They spilt the season 1 box set in half and are selling Vol. 1 (14 eps.) and Vol. 2 (8 eps.) for 11 bucks each.

Way to drop the ball on fans Wal-Mart.

Also their "exclusive bonus disc" with Heroes has 4 episodes of FNL on it along with a preview of Bionic Woman. Nothing pertaining to Heroes at all.

Easily the worst store to buy DVDs at. Too bad it's the only one in town.

That's insane (and stupid). So are they each in regular keep cases with one having 3 discs and the other w/ 2?

They both come in boxes like the regular set. Not sure how many discs in each box but it is probably 3 & 2.

When I saw the 10.99 price on part 1, I thought it was the entire set at first and that it was a price mistake. Then I saw part 2 right next to it and realized why it was so low.

I agree that it was stupid to split it up into 2 parts.

even dumber move....not offering the entire set, none wal-mart exclusive

it's 3 and 2 discs...yea...same features, same discs...just two separate boxes

I think it's a smart move. For people looking to get into this series, $11 isn't much to drop for a tryout, while $20 for the full season might give someone pause. If it gets more people to watch the show, it's a positive.

Plus, it's not like you can't buy the full season set everywhere else.

Except that the full season set offers a studio money back guarantee. So I don't see any reason for anyone to buy them separately.

I had seen in the fine print that Part 1 & Part 2 were part of the money-back guarantee, and wondered what they meant.. until now, that is.

Ok, that makes it a little better. But still, if you're unsure on this series, i still think it is logical to buy the whole thing, and get a refund if needed. You end up paying $1 more and having more space taken if you go the halfsie route.

Although it is an "exclusive" version I guess..... I'll resist and just buy the whole season.

actually, the best thing to do about a series you're unsure about would be to go to the local Blockbuster or Netflix and rent the first disc and take it from there. You'll get the an idea of if you're going to enjoy the show or not usually within the first episodes. Besides $20 really isn't that much to drop on a new release and a whole season at that, particularly if they are offering the whole money back thing.

It's not Wal-Mart that split the season up, it's NBC. They're doing the same thing next week, offering two volumes of 30 Rock alongside the full season set.

True, but one could argue that is not true in this specific case.

If you rent and decide not to buy, you are out that $3 or whatever the rental is.

If you buy and decide you don't like it, you still get all your money back.

Better still would be to watch it online or on TV and see if you like it before you buy.

Well, in the case of FNL, Walmart is advertising it as WM exclusive.