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The company that produces the video tape versions of the episodes for Europe.
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
DS9 5.8 (Badda bing... and Inter Arma..) and Voyager 5.8 (Dark Frontier) were due out in the UK on July 19th according to TGL but they didn't show. However last week my local branch of HMV was taking advance bookings for the CIC video of Dark Frontier which was due for release today (August 2nd). The inset sleeve also had a handy list of projected release dates, unfortunately the only one can remember is 'What You Leave Behind' and 'Equinox' scheduled for December 28th.
What I'm guessing is that the tapes were due on the 19th but some contractual problem put them on hold. It may have something to do with the fact that SKY TV are showing the Dark Frontier tonight and may have a contract forbidding the prior release of the video. However I'm only speculating.
Either way I suspect that the non-appearence of the tapes two weeks ago has caused the rumour of CIC pulling out.
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As far as I'm concerned, CIC can go staight to Sto-Vo-Kor, *Frank of Harry Enfield voice* BUT...if CIC was to buy the farm before releasing 'What you leave behind', I'd walk to CIC buildings, grab the CEO, give 'im a slap and say
"Oi, CEO, NOOOOO! You may have brought countless hours of entertainment to those less priveledged that do not receive Sky, and to those sickened by Auntie Beeb screwing around with the schedules, but I do not appreciate you cutting corners to facilitate your corporate greed!! So get down the lab, and start photocopying sleeves!"
*End Frank's rant*
I'm not so sure about Sky holding CIC to any contract. After all, last summer had Sky showing some of VOY's Season 4 eps a good few weeks before CIC released them. Oddly though, VOY Season 4 wasn't shown directly after DS9's Season 6, as per usual. This MAY have been to allow CIC to get a few more videos out before 'Scorpion, Part II', therefore giving CIC exclusivity to the first half of season 4, and Sky the rest. Sounds cushy, doesn't it? The same arrangment might not have been hammered out this year, and CIC might be holding back to let Sky show 'Dark Frontier' first.
A gentleman's agreement, perchance? I'd have to say so, as any hidden written agreement like that may be deemed suspect by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (OK, it's a stretch, but you never know).
Men In Power, and their Ivory Towers?
Of couse, it could just be a coincidence that CIC had a blip in their release timetables, and that Sky plan to show Dark Frotier very soon indeed.
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Orion Syndicate
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The DS9 and VOY cassettes finally got released yesterday after two weeks of waiting. Anyway, I've seen the DS9 but not Voyager because it seems that everyone wants to see Dark Frontier, but can't be bothered with IAESL and Badda Bing.......
I tried loads of stores to get hold of Dark Frontier, but to no avail. I'll hopefully get to see it on Wednesday.
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Are there any highly reliable sources for CIC's death/demise/demotion?
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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I haven't heard any rumours apart from in here, but I hope they're true because as of 9pm tonight, Satellite and Cable TV will be an episode ahead of the video releases, and since I don't have satellite or cable, I'm just going have to pull my hair out until they release the next cassettes.
I think there's something seriously wrong because as I see it, it would make more sense for CIC to release the episodes before they're screened on TV because they would get more revenues that way. The management need their heads reading.
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CIC release the videos over here in Australia as well. VOY 5.8 and DS9 7.8 are the latest releases. We get one tape per show per month. The sleeves have been pretty dodgy quality this season.
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The CIC release date for Voyager 5.9 and DS9 7.9 is September 6th. Since they seem to have reverted to a 4/5 week gap and they always appear on a Monday, I'm guessing that the subsequent tapes will be out on Oct. 4th, Nov. 1st, Nov. 29th and December 27th (which is a bank holiday so it'll appear on 28th). Naturally it would help if I knew how to contact them, a website would be nice (oddly enough they have a registered domain name with nothing on it).
In the meantime, Sky TV have announced that they will be showing the 'new' (7 I guess?)series of DS9 starting Sep. 20th. As they will probably take Voyager off to make room we'll get to see 'Think Tank', 'Juggernault' and 'Someone to Watch Over Me' and then loose the series just before 11:59 and 'Relativity'.
I still think it's a contractual matter, Sky can't show 'the whole series' of either until they've been released on video. Still; it's only four month to wait!
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