I'm not excited about the release date specifically, because I know those things change even when they are official. However, with all that tvshowsondvd.com has said about the release thus far, I am confident that it will be out by the end of the year at the very least.

But, if the release is one volume with all three seasons and every episode, rather than spreading them out over two releases, that's quite exciting to me. So the more news that seems to imply that, the better ... but I'd still love to hear some confirmation of it.

Guess they decided to go season by season. 13 in season 1, 13 season 2, and 10 for season 3. Whatever, hopefully the remaining sets won't take forever to come out.

SPOOOON!

Who to believe?
 

From TVshowsonDVD.com

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5685

Tick, The - Complete Series? Nope. Season 1? Nope. Read on...
Posted by Gord Lacey
5/19/2006

The good news first: we have artwork for the August 29 release of The Tick, which we previously reported. The bad news is that it's not the complete series, and isn't even the complete first season. You can see the starburst indicates that this contains "The Most Hilarious Episodes From Season One!" - Season 1 is 13 episodes. The price for the set will be $34.99 US, or $37.99 CAN for the 2 disc set. The set appears to be called "The Belated 10th Anniversary Edition," and makes no mention of it being volume 1. Surely this won't be all, will it? The set will come in "collectible packaging" and will contain an original lithograph from Tick creator Ben Edlund.

But the industry release I read says 13 episodes...

This'll be interesting.

Optimistic answer: Maybe "most" is meant to qualify "adventures" as opposed to "hilarious"; the most possible adventures from season one!

Pessimistic answer: Any way we can blame George Lucas for this?

Maybe it means that season one is Buena Vistas favorite season and umm...oh hell I don't know. If this turns out to be a "best of" set I will be el pisso.

How could less than 13 episodes cost $35? Even with discount, $25-30 is pretty bad for less than 13 half hour episodes. Could the lithograph have anything to do with this outrageous price?

I can't believe that people have only been clamoring for this for YEARS, and then they pull bullshit like this. Guess what I won't be buying.

You've got to be kidding me.

I understand the frustration in regards to this show being released by season instead of all at once but you're only jeopardizing the possible release of the entire series by saying "guess what I won't be buying".

Perhaps we should be saying "Spoooork!" instead of "Spoooon!" now.

Anybody?

fitprod

Must agree, must agree.

I can't really afford to buy DVDs I don't want in hopes that it translates into the DVDs I do want being released.

Every mention of this collection in the trades refers to it as "Season 1." TVShowsonDVD is flat-out WRONG on this matter and may have read too much into the blurb that's in the starburst. To that point, I offer you this:

http://www.davisdvd.com/images/news/tickupc.jpg

Besides, why would it have been a 2-disc set if it was just a compilation of season 1 episodes? Thirteen 23-min episodes plus some extras fit just fine on two discs.

Thank you, Patrick. Now if only TVShows would correct their WRONG information so it doesn't turn off more people to buying the set.

I have been looking forward to this release for so long. They better be releasing it in full-season sets!

Patrick: I informed the nice people at HomeTheaterForum of the info you've recieved about the tick (but they say that what've you've posted is "only speculation"

They also believe what Bill Hunt says is gospel...

Take it for what it's worth.

-ptth-

fitprod

That's fine.

I guess then that every box set labeled "Season 1" is actually a compilation of the best episodes.

Whatever.

Sorry Patrick,

That was a shot at the HTF's opinions, not your reporting.

fitprod

I know, fitprod. There's no disrespect towards you.

Um...you might wanna check out tvshowsondvd again. :(

It's not a total disaster, at least. It's still Season 1, just with an episode missing. Maybe we'll still get a Season 2, and by that point, maybe the problem with the offending episode will be resolved so it can be included in that.

I hope it's not the episode "The Tick vs. The Tick" that got cut because of the Evil Midnight Bomber. That would suck, because that's a good episode. :(

12 out of 13 episodes is a far cry from a "best of" release.

Whatever happened at the last minute with that one episode still doesn't change the fact that this is (or now nearly is) a season one set. And that the press materials sent out everywhere reflected that fact.

If it was going to be a "best of" from the outset, Buena Vista would have called this VOLUME 1, like all the other companies do when they release compilation sets.

Calm down, Lambert.