The first episode of BTTF available for download with blu-ray release! (not exactly!)

[Anthony817]

Originally Posted by Alan Johnson

Yeah, it's Showdown in Dinosaur Town.

No it's not. Just kidding.

Hellz nah, it should be Raptor Jesus camp!

[StevenMcFlyJr]

i dunno. at least they didn't title it something completely lame.

Besides, we all know that one of the chapters in the series MUST be called "Spaceman from Pluto"! COME ON ... IT'S A MUST!

[Scnew]

What about the DVD version? Tell me it's not only Blu-Ray.

[Anthony817]

Originally Posted by Scnew

What about the DVD version? Tell me it's not only Blu-Ray.

Dude, the Trilogy came out on DVD like 2002 or so, I got it when it came out. They stopped production on it a few years ago, but I am not sure if they will make a limited re-release for the 25th anniversary like they are doing with the Blueray. You should check on Ebay for the DVD box set, it is really kool and has a lot of commentary.

[LuigiHann]

Originally Posted by Anthony817

Dude, the Trilogy came out on DVD like 2002 or so, I got it when it came out. They stopped production on it a few years ago, but I am not sure if they will make a limited re-release for the 25th anniversary like they are doing with the Blueray. You should check on Ebay for the DVD box set, it is really kool and has a lot of commentary.

The trilogy came out on DVD as a set around 2005, and then the movies were released individually on DVD in early 2009. The anniversary re-release is coming out on DVD at the same time as the Blu-ray version next week.

I have no idea whether or not the DVD version will also include the code for the free episode, though.

[Anthony817]

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

The trilogy came out on DVD as a set around 2005, and then the movies were released individually on DVD in early 2009. The anniversary re-release is coming out on DVD at the same time as the Blu-ray version next week.

I have no idea whether or not the DVD version will also include the code for the free episode, though.

From Wikipedia.

In December 2002, when the DVD's were released, the video of the widescreen version of Parts II and III contained many shots that had been framed incorrectly, either because the shots were too high or low to center the image correctly, or because they zoomed in on the image, eliminating portions of the image on all sides. One notable example is when Marty's futuristic jacket adjusts itself to fit him, the misframed version does not show the sleeves changing size, thus ruining the visual gag.

In May 2003, Universal corrected the problem and prepared "V2" (Version 2) DVD's, that could only be distinguished from the original, flawed DVD's by the mark of a small "V2" near the edge of the discs themselves (and, of course, by comparing the corrected video). In Region 2, the discs were called "R1" for revision 1.

This is what you meant.

In January 2005, Universal began a nationwide promotional campaign, announcing that they would reissue the DVDs of the trilogy at a special low price (about half the set's original retail price) on January 25, 2005, and then put the entire trilogy on moratorium a week later, on February 1, 2005, with new stickers on the box declaring "Lowest Price Ever: Own It Before Time Runs Out!" The discs in this release contained no new content or bonus features from the original release: even the packaging was almost identical, except for including the promotional sticker and excluding the multi-page, full color DVD menu booklet. No booklet or chapter insert is included in the revised release, but did finally contain the corrected V2 discs. Curiously, only the disc for Part II displays the "V2" marking on its edge; the Part III disc does not, but fans have analyzed its video carefully and concluded that, despite the lack of the "V2" marking, the Part III disc is the corrected one.

I bought the dvd's for my birthday on December of 2002, I thought I was sure they came in a trilogy box set, but I am not positive. Anybody else have more information? I sold it a long time ago when I was 18, so it's been 8 years since I owned it.

[RAnthonyMahan]

Originally Posted by StevenMcFlyJr

i dunno. at least they didn't title it something completely lame.

Besides, we all know that one of the chapters in the series MUST be called "Spaceman from Pluto"! COME ON ... IT'S A MUST!

[LuigiHann]

Whoops.

I guess my point was that the DVDs had been re-releases more recently than 2002, and I guess I got caught up in the details. I still think it's funny that these anniversary DVDs are launching less than two years since the last re-release

[Scnew]

Companies will take any excuse possible to re-release movies on DVD because there are people out there that for some reason continue to buy them. I know that Army of Darkness has been released on DVD like five or six seperate times now. And I'm sure in five more years the Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Collection will be out with slightly more bonus content to get people to buy it once more.

[LuigiHann]

Yes well by then it will be 2015 so we will be able to watch it as a hologram

[WinterSnowblind]

Just got my collectors tin blu-ray here in the UK and it's really nice, comes with some cool little collectables like the "outtatime" liscence plate, the sports almanac and blu-prints for the DeLorean.

Sadly, it seems we don't get a free episode for the game.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

Sadly, it seems we don't get a free episode for the game.

Well, it seems like EVERYONE gets a free episode for the game, as the same code seems to be printed in all American booklets. But as we're most likely buying the whole game anyway, and early at that, it doesn't really matter.

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Well, it seems like EVERYONE gets a free episode for the game, as the same code seems to be printed in all American booklets. But as we're most likely buying the whole game anyway, and early at that, it doesn't really matter.

With the sales Telltale has been throwing mid-season lately? The pre-order bonus would have to be some serious shit.

[Vainamoinen]

Yup, the exclusive forum entry doesn't cut it anymore.

Exclusive Drew Struzan poster, 50% off all Telltale Merchandise + free international shipping. THAT would be the deal.

[mateo360]

Shouldn't it be 1.21 Jigowatts? I am going by the spelling on the front of bttf.com

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by mateo360

Shouldn't it be 1.21 Jigowatts? I am going by the spelling on the front of bttf.com

bttf.com is not accurate or official. There is no such thing as a "Jigowatt", A Gigawatt is one billion watts, 1.21 Gigawatts is 1,210,000,000 wattts. The way Doc Brown pronounces it is unconventional, but I believe it's also acceptable.

[LuigiHann]

Yeah, I do believe that bttf.com pulled the "jigowatt" spelling from the Back to the Future screenplay, where it was spelled that way to encourage that pronunciation, because the writers had heard some science-type people pronouncing it that way and thought it was interesting. But "gigawatt" is the correct spelling of the real word.

[Elvenmonk]

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

Yeah, I do believe that bttf.com pulled the "jigowatt" spelling from the Back to the Future screenplay, where it was spelled that way to encourage that pronunciation, because the writers had heard some science-type people pronouncing it that way and thought it was interesting. But "gigawatt" is the correct spelling of the real word.

Jiga is how it's pronounced in science, giga is how it's pronounced with compies. How my chemistry teacher used to hate me.

[StevenMcFlyJr]

Originally posted by RATHER DASHING
With the sales Telltale has been throwing mid-season lately? The pre-order bonus would have to be some serious shit.

Wait a minute, wait a minute ... Doc ... are you telling me, you built a game ... out of a concept?

[Origami]

But what happens if TellTale creates a second season of BttF?
Back to the Future: The Game II?

I am sorry but 'The Game' sounds so lousy. >.>

How about this suggestion: Back to the Future: Back in Time.