rich-y

$69.88 includes the box set of 6 Discs and the book entitled "Twilight Zone Companion".

My local store had oodles of them in stock.

MSRP is $119.95 and its $79.16 at DeepDiscountDVD.

Cameron

good price...

check out my thread The All New Official Twilight Zone Thread...As many details as can be collected

smackattack

dangit, now im going to have to go and buy it. Grrrr, expensive double dip.

Cameron, thanks for the link to your thread, i didnt know the 80's TZ was out on dvd, any deals on that would be appreciated. I loved TZ, and really enjoyed the 80's version too, along with amazing stories. Will that see the light of day?

Lecithin

I bought all the 43 discs they had on Amazon for $4.99 each (with free ship and -A9 discount) when they were closing them out (because of this set, I'm sure) thinking it would be cheaper than paying the full price for these sets.

Now, of course, at these prices, I probably should have just waited to get these.

What am I missing out on (besides chronological episodes, enclosed booklet, commentaries, and the few episodes not on the 43 discs like Owl Creek and Howling Man?) by not getting the "definitive" box set after spending about $210 getting the whole 43 disc set (and a separate DVD cabinet to store them all?)

signed,
Chump

Al Padrino

Makes me wish I still had a Sam's Club membership.

Dane Marvin

Lecithin - Missing out on the Rod Serling audio lectures that play over select episodes, for one. As close to Serling audio commentary for episodes as you'll ever get (though not screen specific). He swears a bit even; it's a pleasure to listen to. Also there are isolated scores and quite a few of the TZ radio series broadcasts. And a gameshow that Rod Serling hosted in the '60s. That was a trip as well. Then there is also a very short Rod Serling blooper (messing up one of his intros). Finally, the next's week's show teasers for the episodes as well as original bumpers, promos for other shows and short clips about the sponsors.

Cameron

might see if you can get 5 each at a bbv trade in....get the set

SRGilbert

Also keep in mind that these are all new transfers, and they look un-friggin-believable. Many of the episodes on the old dvd's (particularly on the earlier volumes) were mastered using the same masters as the VHS tapes previously released over the years, thus the quality is pretty poor.

In fact, a year ago last November, I was just HOURS away from ordering the 5 box sets during that DDD 20% off sale. Just to be sure, I rented several of them to check them out. I was so dissapointed, I just knew they would have to re-release them eventually. Also, the new ones don't have that annoying menu system with the stupid EYEBALL!

I'm so glad I have this set now, I usually watch an episode every night before I go to bed!

SkullOrchard

Does anyone know the release schedule for the remaining season sets?

SRGilbert

So far the only set date is for Season 2, on March 29th.

Cameron

more more more...

no really check out this thread...if you missed it the first time

The All New Official Twilight Zone Thread...As many details as can be collected

Twilight Zone, The - The Definitive Edition - Season 2 (1960-1961)
Release Date: March 29, 2005

Twilight Zone, The - The Definitive Edition - Season 3 (1961-1962)
Release Date: June 28, 2005

Twilight Zone, The - The Definitive Edition - Season 4 (1963)
Release Date: October 18, 2005

Twilight Zone, The - The Definitive Edition - Season 5 (1963-1964)
Release Date: December 27, 2005

D.Pham5GLTE (>60GB)

thanks!

Josh-da-man

And another great thing about the Definitive Editions is that you can just skip the fourth season altogether if you want to.

forumsmy

Why ? What do you mean ? I must've missed something.

bdots48

I guess YMMV - My Sam's doesn't have it.

SRGilbert

He means that with the old sets, the episodes were in some weird random order, forcing you to buy episodes from the much maligned 4th season*. The new sets are in broadcast order by season, so you could skip it if you wanted too.

*I've personally never understood the whole "4th season" issue. In spite of the studio forced issues (hour long run time for instance) I thought it produced some great episodes, "Miniature" with Robert Duvall, and "On Thursday We Leave For Home" with James Whitmore were pretty terrific.

smackattack

The 4th season was definately the weakest of the entire run. But if you love the zone, its still a pickup. Like SRGilbert says, there are some good eps in there. Id actually look forward to hearing some commentaries and extra info on this season, and the decisions to go to 1 hour episodes.

forumsmy

Thanks SRGilbert and smackattack.

Dane Marvin

I wish I could have cinched this up at that price, but it was worth every penny I paid for it at amazon.com

And in regards to the fourth season: On Thursday We Leave for Home is one of the best episodes in the series and there are quite a few above average episodes from that season: Death Ship and Miniature both come to mind. And as flawed as it is, Valley of the Shadow has always been of particular interest to me.

Mad Dawg

FYI, Sam's site has it for $72.46 if your store doesn't carry it. You can also do an advanced search on the site to see if any clubs in the area have it in stock.