Consumers that flipped through the Warner Bros booklet in recent releases like
Veronica Mars and
Invasion were greeted by a surprise in the back of the booklet;
Smallville season 5 on HD-DVD, along with
The West Wing season 7. We wanted to check with Warner Bros regarding this, not because we hadn't heard anything, but because we heard they were moving some of their HD-DVD titles around, and we wondered whether these were affected.
Smallville is coming, though
The West Wing is not. Here's an official Warner Bros statement regarding this:
Warner Home Video wishes to correct an error regarding release plans for "The West Wing: The Complete Seventh Season" DVD. Previous promotional material indicating the title's release on HD format was inaccurate. The company will distribute the seventh and final season of "The West Wing" on standard format only, available in stores November 7, 2006. There are no current plans to release "The West Wing" in HD format. Warner Home Video apologizes for any confusion the promotional material may have caused.
Classy move on Warner Bros' part to address the error in the booklet. This has happened with other shows from other studios, but the studios rarely comment on the errors, leaving fans asking, "What happened?" Here's a scan of the HD-DVD page, thanks to Jesse Bennett:
