Werebelushi rants: NBDVDs
Werebelushi rants:
NBDVD
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(We see a male Werebelushi who looks and sounds like John Belushi, he is sitting at a table of sorts.)
Werebelushi:
Today's episode of Werebelushi rants is inspired by a Youtuber by the name of OccpCommuinications, who has done a series of reviews and rants about movies he likes and movies he hates. One series he does is called Needs Better DVDs is about the poor treatment of dvd releases of certain movies or shows. And now i'm going to take a page out of his book and do my own view/rant on this issue.
First up, I would like to mention the Blues Brothers as an example, now the features on the special edition are pretty good, but the problem is with the previous editions. Like I was at a dvd store once that had the original Blues Brothers special edition dvd, which was good but the problem was that it came with Blues Brothers 2000 as well. You know how much I hate that loathsome excuse for a 'sequel'.
You mean if I want the special edition I have to buy it in the giftset that includes the godawful attempt at a sequel? That is so unfair. I only saw Blues Brothers 2000 once, and it wasn't in theaters - I saw it on dvd - in the same set that came with the original movie. I only bought that set for the reason that it had a special edition of the original movie.
Eventually I got the separate special edition of the Blues Brothers to go with my two disc editions of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Shining, The Fly and Animal House. Now the afforementioned examples are examples of how to do special edition dvds.
Also...we need to talk about tv shows on dvd, first of all - Saturday Night Live Best Ofs, specifically ones that have skits that are different from ones that were part of that episodes original airing. Like for example - the tv version of Best Of John Belushi has 'The Thing That Wouldn't Leave' and a few other skits. But the dvd version doesn't? That's just confusing if you ask me. Also...I know there's a boxset for the Not-Ready-For-Primetime-Players era, but I'm wondering if they are EVER going to cover the late 80's SNL seasons.
I know a LOT of people hate that season. But again the late 80's season of SNL was when Gilbert Gottfried was a cast member. And this was before he became known for his trademark voice!
Will we be getting complete season dvds of All That soon? I really do hope so. British comedy dvds are actually getting better though, especially if the Blackadder Special Collector's Edition dvd set is anything to go by. By the way, yes - I do remember Nathan mentioning rumors of an Americanized remake of Blackadder with Steve Martin and Rob Schneider. I'm glad those were just rumours though. Because if anyone tried to remake Blackadder, I would make it my life's goal to make their lives a living Hell.
Speaking of Nickelodeon, how about Are You Afraid Of The Dark? I mean the rival show Goosebumps has had dvds but why not AYAOTD? I think the fans deserve to have AYAOTD released on dvd sets.
Speaking of television show dvds I have a few that I think should get dvd releases: Camp Candy, Superted, Earthworm Jim, Get Your Own Back, all Nickelodeon game shows, the Beetlejuice animated series (seperate from the movie) and a few others. I know there is one of Biker Mice From Mars and by that I mean the original series not the 2006 revival.
Also...Shout Factory is very good with this considering the MST3K dvds (I still want to get the one with the toy of Crow T.Robot), the Bump In The Night dvds, SCTV dvds, and the Saban shows. Well all except for Masked Rider, because well...I personally think they're ignoring it for the sake that it is viewed as one of the worst American Toku/Kamen adaptations. They almost had it right with Beetleborgs but they only got to part 1 and 2 of season 1 and 2, they will be releasing another one in December if the VR Troopers one sells well though.
Kudos to them for releasing the Weird Al Show on dvd as well as their recent announcement of releasing The Compleat Al.
But my big question is....is there ever going to be one of Big Wolf On Campus? I mean if any show deserves its own dvd release it's Big Wolf On Campus. Sure, no one knows who holds the official rights to this series but I think they'll find out sooner or later. This series deserves an OFFICIAL dvd release. And not just one episode on a dvd of selected Fox Kids shows.
I know that comedy talk shows don't usually get dvds but seeing as Johnny Carson has several - my question is...are there going to be ones of Jay Leno anytime soon? I remember looking on Amazon and coming across a 'Best Of Jay Leno' dvd or something that was supposed to be coming out, this was in late 2008 - I think, a year before his controversial pseudo-retirement from the Tonight Show.
It's now 2014 and we still don't have a DVD for Jay. What gives? It doesn't even to be actual episodes of his show, it can be highlights from certain segments - like for example the most ridiculous Jaywalking answers, or the most bizarre Headlines posts. I'd like to see a dvd with all of his skit characters from the late 90's incarnation of The Tonight Show, like for example Iron Jay, Billy Tuttle, his evil twin Evil Jay, Beyondo, Mr Brain, and so on. By the way, you can actually see those skits on Youtube now. Along with the Virtual Jay segment. The part at the end where Jay winds up looking like a cat-man complete with ears and whiskers just cracks me up, because he looks like the Cowardly Lion. Makes me think he could have voiced the Cowardly Lion in 'Legends Of Oz: Dorothy's Return' instead of Jim Belushi. I think it's about time they released some Best of Jay Leno dvds, especially considering that he officially retired from The Tonight Show in Febuary of this year. Can we maybe get Jay's garage as a bonus feature then? I mean Jay is/was essentially part of the reason NBC is still one of the most successful television companies - he is/was essentially their saving grace in this current age.
Also....how is it that Russell Brand gets his own dvd giftsets? Oh I forgot, he's pretty much worshipped in Britain even though there are people who hate his guts.
My biggest issue is with the so called 'special edition' of the Beetlejuice dvd. Warner Bros has severely neglected it. All we got was a few episodes of the cartoon and a music only track? That's pathetic.
I think it would have been much better if they put in some actual worthwhile bonus features. Like for example i'd like to hear what Tim Burton has to say about it, or Michael Keaton - since Michael Keaton has expressed that Beetlejuice was his favorite role.
I'm pretty sure Winona Ryder isn't too busy. Catherine O' Hara could probably contribute too, as could Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. Well..i'm not entirely sure about Jeffrey Jones because of you know...certain things.
I was going to say Glenn Shadix could contribute something, but well...Shadix passed away two years after this so called 'special edition' came out. The special edition I think came out in 2008, and Shadix passed away in 2010. But there could be a re-release of this dvd with a tribute to him, especially seeing as he was a close friend of Tim Burton's.
I have to agree with OccpCommuinications, the so called '20th Anniversary special edition' is very lackluster and in need of a much better dvd. I mean the Labyrinth special edition rocks!
Also...I find it very disappointing that Christopher Walken is NOT in any of the special features on the View To A Kill dvd despite the fact well...he's the main villain in the movie! He should be at least be in interviews.
Lastly....how about a better release of Fright Night and Fright Night 2? With actual bonus features? Also...shame on you Twilight Time for messing up with the dvd releases of both movies! You should be ashamed of yourselves. I mean how come the 2011 remake has more bonus features? That is unfair!
I'm That Werebelushi In The Shade and this has been my rant titled NBDVD which is short for Needs Better DVDs. Be sure to check out OccpCommuinications on Youtube. Oh, and you can also contact Jay Leno on Twitter. Now if you excuse me, i've got some more reviews to plan.
NBDVD
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(We see a male Werebelushi who looks and sounds like John Belushi, he is sitting at a table of sorts.)
Werebelushi:
Today's episode of Werebelushi rants is inspired by a Youtuber by the name of OccpCommuinications, who has done a series of reviews and rants about movies he likes and movies he hates. One series he does is called Needs Better DVDs is about the poor treatment of dvd releases of certain movies or shows. And now i'm going to take a page out of his book and do my own view/rant on this issue.
First up, I would like to mention the Blues Brothers as an example, now the features on the special edition are pretty good, but the problem is with the previous editions. Like I was at a dvd store once that had the original Blues Brothers special edition dvd, which was good but the problem was that it came with Blues Brothers 2000 as well. You know how much I hate that loathsome excuse for a 'sequel'.
You mean if I want the special edition I have to buy it in the giftset that includes the godawful attempt at a sequel? That is so unfair. I only saw Blues Brothers 2000 once, and it wasn't in theaters - I saw it on dvd - in the same set that came with the original movie. I only bought that set for the reason that it had a special edition of the original movie.
Eventually I got the separate special edition of the Blues Brothers to go with my two disc editions of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Shining, The Fly and Animal House. Now the afforementioned examples are examples of how to do special edition dvds.
Also...we need to talk about tv shows on dvd, first of all - Saturday Night Live Best Ofs, specifically ones that have skits that are different from ones that were part of that episodes original airing. Like for example - the tv version of Best Of John Belushi has 'The Thing That Wouldn't Leave' and a few other skits. But the dvd version doesn't? That's just confusing if you ask me. Also...I know there's a boxset for the Not-Ready-For-Primetime-Players era, but I'm wondering if they are EVER going to cover the late 80's SNL seasons.
I know a LOT of people hate that season. But again the late 80's season of SNL was when Gilbert Gottfried was a cast member. And this was before he became known for his trademark voice!
Will we be getting complete season dvds of All That soon? I really do hope so. British comedy dvds are actually getting better though, especially if the Blackadder Special Collector's Edition dvd set is anything to go by. By the way, yes - I do remember Nathan mentioning rumors of an Americanized remake of Blackadder with Steve Martin and Rob Schneider. I'm glad those were just rumours though. Because if anyone tried to remake Blackadder, I would make it my life's goal to make their lives a living Hell.
Speaking of Nickelodeon, how about Are You Afraid Of The Dark? I mean the rival show Goosebumps has had dvds but why not AYAOTD? I think the fans deserve to have AYAOTD released on dvd sets.
Speaking of television show dvds I have a few that I think should get dvd releases: Camp Candy, Superted, Earthworm Jim, Get Your Own Back, all Nickelodeon game shows, the Beetlejuice animated series (seperate from the movie) and a few others. I know there is one of Biker Mice From Mars and by that I mean the original series not the 2006 revival.
Also...Shout Factory is very good with this considering the MST3K dvds (I still want to get the one with the toy of Crow T.Robot), the Bump In The Night dvds, SCTV dvds, and the Saban shows. Well all except for Masked Rider, because well...I personally think they're ignoring it for the sake that it is viewed as one of the worst American Toku/Kamen adaptations. They almost had it right with Beetleborgs but they only got to part 1 and 2 of season 1 and 2, they will be releasing another one in December if the VR Troopers one sells well though.
Kudos to them for releasing the Weird Al Show on dvd as well as their recent announcement of releasing The Compleat Al.
But my big question is....is there ever going to be one of Big Wolf On Campus? I mean if any show deserves its own dvd release it's Big Wolf On Campus. Sure, no one knows who holds the official rights to this series but I think they'll find out sooner or later. This series deserves an OFFICIAL dvd release. And not just one episode on a dvd of selected Fox Kids shows.
I know that comedy talk shows don't usually get dvds but seeing as Johnny Carson has several - my question is...are there going to be ones of Jay Leno anytime soon? I remember looking on Amazon and coming across a 'Best Of Jay Leno' dvd or something that was supposed to be coming out, this was in late 2008 - I think, a year before his controversial pseudo-retirement from the Tonight Show.
It's now 2014 and we still don't have a DVD for Jay. What gives? It doesn't even to be actual episodes of his show, it can be highlights from certain segments - like for example the most ridiculous Jaywalking answers, or the most bizarre Headlines posts. I'd like to see a dvd with all of his skit characters from the late 90's incarnation of The Tonight Show, like for example Iron Jay, Billy Tuttle, his evil twin Evil Jay, Beyondo, Mr Brain, and so on. By the way, you can actually see those skits on Youtube now. Along with the Virtual Jay segment. The part at the end where Jay winds up looking like a cat-man complete with ears and whiskers just cracks me up, because he looks like the Cowardly Lion. Makes me think he could have voiced the Cowardly Lion in 'Legends Of Oz: Dorothy's Return' instead of Jim Belushi. I think it's about time they released some Best of Jay Leno dvds, especially considering that he officially retired from The Tonight Show in Febuary of this year. Can we maybe get Jay's garage as a bonus feature then? I mean Jay is/was essentially part of the reason NBC is still one of the most successful television companies - he is/was essentially their saving grace in this current age.
Also....how is it that Russell Brand gets his own dvd giftsets? Oh I forgot, he's pretty much worshipped in Britain even though there are people who hate his guts.
My biggest issue is with the so called 'special edition' of the Beetlejuice dvd. Warner Bros has severely neglected it. All we got was a few episodes of the cartoon and a music only track? That's pathetic.
I think it would have been much better if they put in some actual worthwhile bonus features. Like for example i'd like to hear what Tim Burton has to say about it, or Michael Keaton - since Michael Keaton has expressed that Beetlejuice was his favorite role.
I'm pretty sure Winona Ryder isn't too busy. Catherine O' Hara could probably contribute too, as could Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. Well..i'm not entirely sure about Jeffrey Jones because of you know...certain things.
I was going to say Glenn Shadix could contribute something, but well...Shadix passed away two years after this so called 'special edition' came out. The special edition I think came out in 2008, and Shadix passed away in 2010. But there could be a re-release of this dvd with a tribute to him, especially seeing as he was a close friend of Tim Burton's.
I have to agree with OccpCommuinications, the so called '20th Anniversary special edition' is very lackluster and in need of a much better dvd. I mean the Labyrinth special edition rocks!
Also...I find it very disappointing that Christopher Walken is NOT in any of the special features on the View To A Kill dvd despite the fact well...he's the main villain in the movie! He should be at least be in interviews.
Lastly....how about a better release of Fright Night and Fright Night 2? With actual bonus features? Also...shame on you Twilight Time for messing up with the dvd releases of both movies! You should be ashamed of yourselves. I mean how come the 2011 remake has more bonus features? That is unfair!
I'm That Werebelushi In The Shade and this has been my rant titled NBDVD which is short for Needs Better DVDs. Be sure to check out OccpCommuinications on Youtube. Oh, and you can also contact Jay Leno on Twitter. Now if you excuse me, i've got some more reviews to plan.
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