Monday 24 August 2015

EXTRAS COMPLETIST - Suits

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and find extras.

Two series of webisodes for the series Suits.

Wednesday 29 July 2015

THE COMPLETE SERIES - The Sopranos (1999 - 2007)

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and a complete series I own.


The Sopranos was a TV series about a crime boss, his family life and his psychiatrist.

Thursday 9 July 2015

BREAKING THE COMPLETIST - Star Trek: Nemesis

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... like movies I don't want to own, even to complete the set.


Every odd Star Trek film sucks, they say.  But they usually have all the films in their Star Trek collection.  One I don't own and don't want is Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) (Star Trek X: Nemesis [Blu-ray])

Thursday 18 June 2015

EXTRAS COMPLETIST - Justice League: Gods & Monsters


Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and find extras.


The new animated DC comics film is called Justice League: Gods and Monsters and comes with three prequel animated shorts, collectively known as...

Justice League: Gods & Monsters Chronicles

Thursday 4 June 2015

THE COMPLETE SERIES - Spooks (2002 - 2011)

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and a complete series I own.




A TV series about spies from the BBC.

Wednesday 27 May 2015

THE INCOMPLETIST - Birthday Wishlist [2]

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs...


Usually, The Incompletist is about things I want to own on DVD but can't get.  However, with today's my Birthday, and so I thought I'd post a "Birthday Wishlist".  Things I don't own on DVD, not because I can't get them, but rather because I just haven't got them yet.  Perfect for gifts!  (He hints, knowing that since it's today there isn't enough time for anyone to get them for him.  So here they are after the jump in no particular (but still) alphabetical order:

Friday 1 May 2015

POLL Result

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs.

The 5th of the poll so far.  This blog will continue on Fridays once every four weeks.
~ DUG.

Friday 17 April 2015

POLL

I do way too many blogs to follow, so I'm going to cut down.


Big Screen Screener.

Film Reviews.

Comic Book Stepping On Point.

Helping new readers get into comics.

Doctor Who: Time Crash.

Classic Doctor Who (and other) references in new Doctor Who.
Looking at different sets of rules that certain genres of film follow.  Previous rule sets include:

Recommend to Me...

Items recommended to me on social media.


Super Villain Advice.

Advice from a super villain for super villains.


Top X Topics.

Things to do with online lists.

Truly Fiction.

A bunch of blogs about popular culture.

The TV & DVD Completist.

Unamde films, TV shows and episodes of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.

Complete the survey.


~ DUG.


Saturday 21 March 2015

EXTRAS COMPLETIST - Clerks

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and find extras.
There are a bunch of extra bits for the films of Kevin Smith.

Sunday 8 March 2015

BREAKING THE COMPLETIST - Life Support

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and things I need to fight buying.


Life Support was an Australian TV series that showed on SBS from 2001 - 2003.

Sunday 15 February 2015

EXTRAS COMPLETIST - Blackadder

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and find extras.


There are a bunch of extra bits (mostly live and/or charity pieces) for the series Blackadder.

Sunday 25 January 2015

THE COMPLETE SERIES - The Games (1998 - 2000)

Looking at my compulsion to collect DVDs... and a complete series I own.


A mocumentary series about setting up and running the Sydney Olympics.

Thursday 8 January 2015

THE FILM SERIES GUIDE - The Living Dead films

Looking at the world of fiction and popular culture... like film series.


Films relating to Night of the Living Dead...

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Due to a distributor error, Night of the Living Dead was release without a copyright notice.  Hilarity ensued.

Versions:
  • Original (1968)
  • Colourised (1986)
  • Colourised (1997)
  • Colourised (2004)
  • 30th Anniversary Edition (1999): includes new footage.
Due to creative differences and helped by the lack of copyright, Romero and Russo created their own unrelated sequels.

George A Romero's Dead films

Phase 1
  • Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • Dawn of the Dead (1978)
  • Day of the Dead (1985)
  • Land of the Dead (2005)
Phase 2
  • Diary of the Dead (2007)
  • Survival of the Dead (2009)

John Russo's Living Dead films

Russo wrote a novel called Return of the Living Dead, the right to which were bought for an in-name-only adaptation.
  • Night of the Living Dead (1968):  a film created to cover up the real events preceding the Return of the Living Dead.
  • Return of the Living Dead (1985)
  • Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
  • Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
  • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
  • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)

Italian Zombi films

In many international markets, Dawn of the Dead was released as Zombi.  Its success in Italy caused a film already in production to be released as a sequel.

  • Dawn of the Dead (1978) as Zombi.
  • Zombi 2 (1979)
  • Zombi 3 (1988)
Also:
  • Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (1974) aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie was released under 15 different titles, including Zombi 3: Da dove vieni? in Italy.

German Zombie films

  • Dawn of the Dead (1979) as Zombie.
  • Day of the Dead (1987) as Zombie 2: Das Letzte Kapitel.
  • Zombi 3 (1988) as Zombie III.
Also:
  • Le notti del terrore (1981) aka Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror as Zombie 3 - Die Rückkehr der Zombies

British & Thai Zombie Flesh Eaters films

  • Zombi 2 (1979) as Zombie Flesh Eaters.
  • Zombi 3 (1988) as Zombie Flesh Eaters 2.
  • Oltre la morte (1988) as Zombie Flesh Eaters 3.
The Thai releases also add the unrelated Italian film:
  • Uccelli assassini (1988) part of the Blind Dead series as Zombie Flesh Eaters 4.

American Zombi Shriek Show Release

  • Zombi 2 (1979) as Zombie (original release)
  • Zombi 3 (1988) as Zombie 3 (original release)
  • Oltre la morte (1988) as Zombie 4: After Death.
  • Uccelli assassini (1988) as Zombie 5: Killing Birds.

American Zombi TZ Video Release

  • Zombi 2 (1979) as Zombie and Zombie 2: The Dead are Among Us.
  • La orgía de los muertos (1972) as Zombie 3: Return of the Zombies.
  • Christina, princesse de l'érotisme (1973) as Zombie 4: A Virgin Among the Living Dead.
  • Revenge in the House of Usher (1982) as Zombie 5: Revenge in the House of Usher.
  • Absurd (1981) as Zombie 6: Monster Hunter.
Also other distributors released:
  • Antropophagus (1980) aka Antropophagus: Grim Reaper (and others) as Zombie 7: Grim Reaper
  • La noche de las gaviotas (1978) aka Night of the Seagulls and The Blind Dead 4 was also released as Zombie 8.


The Blind Dead films

  • La Noche del terror ciego (1971) aka Tombs of the Blind Dead
  • El Ataque de los Muertos Sin Ojos (1973) aka Return of the Blind Dead
  • El Buque maldito (1974) aka Horror of the Zombies
  • La noche de las gaviotas (1978) aka Night of the Seagulls and Zombie 8.

Danish numbered Zombie series


  • The Beyond (L'aldilà) (1981)
  • City of the Living Dead (Paura nella città dei morti viventi) (1980)
  • Zombi 2 (1979)
  • Zombie Holocaust (1980)
  • Zombi 3 (1988)
  • Nightmare City (Incubo sulla città contaminata) (1980)
  • Hell of the Living Dead (Virus) (1980)
  • Burial Ground/Night of Terror (Le notti del terrore) (1981)



The Gates of Hell series

  • City of the Living Dead (Paura nella città dei morti viventi) (1980)
  • The Beyond (L'aldilà) (1981)
  • The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) (1981)

30th Anniversary film series.

  • Night of the Living Dead (1968):  Specifically the 1999 30th Anniversary Edition
  • Children of the Living Dead (2001)

Taurus Entertainment's Day of the Dead films

  • Day of the Dead (1985)
  • Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005)


Remakes

  • Night of the Living Dead (1990): Remake of Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • Antropophagus 2000 (1999):  Remake of Antropophagus (1980)
  • Dawn of the Dead (2004): Remake of Dawn of the Dead (1979)
  • Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006): Remake of Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • Day of the Dead (2008):  Remake of Day of the Dead (1985)
  • Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012): Remake of Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • Night of the Living Dead (2014): Remake of Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Or, to simplify: