I Just Happened To Be Browsing One Day And Wondered If Any Of This Stuff Might Apply To The DVD Set Below

http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Complete-Epic-Series/dp/B00018LTDI/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1335817227&sr=1-1

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/product_liability/product_liability.html

I especially liked this tasty little morsel right here...


quote - "The goal of product liability laws is to help protect consumers from dangerous products, while holding manufacturers, distributors, and retailers responsible for putting into the marketplace products that they knew or should have known were dangerous or defective. Depending upon the jurisdiction, the liability of the various parties involved as the product passes from the manufacturer to the consumer will vary." - unquote


This is a fun article too...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_liability


Was "Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Epic Series" (the DVD set above) ever product tested in 2003 via (an experimental prototype for study before mass distribution) for any sorts of  manufacturing defects (such as disc freezing due to excessive content on the first disc - 'The 3-hour pilot movie', a 45 minute minute documentary, 32 minutes of deleted scenes on side 1, more deleted scenes on side 2, the '2 hour second episode', a 5 minute mini-doc with Glen A, Larson, a 5 minute mini-doc with Stu Phillips, and a three way audio commentary with Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, and Herb Jefferson Jr?")

I didn't think so...


And all of this content was crammed into a crappy "DVD-18" disc??

Sweet Holy Moses!!


That comes out to be roughly "7 hours" of material crammed onto one disc. A television mini-series of the same length would be spread out over 3 DVD discs at the very least if put out by any other movie studio not insane like Universal Studios is.


Sweet Holy Moses!!


No wonder you can't watch the entire middle portion of "Saga of a Star World" because the disc freeze begins just at the point where Boxey is abducted by the Ovions and continues on through to the point where Adama and Tigh are discussing the various mysteries of "Carillon" in Adama's quarters.


Sweet Holy Moses!!

Has Your Copy Of "Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Epic Series" Begun To Suffer From "Disc Rot" Yet?

http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Complete-Epic-Series/dp/B00018LTDI/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1335759516&sr=1-1

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/310985/battlestar-galactica-the-complete-epic-series


quote - "I am bringing this topic up since Universal Studios released this set as flipper discs using some gold colored discs. It would seem that they don't stand the test of time. Discs that worked perfectly now seem to have flaws in them. Disc one has so much data on it that compression must be an issue. I am wondering if anybody else is having an issue." - unquote


quote - "James, you're talking about Universal Studios. They seem to have zero love for *any* older series. I'm beginning to think they are waiting on the world of "software as a service" where they'll only offer a monthly subscription to titles available only to stream.

To the OP:
Universal released *many* series/movies on poorly manufactured DVD-18s (2 sides, 2 layers). The gold color is indicative they are DVD-18 disks, although many are silver. I do not know if those which are gold are more problematic. In spite of complaints about and *many* issues with those pressings Universal continued to release flawed product. Most titles released in that format have never been given a updated release to fix those issues. I've read comments that they may have a shorter life span due to instability with the glue holding the layers together. I have *many* Universal titles in this flawed format but so far I've had no problems outside initial ones where I've been able to get a replacement disk during the "warranty" period. However, every time I play one of these disks my enjoyment is lessened as I expect issues. This is based on comments from others, like yours. While other manufacturers released titles in that format they didn't seem to have as many issues as those from Universal. However, I stopped purchasing "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (Fox) because I *never* got good copies of S1V1 or S1V2 (after several exchanges on both). I do not own the original "Battlestar" so can't help you on that one, but "reviews" at amazon indicate others had pixilation/skipping/freezing issues when this set was released. Even so, I'd suggest contacting Universal about your issue. Worst case is they ignore you, but they might actually replace your disk(s), although you would have to pay postage for the return." - unquote


quote - "I now know what dvd rot is since my disc 3 which contains Living Legend pts one and two will not play anywhere. It even jammed in my dvd player and broke when I managed to get it out. I owned two sets with the huge Cylon head and now have two incomplete sets since the other disc 3 had a huge crack and broke in my hand. This was caused by the packaging itself since to get the discs out of their respective hubs is a job in itself. Gold coated discs stink imho and seem to have the largest failure rate. Why Universal would want to use them is beyond me since the sets went for good money at the time of there release." -unquote


quote - "True true! But I actually just meant the customer could copy the movie to a burned form of media as a backup and a way to get it to play. As long as you have the original and don't sell (or give away) copies... are you doing anything illegal? I don't think so...not sure. Still, Universal is selling something that doesn't work as advertised and I feel they have cheated us." - unquote

Galactica Production Watch #1: - Where Is This Movie?

Yeah OK...It takes alot more than 6 months to make a movie, but the fact that we are moving into the "7 Month Mark" after this movie was announced by both Universal Studios and Bryan Singer on October 17th, 2011 (with this accompanying video report) with no further news after "John Orloff" was announced as the supposed scriptwriter of this flick a month later..leads just about everyone to believe that Universal Studios and Bryan Singer have (once again) intentionally lied to the general public about this supposed movie being in production.

Given the fact that we are indeed moving into the "7 Month Mark" after this intentionally deceptive press release on the part of Universal Studios and Bryan Singer was released, with Universal and Singer (typically) unable to produce any physical evidence that this movie is in production...

...calls for both Universal Studios and Bryan Singer to come clean and admit to the general public that they intentionally lied to them about this movie going into and being in production...just as they did previously in 2009 and 2001.

It would be perfectly appropriate for both Universal Studios and Bryan Singer to APOLOGIZE to the general public for repeatedly and intentionally not making this movie after repeatedly and intentionally announcing it.

Will The "Polar Ice Caps" Melt Long Before The "Battlestar Galactica" Movie Announced On October 17th, 2011 Appears On Bryan Singer's IMDB Page?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001741/

The "Battlestar Galactica" movie announced by both Universal Studios and Bryan Singer on October 17th, 2011 that is.

Do These Two "Entities" Ever Actually Do What They Say They Are Going To Do?

I didn't think so...

Do You Mean To Tell Me That After Six Months, These Are The Only Two Guys Universal Studios Has On Staff?

Oh, that's right. We're talking about Universal Studios and their bi-ennial movie announcements with "Galactica." Nothing to see here or there since the movie isn't actually being made.

This Is Where Universal Studios And Bryan Singer Always Seem To Fall Off of The Face of The Earth

http://www.iamrogue.com/news/movie-news/item/5103-exclusive-screenwriter-john-orloff-talks-bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica.html


Immediately after the announcement of a supposed scriptwriter for their supposed "Battlestar Galactica" theatrical film, or if it's a television production...

Immediately after the announcement of a showrunner(s)

Now the above link is dated October 2011. Under no circumstance would it take a scriptwriter six months or longer to write a screenplay. Not by a long shot.

I wonder what John Orloff has really been doing for the past six months instead of actually working on a "Battlestar Galactica" screenplay.

And of course always after this point, we never hear from Universal Studios and Bryan Singer ever again regarding a "Battlestar Galactica" feature film.