New boxed set of the complete Granada series on DVD

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Was just browsing around Amazon for various things, when I found "Jeeves And Wooster - The Complete Series", due out on July 18th.

Looks like it will be a very welcome alternative to The Whole Jolly Lot, which as I understand it is no longer in print and therefore only available for silly prices second hand.

My birthday is on August 2nd, so time to start dropping some broad hints with the parentals, methinks!

ETA: following on from derien's comment, below, I should clarify that I'm only talking about region 2 DVDs, here. The region 1 situation is quite different.

Comments

[derien.livejournal.com]

My birthday is August 11th! All hail us Leos! (and while hailing you can bring appropriately worshipful gifts such as the above mentioned (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009HBN5U/ref=cm_mp_wli_/202-9496401-2117430?coliid=I3QTSHJWD32NGH&colid=WPMGJQK6R67C). ;))

[derien.livejournal.com]

Oh, wait! That soon to be out 'Complete Series' is the region 2 formatting. I would need to get the Jeeves and Wooster, the Complete Megaset (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006AVRK/qid=1116174796/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-3769392-2713649?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846#product-details), I guess. Does anyone know if these two versions will be different or pretty much alike?

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Ooh, sorry, yes - what I said above applies to the UK market only, and you're right that the Complete Megaset seems to be the US equivalent. I should guess all are much of a muchness, as I don't think any of them have (or will have) anything on them apart from the episodes themselves: no extras, or anything like that. The Whole Jolly Lot didn't even have sub-titles, apparently.

* goes back to edit original post to make it clear that I'm talking about UK releases *

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Only Americans would employ the word "megaset", I think, especially when talking about Jeeves and Wooster.

HA!

[peak-in-darien.livejournal.com]

And it's so funny because it's true.

[pen-and-umbra.livejournal.com]

OMG! OMG! *arm-waving excitement*

Thank you for posting this, it really made my day. :) And the whole thing is just £37.50, too. (Quite strange, when the US set is $104, what the heck?) I'm so pre-ordering this and then I can finally bin my old, scratchy tapes.

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Quite strange, when the US set is $104

I know - it's a steal, isn't it???

[lonelybrit]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

**poingpoingpoing**

Oh YES!! Hah! LOL! Oh, for ages now I've been moping about how the UK versions have all been deleted, so this post just made my day, thank you! =)

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Hee! I aim to please. ;)

[doomynic.livejournal.com]

:D *dances*

that is all.

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! That's about two weeks before my birthday, so I'll be dropping subtle hints too - thanks for the heads-up :D

[doomynic.livejournal.com]

*grumbles about november birthday*

[myf.livejournal.com]

*grumbles about arsing region 4* I am never going to see series 2, 3 and 4. *bursts into tears*

[peak-in-darien.livejournal.com]

Ohmygosh. You live in Melbourne and are a J/W fan. You also like Stephen. Why did I not know this???!!!!

*cough*

What ho. I also live in Melbourne. I had no idea there were other J/W appreciators from this parts!

[myf.livejournal.com]

Cheers, compatriot!

[peak-in-darien.livejournal.com]

WHEE! Not that it would really work on my player, but WHEE and hope nonetheless.