Odd thing to release. Christmas specials are always included in the later series box sets so to release it on its own is strange.
Series 1/2/3 and Christmas Special The Abominable Bride would be a minimum of 7 or 8 discs and would mean a Jumbo SteelbookIt's a blatant rip-off! £80 for what amounts to 9 episodes and a feature length special. £20 per SteelBook. Could all have been bundled together in a single SteelBook release for £35 and be done with it. The BBC certainly know how to gouge the market!
Series 1/2/3 and Christmas Special The Abominable Bride would be a minimum of 7 or 8 discs and would mean a Jumbo Steelbook
With more TV seasons to come and possible more specials Individual steelbooks is a better option
Series 1/2/3 = 6 Discs (2 Blu-ray discs per series)
Each series is 261 minutes long as in 4 hours 35 minutes per season
Series 1/2/3 = 13 Hours
The New Year's Day special The Abominable Bride is a one off special not connected to the TV series timeline and is listed as been 2 Blu-ray Discs but possible might be only 1 Disc unless there is an extras discs to be the second Blu-ray
Sherlock series 4 will only start production in 2016 and be shown on TV sometime in 2017
When you have a series like this Individual steelbooks make more sense as it a continuing TV series with more seasons TV series to come as in Season 4 and so on
The price yes is a bit high but not that much compared to Individual amaray releases of other steelbook releases of a same film or tv series that get a steelbook release
New Steelbooks releases that are 2 Discs each are mostly priced in the region of £15.99-£24.99 with other releases
The New Year's Day special The Abominable Bride Blu-ray Amaray release is priced at £15 to £17 with retailers it a pre order item only at the moment not shown yet on TV or the Cinema
So the The Abominable Bride steelbook price of £19.99 is normal price considering it's a steelbook as they are more expensive than a amaray
The TV series 1/2/3 I do agree they are a bit overpriced at £19.99 and should be £12.99 to £15.99 instead and will most likely drop in price anyway in the new year to be around £15.99 or less
I would only be interested in Individual steelbooks with more TV Series Seasons to be made
Box sets of a series like this is Individual amaray releases in a box set
Steelbook jumbo is a big no with me with this TV series
As a big fan of sherlock Holmes these are 100% purchases I just hope HMV Ireland will have them available
I also have series 1/2/3 Blu-ray already and also the Series 3 Special edition 3 Discs releaseI'd love to get the full set, but already having all 3 series on blu ray, it's too expensive. I'll probably get this as I want it on blu ray anyway and like you say it's only a bit more than the amaray. Hopefully there would be a price drop on 1-3.
Problem is though, if they don't sell well, we might not see future series in steelbook.
Paul i will tell HMV Ireland to give you steelbooks with a spine slash and some dents and replace the Blu-ray discs with DVDs also i will tell them to remove the title from the spineI also have series 1/2/3 Blu-ray already and also the Series 3 Special edition 3 Discs release
I already have the amaray of The Abominable Bride on pre order with amazon uk
I will be getting this steelbook if I can get it from HMV Ireland and I will also double dip on series 1/2/3 steelbooks if I can get them at HMV Ireland but I will be annoying HMV Ireland soon to get them for me even it means them ordering as a special order if they are not planning on selling in the Ireland stores
I will be waiting at the HMV store for youPaul i will tell HMV Ireland to give you steelbooks with a spine slash and some dents and replace the Blu-ray discs with DVDs also i will tell them to remove the title from the spine
Paul i will tell HMV Ireland to give you steelbooks with a spine slash and some dents and replace the Blu-ray discs with DVDs also i will tell them to remove the title from the spine
you maybe onto somethingHang on, if it came with dents, scratches, spine-slashes and no title on the spine, wouldn't that make it a Zavvi exclusive?
I also have series 1/2/3 Blu-ray already and also the Series 3 Special edition 3 Discs release
I already have the amaray of The Abominable Bride on pre order with amazon uk
I will be getting this steelbook if I can get it from HMV Ireland and I will also double dip on series 1/2/3 steelbooks if I can get them at HMV Ireland but I will be annoying HMV Ireland soon to get them for me even it means them ordering as a special order if they are not planning on selling in the Ireland stores
I'm a massive fan of sherlock holmes I have all previous films going right back to basil rathbone films and tv series both BBC series with Peter Cushing and ITV Granada Jeremy Brett TV Series I even have the cartoon series and I also have other one off TV productions of sherlock holmes by various actors
The First place I visited when I moved to London in 1990 on my first day off was 221 Baker Street Sherlock Holmes Museum's souvenir shop I was there for near 2 hours browsing and made a few purchases
I have all Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle short stories and novels in Hardback and also a brilliant book on the Jeremy Brett TV Series
I understand for others who might already have the TV series on Blu-ray that these steelbooks might be too expensive to double dip on but for me it's instant purchases for me just to add them to my existing collection even though I already have the Blu-ray's themselves
Even on DVD I have the basil rathbone films 2 times each per film
These look great in my opinion and I will also be getting the Funko pop figures in the new year
Does anyone ever do HMV group buys, since this damn store won't deliver outside the UK?