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I hate to contradict you, but... I ordered my UFO collectors Edition set from
Amazon.co.uk. However, unfortunately, the package was damaged in the post, so I
called up Amazon.co.uk, and they agreed to send me a new set ASAP...
(Amazon.co.uk were just brilliant!)

Now the complication is this:

The original damaged set didn't come with postcards (I didn't even know about
the postcards at that stage)

I received the replacement set yesterday, together with a set of postcards... so
there you go!

To be perfectly honest, the postcards are not that great, and are certainly not
(in my opinion worth getting too fussed about, unless they are extremely
important to your purchase). Fanderson do a complete set (and subsets) of UFO
postcards printed to a much much higher standard.

In my experience (and I order tons from Amazon) I sure that if you have ordered
you set from Amazon.co.uk, and they have been delivered without postcards, I'm
sure if you call them, they'll try to oblige. The UFO packaging is designed in
such a way that the postcards can fall out very easily. It does state in the
Carlton marketing that the postcards should be in Collectors Edition Set.

I hope this helps,

Griff Wason

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>The lack of postcards is a concern though, I'll be unhappy if there
>really are different versions being sent to the US vs UK addresses
>and I'll freak-sideways if the content differs at all.


Hi all,

Just joined the group. I haven't seen the whole thread but regarding the
above and postcards, the only UFO DVDs to include postcards are those sold
here in the UK at Woolworths (its an offer exclusive to Woolworths). So if
you bought your DVDs from any other source (including the Carlton website)
then you won't get the 5(?) free postcards.


Simon







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Uh....yeah, whatever. They look great, bud.

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> Just joined the group. I haven't seen the whole
> thread but regarding the
> above and postcards, the only UFO DVDs to include
> postcards are those sold
> here in the UK at Woolworths (its an offer exclusive
> to Woolworths). So if
> you bought your DVDs from any other source
> (including the Carlton website)
> then you won't get the 5(?) free postcards.

Then why there is silver sticker clearly on the box
itself advertising the postcards and booklet? False
advertising, I say.

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I've only watched the first disc and I think the other
discs have other extras which I haven't gotten to yet.
The Gerry Anderson commentary is....interesting. Not
exactly riveting, but there are some interesting
moments.

JF

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> On my Sony player, I just get a blue screen with
> some text saying
> that you can't play this disc due to area
> restrictions. This is the
> same error message I get on Region 2 discs.
> However, I think it's
> possible that it's giving this error because it's a
> PAL disc.

On the Daewoo, I get a semi "FBI warning" about no
authorized copying and exhbitions. This is followed by
the Carleton gold logo--then the main menu with the
UFO theme.

JF

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"Simon Morris" wrote:

Simon, this isn't correct - I got my box set from HMV on Monday,
the postcards were included.


James

>motion and stepping on diagonal lines. If you're pleased with the
>quality of the pictures you're seeing, you would be astonished at how
>much better it would look if you were watching in native PAL!

But still, the quality is *very good* using a cheapo DVD player
with an PAL/NTSC converter viewed on a standard American TV set.
The sound is still spectacular, the colors are still vivid,
and the hue, brightness, contrast, and zoom (percentage of the original
35mm frame shown) are as good or better than anything I've seen
from native NTSC VHS and laserdiscs. Sure, there are PAL/NTSC
conversion artifacts that distract from time to time, but even with the
cheapo conversion they're better than the official American
VHS releases from the 1980's, and they are mostly superior
to the 1992 Japanese laserdiscs!

But yes, when it comes time to purchase a new TV set, perhaps
I should seek out a multi-standard... :-)

Marc

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> <<"Simon Morris" <simon31@b...> wrote:
[snip]
> > above and postcards, the only UFO DVDs to include postcards are
> > those sold here in the UK at Woolworths (its an offer exclusive
> > to Woolworths). So if you bought your DVDs from any other source
> > (including the Carlton website) then you won't get the 5(?) free
> > postcards.
> > Simon
>
> This sound strange.
> I buy on-line directly from Carlton and I obtain the 5 cards.

I bought it from play.com and obtained the cards too.

Christian

Sorry, Amelia,

I'm not THAT good in English - as you know for sure :-)

Christian

Oops .. sorry about that last mail - it was intended to go only to
Amelia, but instead of pasting her email addy into the To: field,
I clumsily pasted it into the From: field instead. I'm surprised
the list let a spoofed From: field past actually, albeit an
inadvertent one.

Hey ho.
James

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> This sound strange.
> I buy on-line directly from Carlton and I obtain the 5 cards.
>

Ah! I stand corrected then . I was told that it was a special promotion
with Woolworths. Having said that, the DVDs are so good that I don't care
about the lack of postcards!!

Thanks Angelo!

Simon

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> I hate to contradict you, but... I ordered my UFO collectors Edition set
from
> Amazon.co.uk. However, unfortunately, the package was damaged in the post,
so I
> called up Amazon.co.uk, and they agreed to send me a new set ASAP...
> (Amazon.co.uk were just brilliant!)

No problem Griff...thanks for the correction. As I responded to Angelo, I
was under the impression the postcards were a special promotion with
Woolworths stores. In the ones on sale in Woolworths,they have silver
stickers on the front proclaiming the inclusion of postcards. I bought mine
from amazon.co.uk and there were no postcards included(or any such sticker
on the front). Not that I am in any way bothered. The DVDs and the extras
are so good I couldn't care less about the postcards....:-)

Interestingly, my package was damaged in the post too. Just the packet the
DVDs came in. The DVD digipack was undamaged.



Simon

Simon wrote:

<<the only UFO DVDs to include postcards are those
sold here in the UK at Woolworths (its an offer
exclusive to Woolworths). So if you bought your DVDs
from any other source (including the Carlton website)
then you won't get the 5(?) free postcards.>>

I bought the DVD set from a branch of HMV, and it
includes the postcards.

Andy


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I too got the postcards an I purchased them from play.com

the only UFO DVDs to include postcards are

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Hi,

Just got my U.F.O DVD'S today (SUNDAY) from M.V.C and they had the
postcards. So it isn't just an offer with Woolworths.

I hope they sell well.

Does anybody know when the second set is going to be released?

I own all the episodes on VHS, from M.V.C, and the quality is excellent.

I will be getting a very large T.V. SET etc. soon, Can't wait to see Ed on
a bigger
screen, at present I've got a 28 inch. I can't wait to hear his magnificent
voice, on
surround sound. Bliss.

Just got to buy a very large Kerplop cushion.

Regards

Teresa

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> Does anybody know when the second set is going to be released?
>
> I own all the episodes on VHS, from M.V.C, and the quality is excellent.


I really don't think the prints on VHS were ever that good Teresa(either the
ones put out by PolyGram or the more recent ones by Digital Entertainment).
I forget the reasons why...something to do with the prints they used. No
doubt someone will know!

The DVDs are in a whole different league when it comes to quality and
presentation. The sound in particular seems brighter and punchier(and less
hissy)than anything I have previously come across. The main title theme
(still my favourite Barry Gray piece of all the scores he did for Anderson)
sounds particularly punchy to me.

I think the second digipack set is set for June 10th.

Simon

Simon Morris wrote:

> Hi all,

Hi, Simon!! <waving>

> Just joined the group. I haven't seen the whole thread but regarding the
> above and postcards, the only UFO DVDs to include postcards are those sold
> here in the UK at Woolworths (its an offer exclusive to Woolworths). So if
> you bought your DVDs from any other source (including the Carlton website)
> then you won't get the 5(?) free postcards.

Ahhhhhh, so that solves the post card question ..... <nod nod>

[Oh, but Angelo and several others have other stories ... <shrug> No
biggie - I just want teh DVDs! <sob sob wimper>]

Thanks, and Welcome to the list!!

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Hi,

SM> The DVDs are in a whole different league when it comes to quality
SM> and presentation. The sound in particular seems brighter and
SM> punchier(and less hissy)than anything I have previously come
SM> across. The main title theme (still my favourite Barry Gray piece
SM> of all the scores he did for Anderson) sounds particularly punchy
SM> to me.

Speaking of which: Could someone make a MP3 of the title theme off the
DVD and deposit it somewhere where I might get my hands on it? Of
course, while we're at it, a DivX of the title would be even nicer...
:-)

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>Speaking of which: Could someone make a MP3 of the title theme off the
>DVD and deposit it somewhere where I might get my hands on it?

There are MP3's of the UFO title theme at:

http://ufoseries.com/music

Or is there something special about the DVD version in particular
that you're interested in?

Also, there is a Quicktime movie of the opening title sequence at:

http://ufoseries.com/movieClips

Or, again, are you specifically looking for what's on the DVD?

I suppose that I will someday update my site to reflect what's
on the DVD's, but with my schedule it's not going to happen
anytime soon... although nothing's stopping anyone else from
doing this right now...

Marc