Another Serenity Thread

squarejawhero · 02-11-2006, 01:01 PM

Got the Region 3 DVD box, same features as the UK - and, I believe, that means more than the US version for some reason...

Anyhow, made me really upset. Great ending. This is how a sci-fi film should be - characters to care for, witty script, good bad guy... development. That's what's lacking in nearly all recent Hollywood pictures, those shiny (not) ones that are wrought out every year to the general public's dis-satisfaction.

Should make a bomb on DVD, like it's series predecessor. And yeah, about a billion times better as a movie than that CGI-fest Kong and it's bad attempts at making me care about gorillas skidding on their asses.

RLacey · 02-11-2006, 01:10 PM

I'm still debating importing the 2 DVD Australian version. I'm a mite lazy, though, and am loathed to hack my drive to region free

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Lucien21 · 02-11-2006, 01:24 PM

I bought the region 1 disc

squarejawhero · 02-11-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

I'm still debating importing the 2 DVD Australian version. I'm a mite lazy, though, and am loathed to hack my drive to region free

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I didn't know about a 2-disc. I know the UK is a 1-disc. Whats the difference?

artwking4 · 02-11-2006, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by squarejawhero

I didn't know about a 2-disc. I know the UK is a 1-disc. Whats the difference?

Australian DVD's spin in the opposite direction.

RLacey · 02-11-2006, 01:51 PM

Extra deleted scenes, a Q&A session with Joss and a couple of other behind the scenes things (tour of the ship is one).

jjacob · 02-11-2006, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by artwking4

Australian DVD's spin in the opposite direction.

I'm waiting for the "Season One" + Movie DVD box

RLacey · 02-11-2006, 03:23 PM

OK, my Region 4 2-disc version is now on order. Assuming they don't have any problem with my card I should get a more complete DVD set a good week or so before the UK release.

Of course, the trade-off is that I have to watch it on this PC, but that's most likely where I would have watched it anyway

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RLacey · 02-11-2006, 03:24 PM

For anyone interested, here is the features list of the R4 version:

Special Features:

A Filmmakers Journey - Journey with Joss from Script to Screen (exclusive to Australian DVD)
Joss Whedon Q&A Session - Filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney (exclusive to Australian DVD)
Extended Scenes (exclusive to Australian DVD)
Take a Walk on Serenity - Cast and Crew take us on a special tour of the Serenity ship (exclusive to Australian DVD)
The Green Clan - Expose on Cinematographer Jack Green and his team (exclusive to Australian DVD)
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Future History - The Story of Earth That Was
What's In A Firefly
Re-lighting The Firefly
Joss Whedon Introduction
Feature Commentary
Easter Egg - We'll Have A Fruity Oaty Good Time

Though, allegedly, the Germans are going to get a 2-disc version too.

Kolzig · 02-11-2006, 04:53 PM

Yeah, region 4 has got the best extras.

I might order it, but I already have r2 on preorder, maybe I'll have to buy r4 too.

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Originally Posted by RLacey

[*]A Filmmakers Journey - Journey with Joss from Script to Screen (exclusive to Australian DVD)

That is also in the r2 dvd.

Huz · 02-11-2006, 05:07 PM

The special features on the Firefly set itself were rubbish though, weren't they? I was looking forward to the "tour of the set" (or whatever), but it turned out to be about 10 seconds of Joss walking through a room and the rest was made up of random clips from the show and ridiculous fast pans around the set, too quick to see anything. RUBBISH!

RLacey · 02-12-2006, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolzig

That is also in the r2 dvd.

True. I was just copy/pasting from a website

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The others are definitely exclusive to the Australian and possibly Dutch and German versions, according to at least one source. And apparently the Q&A session is the whole recording, and not a 15 minute extract as some people were suspecting.

RLacey · 02-20-2006, 03:31 AM

Yay, my Australian disc arrived today. And guess what? It's a Region 2/4 disc, so it will play in European players with no problem!

Kolzig · 02-20-2006, 08:05 AM

I cancelled my order of the R2 version, I'm going to get that Australian version.

RLacey · 02-20-2006, 09:32 AM

I recommend www.ezydvd.com.au - they delivered it in a week, and it only cost ~£14/15...

Kolzig · 02-20-2006, 10:00 AM

I was thinking about using Cd-wow.

But I'll check that site, thanks Lacey.

RLacey · 02-20-2006, 10:02 AM

Ah, CD-WOW weren't offering the Australian release at the time.

Either way, EzyDVD worked out cheaper for me

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Aj_ · 02-20-2006, 10:09 AM

If anyone's interested I found a story about a week ago, apparantly Adam Baldwin is hosting a documentary on Serenity.

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...the DVD will include more special features than the Firefly and Serenity DVDs combined.

02-11-2006, 01:01 PM	#1
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	Another Serenity Thread Got the Region 3 DVD box, same features as the UK - and, I believe, that means more than the US version for some reason... Anyhow, made me really upset. Great ending. This is how a sci-fi film should be - characters to care for, witty script, good bad guy... development. That's what's lacking in nearly all recent Hollywood pictures, those shiny (not) ones that are wrought out every year to the general public's dis-satisfaction. Should make a bomb on DVD, like it's series predecessor. And yeah, about a billion times better as a movie than that CGI-fest Kong and it's bad attempts at making me care about gorillas skidding on their asses. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

02-11-2006, 01:10 PM	#2
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I'm still debating importing the 2 DVD Australian version. I'm a mite lazy, though, and am loathed to hack my drive to region free . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-11-2006, 01:24 PM	#3
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02-11-2006, 01:51 PM	#6
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Extra deleted scenes, a Q&A session with Joss and a couple of other behind the scenes things (tour of the ship is one). Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-11-2006, 03:23 PM	#8
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	OK, my Region 4 2-disc version is now on order. Assuming they don't have any problem with my card I should get a more complete DVD set a good week or so before the UK release. Of course, the trade-off is that I have to watch it on this PC, but that's most likely where I would have watched it anyway ... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-11-2006, 03:24 PM	#9
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	For anyone interested, here is the features list of the R4 version: Special Features: A Filmmakers Journey - Journey with Joss from Script to Screen (exclusive to Australian DVD) Joss Whedon Q&A Session - Filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney (exclusive to Australian DVD) Extended Scenes (exclusive to Australian DVD) Take a Walk on Serenity - Cast and Crew take us on a special tour of the Serenity ship (exclusive to Australian DVD) The Green Clan - Expose on Cinematographer Jack Green and his team (exclusive to Australian DVD) Deleted Scenes Outtakes Future History - The Story of Earth That Was What's In A Firefly Re-lighting The Firefly Joss Whedon Introduction Feature Commentary Easter Egg - We'll Have A Fruity Oaty Good Time Though, allegedly, the Germans are going to get a 2-disc version too. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-11-2006, 05:07 PM	#11
Huz Kersal Massive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,430	The special features on the Firefly set itself were rubbish though, weren't they? I was looking forward to the "tour of the set" (or whatever), but it turned out to be about 10 seconds of Joss walking through a room and the rest was made up of random clips from the show and ridiculous fast pans around the set, too quick to see anything. RUBBISH! Share Share this post on Twitter

02-20-2006, 03:31 AM	#13
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Yay, my Australian disc arrived today. And guess what? It's a Region 2/4 disc, so it will play in European players with no problem! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-20-2006, 08:05 AM	#14
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I cancelled my order of the R2 version, I'm going to get that Australian version. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

02-20-2006, 09:32 AM	#15
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I recommend www.ezydvd.com.au - they delivered it in a week, and it only cost ~£14/15... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-20-2006, 10:00 AM	#16
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I was thinking about using Cd-wow. But I'll check that site, thanks Lacey. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

02-20-2006, 10:02 AM	#17
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Ah, CD-WOW weren't offering the Australian release at the time. Either way, EzyDVD worked out cheaper for me . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

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