jekylljuice
03-09-2009, 07:24 AM
Just to let my fellow UK residents know that a Foster's Region 2 release date has (finally) been set for 30th of March this year. I did consider posting this in the pre-existing Season 1 DVD thread, but since it is technically a different DVD, I decided that it probably deserved a thread of its own. Here are the details below:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fosters-Home-Imaginary-Friends-Season/dp/B001IWELJA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1236610497&sr=8-3
As much as it pleases me to finally see a Foster's DVD in Region 2, I've gotta say that I really don't like the method they've adopted here, ie: releasing the DVDs in volumes as opposed to seasons as a whole. Why they couldn't just release the same DVD as in Regions 1 and 4 but with Region 2 encoding is somewhat beyond me, but then I guess that this approach does give them the opportunity to squeeze a little more money out of their customers. Whether or not they'll actually finish what they started and release Volume 2 along with subsequent seasons is anyone's guess - I'm assuming that most hardcore Foster's fans in the UK will already have imported the relevant episodes from the Region 1 and 4 releases (I mean, it's been two years already), so I can't see this making too big a splash financially speaking. My guess is that it's going to find more of a market amongst parents and casual fans who'll see this on the shelves of supermarkets for three or four pounds and toss it into their trolleys more upon the basis of the price than the actual content.
Also, though this is probably the least of my quibbles with this release, I feel compelled to say that I really don't like the cover art. Compared to the art used on the standard Season One release, it's...awful. They've basically taken generic images of Bloo, Wilt and Mac and arranged them in the highly aesthetically uninspiring manner you'll see in the link above. I particularly dislike the wonky way in which they've positioned Wilt - he looks like he's about to keel over, for pete's sake.
So, unless this contains some really knock-out special features which weren't included on the Region 1 release (and I'm not exactly holding my breath where that's concerned), I'm unlikely to invest in this DVD myself, even for the sake of being a Foster's fan (what can I say, money's tight at the moment). But I thought it was worth starting a thread about it nonetheless, if only to alert other UK fans and prospective buyers to its existence. I'll let you know more details if I find them out.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fosters-Home-Imaginary-Friends-Season/dp/B001IWELJA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1236610497&sr=8-3
As much as it pleases me to finally see a Foster's DVD in Region 2, I've gotta say that I really don't like the method they've adopted here, ie: releasing the DVDs in volumes as opposed to seasons as a whole. Why they couldn't just release the same DVD as in Regions 1 and 4 but with Region 2 encoding is somewhat beyond me, but then I guess that this approach does give them the opportunity to squeeze a little more money out of their customers. Whether or not they'll actually finish what they started and release Volume 2 along with subsequent seasons is anyone's guess - I'm assuming that most hardcore Foster's fans in the UK will already have imported the relevant episodes from the Region 1 and 4 releases (I mean, it's been two years already), so I can't see this making too big a splash financially speaking. My guess is that it's going to find more of a market amongst parents and casual fans who'll see this on the shelves of supermarkets for three or four pounds and toss it into their trolleys more upon the basis of the price than the actual content.
Also, though this is probably the least of my quibbles with this release, I feel compelled to say that I really don't like the cover art. Compared to the art used on the standard Season One release, it's...awful. They've basically taken generic images of Bloo, Wilt and Mac and arranged them in the highly aesthetically uninspiring manner you'll see in the link above. I particularly dislike the wonky way in which they've positioned Wilt - he looks like he's about to keel over, for pete's sake.
So, unless this contains some really knock-out special features which weren't included on the Region 1 release (and I'm not exactly holding my breath where that's concerned), I'm unlikely to invest in this DVD myself, even for the sake of being a Foster's fan (what can I say, money's tight at the moment). But I thought it was worth starting a thread about it nonetheless, if only to alert other UK fans and prospective buyers to its existence. I'll let you know more details if I find them out.