awesome! just sold my old copy in anticipation of this.

Excitement fills the air! Someone in the Bargains area posted that BB will have a mini-comic with this. Does anyone know of any other exclusives?

Seriously, I love me some Nathan Fillion, but the dude is a show killer.

1. Two Guys and a Girl
2. Pasadena
3. Miss Match
4. Firefly
5. He appeared in the last 4 (or so) episode of Buffy
6. Drive

Now if only he could work his magic on Lost and Desperate Housewives.

Serenity, Collector's Edition
$17.99
BB Exclusive Free Serenity Comic Book . . . Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks

uhh...i think he asked of places other than BB.

More packaging pics. It's a wide-un!

That packaging + Free Comic = SERIOUS AWESOMENESS!

I wasn't going to double-dip, but that package is too sexy ... and it's a Universal disc with "disc art"! (i.e., not just a silver surface with text ... we get a black background with text!)

But is this worth buying if they're going to re-release the same thing in HD in the next year? I really want the River Tam sessions and the new commentary, but when HD finally dies and this gets a Blu-Ray release, that would be my 3rd time to purchase it. I think I'll wait.

I don't see this being re-released on HD. The bonus features were all shot in Standard-Def video, so there wouldn't be much point in reissuing the movie just to get that when the HD video and audio transfers won't be changing.

I was hoping it would be a steelbook.

Hmmm. I'm debating this one at the moment. I already own the first release. I consider myself a fan of the show and movie (as well as Whedon's other work), but I don't know if I've even watched the old release more than once. Still, this one looks pretty nice. Packaging looks better though a bit too bulky. The new extras sound somewhat interesting and I'd love to listen to the new commentary. I could probably save a few bucks, but this release won't be too expensive....

Any word yet on the the details of the exclusive BB comic?

can anyone tell if it says DTS on that back slip?

What an attractive set! While I already sold the previous release and purchased the HD version, this looks mighty tempting. Thanks for the link canaryfarmer!

Damn, they just went gonzo-dog crazy on the packaging. I hate double-dipping, but hell, I'm goin' for it!

I thought the movie was alright but this looks like one of the best double dips*













*of DVDs with already solid original releases

Has anyone found an Easter egg on the disc w/ a complete extra season or two of the show put together? That would be awesome.

Thanks for the pics!

I can't believe how massive the box is. They could have put it a regular digipack like Taxi Driver and cut down on space. The new box is almost as wide as the TV show box set.

Damn it! Why won't they stick to the standards. Taxi Driver has that less-than-a-half cover slip and now Serenity is double the size of an armary case.

i don't think we'll ever win with these marketing ploys, but it is the movie that counts.

well, i just mili-second previewed the DTS and it sounds damn good. very boastful and loud!

Just read some of the posts in this thread. Uniformity means you don't stand out in a crowd; put together a flashy new package, and people will buy it just because it looks cool.

What comic would it be? Those Left Behind? I'm curious about this comic, because I'm probably heading to BB that day anyway, and might as well pick this disc up there if there's something decent that's exclusive. Wait. Does universal use billingual covers in Canada? I've ordered most of my DVDs from the states in the past few years and I honestly don't even know anymore...

I think the only reason I'd get this would be to listen to the new commentary.

Well, I just sold my old copy on Half.com so I will definitely be visiting Best Buy this Tuesday.