OT: THREE STOOGES Columbia DVD Box Set at Costco...

[The Space Boss]

A pleasant surprise at Costco today. They had the 12-DVD Columbia
shorts collection at Costco today for $89.99... NOT BAD.. Here are the
DVD's included:

STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH!
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
G.I. STOOGE
COPS AND ROBBERS
THREE SMART SAPS
HEAALTHY, WEALTHY AND DUMB
DIZZY DOCTORS
MERRY MAVERICKS
NUTTY BUT NICE
SPOOK LOUDER
ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE
CURLY CLASSICS

Most of the DVD's contain Six shorts. One thing I've learned about
Costco is that when you see something, you gotta grab it, as once a
DVD set disappears from the shelves, it's unlikely to come back.

Good luck. Just wanted to give a "heads up" in case anybody was
looking for these.

[Schizoid]

Post by The Space Boss
A pleasant surprise at Costco today. They had the 12-DVD Columbia
shorts collection at Costco today for $89.99... NOT BAD.. Here are the
STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH!
THE OUTLAWS IS COMING
G.I. STOOGE
COPS AND ROBBERS
THREE SMART SAPS
HEAALTHY, WEALTHY AND DUMB
DIZZY DOCTORS
MERRY MAVERICKS
NUTTY BUT NICE
SPOOK LOUDER
ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE
CURLY CLASSICS
Most of the DVD's contain Six shorts. One thing I've learned about
Costco is that when you see something, you gotta grab it, as once a
DVD set disappears from the shelves, it's unlikely to come back.
Good luck. Just wanted to give a "heads up" in case anybody was
looking for these.

Thanks... I'll look out for this.

Any idea if/when the entire portfolio will be released on DVD?

[Jim Reid]

Any idea if/when the entire portfolio will be released on DVD?- Hide quoted text -

Starting in October they are going to releasing all the shorts in
chronological order. The Oct. set will have all the shorts from 1934,
35 & 36.

[Schizoid]

Post by Jim Reid

Any idea if/when the entire portfolio will be released on DVD?- Hide quoted text -

Starting in October they are going to releasing all the shorts in
chronological order. The Oct. set will have all the shorts from 1934,
35 & 36.

Awesome! Can't wait for that.

[August Helmbright]

Post by Schizoid

Post by Jim Reid

Any idea if/when the entire portfolio will be released on DVD?- Hide quoted text -

Starting in October they are going to releasing all the shorts in
chronological order. The Oct. set will have all the shorts from 1934,
35 & 36.

Awesome! Can't wait for that.

A good idea, but way too late. They missed out on an opportunity to
make lots of money off of me, as I have managed to fill in all but 5
of the shorts from the existing DVDs, DVD-R dubs of the commercial
VHS's, and DVD-R dubs of commerical free shorts on WSBK (Boston
superstation). I'm sure I'll end up with the missing 5 sooner or later.

[L***@hotmail.com]

Well, I'm not a big Stooges fan, but I'll pick up the official Sony
releases, so long as they're not colorized (and they're not, from
reports). According to a Sony rep, they'll also contain bonus Columbia
shorts, such as the Shemp and Joe Besser solo 2-reelers.

Post by August Helmbright
A good idea, but way too late. They missed out on an opportunity to
make lots of money off of me, as I have managed to fill in all but 5
of the shorts from the existing DVDs, DVD-R dubs of the commercial
VHS's, and DVD-R dubs of commerical free shorts on WSBK (Boston
superstation). I'm sure I'll end up with the missing 5 sooner or later.

[unknown]

I hate when a company releases a "12 DVD Set" and it only has 6 episodes per
disk.

I am sure you can cram more than 6 onto a disk.


Brisco County was like that...4 episodes per disk total of 8 discs, but at
least they were 45 minute episodes.

Post by L***@hotmail.com
Well, I'm not a big Stooges fan, but I'll pick up the official Sony
releases, so long as they're not colorized (and they're not, from
reports). According to a Sony rep, they'll also contain bonus Columbia
shorts, such as the Shemp and Joe Besser solo 2-reelers.

Post by August Helmbright
A good idea, but way too late. They missed out on an opportunity to
make lots of money off of me, as I have managed to fill in all but 5
of the shorts from the existing DVDs, DVD-R dubs of the commercial
VHS's, and DVD-R dubs of commerical free shorts on WSBK (Boston
superstation). I'm sure I'll end up with the missing 5 sooner or later.

[Larc]

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:31:32 -0700, "ben.dayho" <ben.dayho@> wrote:

| I hate when a company releases a "12 DVD Set" and it only has 6 episodes per
| disk.
|
| I am sure you can cram more than 6 onto a disk.

It's a matter of money. Music CD tracks often total under half the time a CD
can accommodate, sometimes even as little as a third.

Larc



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[Kimba W. Lion]

Post by unknown
I hate when a company releases a "12 DVD Set" and it only has 6 episodes per
disk.
I am sure you can cram more than 6 onto a disk.

The more you cram onto a disc, the lower the picture quality. Around 2
hours is usually a good balance between picture quality and playing time.

[The Space Boss]

Can anyone tell me the name of the last Curly short, the one where he
got sick during the filming?

Also, what is the short later on where Curly appears in a "cameo" as a
passenger on a plane?

After Curly's recovery, why didn't he return to the team?

Thanks.

[Frank J. Lhota]

Post by The Space Boss
Can anyone tell me the name of the last Curly short, the one where he
got sick during the filming?

That would be "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947).

Post by The Space Boss
Also, what is the short later on where Curly appears in a "cameo" as a
passenger on a plane?

Curly's cameo was in "Hold That Lion" (1947), and he was a train passenger.

Post by The Space Boss
After Curly's recovery, why didn't he return to the team?

Curly never recovered enough to perform again. The stroke had slowed
down his delivery to the point where he wasn't funny. Undoubtedly, if
Curly could make children laugh again, he would have done it.

Post by The Space Boss
Thanks.

--
"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"

"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"

[The Space Boss]

Post by Frank J. Lhota

Post by The Space Boss
Can anyone tell me the name of the last Curly short, the one where he
got sick during the filming?

That would be "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947).

Post by The Space Boss
Also, what is the short later on where Curly appears in a "cameo" as a
passenger on a plane?

Curly's cameo was in "Hold That Lion" (1947), and he was a train passenger.

Post by The Space Boss
After Curly's recovery, why didn't he return to the team?

Curly never recovered enough to perform again. The stroke had slowed
down his delivery to the point where he wasn't funny. Undoubtedly, if
Curly could make children laugh again, he would have done it.

Post by The Space Boss
Thanks.

--
"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"
"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"

Thank you for the information. Half Wits Holiday is on the box set,
Hold that Lion is not :(

[A]

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Post by The Space Boss

Post by Frank J. Lhota

Post by The Space Boss
Can anyone tell me the name of the last Curly short, the one where he
got sick during the filming?

That would be "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947).

Post by The Space Boss
Also, what is the short later on where Curly appears in a "cameo" as a
passenger on a plane?

Curly's cameo was in "Hold That Lion" (1947), and he was a train passenger.

Post by The Space Boss
After Curly's recovery, why didn't he return to the team?

Curly never recovered enough to perform again. The stroke had slowed
down his delivery to the point where he wasn't funny. Undoubtedly, if
Curly could make children laugh again, he would have done it.

Post by The Space Boss
Thanks.

--
"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"
"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"

Thank you for the information. Half Wits Holiday is on the box set,
Hold that Lion is not :(

That's because (don't make me say it), Columbia is a Half-Wit.

[Eric Perlin]

"Frank J. Lhota" wrote:
} The Space Boss wrote:
} > Can anyone tell me the name of the last Curly short,
} > the one where he got sick during the filming?
}
} That would be "Half-Wits Holiday" (1947).

I noticed that Curly does not appear at all during the pie fight finalé, so
apparently it was shot in sequence.

FWIW, "Half Wit's Holiday" was a remake of one of the first Stooges films for
Columbia, "Hoi Polloi." It was later remade with Joe Besser as "Pies and Guys".
Oddly, the original did not have a pie fight.

[unknown]

You correct, but there are a few factors.
the stooges are in black n white and the sound is mono.

High Def is not a requirement here.

Also with the right software you can can get good quality video and audio
using a high compression rate.

I have downloaded a bootleg DVD that someone created that contained Bourne
Identity, Bourne Supremecy and Pitch Black. All movies in 480X480 and in
surround sound.

Post by Kimba W. Lion

Post by unknown
I hate when a company releases a "12 DVD Set" and it only has 6 episodes per
disk.
I am sure you can cram more than 6 onto a disk.

The more you cram onto a disc, the lower the picture quality. Around 2
hours is usually a good balance between picture quality and playing time.

[Kimba W. Lion]

Post by unknown
Also with the right software you can can get good quality video and audio
using a high compression rate.

Some people thought the 6-hour speed on VHS recorders was just fine, too.

Post by unknown
I have downloaded a bootleg DVD that someone created that contained Bourne
Identity, Bourne Supremecy and Pitch Black. All movies in 480X480 and in
surround sound.

I rest my case.

[Walter Traprock]

Post by Kimba W. Lion

Post by unknown
Also with the right software you can can get good quality video and audio
using a high compression rate.

Some people thought the 6-hour speed on VHS recorders was just fine, too.

It is a lot better than highly data compressed stuff watched on a 'puter,
even home recorded 6-hour speed VHS! Commercial VHS at 6 hour speed is
even better, much better, but doesn't keep me from being pissed at
commercial VHS's at the 6-hour speed!, for example, Platinum's VHS of
Flying Deuces, Video Treasures Saps At Sea, Kentucky Fried Movie, etc.
Worse, for today, is 4-hour speed VHS, like the first Neighbors (1981)
release by Goodtimes (the tri-star re-release of 1993 or so is far
better, at proper LP speed.)

Post by Kimba W. Lion

Post by unknown
I have downloaded a bootleg DVD that someone created that contained Bourne
Identity, Bourne Supremecy and Pitch Black. All movies in 480X480 and in
surround sound.

How would you know, if you only watched what you downloaded to the
computer, from the computer. A commercial DVD is, like, 4-8 Gigabytes,
and I'll bet your download was a lot smaller than that. Also,
commercial compression is better, usually, than home compression,
for quality.

[unknown]

Please, Im not too video illiterate.
I did not watch it on my pooter. I watched it on my 37" CRT TV....yes its
low res, but I go back to one of my earlier points, The Stooges were never
in high quality to begin with. As Butthead once said "You cant polish a turd
Beavis".

As for commercial compression being the best...BS!
There are orgs and people deticated to video creation and editing. They can
conjur up some crazy various audio/video compression to make some qual. I
wish there was a URL that I could link to the creators of some of these 3 in
1 DVDs.



again I return to one of my earlier points.

I hate when you buy a DVD set and they barely put any content per disc.
Thye spread it out so that they can over charge you.

I did not mean to offend you Stooge Fans by referencing a DVD that is not
even out yet. Please settle down.

Post by Walter Traprock

Post by Kimba W. Lion

Post by unknown
Also with the right software you can can get good quality video and audio
using a high compression rate.

Some people thought the 6-hour speed on VHS recorders was just fine, too.

It is a lot better than highly data compressed stuff watched on a 'puter,
even home recorded 6-hour speed VHS! Commercial VHS at 6 hour speed is
even better, much better, but doesn't keep me from being pissed at
commercial VHS's at the 6-hour speed!, for example, Platinum's VHS of
Flying Deuces, Video Treasures Saps At Sea, Kentucky Fried Movie, etc.
Worse, for today, is 4-hour speed VHS, like the first Neighbors (1981)
release by Goodtimes (the tri-star re-release of 1993 or so is far
better, at proper LP speed.)

Post by Kimba W. Lion

Post by unknown
I have downloaded a bootleg DVD that someone created that contained Bourne
Identity, Bourne Supremecy and Pitch Black. All movies in 480X480 and in
surround sound.

How would you know, if you only watched what you downloaded to the
computer, from the computer. A commercial DVD is, like, 4-8 Gigabytes,
and I'll bet your download was a lot smaller than that. Also,
commercial compression is better, usually, than home compression,
for quality.

[Beaver Lad]

Post by unknown
Please, Im not too video illiterate.
I did not watch it on my pooter. I watched it on my 37" CRT TV....yes its
low res, but I go back to one of my earlier points, The Stooges were never
in high quality to begin with. As Butthead once said "You cant polish a turd
Beavis".

==================================================

Absolutely untrue. Original 35mm prints of Three Stooges shorts look
absolutely splendid. Until you've seen a close-up of Curly in this very
hi-res format, you haven't really experienced them at all!

Some of their late '30s sorts were photographed by the great Lucien
Ballard, who'd started out working with Josef von Sternberg. These
films would certainly benefit from a hi-def transfer, as has already
been demonstrated with films from the same era such as CASABLANCA.

[bears9]

Post by L***@hotmail.com
Well, I'm not a big Stooges fan, but I'll pick up the official Sony
releases, so long as they're not colorized (and they're not, from
reports). According to a Sony rep, they'll also contain bonus Columbia
shorts, such as the Shemp and Joe Besser solo 2-reelers.

Post by August Helmbright
A good idea, but way too late. They missed out on an opportunity to
make lots of money off of me, as I have managed to fill in all but 5
of the shorts from the existing DVDs, DVD-R dubs of the commercial
VHS's, and DVD-R dubs of commerical free shorts on WSBK (Boston
superstation). I'm sure I'll end up with the missing 5 sooner or later.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Guess im the only one who likes having both B&W and Color versions

[Jim Reid]

Guess im the only one who likes having both B&W and Color versions- Hide quoted text -

Pretty much.

[Kimba W. Lion]

Post by bears9
Guess im the only one who likes having both B&W and Color versions

Considering that the color versions of the Fleischer Popeyes were not mere
colorizations but actual destructions of the originals, I would guess you
are.

[Eric Perlin]

bears9 wrote:

} Guess im the only one who likes having both B&W
} and Color versions

Not quite. There is also the Space Boss, king of multiple exclamation
points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you count fictional characters, a poster named Super Stupid thinks
colorization is great. (The real person behind "Super Stupid", whoever he/she
is, probably despises the idiocy of colorization as much as the rest of us, and
uses a fictional persona to illustrate his/her point.)