SuperBatMan

Or will it only come after the series is finished, and in a big complete series set?

Debating on whether or not to get the first four seasons on DVD at Amazon or wait for Blu-Ray.

Adam Tyner

I'd flip if there were a rumor like that floating around, but there hasn't been anything yet.

I'd...be kind of surprised if this were to happen any time soon. Unless I'm completely misremembering, Warner has yet to release a 'catalog' season title.

Nothing to stop you from getting the first two seasons on DVD and the following two on Blu-ray, though.

Gizmo

Don't count on it in 2010 (unless - small shot - Supernatural ends its run and Warner brings a complete series set out).

Smallville would come first and they still have a season exclusive to HD DVD. There is just very little money in catalog TV seasons right now. Lost seemed to do pretty well, but I can't think of many other examples (Dexter?). Stuff like Firefly was a one shot deal, and other evergreen stuff (Star Trek) should always do well when timed with something else.

Lots of rumors indicated Seinfeld, Friends, X-Files, Buffy might hit in the next year or two. As it stands, not even hit shows guaranteed a release (Grey's Anatomy) and if they don' fall into the current BD demographic, good luck!

Gizmo

...and right after I wrote that news came out that Friends and West Wing (both Season 1 ) popped up.

I still remember West Wing being advertised in early Warner HD DVDs.

dsa_shea

Isn't the current Season 5 supposed to the end of the series? I read that this will be the last season of the current run but not necessarily preclude them from doing something else with the characters or setting in the future.

Gizmo

No, 80% chance it will come back for a 6th Season due to CW not having any new shows that could carry the network (aside from Vampire Diaries). Kripke may not be back, but the two leads are in contract for 6 seasons. Supernatural also does decent DVD sales which Warner likes. Same can be said for One Tree Hill and (possibly) Smallville - all almost guaranteed to be back next year. Syndication-wise, another 22 episodes would be the show at 130 or so which Warner would like. Their fates will come in February/March.

dsa_shea

That's good to know as I really didn't want the show to come to a close but you've got to think that season 6 would be getting the show to the stretching point. All good shows must come to an end and hopefully before they have worn out their welcome as we see LOST doing before the wheels spin for too long.

Bluelitespecial

Watch Warner only give us season one and two on bluray in a complete series set.

kk725

Meh, wish they'd hurry it up. I sold my (still sealed) season two on DVD, and am looking to get rid of my open, but barely watched, season one, all in the hopes that they will be released on BD within the next year.

slop101

After I watched the first two season in upconverted SD, I hardly noticed a difference when I watched the 3rd and 4th seasons on blu-ray - mostly due to the show being so freaking dark all of the time.

Seriously, do a back and forth comparison (with darker scenes - that are 90% of the show), and you'll see the differences are negligible.

dsa_shea

I agree. It would be a slight upgrade but not enough to prevent from already owning and watching the first two seasons on SD as we already have done. Now, we do have the third and fourth seasons on BD but I wouldn't hold out on the first two especially as cheap as you can get them now.

Sessa17

So, anyone know why the shit season 2 isn't on Blu-Ray yet?

I really want to start watching this show, but it annoys the shit out of me that every season is on blu-ray except season 2.

slop101

Just calm down and watch season 2 in SD, trust me, it's not that big a difference.

Gizmo

Its coming out in January or February I believe. Its already out in the UK (in the form of a Season 1-5 boxset). I can't seem to find the press release right now for it, but I sold my S2 DVD as soon as I read about it.

Sessa17

Are you sure, because there is no listing for it anywhere, so I don't think this has been confirmed.

Gizmo

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sup...Season-2/14610
Earliest would be January...26th? which is the return of the show from Winter Break. But I'm betting on Feb/March now since it has not officially been announced.

Sessa17

Nice, thanks for that, I didn't see a listing for it on Amazon yet. I'll go ahead and buy the 5th season then since the Blu-Ray is $19.99 right now.

collven

If you're desperate to watch it from the beginning in HD, you could always check it out on TNT in the mornings. They show every episode in order. Of course, I don't know what season they are up to and therefore, how long it will take to start over from the beginning.

tylergfoster

I'm glad this hasn't fallen by the wayside. I just started this show.