November 28 2008
Dr. Horrible DVD available for pre-order on Amazon.
The price is 15 USD and the release date is December 19th. Joss posts about the release as well. And Tubefilter reports that pre-orders are "booming".
This site will work and look better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.
Sunfire | November 28, 23:41 CET
ETA: 100 minute runtime?
[ edited by pat32082 on 2008-11-28 23:45 ]
pat32082 | November 28, 23:44 CET
I'm so looking forward to the musical commentary. Yay!
jcs | November 28, 23:47 CET
hacksaway | November 28, 23:53 CET
Firefly Flanatic | November 28, 23:55 CET
Simon | November 28, 23:58 CET
Scaniano | November 29, 00:01 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 00:05 CET
Good new year thought :p
Ashley | November 29, 00:10 CET
Nico-Angel | November 29, 00:12 CET
Madhatter | November 29, 00:17 CET
Numfar PTB | November 29, 00:19 CET
kishi | November 29, 00:21 CET
I wonder what a Dr. Horrible Christmas would be like?
impalergeneral | November 29, 00:22 CET
o/`
Now the wishlist's real
Now Dr. Horrible is here
On a brand new DVD
With Nathan, Felicia, and Neil
(everything you ever)
And I will watch
whole thing
o/`
The One True b!X | November 29, 00:31 CET
I'm sitting here eating my words - with just a little bit of leftover stuffing - but I was more than happy to do so and pre-ordered it on what is ordinarily my Annual Anti-Shopping Day...
QuoterGal | November 29, 00:31 CET
I think a Dr Horrible christmas might have some Weird Stuff...
Oh. Now I am wondering if I can create a mini Doc for the top of my christmas tree. I wonder if my mother would disown me?
Um, yes, on-topic... I'll wait to find out if it's region-free before ordering, or if there will be a R2 release - because this is something I'm going to want to lend. Often.
skittledog | November 29, 00:37 CET
Ivalaine | November 29, 00:41 CET
And OMG, it'll be SO hard to wait till the end of January to get mine... (had to pick the cheapest Shipping Method...)
So happy!
maxsummers | November 29, 00:47 CET
Though, am in disbelief that 12/19 (and subsequently Christmas) are not that far off. . . .
ceo | November 29, 00:47 CET
redders | November 29, 00:53 CET
Nolan | November 29, 01:03 CET
lauratd | November 29, 01:06 CET
I even became an Amazon Prime Member to get the two day free shipping so I can stuff a couple stockings.
[ edited by deadbessie on 2008-11-29 03:40 ]
deadbessie | November 29, 01:09 CET
Now #1,818 in Movies & TV.
The One True b!X | November 29, 01:14 CET
Ashley | November 29, 01:26 CET
(To be fair to my mother, I made her watch Buffy and Angel and Firefly and she loved all of them, not to mention BSG and VM and a host of other things - she's just not really a musicals person. Or a comic-book-supervillain sort of person.)
Edited because so far I have completely forgotten to say huzzah for the dvd release. Huzzah!
[ edited by skittledog on 2008-11-29 01:32 ]
skittledog | November 29, 01:31 CET
There are many lists of unlock instructions on teh intarwebs - a pretty good one of which is here.
* In fact, when I bought my DVD player and registered, the manufacturer sent me a DVD disc in the mail that had instructions on how to 'test' the player. Lo! and behold, when I ran 'test' it prompted me to enter the unlock sequence, and away I went with region-free goodness... :-)
crystalsinger | November 29, 01:33 CET
DVD, DVD, DVD, DVD.
It will spread across the nation,
In a DVD-a-thon.
So go ahead and order it,
At your Amazon.
It needs time for shipping
So let the wait begin,
It will be great, a tour de force
The extras will be nice of course.
DVD, DVD, DVD, almost!
Dr Horrible will be out
Three weeks from now, they swear.
Soon you could be holding it,
Assuming that you dare
So make the Whedons gleeful
And order up a pair
It's in your cart,
You're at check-out,
Just one more click,
Don't miss out!
[ edited by AlanD on 2008-11-29 01:40 ]
AlanD | November 29, 01:37 CET
I think this sucker is going to go way up the charts at Amazon. It'll be fun to monitor the rise.
phlebotinin | November 29, 01:39 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 01:39 CET
Sunfire | November 29, 01:44 CET
Sunfire | November 29, 01:46 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 01:47 CET
rivergirl | November 29, 01:56 CET
XanFan32 | November 29, 02:00 CET
cabri | November 29, 02:08 CET
OzLady | November 29, 02:17 CET
MattK | November 29, 02:20 CET
embers | November 29, 02:20 CET
adam.cook | November 29, 02:23 CET
By the way, regarding Amazon Prime: I'm in a sort-of Amazon Prime co-op, where we all put in fifteen bucks or so and become "brothers" and "sisters" of someone who purchases the account. And then we all get two-day shipping. It's a really awesome system, and I bet you can find some willing brothers and sisters in this very thread.
Polter-Cow | November 29, 02:30 CET
Amazon take so long to deliver, they're the worst
I'd be happy to wait for another shop, it's true
But I don't think there'll be one, so bother, stuff and poo
Yet I'll be alright
It's a brand new disc and our spirits high
Might be a recession, but we're going buy
Lots of shiny extras and some evil guys
It's a brand new disc!
missb | November 29, 02:34 CET
My daughter & I just sang your song. It sounded great! (Except the me-singing part.)
jcs | November 29, 02:43 CET
Just a word for any international orderers out there (specifically in the UK), I've used Amazon's "Priority International" shipping before, and it's really fast -- it's arrived in 2 days before now. But we have a problem: first of all, it's Christmas, and secondly the 19th is a Friday which might delay it somewhat.
MattK | November 29, 02:44 CET
samatwitch | November 29, 02:46 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 02:47 CET
QuoterGal | November 29, 02:52 CET
cabri | November 29, 02:56 CET
The Operative | November 29, 03:00 CET
Can see that Amazon is such a treat.
'Cause they sell the DVD
That has the dopest melodies
Since we saw Buffy with the demon Sweet.
Listen close to everybody's mouse
And hear that clicking sound.
Whedonites are not leaving the house
'Til postman comes around.
I cannot believe my eyes
How I wait for my Christmas prize.
But my fifteen bucks
Combat a world that sucks. Now just add fries.
Polter-Cow | November 29, 03:01 CET
Sunfire | November 29, 03:02 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 03:07 CET
Leaf | November 29, 03:11 CET
I am totally in agreement that should do a musical commentary of the musical commentary of the musical DVD.
Now, rules must be set for this anarchic exercise, so should be stick to Dr H tunes, or can we steal from the entire Whedonverse?
ETA You may want to check out some of Amazon's 'Black Friday' specials, too. 'Gilmore Girls' is $14.99 a season, and S3 of 'Supernatural' is only $14.99, too. Crazy! (And probably WAY off topic...sorry!)
[ edited by missb on 2008-11-29 04:58 ]
missb | November 29, 03:15 CET
[ edited by impalergeneral on 2008-11-29 05:48 ]
impalergeneral | November 29, 03:39 CET
But if I do end up buying it from .com, is there a way to buy it through whedonesque's affiliate thingy? I'm not sure how that works, but doesn't the hosting site make money if people order through them? It'd be great if a bunch of us could both help our favorite site a bit with the costs of hosting (without any extra work for us) and buy this new Whedony goodness and help the Whedons pay their cast and crew. Plus: Dr. Horrible DVD and extra's. It'd be totally win-win.
ETA: forgot to say how much I love all the songs in here. Great work, all :).
[ edited by GVH on 2008-11-29 03:48 ]
GVH | November 29, 03:48 CET
It's up to #178. Woo!
JCapra | November 29, 03:55 CET
streetartist | November 29, 04:00 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 04:02 CET
redeem147 | November 29, 04:11 CET
for foreigners who need it?
We will ask and we will beg
and we will even plead it.
I don't care myself you see
for I am the right region
but for those now overseas
(their numbers are now legion)
They will want it now as well
they will not want to wait
they will pay some extra cost
and even extra freight."
Lioness | November 29, 04:13 CET
Jossfan_21 | November 29, 04:18 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | November 29, 04:25 CET
Anonymous1 | November 29, 04:27 CET
Anonymous1 | November 29, 04:54 CET
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1. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Sales Rank in Movies & TV: 143 (previously unranked)
Update : It is now ranked 110 up from 143, soon it will soon break the top 100 in sales. It's still #1 on the mover and shakers sales ranking.
[ edited by RavenU on 2008-11-29 07:10 ]
RavenU | November 29, 05:04 CET
The Operative | November 29, 05:08 CET
Nebula1400 | November 29, 05:24 CET
Anonymous1 | November 29, 05:29 CET
I ordered four copies, because some people will need it for Christmas (whether they realize it or not).
embers | November 29, 05:33 CET
The listed street date is, by the way, a little later than we'd expected -- I'm hoping Amazon is just playing it safe and we can beat that date. More on that as we learn it. Expect a twittering sensation.
Finally, I just want to say "thank you" to everybody who has supported this venture. We've been able to pay our crew and all our bills, which means a lot. What means more is proving that completely independent ventures can muscle their way through the blizzard of big-budget behemoths. (A blizzard of behemoths? Back to writing school, alliteration-junkie!) All that rhetoric about the future of entertainment that flew about during the Strike is still entirely true. We need to find our own way of producing entertainment. A lot of people are watching Dr. Horrible to see if it's any kind of model -- way more people than I expected -- and it means everything to me to help pave the way for artists to start working and making a living from the ground up. There are a couple of real pioneers in this that I know personally: Felicia Day, I'm thrilled to say, and choreographer Chris Elam are both looking far ahead in terms of monetization and interactivity. Me, I'm more like Jimmy Stewart in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", but at least I'm out there. Thanks, he finally summed up, to you.
My story has become tiresome! But wait till you hear the songs.
Did we cover "silly"...?
joss | November 29, 05:46 CET
I certainly hope this little internet musical will lead to bigger and better things for everyone.
By the way, Joss, did you see "Twilight"? I wonder what you thought of it. Its success has spurred rumors of a Buffy movie, of course. While that may be a pipe dream, at least we can look forward to the arrival of "Dollhouse" in a couple of months.
Again, Joss, thanks, and happy holidays.
[ edited by impalergeneral on 2008-11-29 05:54 ]
impalergeneral | November 29, 05:53 CET
Well, thanks for the update, dude. May I call you dude or do you prefer Master and Commander?
[ edited by crazygolfa on 2008-11-29 05:56 ]
crazygolfa | November 29, 05:54 CET
Is it December 19 (or sooner if the luck fairies fly) yet?
Nebula1400 | November 29, 05:59 CET
embers | November 29, 05:59 CET
Tammy | November 29, 06:01 CET
I guess I owe you a quarter. And then you'll owe me a penny. I will take a Penny instead, however.
Polter-Cow | November 29, 06:01 CET
Nebula1400 | November 29, 06:06 CET
This is f*cking awesome. (Have I used that word too much in this thread already?)
The One True b!X | November 29, 06:17 CET
Sunfire | November 29, 06:20 CET
The existence of which nicely paves the way for a sequel. Possibly featuring Penny's evil twin sister, Jenny. (Or perhaps a cross-dressing sibling, known as Lenny. Alexis needs a job!!)
But thanks, Joss, and can't wait to see what you've put together. Even if it doesn't get delivered here until February!!
missb | November 29, 06:24 CET
b!x, I believe you're one short, in Lioness's direction.
SoddingNancyTribe | November 29, 06:27 CET
Polter-Cow | November 29, 06:29 CET
You're right! I am made partially of fail!
Awesome, Lioness.
The One True b!X | November 29, 06:30 CET
We are surely some of the most spoilt fans in the world. I'm glad to have something to look forward to :)
Vanessa_A | November 29, 06:30 CET
10th Crew Member | November 29, 06:33 CET
Glad to hear it- we did our best! And I just pre-ordered 3 copies!
RobinInSeoul | November 29, 06:38 CET
Tonya J | November 29, 06:45 CET
I've done the best I can on my salary, but my parents will chip in, too.
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | November 29, 06:58 CET
And it pretty much goes without saying, it will totally be worth the $15. Fo' Sho'!
Rebekah | November 29, 07:20 CET
Anonymous1 | November 29, 07:25 CET
BrownCoat_Tabz | November 29, 07:36 CET
cabri | November 29, 07:44 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 07:47 CET
cabri | November 29, 07:48 CET
Spacegirl3200 | November 29, 07:49 CET
See, I didn't even LOOK at the price on Amazon, to be honest, I just sent it straight to my cart. They could've charged me eleventy-gazillion dollars and I'd have said said 'Okes'. Take notes for next time, evil ones!
I still want a cross-dressing Alexis in the sequel, though...
missb | November 29, 07:51 CET
montresor | November 29, 08:13 CET
Christmas is now officially complete. :)
[ edited by Rhodey on 2008-11-29 08:30 ]
Rhodey | November 29, 08:30 CET
I'll preorder soon, though.
ak24 | November 29, 08:31 CET
Snugels | November 29, 08:38 CET
Giles_314 | November 29, 09:30 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 09:37 CET
*snaps open the catch on her mom's old purse and pulls out the missing $0.24*
As others have said, I do hope it's all gravy from here on in - that it's officially Profit Time for the actors and writers and producers, 'cause that'd be so due after how much enjoyment folks have gotten from DHSAB already...
As much as I look forward to the commentary songs and the extras and the multicolored egg surprises, I will also be fascinated to see which ELoE applications tickled all y'alls fancies. It would be cool to know if everyone basically agreed on the finalists, or if the favorites varied madly from judge to judge.
*leaves $.24 in the jar.*
QuoterGal | November 29, 09:43 CET
If Amazon.ca is not going to be getting copies or perhaps a month or more later, it would be nice to know that ahead of time.
Matt_Fabb | November 29, 09:51 CET
But Joss has, as usual, sold me. That and watching it rise up the amazon sales chart so swiftly. It gives me this whole "we are awesome" feeling and I want to fork over $14.99 and be a part of it. Nothing like Black Friday for a little heart warming consumerism.
Except it's already Saturday.
OT, I've read Twilight plus sequels and have seen the movie twice and that part with Bella in front of the fan is SUPPOSED to be funny. Edward makes a hilarious "oh god that SMELL" face right afterwards as her scent is wafted in his direction, and she even has a little slo-mo surreptitious smelling of her own armpit in confusion as she sits next to him. The movie was full of intentional hilarity. It doesn't take itself completely seriously, it's no Anne Rice adaptation. But, OnT, it's not as funny as Dr. Horrible. And NPH is better looking than Robert Pattinson.
ailiel | November 29, 09:56 CET
cabri | November 29, 10:05 CET
KingSnakeX4 | November 29, 10:07 CET
Umm...maybe I'll find some extra money lying about somewhere...?
UnpluggedCrazy | November 29, 10:10 CET
[ edited by The One True b!X on 2008-11-29 10:17 ]
The One True b!X | November 29, 10:16 CET
ETA: And 39th under Hot New Releases.
[ edited by cabri on 2008-11-29 10:20 ]
cabri | November 29, 10:19 CET
Cast and crew being payed = awesomer
This is a good day for the fandom :)
GVH | November 29, 10:21 CET
Thanks to me !
It really is the perfect story. Cheers for the pop in-age Boss Fella (*mutters, grumbles* coulda mentioned whether it was region free *mutters, grumbles* ;).
And thanks to all you zany wacksters for the hilarious[ly talented] musical comments. Like GVH i'm gonna wait to see if it turns up on play.com (cos they are un-frikkin'-canny when it comes to pre-orders - quite often i'll get international pre-orders 5 or 6 days ahead of the official US release) but if not I doubt we'll get it for Christmas in dear old Blighty so i'll order it for the post-Christmas blues (when i'll, on paper, be back at work - boo !).
Saje | November 29, 10:55 CET
From the Amazon page
Does this mean that it's only going to be available from Amazon.com, at least at first ?
jpr | November 29, 11:20 CET
Cider | November 29, 11:22 CET
Simon | November 29, 11:48 CET
Joss is so STEVE.
[ edited by Charmuse on 2008-11-29 12:21 ]
Charmuse | November 29, 11:56 CET
I'll be preordering my copy, whether it be region free or not. Just waiting a few days in the hopes that xmas spending will boost our dollar just a few more cents as I have a big order to place with amazon. I truly wish they'd do at least discounted, if not free shipping if you spend over $100 for international sales.
Ivalaine | November 29, 13:34 CET
NotaViking | November 29, 13:56 CET
Joss, I'm so grateful for the quality television and movies you keep bringing us. Thank you. I'd gladly give you more than $15 for Joss-written NPH-filled goodness (more than $15.23, too!)
Enisy | November 29, 13:59 CET
"...Dr. Horrible, a budding super-villain who’s ambitious plans for world domination continually go awry. His two goals: getting accepted into the Evil League of Evil, and working up the guts to speak to Penny, the pretty girl at the laundry mat,"
Lioness | November 29, 14:21 CET
Caroline | November 29, 16:18 CET
MySerenity | November 29, 16:56 CET
I still want a cross-dressing Alexis in the sequel, though...
missb, this is now imprinted in my brain! It must come to be.
Mirage | November 29, 17:33 CET
jcs | November 29, 17:37 CET
'Cause that would be supercalifra...that word from "Mary Poppins."
QuanticoMVP | November 29, 17:52 CET
But I am so happy that crew and cast has been reimbursed already.
Garim | November 29, 18:15 CET
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/ref=pd_ts_pg_4?ie=UTF8&pg=4
Der JagerMeister | November 29, 18:29 CET
When this thing hit iTunes, even though I only owned the old Nano that didn't show video, I showed some love and paid the Season price.
Since then, I've upgraded iPods...but I'll still be more than happy to spend $15 on a couple of copies to give to a couple of friends that I converted to Browncoats.
Thanks for all of the crunchy creativey (yeah, that's a word...now) goodness, Joss.
QuanticoMVP, I believe the word you're looking for would be: Supercalifragilisticexpiali-Horrible!
AmazonGirl | November 29, 18:39 CET
(Because if it helps to just click on the ad, I could do all of my Amazon shopping that way.)
jcs | November 29, 18:39 CET
Caroline | November 29, 18:50 CET
Jobo | November 29, 18:52 CET
KateR | November 29, 18:54 CET
1. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Sales Rank in Movies & TV: 88 (previously unranked)
It has broken into the top 100 of DVD sales, within 24 hours.
RavenU | November 29, 19:04 CET
Lioness | November 29, 19:12 CET
AlanD | November 29, 19:14 CET
embers | November 29, 19:18 CET
My my.
Simon | November 29, 19:20 CET
streetartist | November 29, 19:39 CET
impalergeneral | November 29, 20:08 CET
Pointy | November 29, 20:09 CET
I'm still hoping it'll make the physical CD release. That'd be super.
Jobo | November 29, 20:31 CET
Heh ;).
Saje | November 29, 20:37 CET
kazzmere | November 29, 21:00 CET
Outsider | November 29, 22:11 CET
So crossing fingers with "Dollhouse"! Can't wait for the premier.
Madhatter | November 29, 22:22 CET
Hey, it could happen!
embers | November 29, 22:28 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 22:40 CET
Jobo | November 29, 22:57 CET
The One True b!X | November 29, 23:00 CET
embers | November 29, 23:13 CET
DisChunk | November 29, 23:16 CET
Impaler you are awesome...as soon as he gets here you're all "what about the buffy movie rumor!" that took some balls! hee!
buffyfest | November 29, 23:19 CET
The holiday is a fair point, but hosting providers have to function even on holidays. You'd think major ones would be staffed, no?
The One True b!X | November 29, 23:24 CET
Madhatter | November 29, 23:39 CET
QuoterGal | November 30, 00:00 CET
I got my copy in de bag. Now I has to pay.
bookwench | November 30, 00:22 CET
"UP"23,739% Sales Rank in Movies & TV: 78 (was 18,595)
I found a US address I could ship it to, so I've bought a couple.
Lioness | November 30, 00:37 CET
cabri | November 30, 00:40 CET
And I LOVED to know that there's a normal commentary track as well!
Thanks so much for the news Joss!
maxsummers | November 30, 00:42 CET
Anonymous1 | November 30, 01:22 CET
DisChunk | November 30, 01:53 CET
The One True b!X | November 30, 02:02 CET
I just skimmed over Joss' post again and noticed that. No wonder you're mad, Joss. Your friends' singing must have been extra beautiful. But can they really top your dancing/brilliant improv in an episode of Angel I'm sure you're sick of hearing about so I'll run away now...
Tonya J | November 30, 02:44 CET
[ edited by RollingInKittens on 2008-11-30 14:23 ]
RollingInKittens | November 30, 04:18 CET
‘Dr. Horrible’ DVD Ships December 19th, Pre-Orders Booming
Just wish they had grabbed a snapshot of amazon at the time. Also I think they have a little problem with itunes math.
Anonymous1 | November 30, 05:32 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | November 30, 05:49 CET
"Santa Vs. Bad Horse" (a celebration in annoying rhyme)
When release of "Dr. Horrible" was announced
Whedon fans did not tarry -- verily, they pounced
Off to their computers with credit cards they dashed
Until the Amazon servers they'd successfully crashed
Once that was done, their need unabated
For precious discs, they posted as they waited
Santa said, "To deliver this is my job, of course"
"Not so fast, round red guy," came riposte from Bad Horse
"True you've got a rep with reindeer, eight or nine
But 'Doc' delivery needs an evil equine."
Santa was irked, as you'd expect him to be
"Giving Christmas presents is the task that's for me!"
"So what?" said Bad Horse. "You think fans will wait?
They feel that nineteenth December is almost too late!
Even now their anticipation is causing them pain
If they wait 'til Christmas Eve, they'll just go insane!"
"What do you care?" asked St. Nick, quite miffed
"You're evil, what do you know of holiday gift?"
Bad Horse snorted and said, "Thought you understood
As an evil Whedon creation, I'm so bad, I'm good!
Now on with delivery, and my team -- so cool
On Billy, on Penny, on Hammer, you tool!"
And so Bad Horse and Co. took off through the fog
At a pace slower than lightspeed, but faster than jog
With stops for hay, yogurt but no holiday eggnog
They brought fans "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
Santa had to make due with stuff that would hold
Until Christmas Eve, which annoyed him, I'm told
"Horse, this ain't over," he said with a rumble
Bad Horse's reply was sort of a jumble
But it sounded something like, though maybe not quite
"Horrible Holidays to all and be careful, I bite!"
Seriously, can't wait, especially for the singing commentary.
Shapenew | November 30, 05:55 CET
Sunfire | November 30, 06:03 CET
Anonymous1 | November 30, 06:18 CET
steph424 | November 30, 06:26 CET
For some reason, I'm picturing Will Smith doing that rap or poem.
Also, it's flipping brilliant.
crazygolfa | November 30, 06:27 CET
Anonymous1 | November 30, 07:38 CET
Is it being released exclusively through Amazon.com or will I be able to mosey on over to my local Best Buy in Canada come the 19th and pick it up in person?
[ edited by twinkiefoo on 2008-11-30 08:06 ]
twinkiefoo | November 30, 08:06 CET
The One True b!X | November 30, 08:26 CET
I love the thought of 'on demand' manufacturing. No running out of copies for anyone who wants one, and no indignity of finding it sadly lingering at the bottom of a bargain bin, either.
I'd just love to see some specs- as has been raised already, I wonder if they've had time to do closed captioning or record tracks in any other languages?
missb | November 30, 09:11 CET
Simon | November 30, 10:10 CET
[ edited by RollingInKittens on 2008-11-30 10:33 ]
RollingInKittens | November 30, 10:25 CET
Keep_flyin | November 30, 10:31 CET
I suspect the DVD will play just fine, Simon.
Madhatter | November 30, 10:47 CET
Outsider | November 30, 11:56 CET
I ordered my three copies yesterday. My mom will be here for Christmas and one of them is for her. She's addicted to all things Whedon thanks to me. :)
beck | November 30, 13:08 CET
Succatash | November 30, 13:44 CET
palehorse | November 30, 14:13 CET
Lioness | November 30, 14:49 CET
dreamlogic | November 30, 14:53 CET
Madhatter | November 30, 15:01 CET
Rachelkachel | November 30, 15:58 CET
Lioness | November 30, 16:16 CET
embers | November 30, 16:21 CET
Yeah, not to get crazy, but somewhere around 12 wouldn't be that crazy, right?
dreamlogic | November 30, 16:48 CET
Seriously, though, the easter egg hunt should be fun. There have to be a few, no?
The DVD is still at #64. Madhatter, we need you to come back and make another wish!
phlebotinin | November 30, 17:34 CET
[ edited by Madhatter on 2008-11-30 17:58 ]
Madhatter | November 30, 17:56 CET
I've heard statistics that approximately 15% of DVDs are defective, well it appears to be getting MUCH worse recently. All FIVE of the last five DVDs that I've purchased have been defective and have had to be returned.
Really aggrevating when it's a box set- you have no idea if the new discs are any better unless you re-watch everything.
I want to know why the studios don't have some sort of mail in system where you can just replace the one defective disc instead of all of them. I've even got bad discs in my mega "all seasons" Buffy boxset that I was never able to return because Best Buy was out of stock.
MikeTMC | November 30, 18:08 CET
redfern | November 30, 18:09 CET
phlebotinin | November 30, 18:15 CET
I buy most of my movies from previously viewed bins, and have had very few problems. I buy a lot of movies.
redeem147 | November 30, 18:30 CET
#7 in Movies & TV > Action & Adventure > Superheroes
Anonymous1 | November 30, 18:57 CET
Anonymous1 | November 30, 19:06 CET
embers | November 30, 19:20 CET
Anonymous1 | November 30, 19:20 CET
From personal experience, I would expect the numbers of DVDs at Wal-mart that are defective to be much higher than that. I've found that so many of the bargain DVDs there are mislabeled, ESPECIALLY the ones that claim they are widescreen and they are in fact full screen. With that sort of thing, all of them are mislabeled because all of them are full screen when the label claims widescreen. I had a hard as hell time taking a few of those back because of it. Has this happened to anyone else?
In relation to the DVD: I just bought 3 copies. One for me, one for my brother, one for a friend!
VeryVeryCrowded | November 30, 19:54 CET
For another thing, some viewers will be satisfied with only having seen it on-line, or with their Itunes downloads. By the way, is Hulu going to continue to show it? If so, I can't decide if the benefit of continuously attracting some new viewers will be offset by the dampening effect for other viewers on needing to buy the dvd. Probably a net plus, but who knows.
There is also this. On-line hit or no, based on the number of views during its initial run, far fewer people have seen the show than saw any of Joss's tv shows. Part 3 got something around 400,000 views, IIRC, and some of those were repeat viewings. Granted, that number has probably increased substantially since, but I still think that we're not talking much more than a million viewers all told. That's just not enough of a base to push DH into the massive sales of something like The Dark Knight, for example.
So, while I think Joss is going to make a tidy profit, I'd be surprised if sales surpassed the 50-to-100,000 range.
shambleau | November 30, 20:30 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | November 30, 20:39 CET
Do you know if Amazon posts their sales figures to http://www.the-numbers.com/ ? I would think that they do and then the sales you are talking about would get it on the DVD sales charts. And that would be shiny.