Well, you're assuming that a) they
have minds and b) that said minds
work in some fashion. Experience suggests that you may be on shaky ground, here.
But yes, I actually do believe that the
Friends set might be an indication of how they will handle
B5. First and foremost it shows that they have (finally) abandoned their VHS-based notions of how to do a TV show on DVD. They're not doing single, 2-episode discs as Paramount did with
ST:TOS. And they're no longer doing those idiotic "Best of" sets, as they originally did with
Friends.
They know that fans of a show with a continuing story like
B5 (and continuity
changes, if not an over-arching plot, like
Friends) want complete season sets, in order. They also know that DVD buyers generally rate supplemental features very high. And for a series like
B5, which sold well for a time on both VHS and laserdisc, extra features are even more important - they give people who have
already bought almost half the series to buy the same episodes all over again.
Still, it is probably a good idea to let them know exactly what we'd all like to see on the discs. You can write to the man in charge at the address below if you have some ideas you'd like to share. Also see this
article for some of the reasons the industry as a whole is finally embracing the full-season set, and TV shows in general - which they generally ignored in the VHS days. Even Paramount is switching to full-season sets for
ST:TNG.
Mr. Douglas Wadleigh
Vice-President, Marketing & Special Features
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Regards,
Joe
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Joseph DeMartino
Sigh Corps
Pat Tallman Division
joseph-demartino@att.net
