# Brisco County is slated for release on DVD!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211 "2006-04-11T10:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/1 "2006-04-11T10:14:14Z")
[See???](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F7CMPE/qid=1144617732/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-9459009-4711057?n=130) It’s available at Amazon for preorder! Hurrah! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/2 "2006-04-11T10:53:22Z")
Best news I’ve heard on the DVD front since the Adam-12 set! ---
**Author:** ![Cordial\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cordial\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cordial_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/3 "2006-04-11T12:08:52Z")
From Wiki: > [@](#): > > On March 28, 2006, Warner Bros. Home Video announced that a 8-disc DVD set containing the comlete series of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. would be released on July 18, 2006. The set is scheduled to include commentary tracks from Bruce Campbell and Carlton Cuse; an interactive menu of Brisco’s signature references narrated by Campbell; The History of Brisco County, Jr. documentary; a feature called A Reading from the Book of Bruce; and another gallery hosted by Campbell focusing on the gadgets from the show. And whoa, BCJ aired for only _one_ season!? 27 episodes!? I would have sworn it was on for longer. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/4 "2006-04-11T12:23:55Z")
Yeah, it launched paired with ‘X-Files’ and while neither did all that well in the ratings in season one Fox only decided to keep one of them and BCJ lost out. You can’t say it was a poor decision by Fox but I wish it had gone the other way. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/5 "2006-04-11T13:29:52Z")
IIRC, didn’t Fox pull it’s usual “pre-empt everything with football” stunt on both shows then? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/6 "2006-04-11T13:44:01Z")
I loved Brisco. It was campy and fun. I dunno if I’ll buy the DVD, because I don’t imagine I’ll sit down and watch it, but I was sorry to see it canceled. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/7 "2006-04-11T13:53:45Z")
Whooo-hooo!! Great news! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/8 "2006-04-11T15:17:03Z")
> [@smiling bandit](#): > > IIRC, didn’t Fox pull it’s usual “pre-empt everything with football” stunt on both shows then? I’m not sure Fox even had football when Brisco was on the air. I have seen a few episodes and found it enjoyable. I may get this series. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/9 "2006-04-11T15:19:40Z")
The Amazon preorder price ($70) is the cheapest I’ve seen so far, but they always raise the price as the release date gets closer. I figure the set will retail for $100 or more once it comes out. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/10 "2006-04-11T15:23:15Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > I’m not sure Fox even had football when Brisco was on the air. > > I have seen a few episodes and found it enjoyable. I may get this series. They landed the NFL deal during it’s run. Several NFL players and the FOX commentary team guest starred as bad guys towards the end. And the theme was used quite a bit during the Fox NFL broadcasts. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/11 "2006-04-11T15:28:18Z")
Woot! This is awesome! I missed it on the Fridays airing, I usually caught it on Saturday mornings on the Family Channel or something like that. It’s awesome. I’ve wishlisted it for when money comes in. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/12 "2006-04-11T15:34:44Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > They landed the NFL deal during it’s run. Several NFL players and the FOX commentary team guest starred as bad guys towards the end. And the theme was used quite a bit during the Fox NFL broadcasts. NBC was still using the theme music for the last Winter Olympics broadcast. It made me smile. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/13 "2006-04-11T15:52:48Z")
Oh, man, this is one of those that I’ve been waiting for since the advent of DVD! It’s been on my shortlist of "Check Amazon every few weeks to see if it’s been slated for release yet’ for about fives years now. Horray! (keeps fingers crossed for Dr. Katz…) ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/14 "2006-04-11T22:45:12Z")
Well, it took them long enough, didn’t it? I have the pilot episode on a VHS that’s just about worn out. This is really great news. Now, if we could just get _Max Headroom_ and _Wizards and Warriors_ on DVD, I can live a long happy life 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/15 "2006-04-11T22:50:48Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > (keeps fingers crossed for Dr. Katz…) I am not a fan of this show at all, but [here you go](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EBGE9Q/qid=1139135548/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-9459009-4711057?n=130). ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/16 "2006-04-11T23:14:44Z")
I have the whole run of _Brisco County_ on VHS, meticulously taped off TNT around 1999 when they used to show it at 5 AM on Saturday mornings. I’m really looking forward to having the DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/17 "2006-04-11T23:37:47Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I am not a fan of this show at all, but [here you go](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EBGE9Q/qid=1139135548/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-9459009-4711057?n=130). !!!111111111111111 ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/18 "2006-04-12T00:10:59Z")
Things like this make me love the DVD format :D. All these great shows are coming back… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/19 "2006-04-12T00:19:52Z")
It’s unclear from the Amazon page: Does the set include the two-hour pilot? I know that sounds like a dumb question when the box says “The Complete Series”, but the first relase of “The complete first season” of _Due South_ did not include the pilot, so I really have to ask. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211/20 "2006-04-12T13:14:42Z")
Everything I’ve read says the pilot is included. I think “The Complete Series” implies that, since it doesn’t specify a season or anything, but the listing at [TVShowsonDVD.com](http://TVShowsonDVD.com) says it’s the whole thing, which I believe is the 2-hour pilot plus 26 regular episodes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brisco-county-is-slated-for-release-on-dvd/352211.md?page=2)