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My copy of Kino Lorber’s 2022 reissue of The Outer Limits: Season 2 Blu-ray has arrived, and I’ve given it the once-over.
Happily, the “Soldier” audio is fine... sorry I doubted you, Kino (not that they would’ve released the defective discs into the wild a second time, but mistakes do happen...!) Not so happily, I can confirm that there is indeed no booklet. That wonderful sprawling essay by David J. Schow? Gone. That helpful episode guide? Gone.
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| Left: Original 2018 release. Right: 2022 reissue. |
The back of the outer slipcase is the same as the original edition, except for the new MGM logo (as well as the removal of the 20th Century Fox logo) and the removal of the blurb touting the booklet. The Season 2 reissue is extremely similar to the previous DVD edition---- it too was packed in a single standard case nestled inside a slipcase with no booklet. I’d forgotten that point---- for Season 2, only the Blu-ray came with a booklet (which was a bit of a slap in the face for the non-HD folks, eh?)
The episodes are listed on the back of the case sleeve, with air dates and--- this is new--- quick blurbs describing the plots. It would’ve made more sense to identify who’s doing the audio commentary for each episode (which was done in the episode guide section of the MIA booklet)... as it stands, the members of the Commentary Crew are only listed on the back of the outer slipcase. You have to physically load up each disc and open the Extras menu to find out who’s behind the mic for each episode.
While I do prefer the standard Blu-ray cases over those horrible, fragile Digipack things, this reissue is a disappointing downgrade from the original release. My advice? Skip it!
Next time: Who's Zoomin' Who?
So all of my comments above...shit can 'em. I went through all of my Season 2 discs and here's the extras on them.
ReplyDelete• Disc 1 Extras
• SOLDIER – Track 1: Audio Commentary by Film Historian David J. Schow
• COLD HANDS, WARM HEART - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Craig Beam
• BEHOLD ECK! - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Reba Wissner
• EXPANDING HUMAN - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Reba Wissner
• DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Craig Beam
• 5 TV SPOTS (4:30)
• Disc 2 Extras
• CRY OF SILENCE – Audio Commentary by Film Historian Gary Gerani
• CRY OF SILENCE – Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Reba Wissner
• THE INVISIBLE ENEMY - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Craig Beam
• WOLF 359 - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Craig Beam
• I, ROBOT - Audio Commentary by Film Historian David J. Schow
• THE INHERITORS: PART 1 - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Gary Gerani & Steve Mitchell
• ABC NEW YEAR'S EVE PROMO (0:43)
• Disc 3 Extras
• THE INHERITORS: PART 2 - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Gary Gerani & Steve Mitchell
• KEEPER OF THE PURPLE TWILIGHT - Audio Commentary by Film Historian David J. Schow
• THE DUPLICATE MAN - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• COUNTERWEIGHT - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Reba Wissner
• CREATURE FEATURES with DAVID J. SCHOW (2:39)
• Disc 4 Extras
• THE PREMONITION - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• PLEASE STAND BY – Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eric Grayson
• THE UNKNOWN - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Reba Wissner
• 12 TNT PROMOS with Robert Culp, Harlan Ellison, Martin Landau, Cliff Robertson, William Shatner and Leslie Stevens (21:55)
• DAVID J. SCHOW – Showtime Interview (22:45)
• PENN & TELLER TNT Host Segments (20:41)
• CLIFF ROBERTSON – THE GALAXY BEING – Full TNT Interview (36:00)
• JOSEPH STEFANO – Full TNT Interview (1:04:47)
• JOANNA FRANK – ZZZZZ – Full TNT Interview (21:02)
• TNT Interview with Casting Director Meryl O'Loughlin (23:44)
• Interview with Writer Anthony Lawrence
• The Museum of Television & Radio's William S. Paley Television Festival - The Outer Limits - March 10, 2000 - with guests David M. Schow, Robert H. Justman, Lou Morheim, Conrad L. Hall, Martin Landau, Joseph Stefano (73:09)
• PROJECT UNLIMITED – Commentary by David J. Schow (20:21)
• WHAT'S NEW ON ABC? – 1963 Promo with Edie Adams (6:32)
• THE OUTER LIMITS PHENOMENON (12:08)
I shit-canned 'em per your request. THANK YOU for these lists! You know I'm gonna steal 'em, right?
DeleteIt would be great if you used them!
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