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some years ago I got a muppets take manhatten dvd from a cereal box, I have since lost it. Does anyone know if this was the same dvd that the current MTM release is, or does it lack the Jim Henson interview and that other feature(S).
I know it isn't a Disney DVD technically, but Disney does own the Muppets now.
Thanks

Nope, the cereal one was pan & scan only and with no bonus features, as far as I know. The officially-released was double-sided (widescreen and P&S) with a small handful of extras.

Luke wrote:Nope, the cereal one was pan & scan only and with no bonus features, as far as I know. The officially-released was double-sided (widescreen and P&S) with a small handful of extras.

Earlier MTM DVDs wre probably double-sided, but the one Kram has is single-sided, presumably dual-layered to fit both movies on one side along with probably the 20 minutes worth of extras.

Escapay

Actually, you know what? I think my <i>Manhattan</i> might have been dual-layered too. The other Muppets DVDs from Sony have been double-sided, but I think one might not have been. In any event, it's dual-format, which the cereal disc isn't.

Luke wrote:Actually, you know what? I think my <i>Manhattan</i> might have been dual-layered too. The other Muppets DVDs from Sony have been double-sided, but I think one might not have been. In any event, it's dual-format, which the cereal disc isn't.

Cause the cereal disc is for kids, who as well all know, thinks black bars are the bane of their existence

What's funny, though, is that Kram's DVD is dual-layered but the back of the DVD case still says it's a dual-sided disc.

I really don't like when companies put out DVD-10's, the dual-sided single-layered. Wouldn't it be cheaper simply to make it single-sided and dual-layered? Or is it simply cheaper to have a flipper and not have to charge someone to make disc art?

Escapay

Escapay wrote:I really don't like when companies put out DVD-10's, the dual-sided single-layered. Wouldn't it be cheaper simply to make it single-sided and dual-layered? Or is it simply cheaper to have a flipper and not have to charge someone to make disc art?

I'm not sure about the difference in replication costs (I'd assume they're minimal), but I imagine it'd be cheaper to not produce label artwork. Of course, DSSL (DVD-10) holds more data than SSDL (DVD-9). For the life of me, I can't remember a single Disney DVD that uses a double-sided disc, though.

If you need a replacement disc, Walmart currently has a 2-pack of the Muppets Manhattan and Space dvds for $10, not too bad.

Luke wrote:For the life of me, I can't remember a single Disney DVD that uses a double-sided disc, though.

They never used them, as far as I know. Neither does Paramount or Dreamworks (I think). 20th Century Fox, Columbia/TriStar, MGM, New Line, Universal, and WB still use flippers every so often, which is rather annoying. Universal, I think, uses it the most.

I think, though, the amount of space between the two (DSSL DVD-10 and SSDL DVD-9) is minimal.

EDIT:

Checked the DVD FAQ, found this:

DVD-9 (12 cm, SS/DL) 7.95 gig (8.54 BB), about 4 hours
DVD-10 (12 cm, DS/SL) 8.74 gig (9.40 BB), about 4.5 hours

So SSDL's really only have a little less than a gig of info, which is merely a half hour of video. Still, give me a SSDL over a DSSL any day.

Escapay

Escapay wrote:Universal, I think, uses it the most.

I can't think of one Universal TV-on-DVD release where they haven't used double-sided discs.

Escapay wrote:

Luke wrote:For the life of me, I can't remember a single Disney DVD that uses a double-sided disc, though.

They never used them, as far as I know. Neither does Paramount or Dreamworks (I think). 20th Century Fox, Columbia/TriStar, MGM, New Line, Universal, and WB still use flippers every so often, which is rather annoying. Universal, I think, uses it the most.

I think, though, the amount of space between the two (DSSL DVD-10 and SSDL DVD-9) is minimal.

Early Non-US Disney discs were DVD10, when they were made and distributed by Warners. For example, I believe the first PAL Mary Poppins release was a DVD10.

Robin Hood wrote:

Escapay wrote:Universal, I think, uses it the most.

I can't think of one Universal TV-on-DVD release where they haven't used double-sided discs.

THE OFFICE (but that was only 6 epps).