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Old February 27th, 2004, 05:00 PM   #1
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Default Galactica Mini DVD released... On EBAY??

What's up with this....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ADME:B:BN:US:1

And why the hell did I put a bid on it? *lol*
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Old February 27th, 2004, 05:10 PM   #2
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What's up with this....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ADME:B:BN:US:1

And why the hell did I put a bid on it? *lol*
Mike -

You should do a bit more homework next time before you bid - If you don't win this one, e-mail the seller and ask for a more complete description of what he is selling. There have been 2 or 3 sellers on eBay selling "DVDs" of the miniseries since it first aired. A buddy of mine bought one of them and paid over 40 bucks for it (why......?). What he got looked very similar to that item. It was a DVD-R of the miniseries on 2 discs. They were nicely packaged with all the trimmings. The discs had the mini logo and poster art printed on them and the case had matching artwork.

What was on the disks was another matter - it was the miniseries with the commercials edited out and the picture quality had a very "pixellated" look to it. It was probably a low-resolution transfer from VHS tape. I showed my friend my VHS copy that I made myself and he liked the visual quality so much better, I gave it to him so he wouldn't feel so bad about the purchase.

You should just wait until the actual DVD comes out if you really want one - it will probably have extras and you won't have to pay such a ridiculous price for it...

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Old February 28th, 2004, 05:58 AM   #3
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Mike, there's alot of this going on at ebay.

I have a replaytv unit and even that doesn't give a great feed. I can download from my replay to my computer and burn the movie from there onto a dvd-r. More than likely this is what he did or for that matter, taped it with a vcr then used a capture card to get it into the computer. Edited it there then burned.

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It's also illegal, isn't it?
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Michelle -

I'm sure it is - but, is has been going on around eBay for years. My guess is that the only reason that eBay doesn't do anything about it is that they make money from the sellers - that's their bread and butter (not defending it). I imagine that if someone from Universal or another studio wanted to step in, they would do so. Given that the mini hasn't been officially released on DVD, the loophole might be that nobody has been copying and selling a duplicate of retail items and purporting them to be the real thing.

That's my guess...

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Old February 29th, 2004, 11:30 AM   #6
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I have some curious news from the UK for you.

Over the past few weeks, one online retailer - http://www.play.com/ - has been advertising the 2003 mini DVD as due for release on March 1, 2004 (TOMORROW! )

I thought it as something of a fluke, as it wasn't listed on http://www.amazon.co.uk/, but I have just checked there - and lo and behold - it is, with an Amazon sales ranking of 221 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...744673-1243647 - at the cheep cheap price of £9.74 (25% discount from RRP of £12.99 - that's approx $24.00 discounted to $18.00 using http://www.xe.com/)

A note to add - there is no record of an age rating on the BBFC website yet - http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ so this news probably should be taken with a 'pinch of salt' - but pictures I have seen of sleeves rate it at a '15' certificate.

If it is true though, it looks like we'll get the DVD before you do, but... maybe.... is it someting to boast about?

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I have some curious news from the UK for you.

Over the past few weeks, one online retailer - http://www.play.com/ - has been advertising the 2003 mini DVD as due for release on March 1, 2004 (TOMORROW! )

I thought it as something of a fluke, as it wasn't listed on http://www.amazon.co.uk/, but I have just checked there - and lo and behold - it is, with an Amazon sales ranking of 221 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...744673-1243647 - at the cheep cheap price of £9.74 (25% discount from RRP of £12.99 - that's approx $24.00 discounted to $18.00 using http://www.xe.com/)

A note to add - there is no record of an age rating on the BBFC website yet - http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ so this news probably should be taken with a 'pinch of salt' - but pictures I have seen of sleeves rate it at a '15' certificate.

If it is true though, it looks like we'll get the DVD before you do, but... maybe.... is it someting to boast about?

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Keep in mind that this is Region 2, not 1. I just got a Region 2/4 version from the galactica2003.net website linked to blackstar.co.uk. All-region players are your friend!
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Battlestar Galactica (2003 Miniseries)

Availability: NOT YET RELEASED: The studio is currently not producing this title on DVD, but to be notified when it is available, enter your e-mail address at right. You'll also be voting for this release; we'll let the studio know how many customers are waiting for this title.

Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
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Before things get too far gone (apologies if I caused any confusion )....... from Amazon.co.uk (for the UK market) for your consideration & clarification -

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Battlestar Galactica - The Mini Series

List Price: £12.99
Our Price: £9.74
You Save: £3.25 (25%)

Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions

Availability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Release Date: 1 March, 2004
Classification: To be announced

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank (DVD): 124

Edition Details:
• Region 2 encoding (Europe, Middle East & Japan only)
• PAL
• ASIN: B0001M1JFM
• Catalogue Number: 8223041
If Amazon UK are selling through incorrect info, then that is their problem - there is seemingly no definitive BBFC classification for it yet! (Blackstar's sleeve depicts the mini as a '12' certificate...Play.com are listing it as 'out of stock'). I did go to my local music store today to check it out.... but there was no trace. (I doubt I'll even buy the thing if I do see it, re my other post on the subject.)

Perhaps Universal have slipped up once again? That's nothing new......

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Okay.... the shops were a week late (well, the one I went to anyway), the *region 2 & 4* UK DVD is out on the shelves, rated 12 ("Contains moderate violence and sex").

Curiously the DVD carries a sticker on the front declaring something along the lines of "new mini series" (so people won't be confused, I guess...), but also, there appears to be no special features on the disc from what I read on the sleeve, apart from subtitles - but what kind of features would be considered?

Strange that the UK should get something of a rush-release of the mini, less than a month after it's TV premiere, yet you guys in the US and elsewhere (I hear Australia gets the DVD in April) are kept waiting... Any thoughts on the matter?

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