Sony releasing Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season on BD-50 discs
posted Mar 29th 2007 10:48PM
Poll any random group of HDTV owners about what non-HD station they wanted in high-def and you'll get two stations more than any other: Sci-Fi and FX. We can't help you with the first one today but Sony is releasing one of FX's amazing original TV series on Blu-ray. Plus it's going to be the first TV show released on the 50 GB disc. Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season will hit shelves for $79.99 instead of $49.99 for the standard DVD release come May 3rd. Moreover, according to a conversation with one of their press agents today, Sony is considering season one and two for a Blu-ray release too. In case you're haven't been watching the show just because it wasn't in HD, you've been missing out. (Follows the life of post 9/11 firefighters & stares Denis Leary) Sure, high-def is great but content is important too. Now lets hope we can get some of FX's other original series like The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and their new one this season, The Riches on Blu-ray - or maybe the station in HD; that would do too.
Press release follows.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"... the most moving comedy on television."
– Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
"... it never shrinks from the task of surpassing its own brilliance."
– Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
First TV Show to Arrive on 50 GB Blu-ray Disc® From
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
RESCUE ME:
THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
Series Stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award Nominee Denis Leary
with Guest Stars Including Academy Award® Winners
Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei, and Tatum O'Neal
Available on DVD and Blu-ray June 5
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (March 28, 2007) – On June 5, Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season will become the first TV on DVD release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Blu-ray disc format. The four-disc DVD and Blu-ray release includes all 13 episodes along with exclusive bonus features, including a blooper reel, deleted scenes and six all-new featurettes with the cast and producers. The series stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Denis Leary (Ice Age, The Ref), who was described by USA Today as "... the best actor playing the best character in the best show on basic cable." Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season will be available on DVD for $49.95 SLP or Blu-ray disc for $79.95 SLP.
Created by Leary and two-time EmmyâAward-winning writer-producer Peter Tolan (TV's "The Larry Sanders Show," "Murphy Brown"), Rescue Me skillfully finds the humor in everyday life while never shying away from the emotional tragedies that affect the characters. In addition to Leary, the series stars Daniel Sujata, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee, Michael Lombardi, Steve Pasquale, John Scurti, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters, Andrea Roth, Callie Thorne, Lenny Clarke, and two-time Oscarâ nominee Charles Durning.
This season includes guest stars Academy Awardâ winner Susan Sarandon (Best Actress, Dead Man Walking, 1996), Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (Best Supporting Actress, My Cousin Vinny, 1993), Academy Award winner Tatum O'Neal (Best Supporting Actress, Paper Moon, 1974), Kate Burton (TV's "Grey's Anatomy"), and Reverend Al Sharpton.
Rescue Me centers on the inner workings of a New York City firehouse and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world. The third season opens with Tommy Gavin's (Leary) crisis-prone family falling apart. His son is dead, the victim of a hit-and-run accident that also puts his marriage in jeopardy; his uncle (Lenny Clarke) is in prison; and his father's (Charles Durning) health is failing. Romantically, Tommy continues his neurotic relationship with his cousin's widow Sheila (Thorne), while conducting affairs with a teacher and his brother's ex-wife (Tomei). In addition, his brother Johnny (Dean Winters) romances Tommy's ex-wife, Franco's (Daniel Sunjata) new girlfriend (Sarandon) takes his daughter, and Mike (Mike Lombardi) explores his sexuality.
The critically acclaimed Rescue Me has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing and Directing; honored with the Producers Guild of America's 2005 Visionary Award; and nominated for six Satellite Awards (winning for Best Ensemble: Television in 2005).
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season episodes include:
Devil
Discovery
Torture
Sparks
Chlamydia
Zombies
Satisfaction
Karate
Pieces
Retards
Twilight
Hell
Beached
DVD and Blu-ray Disc Special Features Include:
- Blooper Reel
- Featurette: Behind the Smoke
- Featurette: Rescue Me Heroes
- Featurette: The Bravest Traditions
- Featurette: Being Dennis Leary
- Featurette: Going to the Gay Place
- Location Tour
- Deleted Scenes
- Sneak Peek at the Fourth Season
- Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
- Widescreen Presentations
- Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
- Bonus Previews
- Closed Captioned
Broadcast Year: 2006
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season has a run time of approximately 571 minutes and is not rated. Artwork is available at www.SPHEPUBLICITY.COM. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.
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DVD Catalog # 18703 |
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DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-18703-0 |
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DVD Order Date: 5/3/07 |
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DVD SLP: $49.95 |
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Blu-ray Disc Catalog # 19470 |
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Blu-ray Disc UPC Code: 043396194700 |
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Blu-ray Disc Order Date: 5/3/07 |
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Blu-ray Disc SLP: $79.95 |
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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Everyone has been telling me to watch this. If they release them all on Blu-Ray I might start watching them (after I find a reason to get a PS3). I'd love to see Dirt in HD too :)
HD channels I am waiting on (in order)
1) Sci-Fi
2) Sci-Fi
3) FX
4) USA
5) Did I mention Sci-Fi?
The grammar in that post is TERRIBLE. "according to a conversion with one of their press agents today..." Really, you converted one of their press agents and in the meantime talked about Blu-ray? "(Follows the life of post 9/11 firefighters & stares Denis Leary)" So post 9/11 firefighters look at Denis Leary intently for the whole show? Jezze that sounds pretty boring. An lastly, "will hit selves" so if I spend $80 to buy this, it's gonna hit me? Seriously, I can understand shortcuts, but simple spellcheck mistakes makes this look like a 5th grader wrote it, or you've been playing too much PS3 lately and haven't gotten enough sleep. Hopefully it's the latter.
-Brian
I hate to break it to you, but there is nothing wrong with the grammar in that post. You found 3 words that were misused. They are all correctly spelled words in the english language so spell check wouldn't catch them. Regardless, I do not see why you needed to bash those mistakes in a blog posting. This isn't the WSJ, NYT, or even a high school newspaper. It is a blog. From what I gather you were just being an ignorant ass.
On topic:
This is awesome! F/X is one of the few stations I would kill to be in HD. Almost all of their original programming is fantastic. Judging by the 16x9 format they are displayed in (giving me black bars above and below the screen which does not make me happy) they are all filmed in HD.
"From what I gather you were just being an ignorant ass."
Pot, meet kettle.
I might be an ass but I am not ignorant!
Does anyone know how many discs will be in the release? TV sets seemed to be the only compelling reason to use the 50 gig discs.
They didn't mention (unless I missed it) if the series would be on ONE disc. To me, that is a HUGE advantage when it comes to 'boxed sets' of movies or TV shows - instead of getting 8 DVDs for one season/series of MASH, Harry Potter, etc - it'd be a space/time saver to get one Blu-Ray HD disc! GREAT selling point. No need to change/swap out discs etc...
Don't count on it. If you think people would pay $80 for one BD of content instead of 2 or 3, you've got another thing coming. If they used BD-25 instead of BD-50, people would think they are getting more just because of more discs even though the combined content will be the same.