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FORKNI-L Digest - 6 Aug 2003 to 7 Aug 2003 (#2003-223)

Thu, 7 Aug 2003

There are 31 messages totalling 822 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art (15)
  2. Official DVD (6)
  3. A game for Nick
  4. Running time on DVD calculated (3)
  5. FK Season 1 DVD release date from DavisDVD
  6. Official DVD/what city is the skyline?
  7. The Great Missing CN Tower Mystery (3)
  8. Forever Knight Official DVD

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:36:50 -0500
From:    Kristin <kris1228@e.......>
Subject: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

Hey everyone,

davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're absolutely
gorgeous! I love the designs!

http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm

According to the site this set is known as "Forever Knight Trilogy Pt 1"
which really sounds like Columbia Tristar already has plans to release the
other 2 seasons soon. The first set is being released Oct. 21, 2003, with 5
discs (I find this a bit odd...other shows with 22 episodes tend to be 6
discs) at only 29.95 retail (that's cheap!). It looks like we got cheated on
the extras though. I had a feeling that would happen. All I see is trailers,
but I bet they will still be great to watch.

Anyways, love the artwork! Can't wait to see the cover art as well!

~too excited for words~
Kristin
http://knightvision.4ever.cc
"When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 15:55:37 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

--- Kristin <kris1228@e.......> wrote:

> davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're
> absolutely gorgeous! I love the designs!
>

Woo Hoo!!!!  Although when I went to the site and checked out the
preorder links.  FK wasn't there.  Maybe it's too soon.
I am so psyched!  Just in time for Halloween!
The 21st isn't a weird date.  They always release new DVDs and CDs on
tuesdays.
-Amanda

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Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:08:51 -0500
From:    DLPH <DLPH@c.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD

> davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're absolutely
> gorgeous! I love the designs!
>
> http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm

FINALLY!!   On  Oct. 21, 2003
just before halloween
I wonder if that was on purpose or not

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:25:38 EDT
From:    Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD

In a message dated 8/6/2003 7:13:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
DLPH@c....... writes:

> >davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're absolutely
> >gorgeous! I love the designs!
> >
> >http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm

I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE CN TOWER????

michele

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:32:16 -0400
From:    Debbie Clarke <dittany121@h.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD

>From: Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......>

>
>I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE CN TOWER????
>
>michele

good Question


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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:32:35 -0400
From:    Debbie Clarke <dittany121@h.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD

>From: Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......>

>
>I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE CN TOWER????
>
>michele

good Question

Debbie


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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:32:42 -0700
From:    "~little red fox~" <red@s.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

> discs) at only 29.95 retail (that's cheap!). It looks like we got cheated on

29.95?! That's *freaky* cheap.  My Transformers DVD box sets were 2 or 3x
that!  Maybe I'll buy two.  =)

> the extras though. I had a feeling that would happen. All I see is trailers,

Maybe when they see the response to Season 1, they'll add something to
Season 2 or 3?  That's what I'm hoping for anyway.

Can't wait...

Amy
________________________________________________
There is nothing finer than resting after doing nothing
Laziness is resting before doing nothing.

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:39:49 EDT
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: Official DVD

In a message dated 8/6/03 7:36:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
dittany121@h....... writes:


> I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE CN TOWER????
> >
> >michele
>
> good Question

All the Ratpackers n' wee lil' ratsies put their peepers h'on Screed who
returnsies the lewk.

"CN Tower? Ya mean tha' big thingee wot was jest sittin' there clutterin'
h'up the city skylines? The one wot we tewk down n' sold h'at the all-night swap
meet wot to de-clutter the skyline loik good city-zens? Tha' CN Tower?...

We h'ain't h'it. Nope."

--Libs

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 20:42:59 -0400
From:    Marg <mytoronto@r.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD

Michele Canterbury wrote:

> > >http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm
>
> I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE CN TOWER????

That's not even the Toronto city skyline. It's just some generic city artwork.

--
Marg mytoronto@r.......
In Toronto, the City of the Knight

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:00:01 -0700
From:    Knight Ranger <knightranger1228@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

I clicked on the pre-order info for both locations and
neither one had any FK info.  I hope we can pre-order
soon.

Knight Ranger


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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:32:26 -0700
From:    J L Kerr <jlkerr1228@c.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

Does anybody know yet if we're getting the Canadian or US version?

J L Kerr
My fiction page:  http://members.aol.com/jlkerr1228/index.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristin" <kris1228@e.......>
To: <FORKNI-L@l.......>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: [FORKNI-L] Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art


> Hey everyone,
>
> davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're absolutely
> gorgeous! I love the designs!
>
> http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm
>
> According to the site this set is known as "Forever Knight Trilogy Pt 1"
> which really sounds like Columbia Tristar already has plans to release the
> other 2 seasons soon. The first set is being released Oct. 21, 2003, with
5
> discs (I find this a bit odd...other shows with 22 episodes tend to be 6
> discs) at only 29.95 retail (that's cheap!). It looks like we got cheated on
> the extras though. I had a feeling that would happen. All I see is trailers,
> but I bet they will still be great to watch.
>
> Anyways, love the artwork! Can't wait to see the cover art as well!
>
> ~too excited for words~
> Kristin
> http://knightvision.4ever.cc
> "When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:49:27 -0700
From:    Liz the Lucky <luckyliz@c.......>
Subject: A game for Nick

Got this addy from my LotR list (don't ask) and kept getting this
image of Nick playing it....

http://www.flingthecow.com/

--
Hugs and Kisses,
Liz the Lucky           luckyliz@c.......
http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyliz
Who is Will? And why is everyone firing at him?

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:03:35 -0700
From:    fkforever <fkforever@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

>>davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. ... at only 29.95
retail  http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm

At this price I may have to get 2 sets.
The second is a backup, because I will
be warring the first one out rather quickly. :)





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Desiree

www.knighties.50megs.com
www.suncoastbible.org


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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:59:33 -0500
From:    Kristin <kris1228@e.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

I just got an odd e-mail from Gord. He said quote:

"DavisDVD should NOT have posted that information yet."

I was asking about why it was only 5 discs for example. Generally, shows
with 22 episodes have at least 6 discs. That would mean Columbia compressed
the heck out of the episodes being *47.5* min each. Perhaps, the info is not
final.

I do love the designs....I hope that "Trailers" is not it for extras
though...

As to the CN tower missing, I think that has something to do with the
tension between the USA and Canada.

Kristin
http://knightvision.4ever.cc
"When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 23:01:42 EDT
From:    Susankenn@a.......
Subject: Running time on DVD calculated

Hi

If you look at the running time each episode is 47.5 minutes. So now is that
the long versions??

I took the running time and divided by 22 . It actually comes to
47.5454545454 minutes.

Sue

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:03:41 -0500
From:    Kristin <kris1228@e.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

Canadian. The episodes are each 47.5 min.

Kristin
http://knightvision.4ever.cc
"When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

>anybody know yet if we're getting the Canadian or US version?
>

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 23:12:43 EDT
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

In a message dated 8/6/03 10:08:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
kris1228@e....... writes:


> As to the CN tower missing, I think that has something to do with the
> tension between the USA and Canada.
>

What tension between the US and Canada? It probably has more to do with that
not being the final art, or the people doing the art not realizing how
important the Toronto skyline and location is to FK fans. They probably just
used a
generic city scape.

I'm not that worried about the art (although nice art is a plus!) It is just
the episodes on professional DVD I want. Maybe the jerks illegally selling the
VCDs and video tapes on eBay will stop once we can get it legally.

Libs

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 23:12:31 -0400
From:    Marg <mytoronto@r.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

Kristin wrote:

> Canadian. The episodes are each 47.5 min.
>

not necessarily. It will depend on how long the trailers are and how
many of them there are. That will be a factor in the total time.

--
Marg mytoronto@r.......
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:01:51 -0600
From:    Stephen Fellows <stevef@m.......>
Subject: FK Season 1 DVD release date from DavisDVD

DavisDVD <http://www.davisdvd.com> is reporting a release date of
October 21, 2003.  They also say it will be a five disc set with a running time
of 1046 minutes and a retail price of $29.95.  The only supplement is "trailers"
on disc one.

There's nothing on Sony's website yet, it currently only goes up to October 14
and anything from the 21st won't show up next week.
Assuming it's accurate, the retail price of $29.95 seems awfully low for a full
season (I would have paid five times that much without a second thought), though
I'm not complaining.  It just means I'll buy extra copies to stay factory-sealed
and look pretty on the shelf.

Thanks to "zipbags" on the SciFi Channel's FK bulletin board for posting there
about this.

Steve F.
stevef@m.......
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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 00:09:55 -0400
From:    Don Fasig <argent@c.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

Please remember to quote no more than four lines at a time.

Thanks,

Don Fasig, FK List Gardener
argent@c.......    ---,-<@
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7139/fk-lists.htm - Subscription Help

On 6 Aug 2003  J L Kerr wrote:

> Does anybody know yet if we're getting the Canadian or US version?
>
> J L Kerr
> My fiction page:  http://members.aol.com/jlkerr1228/index.html
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristin" <kris1228@e.......>
> To: <FORKNI-L@l.......>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:36 PM
> Subject: [FORKNI-L] Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art
>
>
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. They're absolutely
> > gorgeous! I love the designs!
> >
> > http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm
> >
> > According to the site this set is known as "Forever Knight Trilogy Pt 1"
> > which really sounds like Columbia Tristar already has plans to release the
> > other 2 seasons soon. The first set is being released Oct. 21, 2003, with
> 5
> > discs (I find this a bit odd...other shows with 22 episodes tend to be 6
> > discs) at only 29.95 retail (that's cheap!). It looks like we got cheated on
> > the extras though. I had a feeling that would happen. All I see is trailers,
> > but I bet they will still be great to watch.
> >
> > Anyways, love the artwork! Can't wait to see the cover art as well!
> >
> > ~too excited for words~
> > Kristin
> > http://knightvision.4ever.cc
> > "When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:49:00 +0930
From:    jennii35 <jennii35@i.......>
Subject: Re: Running time on DVD calculated

    Seems about right, I have the Canadian
    versions

    Dot

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Date:    Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:00:25 -0700
From:    "jerezfino@y......." <jerezfino@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

YIPPEE! Let's hope sales of the first season will
prompt C/T to add some extras for the next season ...
an official blooper reel would be nice.

Ironically, Paramount just pushed up the release date
for the Indy trilogy to the same date ... looks like
October 21 is going to be an expensive day!

:) Boomer

--- Kristin <kris1228@e.......> wrote:
> <snip> The first set is being released Oct. 21, 2003,
> with 5 discs <snip>


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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 03:39:06 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

--- Marg <mytoronto@r.......> wrote:
> Kristin wrote:
> > Canadian. The episodes are each 47.5 min.

> It will depend on how long the trailers are... That will be a factor in 
>the total time.
>

Actually the total time listed on the back of a DVD or video includes
*only* the actual film.  The extras are not included in the running
time.  Hence my Gods & Generals DVD lists a running time of 219
minutes.  The movie is just under 4 hours, the time does not include
the several documentaries and videos also included on the DVD.
Hence, there's hope.
Also, my Due South DVD set is on 3 disks, front and back.  So maybe
they're still working on it.
-Amanda

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Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
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http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/home.html


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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 05:42:39 -0700
From:    Carla Martinek <copper@m.......>
Subject: Re: Official DVD/what city is the skyline?

--- Michele Canterbury <Mobody@a.......> wrote:
> I just looked at this gallery again.. WHERE IS THE
> CN TOWER????

http://www.davisdvd.com/Miscellaneous/gallery_h.htm

I was just trying to compare the picture on the
page...

Can anyone identify the city skyscape used?  Maybe
it's a composite, but my first reaction was it was
*kind* of a squashed-together Chicago skyline (Sears
tower to the left, Hancock Building to the right),
thinking the taller right building was Hancock, but
looking again I decided that wasn't it.

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:44:44 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Re: Running time on DVD calculated

>I took the running time and divided by 22 . It actually comes to
>47.5454545454 minutes.
>Sue


Ok, how did Mr. Spock get on Forkni-l and why is he using Sue's address? <g>

McLisa, in a silly mood

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:46:29 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: The Great Missing CN Tower Mystery

The show also used what looked like a shot of Toronto from the bow of a boat
coming in off the Lake. I don't remember, but I'm pretty sure the Tower wasn't
visible in that shot, probably because of the angle or even the direction.  Some
of you in Toronto, am I right that the Tower's not in a position where you
couldn't miss it in photographing the city from any point
outside?

McLisa

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:55:19 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Re: The Great Missing CN Tower Mystery

--- Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......> wrote:
>  the Tower's not in a position where you couldn't miss it in
> photographing the city from any point outside?


Well, when I visited... any photo I took had the tower in it, but I
was downtown.  Although, we couldn't see it from our hotel window and
we were only a block away at the Royal York (with a front facing
room).

-Amanda

=====
"Give me your soul and your heart will take flight
Forevermore in the night, Forever MINE in the night"
http://operacellar.tripod.com/phantomslair.html
http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/home.html


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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:58:21 -0700
From:    Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

>>davisdvd posted the FK Season One Boxset menus today. ... at only
>29.95
>retail

Are you sure that's 29.95 for the set and not per disc?

                           -Megan


"Eternal nights too short,
How quickly melt away,
With all the love we shared once,
Forever in a Day."


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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:11:15 -0400
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD Menu Art

In a message dated 8/7/2003 11:58:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mistrydder@y....... writes:

> Are you sure that's 29.95 for the set and not per disc?

$29.95 is not all that unusual a price for a DVD set without a lot of bells and
whistles. They are pricing it to sell to everyone, instead of just the die-hard
fans like those who will pay $99 for a year of Star Trek.

It is only $10 to $15 less than you can easily find either Buffy the Vampire
Slayer or Angel season DVD sets.

It most definitely is NOT $29.95 per disk ;-)

Libs

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 17:31:45 +0000
From:    Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: The Great Missing CN Tower Mystery

McLisa wrote:

Some
> of you in Toronto, am I right that the Tower's not in a position where you
> couldn't miss it in photographing the city from any point
> outside?

I'm not from Toronto, but in my visits it seems to me that if you're looking
towards downtown, you can't miss the CN. It's pretty much center-left on the
skyline when you look towards downtown from the lake. I think it's going to
show up in any panoramic view of the skyline.

Nancy Kaminski
--
nancykam@c.......
www.nancykam.com

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Date:    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:29:07 -0400
From:    Emily Lacey <laceye@e.......>
Subject: Re: Forever Knight Official DVD

>"Forever Knight Trilogy Pt 1" is being released Oct. 21, 2003, with 5
>discs (I find this a bit odd...other shows with 22 episodes tend to be 6
discs) at only 29.95 retail


Actually, I got the first season of Stargate SG-1 for about that, and
it's on 5 discs. Although, I just checked and it's about doubled in
price now.
I've already told my dad that I am "throwing away' 29.95 plus taxes,
shipping and handling in October, and I don't care which bills don't
get paid. I've done without any treats (well, ok, almost any) for 15
months, and I am going to treat myself to this.

Now, does anyone have any idea when seasons 2 and 3 might appear? The
Stargate SG-1 seasons are coming out 2 seasons at a time, and fairly
quickly. Is that a good indication that FK seasons 2 and 3 will be
out soon?

--
Emily Lacey
laceye@e.......

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