Posted by GDS on 12/18/05 10:33

"Lordy.UK" <spam@recycle.bin> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e0ebfd4742f6d9f989c08@news.ntlworld.com...
>> > Hello moron. Are you really that stupid? Do you honestly think
>> > they'd release the whole season of a show that popular before
>> > airing it on TV?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> Then he's right, you are a moron :) j/k

LOL. Yep, walked in to that :)

>> Welcome to the world of region coding...
>
> Region coding is irrelevant - it's not been on TV in it's entirety in
> *any* region yet.
>
> They make money out of selling it to the TV companies, then they make
> money out of selling it on DVD. The TV company is not going to pay top
> dollar for something that is already out to buy in the shops, it's not
> in their interests...

Yeah, I (wrongfully) thought that the scifi channel were doing what often
happens here, not airing the rest of the season for reasons bet known to
themselves and the DVD release might have caught up to them.

> You may also wish to note that the DVD is only a three disc edition and
> the synopsis includes the following;
>
> "The BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON 2.0 DVD includes bonus
> features such as a sneak preview of all new episodes that
> air this January".
>
> Pretty conclusive that this edition is /not/ the full season.

Thanks for that, I was only looking at the DVDPacific site where it mentions
SFA. It even states the discs contain previews to next season, obviously
they mean previews to the 2nd half of season 2.

Cheers.

G.

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