Those of you into genre TV will be pleased to learn that Warner and the BBC are currently planning the DVD and Blu-ray release of Torchwood: Season 3 in July. Beyond that, Warner is working on Chuck: Season 2, Fringe: Season 1 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 2 for release on both DVD and Blu-ray sometime in the third quarter (likely August). http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#021109

Well hopefully these happen. I got too far behind on Terminator and gave up. If they put out a decently priced set for season 2 though like they did for season 1 I'll buy it. The Blu-ray release is how I caught all of season 1. It was Terminator Week in my house while I watched them all :)

Torchwood has been airing on HDNet and it looks great there. I caught season 1 on there and they are running season 2 now. Once that's done i'm sure i'll be interested in checking out season 3.

Yay! Sarah Connor will be mine, and I would like to give Fringe a try too since I missed out this season.

I suppose it is too much to ask the Pushing Daisies Season 2 get a BD release since they unceremoniously dumped one of the best shows on TV! :mad:

Aww, Fringe is a Warner show? I was hoping it'd be a Fox show so we'd get an unfiltered and high bit-rate encode with DTS-MA audio. :(

Aww, Fringe is a Warner show? I was hoping it'd be a Fox show so we'd get an unfiltered and high bit-rate encode with DTS-MA audio. :(
You never noticed the WB Logo at the end of the show?:confused:

Fringe doesn't lean towards the eye and ear candy as much as Lost does. As long as there's no macro blocking I'll be happy.

Stupid hiatus, why April?

Those of you into genre TV will be pleased to learn that Warner and the BBC are currently planning the DVD and Blu-ray release of Torchwood: Season 3 in July

No Season 2? AFAIK it's only available on standard def DVD.

No Season 2? AFAIK it's only available on standard def DVD.

So it wasn't just me who saw this press release and thought "Wait, when did season two come out?!"

Terminator will be a definite buy.

Aww, Fringe is a Warner show? I was hoping it'd be a Fox show so we'd get an unfiltered and high bit-rate encode with DTS-MA audio. :(

I'm like you. I am really disappointed that Warner can't be bothered to use Something such as DTS-MA. Sure the sound tracks might not equal a major blockbuster motion picture, but these shows deserve better than dolby digital.

All presented in Dolby 640k obviously. :rolleyes:

I'm waiting for Series 2 of Torchwood myself... and hope they'll release it before or simultaneous with Series 3.

On a related note... I'm curious to see what will happen with future Dr Who releases since it was announced this year's specials (and presumably series 5 in 2010) will finally be shot in HD!

Fringe is god awful.

Fringe is god awful.Your point being?:confused: It always amazes me why people even bother posting stuff like this. If you don't like it, fine. Don't buy it.

Your point being?:confused: It always amazes me why people even bother posting stuff like this. If you don't like it, fine. Don't buy it.

I won't be buying it obviously, its god awful :)

Fringe is good enough to keep me watching every week. Don't know that I would purchase the set to watch over and over again, but it's worth watching once.

I suppose it is too much to ask the Pushing Daisies Season 2 get a BD release since they unceremoniously dumped one of the best shows on TV! :mad:

Me too. I understand there are still three completed episodes that never aired. They'll presumably be on a dvd release, but I really hope there will be a BD to go with the season one BD.

Loved that show so much...

About Torchwood Season 3 on BD, it was written:

No Season 2? AFAIK it's only available on standard def DVD.

So it wasn't just me who saw this press release and thought "Wait, when did season two come out?!"

Yeah, I had to do a double take on the Season number: I have season 2 on DVD because I hadn't seen it on TV (somehow always missed it, prolly cos I don't get HDNet),and was quite annoyed the BD didn't come out for Season 2 day and date.

Glad to see someone is fixing that for Season 3. I wonder if it is because BBCAmerica has the US rights for that season, rather than HDNet or SciFi?

I'm waiting for Series 2 of Torchwood myself... and hope they'll release it before or simultaneous with Series 3.

On a related note... I'm curious to see what will happen with future Dr Who releases since it was announced this year's specials (and presumably series 5 in 2010) will finally be shot in HD!

It would be very annoying to not do a BD release, but "those that decide such things" might feel that because the previous seasons were SD only (with no real hope for a BD release due to the source), it will not damage their sales to keep future seasons as SD only.

Which would be a pity, IMHO.

Back to the TARDIS...

shinksma

I'll check out Fringe on BD. Didn't have a chance to keep up with it during the season.

i'll be picking up both chuck season 2 and terminator: SCC season 2 as soon as they come out.

Everything but Torchwood for me. Where is Daisies?

It would be very annoying to not do a BD release, but "those that decide such things" might feel that because the previous seasons were SD only (with no real hope for a BD release due to the source), it will not damage their sales to keep future seasons as SD only.


The HD Who (yay!) will most assuredly see a BD release. I just hope by then they do a better job at encoding a disc properly than they've apparently done with Torchwood series 1.

I guess it comes in handy that I don't like Torchwood, as it makes good fodder for the Beeb to perfect their HD encoding before they need to visit the Doctor. :D

Everything but Torchwood for me. Where is Daisies?You're in luck:
Warner Home Video have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Pushing Daisies Season 2 on 21st July 2009. Created by Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies centres around Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring the dead back to life but not without consequence.

Cancelled during its second season, all 13 episodes are included on the DVD ($39.98 SRP) and Blu-ray Disc ($49.99 SRP) editions with features outlined below...

Blu-ray Disc - Episodes are spread across two dual-layer discs with the following features:

* 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
* English DD5.1 Surround
* English SDH (Episodes & Select Bonus Features) and French (Episodes only) subtitles
* The Master Pie Maker: Inside the mind of creator Bryan Fuller
* From Oven to Table: Crafting a script idea into reality
* Secret Sweet Ingredients: Spotlight on composer Jim Dooley’s work
* Add a Little Magic: Executing some giant-sized visual effectshttp://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/70387/pushing-daisies-season-2-r1us-bd-in-july.html

Yay! Sarah Connor will be mine, and I would like to give Fringe a try too since I missed out this season.

I suppose it is too much to ask the Pushing Daisies Season 2 get a BD release since they unceremoniously dumped one of the best shows on TV! :mad:

I just hope this is not the final SCC season release :(

damn fox, they stick this sort of show against MNF and then when that is over instead of keeping it there they move it to friday night and then when records come in showing that 4 out of 5 viewers are watching it by TiVo or the like, they say all those ratings don't count and it needs to be cancelled. :mad:

damn fox :mad::mad::mad:

what the heck they expect, friday nights and MNF are the sort fo stuff that either you can't TV, in the first case being how it is real life, or something that doesn't make much sense to Tivo, in the second case and then they expect mega-non-tv ratings, for this sort of show with its sort of demographic? :confused::mad:

why not have kept it at mon 8pm once MNF was over or tried tues at 9 or maybe thurs at 9 or something. :mad:

this is how we end up with noting but reality tv crap

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Shouldn't really be surprised, it's Fox, after all. If it happens I suppose Dollhouse will go out the door as well. Which would be a shame as it's actually getting interesting now.

According to Blu-ray.com, Torchwood season 2 will be released in July.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=4803

Shouldn't really be surprised, it's Fox, after all. If it happens I suppose Dollhouse will go out the door as well. Which would be a shame as it's actually getting interesting now.

yeah dollhouse does seem to be picking up a bit



maybe the WB could pick up SSC, although they seem to be focusing soley on bringing in stuff like that nyc hs school these days....

maybe the WB could pick up SSC, although they seem to be focusing soley on bringing in stuff like that nyc hs school these days....
The WB doesn't exist anymore... they merged with UPN and became The CW, after which they promptly canceled Veronica Mars so they could focus on cheaper shows. There's no way in hell they'd pick up either of those shows.

The WB doesn't exist anymore... they merged with UPN and became The CW, after which they promptly canceled Veronica Mars so they could focus on cheaper shows. There's no way in hell they'd pick up either of those shows.

yeah CW is what I meant to say

yeah it sucked they canned VM

It looks like "Dollhouse" might be hitting BD as well:Fox will continue to lead the TV on Blu-ray charge by releasing the first season of Dollhouse sometime this year. Though not dated, this should prove a popular title to go along with 24 and Burn Notice. http://www.thehdroom.com/news/New_Amazon_Blu-ray_Preorder_Explosion_Ghostbusters_The_Dark_Crystal_Dollhou se_and_More/4514
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024FAR6G

FWIW, I think it's more likely "T:SCC" will get renewed than "Dollhouse". It seems to play well with the DVR audience, and I think Fox is more sensitive to that than their previous trigger-happy days. Personally, I think "T:SCC" is the far superior show, and should it get renewed it would deserve it.

TSCC was great during the first season but the middle of the second season really dragged before picking up again at the end there. The stretch of uninteresting shows went on a bit too long - to the point where I almost gave up on the show. But it's gotten interesting again so I'm more than willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and stick with it for another season.

The only show I've given up on this year is Heroes.

The first five episodes of Dollhouse were mostly uninteresting to me... but now that we've gotten past that (the sixth episode of Dollhouse was going to be the pilot until Fox retooled the show) it's getting a lot more interesting.

Terminator has been cancelled.

http://www.fmqinc.com/terminator-cancelled/

Every indication is that it has been canceled, but, it has not been announced yet, and the composer for the series just the other day reminded people "it's not over until the robot lady sings." Articles are speculating based on the evidence, but no one has leaked whether they've been told they're free from their contracts yet.

Terminator has been cancelled.

http://www.fmqinc.com/terminator-cancelled/
I know there's the whole problem with DVR viewers not bringing in advertising dollars... but wouldn't this missing money be made up by DVD sales? For some reason, I thought the DVD sales of Family Guy had taught Fox a bit of a lesson there.

As one piece of evidence he mentions an actor moving on to another series... but that's because their character was killed last week. I hope it's not true as the show just succeeded in winning me back. :(

Might want to put some spoiler tags on the 2nd paragraph for those who haven't seen the episode, Deviation.

I know there's the whole problem with DVR viewers not bringing in advertising dollars... but wouldn't this missing money be made up by DVD sales? For some reason, I thought the DVD sales of Family Guy had taught Fox a bit of a lesson there.

Terminator SCC airs on the Fox network, but is produced by Warner Bros. Fox doesn't see a penny of its DVD sales.

FWIW, sci-fi blog io9 is saying that yesterday's cancellation report may have been premature:A few people have pointed me to this alleged leaked synopsis of the season finale, which is from the same site that posted that widely debunked cancellation rumor. Anyway, just to make sure, I asked producer Josh Friedman to confirm that this synopsis was totally fake, and he called it "absolute one hundred percent ********." So there ya go.http://io9.com/5201455/ghostbusters-3-will-be-character+driven-but-not-hellish (WARNING: link goes to spoilers for a bunch of series and movies)

If The Sarah Connor Chronicles has indeed been canceled that is a HUGH dissapointment for me. I totally love that show (especially Summer Glau). Oh Lord why do the good ones die young? I'll get the BDs.
I hope Fringe runs for at least 4 seasons , it's an amazing show and I try not to miss an episode, for sure I'll get the BDs. I also follow Supernatural and I think that Sarah Connor is/was a much better show, but Supernatural is more of a crowd pleaser, IMHO. Flame away.

Finally! Torchwood Season 2.

Can't wait for season 3, even though its only 5 episodes long.

If The Sarah Connor Chronicles has indeed been canceled that is a HUGH dissapointment for me. I totally love that show (especially Summer Glau). Oh Lord why do the good ones die young? I'll get the BDs.
I hope Fringe runs for at least 4 seasons , it's an amazing show and I try not to miss an episode, for sure I'll get the BDs. I also follow Supernatural and I think that Sarah Connor is/was a much better show, but Supernatural is more of a crowd pleaser, IMHO. Flame away.No flaming necessary. I loved the first season, and I think that despite an iffy first half, it's been pretty amazing the last couple episodes.

BTW, here's another thing to think about regarding cancellation: Not only has Josh Freidman (the showrunner) been putting himself out there with interviews with sites like Wired and io9, but there's a Terminator movie coming out this summer. With an estimated home video release of the movie in the late fall or early winter, Warner would have a push for production money while Fox would hopefully have some movie buzz generating people's interest (and by extensions, advertiser money) in the show. That makes me lean towards the show not being cancelled just yet. It doesn't hurt that the leads aren't already signing on with other shows, unlike Dollhouse (who is losing Tamikoh Penikett to a SciFi--sorry--SyFy series).

haven't had a chance to keep up with season 2, and even though friedman says the cancellation isn't true, the writing is on the wall....3.7 million viewers for an action show based on one of the greatest movie franchises of all time -- you guys figure out the rest.

Terminator has been cancelled.


Damn.............if this is true.

You never noticed the WB Logo at the end of the show?:confused:

Fringe doesn't lean towards the eye and ear candy as much as Lost does. As long as there's no macro blocking I'll be happy.

Stupid hiatus, why April?

Ill be picking up Fringe, boththe Fiancee(whois not a Sci-Fi fan) and I are weekly watchers.......Its too bad Fox decided to spilt the season into 2 major long breaks though, as this may send the show the way of "Drive"......Luckily though the viewship has remained "steady" so hopefully we can get at least 1 more season out of it......

FWIW, sci-fi blog io9 is saying that yesterday's cancellation report may have been premature:http://io9.com/5201455/ghostbusters-3-will-be-character+driven-but-not-hellish (WARNING: link goes to spoilers for a bunch of series and movies)
I couldn't help myself... all I've got to say is that if that retelling of the finale is accurate, we're in for one hell of a show on Friday. Seems like too much happening at once for a one hour show, however.

According to Amazon.UK, they'll be seeing the 2nd season of T:SCC on September 14, and the US release is usually the next day.

Yesterday we let you know that Amazon.com is already taking advance pre-orders for Dollhouse - Season 1, which is coming later this year to both DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc. Amazon didn't list any details, though...not even the release date. But our industry friends have graced us today with a nice amount of information about these releases!

Expect the DVD and Blu-ray versions to arrive day-and-date on July 28th (well-timed for fanfare at the annual San Diego Comic Con). The pricing we gave you yesterday, of $49.98 SRP for the standard DVD (4 discs) and $69.99 SRP for the high-def Blu-ray (3 discs), has been confirmed. Running time is 694 minutes for 13 episodes: "Ghost," "The Target," "Stage Fright," "Gray Hour," "True Believer," "Man on the Street," "Echoes," "Needs," "A Spy in the House," "Haunted," "Briar Rose," "Omega" and "Epitaph One". We've confirmed that both versions will also have the Original Unaired Pilot Episode, "Echo".

Other bonus material, apparently available on both DVD and Blu-ray, include Audio Commentary with the Cast and Crew, Deleted Scenes, and Featurettes titled "Making Dollhouse," "Coming Back Home," "Finding Echo," "Designing the Perfect Dollhouse," "Mind Games," "An Urban Myth?" and "A Private Engagement". Video on the DVD will be anamorphic widescreen, with English 5.1 Dolby Surround audio. Vidoe on the Blu-ray will be 1080p high definition widescreen, with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio. French and Spanish subtitles are also available. Package art isn't available yet, but stay tuned!http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dollhouse-Season-1/11651

i think the question is, will dollhouse make it to season 2? If it does, I will rent the season 1 BDs and watch it..if not, time saved.

I can see myself buying Fringe again as I've come to really enjoy the characters. minus the main chic. She's just not very good at being the lead character in my opinion. I also wish the individual episodes would be a bit less...predictable. It's like I'm watching knowing what's going to happen every week. I guess I just want some more conspiracy-ish elements tying the plots of each show together than what we get. The show is definitely a slow burner but it has me hooked so I'm in for the season set.

As you're probably aware, Amazon has posted a number of "pre-announcement" pre-order listings lately, allowing you lock in your copy of various upcoming TV-DVD titles which haven't actually been put on the schedule by the studio just yet. We've posted news about several of these in recent weeks, and we've found a number of new ones for you today. One of these is Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete 2nd Season on DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc from Warner Home Video. Since the product isn't officially announced at this time, these Amazon pre-order listings don't have a release date. Instead they each say "This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives." It does have pricing, though, showing $59.98 SRP for the standard DVD, and $79.98 SRP for the high-def BD version (but you can pre-purchase either of them now, reserving your copy at a discounted cost). No other details are available yet, but the DVD version does have a look at what could be its front cover art. It shows that 6 discs would be included in that set (the Blu-ray version, of course, could have a different disc count). We'll update you, of course when more information becomes available. Stay tuned!http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Terminator-Sarah-Connor-Chronicles-Season-2/11726

Fox Home Entertainment's Fringe - The Complete 1st Season on both DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc. Since these products aren't officially announced at this time, their Amazon pre-order listings do not have a release date yet. Instead they each say "This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives."

They do have pricing, though, showing $59.98 SRP for the standard DVD, and $79.98 SRP for the high-def BD version (but you can pre-purchase either of them right now, reserving your copy at a discounted cost). Our thanks to reader "Barry" for alerting us to this. No other details are available yet, and the DVD listing only seems to have temp promo art, but the Blu-ray Disc listing has some possible early cover art, which we show you below. This might be subject to change, though, so please be aware of that. We'll update you, of course, when more information becomes available. Stay tuned!http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Fringe-Season-1/11733

Warner Home Video's Supernatural - The Complete 4th Season on both DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc. Since these products aren't officially announced at this time, their Amazon pre-order listings do not have a release date yet. Instead they each say "This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives."

They do have pricing, though, showing $59.98 SRP for the standard DVD, and $79.98 SRP for the high-def BD version (but you can pre-purchase either of them right now, reserving your copy at a discounted cost). Our thanks to reader "Barry" for alerting us to this. No other details are available yet, nor anything resembling official studio-provided cover art (just some temp promo art on the DVD listing). We'll update you, of course, when more information becomes available. Stay tuned!http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Supernatural-Season-4/11735

Warner Home Video's Chuck - The Complete 2nd Season on both DVD and high-def Blu-ray Disc. Since these products aren't officially announced at this time, their Amazon pre-order listings do not have a release date yet. Instead they each say "This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives." Note, though, that the word from the rumor mill is that we'll probably see it around August.

They do have pricing, though, showing $59.98 SRP for the standard DVD, and $79.98 SRP for the high-def BD version (but you can pre-purchase either of them right now, reserving your copy at a discounted cost). Our thanks to reader Fiona Gilbert for alerting us to this. No other details are available yet, but both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc listings have some possible early cover art, which we show you below. The DVD art, at the bottom, shows that it will probably be a 6-disc set. These might be subject to change, though, so please be aware of that. We'll update you, of course, when more information becomes available. Stay tuned!http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Chuck-Season-2/11737

I've been thinking on stop seing TV-series.
All the ones I tend to like get dumped the first or second season.
What is the point anymore.
I still hope TSCC will continue but from past experience it doesn't look good.

That's exactly the kind of backlash I expect to happen sooner than later.

Once enough people realize that shows are just as likely to be canceled and left unresolved as they are to be renewed and conflicts resolved... more and more people will just stop watching... and at some point we'll stop getting new serialized-type shows at all.

That will be a sad day.

That's exactly the kind of backlash I expect to happen sooner than later.

Once enough people realize that shows are just as likely to be canceled and left unresolved as they are to be renewed and conflicts resolved... more and more people will just stop watching... and at some point we'll stop getting new serialized-type shows at all.

That will be a sad day.

This is caused by the archaic system they use to measure interest in a show. DVR's are not taken into account. They only care about how many people are watching live. This is one of the reasons why shows like American Idol are doing so well. That and the fact that they are so cheap to make.

I have never seen or have known anyone who has used a Nielsen box. I am not even sure if it even exists. How is this actually gauging TV habits???????

This is caused by the archaic system they use to measure interest in a show. DVR's are not taken into account. They only care about how many people are watching live.Not true at all. They started measuring DVR usage quite a while ago. The reason "Dollhouse" and "TSCC" weren't canceled after a couple episodes was almost entirely due to the DVR viewers, and other shows like "The Office", "30 Rock", and "How I Met Your Mother" have been cited by either the networks or trade mags as doing average in live views but really well in DVR.
This is one of the reasons why shows like American Idol are doing so well. That and the fact that they are so cheap to make.Yes, reality shows don't require the same outlay for writers (although they do have a writing staff), but reality shows do well partially because of voyeuristic impulse, and partially because they can charge normally unreasonable sums of money for advertising or product placement.
I have never seen or have known anyone who has used a Nielsen box. I am not even sure if it even exists. How is this actually gauging TV habits???????They don't really use boxes anymore. Usually they either get reports from the cable companies, or they pay the viewer(s) to wear a little box (about the size of a pager) that can read an embedded data stream. You should definitely visit sites like Nielsen and poke around and see what they've come up with to measure viewership.

[T]entatively due in August are Chuck: Season 2, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 2 and Fringe: Season 1. http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#042709



BTW, it looks like "Chuck", at least, is on a little more solid footing:Chuck stars Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin came up with a unique way to help the fortunes of their on-the-bubble show by taking a fan’s suggestion and leading 400 convention goers to a Birmingham Subway outlet to show their leading advertiser that Chuck deserves to survive.

Falling ratings have threatened to cancel the show, which features a sales assistant whose brain is accidentally loaded with government secrets, but fan Wendy Farrington had the unique idea of getting fans to follow the money and show the sandwich franchise Subway that the show they were sponsoring had an audience. She presented the idea to Zachary Levi who plays the titular character Chuck Bartowski at Starfury conventions T1 event in Birmingham, UK. Levi and Adam Baldwin (Casey) then asked the hundreds of con attendees to follow them on en masse to the local Subway.

Levi, who described the show as “On the good side of the bubble”, even got behind the counter and helped out the besieged staff of the outlet in the Birmingham NEC exhibition centre, staying until the very last fan was served. http://www.endofshow.com/2009/04/26/chuck-stars-lead-400-fans-to-subway-to-save-show/
Every year about this time, rabid fans of shows perceived to be on the bubble launch campaigns to convince networks to renew their favorite series. So Chuck fans on Monday plan to show NBC execs their loyalty by spiking sandwich sales en masse at Subway stores and sending Nerds candies. It didn't work for Moonlight at CBS but did for Jericho. This time, I can tell you the Chuck campaign is having an effect on the NBC suits. "It's a good show, a solid show, and it's in contention to come back," an insider tells me. "I'm betting it'll end up back. But that decision hasn't been made yet." Interestingly, it’s not just fanboys trying to keep the Josh Schwartz show on the air, it’s also mainstream TV critics and reporters. The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Entertainment Weekly have all weighed i positively. Television Without Pity listed 8 reasons to save the series. http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/best-bet-that-chuck-will-come-back/

BBC Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that they will bring 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' to Blu-ray on September 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This two-disc set will feature the latest Torchwood series - which is set to debut this summer - in 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2661

Not true at all. They started measuring DVR usage quite a while ago. The reason "Dollhouse" and "TSCC" weren't canceled after a couple episodes was almost entirely due to the DVR viewers, and other shows like "The Office", "30 Rock", and "How I Met Your Mother" have been cited by either the networks or trade mags as doing average in live views but really well in DVR.
Yes, reality shows don't require the same outlay for writers (although they do have a writing staff), but reality shows do well partially because of voyeuristic impulse, and partially because they can charge normally unreasonable sums of money for advertising or product placement.
They don't really use boxes anymore. Usually they either get reports from the cable companies, or they pay the viewer(s) to wear a little box (about the size of a pager) that can read an embedded data stream. You should definitely visit sites like Nielsen and poke around and see what they've come up with to measure viewership.

and what about all the people who watch using their HD tuner card and leave the more compressed cable box turned off??

I've been thinking on stop seing TV-series.
All the ones I tend to like get dumped the first or second season.
What is the point anymore.
I still hope TSCC will continue but from past experience it doesn't look good.

My exact same feeling: Carnival, New Amsterdam, Brimstone, Sarah Connor, Lone Gunmen... and the list goes on. And I seriously fear for the survival of Fringe.

I'd like to see Warner release previous seasons of The Sopranos..

Where are the BRD releases of How I met your mother and Big bang theory ?

I'd like to see Warner release previous seasons of The Sopranos..http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2668
Where are the BRD releases of How I met your mother and Big bang theory ?It hasn't been hinted at outside of Amazon, who has a pre-order for HIMYM: Season 4 and BBT: Season 1:

http://www.amazon.com/How-Met-Your-Mother-Blu-ray/dp/B0027FFT7U
http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B001ECQ4DA/

Note that only BBT is a Warner production, HIMYM is produced by Fox.

My exact same feeling: Carnival, New Amsterdam, Brimstone, Sarah Connor, Lone Gunmen... and the list goes on. And I seriously fear for the survival of Fringe.

Fringe is doing very well and has been confirmed for a second season.

and what about all the people who watch using their HD tuner card and leave the more compressed cable box turned off??The HD HTPC crowd is so small as to make little to no difference in STB-type ratings. But as I pointed out, the ratings tools are no longer just boxes you have to plug in to your TV, many of them are portable devices that would detect a signal encoded in the transmission regardless of whether it was from a STB, built in to the TV, or from a PC tuner card.
My exact same feeling: Carnival, New Amsterdam, Brimstone, Sarah Connor, Lone Gunmen... and the list goes on. And I seriously fear for the survival of Fringe.As mentioned above, "Fringe" has already been renewed, and sci-fi series are getting a little better treatment. It really depends on the network. 3-4 years ago, everybody was talking about the success of NBC's schedule and how stale ABC had become, and how Fox wouldn't even give full seasons to shows like "T:SCC", let alone 2nd seasons. But the situation's pretty much reversed these days, with NBC being the target for wrath over critical successes, Fox actually airing at least 13 eps (a normal but not full-season order).

Fringe is doing very well and has been confirmed for a second season.


Awesome news! Thanks for the info man.

Can't wait to hear Fringe in glorious Dolby Digital 5.1 surround!!

Can't wait to hear Fringe in glorious Dolby Digital 5.1 surround!!

That makes two of us. I can't say it's surprising given Warner's penchant for not putting lossless audio in their new releases, but this is even a big ratings hit. I can understand, though still not happy, when they don't put lossless on The Sarah Connor Chronicles because the ratings are bad, but Fringe is a hot new show and they still skimp. Warner seriously needs to pull their heads out of their collective asses and put lossless on ALL releases.

The HD HTPC crowd is so small as to make little to no difference in STB-type ratings. But as I pointed out, the ratings tools are no longer just boxes you have to plug in to your TV, many of them are portable devices that would detect a signal encoded in the transmission regardless of whether it was from a STB, built in to the TV, or from a PC tuner card.
As mentioned above, "Fringe" has already been renewed, and sci-fi series are getting a little better treatment. It really depends on the network. 3-4 years ago, everybody was talking about the success of NBC's schedule and how stale ABC had become, and how Fox wouldn't even give full seasons to shows like "T:SCC", let alone 2nd seasons. But the situation's pretty much reversed these days, with NBC being the target for wrath over critical successes, Fox actually airing at least 13 eps (a normal but not full-season order).

maybe if fringe had gone against MNF, had two hiatus and then been put on Friday and SCC been put in Fringe's slot FOX would be continuing SCC and saying that there was no way Fringe could ever get an audience.....

and give us lossless on SCC season 2 for once....
and no lossless vs. 5.1 doesn't really make any difference in cost.

Thanks to DTS, if you license Dolby Digital then you get TrueHD for free.. There is no excuse.

The Digital Bits is reporting T:SCC - Season 2 will be released September 15. (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents)

Since there will be no season 3 of T:SCC, I'll wait to buy season 2, until its on sale dirt cheap.
J

Since there will be no season 3 of T:SCC, I'll wait to buy season 2, until its on sale dirt cheap.
J

Will hopefully be able to get both seasons for under $35 by Christmas.
Shame no season 3, the final episode was really good for a story in season 3.

Thanks to DTS, if you license Dolby Digital then you get TrueHD for free.. There is no excuse.

That's not entirely true. If the bandwidth of TrueHD puts them over the disc space limit then they would have to add another disc to the set in order accomodate it. They have to eat the bandwidth for DD either way.

I'm not saying I agree with their decision, but WB may figure that the cost of adding another disc to the set isn't worthwhile to them. As for my opinion, I won't be purchasing any recent TV-on-Blu w/o lossless, so WB lost themselves some sales. I hope they are taking that into account when they do their profit/loss calculations.

Looks like the Bits' 9/15 date for T:SCC was off. Warner just sent out the press release, and it's slated for a week later (9/22):
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete Second Season' to Blu-ray on September 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. All 22 episodes will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* The Continuing Chronicles featurettes
o Write the Future – An inside look at creator Josh Friedman and the writing process and how it guides the creative decisions for each episode.
o Conceptualization – Visual Effects supervisor James Lima and others discuss the production challenges of bringing the sci-fi world of Terminator to television.
o Blood and Metal – Go behind the scenes with special makeup effects artist Rob Hall and the cast as they reveal the process of creating realistic cybernetic organisms.
o Designing Destruction – Production Designer Marek Dobrowolski and others discuss the challenges of combining real locations with futuristic sets to create a world in which the present fights to avoid a horrific future.
o Choreographing Chaos – See how Stunt Coordinator and 2nd Unit Director Joel Kramer and Special Effects Supervisor Steve Galich work closely to create the stunts and on set effects that add an undeniably kinetic quality to each episode.
o War Stories – From an unexpected earthquake on the jam-packed Santa Monica pier to the intricacies of filming underwater sequences, the producers and cast reflect on some of the most memorable production challenges from Season Two.
o Setting the Tempo – Composer Bear McCreary and the producers explain the process of taking cues from the Terminator mythology and incorporating them into the score. Bear, Josh Friedman and Shirley Manson also talk about the process of recording the season opening song “Samson and Delilah.”
o Motivations – The producers and cast discuss the themes of Season Two and how these informed both the writing and acting.
* Terminated Scenes
* Cameron vs. Rosie: Fight Rehearsal - The raw fight rehearsal and choreography session between Summer Glau and a contortionist is interwoven with storyboards and interviews explaining this intricate battle sequence.
* The Storyboard Process: Cameron Goes Bad – The production team outlines the process for mapping key sequences from the show in Storyboard format.
* Audio Commentary with Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau and Shirley Manson and Executive Producers Josh Friedman, James Middleton and John Wirth
* Gag Reel
* Collision with the Future: Deconstructing the HUNTER KILLER Attack – Interactive exploration of the climactic Hunter Killer attack featured in the Season Two finale. Four simultaneous points of view show all elements of the filmmaking of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles from Production, Direction, Visual Effects, and Special Effects. Additional focus points allow the viewer to explore even more elements of what it took to create this dramatic stunt sequence. (BD Exclusive) http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2867

Any updated news on Chuck Season 2? All I can find are all the articles from back in April about it being available for preorder with no release date. I want to buy it as a gift for some friends who missed the last half of the season, before they do something horrible like stream it online.

Any updated news on Chuck Season 2?

i know.......it's the only season i have pre ordered that doesn't have a release date yet. i bet it's going to be released in september.

I see that Warner still isn't using HD audio all the time. Why is TSCC not getting TrueHD?

i know.......it's the only season i have pre ordered that doesn't have a release date yet. i bet it's going to be released in september.

I would have bet September a few months ago but since they announced that CHUCK won't be back until 2010, I bet it'll be more like December.

Getting rid of another multi-disk, way-to-far-advanced thread. Please start a separate thread for a individual BD after you watched it or somebody has posted a review. Thanks.

larry