Complete Get Smart Series on DVD!

For everyone who does not know what will be featured with the Get Smart dvd sets, I have posted some information below about all of the great extras that will be included. All of this and more can also be found at WouldYouBelieve.com/dvd.html. The complete dvd set can only be pre-ordered at Time-Life by going to GetSmartOnDVD.com. They cost $199.96 (or 4 payments of $49.99 + tax). This is a great deal since the individual seasons will not be available for a few months. Also, I'm so excited that they will ship by November 15th before the Christmas rush!

Just a Few of the Great Extras and Features!

- All episodes have been completely restored and mastered.
- Each episode is original and uncut.
- Barbara Feldon has done audio introductions for each episode.
- Different episode audio commentaries have been included by Mel Brooks, Buck Henry, Don Rickles, Barbara Feldon, James Caan and more.
- Interviews of Barbara Feldon, Buck Henry, Bernie Kopell, Leonard Stern and Bruce Bilson.
- Don Adams appearances in other tv shows, such as The Bill Dana Show, The Andy Williams Show and more.
- Bloopers from seasons 3 and 5.
- NBC promos for Get Smart.
- Featurettes and lots of other bonus material!

I am so glad that I have pre-ordered all 5 seasons. I am SO looking forward to getting them. November can't come soon enough! Visit WouldYouBelieve.com/dvd.html for lots more goodies!

This is going to be the biggest dvd release this year and next,the show was an automatic love for me when i first saw it when i was 14 years old on Nick at Night in the poconos with me family on an easter vacation,i loved the spy aspect of the show and i was SOOO excited when i heard it was being released FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD!!!!!,there are TONS of extras on it such as rare performances by the stars themselves outside the roles they played on the show,each show a video introduction from Agent 99 herself,audio commentaries by actors that performed on the show and more!I was so excited the day when the show was announced it was being sold on Time Life by going to GetSmartOnDVD.com that i ordered it IMMEDIATLY!!!,i am soo happy that i preordered it and will be able to watch it in it entirety throughout Thanksgiving and Christmas,you can get more details about the dvd and the incredible amount of extras with it by going to WouldYouBelieve.com/dvd.html,What are you waiting for?its going to be sold exclusively through Time Life and will not be sold in stores till this time next year,order now!

Yes, it is true! Would you believe that Get Smart will be released in time to have it for Christmas? That’s true and I cannot wait. I have already ordered my set and wanted to share the good news with everyone. The DVDs are loaded with extras – you can see all of the details at - EXTERNAL LINK -

To order online, go to - EXTERNAL LINK -

Thanks,
Mike

I'd personally like to welcome all three of you first-time contributors to the Message Board, or should I say one-time spammer?

John

LOL!!!

No,consider me staying and contributing all i know

Thanks

Good to know one of you is for real. As I said, welcome!

John

yes Iam real and this isn't spam!

If you're for real, I appreciate the enthusiasm. But why do I still smell the odor of spam in the air?

John

I just wanted to share with all of you the wonderful news about the release of the entire 5 seasons of “Get Smart” uncut and for the first time on DVD from Time-Life. I have already preordered my copy that will be shipped in time for Christmas, which I am so excited about I can barely wait to get it and watch it!!! There are so many extras on this box set that you just have to read them for yourself, which you can find at - EXTERNAL LINK - This amazing set is only available for ordering online at - EXTERNAL LINK - If you want to own a copy of this amazing classic or know someone who loves “Get Smart” don’t delay and check it out now!

I haven't checked into this set of DVDs yet, but have a question...

Will the episodes be mastered in Anamorphic Widescreen for DVD?

The reason I'm asking is that HDNet has been showing older HOGAN'S HEROES episodes for awhile now [shot on film, not video], remastered and broadcast in 1080i, high-definition widescreen (excellent quality), and so I'm thinking - were the GET SMART episodes also shot on film... therefore meaning they could also be mastered in widescreen, and also later in high-definition?

Anyone know? It's exciting to think that the older series [shot on film] could be released in Anamorphic Widescreen DVD, or 1080i high-definition widescreen HD DVD.

-Love Hendrix!

"Get Smart" was originally filmed for television at 1.33:1, just as most movies today are shot, by the way. But most movies are meant to be matted for widescreen showing; "Get Smart" wasn't. If the DVD engineers were to crop the 1.33:1 image for widescreen, they would have to cut about a third of it top and bottom that was shown on TV.

John

John said - " 'Get Smart' was originally filmed for television at 1.33:1, just as most movies today are shot, by the way. But most movies are meant to be matted for widescreen showing; 'Get Smart' wasn't."

Reply - Don't you mean that most movies "made for television" are shot in 1.33:1?

I thought that what's considered your basic "theatrical" film was originally shot in 1.85:1 and above (2.10:1, 2.18:1, 2.20:1, 2.30:1, 2.35:1, 2.40:1, etc), with no added matting.

I know that Stanley Kubrick did shoot his FULL METAL JACKET in 1.33:1 [I own the LaserDisc, and have researched his ratio choice], but for HD DVD and Blu-ray Warner decide to "force" FMJ into widescreen, with the added matting, therby removing part of the originally shot full-frame ratio.

And I know that James Cameron shoots his movies with that special Super35 ratio - a 35-millimeter film frame (aspect ratio 1.37:1) - that makes the film look great in either full-screen, or in widescreen [also THE MATRIX was shot this way, in Super35].

As for HBO, many of their "TV" movies are now shot in widescreen, and released that way on DVD, although they have a large back catalog of 1.33:1 shot films.

Please confirm more about your comment. Thanks. :)

-Love Hendrix!

Shooting at 1.33:1 (technically 1.37:1) makes it easier to matte later to other screen dimensions.

John

Definite spamola. With the huge glut created by the tremendous quanity of TV shows coming out through non-exclusive channels (and at better prices), I can definately wait.

Didn't Kubrick shoot FMJ intentionally with extra headroom? (to make the cropping painless). If so, is it unusual for directors to shoot one AR with the intention of having it being ultimately shown in another?

Bruce

Most films shown theatrically at 1.85:1 are filmed at 1.37:1 with a spherical lens. Again, matting made easy.

John