Aeon Flux -- the complete animated collection $26.99

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Just a heads up for anyone who has been waiting for this set as long as I have. BB will have it for $26.99 with a bonus cd (if it's the soundtrack to the animated show, i'll shit myself right there in the store.)

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highly doubt it, though that would rule. this release wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the movie.
 
[quote name='scdoanintendo']I wonder if they will bring the Head and the Maxx to dvd soon?[/QUOTE]

the Head... ugh, *shutters.:shock:
 
got the tower records one, came to 32 bucks with tax, free shipping, but i mainly got it there because of the super fast shipping they have, it's pretty crazy.
 
[quote name='scdoanintendo']I wonder if they will bring the Maxx to dvd soon?[/QUOTE]

I wish they would. With that and Aeon Flux on DVD, I could free up about 5 gigs on my HD.
 
Thanks for the heads up OP! I loved this show when it was on MTV and it'll be great to be able to see it again. And I've got the credit at FYE all lined up! :D
 
[quote name='Apossum']Just a heads up for anyone who has been waiting for this set as long as I have. BB will have it for $26.99 with a bonus cd (if it's the soundtrack to the animated show, i'll shit myself right there in the store.)

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Everything you said and everything everyone else said, I agree with. I loved Aeon Flux back when it was on. As well as Head and the Maxx (simply awesome).

Anybody know what's the difference between the CC bonus Aeon disc and the BB bonus disc?
 
This might be a dumb question, but is this a collection of the shorts that aired on Liquid Television or are they a different set of shows from the clips that aired as part of LT?
 
Everything I have read suggests this is the shorts and the series- whether it will be in a wacky order like the 3 vhs tapes is unclear.
Amazon also has this for $27.29 no bonus though
 
[quote name='GoogleGoo']the bonus for the aeon flux dvd at bb is the 11 track soundtrack of aeon flux[/QUOTE]

movie or show?
 
[quote name='GoogleGoo']the bonus for the aeon flux dvd at bb is the 11 track soundtrack of aeon flux[/QUOTE]

Ahh...hell yaeh, can't wait for tomorrow now.
 
I just went to Target and they have exclusive Aeon Flux (4 pack) cards with purchase


so

BestBuy-bonus disc (soundtrack)


CC-bonus disc (MTV liquid television dvd)

Target- Aeon Flux cards
 
[quote name='GoogleGoo']I just went to Target and they have exclusive Aeon Flux (4 pack) cards with purchase


so

BestBuy-bonus disc (soundtrack)


CC-bonus disc (MTV liquid television dvd)

Target- Aeon Flux cards
[/QUOTE]


Hmm..I want the soundtrack and CC bonus. Hmm...I don't really like doing this, but I'll go and buy it from BB with $3 in BBbucks and then purchase it again at CC and then return. I know it's wrong, but what can a guy do in a situation like this?
 
[quote name='Fire']Hmm..I want the soundtrack and CC bonus. Hmm...I don't really like doing this, but I'll go and buy it from BB with $3 in BBbucks and then purchase it again at CC and then return. I know it's wrong, but what can a guy do in a situation like this?[/QUOTE]

Hmm...actaully I went to both BB and CC today for Aeon Flux, but it turns otu that the bonus is actually already packaged within the boxset.

My only question to this forum, is which one is more worth it (bought both) a cd soundtrack or a bonus DVD?
 
got it today along with my 360 (I was thinking of how incredibly sweet it would be to have a decal of her eye with a fly in it on my 360.)

the soundtrack is from the animated series and it's 18 tracks long of pure weirdness, just the way I like it.

Watched an episode, looks like they did a great job restoring the show. the packaging is not half bad either. I'm pleased with it.
 
I don't remember anything about this show other then it was weird as shit... I'm contemplating a buy, though.

Apossum, convince me =/ How many eps with this series anyways?
 
What are the prices from the different stores? I went to BB and it was 31. I was gonna buy it, but I might get the CC version instead, what's the price there?
 
[quote name='atomsk']What are the prices from the different stores? I went to BB and it was 31. I was gonna buy it, but I might get the CC version instead, what's the price there?[/QUOTE]

It should be on sale this week at both CC and BB for roughly the same price. I believe it's $26.99 give or take a dollar (most likely give)
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I don't remember anything about this show other then it was weird as shit... I'm contemplating a buy, though.

Apossum, convince me =/ How many eps with this series anyways?[/QUOTE]

Well when they said complete , yes this does include the pilot plus the shorts plus the long episodes..which can be broken down into seasons

season 1....the pilot

season 2...five shorts

season 3...ten long episodes

it is very weird and kinky..and there's a lot of licking in aeon flux...i think the characters have an oral fixation. in season 1 and season 2...every episode aeon dies in interesting ways lol ....they have released seven long episodes before and has included the other three never been released on video episodes...
 
Would have pulled the trigger if Best Buy had more than ONE in stock, which was placed in the FAMILY section of DVD's :lol:

Anyways, drove to CC real fast, only to find out the MSRP is $30, and saving two bucks isn't that big a deal on something that is a semi blind buy faded with memory. I'll wait until I get a reward zone coupon or find it used or something.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I don't remember anything about this show other then it was weird as shit... I'm contemplating a buy, though.

Apossum, convince me =/ How many eps with this series anyways?[/QUOTE]


well, it's still weird as shit-- lots of spy/counterspy action with heavy sexual and political overtones, semi-spiritual undertones, and a plot that is pretty mysterious, but has a strong enough foundation to keep you intrigued.

the shorts have no dialogue and Aeon dies in most of them and sometimes she isn't the main character. The long episodes are self-contained and have loose ties to each other. the dialogue is sparse and strangely poetic. The stories are worth watching more than once, because you catch new stuff each time.

Think Ghost In the Shell: SAC, but with people who know when to shut up, and a minimal plot, but heavy on action plus a heavy side of weirdness and you're on the right track.

hope that helps ;-)
 
So can anyone tell us what exactly is on the CC bonus disc? Alternatively, what are the chances of the bonus cd music finding its way online for download?
 
[quote name='GoogleGoo']Well when they said complete , yes this does include the pilot plus the shorts plus the long episodes..which can be broken down into seasons

season 1....the pilot

season 2...five shorts

season 3...ten long episodes

it is very weird and kinky..and there's a lot of licking in aeon flux...i think the characters have an oral fixation. in season 1 and season 2...every episode aeon dies in interesting ways lol ....they have released seven long episodes before and has included the other three never been released on video episodes...[/QUOTE]

All the Aeon Flux' were released on VHS like 8 years back...I owned the orignal boxset until the DVD was announced and quickly sold it for $60.
 
You guys missed one of the bonuses, and the one I chose.

At Musicland stores (Sam Goody, Suncoast, Media Play) a 2006 calendar that includes production reference model drawings chosen directly by Peter Chung himself.

The other bonuses are nice, but if you want the soundtrack to the show, you're better off hunting down Drew Neumann's Eye Spy Confidential double CD album which has almost all the music from the show. I don't know if there's been a Liquid TV DVD made yet, but they'll probably make one eventually. The fact that there are several unrelated LTV shorts in the Aeon box set itself would imply there maybe future plans.

I hope more people go out and buy this, I loved the show and want to see more episodes made. I'll probably end up seeing that (likely to be disappointing, and hopefully mildly entertaining) live action film next week just to support the franchise.
 
[quote name='SevereTireDamage']You guys missed one of the bonuses, and the one I chose.

At Musicland stores (Sam Goody, Suncoast, Media Play) a 2006 calendar that includes production reference model drawings chosen directly by Peter Chung himself.

The other bonuses are nice, but if you want the soundtrack to the show, you're better off hunting down Drew Neumann's Eye Spy Confidential double CD album which has almost all the music from the show. I don't know if there's been a Liquid TV DVD made yet, but they'll probably make one eventually. The fact that there are several unrelated LTV shorts in the Aeon box set itself would imply there maybe future plans.

I hope more people go out and buy this, I loved the show and want to see more episodes made. I'll probably end up seeing that (likely to be disappointing, and hopefully mildly entertaining) live action film next week just to support the franchise.[/QUOTE]

I myself am going to see the live-action film next week not only just to see it, but to support the franchise. I know that there is no way for the film to be a perfect representation of what the television series/shorts was, but I am willing to accept the creative liberties that they will have to do to garner a more mainstream audience. It won't be the same as the show, but I doubt it will be as bad as many fans have been making it out to be. Nobody should have been anticipating a carbon copy of the show anyway. Still, if they can generally stick to the concept of the series, then i'll be a happy man and probably won't pan the movie. I mean, unless it turns out be on the level of a Uwe Boll film, then I probably still enjoy it.
 
I forgot to ask this before, and I'm way too scared to open my set, but does anyone know if these are truly "uncut"/director's cut as they claim. I know Paramount's/MTV's track record with their shows which in reality mean something more like cut stuff out or pixel it out. Just look at the Beavis and butthead and Ren and stimpy collections.
 
It's far beyond "uncut", it truly is a Director's Cut. You may or may not have known this, but during the original series' production there was a LOT of corporate meddling with the show by MTV executives, and Peter Chung took this opportunity to make many changes to the DVD set. This has already pissed off many purists, comparing it to George Lucas' Star Wars Special Editions. It's a bad comparison, however, as it's far closer to the "original vision" of the show than ever.

Most of the shows now have longer runtimes. New shots and special effects have been added. The original directors and scriptwriters were brought in and went over all the scripts again, to restore their original intent and dialogue. The original voice actors have been brought back (and in one case, an actor was completely replaced, as Chung hated the original) to rerecord their new lines.

Just on principle, if you already like this show and want to support the creators - not just Peter Chung, but the other writers, producers and director of the show (Howard Baker) get this DVD set.

IGN interview: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/671/671083p1.html
 
IGN: There have been various rumblings over the years about the possibility of a second season or regular series. How much truth is there to those rumors, and how interested would you be in participating in that project?

Chung: Well, when we were doing it for Liquid Television we didn't know that it would be turned into a half-hour series, and there was that period when it was spun off into its own half-hour series. But now you're talking about doing a further season, right? Yeah, well, I don't think I want to do another season for broadcast on MTV. I found the experience of doing the first full half-hour series to be very frustrating in a lot of ways, because I felt like you're working with a lot of time constraints and budget restraints - restraints - and with content restraints, so we are developing Aeon Flux animation in another form. I'm not sure what form it's going to take - you know, direct to video or theatrical or what. But yeah, I think how the DVD sells and how the movie does will affect what form that takes.
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this gets me all hot and bothered
 
Bought mine at CC, anybody who bought the BB version with the soundtrack interested in trading straight across copies of the promo items?
 
I have heard you can generally buy extras on places like Amazon/Half.com and eBay. Anyone thought about doing that? Unless I can get the CC bonus for a few bucks through one of those outlets, I'll just pick up another set and then give it to someone as a gift. They don't need to know about the bonus.

Meh, it's an idea anyway.
 
I bought mine at CC and truly don't understand why someone hasn't ripped the Best Buy bonus cd and made it available for download somewhere. I mean, really, it's a free bonus disc so would it really be so awful if that happened?
 
Didn't I hear the CC one has the Liquid TV shorts?

But the DVD set already has those...the 5 5 minute long things?

No?
 
[quote name='Strell']Didn't I hear the CC one has the Liquid TV shorts?

But the DVD set already has those...the 5 5 minute long things?

No?[/QUOTE]
I don't have my set yet as I mispoke earlier. I didn't buy it from CC, I ordered it from them and it hasn't arrived yet but from what I've read it apparently contains shorts from other Liquid TV shows. Had I known that at the time, I woulda just ordered from Best Buy to get the freaking bonus cd instead since it appears that's the only way I'm ever gonna get to actually hear it. (And while I'm complaining I'd just like to say that I think store exclusive bonuses like this are absurd. What, are we supposed to run out and buy multiple sets just to get all the bonus discs? Does this make any sense whatsoever to anyone?)
 
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