Connections TV Series on DVD - $395.00!!! Bwaahaahaaa!!!!!!!

Hey everyone,

I've been looking for the Connections TV Series on DVD (I have old VHS copies dubbed
off of PBS) and finally found it available on a website called www.documentary-video.com

Much to my dismay, they are charging $395.00 for the whole series of 10 episodes. Actually,
they're listing it on sale at $149.99 but that is still way too much for them to be charging for a
series created back in 1979 and with very little in the way of production value or DVD extras.

When a box set such as a Star Trek season set sells at Walmart for $100.00, I can see
paying that much because of the production value ($100+ million per season) plus the DVD
extras but what they're charging for Connections is just plain insane!!!

The Connections series cost less than a million to produce back in 1978 and there are no
DVD extras offered, not even a remastered version of the series with improved audio.

So what I'm asking is this: does anyone know of an alternate place to get this series?

I remember when the COSMOS boxset first became available from www.carlsagan.com for
a whopping $169.00. It didn't take too long before it was selling at Best Buy for just $69.99
(I actually saw a copy of it there last week!).

Any help would be appreciated.

James

Riffraff

In article <>, Riffraff
<I'> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I've been looking for the Connections TV Series on DVD (I have old VHS copies
> dubbed
> off of PBS) and finally found it available on a website called
> www.documentary-video.com
>
Glad it's finally out, as I've been looking for it as well.

> Much to my dismay, they are charging $395.00 for the whole series of 10
> episodes. Actually,
> they're listing it on sale at $149.99 but that is still way too much for them
> to be charging for a
> series created back in 1979 and with very little in the way of production
> value or DVD extras.
>
> When a box set such as a Star Trek season set sells at Walmart for $100.00, I
> can see
> paying that much because of the production value ($100+ million per season)
> plus the DVD
> extras but what they're charging for Connections is just plain insane!!!
>
They don't expect to sell many, with the main market being schools and
universities. A dvd with a print run of 5,000 will have a higher price
then one with a print run of 500,000.

> The Connections series cost less than a million to produce back in 1978 and
> there are no
> DVD extras offered, not even a remastered version of the series with improved
> audio.
>
> So what I'm asking is this: does anyone know of an alternate place to get
> this series?
>
> I remember when the COSMOS boxset first became available from
> www.carlsagan.com for
> a whopping $169.00. It didn't take too long before it was selling at Best Buy
> for just $69.99
> (I actually saw a copy of it there last week!).
>
Took 3 or 4 years, actually. I got it for around $120 when it first
came out.

> Any help would be appreciated.
>
Time is your friend. Wait a few years, and/or try and get it used on
Ebay.

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

Cosmos is 89.995 at Best Buy...you probably saw a mistake.

luminos

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:07:53 -0700, "luminos" <> wrote:

>Cosmos is 89.995 at Best Buy...you probably saw a mistake.
>
Nope! The reason I know it was $69.99 is because that was
the price tag printed on the box, which is why I bought it!!!

Riffraff

Riffraff

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:07:10 -0400, Invid Fan <> wrote:

>In article <>, Riffraff
><I'> wrote:
>>
>>Connections on DVD (snip) available at www.documentary-video.com
>>
>>They are charging $395.00 for the whole series of 10 episodes. (snip)
>
>They don't expect to sell many, with the main market being schools and
>universities. A dvd with a print run of 5,000 will have a higher price
>then one with a print run of 500,000.

You're absolutely right so I'll have to agree with you.

>> COSMOS first became available from www.carlsagan.com for $169.00.
>> It didn't take too long before it was selling at Best Buy for just $69.99
>> (I actually saw a copy of it there last week!).
>
>Took 3 or 4 years, actually. I got it for around $120 when it first
>came out.

I'll have to disagree with you here as I picked up my first copy of it from
Best Buy about 9 or 10 months after it was first released. I also paid $120.
The second copy I really purchased for only $69.99, believe it or not!!!

>Time is your friend. Wait a few years, and/or try and get it used on Ebay.

Nay, no Ebay scrounging for me... I'll wait 'em out until it's at Best Buy....

Riffraff

Riffraff