Battlestar Galactica DVD gripe
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First let me note that I don't have cable (I only watch about 4 hours of TV a week, and it's all broadcast, so cable's just not worth it).
This means I don't see Battlestar Galactica (or anything else) on SciFi. But I heard it was pretty darn good TV sci-fi, so I bought the DVD of the mini-series. Loved it. Absolutely floored by it. So I bought "Season One" and was a little upset to discover that there were only 17 episodes in season one, and the first four were a repeat of the mini-series. Where I come from (i.e., broadcast tv), a season is 22 or 23 episodes, not 13 plus a mini-series. To give them credit, the back of the box did say 13 episodes and the mini-series, so I need to learn to read the back of the box. Just like I learned years ago that the sale price in the grocery store only applies if the bar codes are the same, so ya gotta read all the bar codes on the prices and boxes to see if you are getting the sale item. But that's a different gripe for a different time.
I saw that "Season 2.0" was out, and got that. Nothing on the box about number of episodes, but I figured probably 17 or 18, similar to season one (with mini-series). Thin box, but hey, Greatest American Hero season two has 22 episodes in the same size box. It, by the way, does indicate 22 episodes, six discs, and a slew of extras on the back of the box. However, the Season 2.0 box of BSG does not include all of Season 2. In fact, only 10 episodes, half of the season. Anybody with cable might have realized that season 2 was still being produced when the Season 2.0 box came out, so of course it wasn't complete! But to me, there was no indication that this was only a half set. Yes, the box indicates about 7 hours of playing time, and in retrospect, 2.0 might imply the coming 2.1. The low price tag may have been a clue as well, but it's on par with Angel and Stargate (which are also full seasons).
As much as I'm enjoying the series (which is quite a bit), the DVDs are really ticking me off.
Regardless of DVD matter, you can now see why I only have time for four hours of broadcast tv per week.
First let me note that I don't have cable (I only watch about 4 hours of TV a week, and it's all broadcast, so cable's just not worth it).
This means I don't see Battlestar Galactica (or anything else) on SciFi. But I heard it was pretty darn good TV sci-fi, so I bought the DVD of the mini-series. Loved it. Absolutely floored by it. So I bought "Season One" and was a little upset to discover that there were only 17 episodes in season one, and the first four were a repeat of the mini-series. Where I come from (i.e., broadcast tv), a season is 22 or 23 episodes, not 13 plus a mini-series. To give them credit, the back of the box did say 13 episodes and the mini-series, so I need to learn to read the back of the box. Just like I learned years ago that the sale price in the grocery store only applies if the bar codes are the same, so ya gotta read all the bar codes on the prices and boxes to see if you are getting the sale item. But that's a different gripe for a different time.
I saw that "Season 2.0" was out, and got that. Nothing on the box about number of episodes, but I figured probably 17 or 18, similar to season one (with mini-series). Thin box, but hey, Greatest American Hero season two has 22 episodes in the same size box. It, by the way, does indicate 22 episodes, six discs, and a slew of extras on the back of the box. However, the Season 2.0 box of BSG does not include all of Season 2. In fact, only 10 episodes, half of the season. Anybody with cable might have realized that season 2 was still being produced when the Season 2.0 box came out, so of course it wasn't complete! But to me, there was no indication that this was only a half set. Yes, the box indicates about 7 hours of playing time, and in retrospect, 2.0 might imply the coming 2.1. The low price tag may have been a clue as well, but it's on par with Angel and Stargate (which are also full seasons).
As much as I'm enjoying the series (which is quite a bit), the DVDs are really ticking me off.
Regardless of DVD matter, you can now see why I only have time for four hours of broadcast tv per week.
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Date: 2006-06-05 03:09 pm (UTC)on the other hand, i can count 4 episodes per dvd, 3 dvd set, and assume there's only going to be 12. did i know that there were more than 12 in the series? no.
on the other hand again, i personally feel that the split between 2.0 and "2.1" is so large that they should just have called it "3.0" and simply acknowledge that they're producing one or two "Seasons" of 10-14 episodes a year.
its the "season" word that has the weight to it and after dealing with the oddball timing of british releases, especially the JNT ere of Dr. Who, i've just gotten used to it not meaning anything anymore.
its especially complex in how sci-fi's running them in their chunks instead of piecemeal the way normal networks operate (4-6 new ones, then 2-4 repeats so the production team can catch up). everything about that show has been different from its predecessors and contemporaries and occasionally like with the word "season" the old terminology simply doesn't apply.