We're often asked whether voting on the site actually helps get the shows out on DVD, and thanks to an ad Universal is running in trade magazines for
SeaQuest DSV and
Battlestar Galactica, we have an answer:
This is the first time the site's voting system has been mentioned so prominently by a studio (thanks Universal!) in the announcement of a title.
The ad contains some other exciting news; the mention of "Exclusive Never-Before-Seen Footage" that will be in the set. We don't know whether the footage will be integrated into the episodes themselves, or possibly available in a "Special Features" section, but the news should excite fans.
You'll notice in the graphic below (the SeaQuest portion of the ad) a street date of December 26, which is a Monday. We're guessing that Universal selected the day after Christmas to capitalize on all the foot traffic from people looking for post-holiday deals. A non-Tuesday release is rare in the DVD world for retail releases (direct sales is a different story), but not out of the question. Uusually if it's not on Tuesday, then it's on Friday...but never before to our recollection has a TV-DVD been released at retail on a weekday other than a Tuesday!
Universal hasn't officially announced the title yet, and it's not available to pre-order, but we'll monitor their press site and update you with any information we find. You may remember that we posted news a bit over a month ago that this title would be coming out on November 22nd, and then the same story was updated later to say it would not be out in 2005 after all. It now appears Universal got it in there just under the wire!
