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Game of Thrones DVD...must be a bad joke.

Sounds in line for what they charged for BoB and Pacfic (Can't speak for the others) BoB and the Pacific are still around $50 (blu ray) a while after they were released
 
I'll start considering buying the TV series on DVD it if continues to be good and they finish the story.

Oh wait...
 
I guess OP was taking a break from protesting on Wall Street to provide us with this little gem of a topic ...
 
Exterous said:
Sounds in line for what they charged for BoB and Pacfic (Can't speak for the others) BoB and the Pacific are still around $50 (blu ray) a while after they were released
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Most series that I've picked up have been $25-35 for a season...of 20-24 episodes. It's common to find them at $15-20/season, even for sci-fi and other high budget shows (220+ episodes of SG1 ran me less than $200 new). It usually works out to $1-2/episode. That gives GoT a worth of about $10-20 per 'season', sticking with industry standards.
 
PrinceofWands said:
Most series that I've picked up have been $25-35 for a season...of 20-24 episodes. It's common to find them at $15-20/season, even for sci-fi and other high budget shows (220+ episodes of SG1 ran me less than $200 new). It usually works out to $1-2/episode. That gives GoT a worth of about $10-20 per 'season', sticking with industry standards.
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Just out of curiosity are those for HBO series or other stations? Not trying to be a dick but I am pretty sure HBO has always charged a much higher price for its shows hence my inclusion of BoB and The Pacific as those are HBO shows
 
Exterous said:
Just out of curiosity are those for HBO series or other stations? Not trying to be a dick but I am pretty sure HBO has always charged a much higher price for its shows hence my inclusion of BoB and The Pacific as those are HBO shows
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True enough, but there's nothing 'magical' about a dvd from HBO. It doesn't play better, or procreate, or cure cancer. Just because HBO has always been wrong in the past is no reason to excuse their being wrong again now. Precedent doesn't forgive error.
 
PrinceofWands said:
True enough, but there's nothing 'magical' about a dvd from HBO. It doesn't play better, or procreate, or cure cancer. Just because HBO has always been wrong in the past is no reason to excuse their being wrong again now. Precedent doesn't forgive error.
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the message is clear: all shows are not created equal
 
PrinceofWands said:
True enough, but there's nothing 'magical' about a dvd from HBO. It doesn't play better, or procreate, or cure cancer. Just because HBO has always been wrong in the past is no reason to excuse their being wrong again now. Precedent doesn't forgive error.
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Yes there is a magical thing.

It is called a show that people who don't have HBO can't watch and shows that aren't being repeated for free in reruns.

Why buy a season of Friends or Scrubs or Star Trek when I can find them on TV for free everyday?

But if I want to watch an HBO series I have to get HBO or I have to buy the DVD.

I don't have cable or HBO and would like to see the series so $50 for the blu-ray might not be too much.

BTW:
10 hours for $50
vs
2 hour movie for $20

Seems like a decent deal.
 
The pricing of TV shows on optical media seems to really depend on the station that it airs on. For example, USA Network seems to always sell their shows for a lot more than others do. AMC is pretty bad about this too. I think the MSRP on Breaking Bad season 1 was $30 for Blu-Ray... there are only 7 episodes in season 1!

I think I ended up paying $14 for it. :|
 
you really expect a show that costs 5 million/ep on a premium channel to be $2-3 an episode just after the season ended?
 
ProfJohn said:
Yes there is a magical thing.

It is called a show that people who don't have HBO can't watch and shows that aren't being repeated for free in reruns.

Why buy a season of Friends or Scrubs or Star Trek when I can find them on TV for free everyday?

But if I want to watch an HBO series I have to get HBO or I have to buy the DVD.

I don't have cable or HBO and would like to see the series so $50 for the blu-ray might not be too much.

BTW:
10 hours for $50
vs
2 hour movie for $20

Seems like a decent deal.
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1. People who want to see a show will borrow it, or pirate it, before paying ridiculous rates for it. If companies want to know why piracy is up and sales down they have only to look at the sticker price on their products.

2. If the economy was as it appeared to be 20 years ago (mind you, it never was actually that good, but at least it appeared that good) MAYBE you could argue a slightly higher price, since people had more disposable income for entertainment. Not in our reality today however. The entire nation is circling the shitter and companies are trying to INCREASE profits...it's like they're purposefully courting the collapse of society.

3. A 2 hour movie costs about $65 million to make, and has FAR superior production values than any tv show ever made. A high budget tv show like GoT tops out at $4.5 million per episode, with a LOT of costs non-repeating after the first few episodes. A lot of those costs are passed on as profits to the companies and individuals who are too full of themselves (by way of excessive pay rates and perks). The REAL cost of a TV show, even a heavy effects show, is likely $3-4 million per episode. At MOST that's $45 million per 'season' (which is what GoT had by the way), which is 3/4 the price of a movie. So if you charge 3/4 the price of a movie, you get $15, which is what I said it was worth initially. HBO is looking for a 300-400% profit markup AFTER they already took a larger profit cut than any other cinema production company does.
 
PrinceofWands said:
I expect something to cost what it's worth, not what someone wants to make from it.
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Study economics...

It is worth what people are willing to pay for it and since this isn't the first time that HBO has charged this type of price I would guess that they know what they are doing.


BTW they have made over $250 million off Band of Brothers on DVD. Certainly more than it cost to make.
 
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Drako said:
Meh, seems about right to me. I guess everyone expects things to be free nowadays?
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And it will be free an hour after the first copy sells. They've got to jack up the prices for the people who buy because so many people will opt to steal instead. Which leads to more people downloading which leads to higher prices which leads to more people downloading...
 
ProfJohn said:
Study economics...

It is worth what people are willing to pay for it and since this isn't the first time that HBO has charged this type of price I would guess that they know what they are doing.
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I've studied economics. A lot (perhaps most) of it is dead wrong. Most certainly that little gem that you just offered. Something is worth what it costs, plus a SMALL (ie sustainable) markup for profit. Do things my way, economies last forever. Do them yours and human greed destroys the world in short order. Just take a look around.

People are 'willing to pay' because they aren't really paying...they're crediting/debting the cost and living outside their means because everything is so god awful that they're just that desperate for a glimmer of escape, if not hope. Hence the financial crisis we're currently in.
 
PrinceofWands said:
3. A 2 hour movie costs about $65 million to make, and has FAR superior production values than any tv show ever made. A high budget tv show like GoT tops out at $4.5 million per episode, with a LOT of costs non-repeating after the first few episodes. A lot of those costs are passed on as profits to the companies and individuals who are too full of themselves (by way of excessive pay rates and perks). The REAL cost of a TV show, even a heavy effects show, is likely $3-4 million per episode. At MOST that's $45 million per 'season' (which is what GoT had by the way), which is 3/4 the price of a movie. So if you charge 3/4 the price of a movie, you get $15, which is what I said it was worth initially. HBO is looking for a 300-400% profit markup AFTER they already took a larger profit cut than any other cinema production company does.
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Sorry no, the cheapest to make movie doesn't have a cheaper movie ticket price. By your standards the blair witch project should have had an admissions price of 1 cent, and avatar costing 300+ mil should cost multiples of a full price ticket.
 
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