Rhino tells us the single-disk version of episode 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER will be available only at rhino.com for a price of–get this: $7.98 (cheap!). Our source also tells us it will only be available for a limited time (essentially until the limited pressing runs out–although we were also told that if sales are really strong initially, they may do a second pressing).
UPDATE 1: We can now confirm this report, which says that Dr. Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and TV’s Frank (Frank Conniff) are also in the “Message from Joel” and that Tom Servo and Crow also have speaking roles.
And for those who did want a true replacement for the previous disk, we’re told the “Photo Gallery” (featuring a collection of historic Best Brains still photos)–which was included on the old Godzilla vs. Megalon disk, is also included on this one.
UPDATE 2: Ahead of schedule, the disk is now available for preorder!
Thanks to alert reader Mike M. for the tip!
UPDATE 3: We’re now being told that the disks will not actually ship until Feb. 11. “Since this is a limited edition special run we need extra time to get the product ready,” our source said.
UPDATE 4: As several of our readers have discovered, the release of the disk has been delayed for at least 2-4 weeks. As soon as we can get some kind of definite date we’ll post it here.
UPDATE 5: Our source at Rhino now foresees a ship date of Feb. 25. Stay tuned…
UPDATE 6: Many, many readers have written in and posted on the Comments section here that they’ve finally received shipment confirmations from Rhino. Hurray! If you haven’t received yours yet, keep an eye on your inbox!
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We would like you to know that your backorder/special order has shipped!
Patience is a virtue. :mrgreen:
One of my cards expires in April but they usually get a new one out to me in time. At any rate, that does suck. Shame on Rhino for not allowing you to simply change payment methods. Are you sure the US didn’t slide off into the ocean and float over to some third world country?
CRAP. I just clicked on there and I guess I missed my chance to buy it.
:smile: Wahoo! A digital transfer of 402 is in route…
Finally!
:wink: At last! Mine has shipped too! I can feel the endorphins coursing through my system! Of course I won’t actually believe it until it’s in my grubby little paw! :grin:
OK, so the disk is already sold out? Where’d they all go? :shock:
i’m in the leg-up position right now! :razz:
Thanks ray kellog! :razz:
‘Bout time. Hope it comes soon. Sorry Rhino, you still ain’t getting my business no more.
I guess my disk is still on the way, as I got my shipping notification on Monday? If you’ve missed out on buying the single disk, at least with the long wait, the 10.2 set with “Gila” is now being offered on Amazon “used” for $25. So it’s slightly more than the single disk, but still better than dropping $40.
Just learned about this. Guess I lose out.
I’m sorry, you guys whose cards expired or were cancelled before this shipped. It seems bizzare to me that they wouldn’t want to take your money, when they already had a reservation for you.
They’re definitly not getting any more money from me, since MST3K is the only Rhino product I’ve ever bought.
I’ll stick with Rhino stuff. They brought the Monkees back, some seriously retro (although mostly imcomplete) Krofft offerings, and lots of MST3K over the years. This is but one bad apple off the apple tree as far as I’m concerned.
Dr. Rhino says, “Sold out, Suckers! You snooze – you lose! Next time order your copy when it’s announced! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
You quack!!
It is here!
I am happy to report that I finally got my Giant Gila Monster Single Disc!! Yipee!!! I played the special feature and it is really cool! Believe it or not, Tom Servo is voiced by…. FRANK CONIFF!!! (No joke, unless my hearing is way off, it sounded definitely like Frank and not Josh, definitely not Kevin Murphy).
The whole thing is done really well, if you don’t look closely, you’d think that it was shot in 1992, very little has changed about these people, I belive the sets are green screened, so it really does look authentic!
I got my disc today. It’s the first time that I’ve seen the episode. It’s very good. The 10.2 introduction by Joel and the others was well done. I almost thought it wasn’t Frank Coniff as Servo, but I think you can tell it’s his voice towards the end of the sketch. The whole sketch was well done. It’s like Joel never left the SOL and Dr. F. and Frank as still living in Deep 13. :mrgreen:
Got mine today too…so far so good.
I really enjoyed the skit..boy have Joel & Trace aged.
Tom was Josh Im pretty sure..
It was like old times with that mini segment,it went longer than normal, but still shorter than 201’s opening segment..
Anyway it was neat to see Joel in the jumpsuit , the original Crow and Servo, Dr F and Frank again
I hope they make a second printing. I do not want another box set for 1 episode.
It’s Frank, no doubt about it. Sure feels good to have that sweet, sweet episode in my grimy mitts right now. heh heh heh…
I stand corrected, Frank is Servo here…i listened more closely this time
Don Sullivan looks good for his age
Still singing whenever he sings :)
You know, Rhino did manage to put out some very nice quality episodes during their run. I liked the packaging that came with the boxed sets as well. They did have some QC issues with a few (The Dead Talk Back, Merlin, The Atomic Brain, The Killer Shrews), but overall a larger majority of their MST3K catalogue was decent. Rhino really struggled obtaining movie rights from film distributors over the years. I bet they got the runaround so much they finally gave up trying on many episodes; and entirely when they sold rights to Shout! Factory. Does anyone think SHOUT! Factory will have better luck in getting rights to release MST episodes to DVD? I personally think they will run into the same legal roadblocks that Rhino did, not to mention the producers and directors that did not appreciate seeing their “art” being ridiculed. Some of the movie distributors are Universal, Columbia and Paramount. If BBI struggled to keep rights to films during the show’s run, how does SF expect to have better luck?
I suspect Shout Factory will do what Rhino did, go after easy to get titles. Maybe they have a better rapport & more contacts for harder to get titles. Who can say really.
I bet they also try to release some titles that will cause a DVD to be pulled after legal issues pop up.
I wish something new would pop up about Shout Factory’s plans already.
I was overall happy with Rhino, box art isnt a factor me for. I liked that they were able to release close to 60 episodes. Sure they made some errors, but smaller companies are prone to do that. Well I remember when the Back to the Future DVDs were recalled because of the way they were formatted, and that was a major studio blunder.
Checked the mail today (sunday), and here it is :)
I should have checked yesterday I guess.
I’m very happy.
Neil
I don’t know what kind of trouble Shout! will run into but I’ll sure as hell buy every single release as soon as it is available for preorder. I was lucky to find Vol 10 at a FYE store on Christmas Eve ’06, one single copy with only the binding exposed. I saw the “Vol 10” on the edge and was sure I was seeing things. I turned it around and saw the dinosaur and was still sure I was seeing things. That was one of the most satisfying purchases I ever made. But I’ll trade that for a quick purchase any day of the week.
Oh, forgot to add, I still don’t have MY FRIGGIN GILA MONSTER!!!
Hm, I haven’t gotten mine yet. They better send it. I got the confirmation email like everyone else.
Yep. Got my shipping confirmation on the 5th. It is now the 10th. Nothing.
got confirmation a few days ago, but as of Friday afternoon nothing. Will stop by the PO Box on the way home ( Lower Manhattan ).
Re Earlier Comments : I think Rhino has done a very nice job, all in all. Advice for Shout Factory : like any Mysty, all I really want is MORE.
( Saw Volume 10.2 in the store last week, I was surprised, but I’m not sure why )
Yeah, Rhino really has done well. Even with the flub on vol 10. We did get a movie that was impossible to get officially! And the jukebox extra is terrific, whichever DVD that’s on. Giant Spider Invasion? Anyway, it’s real creative.
I just got my package in the mail today and instead of the DVD…. I GOT CAR STICKERS!! That’s it. I called up Rhino and the lady on the phone said that, yes, they’re completely sold out now but there was nothing she can do to credit my account.
Basically, I got screwed and they took my money.
Can you tell I might be a little itsy bit angry right now? :evil:
My DVD arrived in the mail today. There’s a humorous remark on the back about how this film’s titular lizard is less litigious than the other’s.
I just opened my Gila Monster!
So what should I do with this “Rhino.com” sticker they sent me? :twisted:
Nice to see Trace and Frank in their “Deep 13” gear (didn’t Jim ebay all that stuff off? I know that *I* happen to own one of each of The Mad’s lab coats, do they didn’t get them from me!).
And yeah, it seemed weird to see how all three have actually gotten older (damn you Father Time), but it was very very cool to see them all back in action again (and it took me a second to catch that the SOL was all greenscreen except the table – well done!)
We’ve noticed that Frank did Servo’s voice, but did anyone notice that it’s the Servo from Comedy Channel/Season One that they used?
This tells me that they weren’t from Joe Crow, as some would guess, but that they’re from the cast’s personal collection. Good thing too. I don’t want them to ask Jim for ANYTHING again.
Got it. Again, I’m surprised it wasn’t broken in half. The packaging was TOO big, so big my mailman practically bent in half get it in the box. Plus, no jewel box. Still, I’m one of the lucky ones.
Randy
Got mine! :grin: Like RA Roth’s there was no DVD case, but I have a spare I can toss it in, and I’m thinking of making a cover I can slip in there so it fits in nicely with my other MST3K DVDs on the shelf.
Ok, this is frickin’ HI-LARIOUS. Had to share…
Look at this eBay auction for a single disc “Gila” someone is supposedly selling: http://cgi.ebay.com/MST3K-402-The-Giant-Gila-Monster-Rhino-DVD-2008_W0QQitemZ200205481840QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200205481840
Bear in mind, too, that this auction promises a copy once it’s “in-stock” – they don’t even claim to have one in-hand yet.
Jesus F’n Christ – people are idiots. There is absolutely no difference between the disc in the 10.2 set and the one that some people have managed to receive through all this turmoil – save for a half-assed cardboard sleeve that Rhino printed up for the single run. That’s it. WHY would you pay $76 for something you could have gotten for as low as $40 on sale in the box set!!!?
I tell you, wonders never cease. Here’s betting a second pressing comes from Rhino REEAAAAAL fast after they see this – a higher-priced run, too, no doubt. If people will pay this much for ONE disc, then my god – where’s the limits? Oh – and there’s still 3 hours and some change to go – I’m betting this one cracks $100 in the final blows. The keyword is blows, folks. All of it. Goodnight.
I got my nice flat little piece of cardboard worth $76+ (it looks like) in the mail today. :D My mailman put it beside the door. I have pretty decent mail service here.
That buyer is c***r. I’ve seen that before. What the hell is it? Maybe it’s not an actual person bidding.
I got my disc Saturday, after receiving the e-mail on the 5th that it had been shipped.
I was lucky the disc and “case” it comes in werem’t damaged. Pretty flimsy shipping cardboard packaging.
The movie and extras are great. One thing though. My copy has a flaw in the first host segment break. When Crow is telling Joel how to make a Blue Floyd and he says “…two scoops of ice cream…”, the video and audio go black on the word ‘two’; just that one word. Anyone else have that problem?
I doubt I could get another copy and if I did, it could have a worse flaw.
The Gila has landed! Little cardboard sleeve ( very high prodvals ) and some stickers. It’s just starting up now. Ahhhhhhhhhh….
re #241 : My disc had the same quarter second blackout in the same place.
:???:
Same blackout on the word ‘put’. Oh well….
Maybe Shout! Factory will have a decent QA team.
I got my Gila Monster disc today and sure enough, the brief “blip” during the soda shop sketch mentioned by others is there, so either the source material was damaged or some aspect of the transfer to DVD added the flaw so that it appears on every disc produced. Arrgh!
On a high note, the roughly 3-minute bonus sketch is terrific and fun. Great to see the crew back in their costumes and characters.
I was really excited to get my disc today. Came with a bunch of other stuff I ordered so it was on the porch, safe and sound.
I got the “put” black-flash as well. Its really not that bad. Nothing like the unplayable first pressing of Manos.
Got it.
Got it today! Well I had it already but not it’s a official version. Plus the new scene and interview with Don Sullivan. :mrgreen:
Mine arrived yesterday. Watched it last night. Same blip during the “soda shop” sketch, but I can live with it. Some of my old VHS tapes from when I taped the show back in the 90’s have little blips and pops occasionally, which I can usually just ignore.
So, according to the “10.2 upgrade” sketch, we’re supposed to discard or destroy the “Godzilla Vs. Megalon” DVD that came with the original set if we have it? (snicker) Um, yeah, sure. I’ll do that (snicker).
I got mine and LOVED the new sketch. I’m pretty sure that the interview with Don Sullivan is the EXACT same one from “The Rebel Set” dvd.
Here’s why I’m not bitching about the packaging for the Gila Monster dvd- Know in the boxed sets where Rhino puts their little catalog flier thing? I just took an exacto knife, carefully widened the slot and stuck the disc in there, cover and all. It looks great!