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#1

GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 10:53pm

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Glee-Season-1-Volume-1/12780

Nothing to get your titties in a twist over, but I do find it interesting how often artwork for musical-themed shows (stage/screen/television) copy each other. More than likely because the graphic designers are "inspired" by previous work in that genre, but still...let's have some originality, people!

GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

Updated On: 10/7/09 at 10:53 PM

#2

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 10:57pm

Why would the show start being original now?
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#4

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 10:59pm

Or the Brady Bunch meets Hairspray.

(Because I thought Brady Bunch too.)
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#8

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:23pm

I don't know if I want to buy this. I may just wait until the season is over and just see if they will offer a Season 1 DVD.
#9

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:24pm

I'm confused...so are they releasing the first season in two separate DVDs? What the hell is the point of that?

Because they can charge $50 for each rather than $50 for one. Love Boat is doing the same thing. Season One Volume One and on. That show ran for ten seasons - that's 20 DVDs.
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#11

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:29pm

Actually, it's less than $600
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#14

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:37pm

Read the article. They are of course separating Season 1 into two DVDs to make money...but originally FOX only ordered 13 episodes of GLEE. They later picked up the series for a complete season, thus they are adding several new episodes (I think 7 more?) to make (20?).

I LOVE LUCY sold Season 1 into 9 individual DVD volumes, originally. Beginning with Season 2, the series was then sold by the season. After its final season was released, Season 1 was re-released in one complete volume condensed into 4 DVDs.

It's all about the money. DVDs get re-released all the time. SNOW WHITE just got released AGAIN in a special edition when it had already received one. There are dozens of other Disney animated features which still have not received special editions, including HERCULES and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#15

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:37pm

My mistake. I was going by DVD count.

Love Boat isn't as expensive. I have no real qualm with them issuing half seasons. I get why they do it. But $50 for a few episodes is too much. LB is less than $30 per amazon.com for about 13 hour long episodes.

What are the chances of them release it as one set when they release Volume II do you think?

It's possible. Using Love Boat as an example again (sorry - it's the only other show I know of that does this) they are selling seasons 1 & 2, four sets, for $114 on amazon.com
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".

Updated On: 10/7/09 at 11:37 PM

#20

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:28am

I once saw every season of Sex and the City and Friends for $8 at target. And my mom bought them for the ridiculous $40 or whatever they were each time they came out brand new....

wait for sales :)

and yes, that is a very common design, and I doubt Hairspray was the first to have it.
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#21

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:11am

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

A friend of mine has had this icon on Livejournal for months. Think she should sue over the cribbing of her groundbreaking artistic concept?

Seriously. That's a common motif.
#22

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:15am

"I'm confused...so are they releasing the first season in two separate DVDs? What the hell is the point of that?"

I hate when they do that, because TV seasons are expensive, and they will charge the same price for a half a season as they will one full season.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#23

re: GLEE DVD artwork rips off HAIRSPRAY movie...

Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:56am

That Sex and the City thing was a Black Friday special last year, although I think they've come close pricewise since.

I have no issues with the cover design...it's a smart way of getting all the central characters in one place sort of on equal footing.

Not too keen on the splitting the season either but they didn't know they had a full season pickup until the DVD had already been announced.

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