OK, folks, since I’m one of only a few who have received the DVD set yet, I’ll start a review thread. I expect everybody to chime in here as more are received.
First, a couple of quick points. I bought the DVD set because I wanted the original episodes. I wanted to see the
REAL Battlestar Galactica. The extras are just that – extras, gravy.
So far, it’s worth the price.
The packaging – pretty much as I expected, but a bit disappointing for a “collector’s” set. The plastic Cylon helmet is glued to a simple silver-foiled box. The back label is glued (with a very weak adhesive) cockeyed on the bottom of the box (but they hide the anti-theft gizmo under one corner of the label).
Inside, though, the six DVDs are in a fold-up holder; sturdy cardboard printed with scenes and characters. A booklet describes the contents and has a brief synopsis of each episode. The extras (almost exclusively deleted/missing scenes) are at the end of each DVD, and are linked to the episodes on each DVD (I mean the extra scenes for Episode X are on the same DVD as Episode X).
DVDs numbers 1 through 4 are two-sided.
None of the DVDs have full labels – just tiny little letters in a band around the center.
Oh, and they’re kind of tough to get out of their individual holders.
But – the sound and picture quality are incredible. I’ve got a fake home theater speaker system – and I rocked the place. I’ve watched about half of Saga – then went back and started watching it again with the commentary by Richard, Dirk and Herb – that’s going to be fun. The comments by Glen Larson and Stu Phillips are excellent, too.
That’s all for tonight. I’ll add more as I watch more, and when the rest of you get yours, add your comments, too.
It is the
REAL Battlestar Galactica!!!
I am
Dawg
DVD Boxed Set Review Thread
