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Twage
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 Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:10 pm |
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Are they special "non-sucky" versions?
Seriously, if they're going to put out an edited, dub-only set, Sony should pay us to take them. |
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Mohawk52
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:07 pm |
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It's sad that anyone on "planet Earth" can enter but only those who live on the North American Continent will receive their prize.  |
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tempest
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:29 pm |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | It's sad that anyone on "planet Earth" can enter but only those who live on the North American Continent will receive their prize. |
No, you can receive your prize elsewhere, we just won't ship it elsewhere.
If you have a freind that can ship it for you, we can ship it to them.
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SakechanBD
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:30 pm |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | It's sad that anyone on "planet Earth" can enter but only those who live on the North American Continent will receive their prize. |
You could always ask one of your US pals to donate their address, and then just have them ship it to you. |
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Cheesemon
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*sigh* I still can't believe I paid over $120/each for TWO of the four R2 DVD Astroboy box sets, and now Sony releases the WHOLE series in America for $50. ><
But if it's just the English track, I'm happy. The Japanese Season 2 OP is one of the best ever, and the music within the episodes are wonderful too. |
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Mohawk52
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Location: Diamond Geezer in Basingstoke, UK. The birth place of 1080i
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:05 am |
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| SakechanBD wrote: | | Mohawk52 wrote: | | It's sad that anyone on "planet Earth" can enter but only those who live on the North American Continent will receive their prize. |
You could always ask one of your US pals to donate their address, and then just have them ship it to you. |
Hmmm! Hadn't thought of that. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip.  |
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Twage
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:05 pm |
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| Cheesemon wrote: | *sigh* I still can't believe I paid over $120/each for TWO of the four R2 DVD Astroboy box sets, and now Sony releases the WHOLE series in America for $50. ><
But if it's just the English track, I'm happy. The Japanese Season 2 OP is one of the best ever, and the music within the episodes are wonderful too. |
Not only that; the set is also pan and scan, and it's only the Kids' WB edit (not to mention the changed music). So it isn't even close to the "whole series." |
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Shorty22
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:47 pm |
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| Twage wrote: | | the set is also pan and scan |
Uh, what does 'pan & scan' mean?  |
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kusanagi-sama
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:08 pm |
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| Pan and Scan means the original source was 16x9, and they formatted it to 4:3 by cutting off the sides (you lose about 33% of total video real estate) |
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Ryusui
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All I can say is that I'm not buying it, and I hope no one else does.
It's a piece of hackjob crap. The damnedest thing is that a decent uncut dub does exist, produced by the original Japanese company, but Sony won't release it in the U.S.... |
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Twage
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:24 am |
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| Ryusui wrote: | All I can say is that I'm not buying it, and I hope no one else does.
It's a piece of hackjob crap. The damnedest thing is that a decent uncut dub does exist, produced by the original Japanese company, but Sony won't release it in the U.S.... |
Actually that's probably a myth. The Japanese production team did dub a promotional clip into English and possibly the first episode as a way to showcase the show to English-speakers, but it would make no sense for them to dub the entire series on their own. |
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