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'Alien Nation - The Complete Saga'?

posted 16 years ago by Jesus_von_Tronje
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Hi there everybody,
does anybody here happen to have gotten the "Alien Nation - The Complete Saga"-10 DVD-set?
It contains "Alien Nation" (the original 1988 theatrical movie) on one DVD, "Alien Nation - The Complete Series" on 6 DVDs, and "Alien Nation - Ultimate Movie Collection" on three DVDs.
I've seen it a few times at eBay and it's very expensive ...
Here are a few pics of the packaging:
Front Cover: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7708/completesagafront.jpg
Back Cover: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4516/completesagaback.jpg
Bottom of slipcase: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6461/completesagabottom.jpg
Open side of slipcase showing the inner DVDs: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4827/completesagaside.jpg
To me this looks like just a repackaging of the existing sets mentioned above, i.e. cheap double-sided DVDs again ... :-(
Does anybody happen to know for sure?
Thank you very much in advance to anybody who might be able and willing to shed light on this!

To kill a man is not to protect a doctrine, but it is to kill a man. - Sebastian Castellio (1515-1563)

[–] rocketXpert 16 years ago

I'm afraid I can't say for sure, so maybe this doesn't help, but in my opinion, judging from the side view, they do look like the exact same double-sided discs, just collected together in a new snazzy looking box. I have to say, however, I do really like the cover art a lot better than what they threw together for the complete TV series collection. It's exactly the sort of idea I thought they should have used in the first place.

[–] Jesus_von_Tronje 16 years ago

Thank you very much for sharing your opinion!
I also think the "Complete Saga" box looks great!
Personally I'd hoped for an "Alien Nation" DVD set housed in a Tenctonese bust, similar to FOX's "Planet of the Apes - The Ultimate DVD Collection" or the "Alien Quadrilogy Deluxe Alien Head Limited Edition Box Set"!!! :-)
But in the end even one-sided DVDs would have been awesome ...
Don't get me wrong: I'm very glad "Alien Nation" finally was released in its entirety at all!
But on the other hand I still think this show deserves a better treatment!!!

To kill a man is not to protect a doctrine, but it is to kill a man. - Sebastian Castellio (1515-1563)

[–] kalidris-1 16 years ago

I too think that the DVDs just got a new (better looking) box and it's only the "old" double sided DVDs + the movie with James Caan and Mandy Patinkin.