DVD Boxsets

The British people get ripped off. They get ripped off alot.

One example of this is the DVD boxset. It is often the case that when TV series are released here, it is in two parts per season, for example, take the recent release of CSI:New York.

In the UK it was released as Season 1 Part 1 (First 12 or so episodes) and retailed for around £26 with a RRP around the £40 mark.

I was able to pick up the American boxset of the series, which has ALL of the episodes on for around $50 including shipping.

I wanted to find out why this was the case, so I wrote a fictional letter to the studio boss. Here is the fictional reply:

Dear Dan,

I am glad you have noticed that we charge you more for less in the UK versions of our TV offerings. This is because we believe in quality, not quantity, and am sure that you understand this.

Also, we charge you more because we can, because we hate you (just like Nintendo does), because you never complain properly, and you live on a stupid shaped island. Plus we can use stupid import and VAT excuses for the price hikes! You guys are screwed!

Thanks for taking the time to write to me. I'm off to set fire to more five pound notes that you idiots keep giving us. Still, you can look forward to the Season 1 part 2 releases! Losers!

Sincerely,

J Rippingtonofferton (the Third).

Says it all really.

Only the first Matrix was good...

...well, although I enjoyed the sequels, they didn't have the same impact and weren't nearly as good. Too much fluff, too little emphasis on story, didn't work very well, smelt of cash in rather than labour of love (like the first one).

The Wachowski brothers did well with the Matrix... however, they need to be careful and avoid travesties like this (requires QuickTime):

http://media.putfile.com/ending-part-1
http://media.putfile.com/ending-part-2
http://media.putfile.com/ending-part-3

These are examples of how bad things can get when you lose perspective (e.g. George Lucas - although not this bad).

These are your "reward" for completing the computer game "The Path of Neo" by the way.