HIGHLA-L Digest - 12 May 2002 to 13 May 2002 (#2002-61)
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Topics of the day:
1. Prices for Seasons on DVD? (3)
2. From TGFKAZKLEE
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Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 19:27:04 -0700
From: Jen <data@cyberg8t.com>
Subject: Re: Prices for Seasons on DVD?
PWFan16@aol.com wrote:
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> I would LOVE to buy them but that is just way to much. I could see if there were tons of bloopers and interviews etc.
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> Also it would be great if you could buy some separate. I might not want a whole season but I would go nuts buying DVDs with a few eps on it.
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> JMO
>
> Lora
Ehh, not really. I was reading the ad that I had today and you get Watcher chronicle
profiles for the characters and swords, the behind the scenes bit, and I think that was
it. I'll have to pay roughly 140 dollars because I'm in Calfornia. We get to pay 8%
sales tax. *rolls her eyes* It's REALLY not worth it, IMO. You don't even get the
extras that came with the tapes. It's just a massive waste of money.
Jen
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 07:59:41 -0500
From: Ace Miracle <ke731458@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
Subject: Re: Prices for Seasons on DVD?
One person said:
> > merchandise. (Whatever happened with that?) First season (the only one
> > right now) on DVD is 129.95. All seasons on video is 99.95 each.
And on Sun, 12 May 2002 PWFan16@aol.com wrote:
> that is just WAY to high unless there are TONS and I mean TONS of Extras
The X-Files DVD sets are extremely high-priced. Even at Walmart it was
about $115. Now, those may have TONS of extras, but I don't know if it's
enough to justify $115.
I may eventually get s5 (of HL, not XF) on DVD, just because it's the only
one I don't have on video. As zk ::waves:: was saying, there are some eps
that I'll probably never watch again, so I can't really justify shelling
out the cash. Still love the show, still have good friends from fandom.
Dug out a bunch of tapes a few weekends ago--had a Methos craving. ;)
And is it just me, or does Hugh Grant and his new haircut make him look
a little more like Peter?
--Miracle (see new address? darn UCF, making me give up the userID
I've had for the last 6 years.) (I was getting rather attached...)
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"Remember that a walk through the ocean of most souls would scarcely get
your feet wet." --"Deteriorata"
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Minor Major Miracle: Time Lady, Jedi Knight, Occasional Grad Student
179 Days 'til the Comps. http://miraclescomps.blogspot.com
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:19:20 -0400
From: Lynn <lloschin@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: Prices for Seasons on DVD?
From: "Jen" <data@cyberg8t.com>
> It's REALLY not worth it, IMO. You don't even > get the extras that came with the tapes. It's > just a massive waste of money.
And I completely disagree. If you are interested in seeing the episodes in crystal clear visual format with remastered 5.1 sound, it is very much worth it and not at all a waste of money. Unlike tapes, the quality doesn't degrade every time you play them, either.
To me, that's definitely worth a few extra dollars.
Lynn
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Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 20:53:53 -0400
From: SenseiRob@aol.com
Subject: Re: From TGFKAZKLEE
>Subject: From TGFKAZKLEE
>
>Hello, Highla-L, I'm new here.
Wait, wait, I'm still working on the acronym! Aaah. Took a few moments for the questionably named TSFKAR.
>::::: falls off porch giggling :::::
:::scrambles for the brush and the plaid-colored paint:::
>Actually, I got high-speed internet access. :::: preen :::: If
>anyone has me bookmarked as zklee@patriot.net, or even
>zklee@huskynet, would you please bookmark me as
>kzimmerman3@cox.net?
Bookmark you? Sounds uncomfortable, or at least, embarassing.
>OBHLR:
>
>Has anyone done any thinking about the nature of the Great
>Highlander Obsession of the 90's? I know I haven't been that
>hooked on anything since - oh - the Beatles in about 1965? ::::
>thumping cane ::::
Haven't quite caught the same flavor in fandom since then.
>I haven't watched HL for a very long time - it's kind of like
>books that I read until they're memorized. I'm always re-reading
>books in my mind. I remember one book that I read to pieces in
>the 70's when I found it: Edna Ferber's "Saratoga Trunk". I'd
>watched that spectacular train wreck scene as a kid (Gary Cooper
>and Ingrid Bergman starred), and I loved the movie and loved the
>book even more.
>
>Highlander is the same way. Right now the scene going through my
>mind, for some reason (I'm thirsty?) is Daniel Da - er Duncan
>running, shirtless and in slo-mo, across a pond in Mountain Men
>("...nekkid blade to nekkid blade...").
Hey! No slash! <vbeg>
And besides, I know you're actually obsessing over the whole Carl thing.
>I don't think I'll ever watch some of the episodes. 'The
>Darkness" is just too sad, and I've never cared that much about
>the S2 Yung Fool episodes. But there are some that are just
>magical, and I suspect I'll be able to pull them out soon and
>watch them.
I'm strange for a (previously?) obsessed fan. There are (*gasp!*) some episodes I've honestly never watched, even once. Sacrilege... or good taste?
>The memories, though- there's not a day that goes by that I don't
>have some great and often hysterically funny memory of HL culture
>at its best.
Keep laughing out loud like that and the men in the funny white coats will get you. ("But he said WD40!")
>HL culture, believe it or not, made a great
>difference in my life and certainly kicked me out of my hermit's
>cave (right next to "Was Carl T. Hermit and Immortal?") Just
>thinking about the parade and the Deceased Equine Derby in
>Cybercon I can still make me giggle ("Oh, the humanity!").
See? I told you. I know all about you and the Carl thing.
>I think what prompted this today was looking at the cow mobile
>from my old house and wondering where to hang it. :)
Get that thing twirling fast enough, and it's just like Kansas in the springtime... flying cows and all.
It's as close as we'll ever get to flying immies.
>I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!
::avoids a punch in the arm:: Hey! Watch it... after the last one, you'd think people'd learn.
SenseiRob@aol.com
"It's a foil, Clark. Every good hero needs one." Lex Luthor, Smallville
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