WHAT'S NEW FOR DVDS: 'FRIENDS' FINALE COMING OUT TODAY.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Despite the 50 million viewers who watched the final episode of ``Friends'' last week - many of whom probably taped it - there are still big expectations for the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. version of the finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. that hit store shelves today. ``Friends: The Series Finale'' is at No. 1 on Amazon.com's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best DVD chart even though its release date comes just five days after the show aired on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. was able to release the disc with unprecedented speed because it was actually taped back in February. ``You certainly want to cash in on all the buzz associated with the wrap,'' said Ralph Tribbey, editor of DVD Release Report, an industry newsletter. ``(Warner) could have waited but if you sit on it for a few months, it's 'who cares?''' The DVD contains two versions of the final episode: the episode shown on television last week as well as a slightly longer version with unseen footage. The DVD also contains the original 1994 pilot episode. The disc retails for $14.99 but is selling for far less this week at such online retailers as BestBuy.com ($7.99), Amazon.com ($10.48), Walmart.com ($9.44) and in stores such as Target ($9.99) and Circuit City ($7.99). ``We have good expectations for it,'' said Best Buy spokesman Brian Lucas. ``(Warner) has done a good job of making sure there are added features. It will appeal to the collector as well as the fan who is perhaps sad to see the series go and is in the mood for some additional content.'' The ``Friends'' franchise, which has been selling in box sets of each season, has been a popular one with the first five seasons generating $75 million in consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. DVD Exclusive, an industry trade magazine. Season 6 debuted in January while Season 7 was released in March. No release dates have been set for the shows' final three seasons. ``It plays a lot into the general popularity of TV on DVD,'' Lucas said. ``A lot of these shows are available whenever you want them in syndication See syndication format. but that doesn't mean people don't want to own them. People have such a strong attachment to some of these shows. They like having them available whenever they want and however they want, and they like to be able to choose the episode they are watching.'' While boxed sets of entire seasons of television shows have become commonplace on store shelves, releasing a single episode is rare although the last episode of the WB network's ``Dawson's Creek'' came out several months after that show ended its five-season run last year. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ``Friends: The Series Finale
A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. ,'' right, containing two versions of the final episode, will be out today on DVD while Mel Gibson's ``The Passion of the Christ'' is set for store shelves on Aug. 31. |
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