Why belabour the point when I can just quote TVShowsOnDVD.com;
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced plans to release The Real Ghostbusters on DVD February 28.
Unfortunately they’re releasing this in a configuration that fans of the show aren’t interested in; volumes with random episodes.
Volume 1:
Catch Me If You CanCreatures of the Night contains “Night Game,” “Lost and Foundry,” “Bird of Kildarby” and “Killerwatt.”Volume 2:
Booware of EvilSpooky Spirits contains “Revenge of Murray and the Mantis,” “Ghostbuster of the Year,” “Drool, the Dog Faced Goblin” and “Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream.”Volume 3: Slimefighters contains “Adventures in Slime and Space,” “They Call Me Mister Slimer,” “Victor the Happy Ghost” and “Slimer, Come Home.”
Each disc runs 89 minutes, and carries a suggested retail price of $9.95.
Currently there is no art work available.
As fans we now find ourselves in an odd spot – do we buy the DVDs and hope that the sales will convince Sony to release season sets or do we NOT buy the DVDs and hope that the sales will convince Sony to release the season sets. Philosophically, I’m inclined to the latter, but as an economic realist, I’m afraid only the former will likely work.
Of the 12 episodes being released, 6 were previously availabe in official VHS releases and one was recently released in the UK on DVD. The first episode, Knock Knock Ghost R Us is not included, which is a tragic oversight for fans.
[update] I was typing quickly this morning and in the rush to look up the video releases while typing, put Knock Knock down as the first episode (it was the first VHS release.) Thanks to Tracy for pointing it out – you posted your comment in the second copy of a double post, so I’m afraid your comment is lost.
[UPDATE] As David posted in the comments section, Amazon is offering the DVDs for $6.99.
credit | Gord for the warning last week, plus Dr. J and Orlando for bringing it to my attention! Paul at Spook Central got the final, official disc titles.
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This is both good news and bad news, like the article said.
I, for one, will be picking these up when they come out. An offical DVD release of a handful of episodes isn’t exactly what I was hoping for, but it’s better than nothing.
After all, how many of us forked over the 15 bucks to buy Ghostbusters 2 just for the two animated episodes? I know I did.
In any case, any GB news is good news, in my opinion.
What I’ve seen work in the past from following DVD sites and various animation campaigns, is to vote not only with your dollars, but with your voice.
If someone can track down the decision makers on this, a letter/e-mail/petition for season sets needs to be created in order for the possibility of season sets to be produced.
If you simply purchase the volumes, the company will only see that the volumes are generating revenue and the property is in demand. Which will only result in more volumes.
If a campaign was started, people’s voices would reach the powers that be. They will learn what the situation is when they get message after message like, “I am an RGB fan and did not buy your volume release because I want a season boxset release.” or “I am an RGB fan and bought your volume release to show my support for the property, but I want season boxsets. I will not purchase further volume releases”. Etc. Etc..
Just a note, Amazon has these for presale for $6.99 each.
I LIKE GHOSTBUSTERS I WHAT THE SHOW IN A BOX SET AND CAN YOU DO GHOSTBUSTERS 3 IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE.
If they release season sets of RGB, they’ll have to decide what to do about the fact that the first season was 13 episodes and the second (syndicated, and running concurrently with the first season) was 66.