Beetlejuice: The Complete Series on Apple TV

[Classic Speedy]

This was a pleasant surprise - the Nelvana Beetlejuice series from the late '80s/early '90s just got a complete boxset on Apple TV/iTunes, for $40.

I haven't seen the vast majority of these episodes since I was a kid, so it'll be interesting to see how the series holds up as an adult.

 

[Frontier]

Boy is this a blast from the past .

 

[Surreal Kangaroo]

I was planning on checking out Beetlejuice now that it’s on MeTV Toons. My parents didn’t let me watch it when I was little, but I had a friend in preschool who loved it. I just want to see how inappropriate it was (which I’m thinking it probably wasn’t too bad).

 

[Corwin Haught]

Warner Bros. (through Studio Distribution Services) released a complete series DVD last Tuesday. It's a double dip of a set released by Shout! Factory back in 2013, but this set has an SDH track.

 

[Moe]

Yeah, I saw on iTunes and Apple TV store, and will plan to buy soon.

This one is finally have closed caption/subtitle.

MeTV Toons is other option and WB released The Mask animated show in 2019.

 

[Erased Paper]

Do any of the Fox eps. have the short intro?

 

[Mandouga]

I don't think so. I have the complete series DVD, and none of them have it.


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[Moe]

Do any of the Fox eps. have the short intro?

I bought ITunes copies.

The opening is different between S1-S3 and S4, but I don't know about short introductory looks like.

S1-S3 have black and white stripe painting on clothes at open and S4 show a face with spider around at open.

 

[Marble]

How does the quality compare to the DVD's? They weren't the best...

 

[Corwin Haught]

How does the quality compare to the DVD's? They weren't the best...

The videotape blemishes are not out of the ordinary for a show of its age and storage medium. The only way that they could possibly be removed would be if a remaster from original film negatives was conducted, presuming such things ever existed and still exist (and quite possibly would be under Nelvana's possession in another country).

 

[Classic Speedy]

Rats. The $40 price was just a temporary price. The regular price is $60. Gotta love FOMO. Bah humbug.

 

[Corwin Haught]

Rats. The $40 price was just a temporary price. The regular price is $60. Gotta love FOMO. Bah humbug.

The new WB DVD set of the series is still 27.99 at Amazon, if you have a player.

Edit: In "Forget Me Nuts", Dr Zigmund Void's phone number, "America's Hottest Chat Line", wasn't blurred or altered in any way.

 

[Classic Speedy]

So it appears some random episodes (mostly from season 4) are zoomed in for some reason, resulting in a really cramped feel. I haven't checked every episode yet but this is disappointing.

EDIT: Affected episodes by the zoomed-in picture:

4.1: You're History
4.2: Raging Skull
4.3: Sore Feet
4.6: How Green is My Gallery
4.7: Keeping Up With Our Boneses
4.8: Pranks For the Memories

Thankfully it goes back to normal at 4.9 and stays that way for the rest of the season.

 

[Corwin Haught]

So it appears some random episodes (mostly from season 4) are zoomed in for some reason, resulting in a really cramped feel. I haven't checked every episode yet but this is disappointing.

I didn't notice anything like that on the new DVD set, but then again I'm not the most observant.

 

[Classic Speedy]

I didn't notice anything like that on the new DVD set, but then again I'm not the most observant.

If you get a free moment, fire up the DVDs, go to "Raging Skull" for example, and see how the episode title card is positioned. If it's not in the center of the screen like it should be, it's zoomed in.

 

[Moe]

Rats. The $40 price was just a temporary price. The regular price is $60. Gotta love FOMO. Bah humbug.

I'm gratefully that I bought it for $40.

WBD sometime put sale at discounted price for new set, so you have to act quickly before discount expires on Tuesday after midnight.