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Post by Blue Sunflower on Aug 18, 2008 23:34:57 GMT -5
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 19, 2008 8:09:57 GMT -5
Wow, that looks kind of weird. Not the art I was expecting at all. The fire is cool but the logo looks off and Sam and Sock look like oil paintings. It's a bit rough and doesn't match any of the images we've seen from the show. I was expecting either that promo pic on Bret's site with Ray behind Bret, or maybe the Hello my name is tag from the opener.
November 4th people! Don't forget. I'll post back here if amazon starts taking pre-orders. I can't wait to talk about the bonus features here. This will keep us busy until the show returns for sure.
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Post by stinger97 on Aug 19, 2008 14:57:47 GMT -5
Eh, I'm not really that big a fan of the cover art, but I also think that it may not be final. And I don't quite get the use of like, neon green, for the title. It's just...odd.
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 19, 2008 15:57:35 GMT -5
That's what I thought. I hope it changes.
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Post by randomnation on Aug 19, 2008 15:59:03 GMT -5
Right!? The green just reeks of...The CW. *vomits* I do hope this was only a mark-up and they'll do something different with the final product. The flames are cool, but maybe they could make them a blue or some other color? That way they could use red for the "REAPER" part...
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 19, 2008 16:03:15 GMT -5
I think our banner would make better cover art.
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Post by randomnation on Aug 19, 2008 16:05:15 GMT -5
No kidding. Even some of our amateur photoshop guys could do a better job than that! The cover is just not something I was envisioning. At all.
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Post by pending on Aug 19, 2008 19:11:03 GMT -5
It definitely looks like just a prototype to me. Ditto on the comments about cheesy font, but it also looks pretty flat. And not at all like other CW stuff (their DVDs tend to have a pretty uniform style). But I do like the pic choice.
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Post by randomnation on Aug 20, 2008 17:31:44 GMT -5
Ahh! And it's looking to BE a prototype! Thank you jesus!  From the same link above, it appears that Lionsgate updated the picture with a watermark saying, "Key Art Not Final" |
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 20, 2008 18:38:01 GMT -5
Whew! I wonder whether like leaked pilots for new shows they put this out there to gauge fan reaction and are now making adjustments accordingly.
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Post by pending on Aug 20, 2008 22:41:31 GMT -5
I'm going to claim that I called it being a prototype, but it cracks me up that they're test-running the art. They could release the DVDs as just a beige box with "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY" stenciled across the front and side, and I'd still buy it and put it on my shelf.
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Post by cko on Aug 21, 2008 0:17:47 GMT -5
exactly, Pending, me too.
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 21, 2008 7:37:27 GMT -5
That's us though, and they won't make their money on the two dozen of us on the web that already love the show. They're trying to attract those people that missed the show when it aired but are curious and want to check it out, or the casual viewer that now wants to catch every ep they missed. They need all those types plus us to sell a lot of DVDs. The box needs to be eye-catching and make the show look cool so I think the fire is effective, just didn't like the picture they chose or the colours.
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Post by pending on Aug 21, 2008 11:35:54 GMT -5
I'm mainly kidding, but in serious defense of the box art I think it's a good reprsentation of the show. The fire's eye-catching (and will hopefully look less cheesy once it's been dolled up by the graphics artist) and the couch photo is a good photo that doesn't mislead about the show's nature. If they picked a more dramatic shot, people might pick it up expecting something more Supernatural-y. Plus, it shows off the show's most popular characters. I think it's a good composition.
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 27, 2008 6:31:20 GMT -5
Amazon now has Reaper season one available for pre-order for $27.99 (sometimes the price goes down by the time they ship and they give you the lowest price). Anyway, kind of sucks that I had it down to be notified when it became available and they didn't notify me, I found out from a Google alert. What sucks worse is when I went back to Amazon after pre-ordering to search for the item again by typing in "Reaper", still the DVD doesn't appear on the first page. The TV show page does that says its not yet available. To find the DVD, you have to scroll to halfway down the second page. How is anyone going to find it? Anyway, go and add some nice comments to the DVD page and maybe it will bump it up in the search results. And pre-order, that always helps too. ETA: Whoot! I think I wrote the first review!
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Post by pending on Aug 27, 2008 10:40:14 GMT -5
Good on both counts; if you don't have the cash right now to pre-order, definitely leave a review talking about how much you love the series and are looking forward to the DVDs. But if you are planning on buying, Amazon might make pay a little more attention if people are already throwing their money at the pre-order stuff. Companies tend to use those figures to estimate their overall sales.
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Post by stinger97 on Aug 27, 2008 16:21:33 GMT -5
I was thinking about pre-ordering but I might just wait and ask for it for Christmas. I probably won't be able to wait those extra two months before the holiday, but I'll just pretend until the release date gets closer. Than I'll cave and buy it for myself.
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Aug 27, 2008 20:24:30 GMT -5
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Post by stinger97 on Aug 27, 2008 20:34:16 GMT -5
Not that I care, because, uh, I don't have a Blu-Ray player and couldn't afford one if I wanted one, but I wonder why the company isn't planning to release the first season in that format. I guess they want to see how it sells on DVD, a format that is much more widely available.
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Post by cko on Aug 27, 2008 20:39:41 GMT -5
Right, pace, I saw that! I thought I had done that weeks (months) ago but I think I just did a star rating. I'll order and review if I can figure out how.
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Post by pacejunkie on Aug 27, 2008 21:49:53 GMT -5
There's a link on the page to write a review. It's pretty self-explanatory. Please do one.
And loaded with bonus material? Deleted scenes? Commentary from both cast and crew? They love us! They really love us! And now I'm sure it was the feedback that sent them back to the drawing board with the art. The logo is so off, how could they do that? Just use the actual logo, what the hell?
I can understand fans wanting BluRay if they watch it in HD when it airs. It seems like a step down once you buy the DVD. Although a BluRay player does improve the quality of a standard DVD when you play it so its better than nothing. And my standard DVDs look awesome on a new TV, so its still good quality. We'll get a BluRay when the price comes down.
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Aug 31, 2008 23:42:31 GMT -5
Updated Cover Art! ...yeah. I can't really see how they fixed it either. And WTH? "Slackers"? I like "tools" so much better.
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Post by pacejunkie on Sept 1, 2008 19:06:03 GMT -5
Ugh, what is wrong with these people? Can't they at least get the logo right? I don't mind the picture all that much but that green logo looks so amateur. The actual one is so much cooler with the tail. And Satan's favorite slackers? What is that? Satan's tools was used when the show was first promoted. At least its official language.  Gee, it's as if their art department had never seen the show. You think? |
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Sept 1, 2008 22:30:41 GMT -5
Gee, it's as if their art department had never seen the show. You think? Makes 'em no different from their commercial department then. ;D |
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Post by beatrixkiddoe on Sept 2, 2008 14:09:59 GMT -5
I'm disappointed that there isn't going to be BluRay release, the show looks incredible in HD so I can only imagine how stunning it would be in BluRay. Though I must say that the idea of the set being loaded with special features is definitely softening the blow.
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Post by pacejunkie on Sept 2, 2008 14:28:49 GMT -5
I can't wait to find that out for myself, this will be my first season catching it in HD.
And beatrix, nice icon! I love Daniel.
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Post by beatrixkiddoe on Sept 2, 2008 14:54:42 GMT -5
You're in for a treat, pace. It really looks amazing. Though I will admit that I spent the first few episodes of the series completely distracted by the whiteness of Missy's teeth, they look normal in standard definition but in HD they're kind of blinding.
As for the icon, I love Daniel too! Even though I spent about twenty minutes trying to decide between a Daniel icon and a Ben one.
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Post by pacejunkie on Sept 2, 2008 14:59:37 GMT -5
You made the right choice most definitely. Thank you for sparing me the sight of Ben. And a tip for making it full size is to enter the size in the modify windows 100x100. You'll see where it says avatar size you can put 100 in each box for width and height. |
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Post by beatrixkiddoe on Sept 2, 2008 16:35:01 GMT -5
Hey, this Ben fangirl could take offense to that. Thanks for the tip, now Daniel doesn't look all squished and tiny. |
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Post by Blue Sunflower on Sept 2, 2008 17:18:37 GMT -5
Hey, this Ben fangirl could take offense to that. Aaaaaand *I* am keeping my mouth shut then.  |
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