With the new box set coming out in Oct. Im not sure if I want to buy this or not. The first stand-alone disc of the first episode has been available in LBX widescreen for some time. I heard the new disc will be the same except new cover art and a single layer on the flip-side of the disc, with new footage of the Sci-Fi remake. Since im an Anamophic, no-sale kinda guy, I dont think Im buying this.

Does the boxset also have this first episode or will you need to buy the stand alone LBX disc to complete the saga? I heard something about the first episode including more footage in the box set. Now I'm confused. Will this be the same LBX non-anamorphic premier episode with just new footage? Will it be in Full-Frame. Im not sure how the first one was shot, but I remember as a kid seeing it in the theater, same for the first Buck Rogers. Was the first episode matted for theatrical release but shot in full frame? Maybe getting the first episode in its original Full-Frame and not matted would be a bonus over the cropped LBX version. Im all about Original Aspect Ratio. Im also confused....

Info anyone???

Your answer is in the original thread: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302418

First episode (which was three hours/parts, I think) was not only matted for the theatrical release, it was also edited down for a slightly faster run-time. There was also a slight change to the ending. (Baltar)

The OAR for Battlestar Galactica is "full-screen".

Rumour has it that some new re-discovered footage is going to be put back in...but that hasn't been officially confirmed as of yet.

Your best bet, if you like the series, is to get the box set, and ignore the "movie" release.

The DVD Box set will include the original, long TV version of the pilot. It might even have some additional footage included.

The standalone DVD is the "matted" widescreen version released to theatres, which was a shortened version, though it did have a bit of alternate footage. I haven't heard if they will do an anamorphic transfer this time.

I think they released the "movie" version in Canada as a test prior to the airing on TV, but in the US, the theatrcial release was months AFTER the TV showing. Universal added "Sensurround" effects but it didn't help bring people into theatres to see something that had already been on TV.

The pilot for BUCK ROGERS, though shot for TV, was released widely in the US a few months prior to the TV series' debut. They added a 007 like title sequence with some extra skin!

One question: Will they release the GALACTICA 1980 shows? I know most of these are just terrible, but to be complete, though should.

Yes, the 'widescreen' edition of BG is not in the proper aspect ratio.

The film was shot in 1.33:1 TV ratio and was ALWAYS meant to be seen in that ratio. The letterboxing is very disruptive.

Especially since Sensurround was just a mono track with a bass channel.