Season 1 BD/DVD announcement + bonus content + cover art

[VampyreWraith]

The price on Amazon will probably go down closer to the release date. I pre-ordered the BD awhile ago when it was $54.99, now its $44.99, by early March it'll probably be $41.99, maybe even lower(one could hope anyway lol) .

[Sp!der]

The price on Amazon will probably go down closer to the release date. I pre-ordered the BD awhile ago when it was $54.99, now its $44.99, by early March it'll probably be $41.99, maybe even lower(one could hope anyway lol) .

We still have no bluray player... well... first I am gonna buy it on dvd and with LOST and BSG this is the only show I would consider on buying on BLURAY again.... someday...

[Skydiver]

Blu ray is down to 34.99 on amazon, 29.99 for the regular dvd's

[DigiFluid]

I'm jealous, it's still full price on Amazon.ca.

[Gen. Chris]

Woo hooo...Released today. Though I'll probably get my copy next week cause I don't have Amazon Prime anymore.

Still, I can't wait to add this epic set into my collection.

[DigiFluid]

I got mine today. Came with a nice Stark-themed slipcase to go over the main case too

[Gen. Chris]

Don't make me jealous

[Randy_Watson]

Has anybody picked up the set from Target? There is a bonus disk, but I don't know how long it is. Walmart has bonus content too, but it's only 16 minutes and I think it might just be the little shorts they aired on HBO.

[Gen. Chris]

Has anybody picked up the set from Target? There is a bonus disk, but I don't know how long it is. Walmart has bonus content too, but it's only 16 minutes and I think it might just be the little shorts they aired on HBO.

No, I ordered mine from Amazon so I haven't gone to either.

[DigiFluid]

Disc-by-disc breakdown of the Season 1 Blu-ray set's contents:



Disc 1

• 1.01 Winter is Coming + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• 1.02 The Kingsroad + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• Complete Guide to Westeros - Interactive feature with information on various topics including Great Houses, Lands, and History & Lore. Selecting each item will give a brief text explanation and a Play button. The Play button loads stylized video featurettes narrated by Bran.
• Character Profiles - A series of video profiles on each of the season's main characters, as explained by the actors playing the roles.

Disc 2

• 1.03 Lord Snow + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• 1.04 Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• 1.05 The Wolf and the Lion
• Complete Guide to Westeros - (Same on all discs)

Disc 3

• 1.06 A Golden Crown + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• Anatomy of an Episode - 1h feature that, when on, runs parallel to A Golden Crown with video picture-in-picture of various crew and actors detailing their experiences on the episode, concepts that didn't make it to film, reasons for why things were done in such way, etc
• Complete Guide to Westeros - (Same on all discs)

Disc 4

• 1.07 You Win or You Die + In-Episode Guide
• 1.08 The Pointy End + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• 1.09 Baelor + In-Episode Guide
• Complete Guide to Westeros - (Same on all discs)

Disc 5

• 1.10 Fire and Blood + Commentary + In-Episode Guide
• Complete Guide to Westeros - (Same on all discs)
• Making of Game of Thrones - 30 minute feature
• From the Book to the Screen - 5 minute feature hosted by the show's executive producers and George R.R. Martin
• Creating the Show Open - 5 minute feature hosted by the show's executive producers and the group that created the intro credits, on how they wanted both to do something unique and to use the opportunity to give viewers a feel for where everything is taking place in relation to each other
• Creating the Dothraki Language - 5 minute feature hosted by the show's executive producers as well as those who took the time to build a Dothraki vocabulary so that it could be a legitimately spoken language on-screen
• The Night's Watch - 8 minute feature hosted primarily by George R.R. Martin and supplemented by the executive producers, detailing what the Night's Watch is and its history

[Gen. Chris]

Digi, is that all exclusive to Blu-Ray?

[The Mighty 6 platoon]

Digi, is that all exclusive to Blu-Ray?

I'm not sure all of it is, but I know some of the stuff like Anatomy of an Episode is exclusive to Bluray.

[Gen. Chris]

I'm not sure all of it is, but I know some of the stuff like Anatomy of an Episode is exclusive to Bluray.

Dang...

Well, I should be receiving my copy a week from today. Gives me a chance to get some of the other things I'm watching out of the way

[Skydiver]

some of those specials do seem to be recycled off HBO. I remember seeing one about the dothraki language and creating the open.

[DigiFluid]

Oh sure, yeah. Doing it that way means you've got great promotional material for the show before it premieres, as well as ready-made supplementary material once it comes time for the home video release. Besides--fans tend to get their knickers in a twist when behind-the-scenes specials show on TV but don't end up on the final release.

[mr_kennedy]

Got it today

[The Mighty 6 platoon]

Grr, bloody Amazon seem to have lost my bluray in the post. So now I have to chase them up about it.

[VampyreWraith]

I should get mine by Saturday, but it might get here tomorrow, since it's already in NJ(according to the tracking info).

[Gen. Chris]

Mine is still in Kentucky...I got a message that mail was here earlier (before I checked online) and I raced down there hoping it got here early and it was...Printer ink.

[The Mighty 6 platoon]

I now have my Bluray box set, it is excellent. Turns out they hadn't lost it in transit, instead when they delivered it, everybody was out, so they left it for some reason outside near a back door on my family's farm and left no note to say they had delivered anything. It had been sitting there since Monday.

So top marks for the Game of Thrones Bluray, the content is excellent, great picture and sound quality, plenty of special features, plus it seems the box is durable and can survive being left outside on a farm for three days.