Why do television series cost eleventy bazillion dollars on DVD?

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: kevinthenerd
My favorite example is quite unknown to most Americans: TEXTBOOKS. In India, you can buy a lower-quality textbook with the exact same text in it for usually 1/10th of what we pay here for the same information. (The books are not authorized for sale in the U.S.)

From everything I've seen, it's not so much that the books aren't 'authorized for sale,' but that the publishers won't acknowledge those versions are available. I've bought nothing but international editions from the second I found them.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. I know, I want the two seasons, but NOT at close to $100.00!

Guess you don't want them THAT bad. 😉 hahaha j/k

I actually get a lot of my TV series used from FS/FT or the DVD Talk forums. People often sell at half price or so.

 

[Bateluer]

I'm not reading the entire thread. 😛

TV show DVDs vary in price widely, from 30 bucks, all the way to 120. From what I've seen. While, a lot of the 100+ TV shows are really good, such as the Twilight Zone, they aren't worth 100+ USD.

 

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
A TV series is around 23-25 episodes per season. At around 44 minutes running time per episode a full season of an hour long show like DS9 will require 6 or 7 discs. Do the math. A full movie on a single disc is often $15-$20. A full season of DS9 at 6 discs for $90 comes out to (GASP!!!!) $15 per disc. Get a job so you can afford it and quit whining.

That is extreamly cheap for entertainment, because a season of TV series would cost alot more than that in cable fee and enless amount of time loss starring at commercials.

 

[RossMAN]

Wait for another DDD 20% off coupon.

 

[Nocturnal]

How about Netflix.com and just watch them and return them. No late fees to worry about. I mean when I watch something, I usually only watch it once and never again.

 

[Schadenfroh]

FireFly is only $30 shipped, the entire series on DVD, very good if you have never seen it.

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[Ornery]

Originally posted by: JinLien

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

A TV series is around 23-25 episodes per season. At around 44 minutes running time per episode a full season of an hour long show like DS9 will require 6 or 7 discs. Do the math. A full movie on a single disc is often $15-$20. A full season of DS9 at 6 discs for $90 comes out to (GASP!!!!) $15 per disc. Get a job so you can afford it and quit whining.

That is extreamly cheap for entertainment, because a season of TV series would cost alot more than that in cable fee and enless amount of time loss starring at commercials.

Isn't it usually the norm to get a discount for buying quantity? I've come to expect that!