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Beyond Home Entertainment will be releasing a season 1 DVD set of Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) exclusively through JB Hi-Fi:
Transformers: Robots In Disguise - Season 1
I expect it will just be the four single DVD volumes bundled together, like boxed sets of other recent cartoon series.
I think it's great that Beyond Entertainment are releasing this as a Season set, as it was just found out in America, a single volume listed by Shout Factory... and after what they did to Rescue Bots, I think there will be a lot of jealous Americans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirben
Unfortunately, Beyond Entertainment are doing this as Region-4 instead of Region free... as they could have sold heaps to Americans.
(I wonder why Madman gave up the license for Transformers, after such a long history of releasing just about every previous series... and still releasing TFPrime.)
This set has a release date of September 1st, which isn't too far away, and probably will be out before the entire season has even been screened here.
The minutes listed is 527, which is only 24 episodes if 22 minutes each, or 25 episodes if 21 minutes each.
It's $49 for 4 discs, which is quite a lot compared to their Rescue Bots 4-pack which was only about $20.... but that was after they had the individual volumes sold for about $15 each, so I guess it is still cheaper than if they were sold separately.
Has the second half of season one been shown on Aus TV (Foxtel) and I missed it?
I noticed that Foxtel are repeating the first half eps at the moment on early weekend mornings. I was waiting to see if they'd continue into the latter half of season one after that was done
I might just pick this up. especially on one of JB's 20% off sales
I am not sure if it has been aired or not but I know iTunes has released the whole series in 4 volumes would they release it before airing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
It's strange that when it comes to movies, the DVDs come out first to make sure they get sales, but for TV shows, the DVDs come out after they've aired on TV... as if the TV ratings are more important for TV shows than Movies.
Put my pre-order down at JB HI FI... Looking forward to finally watching the complete series.
Looks like there will be single volumes after all, with the Boxset just being exclusive to JBHifi (which is still an odd thing to do).
Volume 1 is also listed on JBHifi, for a September 1st release date as well... probably with 7 episodes, for $13. (giving the boxset a very slight saving of $3 if they end up with four volumes at that price... but expect about $15 at other retailers)
The title of the first volume is "Collect 'Em All".
Nice cover on the single volume, shame that big red robot's not really in any of the first 7 episodes (all that much)
Yeah, marketing is so deceptive, just to get people to buy things.
Optimus and Bumblebee aren't in much of Rescue Bots either, but they have more toys than the cast characters, and featured on DVD covers... because regular people (parents buying them for kids or as gifts) recognise the iconic character of Optimus and might remember that it was the character that the intended recipient liked (if more kids are fans of Bee and Op than other characters, they get plastered on all the kids merchandise, including DVDs - I think there was a Rescue Bots DVD that had Optimus or Bee on the cover, but didn't appear in any episodes on the disc).
Looking forward to this. Will definitely snap it up from JB when it's out. Great Series.
Some photos of the boxset and first volume....
Both of them at the Garden City JB Hifi (I only saw the one copy of the boxset, which I bought, but they might have more somewhere).
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c940.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c935.jpg
Fortunately it has all 26 episodes on it, as the total running time originally noted for this release didn't sound like it was all 26.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/c939.jpg
The box set is just four regular volumes inside that box above (therefore, no extra/special features).
Since one is exactly the same as the single volume that's on sale, we get to see what the other three volumes should be if they all get released.
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If internet streaming and apple store downloads weren't so common now, I'd be quite excited about having a DVD copy of a cartoon series that hasn't yet finished airing on American TVs.
Or finished airing on Australian TV.
I'm tempted to get the box so I can watch the second half of the series. But a four DVD case thick box for four discs is a shelf space hog, nice packaging but I'd want to throw it away and put them in a single four disc case.
Got a text message from JB to go and pick mine up today. Sadly I won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow. :(
Here's hoping there's a set left when I get to the shops on Thursday night.
Eh - $49 for one season of a mediocre cartoon - no thanks. I'll wait a few years for it all to be over then buy'em cheaper. Hope you guys that are getting this set do enjoy them though :)
I enjoyed a few of the first 13 episodes, but its not worth the asking price at the moment. Sadly it probably will not get much cheaper any time soon. Might be the first TF series I havent seen all of!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
If we're lucky, JB Hifi might have a 20% off DVDs sale sometime this year.
;)
the art of the covers seems to be the same as the iTunes "volumes" released back in June good to see them release the dvds!! (but I already downloaded them from apple so I wont be picking up this)
I'll probably buy these, I don't have any of the channels that it's airing on and I am getting frustrated with other means of getting hold of them. I don't love it like I do prime so I'm OK with DVD instead of Bluray.
Picked mine up from JB HI FI today... I will watch this tonight while my wife is at roller derby training :p
Surely he wins quote of the month for that one! so many levels there....Quote:
Originally Posted by MayzaPrime
I picked this up today and watched the first two eps. I hit the Subtitle button on my remote and nothing came up, so it looks like there are no subtitle options, which massively sucks for hearing impaired fans. :( Although most TF DVDs seem to lack subtitle options, off hand the only ones that have it are the live action movies, Animated and Beast Machines. :(
my Local JB Hifi had nothing last night. not even space on the shelf next to other transformers DVD's. I'm not even sure they have received stock.
I expect this will be available for quite some time though so I'm not worried about missing out.
If it is on their website, and listed as available in-store, you can ask them to order in a copy for you... or wait for a sale.
The store nearest me took a couple months to get in the 7th volume of Rescue Bots, and still hasn't got the 8th volume in that came out 4 weeks ago.