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ToshiroMifune
November 9th 2003
TVShowsOnDVD.com Reports Season 1 Sales Not Profitable Enough to Cover Production Costs
In a very surprising twist, it looks as though Artisan is now saying that Season 1 did not sell enough copies to cover costs. Not sure what to make of this. Sad news indeed. Hopefully Paramount Germany will keep good on their promise to release Season 2 in November 2004. US fans, get ready to buy a Region Free DVD Players.
Click to read the exclusive article on TVShowsonDVD.com
This just doesn't sit right with me. In the January 24th 2002 issue of the Chicago Tribune, President of Artisan Home Entertainment was quoted:
The studios generally won't release sales figures for TV-based DVDs. But Steven Beeks, president of Artisan Home Entertainment, said he thinks other studios are experiencing DVD successes similar to the one he had with the first season of "Twin Peaks," the moody David Lynch drama about solving a murder in a quirky town. In the three years that it has been distributing videos of "Twin Peaks" episodes, Artisan has sold between 30,000 and 40,000. Inc ontrast, Beeks said, in the few weeks since the series' first-season boxed set has been out on DVD, Artisan has sold about 150,000.
I even remember that demand was so high on Season 1 pre-orders, that it was delayed a week just so Artisan would be able to produce more units Something seems very fishy about this whole thing.
In any case, Artisan is now owned by Lions Gate, and if you would like to let Lions Gate know that there is demand for Season 2 of Twin Peaks on DVD, you can send an email here:
feedbacklg@lionsgatefilms.com
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