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CAGiversary!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0027UY8B8/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item
This is on sale on Amazon.co.uk. It's the complete series WITH the exception of not having The Plan (which is utter garbage by fans' standards), the Face of the Enemy webisodes (NO BS:G collection has them AT ALL. It's not required watching, but does give you some hints into one of the shows' charries for eventual things they do), or either Caprica or Blood & Chrome (which came out afterward and are not required watching save for the most hardcore fan).
What makes this sale so special? Well, it's GBP 28.xx for the item and shipping (which translated to $45.81 for me), with a shipping window of 10-13 days (counting weekends). This is the lowest price on the series to date this year (save for a Lightning Deal that happened a few days ago and Boxing Day 2014 sales). It is also REGION-FREE. And the states are charging an arm and a leg for the US version of the same set (but the US set has the Plan, which again is not worth it). There's also customer pics on the Amazon listing that detail the item's contents in person.
As someone who loves their particular shows (Farscape, for example, and Star Trek), I don't have to tell you that certain shows like this are a pain in the neck to get the entire series on Blu for cheap. This show's on its own level like Farscape and Star Trek, though...and that makes it worth consideration.
The Blu-Ray version of the set does earn very high marks on Blu-Ray.com http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Battlestar-Galactica-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/5280/#Review . It grades the visuals and audio at 4/5 and 4.5/5, respectrively, and grades the extras at 4.5/5 (meaning you do get oodles of side stuff). You also get extended/unedited/unaired variants of several episodes throughout the series and a special booklet that details the episodes, character biographies, so on. And the box is rather nice, too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/?ref_=nv_sr_3 Lastly, the show gets an 8.8/10 on IMDB and a 9.1/10 (91/100) on Metacritic.
TL;DR summary: One of the best sci-fi shows ever made is on sale in as high quality presentation as it can get for a great price. Likely will not get to you before Christmas, but one can only hope. Enjoy the frakking deal...so say we all.
UPDATE: The item's dropped even lower in price. Title updated as of 11PM EST of Dec 12th. Price with shipping is $37.88!
UPDATE 2: It's back up to $45.81 now. Still a great price for those who want it. To those who nabbed it for the temporary reduction on the 12th, congrats.
This is on sale on Amazon.co.uk. It's the complete series WITH the exception of not having The Plan (which is utter garbage by fans' standards), the Face of the Enemy webisodes (NO BS:G collection has them AT ALL. It's not required watching, but does give you some hints into one of the shows' charries for eventual things they do), or either Caprica or Blood & Chrome (which came out afterward and are not required watching save for the most hardcore fan).
What makes this sale so special? Well, it's GBP 28.xx for the item and shipping (which translated to $45.81 for me), with a shipping window of 10-13 days (counting weekends). This is the lowest price on the series to date this year (save for a Lightning Deal that happened a few days ago and Boxing Day 2014 sales). It is also REGION-FREE. And the states are charging an arm and a leg for the US version of the same set (but the US set has the Plan, which again is not worth it). There's also customer pics on the Amazon listing that detail the item's contents in person.
As someone who loves their particular shows (Farscape, for example, and Star Trek), I don't have to tell you that certain shows like this are a pain in the neck to get the entire series on Blu for cheap. This show's on its own level like Farscape and Star Trek, though...and that makes it worth consideration.
The Blu-Ray version of the set does earn very high marks on Blu-Ray.com http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Battlestar-Galactica-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/5280/#Review . It grades the visuals and audio at 4/5 and 4.5/5, respectrively, and grades the extras at 4.5/5 (meaning you do get oodles of side stuff). You also get extended/unedited/unaired variants of several episodes throughout the series and a special booklet that details the episodes, character biographies, so on. And the box is rather nice, too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/?ref_=nv_sr_3 Lastly, the show gets an 8.8/10 on IMDB and a 9.1/10 (91/100) on Metacritic.
TL;DR summary: One of the best sci-fi shows ever made is on sale in as high quality presentation as it can get for a great price. Likely will not get to you before Christmas, but one can only hope. Enjoy the frakking deal...so say we all.
UPDATE: The item's dropped even lower in price. Title updated as of 11PM EST of Dec 12th. Price with shipping is $37.88!
UPDATE 2: It's back up to $45.81 now. Still a great price for those who want it. To those who nabbed it for the temporary reduction on the 12th, congrats.
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