Re: In response to your response.

Posted by Indiana Joe from ppp-s161-n15-as1.nerdc.ufl.edu on April 04, 2000 at 13:56:02:

In Reply to: In response to your response. posted by California Mike on April 04, 2000 at 13:18:56:

: American Graffitti is a good start...where's the rest? What the hell is the reason that the young indy episodes have been "coming soon" for nearly a year and a half? If there is a good reason for any of Luca$'s delays, fine. I will understand and appreciate his wish to update his product or provide special bonuses, etc. But why be so secretive? What the hell is the need for absolute silence about release dates? Does there need to be both a vhs widescreen and dvd collector's edition of phantom menace?

American Graffiti isn’t the only one; Radioland Murders is available, as well. Several Young Indy tapes were released _concurrently_ with the three feature films, and have are available now, but have just been out a couple of months. Further ones will come, but one can’t expect them to release 25 tapes in a series all at the same time. Think of every TV series that’s every had any substantial number of episodes - did Paramount release all the Star Trek episodes at once? No. Did Rhino release all the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes at once? No. What TV show with any appreciable number of episodes _ever_ got released all at once?

As far as secrecy regarding release dates goes, there probably _isn’t_ a secret; I’d bet it’s just because the exact date for the next release hasn’t been decided yet. You can’t expect them to give a date when they don’t know it yet, can you?

By the time The Phantom Menace hits DVD, the current VHS collector’s edition will be long since unavailable. Furthermore, the DVD will almost certainly have a _lot_ more stuff on it than the VHS collector’s edition.

: As for the two other people involved, don't get me started on spielberg, who has released always, 1941, and amistad on dvd instead of close encounters, jaws, jurassic park, indy, etc.

Duel is also available.

: I'm not nearly as mad at luca$ for failing to make indy IV as I am for his repeated marketing fiascoes, (long delays on dvd releases and young indy episode releases while he has quick turnarounds on boatloads of jar jar binks crap) and serious destruction of the star wars legacy with the phantom hope.

I’m not any happier about the flood of Star Wars merchandise than you are - I think it cheapens the films to have so much junk lining the shelves of every store. I don’t know how delaying DVD releases constitutes a “marketing fiasco,” though - the release of the films to a given video format is more than a mere marketing issue, it’s a creative one. Personally, I’m glad that Lucas apparently wants to take the time to handle the DVD releases the right way from the beginning, rather than rushing them to market now and then turning out progressively more lavish, extras-laden editions every couple of years or so.

- IJ

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: : American Graffitti is a good start...where's the rest?  What the hell is the reason that the young indy episodes have been  "coming soon" for nearly a year and a half?  If there is a good reason for any of Luca$'s delays, fine.  I will understand and appreciate his wish to update his product or provide special bonuses, etc.  But why be so secretive?  What the hell is the need for absolute silence about release dates?  Does there need to be both a vhs widescreen and dvd collector's edition of phantom menace?

: American Graffiti isn’t the only one; Radioland Murders is available, as well. Several Young Indy tapes were released _concurrently_ with the three feature films, and have are available now, but have just been out a couple of months. Further ones will come, but one can’t expect them to release 25 tapes in a series all at the same time. Think of every TV series that’s every had any substantial number of episodes - did Paramount release all the Star Trek episodes at once? No. Did Rhino release all the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes at once? No. What TV show with any appreciable number of episodes _ever_ got released all at once?

: As far as secrecy regarding release dates goes, there probably _isn’t_ a secret; I’d bet it’s just because the exact date for the next release hasn’t been decided yet. You can’t expect them to give a date when they don’t know it yet, can you?

: By the time The Phantom Menace hits DVD, the current VHS collector’s edition will be long since unavailable. Furthermore, the DVD will almost certainly have a _lot_ more stuff on it than the VHS collector’s edition.

: : As for the two other people involved, don't get me started on spielberg, who has released always, 1941, and amistad on dvd instead of close encounters, jaws, jurassic park, indy, etc.

: Duel is also available.

: : I'm not nearly as mad at luca$ for failing to make indy IV as I am for his repeated marketing fiascoes, (long delays on dvd releases and young indy episode releases while he has quick turnarounds on boatloads of jar jar binks crap) and serious destruction of the star wars legacy with the phantom hope.

: I’m not any happier about the flood of Star Wars merchandise than you are - I think it cheapens the films to have so much junk lining the shelves of every store. I don’t know how delaying DVD releases constitutes a “marketing fiasco,” though - the release of the films to a given video format is more than a mere marketing issue, it’s a creative one. Personally, I’m glad that Lucas apparently wants to take the time to handle the DVD releases the right way from the beginning, rather than rushing them to market now and then turning out progressively more lavish, extras-laden editions every couple of years or so.

: - IJ

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