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PrometheusUFO · 05-12-2003, 10:23 PM

Check out this review of the new "Thinpak" DVD cases, as seen in the recent Family Guy and Futurama sets:

http://www.animeondvd.com/specials/articles/cb023.php

This sounds great. I'd definately like to see more multi-disc sets use these.

Anti-Hero · 05-12-2003, 10:24 PM

i dont really mind as long as they dont start putting regular movies in those cases..

PrometheusUFO · 05-12-2003, 10:29 PM

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And one word we're hearing in more and more places is that Disney is looking to shift over entirely to these new cases, starting with the recent elimination of paper inserts in their late April and early May releases.

electricsheep22 · 05-12-2003, 11:04 PM

I'm kind of fond of the little cases, they're just neat-looking. I still like having booklets with the discs though. I wish all tv series or big boxed sets came in those, it's a pain having to fold out 3 miles of cardboard like on the Buffy ones. Think of how much nicer-looking and more convenient those GIGANTIC boxed sets like Flying Circuis and The Avengers would be with the smaller cases.

Unicorn · 05-13-2003, 12:04 AM

ThinPak releases so far?

* Shackelton (1 TV Miniseries 3-Disc Box Set - A&E)
* I Spy (3 TV Series 7-Disc Box Sets - Image)
* Twilight Zone (5 TV Series 9-Disc Box Sets - Image)
* Futurama (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)
* Family Guy (1 TV Series 4-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)
* Son Of The Beach (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)

...and the upcoming Dick Van Dyke Show releases should be ThinPaks, too.

Note: This is referring to retail releases. Columbia House uses thinkpaks more, esp. for their club-members-only TV/DVD releases.

Riedenschneider · 05-13-2003, 12:05 AM

Amaray or Die!

If you're not man enough to provide shelf space for your lovely ones, I suggest you go mighty mint. 'Cause this half-assed, no booklet fittin' spinefucker is silly sassy DVD hypocrisy!

(Damn, I haven't been this angry since Tricky Dick claimed to all and sundry that he wasn't a fuckin' crook!)

Riedenschneider · 05-13-2003, 12:06 AM

Anti-Hero · 05-13-2003, 12:33 AM

yep what Riedenschneider said..

RamonesGirl · 05-13-2003, 12:53 AM

Awesome... I love these things! I'd save a lot more shelf space if more DVDs used this kind of packaging.

robarnold99 · 05-13-2003, 02:09 AM

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Originally posted by Unicorn
ThinPak releases so far?

* Shackelton (1 TV Miniseries 3-Disc Box Set - A&E)
* I Spy (3 TV Series 7-Disc Box Sets - Image)
* Twilight Zone (5 TV Series 9-Disc Box Sets - Image)
* Futurama (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)
* Family Guy (1 TV Series 4-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)
* Son Of The Beach (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox)

...and the upcoming Dick Van Dyke Show releases should be ThinPaks, too.

Note: This is referring to retail releases. Columbia House uses thinkpaks more, esp. for their club-members-only TV/DVD releases.

Herzog Kinski collection also used them. Such a beautiful set of movies.

John Yaya · 05-13-2003, 03:54 AM

I suppose these things are good for TV sets and other box sets but from what I've seen of them, they seem kinda flimsy for individual releases.

I imagine they'll save some space but for those mondo collecters..you'll always be buying discs and always running out of space... just one of those endless cycles

Locke_ · 05-13-2003, 04:45 AM

Are these not the types of cases that the Criterion Antoine Doinel collection and Godfather collection come in? I know that those two sets contain thinner-than-normal cases.

Hellboy · 05-13-2003, 05:01 AM

The Godfather has thin carboard cases which I think are shitty. They peek out of the bigger box.

I really like the slimline cases for box sets. I can't stand unfolding the other kind (i.e. Sopranos). Regular, single DVD releases should NOT be in these. Yes it would save alot of space, but it would also look like crap. And the spine writing is way to small. It would take forever to find something.

rolisme · 05-13-2003, 10:05 AM

I think these are great cases for box sets like Futurama, however for regular releases they would suck. I mean, how would you see the spine to grab the movie you were looking for? But they are way better than the digipaks (or what eveer the cardboard things are called).

Unicorn · 05-13-2003, 10:52 AM

I honestly doubt that regular individual releases will come out in ThinPaks.

Studios are already fighting for more shelf space in stores. So that their titles stand out over those of the competing studios.

If one of them - Universal, say - volunteers to put everything out in ThinPaks and someone else - Paramount, say - never does, then Universal is conceding all of that shelf space visibility in retail stores to Paramount.

If you were those studios, what would YOU do? Stick to standard keepcases, I suppose.

Damian · 05-13-2003, 01:59 PM

Honestly I could care less so long as the disc is protected.

BubbleGumUK · 05-13-2003, 03:20 PM

There have been rumblings that more companies will go to this, so that more stocks can be kept in stores. They think consumers will like them as this means they can have more titles on their shelves at home.

Personally, I'm indifferent. These cases don't allow for inserts, which I think is a shame, but when DVDs were first announced, the covers were supposed to be the width of VHS covers and as thick as CDs, so these boxes are closer to that original idea.

All for them in those big sets though (like the mentioned Monty Python monster).

Version · 05-13-2003, 03:45 PM

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Studios are already fighting for more shelf space in stores. So that their titles stand out over those of the competing studios.

If one of them - Universal, say - volunteers to put everything out in ThinPaks and someone else - Paramount, say - never does, then Universal is conceding all of that shelf space visibility in retail stores to Paramount.

I think the point is the opposite. One company would switch to the thinPaks to gain more shelf space from the store since stores want to pack more stock into a smaller area.

I understand your point but I think the studios would deal with he stores. (ie. okay Best Buy we will ship to you in ThinPaks but we want more freestanding displays etc.)

Then other companies would be forced to follow suit.

IKEA_boy · 05-13-2003, 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by PrometheusUFO
http://www.animeondvd.com/specials/articles/cb023.php

What the fuck?!? Cutting up inserts to fit in these things? This guy is insane.

That looks like utter crap. The spine art is all misaligned now. :barf:

PolloDiablo · 05-13-2003, 04:42 PM

I think the futurama packaging is awesome and would love to see these cases get used more in box sets, but I don't want to see them start using it for single releases, the spines would be impossible to read and it would be a pain in the ass to find a certain movie out of a large collection.

**SilentBob** · 05-14-2003, 04:47 AM

Just to let everyone know that i shal be closing this thread. We currently have an older thread going on in our Soapbox Forum about the new dvd cases.

Please continue discussion in the original thread link above.

Thanks'
SilentBob

05-12-2003, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
PrometheusUFO Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: IN, USA	The new Thinpak DVD cases Check out this review of the new "Thinpak" DVD cases, as seen in the recent Family Guy and Futurama sets: http://www.animeondvd.com/specials/articles/cb023.php This sounds great. I'd definately like to see more multi-disc sets use these. __________________ LiveJournal \| DVD \| CD \| Video Game

05-13-2003, 12:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Riedenschneider Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland	Amaray or Die! If you're not man enough to provide shelf space for your lovely ones, I suggest you go mighty mint. 'Cause this half-assed, no booklet fittin' spinefucker is silly sassy DVD hypocrisy! (Damn, I haven't been this angry since Tricky Dick claimed to all and sundry that he wasn't a fuckin' crook!) __________________ "The Hughes wealth, power and sex appeal devastated scores of broken-hearted movie stars and made grown men shudder with envy and anxiety every time he entered a room. Mr. DiCaprio just makes any logical person over 14 wonder if he ever graduated high school." -Rex Reed

05-13-2003, 12:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Riedenschneider Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland	__________________ "The Hughes wealth, power and sex appeal devastated scores of broken-hearted movie stars and made grown men shudder with envy and anxiety every time he entered a room. Mr. DiCaprio just makes any logical person over 14 wonder if he ever graduated high school." -Rex Reed

05-13-2003, 03:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
John Yaya Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Planet 10 aka: Long Island	I suppose these things are good for TV sets and other box sets but from what I've seen of them, they seem kinda flimsy for individual releases. I imagine they'll save some space but for those mondo collecters..you'll always be buying discs and always running out of space... just one of those endless cycles __________________ My DVD List My CDs My Favorites "It was a stone groove, my man!!!"

05-13-2003, 04:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
Locke_ Actor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: America's Wang	Are these not the types of cases that the Criterion Antoine Doinel collection and Godfather collection come in? I know that those two sets contain thinner-than-normal cases. __________________ "We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold." Just the Movies Most Recent Buys: I, Robot; Akira

05-12-2003, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anti-Hero Yes, I'm old school Join Date: Jan 2003	i dont really mind as long as they dont start putting regular movies in those cases..

05-12-2003, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
electricsheep22 Actor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin, TX	I'm kind of fond of the little cases, they're just neat-looking. I still like having booklets with the discs though. I wish all tv series or big boxed sets came in those, it's a pain having to fold out 3 miles of cardboard like on the Buffy ones. Think of how much nicer-looking and more convenient those GIGANTIC boxed sets like Flying Circuis and The Avengers would be with the smaller cases.

05-13-2003, 12:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
Unicorn Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: I am the only Unicorn there is	ThinPak releases so far? * Shackelton (1 TV Miniseries 3-Disc Box Set - A&E) * I Spy (3 TV Series 7-Disc Box Sets - Image) * Twilight Zone (5 TV Series 9-Disc Box Sets - Image) * Futurama (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox) * Family Guy (1 TV Series 4-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox) * Son Of The Beach (1 TV Series 3-Disc Box Set, w/more to come - Fox) ...and the upcoming Dick Van Dyke Show releases should be ThinPaks, too. Note: This is referring to retail releases. Columbia House uses thinkpaks more, esp. for their club-members-only TV/DVD releases.

05-13-2003, 12:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
Anti-Hero Yes, I'm old school Join Date: Jan 2003	yep what Riedenschneider said..

05-13-2003, 12:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
RamonesGirl Actress Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas	Awesome... I love these things! I'd save a lot more shelf space if more DVDs used this kind of packaging.

05-13-2003, 05:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hellboy Actor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Larksville, PA	The Godfather has thin carboard cases which I think are shitty. They peek out of the bigger box. I really like the slimline cases for box sets. I can't stand unfolding the other kind (i.e. Sopranos). Regular, single DVD releases should NOT be in these. Yes it would save alot of space, but it would also look like crap. And the spine writing is way to small. It would take forever to find something. __________________ "Oh, little song, little dance, Batman's head on a lance..." - The Joker

05-13-2003, 10:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
rolisme Actor Join Date: Feb 2002	I think these are great cases for box sets like Futurama, however for regular releases they would suck. I mean, how would you see the spine to grab the movie you were looking for? But they are way better than the digipaks (or what eveer the cardboard things are called). __________________ If you don't like my opinion, don't ask the question. If you never asked the question, just ignore my post. "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." - Seneca 55 BC-39 AD

05-13-2003, 10:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
Unicorn Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: I am the only Unicorn there is	I honestly doubt that regular individual releases will come out in ThinPaks. Studios are already fighting for more shelf space in stores. So that their titles stand out over those of the competing studios. If one of them - Universal, say - volunteers to put everything out in ThinPaks and someone else - Paramount, say - never does, then Universal is conceding all of that shelf space visibility in retail stores to Paramount. If you were those studios, what would YOU do? Stick to standard keepcases, I suppose.

05-13-2003, 01:59 PM	#16 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	Honestly I could care less so long as the disc is protected.

05-13-2003, 03:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
BubbleGumUK Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England	There have been rumblings that more companies will go to this, so that more stocks can be kept in stores. They think consumers will like them as this means they can have more titles on their shelves at home. Personally, I'm indifferent. These cases don't allow for inserts, which I think is a shame, but when DVDs were first announced, the covers were supposed to be the width of VHS covers and as thick as CDs, so these boxes are closer to that original idea. All for them in those big sets though (like the mentioned Monty Python monster). __________________ Check out DVD Toons for the latest in animated discs! And catch breaking Animated-News stories here!

05-13-2003, 04:42 PM	#20 (permalink)
PolloDiablo Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Tx	I think the futurama packaging is awesome and would love to see these cases get used more in box sets, but I don't want to see them start using it for single releases, the spines would be impossible to read and it would be a pain in the ass to find a certain movie out of a large collection. __________________ "[Ed Wood is like] watching Pirates of The Caribbean in black and white!" - Panhead4life DVD Profiler + DVD Aficionado + Puttin' On The Ritz (Soundbite Courtesy of Movie Sounds)

05-14-2003, 04:47 AM	#21 (permalink)
SilentBob Silent Director/Silent Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario	Just to let everyone know that i shal be closing this thread. We currently have an older thread going on in our Soapbox Forum about the new dvd cases. Please continue discussion in the original thread link above. Thanks' SilentBob __________________ SilentBob's DVD's Supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray XBOX LIVE: luvthempocket8s PS3 ONLINE: pokerlover

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