Damed

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It's about time! Hopefully it'll be the uncut HBO episodes, not the cut down ones.

Yocke

The first season is only six episodes. Why not release both first seasons as one set?

DVDFreaker

It has been a long time waiting for it! I will pick this one up!

Geofferson

Glad to hear it.

Cameron

great news...thanks op

obligatory thread links

old news on this release

Tales from the Crypt Series in 2005!!!

Great Documentary on Tales from the Crypt and EC comics

Tales From The Crypt Documentary

Spamcola

Jeez. Finally.

Geofferson

Was the first season really only 6 episodes? I'm trying to remember back that far when it first aired and just don't recall.

l_xtopher_l

I'm excited. 6 episodes is better than nothing, in my book. If it's a small season, the price will most likely be cheaper, which could attract more blind buys and casual fans, than a $40 boxset would. That could boost sales, to ensure more seasons are produced, and it's not a one season DVD set, as a lot tend to be.

Maybe they're going the way of Three's Company and the Simple Life, and smaller seasons will be presented in single DVD cases.

QuiGonJosh

Most excellent! Can't wait to have this show!

ignition

If I had to guess why they're relasing only six episodes it'd simply be that they're testing the market.

I've personally never seen it, but I'll buy it (haha).

mikeporter

I've been waiting for this announcement FOREVER!!! FINALLY!!! I hope Season 2 is released by early next year.

More info from TVShowsOnDVD:
Now HBO puts all six first-season episodes onto a single DVD, with a second DVD disc full of special features (the details of which haven't been revealed yet).

conscience

I loved sneaking behind my mom's back and watching this on HBO late at night when I was little. Freaked me out.

Might pick it up if I can.

Regurgitator

Wow! It's about time!

So now when will we get to see Tales from the Darkside being released?

tommyp007

first Dream On...now this........happiness ensues!

dsa_shea

Let's just hope that season 2 is not too far behind. Hopefully we'll get it within a few months.

Shap

About time! Awesome news.

PHMustang2000

I'm going to get this. How long was it on TV?

Josh-da-man

Seven seasons, 93 episodes.

Season 1 - 6 eps
Season 2 - 18 eps
Season 3 - 14 eps
Season 4 - 14 eps
Season 5 - 13 eps
Season 6 - 15 eps
Season 7 - 13 eps

Since this is only a half-hour show with short seasons, it's too bad they didn't combine seasons 1-3 into one set, then do 4-5 in one set, and 6-7 in a final one.

From what I recall, the series had pretty much jumped the shark by the sixth season. I could be wrong, but looking at the episode guide at TVTome, I don't see many memorable episodes from those two seasons. Looks I had bailed by that time.

As far as extras go, it would be very cool if they could include the original EC comic stories that the episodes were based on.

JCFantasy23

Great news! Always loved the cryptkeeper

DVDTalker002

actually season 6 is great.... 7 wasn't all that bad, but wasn't that great. Theres still about 5 good episodes out of it...

I highly doubt this dvd will come out...

caiman

This is the best DVD news I've heard since they announced the release of The Simpsons. This is the number 1 announcement I've been waiting for since I started collecting five years ago. My day has been made.

man*machine

I was never a huge fan of this show, but I did watch it all the way through to its utter final demise just because I'm a horror nut and must see them all. I can definitely vouch that the final couple of seasons were a lot worse than what came before. Not only that, but by the time the 7th season was airing on HBO, the earlier seasons had already been edited down and had been running successfully (albeit butchered) on the Fox network. You could tell the producers of the final season had tamed down the material in advance so that not much editing would have to be done to get that final season in shape for Fox. The seventh season is really tame stuff from what I remember. And I hate the Cryptkeeper - he just annoys me to no end. However, I'm glad the show is coming out to please the fans and I may just end up giving it another chance as well. Maybe it has dated well considering how bland the horror genre has been as of late.

mikeporter

Let these TFTC Audio Shows hold you over
SCIFI.com Seeing Ear Theater: (each is between 30 and 45 minutes in length)
Episode 1: Island of Death
Episode 2: A Little Stranger
Episode 3: This Trick'll Kill You
Episode 4: Tight Grip
Episode 5: Zombie
Episode 6: Fare Tonight Followed By Increasing Clottiness
Episode 7: Carrion Death
Episode 8: By The Fright Of The Silvery Moon

emhello

Would MUCH rather get Friday The 13th The Series and Kolchak instead. This series and Tales From The Darkside were mostly disappointing to me. Very hit and miss series.

dsa_shea

Although cheesy we still need Monsters and Tales From the Darkside to come to dvd.