though i wasn't around when the show was 1st on. i've been a fan since (1998) i think? of the original show for "DS" well the remake that is. it had to be in (1991) i can't really remember if i watched the 2 hr. film or not, but that's how long i've been a fan. anyways,my point is i wasn't around back when it was 1st on.

so i didn't run home from school back than. & though it does affect me of course that he passed away.
i don't have no good stories like many of you do, where they watched it with loved ones who have long since passed away. for example. actually nobody in my family likes the show. i used to watch the remake with my dad so that has meaning to me. so when 'Ben Cross" one day passes away  it'll prolly affect me

even though i haven't really seen many of his work even now. but i do find it pretty amazing that 'Mr. Frid" lived to be 87 years old!  that's a good long life. and it's nice that he went back to 'DS" many years having retired from it all together. it's a bit like 'Tim Curry" with "Rocky Horror"

i'm not really a "Rocky Horror" fan but that's a guy who mostly stays away from it now. but every now & than every once in a while. he shows up at some anniversary for it. or grants a RARE interview. but again that's normally for an anniversary for it. anyways i also am glad that we get to see him on the big screen one last time. even if it is only in a cameo. & many of us here weren't around back when it was 1st on. so we didn't see the film or any of his films on the big screen back than when they 1st came out.

so it's nice he gave us that. thank you for the memories Mr. Frid.

as for the film. as much as i can't wait to see it. weather the film is a hit or not, we really can't  be 100% that "Tim Burton" would even do another one. cause he RARELY does sequels at all. regardless if the 1st film is a hit. the only time he's really done that is with "Batman" & he had to be talked into making that one i believe.

thank you "Darren" for an update. since you are going to be working on it, to make it a better product i think i can wait a little longer as well.

see i don't think the 2nd film in it's current form is that good. only cause it drags on to much. & it suffers from having SO MUCH cut out of it. in short a confusing mess. the 1st film which i'm just to lazy to type is the same way. it's a good movie. but to much was cut out as well. & for example we see we see "Thayer David" in one seen alive & than later on he's possesed or something? i forget which one that was in.

plus you can tell in the 1st film that stuff was cut. it feels like  & looks in some spots like it was badly edited.

it feels like it takes awhle before it gets good. which isn't a negative thing, than when things start to happen it feels like at a certain point it was rushed to being finished. characters dissaper & too much was in short cut out.  which is why i'm excited when "night" comes on blu-ray. if it's the long cut that we all hope to see.

i am actually excited to see it. cause maybe the film will make a LOT more sense. i just wish we were able to get that for the 1st film. but if memory serves me right, that was not to be so.

amaray i belive is the type of dvd case that'll come in if i'm NOT mistaken.

i would NEVER do that to any dvd. the cases may not be the best. i do HATE the fat ones, the thin ones i like though. as for MPI putting out the separate discs for us to have the correct episodes. i'd love that but the thing is, i don't think i kept any of the receipts for most of my sets. a couple of them i may have. but some i got as gifts for X-mas. & so i didn't have the receipts. plus none of them

i bought from MPI. Volume 2 i think didn't come with an insert. but i never contacted MPI cause my guess is they'd need proof that you in fact bought it. & it's been years now since i bought it. & i think i long threw that reciet out. sorry about my spelling.  as for this big set goes, it looks pretty sweet. & tempting but still

buying the show a 2nd time. & for that kind of money is just not worth it. once is enough. & if the show ever does go on blu-ray i'll prolly buy it. but i really doubt it will. so that'd be a 3rd time. buying the show once is enough for me. i didn't buy any of the VHS tapes when they were out back than. too much money. & far tooo many volumes. which is why i waited until it came to dvd.

though when i do watch it, it each time feels strange NOT to see or hear that "Worldwide Vision" or whatever that company was called logo. he he

i also saw this update as well. & i still ain't buying it again. it's just too much money.

they are on sale cousin. on amazon. pretty cheap too. i don't know about all of them but some of them are.
anyways episodes are cut on the dvd sets? i can't remember if i heard about that.