Geeks might be a good comparison, since they went to great extremes to clear the rights for over 130 songs... The full 18-episode DVD set is $54.99 on Amazon. There is also a "Yearbook Edition" with two discs of bonus features for $129.99; and remember, that is for an 18-episode season/series. So, I think $200 might actually be reasonable, but, IMHO, only if they added more extras. Oh, and the Wild West West boxset also includes the two TV movies; so that's actually a really great deal. I've been planning for a long time to buy that boxset once I snag myself a job. Joy __________________

06-21-2009, 10:57 PM	#11
angvav Temporary Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia Posts: 1,211	You bought them for $25 to Jassian? They were roughly half price for a while where I bought them! __________________

06-22-2009, 12:30 PM	#14
Errowyn Observer's Aid Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 526	If it went down in price I would most likely buy it. For the price that's listed there I wouldn't as it's out of my price range. __________________ I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide and with the sea I did abide. I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow. And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed. But I am living still. --The Highway Man

06-23-2009, 02:22 AM	#15
angvav Temporary Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia Posts: 1,211	I bought all the seasons at the same time if I remember right! __________________

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