What other shows make DVDs like this?

PHMustang2000 · 03-22-04, 01:59 PM

I rented ER - Season 1 from Netflix and when I first read that there were 4 discs for this hour long series. I thought isn't that cramming it a little? When I got the disc. I popped it in and it was the fist disc so i was looking for the Pilot but couldn't find it on the disc. So I flipped it and noticed the pilot was on the other side. I thought this was cool and wouldn't mind if this was on another set. Anyone know any show that does the same exact thing? with episodes on both sides of the discs?
~PH

hugo1000faces · 03-22-04, 02:07 PM

The Outer Limits: Season One puts episodes on both sides of each DVD.

dtcarson · 03-22-04, 02:12 PM

I think Spawn: The Animated Series does also.

the big train · 03-22-04, 02:19 PM

The West Wing

What I really don't like about this is that it eliminates the usefulness of a multi-disc player.

Damage · 03-22-04, 02:26 PM

The Kung Fu and Due South boxsets use this method. I don't really mind flippers, though I know lots of people here hate them. If it lowers the price while keeping the A/V quality high, I'm cool with them.

bboisvert · 03-22-04, 02:29 PM

Battlestar Galactica, and pretty much all upcoming shows from Universal.

I approve of anything that saves me shelf space without compromising quality.

Mr. Salty · 03-22-04, 04:04 PM

Putting four episodes on one side of a disc really isn't that big of a stretch. Without commercials, hour-long episodes actually clock in at less than 45 minutes, so four episodes is less than three hours.

Axorr · 03-22-04, 06:11 PM

I don't mind flippers for TV shows. I just hate it when they do it for movies like the original release of Robin Hood; Prince of Thieves and the newer Schidler's List.
I don't mind getting up after watching 4 or 5 shows to flip a disc. I figure I need to get up and stretch at the very least by that time!

03-22-04, 01:59 PM	#1
PHMustang2000 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Mexico Posts: 841	What other shows make DVDs like this? I rented ER - Season 1 from Netflix and when I first read that there were 4 discs for this hour long series. I thought isn't that cramming it a little? When I got the disc. I popped it in and it was the fist disc so i was looking for the Pilot but couldn't find it on the disc. So I flipped it and noticed the pilot was on the other side. I thought this was cool and wouldn't mind if this was on another set. Anyone know any show that does the same exact thing? with episodes on both sides of the discs? ~PH __________________ [My DVD/Blu-Ray Collection]

03-22-04, 02:07 PM	#2
hugo1000faces Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 180	The Outer Limits: Season One puts episodes on both sides of each DVD. __________________ If you haven't seen "A Troll in Central Park"... you must. It is like looking in the face of God, and seeing Him smiling back at you saying "You are my most wonderous creation."

03-22-04, 02:12 PM	#3
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,082	I think Spawn: The Animated Series does also. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

03-22-04, 02:26 PM	#5
Damage Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Great White North, eh? Posts: 395	The Kung Fu and Due South boxsets use this method. I don't really mind flippers, though I know lots of people here hate them. If it lowers the price while keeping the A/V quality high, I'm cool with them. __________________ "You can't really dust for vomit." My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

03-22-04, 04:04 PM	#7
Mr. Salty DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Lower Beaver, Iowa Posts: 9,519	Putting four episodes on one side of a disc really isn't that big of a stretch. Without commercials, hour-long episodes actually clock in at less than 45 minutes, so four episodes is less than three hours. __________________ Mr. Salty's Massive Media Empire "so im looking for brutal ... male to male action" -- Stynieke, a new DVD Talk member

03-22-04, 02:19 PM	#4
the big train DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,669	The West Wing What I really don't like about this is that it eliminates the usefulness of a multi-disc player.

03-22-04, 02:29 PM	#6
bboisvert DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Docking Bay 94 Posts: 14,216	Battlestar Galactica, and pretty much all upcoming shows from Universal. I approve of anything that saves me shelf space without compromising quality.

03-22-04, 06:11 PM	#8
Axorr Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nebraska, Texas and California - Nebraxafornia? Posts: 126	I don't mind flippers for TV shows. I just hate it when they do it for movies like the original release of Robin Hood; Prince of Thieves and the newer Schidler's List. I don't mind getting up after watching 4 or 5 shows to flip a disc. I figure I need to get up and stretch at the very least by that time! __________________ Axorr, MOD aka Axorr, MOD Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. "Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking, isn't thinking of..."