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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] | ![Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516D6fC9mzL._SL500_.jpg)
| Studio: Mca (Universal)
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 299.99
Buy New: CDN$ 149.99
as of 7/30/2010 21:45 CDT details
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Seller: Amazon.ca
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Format: AC-3, Box set, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Discs: 21
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.9 x 5.7
MPN: MCABR61112474
UPC: 025192050237
EAN: 0025192050237
ASIN: B0036EH3U2
Release Date: April 6, 2010
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 Great price, weak packaging July 26, 2010
Slant6 Valiant (Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada)
I'd purchased season 1 and 2 and enjoyed the series enough to want the complete five years, so I bought this. I leave it to you to read other reviews to decide if you're interested in this series; my review is about the specific packaging format, not the characters, story or special effects.
The price was fantastic ($[...]CA) compared to buying each half-season (1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, etc. etc.) individually ($[...] per half-season x 5 seasons = $[...] CA) so I jumped on this set. While I still believe it was a smart choice, I wonder if the packaging layout of the half-season DVD sets was better.
I have two complaints. First, three of the DVDs had episodes that I had to watch on my laptop. Our family DVD player is 8 years old and the discs are medium-to-low quality. Our DVD player stammered and jammed to a halt during an episode on three different discs. The laptop, 2 years old, played them perfectly. The discs were not damaged in any way: no scratches or warping. They simply froze up at a certain point in the story and refused to continue. So, if you have old DVD hardware then prepare for the possibility that it will choke and you may need to swap to a newer DVD player.
My second complaint was the interior packaging. I appreciated the thin DVD cases for compactness and the heavy-stock box is good for taking to a friend's place or putting on the shelf. However, I have complaints about the program design within the DVDs. When the DVD was in the player and displaying the main menu, the discs for season 3 and onward were missing story-blurbs. For season 1 and 2, you could go to the main DVD menu and read the name of the episode, see a freeze shot from the episode and read a plot summary. That ended abruptly with season 3 and never resumed. When we'd take a break from watching for a week, then start again on a Sunday night, we had only the screen shot and the episode title as tools to recall where we'd left off a week ago. Someone in authority decided that plot summaries on the main menu were useless by season 3, which I find puzzling.
Onto the pro: The movie Razor is included with this set and was a delight to watch. I don't think it's mentioned in the product info on Amazon. While it's not necessary to the tale in it's entirety, it was a terrific surprise to discover it slotted in between the season 4 and season 5 DVDs in the case. As well, the DVDs in this set offer both versions of an episode if there was more than one cut released for it (i.e. both a director and a TV airing version were released.) Once we finish season 5, we intend to re-watch the whole set once more with the commentary turned on.
If you're into season 1 and haven't bought any further seasons, this is an excellent way to see the series without spending a lot of money. If you're into collecting the varity of sets so that you can have all the various aesthetic packaging then I suggest you skip this: this is the econo version and you'll already have much higher quality on your bookshelf.
 The Plan and Razor Both Included! July 13, 2010
S. Henderson (toronto)
Just an FYI that in this box both THE PLAN and RAZOR are included. While RAZOR has its own packaging, THE PLAN is weirdly just in the case for Season Four Disc One, though there is no indication of this on the sleeve at all. So, rest assured, it's all here folks. Just very strangely presented.
It contains the DVDs June 19, 2010
Simon Dufour (Montreal, Canada)
The box contains the DVDs. That's about it. No episode guide. No guides on what contains what. The menus of the DVD is also really repetitive.. I can't stand leaving it open to grab something to drink. Yet.. it's the best way to grab all the seasons at the same time.
Stunning in every way. June 9, 2010
Randy Nugent (St. John's, Newfoundland)
I had already viewed BSG on DVD when I decided to purchase it on Blu Ray.
The BR sound is stunning, as are the visuals.
Seeing "The Plan" for the first time, on BR, was even better than the rest of the series.
For those of you who love this series, as well as for those who are first coming to the series, I cannot recommend this set too highly.
Worth it June 7, 2010
George Puchalski (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)
Great series and very enjoyable. You will definitely loose sleep by staying up to watch "just one more" episode. The video quality is good but one must remember that often the director was going after a grainy/over exposed look. This is reproduced on the blu-ray and is as it should be. The series is better the 2nd time through.
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