TV Series and discs

[xyrano]

Hi all,

I have a question about TV Series released material only.
Have you ever encountered/read/heard of a disc that, is a "flipper"/has episodes on both sides of the disc?

[DJ Doena]

Series flippers in my Collection:

Alien Nation, US
The Dukes of Hazzard, Season 2, DE
ER, Seasons 1-9, DE
Friends, Seasons 1-10, UK
Joey, Season 1, UK
Scooby Doo, Where Are You!, Seasons 1-2, DE
Space: Above and Beyond, US
V (mini series), DE
V: The Final Battle, DE


I hate them, you can't really touch them.

[addicted2dvd]

I have a load of them!

- 21 Jump Street Seasons 1-5
- Addams Family: Vol. 1-3
- Alien Nation: Complete Series
- American Gothic: Complete Series
- The Bob Newhart Show: Season 1
- Bones: Season 1
- Challenge of the Superfriends (Disc 2 only)
- Dukes of Hazzard: Seasons 1, 2,3, & 6
- ER: Seasons 1-2
- Gilligan's Island: Seasons 1-2
- Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: Season 1
- Hunter: Season 3
- Knight Rider: Seasons 1-4
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Complete Series
- The Lone Gunmen: Complete Series
- Reba: Seasons 1-4
- Sliders: Season 3
- Superman: The Animated Series: Vol. 1-3 (Disc 2 Only)
- V: The Complete Series
- Without a Trace: Season 1

That is 39 sets I have in my collection alone. They are definitely a pain in the butt to handle... but when you have as many as I do you get used to it.

[xyrano]

     I didn't think it was THAT common! I feel sorry for you guys! Flippers are just

From your replies I only go Bones S1 but that is R2 and it doesn't have any disc with episodes on both sides.

Surley, you guys don't have a disc where the episode starts on one side and continues on the other, do you?

Thanks to both for quick replies!

[addicted2dvd]

Nope... That I haven't seen yet. But like I said... it is a pain in the ass... but when you get it a lot... you tend to get used to it. Used to handling them at least. 

[DJ Doena]

Surley, you guys don't have a disc where the episode starts on one side and continues on the other, do you?

One episode? No. Two-Parters? Yes. But I have that also with single-sided discs.

[xyrano]

Surley, you guys don't have a disc where the episode starts on one side and continues on the other, do you?

Nope... That I haven't seen yet. But like I said... it is a pain in the ass... but when you get it a lot... you tend to get used to it. Used to handling them at least. 

One episode? No. Two-Parters? Yes. But I have that also with single-sided discs.

Well, at least there is that! 

[DJ Doena]

My major problem with flippers is (the non-touchy-part aside) that they are thicker than normal DVDs.

I was watching Friends and ER on my MacMini which has a slot-loading drive. When I eject them the drive doesn't eject them as far as normal DVDs (I assume due to the thickness) and the center ring remains within the drive. And that means I can't grab it properly without touching the surface.

[MEJHarrison]

Just off the top of my head I could add:

Kung-Fu
Oz: Season 4

[Achim]

Only one I am aware of that I own is "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Series"

[ninehours]

I think the R1 "Outer Limits: The Original Series" are flippers, but thankfully the R2 is not

[lyonsden5]

Add another one to the list... Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.


And what's the deal with so many TV series that don't have a "Play All" option on the DVD Menu. 

[m.cellophane]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 1
The Waltons (all)
Remington Steele (all)
House Season 1 (don't know about the others)

[goodguy]

Without looking it up in DVDPro, I remember being annoyed by the early West Wing seasons (S1-S3, I think).

[addicted2dvd]

...
And what's the deal with so many TV series that don't have a "Play All" option on the DVD Menu. 

That is the pet peeve I have as well.