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ernestrp 09-17-06 06:10 PM


Originally Posted by onebyone
Nooooooooo, not Best Buy and their ship everything in a little lightly padded bag. Darn it. I wonder if this will eventually go wider or if it will just stick with Best Buy.

Its worse than that. I got my shipping email Saturday and it says the UPS actually carries it from wherever BB ships it to your local USPS office and then the USPS delivers it to your home. I probably should have waited and picked it up myself at the local BB.

rw2516 09-17-06 06:13 PM


Originally Posted by greenknight4
mole people rules with the albino sumerians and all and batman's butler is their king.

Actually he's some kind of Grand Vizor who advises the king. He's also the over zealous religious leader.

greenknight4 09-17-06 06:25 PM

now we know what he was doing in those caverns while batman is away, maybe there's a subterranean tunnel going all the way to asia.
the molo-sumerian wars

Mr. Cinema 09-18-06 05:01 PM

The 19th is almost here. I hope a local BB has this tomorrow. I'm sure they won't get but a handful...

ernestrp 09-18-06 05:32 PM


Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
The 19th is almost here. I hope a local BB has this tomorrow. I'm sure they won't get but a handful...

The ad says 6 per store, no raincheks. Mine is in NJ and in the hands of UPS in envelope until they give it to my local USPS for delivery.

scarredgod 09-18-06 05:54 PM

im definitely in for this, love the mole people.

Zodiac_Speaking 09-18-06 06:17 PM

I saw this out early in the Omaha, Ne BB, and they had a ton.

indy81 09-18-06 07:52 PM


Originally Posted by ernestrp
The ad says 6 per store, no rainchecks.

The ad says a MINIMUM of six per store. As with all Best Buy exclusives I've seen, I bet they will have plenty of copies.

Nebiroth 09-19-06 01:56 AM

Living in the UK, I asked a pal in the US to preorder it for me way back in August, and the thing still hasn't shipped - and now it's gone from "pre-order" to "backordered 1-2 weeks"

WTF are best Buy playing at?

It's dreadful to take stuff away from folks who preordered just to fill the stores.

Hammer99 09-19-06 10:14 AM

Just picked it up from BB...FYI: There's a Battlestar Gallactica bonus disc included in this set..."Battlestar Gallactica: The Story So Far" 1.78:1 anamorphic... it's in a white CD envelope placed inside.

Mr. Cinema 09-19-06 11:52 AM

Just got mine as well. The store I went to had about 12 copies...

The Void 09-19-06 12:37 PM

I just picked mine up during lunch. They probably had at least 20-30 copies.

bboisvert 09-19-06 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Hammer99
Just picked it up from BB...FYI: There's a Battlestar Gallactica bonus disc included in this set..."Battlestar Gallactica: The Story So Far" 1.78:1 anamorphic... it's in a white CD envelope placed inside.

That sounds like an error at the Universal packing facility to me. :)

I got this set today and there was no "BG: Story So Far" disc. However, that disc *was* included in the BG 2.5 set that also comes out today.

starman9000 09-19-06 12:52 PM


Originally Posted by bboisvert
That sounds like an error at the Universal packing facility to me. :)

I got this set today and there was no "BG: Story So Far" disc. However, that disc *was* included in the BG 2.5 set that also comes out today.


No error, but it is odd. It was online, you also get it in copies of Roar that came out today.

Living Dead 09-19-06 01:05 PM

It definitely not an error, there's a sticker on the package telling you the bonus disc is inside.

Since I don't watch the show, I threw it away.

Hammer99 09-19-06 01:20 PM


Originally Posted by Living Dead
It definitely not an error, there's a sticker on the package telling you the bonus disc is inside.

Since I don't watch the show, I threw it away.

It still could be a packaging error by Universal... mine had a sticker outside too, but really when I think about it, it makes no sense to include it in this set. I think bboisvert is right.

milo bloom 09-19-06 01:27 PM


Originally Posted by Living Dead
It definitely not an error, there's a sticker on the package telling you the bonus disc is inside.

Since I don't watch the show, I threw it away.

I grabbed BSG 2.5 at lunch from BB today, and I saw that both sets have the bonus disc, though there were some Classic SciFi sets that didn't have the sticker.

And I'd grab that out of the trash if I were you, some of the bonus discs get kinda valuable on ebay after a few months.

bboisvert 09-19-06 01:38 PM


Originally Posted by Living Dead
It definitely not an error, there's a sticker on the package telling you the bonus disc is inside.

Really? Hmmmm... I wish my set had included that. I probably would have looked for a better deal on the BG 2.5 set instead of buying from Best Buy. I ended up getting both sets there.

starman9000 09-19-06 01:39 PM


Originally Posted by Hammer99
It still could be a packaging error by Universal... mine had a sticker outside too, but really when I think about it, it makes no sense to include it in this set. I think bboisvert is right.


No, it was advertised online, it's not an error. It is basically an advertisment for BSG, I think it makes just as much sense in anything besides season 2.5. I think people who are buying 2.5 probably already know "the story so far".

Abe. 09-19-06 02:45 PM

I hope they have some left when I stop by tomorrow.

soop 09-19-06 07:05 PM

Like many of you, the initial shots of the cover art didn't exactly thrill me. But after picking this up today, I have to say this is one very handsome set! Well done!

Cameron 09-19-06 07:36 PM

agreed...looked much better in hand than on the computer screen.

mine had the bonus disc, but I'll probably just put it up in the trade forum...

dom56 09-19-06 10:53 PM

I picked up mine at my Best Buy at break from work. Glad there were still copies of them no bonus disc on mine but I'm not complaining just happy I have the set in my hand. :)

Cosmic Bus 09-19-06 11:32 PM

Hadn't really planned on buying this, but I was in BB on my lunch break and there were only two copies left... Impulse puchase, ahoy! That Universal didn't use DVD-18s was actually a strong selling point, too. Nice set (and mine came with the bonus disc). :)

DeeKay 09-20-06 02:10 AM

Got mine this afternoon. No bonus disc, but VERY happy to have the set!


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