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Good Old Paramount Does It AgainNot satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by
selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. I think I'll wait until the 4th or 5th release when they finally share the complete package with fans. No wonder piracy is so popular :-) "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote in message No one is forcing you to buy the new set.news:m5rSd.23902$Ka6.167082@news1.mts.net... > Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If > you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the > 'original' CSI > Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob <shadowrap***@mts.net> scribbled:
> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, > selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI > Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. then I'm perfectly fine with that. VJM On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:50:52 -0600, Vincent J. Murphy wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob wrote This is exactly what I was thinking.>: >> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >> RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you >> want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI >> Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, >then I'm perfectly fine with that.
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"Doonie" <me@myself.i> wrote in message wasn't season 1 shot in the 4:3 aspect ratio?news:v9kk115nb8fb7m9agsv4b0kv7v2rk9vb0h@4ax.com... > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:50:52 -0600, Vincent J. Murphy wrote: > > >On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob wrote > >: > >> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > >> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > >> RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > >> want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI > >> Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > > > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, > >then I'm perfectly fine with that. > > This is exactly what I was thinking. > if so, then your widescreen version will not be in the OAR. it would be nice if they could get this version to actually have the episode's in order... "d a v e" <A@B.CoM> wrote: No, it wasn't.> wasn't season 1 shot in the 4:3 aspect ratio? > if so, then your widescreen version will not be in the OAR. It will be if they release it in widescreen.> it would be nice if they could get this version to actually have the Depends on what you think the order should be. It's not that easy.> episode's in order... You can have (1) production order, (2) broadcast order, and (3) the creators' intended viewing order. There are some instances in which none of those three are the same as any other. -- jayembee On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:37:43 -0700, d a v e wrote:
Show quote >Doonie wrote: Quotes from a couple of the many reviews freely available on the> >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:50:52 -0600, Vincent J. Murphy wrote: >> >> >On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob wrote >> >: >> >> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >> >> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >> >> RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If >> >> you want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the >> >> 'original' CSI Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. >> > >> > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, >> >then I'm perfectly fine with that. >> >> This is exactly what I was thinking. > >wasn't season 1 shot in the 4:3 aspect ratio? >if so, then your widescreen version will not be in the OAR. 'Net - From dvdfile: "Alas, in their infinite (lack of) wisdom, CBS has elected to release CSI in 4:3 full screen only on DVD, i.e., it isn't Paramount's fault that this isn't in widescreen. The show is broadcast weekly on CBS in gorgeous 1.78:1 HD, and is probably the best-looking series ever to grace a television screen. It's that good. Unfortunately, this DVD set doesn't do it justice." From MovieMania: "Most unfortunately, the episodes on this 6-disc DVD set are not in anarmorphic widescreen, in which the show was shot. Yes, you guessed it. The episodes are presented in 4:3 fullscreen. The show is broadcast weekly in high-def and all you get on this DVD set is a fullscreen transfer. What a waste of one of the best-looking series ever to grace the television." Vincent J. Murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob <shadowrap***@mts.net> scribbled: Most reports have it that Paramount thought S1 stuck out by *not* being > >>Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >>selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >>RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you >>want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI >>Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, > then I'm perfectly fine with that. WS like the other sets and wanted to bring it into line-- Although the main "gimmick" impetus was to director's-cut the "missing" full version of the Pilot episode, while they were at it... Derek Janssen (who knows WHY Image did "one more version" of Twilight Zone, and is happy with his set, thanks) dja***@charter.net "Vincent J. Murphy" <vjmur***@io.com> writes: Think I'll wait for the definitive HD-DVD release...> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob <shadowrap***@mts.net> scribbled: >> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >> RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you >> want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI >> Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, > then I'm perfectly fine with that. -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ron***@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B
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"Ronald Cole" <ron***@forte-intl.com> wrote in message I'm going to wait for the halographic version so I can really get into itnews:m3y8d8fgjk.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com... > "Vincent J. Murphy" <vjmur***@io.com> writes: > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob <shadowrap***@mts.net> scribbled: > >> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > >> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > >> RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > >> want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI > >> Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > > > If the gimmick is widescreen anamorphic transfers of the episodes, > > then I'm perfectly fine with that. > > Think I'll wait for the definitive HD-DVD release... .... On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> Is there some law that has been passed that says you have to buy thewrote: >Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you >want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI >Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > >I think I'll wait until the 4th or 5th release when they finally share the >complete package with fans. > >No wonder piracy is so popular :-) damn thing? Or the first one? Compulsory consumerism? Show quote > On 2/21/2005 1:18:51 PM, E. Barry Bruyea wrote:
Show quote > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> You obviously missed announcement of their new technology that> wrote: > >>Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >>selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >>RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you >>want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI >>Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. >> >>I think I'll wait until the 4th or 5th release when they finally share the >>complete package with fans. >> >>No wonder piracy is so popular :-) > > Is there some law that has been passed that says you have to buy the > damn thing? Or the first one? Compulsory consumerism? automatically disables all old versions when they release a new version, forcing the consumer to upgrade. -- "I'll never understand what possessed my mother to put her faith in God's hands, rather than her local geneticist." Now playing: "Steely Dan - Bad Sneakers" "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote: If one of the "gimmicks" is presenting it in widescreen, then it'll be> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI > Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. worth it. -- jayembee In article <m5rSd.23902$Ka6.167***@news1.mts.net>,
"Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote: Considering the shoddy job they did on Charmed S1, a double dip on that > Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI > Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > I think I'll wait until the 4th or 5th release when they finally share the > complete package with fans. > > No wonder piracy is so popular :-) one is almost inevitable as well. I've always been a bit miffed by how much Universal gets attacked around here while Paramount is relatively left alone. The way they milk Trekkies for all their worth is especially vile. Not only have they spent the last 3 years taking their sweet time double dipping on every Trek movie, but they also have the audacity to charge over a 100 smackers for all of the Star Trek tv series' box sets. -- "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush Black Locust <bl2***@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:bl2112-53E8B5.15483621022005@news.uswest.net: I dunno... a whole season of a TV show for $30 or $40? I like a good> > Considering the shoddy job they did on Charmed S1, a double dip on > that one is almost inevitable as well. > > I've always been a bit miffed by how much Universal gets attacked > around here while Paramount is relatively left alone. The way they > milk Trekkies for all their worth is especially vile. Not only have > they spent the last 3 years taking their sweet time double dipping on > every Trek movie, but they also have the audacity to charge over a 100 > smackers for all of the Star Trek tv series' box sets. deal as much as anyone, but for 12-30 hours of entertainment, plus extras, with no commercials, $100 isn't that unreasonable to me. I commend Fox and Sony for releasing such affordable sets, but I don't feel like it's something they owe me. I do agree on the movie double-dips, though. I'm really glad I didn't buy any of those the first time around. I sure was tempted. Aaron J. Bossig wrote:
>>I've always been a bit miffed by how much Universal gets attacked Yes, they were so much more *cozy* on 40 little bare-bones 2-episode >>around here while Paramount is relatively left alone. The way they >>milk Trekkies for all their worth is especially vile. Not only have >>they spent the last 3 years taking their sweet time double dipping on >>every Trek movie, but they also have the audacity to charge over a 100 >>smackers for all of the Star Trek tv series' box sets. disks... [See below for explanation of sarcastic quip:] > I dunno... a whole season of a TV show for $30 or $40? I like a good Me, I look at it as the Disney Factor:> deal as much as anyone, but for 12-30 hours of entertainment, plus extras, > with no commercials, $100 isn't that unreasonable to me. I commend Fox > and Sony for releasing such affordable sets, but I don't feel like it's > something they owe me. > > I do agree on the movie double-dips, though. I'm really glad I didn't buy > any of those the first time around. I sure was tempted. Ie., it took 'em a couple tries to finally accept that this "DVD" thing the Young People were into was going to stay around after all, and they thought, well, they'd better quit bluffing... Derek Janssen dja***@charter.net "Aaron J. Bossig" wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>I do agree on the movie double-dips, though. I'm really glad I didn't buy So was I -- it took *forever* for a THE USUAL SUSPECTS with extras >any of those the first time around. I sure was tempted. to come out. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ DVD FAQ: http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html other FAQs: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/faqget.htm Black Locust (bl2***@hotmail.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> The way they milk That's not the real problem. The real problem is that every single Trek> Trekkies for all their worth is especially vile. Not only have they > spent the last 3 years taking their sweet time double dipping on every > Trek movie, but they also have the audacity to charge over a 100 > smackers for all of the Star Trek tv series' box sets. series so far has been significantly reduced in price after the whole series has been released. The season sets of TOS are *far* cheaper than the 2-a-disc release Meanwhile every series (including TOS) has a "complete series" set with an MSRP (and street price) far below the sum of the individual seasons, even though the "complete series" costs more to produce (they add another box around the individual boxes of each season). -- Show quoteJeff Rife | "Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But | then you get to the end and a gorilla starts | throwing barrels at you." | -- Philip J. Fry, "Futurama" On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:33 -0600, Rob wrote:
> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by What has price got to do with DVDs?> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' > CSI Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > I think I'll wait until the 4th or 5th release when they finally share the > complete package with fans. > > No wonder piracy is so popular :-) Konan Rob wrote:
> Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by Where did you hear this? I've yet to see it announced on Digital Bits,> selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If > you want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the > 'original' CSI Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. DVDFile, or any of the other major DVD sites. Brian The Demolition Man Little Brian The Demolition Man Little wrote:
> Rob wrote: He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front > >>Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by >>selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are >>RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If >>you want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the >>'original' CSI Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > > Where did you hear this? I've yet to see it announced on Digital Bits, > DVDFile, or any of the other major DVD sites. page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it into perspective. Derek Janssen dja***@charter.net Derek Janssen wrote:
> He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front Thanks Derek, sounds like right now at best its just speculation of> page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it > into perspective. "what could be" on this release. I'm not a fan of "CSI" but even I was shocked when I saw season 1 getting a 4:3 P&S treatment fully knowing that its a 16:9 Widescreen show. Hopefully if anything that will be fixed on this rumored release. Brian The Demolition Man Little --
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X-No-archive: yes "Brian The Demolition Man Little" <a@b.c> wrote in message Because of the fact that Season 1 was released in P&S, I have not bought ANY news:EuSdnQ0Cte3PgoPfRVn-jQ@giganews.com... > Derek Janssen wrote: >> He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front >> page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it >> into perspective. > > Thanks Derek, sounds like right now at best its just speculation of > "what could be" on this release. I'm not a fan of "CSI" but even I > was shocked when I saw season 1 getting a 4:3 P&S treatment > fully knowing that its a 16:9 Widescreen show. > > Hopefully if anything that will be fixed on this rumored release. > > Brian The Demolition Man Little ================================= of the seasons of CSI. =================================== Show quote >
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"Richard C." <post-age@spamcop.net> wrote in message IMHO, it's still a double dip by Paramount regardless of whether it's P&S ornews:421e22b1$0$5797$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com... > -- > X-No-archive: yes > > > "Brian The Demolition Man Little" <a@b.c> wrote in message > news:EuSdnQ0Cte3PgoPfRVn-jQ@giganews.com... > > Derek Janssen wrote: > >> He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front > >> page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it > >> into perspective. > > > > Thanks Derek, sounds like right now at best its just speculation of > > "what could be" on this release. I'm not a fan of "CSI" but even I > > was shocked when I saw season 1 getting a 4:3 P&S treatment > > fully knowing that its a 16:9 Widescreen show. > > > > Hopefully if anything that will be fixed on this rumored release. > > Widescreen. I doubt if they will offer rebates for any of the "first version" Season 1 sets, and it sets a precedent. For example, will you still rush out and buy a season set as soon as it hits the shelves, or will you wait for the 'real thing' a few months later? Rob wrote:
>>>>He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front WS closure with the other sets and the director's-cut Pilot were >>>>page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it >>>>into perspective. >>> >>>Thanks Derek, sounds like right now at best its just speculation of >>>"what could be" on this release. I'm not a fan of "CSI" but even I >>>was shocked when I saw season 1 getting a 4:3 P&S treatment >>>fully knowing that its a 16:9 Widescreen show. >>> >>>Hopefully if anything that will be fixed on this rumored release. reportedly THE reasons for the re-release-- What part of "THE" do folks here seem to be having difficulty with? ;) > IMHO, it's still a double dip by Paramount regardless of whether it's P&S or No, Universal putting another "American Pie" or "Mummy" out just to > Widescreen. stick a free movie-ticket in is a "double dip"... In Paramount's case--like the Star Trek:Classic sets--this's a "O-KAY! We admit it! We f***'ed up the first time, because we were cheapskates, we had no idea what we were doing, and we didn't think anyone would ever buy these things....Look, we'll give you a really *big* version this time, if you please don't hit us!!" Which is a completely different animal--Very similar, in fact, to the ones Disney currently puts out. Derek Janssen dja***@charter.net In article <UqtTd.43$Rp6***@fe06.lga>, Derek Janssen
<djanss@nospam.charter.net> wrote: > In Paramount's case--like the Star Trek:Classic sets--this's a "O-KAY! Well, they knew people would buy them, they just didn't think there was> We admit it! We f***'ed up the first time, because we were cheapskates, > we had no idea what we were doing, and we didn't think anyone would ever > buy these things....Look, we'll give you a really *big* version this > time, if you please don't hit us!!" this big non-geek market for tv series and it would be like the VHS Trek releases. -- Chris Mack "Refugee, total sh*t. That's how I've always seen us. 'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us." -'Deal/No Deal', CHESS Invid Fan wrote:
>>In Paramount's case--like the Star Trek:Classic sets--this's a "O-KAY! Well, was referring to the difference between "double-dips", unquote >>We admit it! We f***'ed up the first time, because we were cheapskates, >>we had no idea what we were doing, and we didn't think anyone would ever >>buy these things....Look, we'll give you a really *big* version this >>time, if you please don't hit us!!" > > Well, they knew people would buy them, they just didn't think there was > this big non-geek market for tv series and it would be like the VHS > Trek releases. (ie. the "Free movie-ticket" ripoffs), and what we may now refer to as the "Do-over!"'s, until we can think of a cuter name for them... We've already used the Disney metaphor, but if the 2-ep. Treks aren't Paramount enough for illustrating the "Huh--You mean, people buy more than ONE disk at a time?" revelation, how about the earlier incarnations of the "I Love Lucy" sets? (And considering that the first CSI came out *AFTER* boxsets had already been invented...) Derek Janssen dja***@charter.net
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"Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote in message Nothing you quoted was posted by me.news:yctTd.24728$Ka6.173868@news1.mts.net... > "Richard C." <post-age@spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:421e22b1$0$5797$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com... >> -- >> X-No-archive: yes >> >> >> "Brian The Demolition Man Little" <a@b.c> wrote in message >> news:EuSdnQ0Cte3PgoPfRVn-jQ@giganews.com... >> > Derek Janssen wrote: >> >> He read a *little* of it on TVShowsonDVD.com (if it's off the front >> >> page, click News Stories by Series), but not enough of it to put it >> >> into perspective. >> > >> > Thanks Derek, sounds like right now at best its just speculation of >> > "what could be" on this release. I'm not a fan of "CSI" but even I >> > was shocked when I saw season 1 getting a 4:3 P&S treatment >> > fully knowing that its a 16:9 Widescreen show. >> > >> > Hopefully if anything that will be fixed on this rumored release. > >> >> > > IMHO, it's still a double dip by Paramount regardless of whether it's P&S > or > Widescreen. I doubt if they will offer rebates for any of the "first > version" Season 1 sets, and it sets a precedent. For example, will you > still > rush out and buy a season set as soon as it hits the shelves, or will you > wait for the 'real thing' a few months later? > ==================================== On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:54:17 -0800, Richard C. wrote:
>Because of the fact that Season 1 was released in P&S, I have not bought ANY I bought all of them except Season 1. I think that sends a stronger>of the seasons of CSI. message than not buying any of them. Let the P&S sh*t rot on the shelves. "Rob" <shadowrap***@mts.net> wrote in message Is one of the gimmicks widescreen?news:m5rSd.23902$Ka6.167082@news1.mts.net... > Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by > selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are > RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you > want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' > CSI > Season 1 set, you may as well toss the first one. > > =============================================  |
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