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Heroes: Seasons One and Two Soaring to Blu-ray
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Posted April 17, 2008 12:52 PM by Josh Dreuth
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 Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will release 'Heroes: Season One' and 'Heroes: Season Two' for Blu-ray on August 26th. The first season was released on DVD and HD DVD last August, and the second season will be released on Blu-ray day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs or extras have been announced at this time.
The 'Heroes: Season Two' release will be the first global release on Blu-ray for Universal, indicating that it will be available in all territories on August 26th. This also places the previous seasons in the hands of fans a few days before the proposed start of the third season of the popular television series.
No word on whether 'Heroes: Season One' will be a port of the previous HD DVD release, or if it will be optimized for Blu-ray. We'll post more details on all the upcoming Universal titles when they come available.
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Irrob
Apr 17, 2008
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WOW Universal. Bringing it on! Paramount, come out to play. |
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Leon Kennedy
Apr 17, 2008
YEAH!!!!!
Definitely gonna pick them up. |
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Russell_L
Apr 17, 2008
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YES! Now I can get rid of my Heroes DVD! |
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AikonEnt
Apr 17, 2008
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Not sure it would be a purchase for me. I really like the show but don't think I'd watch it multiple times. Even so I hope they fully optimize it for Blu. |
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mdtulp
Apr 17, 2008
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YES!!!!!!! so far the only August release on my buy list yet. Heros Rocks(esp on Blu) |
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ckenisell
Apr 17, 2008
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I hope season 2 costs half as much as season 1 seeing as how the writers strike crippled season 2 to its death. Is this show even coming back? |
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Skillz5
Apr 17, 2008
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I knew holding out for Universal would be great!!! Whoo-hoo Top 10! |
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dobyblue
Apr 17, 2008
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That's awesome - I think I'll happily watch Season 1 again. |
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blu-ray lover
Apr 17, 2008
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What a great B-day present this yr. Looking forward to both Seasons for my B-day. |
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Rukland
Apr 17, 2008
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Sounds great, now I just wish season 3 was starting sooner. |
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All things blu
Apr 17, 2008
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I"m not a Hero fan but I thank you Universal for the added movies.Now bring on Fast an The Ferious 1,2,an 3 then we will call it even. (P.S.) DTS-HD(HR) please!!!!! |
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GarettP
Apr 17, 2008
Hope Universal makes them optimized for Blu!
Paramount...come out, come out, wherever you are! |
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Lucy Diamond
Apr 17, 2008
YEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!
Now we're rollin' folks.
Mmmmm....Ali Larter in HD.
I hope they use the blu Ray sized multicase instead of the Box. |
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King03
Apr 17, 2008
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With these announcements from Universal today, I can't imagine Paramount will wait much longer to at least hint of their plans. I like the way Universal is doing this, at least they're giving us something... |
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bajor27
Apr 17, 2008
I know I'm definitely in the minority when I saw I'm not a huge 'Heroes' fan. I did enjoy season 1 and will definitely rent Season 2 on Blu.
Not sure whether or not I'll ever buy them though - maybe one day when they are on sale.
This is still great news for Blu though. Happy to have Universal making announcements |
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marzetta7
Apr 17, 2008
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Love me some Heroes! Bring it on Universal! |
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savage1984
Apr 17, 2008
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My prayers have been answered. A must buy the first week!!!! |
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Joon
Apr 17, 2008
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I think Universal is really ticked off about HD DVD and taking it out on Blu-ray. Great news for us. Talk about jumping in with both feet. They jumped in with both feet and the kitchen sink. Way to go Universal..... Ummmmm.....Paramount???? |
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Sonny
Apr 17, 2008
I don't care for "Heroes" , but its very nice that their moving things along now  Nice job Uni! |
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tru blu
Apr 17, 2008
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These are mine. One of my favourite shows. I hope the fix the packaging. |
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bondfooll
Apr 17, 2008
YAY! I hope they come together in one deluxe set. Maybe with some PrimaTech Paper products, or a helix necklace. Um, Paramount. HI! How about CSI on
Blu-Ray? |
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NoQuestion
Apr 17, 2008
Ore-ordering both as soon as possible. Paramount/dreamworks can't wait much longer. I say
next week at the latest. Great job Universal!!! I will be buying every title they announced today
except maybe one or two. Good start!!!! |
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Marquoz
Apr 17, 2008
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This is one of those shows I'd rather catch on Blu instead of waiting a week to see what happens, makes it easier to be able to watch chunks of it! |
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katharsis
Apr 17, 2008
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Alright! Better be a new encode on S1 though... Now lets see what the price will be!? |
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MuG
Apr 17, 2008
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this tv show is amazing. great news! great news!! |
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Beta Man
Apr 17, 2008
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might netflix this..... heard it was good..... I'll wait for the Blu to be released of course! |
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pscoop
Apr 17, 2008
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Kinda glad I never got the DVD now. |
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doctorD
Apr 17, 2008
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It is great to see Universal pumping out the release announcements today! |
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Batman2
Apr 17, 2008
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Amazon.com are currently selling series 1 on FVF dor $19.99, I was so tempted at that price, but said No, I just knew it would come to Blu-Ray sooner or later, glad I resited now. |
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bkbluray
Apr 17, 2008
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That's one show you definitely would want the Blu-ray for. Haven't seen it before, heard it's fantastic. |
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ECWaenigma
Apr 17, 2008
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Anyone want to buy a DVD box set? Only used once... |
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Lucy Diamond
Apr 17, 2008
I was sooooooo close to buying Season 1 at BestBuy this week, because it was on sale.
Gladly going to wait. |
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FFObsessed
Apr 17, 2008
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Delighted about Heroes. Day 1 purchase. |
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The Great Robu
Apr 17, 2008
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I will be sure to have my hands on these on release date.. |
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Wolfie
Apr 17, 2008
C'mon SubPar-amount, quit bein' SubPar and step up to being Par-amount again.
Wolfie |
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Jim L
Apr 17, 2008
If this has lossless, I will be all over it!
(The HD DVD of S1 was only DD+) |
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Johk
Apr 17, 2008
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CptGreedle
Apr 17, 2008
FINALLY an official announcement!
And I am not surprised Paramount is still MIA.
Great to see the list they have, but it will be SO MUCH BETTER to get their biggest and best titles...
you know what I mean.  |
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gsh_007
Apr 17, 2008
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Bring on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!!!! |
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cajun1975
Apr 17, 2008
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i'm going to get those the day the hit the shelves! |
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visual0ne
Apr 17, 2008
Hell Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!! Deffinate buys. Almost broke down and bought season 1 on red.
I have been soooooo patient. Wow me with quality and features Universal. Thank you soooooo
much. Paramount??? Where are you? Well as long as I get my Iron Man day and date with the
DVD I am cool. |
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Bango
Apr 17, 2008
woot! Great news, huge fan of the show. Like posted before, I hope season 2 is less since the
strike completely affected it. |
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jk1138
Apr 17, 2008
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Only 1 think would keep me from buying these, if they com out in those STUPID card board fold out case like thsy did for HD-DUD. Please do not be that dumb Universal! |
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mugen302005
Apr 17, 2008
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Loved the series I'll be picking these up! |
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209Mason
Apr 17, 2008
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Awesome! This is one of the 3 series I was waiting for on BLU! Happy Day! |
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Excalibur-king
Apr 17, 2008
Good show.
now people can watch heroes the way its meant to be played in Blu-ray. |
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javabear
Apr 17, 2008
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I'm buying this TV show for sure! |
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Banjo
Apr 17, 2008
It would be great to see Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray as long they re-encode it. I heard that the video quality on
the HD DVD edition was rather disappointing. The same goes for Heroes. |
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mugupo
Apr 17, 2008
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Great News, been a heroes fan series. The PQ in TV is aleady good, can't wait to see true 1080p HD. Hope they had same or more extra from the HD DVD version. I probably just gonna own season 1 cause season 2 ain't that great,. |
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MATTYBLU2
Apr 17, 2008
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Excellent, been waiting to hear this news, thanks Uni |
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Borris
Apr 17, 2008
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If nothing else, I think blu-ray might just make GE's third quarter profitable with all these Universal announcements. |
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walk on the blu side
Apr 17, 2008
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Wow! I was hoping this would get released on Blu-ray, even if Season One is a port from the HD-DVD, it's better than nothing. |
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Kirsty_Mc
Apr 17, 2008
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It looks like Universal is looking to make a serious effort with their BD releases. These titles I won't be snapping up, but it shows good faith in the format. A certain other studio that has some serious bridge building to do should take note!!! |
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jacob_paet
Apr 17, 2008
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All right Para-cunt, ball's in your court now... |
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guylovesblu
Apr 17, 2008
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wow that's great news from universal now lets see a king kong release because i know it will look amazing im definitely getting both of season 1 & 2 keep it comin' universal |
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kaliraver
Apr 18, 2008
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Best television show on TV is finally coming to Blu-Ray! |
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mrmini78
Apr 18, 2008
Sweet can't wait... Still waiting for transformers  |
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Mystique
Apr 18, 2008
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YES! I never watched Heroes, but heard good things about it. Now is my chance to get to watch it. |
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Dave
Apr 18, 2008
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Great news! Bring them on! |
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Raf008
Apr 18, 2008
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Awesome news. It's a great Tv show! Thank You Universal. |
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Neil_Luv's_BLU
Apr 18, 2008
Hooray.
Exactly what I've been waiting for. Now all Universal need to do is announce Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead and they'll have one happy customer.
But where are you Paramount? You need to hurry up and bring all the millions of "when is Transformers coming to Blu-ray" forum posts that are on here to an end... one of which I'll admit started I know... guilty as charged |
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that1guystudios
Apr 18, 2008
Heroes is an awesome show for Blu-Ray, but my greatest fear is Universal's price tag. I'm afraid the two seasons will probably be a bit too expensive for my wallet. I'm still a little leary of buying TV shows on HD, since I usually purchase them to have them portable. I like being able to let my friends borrow them and watch them on portable players. Maybe in the near blu future.
I personally wish that Universal would release it's sitcom "The Office." The show was shot even from the beginning entirely in HD, and would not require so many discs. The first three seasons on DVD have been some of the best selling TV series' of all time. |
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MaulxDrth
Apr 18, 2008
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Man... I knew it was going to happen sooner or later.... I bought Heroes on HDDVD... I should have waited.. it looks amazing already. I guess I just have to pick up season 2 on blu-ray and hold on to season 1 on HDDVD |
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Cyan
Apr 20, 2008
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This is good news, but, Season 2 better not cost full price, considering that it's only really half of a season. |
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ascian
Apr 20, 2008
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Nothing like a terrible soap opera with super powers to move some units! |
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kritacul
Apr 21, 2008
YES!!!!
Thank you...
I love this series and now...
It'll be on BLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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unjichan
Apr 26, 2008
Hayden in HD.... Definitely a must buy for me!!!!
I'm so thrilled!!! But my wallet will be sad... Cuz August is so spendy,,,
Camp Rock, Hannah Concert, Heroes 1, Heroes 2... Well... |
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