Wow, there have been a LOT of ups and downs with the release of
Queer As Folk - The Final Season on DVD! First it was
advertised on the soundtrack release as having a January release date, then it got
delayed to May 9th. At
last report, though, it was said to be pushed back to late June instead.
Part of the confusion regarding the release date had to do with Showtime's distribution deal with Ventura. Ventura Distribution has been in a cash-poor situation since earlier this year, allegedly because the Musicland chain of stores (Suncoast, Sam Goody, and the late MediaPlay) had filed for bankruptcy and left Ventura high and dry for close to $6 million in invoices. Therefore, Showtime has alleged in a lawsuit, Ventura has not paid about $7 million to them for product sold. While Showtime's lawyers work the lawsuit, they are turning to Viacom sister company Paramount Home Entertainment for distribution of their DVDs. PHE sent out the following release info, and they've settled on a
May 30th release date. Think the $109.99 SRP is too high? Don't sweat it, just
order it from Amazon.com for $69.96! Our thanks to various readers who e-mailed in, but especially to Scott Lovelace for his assistance with the below fact sheet.
SHOWTIME ENTERTAINMENT
QUEER AS FOLK -
THE FINAL SEASON
is coming to stores May 30, 2006.
SRP: $109.99
THE LOADED EXTRAS:
- Cyndi Lauper "Shine" Music Video
- Rosie O'Donnell Photo Montage
- Season Finale Wrap Party Reel
- Season Finale Extended Scenes
- Patrick Antosh Fashion Extra
- A Special Message from The Trevor Project and Queer as Folk
- SHO Original
- Sneak Peek of Noah's Arc from LOGO Network
- Queer as Folk Merchandise Sweepstakes
