RKillgore

Yes, I'm aware of the Sam's Club or Costco deals of getting the megaset for $90. But if you don't have a membership for either one of those and you'd like to get it and the 2-disc Life of Python or Monty Python Live!, deepdiscountdvd has this deal available starting 11/9/04. And free shipping available too, of course.

Be sure to use the DeepDiscountDVD link in DVDTalk Shop section!

Wannabe

I hope this price drop means that they're going to eventually re-issue the set.

Bill Needle

What would be in a possible re-issue? Is the video/audio considered poor? It is an almost 40 year old TV show - from the BBC no less. I just don't know how much the release could be improved, other than transferring to whatever high capacity DVD format comes down the road and all 14 DVDs of the mega set are released as a 2 DVD set. The current set is outstanding.

NCYankee

Thanks for the heads-up - I haven't seen any online or in store at Sams / Costco for a while. I was planning on picking this up during the next 20% off sale at DDD (which would be $96), but this makes the deal even sweeter.

Jah-Wren Ryel

The video is poor. Whether it good be improved is impossible to say. Perhaps there are better source materials in a vault somewhere. Perhaps this is the best it will ever get.

Summerwine

The video ain't exactly "poor" - it's not pristine and not crisp, but it is totally acceptable for such an old British TV show. I love it!

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taronga

From a renting-at-Netflix perspective, it's pretty annoying that there's only 3 episodes per disc. BBC/WB DVDs have twice that. With A&E I always get the feeling they spent the least amount of time and money possible.

RKillgore

You haven't read the back of one of the cases?

Sounds like an easy out, but considering the impressive restoration done on old Doctor Who episodes, it would be possible to clean them up. But, if they're still under the distribution auspices of A&E, who knows if they'd go to that trouble? My only complaint about this set is that many of the "extras" are repackaged skits from other discs, highlighting Gumbys or Pepperpots, for example. Actual extras, like some Hollywood Bowl Live skits, are scattered throughout the set. But that's more of a marketing tool for selling the discs individually. If they planned to release it as a whole set, they probably could have reduced the content down to 8 or 9 discs.