Posted by Sean Black on 09/25/05 20:09

In message <e84fd$4336ceed$5217bf64$3011@UNS>, Major ChrisB
<cgbrannigan-remove-@ntlworld.com> writes
>
>"Owen" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
>news:GZwYe.3344$_56.55@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
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>> With all this talk about "Lost" R1 vs. R2 lately, it got me wondering...
>>
>> What is the actual reason why R2 discs are released several months later
>> than R1? And the actual reason why R2 is a ripoff by comparison (esp. in
>> regard to Lost).
>>
>> Why can't some dvd's be released simultaneously in the UK and US? Why the
>> delay?
>>
>>
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>Most other tv shows I collect are out in the UK long before the US. Buffy
>was up to season 4 here before Season 1 even came out in the UK and ER is
>releasing season 5 in the next week or two while the US has only just had
>season 3 released. I think The West Wing and CSI are also a season or two
>ahead of the US and The West Wing dvd releases are also ahead of C4
>(althought they might have dropped it altogether coz I havn't seen it
>advertised for a while)
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>
West Wing is going to be on More4. Don't think there are any extras on
the R2 DVDs of TWW though are there?
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Sean Black

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