"ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE" & "PLANET OF THE TURTLEOIDS" coming to DVD!! - Page 2

~~Vegita-San~~ · 10-24-2011, 06:17 PM

THe problem I have with importing...is that everything I thought that would never be released in the US..was eventually released. Then you have a UK region 2 DVD that cost quite a penny to import..and no use for it anymore..

I'd be very upset spending $45's and then seeing the missing shows on the season 10 set

*oldmanwinters* · 10-24-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegita-San

THe problem I have with importing...is that everything I thought that would never be released in the US..was eventually released. Then you have a UK region 2 DVD that cost quite a penny to import..and no use for it anymore..

I'd be very upset spending $45's and then seeing the missing shows on the season 10 set

That's the #1 reason why I can never justify spending the cash on such things.

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Is $45 even worth it for two episodes? I think I'll stick with my VHS conversions.

Indeed, I still watch my "Turtles Awesome Easter" VHS from time to time. "Planet of the Turtleoids" is one of those tapes that still goes for surprisingly high amounts on ebay and amazon.

**Jester** · 10-24-2011, 07:18 PM

I agree...I have the episodes, the quality may not be the best...but are the Lionsgate DVDs that much better?

*oldmanwinters* · 10-24-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I agree...I have the episodes, the quality may not be the best...but are the Lionsgate DVDs that much better?

Only for making screencaps!

**Jester** · 10-24-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Only for making screencaps!

True...and to do that you'd have to possibly cause your computers drive to be permanently stuck in region 2.

~~Vegita-San~~ · 10-27-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Indeed, I still watch my "Turtles Awesome Easter" VHS from time to time. "Planet of the Turtleoids" is one of those tapes that still goes for surprisingly high amounts on ebay and amazon.

Was 'Time Machine' on awesome easter? I don't remember that. I'd like to think the transfers where better on the VHS, cause they where newer then. The DVD's are from transfers that are aged 15 years...

If it was not for spotting 'Planet' at a K-Mart, I would have no idea it ever existed. I only saw the tail end of it during a one and done run on WPIX new york at around 2:30.

*gobo* · 10-27-2011, 02:07 PM

I wonder though if KSM is gonna present "Planet of the Turtleoids" as the hour-long feature with unique end credits backdrop it was in the US or present it as a two-ep adventure with a recap like it probably was elsewhere in the world.

*Roseangelo* · 10-27-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

True...and to do that you'd have to possibly cause your computers drive to be permanently stuck in region 2.

Why is it so hard for people to figure out how to get around region locks? This comes up every time there's an international release and people always whine. Google is your friend.

*gobo* · 10-27-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Why is it so hard for people to figure out how to get around region locks? This comes up every time there's an international release and people always whine. Google is your friend.

Not trying to be argumentative, but I've never gotten any of those directions to work for me.

*Roseangelo* · 10-27-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Not trying to be argumentative, but I've never gotten any of those directions to work for me.

Then you're not looking for the right thing. There are software programs that will take care of region coding for you and you don't have to do anything to your DVD drive.

*gobo* · 10-27-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Then you're not looking for the right thing. There are software programs that will take care of region coding for you and you don't have to do anything to your DVD drive.

Oh. I thought you were talking about the codes for set-top players. I have all the other ways around it that I need. That's just the only concern I still had back when I was trying to play foreign DVDs on the bigger screen of my TV.

I just lack the motor skills to push those buttons fast enough.

*oldmanwinters* · 10-27-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegita-San

Was 'Time Machine' on awesome easter? I don't remember that. I'd like to think the transfers where better on the VHS, cause they where newer then. The DVD's are from transfers that are aged 15 years...

Yup, it featured both the Hokum Hare episodes, with the intro theme song only proceeding the first episode.

hudemx · 10-27-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

I wonder though if KSM is gonna present "Planet of the Turtleoids" as the hour-long feature with unique end credits backdrop it was in the US or present it as a two-ep adventure with a recap like it probably was elsewhere in the world.

Well there is no Recap at the start of Part 2, it's starts right after the opening theme at the Technodrome shortly before Shredder finished building Chromedome - so no Recap

We'll have to wait til December to find out for sure...

*ToTheNines* · 11-05-2011, 10:29 PM

The VCR ate my copy of Planet of the Turtleoids the other day

Snapped it in half...

*oldmanwinters* · 11-05-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

The VCR ate my copy of Planet of the Turtleoids the other day

Snapped it in half...

Just the tape roll or the plastic too? If the latter, then I would like to see a picture of that beast!

*gobo* · 11-06-2011, 12:14 AM

Me too. That's pretty unbelievable. Did you install the guillotine attachment wrong or something? O_o

*ssjup81* · 11-06-2011, 05:39 AM

Planet of the Turtleoids was interesting and when rewatching it, it did seem vaguely familiar. Now, Once Upon a Time Machine I did remember originally seeing as a kid, and I remembered how I didn't like the episode as a kid. I hated how old the turtles looked for it!

How lame, right? Taught them a good lesson and stuff, but back then, I wasn't seeing that. All I was seeing was, "Ew, the Turtles are old!"

*ToTheNines* · 11-06-2011, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Me too. That's pretty unbelievable. Did you install the guillotine attachment wrong or something? O_o

My VCR normally works great. It just made a very odd noise when I rewound the tape and when I carefully pulled it out the reel was sucked out. So I wound it up by hand and put it back in to make sure it was alright.... then it cut it

*pannoni1* · 11-06-2011, 07:26 AM

One thing that bugs me about "Once Upon a Time Machine" is that April, somehow working for Channel 6 again (though it's debatable as it was rebuilt in Turtles Forever), is still using the same van from 1988 (notice how in season 1, Channel 6's vans are white instead of blue?) with the same logo when the young turtles are fighting the gang members in the future. And we're already 20 years removed from the then-present, and now just 25 years away from the "future". Some things are trending in that direction, such as less crime in the real NYC, more and more "tributes" to the TMNT, as well as some more serious testing for flying cars as well as the attempt for a greener planet makes the world cleaner. I still have the original VHS to this episode, and I'm surprised people haven't invested in a VHS-to-DVD transfer given we still have so-so quality copies to watch.

*gobo* · 11-06-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

My VCR normally works great. It just made a very odd noise when I rewound the tape and when I carefully pulled it out the reel was sucked out. So I wound it up by hand and put it back in to make sure it was alright.... then it cut it

Oh, alright. So, it's the tape that got cut and not the cassette. Gotcha. It happens. Main reason VCRs suck: too unpredictable.

10-24-2011, 07:18 PM	#23
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I agree...I have the episodes, the quality may not be the best...but are the Lionsgate DVDs that much better? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-27-2011, 02:07 PM	#27
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I wonder though if KSM is gonna present "Planet of the Turtleoids" as the hour-long feature with unique end credits backdrop it was in the US or present it as a two-ep adventure with a recap like it probably was elsewhere in the world. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

11-06-2011, 12:14 AM	#36
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Me too. That's pretty unbelievable. Did you install the guillotine attachment wrong or something? O_o __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

11-06-2011, 07:26 AM	#39
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	One thing that bugs me about "Once Upon a Time Machine" is that April, somehow working for Channel 6 again (though it's debatable as it was rebuilt in Turtles Forever), is still using the same van from 1988 (notice how in season 1, Channel 6's vans are white instead of blue?) with the same logo when the young turtles are fighting the gang members in the future. And we're already 20 years removed from the then-present, and now just 25 years away from the "future". Some things are trending in that direction, such as less crime in the real NYC, more and more "tributes" to the TMNT, as well as some more serious testing for flying cars as well as the attempt for a greener planet makes the world cleaner. I still have the original VHS to this episode, and I'm surprised people haven't invested in a VHS-to-DVD transfer given we still have so-so quality copies to watch. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

10-24-2011, 06:17 PM	#21
~~Vegita-San~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,089	THe problem I have with importing...is that everything I thought that would never be released in the US..was eventually released. Then you have a UK region 2 DVD that cost quite a penny to import..and no use for it anymore.. I'd be very upset spending $45's and then seeing the missing shows on the season 10 set

11-05-2011, 10:29 PM	#34
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,363	The VCR ate my copy of Planet of the Turtleoids the other day Snapped it in half...

11-06-2011, 05:39 AM	#37
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	Planet of the Turtleoids was interesting and when rewatching it, it did seem vaguely familiar. Now, Once Upon a Time Machine I did remember originally seeing as a kid, and I remembered how I didn't like the episode as a kid. I hated how old the turtles looked for it! How lame, right? Taught them a good lesson and stuff, but back then, I wasn't seeing that. All I was seeing was, "Ew, the Turtles are old!"