# How do I find out about DVD release dates?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 27, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454 "2006-05-27T15:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/1 "2006-05-27T15:26:46Z")

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There are a couple things I’ve been looking for on DVD for several years. I have no idea whether or not there are ever plans in the works for releasing them. Is there a resource for this information or do you just have to be in the know?  
The two things I’ve been looking for are _The Tick_ and _Bonanza_ (paging Missy2U ;)). I know _Bonanza_ has been released in Germany, but it’s the wrong region for my DVD player. Is there any way to find out whether they’re ever going to be released in the US?

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/2 "2006-05-27T16:07:02Z")

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The Tick should be hitting the shelves [August 29](http://www.animatedbliss.com/DVD/listings.asp?iName=The+Tick).

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/3 "2006-05-27T16:43:40Z")

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It’s not for nothing that I refer to the SDMB as the Font of All Knowledge. Thanks!  
\<wanders off to Amazon to pre-order\>

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/4 "2006-05-27T17:16:53Z")

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If you’re looking for non-animated (well, animated too), then you can look at [Coming Soon](http://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/)’s DVD section.

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/5 "2006-05-27T17:19:46Z")

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There are many places where you can find news about upcoming DVD releases, as well as rumored DVD plans:  
[The Digital Bits](http://www.thedigitalbits.com/)  
[DVD Verdict](http://www.dvdverdict.com/upcoming/)  
[DavisDVD](http://davisdvd.com/index.html)  
[DVD Talk](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/bargain.php)  
[TV Shows on DVD](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/)

You’re welcome. 😉

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-about-dvd-release-dates/358454/6 "2006-05-27T19:18:52Z")

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Battlestar Galactica season 2 has finished in the U.K. and the DVDs still aren’t available, even for the first half. Grr…