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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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All options sound good. I'll be getting whatever they release. It would be nice to get something earlier rather than later to tide us over, but with no broadcast schedule outside of America I worry about that. I think it will be a long wait and America will get a set much earlier, even though the UK got Season One on DVD way earlier, and some other seasons earlier...
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Bigboysdontcry
Professor
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That is fine with me, it really makes no difference. I am a happy trooper, the sooner we get the dvds the better. Cheers
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Binder
Starship Captain
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WOO! http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-5/14507After 4 seasons on the Fox Network, Futurama was officially canceled in 2003, but it proved to be too popular and simply refused to go away. The 20th Century Fox studio and show creators Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen initially brought the series back in 2007-2009 as a group of 4 direct-to-video films (Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game and Into the Wild Green Yonder). These were all later broken up into 4 parts each, and those 16 "episodes" were aired on Comedy Central as a "5th Season" for the show. This proved rather popular, and in addition Groening expressed publicly a desire to continue the franchise. So the studio and the cable channel worked out a deal for a 6th Season (with the original voice cast) to begin airing on Comedy Central, starting this past June 24th. 13 Episodes will have aired by Thanksgiving Day in the USA. This morning Fox Home Entertainment has announced to retailers that on December 21st, just days before Christmas, they will release those 13 episodes as 2-disc sets titled "Futurama - Volume 5" on both DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc formats. Bonus Material on both versions (may not be finalized, and could be subject to change) will be Audio Commentary, Deleted and Extended Scenes, "Bend it Like Bender", "Previously On…", "Fry's Crudely-Drawn Comic Book - The Crudely Animated Edition", "Behind the Fungus: Makin' a Hit Song", "The Prisoner of Benda" Table Read, "Fry's Crudely Drawn Comic Book Alternate Design" and a Bender Audio Outtake. Episodes are presented in widescreen video (in high definition on the Blu-ray version), with audio in English (in 5.1 Dolby Digital on the DVD, and in 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio on the BD version). There's also an option on each version for audio in Spanish Dolby Surround, plus subtitles in English, Spanish and French. Cost is $39.98 SRP (CA$54.98 SRP in Canada) for the DVD set, and $49.99 SRP (CA$69.99 SRP in Canada) for the Blu-ray Disc version. Package art, featuring Bender chomping a cigar, is the same on both formats as you'll see below. Check it out: Taken from: http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-5/14507#ixzz11bOMPga6
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Thanx for the info, I'll probably be importing this over from America. Looks decent!...
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Bigboysdontcry
Professor
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The case looks awesome, now I am not going to be able to sleep for a couple months. I have no patience. Me want now.
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Regulator
Crustacean
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Hmmm...I wonder if Bend It Like Bender has anything to do with the Devin Townsend Project song...
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Bigboysdontcry
Professor
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Ya they are releasing the 13 episodes near christmas, the 13th episode airs in November. The next 13 episodes will probably be aired the summer of 2011.
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JavieR
Starship Captain
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The Blu-Ray set is on preorder at Amazon.com for $34,99: http://amzn.to/awp1oG...that's $15 less than the retail price. The DVD set could be priced for $24,99... still somewhat expensive for only 2 discs.. but.. it is... Futurama!!!
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g.schweet
Poppler
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Someone posted this deal in the forums DVDtalk.com I jumped on it and I thought I'd share it with all the true Futurama Fans on here. You can get the Volume 5 blu-ray for $19.49 shipped or the DVD for $14.99 from FoxConnect.com (Fox's DVD/BD online storefront). When you add either one to your cart, it currently deducts an additional $3.00 off the current pre-order prices of 24.99 (Blu) and 19.99 (DVD). Add the discount code QC12YT9EA in the Shopping Cart's coupon box for an additional 10% off; UPS Ground shipping is free no matter how you checkout -- but UPS 2nd Day shipping is free IF you checkout using Google Checkout. End result: $19.49 shipped for the Blu-ray and $14.99 shipped for the DVD. Happy shopping and long live Futurama
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JavieR
Starship Captain
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Someone posted this deal in the forums DVDtalk.com I jumped on it and I thought I'd share it with all the true Futurama Fans on here.
You can get the Volume 5 blu-ray for $19.49 shipped or the DVD for $14.99 from FoxConnect.com (Fox's DVD/BD online storefront).
When you add either one to your cart, it currently deducts an additional $3.00 off the current pre-order prices of 24.99 (Blu) and 19.99 (DVD).
Add the discount code QC12YT9EA in the Shopping Cart's coupon box for an additional 10% off; UPS Ground shipping is free no matter how you checkout -- but UPS 2nd Day shipping is free IF you checkout using Google Checkout.
End result: $19.49 shipped for the Blu-ray and $14.99 shipped for the DVD.
Happy shopping and long live Futurama
I saw this promo, Amazon is giving a way higher price for people like me that wanna buy it and ship it to another country... I reported the lower price at Amazon, I hope they listen and they drop the cost a little. If you want you can report it too, so perhaps everyone outside the US can get the dvd / blu-ray version of the Futurama Vol. 5 for a lower price..
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DotheBartman
Liquid Emperor
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So...have people noticed that the Amazon page now has (more) complete listings of the special features? Bonus
* Full Length Audio commentaries on all Episodes
Deleted Scenes:
* Too Good for Television! * Behind the Fungus: Makin' a Hit Song: Futurama star Billy West hits the studio to record the 31st-Century mega-hit "Shut Up and Love Me." * Previously on Futurama:The rarely-before-seen episodic openings of the Futurama DVD Epics * The Adventures of Delivery-Boy Man:An Original Video Comic Book, Scribbled and Performed by Philip J. Fry * Bend It Like Bender:Bender's First, Best, and Only Music Video! * The Prisoner of Benda: Live Table Read Live and unrehearsed, the Futurama cast takes their first plunge into the script. Accompanied by early storyboard animatic footage. The bolded part I'm really stoked for.
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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I agree the chances are slim, Barbados slim...
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Administrator
Liquid Emperor
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[edit: shortened the title] For those that don't read CGEF or follow the tweets (shame on you): There is a give-away at CGEF with 10 sets sponsored by FOX.
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Binder
Starship Captain
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« Reply #37 on: 12-21-2010 00:26 »
« Last Edit on: 12-21-2010 00:28 »
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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Thanx for the pictures, this is some brilliant artwork! Possibly the best Futurama packaging to date, and that's saying something. You'll have to let us know what the menus are like too ...
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