The 'Complete' DVD sets...???

Have you tried to get the DVD that *has* been released(remastered)?

No, I haven't. I do sometimes import US DVDs without problems, but the cost of that set, plus international postage, plus import duty, would make it considerably more expensive than buying the whole 9 Season "complete" set. That's my dilemma. Of course I'd rather have the official set, both on principle and in quality terms, but I hate getting into a show only to find out that I'll never see the rest. Under about $25, importing isn't too expensive. It used to be under about $35 was OK, but with the weaker pound and our import duty limit, anything over $25 or so incurs almost another 50% tax bill on top of the added price, so it suddenly becomes unrealistic. And I do like having a mountain of episodes to watch, otherwise I find myself unreasonably rationing myself.

If the Complete sets were first generation VHS rips at least, I think I could happily live with that; I only ever saw the late episodes of The Virginian and that was on about an 18 inch black and white TV! Some of these type of sets can be really quite good; others are painful to try to watch. I've only ever got, I think, maybe five, of shows that are never likely to be released. Despite their one-time popularity, western shows aren't very well served on DVD, and hardly at all in the UK - even Rawhide, in perhaps the most surprising example given Clint Eastwood's continued popularity, hasn't had a single episode released here. I did import Season 1 of that, but their splitting later Seasons into two volumes made importing the rest out of my reach.

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