Posted by littlejoeflub on 01/16/73 11:48

Morgan wrote:
> "Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:1148430299.153837.306960@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > I've been picking up the MASH sets at $30 a pop because a) it's a
> > decent price and b) there really wasn't any alternative. It would have
> > been nice to have had them all with extra features, commentary tracks,
> > etc. But hey, you take what you can get.
> >
> > I picked up set 10 today, the 2nd to the last set... Packed in it was a
> > little ad for set 11 (due in November). On the back side though was
> > this stunner:
> >
> > "Announcing the ultimate MASH collector's set!
> > The Complete TV Series - All 11 Seasons PLUS
> > All-New Extras Not Available Anywhere Else!"
> >
> > Gee, thanks a lot Fox. That's exactly what I wanted to see after giving
> > your company $300.
> >
> > Anyone have contact info for them? They should do something for those
> > of us who bought the single season sets as they came out.
> >
> > - Jordan
>
>
> I too have collected these sets (I haven't picked up season 10 yet), and
> that's fucked up! They need to give those of us who have spent more money
> on the individual sets than those who will buy the all-in-one set something
> special. Why? Because if we didn't buy the individual sets, they wouldn't
> have continued putting the sets out after season 1. They should really
> thank us better than that. A mail-in bonus disc and a nice box to put them
> in would be nice. Now I'm getting worried about other shows I'm collecting.
> Should I even bother buying DVD sets now if they're going to offer more
> extras and, no doubt, smaller packaging at a cheaper price later? Didn't
> they do that with "Buffy..." and "Sex and the City" as well? Maybe I'll
> learn to be more patient before I buy--copy rentals and friend's discs until
> the big set comes out. And why the hell would they put that flyer INSIDE
> the season 10!?! How stupid is that?
>
> Morgan

After reading the OP I too felt a little miffed at having spent $25-30+
apiece over the last five years just to get this "news" so close to the
end but then I remembered the reason I bought the individual sets all
this time was to get the series on dvd with the hopes the releases
would continue till "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen". I had no
expectations of extras as each new individual season came out so if we
get left out in the end I'll be disappointed but life wouldn't end.

This ad in season 10 (which I'll pick up soon; OP thanks for the
reminder!) does shed light that the entire series will be on dvd and
not end prematurely. I wonder how many tv series were started to be
released on dvd but never made it till their series finale. After all
this time of buying individual sets the only real "extra" I'd like to
see from Fox would be the short-lived "After M*A*S*H" series released
on dvd to complete the series. All the years I grew up watching Mash
they never included these in the syndication package and since I was
only 9 when it originally aired I don't remember them.

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