Re: New DVDs From SpacecraftFilms.com

From: Vincent D. DeSimone (desimone8_at_comcast.net)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:50:00 GMT

>> This is great and all, and I sure want them bad enough, but last year when I
>> bought Apollo 11 at Best Buy, there was a little flyer in it that stated
>> that Apollos 15-17 were coming out in September, 2003. When that date past
>> by and I emailed them for an update, they told me that they would be
>> released "in the spring". Well, I'm still waiting for them to appear. If
>> they can't hold to that schedule, how accurate can the above dates for the
>> new sets be?
>
> Are you familiar with the term "vaporware"?

Sure I am, and I agree with you with regard to the Apollo 7, 9, and 10 DVD
sets. Who knows when we'll see those.

However, the Apollo 15-17 DVD sets cannot be considered vaporware since the
original versions created by Spacecraft Films existed, were on sale, and
were delivered to many people. I myself own a copy of the original "Apollo
15: the Complete Downlink" set. You can even purchase them now if you live
outside the U.S. and Canada. I just can't understand Fox's huge delay in
issuing them here when they only have to do little more than put them in a
new box with some original cover artwork and ship them.

That's why I'm wondering if Spacecraft Films made a big mistake giving Fox
such complete control over their creations.

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