And again, highly annoyed that people in other countries have always gotten both VHS and DVDs of these series long before we have...

cubiclesatan | June 03, 19:30 CET

Buffy Season 7 is available in China on DVD. Drives me nuts, cubiclesatan.

Chris in Virginia | June 03, 19:41 CET

It's only fair, given that they almost always have to wait longer for a series to air.

Also, I think the fact that there were never any complete seasons of BtVS or Angel released on VHS in North America is a very good thing. Before the DVDs hit, a lot of fans wouldn't have wanted to wait and would've snatched up the tapes...then complained later about feeling compelled to spend more money on the superior DVD releases.

Kris | June 03, 19:49 CET

Excellent, DVDs before Xmas, getting a new DVD set quickly will take away some of the pain that there's not a 6th season.

Only problem with R2 sets and British screenings of American TV, (I've started noticing it this year as I've been downloading the majority of the American shows I watch) is that the sound is slightly faster, I only notice it during the theme tune, but it sounds so much better at the correct speed.

Ghost Spike | June 03, 20:37 CET

Well said Kris!
We have to wait at least five months after the USA start their run in the season (in the UK anyway. Plus, I'm pretty sure that there are a lot less issues with releasing them over here, contract or something. I remember reading something about it in an article a couple of years ago
I have never waited in the case of Buffy, (without Sky you have to wait even longer) and it means that I have got the run of episodes before BBC air them. With Angel, you've got quality websites like Angels Acolyte to give me a detailed summary and screen caps.
Also, can we hear it for BBC Cult! It is one of the definitive news and interview sites and save WHEDONesque can't be beaten in terms of quality!

Apocalypse | June 03, 20:43 CET

And the RC1 releases of the Angel DVDs don't even cost half as much as the RC2 ones.

Elo | June 03, 23:09 CET