Rhino's deal with Sunbow is over

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Tue May 03, 2005 11:18 am

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/thread73689.html

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Tue May 03, 2005 12:42 pm

So no Beast Machines or the rest of Armada for a while then?

RID Scourge · Post by **RID Scourge** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:03 pm

I think BM was Mainframe . . .

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:38 pm

And Armada was Aeon (nowadays known as "We've").

DrSpengler · Post by **DrSpengler** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:48 pm

I guess that explains why we can't special order any GI Joe or Jem box sets at work (Suncoast) anymore. They're out of print. :\

I'm definately not buying Transformers over again, no matter how many special features they add. Maybe the movie, though.

Grimlock2983 · Post by **Grimlock2983** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:52 pm

Do you think they'll rerelease the entire series again?? I wouldn't think so, for the reason DrSpengler said, most fans wouldn't buy them b/c they already have 'em.

Or am I underestimating the awesome power of Transfans?

DrSpengler · Post by **DrSpengler** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:20 pm

I don't object to repurchasing the movie, but the season sets are just too expensive to warrant buying them all over again.

Perhaps when the new movie comes out Sony will release their own sets and attract those who didn't buy Rhino's. After all, if GI Joe and Jem are any indication, Rhino's Transformer sets must be out of print, too. So the fact that people can't get them might create a little hype.

But if you really want to get the new sets you could always sell your old ones to Suncoast, though we won't give you much for them.

chimung · Post by **chimung** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:07 pm

While I ordered the box set of the whole G1 series, it WOULD be nice if say Cartoon Network or Scifi Channel would start airing again

Post by **TFArchive** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:47 pm

That sucks, but honestly Rhino didn't really do anything with them, they did very minimal clean up of the video/audio (don't get me started on the stupid 5.1 audio track). They just bought the license dumped them on DVD, did a crappy 5.1 track, basic menus/extras and soaked us for $50 / set

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I'd buy another set if they were better quality and more extras. Too bad the widescreen movie doesn't exist I'd buy that in a heartbeat

Hopefully the next company will put some money into it, I wonder if the Columbia (or whoever it was) deal was part of this.

I wanted to get G.I. Joe Season 2 part 2 but now it looks like we'll have to wait a long time.

another tf fan · Post by **another tf fan** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:53 pm

i doub't i'll buy the dvd sets again but i totally agree with a new tf:tm issue with better specials. a running commentary would be worth the price i think... maybe a few voice actor interviews and deleted scenes...i'd buy that on the day it comes out.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:12 pm

Originally posted by TFArchive
Too bad the widescreen movie doesn't exist

Whilst I doubt anything resembling 'true' widescreen exists, last I heard a better print had been tracked down, but the owner was asking too much for it to be considered for the R4 release.

I'm just annoyed that Maverick put out such a tacky, half-arsed release in the UK... after a year delay and with nauseating extras it was a huge disappointment.

From what I can gather, Rhino's arbitrary changes whilst trying to "clean up" the R1 'G1' episode releases only resulted in a mess. It's slightly better that S3+4 are all in one set for the UK, but I'm not certain how the producers handled Dark Awakening...

Grand Scorpion · Post by **Grand Scorpion** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:06 am

I'd buy a new Set, because I haven't bought the Rhino Set.

I'm sorry, but alot of Rhino's "fixes" actually made things worse.

Red Trailbreaker indeed.

I'd pay good money on a set of DVDs that actually fixed the animation errors correctly. It also boggled me that they'd explain all kinds of animation errors in the special features, and show their fixes, but the actual episodes on the DVDs didn't have those fixes. WTF?

Until then I'll stick with my VHS tapes. At least the animation errors in those are the original errors, and not new ones created by Rhino.

Heinrad · Post by **Heinrad** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:21 am

I only got seasons 1 and 2. I'd been thinking about getting the third season, but I'm still not sure........

Scarrita · Post by **Scarrita** » Wed May 04, 2005 6:15 pm

If all the errors were fixed and there were pretty decent extras I could possibly see myself buying the seasons all over again. It would be nice for them all to be released in one full set though.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Thu May 05, 2005 4:35 am

I'd buy 'em if they fixed the animation errors, plots, tone and edited in some logic and characterisation.

Scarrita · Post by **Scarrita** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:19 am

Originally posted by Cliffjumper
I'd buy 'em if they fixed the animation errors, plots, tone and edited in some logic and characterisation.

So... Basically what you're saying that there is no way in hell you'd even bother, right?

Right!

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Thu May 05, 2005 4:03 pm

Actually, I'd rebuy the UK sets if they came with an extra which had the makers of the Beast Within free comic apologising, before being shot through the back of the head.

Post by **Denyer** » Thu May 05, 2005 4:18 pm

Originally posted by Scarrita
It would be nice for them all to be released in one full set though.

I think they have been for region 3—at least the sets look good enough not to be bootlegs...

Someone'll probably have the auction link.

Windrazor · Post by **Windrazor** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:54 pm

I had already purchased the entire series and the movie. I don't believe I'd purchase another movie or original series unless DVD's became obsolete, that there was some new interface for viewing movies, and DVD players no longer functioned (or at least mine, and it was non-repairable). I'm still on the verge of buying a Beast Wars season 1 set (already have 2 & 3), as well as Armada Season 1, and whatever other series might be put out on Season DVD's

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