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[NickintheATL]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'181742\' date=\'Mar 17 2008, 01:20 PM\']
On the screenshots, for the show main menu, I notice one airdate of "9/3/72", AKA the day before the premiere, AKA a Sunday. Is that just a typo, or a set date for that week's syndie episodes, which I'm guessing bicycled back then?
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Those dates on that menu are the VTR dates for those episodes.  Check a few posts back for the link to the airdate list I compiled and that should clear up the confusion.

[gsgalaxy82]

I just got the set from Best Buy....and it appears the premiere is not on it.

[snowpeck]

We knew it wouldn't be.  A fur coat was offered as the first IUFB.  How did you get a copy so early?  Was it in the store or from BestBuy.com?


Greg

[gsgalaxy82]

Wow, no wonder I didn't realize it was out until I was at Best Buy! The Best Buy here in Phoenix had it out a week early! (So for those of you in Phoenix, quick go to Best Buy before they realize their mistake!)
But I knew the first IUFB was a fur coat, but I must've missed the post that said it was cancelled. I don't mind, I have it on tape anyways

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'gsgalaxy82\' post=\'181852\' date=\'Mar 18 2008, 09:39 PM\']
Wow, no wonder I didn't realize it was out until I was at Best Buy! The Best Buy here in Phoenix had it out a week early! (So for those of you in Phoenix, quick go to Best Buy before they realize their mistake!) [/quote]
Ooh, they can get in trouble for that if they make a habit of it.  Most retailers get their stock several days in advance, so that everybody puts it out at the same time and nobody is inconvenienced because their UPS deliveries come later in the day than their rivals across town.  System only works, though, if everybody plays fair.

An entire week early does seem like an awfully long lead time, though.  Could BCI have gotten it out earlier than they planned, and the store mistakenly thought it truly was part of this week's releases?

[gsgalaxy82]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'181868\' date=\'Mar 18 2008, 11:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'gsgalaxy82\' post=\'181852\' date=\'Mar 18 2008, 09:39 PM\']
Wow, no wonder I didn't realize it was out until I was at Best Buy! The Best Buy here in Phoenix had it out a week early! (So for those of you in Phoenix, quick go to Best Buy before they realize their mistake!) [/quote]
Ooh, they can get in trouble for that if they make a habit of it.  Most retailers get their stock several days in advance, so that everybody puts it out at the same time and nobody is inconvenienced because their UPS deliveries come later in the day than their rivals across town.  System only works, though, if everybody plays fair.

An entire week early does seem like an awfully long lead time, though.  Could BCI have gotten it out earlier than they planned, and the store mistakenly thought it truly was part of this week's releases?
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That very well could've been it Matt. We have two Best Buy's in the area and only one had it stocked. When I was at the one that had it I said "Oh, they didn't have this at the other store!". I was bored and decided to go to the other one because it's right next to the mall and figured it couldn't hurt to take a second look at the new releases, see if I missed anything. Good thing I did, haha. Actually though, I told someone, it's not like it was a huge blockbuster movie, I don't think anyone will knock the doors down to get a TPIR DVD.

[tpirfan28]

I have my copy, and it is amazing.

I have just watched #0012D (ep 2) and #1585D (fifth experimental hr long ep), and the episodes are in freaking amazing quality.  1585D has some excellent moments with Bob and the contestants (notably how complex Card Game is made).

Sadly for Barker-lovers, it really shows how far Barker "fell" in his hosting abilities from the 70s to today.

(Also doesn't bode well for Fields either...in direct competition with Olsen and Pardo).

[mcsittel]

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'182451\' date=\'Mar 25 2008, 04:16 PM\']
I have my copy, and it is amazing.

I have just watched #0012D (ep 2) and #1585D (fifth experimental hr long ep), and the episodes are in freaking amazing quality.  1585D has some excellent moments with Bob and the contestants (notably how complex Card Game is made).

Sadly for Barker-lovers, it really shows how far Barker "fell" in his hosting abilities from the 70s to today.

(Also doesn't bode well for Fields either...in direct competition with Olsen and Pardo).
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Anybody find a good price on it in-store?  I ended up ordering from Amazon.com after none of the Sunday paper ads mentioned its release.

[Pyramid80]

Not sure about anywhere else, but I paid $29.99 for it at Best Buy on Saturday.

[clemon79]

I'm holding out for the $10 bin.

[Sodboy13]

Or the $4.99 FamilyVideo.com one-day sale.

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'182457\' date=\'Mar 25 2008, 06:08 PM\']
Or the $4.99 FamilyVideo.com one-day sale.
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Only if you like badgering the company until it ships what it promised.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'182459\' date=\'Mar 25 2008, 03:21 PM\']
Only if you like badgering the company until it ships what it promised.[/quote]
For $5? It was worth it. (Especially when they never bothered charging my credit card for the $5.)

Would I give them any other business? Absolutely not.

[Dbacksfan12]

DeepDiscount has it for $22.14.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'182461\' date=\'Mar 25 2008, 03:51 PM\']
DeepDiscount has it for $22.14.
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And these guys I can recommend without reservations. I've done a fair amount of business with them, and I've never had a problem. If $22.14 is a price you're willing to pay, absolutely go with them.