BSG 2003 DVD - well what the fuck

Brikar · 12-30-2004, 06:04 AM

I'm a bit pissed off.

I got my BSG DVD, and went home to watch it. I open up the case, and behold, two double-sided DVDs. Now, I'm not the type that won't buy it just because it's double sided, but, I prefer not to have these discs, as you have to be more careful handling them, and they just plain don't look as nice.

But here's the REAL kicker:

On the special features menu on disc ONE, it says, "For more bonus features flip disc over". OK, so I do that. My player won't read it. Funny. Let's throw in the second disc.

Put in the second disc, and it goes straight to the bonus features menu, which says, "The Lowdown" and "Deleted scenes". OK, I look at the DVD case, where the ONLY bonus features listed are audio commentary, the Lowdown documentary, and deleted scenes. So what's on the other side of disc 1? No clue.

The menu also tells me to flip disc 2 over to finish watching the feature. Well, that's ass-backwards, isn't it. I mean, shouldn't the feature be on the "a" side of the disc? So I open the tray, flip the disc over, pop it back in and...

Player won't read it. Not funny. Let's try another player. Nope. Let's try the DVD drive on my computer. Nope. Hell, let's even try the PS2. Nada.

So I've got one disc that tells me there's features that don't exist on the other side of the disc, and another disc that won't play the MAIN FEATURE of the disc!! I swear to god, the copy I exchange it for tomorrow had better work FLAWLESSLY for the REST OF MY LIFE.

Bean · 12-30-2004, 12:18 PM

Somehow I remember hearing this somewhere before. You might wanna research this a bit Brikar, it might not be just your copy.

Brikar · 12-30-2004, 06:00 PM

I've been lookign around, but haven't really seen anything yet.

Stag · 01-04-2005, 06:28 PM

Brik, I got my copy today at lunch. I'll check it out when I get home and let you know.

Brikar · 01-04-2005, 09:03 PM

I returned mine and got another. My previous copy would go back to the menu as soon as the first part was done. However, the new copy I have, still has the menus saying to flip the disc over, but I figured it out.

The entire mini-series is on disc 1, which looks double-sided, but actually isn't. The documentary and special features are on disc 2, which also looks double sided, but isn't. I guess at some point, it was going to be a one-disc, 2-sided deal, but they decided to go with 2 discs and not put any kind of label art on the discs. Weird. I might make my own.

It's still stupid that the menus say that, even though I have a copy that works this time.

Stag · 01-05-2005, 01:40 AM

Yeah, i was going to say that both disc's menus say flip over but there is nothing there...bizarre.

Brikar · 01-05-2005, 03:06 AM

Stupid is more like it. At least I got one that works now.

12-30-2004, 06:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	BSG 2003 DVD - well what the fuck I'm a bit pissed off. I got my BSG DVD, and went home to watch it. I open up the case, and behold, two double-sided DVDs. Now, I'm not the type that won't buy it just because it's double sided, but, I prefer not to have these discs, as you have to be more careful handling them, and they just plain don't look as nice. But here's the REAL kicker: On the special features menu on disc ONE, it says, "For more bonus features flip disc over". OK, so I do that. My player won't read it. Funny. Let's throw in the second disc. Put in the second disc, and it goes straight to the bonus features menu, which says, "The Lowdown" and "Deleted scenes". OK, I look at the DVD case, where the ONLY bonus features listed are audio commentary, the Lowdown documentary, and deleted scenes. So what's on the other side of disc 1? No clue. The menu also tells me to flip disc 2 over to finish watching the feature. Well, that's ass-backwards, isn't it. I mean, shouldn't the feature be on the "a" side of the disc? So I open the tray, flip the disc over, pop it back in and... Player won't read it. Not funny. Let's try another player. Nope. Let's try the DVD drive on my computer. Nope. Hell, let's even try the PS2. Nada. So I've got one disc that tells me there's features that don't exist on the other side of the disc, and another disc that won't play the MAIN FEATURE of the disc!! I swear to god, the copy I exchange it for tomorrow had better work FLAWLESSLY for the REST OF MY LIFE. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

12-30-2004, 12:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	Somehow I remember hearing this somewhere before. You might wanna research this a bit Brikar, it might not be just your copy. __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

12-30-2004, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	I've been lookign around, but haven't really seen anything yet. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

01-04-2005, 06:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stag It's me again Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Florida Posts: 3,286	Brik, I got my copy today at lunch. I'll check it out when I get home and let you know. __________________ "I want to do a motorboat on Shatner's manboobs" - Sam Cogley

01-04-2005, 09:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	I returned mine and got another. My previous copy would go back to the menu as soon as the first part was done. However, the new copy I have, still has the menus saying to flip the disc over, but I figured it out. The entire mini-series is on disc 1, which looks double-sided, but actually isn't. The documentary and special features are on disc 2, which also looks double sided, but isn't. I guess at some point, it was going to be a one-disc, 2-sided deal, but they decided to go with 2 discs and not put any kind of label art on the discs. Weird. I might make my own. It's still stupid that the menus say that, even though I have a copy that works this time. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

01-05-2005, 01:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stag It's me again Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Florida Posts: 3,286	Yeah, i was going to say that both disc's menus say flip over but there is nothing there...bizarre. __________________ "I want to do a motorboat on Shatner's manboobs" - Sam Cogley

01-05-2005, 03:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	Stupid is more like it. At least I got one that works now. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

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