Daria On DVD: Yet Another Bootleg

So, I received the Daria box set yesterday -- it does indeed contain the eleven discs, but:

1. By 'Custom Artwork' it means 'The Box Cover' (which does not actually have the MTV logo like the picture on the site, the actual discs themselves are white with a standard logo imprint)
2. By 'Un-Edited & Commercial Free' it means 'Probably Downloaded from the Internet and Converted to MPEG for use on DVD' (some of the episodes have graphic logos advertising websites i've never heard of at the start, while others have the Tivo logo, some even have PVR capture logos at the start, followed by the PG rating in the top left hand corner).
   

So, yes -- it's another bootleg, pity.

The search continues, maybe one day MTV will obtain the music rights (or fix whatever other reason exists) and put it on DVD, 26,000 fans with internet connectivity can't be wrong.

Please :)

Daria On DVD: Have We Succeeded?

I don't believe it.

Sometimes, over the past 10 months or so, i've typed " "daria dvd" unedited " (that's two words in quotes and then the word unedited).

Usually there's the DVDaria petition as the first match.

Today there was something different.

It's out there, maybe.

All 5 Seasons.
Commercial Free.
Un-edited
On 11 Discs
... with Custom Artwork

Only problem -- it could be a bootleg.

Especially given the tales of bootlegs in the past. (although, it's no different to the Star Wars 'Original Trilogy' Laserdiscs that have been around for years).

The cover does indeed sport an MTV logo, but the MTV Daria site doesn't say anything about it -- the two official discs were both region-less releases, which this is.

Shipping says it'll be 8-12 days processing time (because the discs are shipped directly from the supplier -- who I presume would be MTV if it was a legitimate release) plus 7 days shipping time.

So, i've placed an order -- the way I figure it, if it's even half decent -- I can clean up my DVD recorder -- and with the rather nice AUD->USD exchange rate right now, $60USD + $15 shipping is about what people decided they'd pay for legitimate releases from MTV anyway.

Time will tell :)

25,000 Signatures Reached

The DVDaria petition has reached 25,000 signatures -- still at an average price of $50USD for a box set!

If you haven't already, consider signing up, or buying the already available discs "Is It Fall Yet" and "Is It College Yet" from Amazon and show the people at MTV exactly how serious we are to get a decent TV show released on DVD for a change.

DVDaria

Have you, loyal reader -- added your name to the petition?

Nearly 25,000 signatures and growing -- hopefully MTV will see sense (or dollars) and put it up on DVD sooner, rather than later.

edit: I note that the average price seems to be around $49.99USD at the moment, surely that says something?