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reductiondesign
08/20/06, 04:14 PM
Is it worth buying the DVD set even though it's missing the pilot episode?

And if I get it, where can I get the pilot?
IAmNietzche
08/20/06, 04:18 PM
Not really... the DVDs are awful.
reductiondesign
08/20/06, 04:33 PM
Not really... the DVDs are awful.

You mean the quality? I've heard otherwise:

With only 2 episodes per disc, these transfers are mastered at a very high bit rate and the results are stunning. Having been used to the soft, grainy picture afforded by the previous video versions of the series, I was quite unprepared for the unbelievable picture quality delivered on this release. These new high definition, re-mastered transfers are breathtaking, with colors rendered perfectly (the green opening titles nearly leap off the screen). Blacks are solid with excellent shadow detail, flesh tones are accurately reproduced and the show's red color schemes have never looked better (without a trace of bleeding). No digital artifacts are present and I never noticed any signs of edge enhancement, all in all an incredible job.

You're talking about this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKES/sr=8-1/qid=1156116714/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1973929-7271048?ie=UTF8)?
niveK
08/20/06, 04:34 PM
a few years ago they were selling only the pilot. I assume it is long out of print by now.

Twin Peaks was amazing, so i'd say buy it without and try to hunt it down later.
IAmNietzche
08/20/06, 05:54 PM
You mean the quality? I've heard otherwise:

With only 2 episodes per disc, these transfers are mastered at a very high bit rate and the results are stunning. Having been used to the soft, grainy picture afforded by the previous video versions of the series, I was quite unprepared for the unbelievable picture quality delivered on this release. These new high definition, re-mastered transfers are breathtaking, with colors rendered perfectly (the green opening titles nearly leap off the screen). Blacks are solid with excellent shadow detail, flesh tones are accurately reproduced and the show's red color schemes have never looked better (without a trace of bleeding). No digital artifacts are present and I never noticed any signs of edge enhancement, all in all an incredible job.

You're talking about this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKES/sr=8-1/qid=1156116714/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1973929-7271048?ie=UTF8)?
I mean unless you have the pilot.