HIGHLA-L Digest - 23 Dec 2002 to 28 Dec 2002 (#2002-229)
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1. Season 2 on DVD (6)
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:40:56 -0700
From: Barbara <barbara@northerntel.net>
Subject: Season 2 on DVD
Just got a message that season 2 is available on DVD now, only at the
Highlander store. How long did it take for the first season to reach other
outlets like amazon or buy.com? I'll wait.
Barbara
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:21:10 -0800
From: Sheeza_Dame <morataya@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Season 2 on DVD
> Just got a message that season 2 is available on DVD now, only at the
> Highlander store. How long did it take for the first season to reach other
> outlets like amazon or buy.com? I'll wait.
>
***I fielded a phone call from "Doris" at the HL store yesterday. Man oh
man did she peeve me! Yes, they are only available at the HL store,
according to her. They are ready for pre-ordering and will alledgedly ship
in March.
I mentioned Anchor Bay and this female pauses and then sounds confused as
she repeats, "Anchor Bay? If they release Highlander the Series on DVD,
it's bootleg copies."
Going into the Immortal Edition thing, I asked her if those were bootleg
copies too. She admitted it sounded like what they were selling.
She touted herself as working in the sales and marketing department directly
for Panzer/Davis and that her paychecks had their names on it. I guess this
was supposed to lend credence to all she was telling me.
After suggesting she tell someone that Anchor Bay is selling plenty of
bootleg copies of their season one, I end the call telling her I fully
intend to purchase their bootleg Season Two as well.
I went back to the HL site and got the 800 number. I called back and spoke
with another woman. I told her I'd just spoken with Doris and her tone
immediately changed. It was obvious they were all in a room together.
I told her of the 'bootleg' conversation and Anchor Bay. She told me that
anything sold outside of the HL store was bootleg unless there was a
contract. Well DUH?!!! She said they had to be careful since people were
selling so many things that were junk and knockoffs, much of it found on
ebay.
She said that Davis was a lawyer and they were constantly going after people
and businesses unfairly or illegally representing themselves as selling
authentic Highlander products.
I tried in vain to get her to admit that Anchor Bay was indeed authorized to
sell HL stuff. So I went the other way. I told her that the fans and
people on the internet would be plenty sore if they continued to insist that
Anchor Bay was bootlegging (and it's not true) when they (the HL store
people) make their sales calls. I also suggested that if they, meaning
Panzer/Davis didn't know that Anchor Bay was distributing their products,
then maybe they should look into it as I for one was beyond pleased with the
"bootleg" copy I'd bought!
Personally, the second Amazon.com has this set up for pre-order, I'm on it.
Those people at the HL store *really* will say anything!
Sheeza <---sorry for the rant. Almost posted on HG yesterday about this.
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:19:25 -0500
From: Terry Howard <howardtl@muohio.edu>
Subject: Re: Season 2 on DVD
At 10:21 AM 12/28/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >
Must be the same gal who told me I wasn't a real Highlander fan, because I
didn't buy the sword they called me about.
Lets see at last check I had all six seasons, all the movies, 4 swords, 6
signed photos, and a ton of other junk. Yep, I'm not a fan I don't have the
towel Duncan used after taking a shower in 1929.
>Personally, the second Amazon.com has this set up for pre-order, I'm on it.
>Those people at the HL store *really* will say anything!
>
>Sheeza <---sorry for the rant. Almost posted on HG yesterday about this.
Terrence L. Howard
Network Operation Center
112 Hoyt Hall
"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all.
The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all
our irritations and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their
place."
--Mark Twain
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:51:35 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Season 2 on DVD
Terrence--
> Must be the same gal who told me I wasn't a real Highlander fan, because I
> didn't buy the sword they called me about.
Would that be the Wedding Sword or the American Flag Sword? I have never
been able to decide which is cheesiest.
Nina (I don't give a rat's ass about Endgame--Duncan NEVER married. But
capitalizing on 9-11 is even lower than screwing w/ canon.)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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http://homepage.mac.com/chryse/Guiding%20Star/Cancelled.html
http://www.farscapeworld.com/helpfarscape.shtml
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:44:12 -0500
From: Heidi <heidi@apocalypse.org>
Subject: Re: Season 2 on DVD
From: Barbara <barbara@northerntel.net>
Just got a message that season 2 is available on DVD now, only at
the Highlander store. How long did it take for the first season to
reach other outlets like amazon or buy.com? I'll wait.
I don't know if this was mentioned already because the machine I
read the list on is down part of today and tomorrow. According to
the Anchor Bay website Season 2 will be out this summer. This is
the blurb from their site (www.anchorbayentertainment.com)
HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES - Summer 2003
Following the recent success with our release of the first season of
HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES, Anchor Bay Entertainment is happy to report
that we will be releasing the remaining seasons of the show (as well
as the spin-off season of HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN) in 2003 and beyond.
Look for Season 2 to hit DVD next summer with extra features to be
announced.
So it may be take a little longer, but it's good to hear they'll be
releasing the rest. (especially since places like Best Buy and
deepdiscountdvd.com sell the Season 1 set for almost half the price
The HL Store does.) I wonder if they'll be releasing The Best Of set
also. Their phrase `remaining seasons' is a bit too vague to tell if
that also includes it.
=}{=
(heidi@apoclaypse.org)
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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:33:36 -0700
From: Pat Lawson <plawson@webleyweb.com>
Subject: Re: Season 2 on DVD
Nina wrote:
>Nina (I don't give a rat's ass about Endgame--Duncan NEVER married. But
>capitalizing on 9-11 is even lower than screwing w/ canon.)
Ain't that the truth! They're not the only ones who've tried to
capitalize on 9-11, but they're certainly among the tackiest.
(Don't faint Nina. We do agree from time to time.)
Pat L.
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