DVDs on magazines...
 

Hell, while we're at it, let's get a discussion going of DVDs offered on the covers of magazines. All too often it's just a DVD-ROM, but if anyone knows of magazines where a DVD-Video disc is offered with each issue, I'd LOVE to hear about it! I know that kind of thing is much more common in the UK, and that would be a good subject of discussion as well.

So far, I've only seen the Fall Preview DVD that was on TV Guide a while back, but since I don't hit the newsstand very often, I have the feeling I'm missing out on a lot of cool stuff.

some of the better ones folded early on


Total movie and Substance TV come to mind

Hmm, didn't realize Total Movie was gone, although maybe I was thinking TotalDVD... maybe it was just a name change, or are those U.S. mags? I know there was a whole "Total _______" line of magazines in the UK, and they often had cover discs.

the us version was gone after 4 issues and then they relaunched but folded again

Ah, okay, that explains it. You think it was just the high cover price? I mean DVD freaks always love bonuses like that, don't we? A non-import magazine shouldn't be really expensive even with a cover disc, but I suppose if people didn't want to pay extra to get a DVD full of trailers, there were too many other choices for that mag to stay afloat.

I really enjoyed the UK import DVD Uncut, which folded this year after only three issues.

I don't think so. The cover price was ten bucks, but it was early in the format when disc still averaged 25 bucks... I think the main problem was most subscribers were put off when it folded after 4 issues, and they wanted people to reapply and pay more...

I'm looking forward to the day they put dvds on cereal boxes like they used to do with music records that you cut out and played on a record player. -smile-

They already do, but obviously not as part of the box. I have obtained the following off the front of cereal boxes (yes, the disc is literally displayed through a cutout in the front of the box, it's not a mail-away offer or anything):

Barney Miller (2 episodes, not Season 1 stuff)
The King of Queens (1 episode from Season 6, which wasn't out at the time, plus a bonus featurette)
Mad About You (1 episode which is still not on any M.A.Y. collection, plus a bonus featurette)
Heathcliff/Super Mario Bros. (1 episode of each)
Inspector Gadget/Gadget Boy (1 episode of each)
SceneIt TV sampler DVD
SceneIt Movies sampler DVD

...and there's been a few more I didn't bother with. If anyone knows of other cereal promo DVDs, please post them here or we can start a new thread. I also have some DVDs that were included with a pizza from Papa John's, but I assume most people knew about those.

There was also a Quarterly DVD Mag called Movie FX that had some really good "articles" and bonus features.

These came on General Mills cereal boxes a couple of years ago:

The Muppets Take Manhattan
Buddy
Bear In The Big Blue House (2 episodes I think)
Jackie Chan Adventures (2 episodes)

As for magazines with DVDs, there's Newtype USA.

Paste Magazine has dvds, but they haven't had any for a while. When they do it's usually a bunch of music videos and a few short films.

Yeah, I only had one issue of Movie FX Magazine, but it's issue #4 which has the original Spider-Man WTC teaser trailer on it. As far as I know it never officially made it to DVD anywhere else.

A few years ago I got the Muppets Take Manhattan on a cereal box...

I don't know why they haven't released another DVD since I have enjoyed the short films.

also, I noticed a trend in the *ahem* adult magazine realm that one Euro mag has a free dvd (Reg.0) every issue.

Yeah, the newstands esp. the W. Smith stores at the tube stations are filled with them. It's hard to make a choice.

tell me about it, compared to the US magazine market, the UK's is replete with some of the best

Yes, UK magazines seem to put US magazines to shame, especially with all the DVD goodies that are included with a lot of UK entertainment magazines. The US version of Future Music, for example, is considerably "dumbed down" compared to its UK version, which seems to have at least twice the features and page count. But then it is $15 to buy it here, not sure what it sells for in the UK....

Newtype USA for the anime fans - each issue includes a DVD with trailers plus usually at least two full episodes of current anime. Very nice way to check out a series before buying.

Thats the reason I got the Mag, they were giving a dvd every other issue.