I also cannot resist putting up this photo of the upcoming Breaking Bad The Complete Series barrel packaged goodness That comes complete with apron and special holders for the discs. Funnest stateside packaging this year? Discuss.
SEPTEMBER
The Friday the Complete Collection tin was reviewed in last week's The Stack. t's a beautiful set and while it doesn't include every version of every Jason film it does include at least a version of every one, a ton of great extras and a number of F13 releases making their Blu debut.
Releasing September 24, The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector's Edition features all three Nolan Batman films in a long box with some awfully nice extras including a production book, 6 miniposters, 3 die cast vehicle replicas and a handsome beautifully decorated book housig for the Blu-rays.
OCTOBER 1
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey 3-Season Boxed Set PBS
The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition Warner Bros.
OCTOBER 8
Chucky: The Complete Collection Universal This is the first time all the Child's Play films have been available in one set.
Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Warner Bros.
Halloween (35th Anniversary Edition) Digibook Anchor Bay
OCTOBER 15
Pacific Rim Collector's Edition (Warner Bros.)
OCTOBER 22
Bruce Lee Legacy Collection (Shout Factory) Trust me. I've had this for a while. The release date has shuffled around but this is an awfully nice set.
Digimon: The Official Seasons 1-4 Collection (New Video Group)
John Cassavetes: Five Films (Criterion Collection)
NOVEMBER 5
This is D-Day for Holiday Collector's Editions. Again we'll be covering these in more detail they come in but, uh...HOLEY MOLEY!
Dexter: The Complete Series Collection (Paramount)
Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset (Warner Bros./BBC America)
Farscape: Complete Series [Blu-ray] (New Video Group)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition with Limited Edition Amazon Exclusive Bilbo/Gollum Statue (Warner Bros.)
James Dean Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner Bros.)
The Right Stuff (30th Anniversary Edition) Digibook (Warner Bros.)
Robotech: Complete Set (A&E)
Under the Dome (Limited Collector's Edition) with paperweight (Paramount)
Weeds: Complete Collection [Blu-ray] (Lions Gate)
NOVEMBER 12
JFK 50 Year Commemorative Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner Bros.)
Man of Steel Collectible Figurine Limited Edition Gift Set (Warner Bros.)
Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga Box Set (Summit Entertainment)
NOVEMBER 26
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (Criterion Collection)
TAKING PRE-ORDERS
X-Men: The Adamantium Collection (Limited Collector's Edition) 20th Century Fox