Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
07-23-11, 04:43 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
I understand the difficulty of remastering all the cartoons and appreciate people wanting random collections, but these historical cartoons need to be released chronologically. The Popeye sets and the upcoming Tom and Jerry blu-ray should be the standard for a classic cartoon release. Having said that, I'll probably buy this as I've bought all the previous releases but it's getting much more difficult to justify buying cartoons I've already bought. It's just disappointing that Warner hasn't been too forthcoming with information on their long term plans. I'm sure their plan is to milk us as long as they can and then unveil the Ultimate Collection.
07-23-11, 04:46 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
I checked and I think these are the ones not released to DVD previously. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Bill of Hare
Ducking the Devil
Hare-Way to the Stars
The Hasty Hare
Lovelorn Leghorn
Mad as a Mars Hare
...that is all...
I don't mind Warner releasing the best ones again on restored HD, but they should continue putting the un-released lesser shorts on DVD collections each year for fans who want them all.
Bill of Hare
Ducking the Devil
Hare-Way to the Stars
The Hasty Hare
Lovelorn Leghorn
Mad as a Mars Hare
...that is all...
I don't mind Warner releasing the best ones again on restored HD, but they should continue putting the un-released lesser shorts on DVD collections each year for fans who want them all.
07-24-11, 07:30 AM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
I understand the difficulty of remastering all the cartoons and appreciate people wanting random collections, but these historical cartoons need to be released chronologically. The Popeye sets and the upcoming Tom and Jerry blu-ray should be the standard for a classic cartoon release. Having said that, I'll probably buy this as I've bought all the previous releases but it's getting much more difficult to justify buying cartoons I've already bought. It's just disappointing that Warner hasn't been too forthcoming with information on their long term plans. I'm sure their plan is to milk us as long as they can and then unveil the Ultimate Collection.
07-24-11, 05:24 PM
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I'd rather a set like this be more of a random collection anyways. It's not like these shorts need to be viewed in any particular order or anything and I'd bet that most people probably watched these as kids in random order anyways. I know when I used to watch them it was always just a mix and I guess that's how I want the sets to be. Plus like others have said this will sell better most likely than if they were to release all the old ones so I'd rather they do it as a mixture so the sets sell better and more get released.
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07-24-11, 06:44 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
Tempted to preorder this, but it being a WB release means that it will be dirt cheap during Black Friday on the WBShop website.
Either way, looking forward to seeing if they clean this up as well as Disney cleans up it's toons from the same era.
Either way, looking forward to seeing if they clean this up as well as Disney cleans up it's toons from the same era.
07-25-11, 07:39 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
I'd much rather have a 'best-of-the-best' collection rather than chronological for this stuff. I hope that the censored 11 find their way out on blu-ray too...
08-01-12, 02:45 PM
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08-01-12, 06:35 PM
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I'm hoping they spare us the overpriced trinkets and oversized packaging this time, but considering it's WB, I doubt that will be the case.
08-01-12, 09:12 PM
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08-01-12, 10:55 PM
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08-02-12, 08:23 AM
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I guess I was only aware of the shot-glass and bulky box edition, which I bought when it was a Deal of the Day. I'll just go for the (presumed) regular digibook of volume two then, even though I have yet to finish watching volume one. I do enjoy classic cartoons, I just can't take more than a few at a time.
08-02-12, 03:55 PM
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I just ordered Vol. 1 and will get Vol. 2 after the price comes down. Wish WB would have done like Disney did for the Treasures Collections. But their characters cross paths too many times.
08-02-12, 05:30 PM
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I think that would be a terrible way to handle Looney Tunes. LT shorts are so repetitive that random is the only way to go. The first couple Golden Collections were kinda like the Treasures and I never watched them because it got old watching all Bugs, or all Road Runner shorts.
08-03-12, 09:24 AM
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I think that would be a terrible way to handle Looney Tunes. LT shorts are so repetitive that random is the only way to go. The first couple Golden Collections were kinda like the Treasures and I never watched them because it got old watching all Bugs, or all Road Runner shorts.
Same with Looney Tunes, I grew up watching those on Saturday mornings and they were always mixed.
08-03-12, 02:08 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
The problem with doing it randomly is you certainly get cartoons you don't want, whether it is a character you don't like, or the black and white cartoons or whatever. If they had done something like the Disney Treasures series, they might have been able to release complete collections for a lot of their characters. The earlier cartoons, the one-shots and the lesser known cartoons might have gotten lost in the shuffle though. I think because they have so many cartoons, it's hard to figure out the right way to do it.
08-03-12, 02:25 PM
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The problem with doing it randomly is you certainly get cartoons you don't want, whether it is a character you don't like, or the black and white cartoons or whatever. If they had done something like the Disney Treasures series, they might have been able to release complete collections for a lot of their characters. The earlier cartoons, the one-shots and the lesser known cartoons might have gotten lost in the shuffle though. I think because they have so many cartoons, it's hard to figure out the right way to do it.
08-04-12, 03:25 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
If they don't release a matching Digibook for Volume 2, I'm gonna be flippin' angry like Yosemite Sam!
Speaking of which: there isn't a single Yosemite Sam cartoon on Volume 2
Speaking of which: there isn't a single Yosemite Sam cartoon on Volume 2
08-04-12, 04:37 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
I understand the random cartoon fans, but I really want chronological sets starting from the beginning.
08-04-12, 10:30 PM
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Re: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection on Blu-ray (Fall 2011)
Me too. I think it's a great way to see how the studio evolves over the years. However, I would probably do it like the Dark Shadows DVD releases, which started with the first appearance of Barnabas Collins and released the earlier episodes later. In this case, I'd probably start with A Wild Hare (Bugs Bunny's first appearance). While this would mean not getting the early Daffy and Porky cartoons until later, A Wild Hare seems like the most logical starting point that would make the series successful.
