> The DVD Watch USA Today 06/01/2004
> ...
> With a major motion picture in the works for this
> year based on Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds TV
> series of the mid-1960s, A&E is creating a single DVD
> of the best episodes to coincide with the summer
> theatrical release. Fans will choose their favorites
> and Anderson will be consulted about the choices.
> "You get this real nice cohesion of the
> producer and fans coming together to help you build
> that product," Winn says.
> Warner Bros. George Feltenstein mines websites like
> the Home Theater Forum (www.hometheaterforum.com) for
> what consumers want most on DVD.
> "It is important to listen to what the people
> have to say because ultimately they make the buying
> decision," Feltenstein says.
>
> "Prior to the Internet, you never had that kind
> of communication between the studios and
> consumers," says Ronald Epstein, co-owner of
> the forum. "They were doing nothing with VHS
> but slapping a movie on there. They weren't doing
> restorations. Our feedback shaped what went on DVDs
> and what DVD titles are released."
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