The first half of Stargate Universe‘s debut season will be out on DVD and Blu-ray high definition this February, TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting.
“SGU 1.0″ will be available on February 9, 2010, with a heaping helping of bonus material and an extended version of the 3-part series premiere, “Air.” The DVD edition will reportedly carry a suggested price of $49.98 U.S. ($59.98 CAN), and the Blu-ray $69.99 ($89.99 CAN) — but of course, retailers will discount those.
Pre-order the DVD set now for just $27.99 (price subject to change) at Amazon.com.
As we reported back in September (story), it’s the first half-season release for the Stargate franchise, following the footsteps of shows like Battlestar Galactica. Because Season One is airing in two batches separated by some four months, the multiple release plan will allow fans the opportunity to catch up on the story so far — and give the show a bit of extra promotion — just before the spring premiere.
It’s also the first complete Blu-ray release for a season of the Stargate franchise. Only the original film, the two SG-1 movies, and a single-disc release of Stargate Atlantis (with the series premiere and series finale) have been released in high definition so far.
The three DVD discs and two Blu-ray discs will include ten episodes (counting “Air” Parts 1 and 2 as two episodes, though they aired together), and an audio commentary for every episode. Commenters are:
Air, Parts 1 & 2 – Brian J. Smith, David Blue and Elyse Levesque
Air, Part 3 – Executive Producer Robert C. Cooper, Director Andy Mikita and VFX Supervisor Mark Savela
Darkness – Actors Brian J. Smith, David Blue and Elyse Levesque
Light – Actors Brian J. Smith, David Blue and Elyse Levesque
Water – Director William Waring and actor Louis Ferreira
Earth – Actors Brian J. Smith, David Blue and Elyse Levesque
Time – Executive producer Robert C. Cooper and David Blue
Life – Actors Ming-Na and Brian J. Smith
Justice – Director William Waring and actors Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque and Jamil Walker Smith
Featurettes include a series of Kino Video Diaries, “Destiny SML” videos with each cast member, and the “Stargate 101″ videos presented by Daniel Jackson, which Eli watches in the first episode.
The Blu-ray edition will include a few additional bonus features, including “Kawoosh 2.0″ and a featurette on the White Sands, New Mexico shoot. Check out the full list at TVShowsOnDVD.com.
Episodes will be presented in anamorphic widescreen format, with English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and Spanish Dolby Surround. Subtitles will be available in English, Spanish and French.
Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the full story, and watch GateWorld for more in the weeks to come.
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Holy FRAK! To even ask that people shell out $50-$70 for HALF OF A SEASON of a TV show is an affront to our current economic crisis. Of course, I’m going to buy it (for the commentaries and Ivon’s BTS ONLY)… when it goes on sale for $20 or less.
ytimynona | December 2 @ 6:11 pmNice.
universacred | December 2 @ 6:13 pmLOLROTF Where do I get in line Mr. Barnum?
Mentat | December 2 @ 6:19 pmI like the show but not that much. I will gladly wait until the price drops or they have the whole season in one pack.
Krissie678 | December 2 @ 6:20 pmBit expensive for coasters. Please let me know when SG-1 is ready.
AsFarAsLarry | December 2 @ 6:22 pmAs I made clear when this was first talked about, I WILL NOT be buying it. I will not pay for half a season. I probably would buy a full season but never a half. Way to screw it up.
Xenomorph | December 2 @ 6:27 pmThis would have to be under $10 for me to buy. I bought Atlantis Season 5(the whole season, not half) for $21 on Amazon. This is just what Universal did with BSG season 2 and I never bought it. This is like 7 years ago TV season prices. Get real MGM
jermdavid | December 2 @ 6:33 pm50 bucks for 1/2 a season…….you can get a whole season of SG-1 or Atlantis for less than that! I’m NOT buying these if it’s gonna be $100 a season
amagoul | December 2 @ 6:35 pmBSG did this and it was annoying.
I’ll wait for a full season…
BYE
HBMC | December 2 @ 7:06 pmI hate the half season releases. Especially for that price. Yikes. $35 (probably) on Amazon? For half a season? I don’t think so.
khomel | December 2 @ 7:09 pmHeck, I just bought the Atlantis box set for $90 (Amazon CyberMonday deal). Why would I pay $50 for a HALF season of a show I don’t like nearly as well? And if they’d release SGA on Blu-Ray, I’ll buy it, too. Then I’d own each season on DVD (which I’ll farm out to my sisters to get them hooked), the box set on DVD, the Fan’s Choice Blu-Ray, and all five seasons on Blu-Ray. And yes, I own all 10 seasons of SG-1, the SG-1 movies, and a couple versions of the original movie. There’s no way I could have purchased all of those (and shared with friends so they turned into fans) at the prices they’re asking for SGU. This makes no economic sense to me.
BeckyS | December 2 @ 7:30 pmThat pricing is disappointing. I have paid $30-35 (US) for every season of SG-1 and Atlantis and they want me to pay that for just half a season? And companies wonder why the DVD market is ‘drying up’. Lower the price to $20 (which would mean a full season is $40– which is still 5-10 more than what I have been paying), and then I’ll buy it.
Very disappointed at this release, it feels like MGM (or FOX, or whoever made this decision) is more interested in getting more revenue than customers. Every time I see a company more interested in revenues than customers (who generate the revenue I might add) go downhill very fast.
davey1983 | December 2 @ 8:05 pm“SGU 1.0″ will be available on February 9, 2010…
Move the first 0 and you get 90210 – ha!
Uncle Al | December 2 @ 9:22 pmHalf the season, for all of the cost!
Thanks MGM ;)
Colonel Sharp | December 2 @ 9:42 pmWell, that’s something I won’t be buying.
GateHunter | December 2 @ 10:49 pmA lot of you don’t seem to realize that the MSRP isn’t what you usually pay from sites like Amazon.com
xerxus | December 2 @ 11:38 pmThe MSRP is what their ‘listed’ price is, and they’ll generally be 30 or 40% cheaper. So they’ll be $35 to $50 for the Bluray, most probably.
Omg what use could I possibly have for half a season? And then they’re asking a whopping load of cash for it as well. This is just ridiculous. What’s even more ridiculous is that the second half of season 1 has apparently already been shot, so why make everybody wait for four months. It’s bad enough when they don’t air an episode of a show because of the superbowl or thanksgiving or whatever.
@uncle al
mistergroenevingers | December 2 @ 11:40 pmvery observant ;)
Sigh. Not very smart if they want to sell these DVDs and blu-rays. Especially blu-rays. Come on MGM, if you must put this out now, do it cheaply and get people into the show, then release part 2 and complete season at once. People won’t be buying otherwise.
khomel | December 3 @ 12:34 amWait, not only do they feel they’ve gotta mimic Battlestar in every way possible on-screen, but now they’re even copying Battlestar’s DVD release strategy and even NAMING SCHEME?
This reminds me of that part of Steven Spielberg’s A.I. film where the little robot kid stared at the Blue Fairy statue for thousands of years, every moment of which spent wishing with all his might he could become a real boy, not realizing or caring that the world went on in his absence, and the family he was hoping to be with as a real boy had already lived out the remainder of their lives without him as he continued wishing and wishing without pause or rest, white-knuckled and completely obsessed with his wish to magically turn into something he’s not.
I’m reminded of that for some reason.
Tekrelm | December 3 @ 1:44 amAre they completely nuts now? Eureka 3.0′s suggested price is $29.99 and Amazon discounts even that! And Eureka is much more successful show that SGU! And SGU wants $49.99 for 1.0? Hahaha, it’s April 1st and I haven’t noticed or what? No way, no how!
katikatnik | December 3 @ 5:57 amI also love the “but of course, retailers will discount those.” Even the author of this article understands that the price is bonkers. Nuts. Crazy!
katikatnik | December 3 @ 6:01 amTo be honest even I wouldn’t pay that.
I would never get half a season anyway what’s the point? Your better off getting the full season when its released.
Tanith | December 3 @ 9:32 amWhat made BSG even worse was that they did the half season releases only every other season. 1 and 3 released as full seasons while 2 and 4 were split in half. Is that what one could expect with SGU as well?
It’s about as bad as changing the dvd packaging after season 7 of SG1. I would imagine that all everybody really want is some consistancy on there part.
datatrac | December 3 @ 9:56 am