How come Europe gets Futurama DVDs before the U.S.?

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Just wondering because the U.S. has to wait an extra couple months to get the DVDs.

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Couple of months? Try 14.

The short answer: money.

The slightly longer answer: FOX want to make as much money on Futurama as possible. And that means syndication. Releasing the DVD's earlier would greatly reduce the value of syndication deals. Stations like CN wouldn't pay 10 million dollar if the show was available on DVD's before the deal was signed.

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That just sucks.  Screw Fox.  They didn't sell the thing in the first place.  They really don't deserve the money.  But thats how the crap falls sometimes.


Hmmmmmmm.......all-region dvd player......hmmmm.  The only thing is I don't have British pounds just lying around for the imported DVD's from the U.K..

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If u buy on credit card u can buy them in whatever currency u want, I know that I paid in AUD (australian dollars)

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Originally posted by Grim:
If u buy on credit card u can buy them in whatever currency u want, I know that I paid in AUD (australian dollars)

And what if there is no credit card?

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cheque?

get a credit card?

take a holiday to europe?

make good friends with some of the europeans on this board and maybe they'll buy it and mail it to u (if u pay them first?)

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The alternative answer to the topic question is because we're so much better than you 

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I thought about posting something similar, but then realised it goes without saying.

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<David Cohen> Take that, Americans! </DXC>

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Old World beats New World ... again?

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Originally posted by Gocad:
Old World beats New World ... again?

Eh,....screw the Europeans.  Next time a war over there starts, lets nuke them.  Aww, lets just nuke the French government buildings.  Better use than Nelson Muntz's "nuke the whales" I guess. 

Blast, where are those faces?      Ah, better quote than quickpost.  I get the faces shown like that.  Quickpost kinda sucks like that

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Quickpost doesn't suck if you know what to type for the smilies. Like this: 

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Or use the "Reply" button, like I should have done...

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I think we've covered this enough already.