Posted by Smid on 10/10/05 13:14

Niall Leonard wrote:
> On 10 Oct 2005 03:59:02 -0700, "Smid" <smidscot@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Martin C wrote:
> >> "Steve Antony Williams" <usenet@retrowarez.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1128887889.1752.0@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net...
> >> > Boomtown Series 1 Complete DVD Boxset:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.retrowarez.com/item.asp?dvdId=3139
> >> >
> >> > £9.99
> >> >
> >> Cheers, ordered. Been after this for a while, seen a few of the ads for
> >> retrowarex so decided to give it a go, experiences anyone ?
> >
> >Erm, am I assuming too much from its name, but are these legal sets?
>
> It looked ok to me, with a contract address and secure payment. I
> note the dvds are marked as region 2 only. That might suggest they
> are not pirates - plus if they were, they would have a lot more
> spectacular and up-to-date movies and DVDs for sale than they do. It
> all seems like bargain-bin fodder to me. But I liked Boomtown, what I
> saw of it, and am very happy to have picked up S1 for this price.
> Thanks for the heads-up, whoever it was.
>
> (Will now be biting my nails till the stuff arrives hoping I'm right)

They do look legitimate, just badly named.

I did like Boomtown, what I saw of the second series on Channel 5 this
year. I might get this via the amazon marketplace where they are,
depends on the cost of delivery...

Smid

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