Today's issue of
USA Today has a "Life" section report called " 'Lost,' 'Desperate' destined for DVD," going over the basic info for both releases. We'll talk about
Lost further in a separate news post, but here's the latest news on
Desperate Housewives, quoted directly from the newspaper:
Desperate Housewives is due Sept. 20 ($60), with many extras, including an alternate ending to the season finale, unrated extended episodes, a documentary on the Housewives phenomenon and a Wisteria Lane fashion show.
We don't know if that's ALL the extras in the set, given the wording. We called over to Buena Vista to ask, and they told us to look for the official press release in the near future. They did tell us, though, that "$60" is the SRP ($59.99, to be exact), on both
Desperate Housewives and on
Lost. Stay tuned for more information,
Desperate fans, and we'll bring it to you just as soon as we can!
Our thanks to all the readers who brought this to our attention, but especially Alyssa Kaplan, who was the first to alert us, and sent us the
online link to the story.
UPDATE!
Wow, it hasn't even been two hours since we posted this info, and there's more info already! Thanks goes to reader Scott Lovelace, for pointing us toward a story by trade magazine
Home Media Retailing (formerly (
Video Store Magazine). In his take today on the releases,
HMR writer Erik Gruenwedel gives us different info about the extras, possibly filling in the gaps in
USA Today's list! Here's a quote from that story:
Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season, winner of two Golden Globes for best comedy and best actress (Teri Hatcher), includes this season's alternate ending; unrated and unintended episodes; cast commentaries; a making-of documentary; a fashion show, and series creator Marc Cherry's favorite episodes with audio commentary.
Cool, many of us were hoping for the commentary tracks, and according to this report they'll be there! One disappointment is that there's no mention of the original version of the pilot being included. For those of you who don't know, the pilot was shot at first with a slightly different cast, including Sheryl Lee (
Twin Peaks' "Laura Palmer") playing - yes, you guess it! - dead girl "Mary Alice Scott." We hope the
original pilot finds its way onto the DVD, too! Stay tuned and we'll let you know when the press release shows up.
