STOP THE PRESSES

[tencrush]

BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS ANYMORE.

DUDES, HE HAS A BUTTONY NOSE.



HE HAS A FREAKING BUTTONY NOSE.

THATISALL.

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[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

So after I posed the question about the S1 & S2 DVDs, I went onto ebay and found..uh, the S1&2 being sold for a lot more than CoE.

Hmmm...then I checked out the BBCA store.

Season 1 DVD Widescreen $67.98
Season 1 Blu-Ray $84.98

Season 2 DVD Widescreen & Blu-Ray $67.98

COE Widescreen $25.98
COE Blu-Ray $29.98

This is their own frickin store! Where you make the REAL money on TV shows

The marketplace has spoken - EPIC FAIL

[tencrush]

To be fair, CoE is half the length of S1 and 2, minutewise. I'd have to know what a comparable 13 ep dvd goes for, as opposed to a comparable miniseries, or 6-ish episode series like Bonekickers.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Good point - let me look at the site again and see if I can find comparables.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Oi! this is a tough one. But as a point of comparison on Amazon.com US-

DVD for Planet of the Dead retailed for $14.98, reduced to $11.49 (24% price drop 1 week after US showing)

DVD for COE retailed for $29.98 reduced to $14.49 (50% price drop 3 weeks after showing)

S1 - retailed for $79.98, now reduced to $47.49 (40% price drop after 3 years - but don't know when the price first dropped).

And to be fair - some new and pre- releases are showing price reductions though more in the 20%-25% range.

But even at half the length, they really priced the CoE DVD to sell.
Its had 26 days in the top 100 trending downwards. If it really was a runaway hit I think they would have priced it a bit higher and wouldn't be showing a 50% price drop within 3 weeks.

I also think the 5 hour mini-series format is harder to sell as a DVD. Its easy to find an hr to watch 1 TV episode; 2 hours for most movies, but one 5 hour story arc is a bit long.

I found an interesting article about BBC at Digital Spy.
http://www.digitalspy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1071894.

Unfortunately, its pre-COE - but I'd be interested if anyone can find the actual DVD sales figures.