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Commentaries for season 6 on the complete blu-ray set?

posted 8 years ago by lilac-02
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I have heard that the complete blu-ray edition of the show has commentaries for season 6 which were not on the original release of that season back in 2013. I am in the UK and was hoping that these would also be added to the region B version of the complete set, but looking at reviews it seems that they don't have them, and that the commentaries must be on the US edition only.

I wanted to ask anyone who has the complete blu-ray set of the show from the US, if this set definitely does have commentaries, and if you think the commentaries are good enough to make it worth buying the region A set instead? I only recently got a blu-ray player so I don't have any of the seasons on blu-ray yet, just a couple on regular DVD, and I have considered getting the whole collection on blu-ray now that the show has finished. But it would cost a lot more to buy and import a region A collection than it would to buy a region B version from a UK store, so I would like to be sure that it would be worthwhile.

If the sets do have commentaries, I was wondering if they include much talk about specific themes of the season, like the idea of doubles and twins that seemed to be referenced a lot, and also things like the development of Peggy and Stan's relationship, and the ideas behind the Bob Benson storyline. Also, which episodes in general would you say have especially interesting commentaries? Thanks to anyone who can help with any of these questions.

[–] Real_Ex_Kav 8 years ago

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mad-Men-The-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/137722/#UserReviews

It includes all the extras from the individual season releases, plus the 6th season includes audio commentary

I don't have it myself, so I can't say anything about the quality of the audio commentary.

Also, make sure that your BluRay player is actually able to play region A discs before you spend the money.
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[–] lilac-02 8 years ago

Thanks for the confirmation about the commentaries inclusion. My blu-ray player is multi region so it will be able to play them if I do get a region A set. But it would be a lot less expensive to buy a region B set so I have been looking for information on the S6 commentaries to see if they would be worth the additional cost.

[–] Real_Ex_Kav 8 years ago

May I ask what model your player is? I'm meaning to buy one soon and definitely need a multi region.

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[–] lilac-02 8 years ago

I have the Sony BDP-S5500, the Multi Zone version which costs about £189 (there is also a cheaper version of the S5500 but it doesn't have the multi zone capability for the blu-ray). I should say though that the blu-ray zone selection isn't done automatically by the machine when you put the disc in, you have to select the zone via the remote or the machine won't recognise it. The remote has a row of coloured buttons near the top for each zone - yellow for zone A discs, blue for B, red for C - and you have to hold down the button for the correct disc zone as you load the disc into the machine, but once that is done it plays fine.

[–] lilac-02 8 years ago

So has anyone else with the complete set listened to these? Or does anyone know of any reviews that talk about their content? I have tried an internet search but only found brief references in reviews so far.