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I've gotten a couple of questions in email from European Hercules fans about the DVD sets - they aren't easily available over here - and especially about what extras are on them, so I thought I'd expand my answers and put them up here too. Please comment with followups or corrections!
ETA: I've added more details to this post, with many thanks to Sue Sanders and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dchan07.
What are the extras on the H:tLJ DVD sets?
TVShowsonDVD has detailed reviews for all five of the Hercules season DVDsets, with a very complete listing of the commentaries, interviews and other tidbits, including time codes so you can see how long they are. *g*
What's this about a special Best Buy version, and should I get it?
The five season sets were produced in two different versions: the normal version sold everywhere and a version sold only at Best Buy, a store that doesn't ship overseas. The Best Buy sets had an 'Exclusive Content' banner on the front and an extra feature inside.
# In the season 1 set, the Best Buy extra was The Men Behind The Myth (60 mn) which is immediately followed by a 30 mn conversation between Kevin Sorbo and director Bill Norton, on disc 3.
# In the season 2 set, the Best Buy extra is 30 minutes of more interviews with Kevin, Michael, and Tapert, similar to the season one interviews ('as a matter of fact, Michael's, at least, is more excerpts from the same interview--you can tell because he still has his dark Hamlet hair'). The exclusive interviews are on disk 6.
Note: Contrary to what I posted earlier, the 'bonus disc' was apparently included in ALL the season 2 sets, Best Buy and normal. It has a 20+ minute blooper reel, hour-long interview with Rob Tapert, Kevin Sorbo on "Regis and Kathy", costume designs and a special effects feature on the making of the Argonauts episode with the animated skeletons. (Thanks, Sue, for clearing this up!)
# In the season 3, 4 and 5 sets, the extras diminished in quality - they were half-hour 'interviews' with cast and crew that were really bits and pieces cut out of the other interviews.
When's the sixth season coming out?
The sixth and last season of Hercules: the Legendary Journeys is coming out on DVD on July 12th this year. There are only eight episodes, and it's reputed to be a five-disc set. According to TVShowsonDVD, it will have the following extras:
# Featurette: "Bringing Monsters To Life At K.N.B. 2FX Group - Part 3"
# Audio Commentaries and Interviews with Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, Paul Robert Coyle and Other Cast and Crew Members
# Final Episode - Behind The Scenes
hxyh_announce]I've gotten a couple of questions in email from European Hercules fans about the DVD sets - they aren't easily available over here - and especially about what extras are on them, so I thought I'd expand my answers and put them up here too. Please comment with followups or corrections!
ETA: I've added more details to this post, with many thanks to Sue Sanders and
dchan07.What are the extras on the H:tLJ DVD sets?
TVShowsonDVD has detailed reviews for all five of the Hercules season DVDsets, with a very complete listing of the commentaries, interviews and other tidbits, including time codes so you can see how long they are. *g*
What's this about a special Best Buy version, and should I get it?
The five season sets were produced in two different versions: the normal version sold everywhere and a version sold only at Best Buy, a store that doesn't ship overseas. The Best Buy sets had an 'Exclusive Content' banner on the front and an extra feature inside.
# In the season 1 set, the Best Buy extra was The Men Behind The Myth (60 mn) which is immediately followed by a 30 mn conversation between Kevin Sorbo and director Bill Norton, on disc 3.
# In the season 2 set, the Best Buy extra is 30 minutes of more interviews with Kevin, Michael, and Tapert, similar to the season one interviews ('as a matter of fact, Michael's, at least, is more excerpts from the same interview--you can tell because he still has his dark Hamlet hair'). The exclusive interviews are on disk 6.
Note: Contrary to what I posted earlier, the 'bonus disc' was apparently included in ALL the season 2 sets, Best Buy and normal. It has a 20+ minute blooper reel, hour-long interview with Rob Tapert, Kevin Sorbo on "Regis and Kathy", costume designs and a special effects feature on the making of the Argonauts episode with the animated skeletons. (Thanks, Sue, for clearing this up!)
# In the season 3, 4 and 5 sets, the extras diminished in quality - they were half-hour 'interviews' with cast and crew that were really bits and pieces cut out of the other interviews.
When's the sixth season coming out?
The sixth and last season of Hercules: the Legendary Journeys is coming out on DVD on July 12th this year. There are only eight episodes, and it's reputed to be a five-disc set. According to TVShowsonDVD, it will have the following extras:
# Featurette: "Bringing Monsters To Life At K.N.B. 2FX Group - Part 3"
# Audio Commentaries and Interviews with Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, Paul Robert Coyle and Other Cast and Crew Members
# Final Episode - Behind The Scenes