Monty Python: 16 Ton Megaset ?
 

What am I looking at here:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=ANE072952

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Any details? What makes this different than the existing "megaset"?

"Sixteen-disc set includes all 45 episodes of the hit British comedy series, plus "Monty Python Live!""

Didn't the Megaset just go out of print? Could they be re-releasing this? Good news, if that's the case.

Ok, that makes 15... Or is the "Live" 2 discs? Because the TV Show is 14.

I believe the Live set is 2 discs, which would add up right.

I got the A&E megaset at Sam's for $89.99. It has all the episodes which makes this new one unnecessary for me. Unless they had some extra incentives....which I think wold be kind of hard because the first set has a good amount of great odds and ends on each disc.

One of those is a "lost German episode", though, so they might be just putting the one disc which is actually "Monty Python Live" in the set.

Except the specs say 16 discs, and the regular boxset is 14, which means they would have to add two discs.

What a strange decision this is... it sounds like they are combining the existing 14-disc set with the 2-disc "Live" set, which includes one of the German episodes.

Yet, they are NOT including the 2-disc "Life Of Python" set, which includes the other German episode. Why not just make it an 18-disc set and put everything that A&E has released in one set? Unless I'm just confused, this doesn't make much sense.

Oh well, I guess I don't need this one way or the other. :) I wonder if they'll opt for thinner packaging this time?

From what I remember, the megaset and the 2-disc individual collections have both been OOP for a while. It's just that they're slow sellers, so they've always been available.

I seem to recall seeing a pile of these at Costco this weekend...

-jason

i believe they are going to release this in slim line cases...

This set would be awesome if they released it in those double slimline cases. I've got the megaset and Live anyway already, so I'm not concerned about this but it would be a space saving set.

I was thinking they'd do this eventually. I keep reading articles in Video Business, etc. about how retailers are concerned about shelf space (specifically for TV on DVD) and more and more companies are going thin.

A&E's megasets (The Prisoner, Space:1999, Monty Python, etc.) are HUGE. I would think it would be a challenge to get retailers to stock these, given the large amount of space they take up. I welcome the switch to thinpaks, if it happens...

Last time I was there, Costco was packing Live in with the Megaset for around $90 (or maybe $100). They also had a pack-in with the Emma Peel Sets (best of Original Avengers) for about the same.

This is now available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd

I don't know about this set, but I purchased the previous one during last year's 20% sale. It came packaged with the two-disc Live! set.

Thanks for the link. Can't wait!

Canadian fans: Check out Cinemaclock.com for the best deal I've found on the set. $176.90 including tax. :)

^ thank you I have been wanting to get this as a corner stone in my collection (#300) and what a great way to do it at this price.

EDIT: just checked site and price was at 225, if it is allowed could you plz post link to sale price.

i got the Kino Buster Keaton set in slim line cases, and it is a space saver for sure...

Really? Damn... I didn't know that was available that way. Where'd you order it from?

I'd like to order the slim line packaging for the set if possible - it takes up WAY too much room on my shelf! I was ticked when I saw Jazz reissued in slim lines!

http://www.cinemaclock.com/aw/cdva.a...N_MEGASET.html

(FREE shipping in Canada. Set might be more if you are in the US)

Many sketches ended with a 16-ton weight crushing someone to death,
in lieu of a punchline or link. Obviously the reason for 16 discs.
Can someone recall any running jokes involving the number 18?
In any case, I've owned all this material on DVD for years now.

Perhaps I can find an answer here... I already have the two disc Live set.. is it the exact same two discs here as the previous two-disc slipcased version? Thanks!

I flirted with buying this today at Best Buy, but alas for over $100, it could not be.

Are these the original, unedited shows as they originally aired, or just the same old A&E edited versions?

I do believe that they are the same edited A&E versions, just repackaged in those nifty slim cases.

Where can I find out what is edited out of the A&E DVDs?

I've been slowly working my way through the original set for years now, and have never heard that they were edited until now.

Thanks...

I didn't even know they were edited until a few weeks ago when I popped in a disc at random and they just faded out a sketch. :mad:

I've been considering the various Monty Python DVD offerings. I might go for this one.

Same here. I'm sure I'll have no problem finding someone to take the two-disc live set if it is indeed that same. The $100 is a little steep, and the editing is annoying, but all in all, this seems about as good as it'll get. The thing that bothers me about the $100 is it's for 16 discs, and the Buffy set I'm getting for the same price has 40 discs and spoiled me I think!

Ditto. I'd like to see what's been edited out of the DVDs, too. I was expecting to pick up the new 16-ton set this week, but this new info gives me pause.

The all summarize Proust competion skit from season 3 was censored. Arthur Mee asks the contestant (played by G. Chapman) what his hobbies outside of summarizing are, he is suppose to say "strangling small animals, golf and masturbating". When I watched this on the A&E dvd it was different.

has anyone made custom covers for the original set? I'd love to save some shelf space by putting them in slimline cases (or 2 6-DVD cases and a double...)

-jason