Since posting the
Sex and the City: The Complete 5th Season announcement the other day, we've been pelted with questions about the configuration for this release.
Some of your notes question the number of discs that will be in this set, telling us that "this site says it's a 3-disc set, and that site says it's a 4-disc set". The real issue is probably the one expressed by others: "is 8 episodes really all there were to that season?" and if so, "how can they spread just that to 3 or 4 discs?"
First off, we can assure you that there really were only 8 episodes for Season 5. They are: "anchors away," "unoriginal sin," "luck be an old lady," "cover girl," "plus one is the loneliest number," "critical condition," "the big journey," and "i love a charade". To validate this, you can always visit
The Official Sex and the City Homepage and access the episode guide:
In regard to the disc count in this set:
2 DVDs are what will be in this release. At this time TVShowsOnDVD has access to official material from HBO and distributor Warner Brothers that states "8 half-hour episodes on 2 DVD discs".
What, then, are the details of the extras? We're glad you asked!
- 3 Audio Commentaries with Executive Producer Michael Patrick King:
- "anchors away"
- "plus one is the loneliest number"
- "i love a charade"
- 22 minute "Behind The Seams" featurette with Costume Designer Patricia Fields on haute couture to downtown style
- Sex and the City 30-Question Interactive Trivia Game
- Episodic Previews
- Cast Biographies
- Weblinks
To round out the specs for this release, here again is the video/audio information:
- Aspect Ratio: Standard [4:3 Transfer]
- Sound Quality:
- Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround Stereo - English
- Stereo - Spanish
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
The suggested list price for this 12/30/03 release is $49.99, and the Minimum Advertised Price (M.A.P.) is $39.99. There's been concern expressed among you that the prices seem high for such a short season. We agree that it is running on the high side, but isn't exceedingly higher compared to per-disc or per-episode prices for the shorter seasons of shows like
The X-Files or
Star Trek: The Next Generation. Still, we sadly agree that the price tag for this 2-disc set will probably turn off a few fans.
