zavvi mega monday

[daisyhall1]

Zavvi 1 day sale 18 January

Classic Minder (Complete) £39-85

zavvi.com - DVD

[GoggleboxUK]

Thanks for the link Daisy



There's also The Darling Buds Of May - The Complete Series 1-3 for £11

The Vicar Of Dibley Complete for £12

and Alien Quadrilogy for £9



That Alien boxset cost me £70 on day of release!! Mind you, if I'd have rented the movies every time I'd watched them it would have been a few hundred by now. Definitely worth £9 of anyone's money for 4 directors cuts as and all the juicy extras!

[dubster75]

i got the minder complete collection a couple of weeks back from zavvi at the same price, well worth the 40 nicker

[GoggleboxUK]

Is this right?





The Sweeney - The Complete Series 1-4 [Box Set]



RRP: £48.99 You Save: £33.14



DVD £15.85 Free Delivery



Bargain!

[dubster75]

name='GoggleboxUK']Is this right?





The Sweeney - The Complete Series 1-4 [Box Set]



RRP: £48.99 You Save: £33.14



DVD £15.85 Free Delivery



Bargain!

i think they are the vanilla versions, as there are no extras on the box set

[Remy]

name='dubster75']i think they are the vanilla versions, as there are no extras on the box set

Off topic question here. I'm curious to know where the term vanilla comes from when describing a bare-bones DVD release? Why vanilla? Anyone know?

[dubster75]

vanilla:

In information technology, vanilla (pronounced vah-NIHL-uh ) is an adjective meaning plain, Lacking adornments or special features; basic or ordinary:. The unfeatured version of a product is sometimes referred to as the vanilla version. The term is based on the fact that vanilla is the most popular or at least the most commonly served flavor of ice cream. Or, as Eric Raymond, editor of The New Hacker's Dictionary , puts it, the default ice cream.

[billy bentley]

Interesting, the tech origins of "vanilla". Here in NYC, if one went back to pre-internet days "vanilla" meant white or not funky, unhip and safe. Probably still does in some neighbourhoods .

[Remy]

name='dubster75']vanilla:

In information technology, vanilla (pronounced vah-NIHL-uh ) is an adjective meaning plain, Lacking adornments or special features; basic or ordinary:. The unfeatured version of a product is sometimes referred to as the vanilla version. The term is based on the fact that vanilla is the most popular or at least the most commonly served flavor of ice cream. Or, as Eric Raymond, editor of The New Hacker's Dictionary , puts it, the default ice cream.

Thanks for that Seems obvious now.

[daisyhall1]

armchair thriller £14-95

offers on Sapphire and Steel

edge of darkness £4-95



ends today zavvi.com - DVD

[mariocki]

Edge of Darkness is £3:99 at HMV if anyone's thinking of ordering it.

[GoggleboxUK]

Not the complete series unfortunately, just the movie.

[Mr Cosmo]

I don't think it's the film as that is just hitting cinemas just now. Looks like the complete TV series (double DVD)

hmv.com: dvd: Edge Of Darkness: Complete: 2dvd (2003)

[GoggleboxUK]

No, it's this



Play.com (UK) : Edge Of Darkness : DVD - Free Delivery



as opposed to this



Play.com (UK) : Edge Of Darkness - The Complete Series : DVD - Free Delivery



Neither of which are the Mel Gibson title stealing version.

[asiamiles]

The difference being...?



I'm not sure how the 2010 remake translates into a "title stealing version?" I guess you didn't care for it?

[penfold]

The current DVD edition (absolute bargain, incidentally) and the old OOP DVD edition. No other difference AFAIK.

[penfold]

name='asiamiles']



I'm not sure how the 2010 remake translates into a "title stealing version?" I guess you didn't care for it?

He wouldn't be the only one thinking it's a pale copy of the original....this from The New Yorker.



“Edge of Darkness” and “The Red Shoes,” review : The New Yorker

[GoggleboxUK]

Thanks Penfold, I didn't realise the 2 disc edition was also the complete series, it's a steal at £3.99 then.



As far as title stealing goes I mean Mel Gibson's new version could have been called anything but chose to use Edge of Darkness most likely because of the quality associated with the series.



I'm in no hurry to see the Gibson version as I'm sure it won't hold a candle to its predecessor.

[Harbottle]

Thanks for the tip I could not resist picking up Armchair Thriller.

[mariocki]

name='mariocki']Edge of Darkness is £3:99 at HMV if anyone's thinking of ordering it.

Now out of stock - next cheapest appears to be The Hut for £4:85. If you hang on until 9am on Wednesday they're taking 10% off everything until 9pm excluding games consoles.



TheHut.com: Edge Of Darkness DVD