Doin' It Again DVD/Blu-ray due August 28

[HeyJude]

The only thing I think that is really kind of awkard is the title. "Doin' It Again" just sounds weird and awkward. Even just "Front Row Center" or something would have been better. Did they really have to give this thing a title that sounds like a porn title?

For the longest time, the special had the title "Summer's Gone".  We then heard about Brian changing his mind about this being the last Beach Boys album and then the special's name changed to "Doin' It Again" at the last minute.  Still though, they probably could have thought of something better, even under short circumstances.

Yep, it seemed to have a title change. I'm not sure what a good title would be, but something else had to have been possible other than "Doin' It Again." Do we really need more BB product titled with a dropped G? Goin' On, Keepin' the Summer Alive, Good Timin',  . Yes, I know, "Doing It Again" actually sounds even more awkard somewhow. I dunno, something like "The Beach Boys - Front Row Center - 50th Anniversary Celebration."

Don't get me wrong, the title isn't a big deal to me. The lack of any extra footage or bonus material is really disappointing. I'll get the Blu-ray, if nothing else to clear the HD version off of my DVR and get a version without a local PBS station "bug" in the corner.

[punkinhead]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

[Lowbacca]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

Online-exclusive promo material, I guess. 

[punkinhead]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

Online-exclusive promo material, I guess. 

LAME!
When are they gonna learn we want to OWN everything?!?!?!?

[Wirestone]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

Online-exclusive promo material, I guess. 

LAME!
When are they gonna learn we want to OWN everything?!?!?!?

Why would the Smile webisodes be on a reunion documentary anyway?

[punkinhead]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

Online-exclusive promo material, I guess. 

LAME!
When are they gonna learn we want to OWN everything?!?!?!?

Why would the Smile webisodes be on a reunion documentary anyway?

Because that's what brought them together in the first place beside recording Do it Again...at least in the public's eye.

[Wirestone]

Will we ever get the Smile Webisodes on dvd? Or is that being saved for the Ultimate Smile Experience dvd? 

Online-exclusive promo material, I guess. 

LAME!
When are they gonna learn we want to OWN everything?!?!?!?

Why would the Smile webisodes be on a reunion documentary anyway?

Because that's what brought them together in the first place beside recording Do it Again...at least in the public's eye.

I don't think that's actually true, though ... Surely the real 50th anniversary and a new album is more than enough justification?

[pixletwin]

Send me $40 and I'll put all the webisodes on a shiney dvd for you. 

[Rocky Raccoon]

If you want to own the webisodes, just use realplayer and you can download them straight from YouTube and put them on a DVD-R.

[runnersdialzero]

If you want to own the webisodes, just use realplayer and you can download them straight from YouTube and put them on a DVD-R.

Quality > downloading from YouTube

[Pretty Funky]

Trailer


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4FcUHecUo


55min and looks like the PBS version. The concert 'tinkering' alone turns me off. Unlikely I'll bother. Sorry.

[punkinhead]

If you want to own the webisodes, just use realplayer and you can download them straight from YouTube and put them on a DVD-R.

My Computer = Suck

[TV Forces]

Didn't anybody here pick this one up today?

Thoughts?

[Justin]

Gonna drop by and grab it right after work.  I'm excited to see it again...

[Wirestone]

I got it. No insert. Just the case and DVD. On the plus side, the case is clear, so you can see the reverse of the cover art, which is the nice old shot of Brian and the boys round the piano.

No special features. No chapter menu. Just a "play" button and "audio." Feature is the 55 minute-or-so version that was broadcast.

[pixletwin]

Glad I cancelled. 

[stack-o-tracks]

I got it. No insert. Just the case and DVD. On the plus side, the case is clear, so you can see the reverse of the cover art, which is the nice old shot of Brian and the boys round the piano.

No special features. No chapter menu. Just a "play" button and "audio." Feature is the 55 minute-or-so version that was broadcast.

That's too bad they couldn't add some special features or more concert clips or something.

Lucky for everybody who was able to record this on their DVR.....

[Awesoman]

I got it. No insert. Just the case and DVD. On the plus side, the case is clear, so you can see the reverse of the cover art, which is the nice old shot of Brian and the boys round the piano.

No special features. No chapter menu. Just a "play" button and "audio." Feature is the 55 minute-or-so version that was broadcast.

That's too bad they couldn't add some special features or more concert clips or something.

Lucky for everybody who was able to record this on their DVR.....

Seriously, they should have just saved this as an "extra" with the live concert DVD.  Why put this out as a bare-boned separate release?

[Justin]

I'm (optimistically) expecting the next documentary/concert DVD to be significantly different than "Doin' It Again." Having just rewatched it again since it first aired, I find that the program works pretty well on its own.  It acts as a great mini-history lesson for the band (even though it's missing some major areas of the story).  The concert footage is a bonus and takes a backseat to the story.  I see now that it made sense for them to separate this release from any other upcoming projects.  But with absolutely no bonus features of any kind...it's almost embarassing to have it on a DVD clocking in only at a measly 58 minutes.  The concert clips were alright but man were they bland.  Sterile and uninspired camerawork from shot to shot.  The live mix...blahhh...

With the retelling of the band's history now out of the way on this new DVD, I'm hoping the supposed concert DVD we're expecting will focus just on the current tour both in behind the scenes/interviews and obviously significant concert footage.  We'll see....

[Ram4]

What a missed opportunity.  When I first watched this I thought they finally got it right, doing it Beatles Anthology style with no narration and the band doing all the talking.  But to keep a 50 year career down to less than an hour is a CRIME.  The Beatles had 10 hours plus bonus material for their 1956-1970 career and it was great (even better if you see the pre-Yoko veto version).  I'm probably going to skip this one until I have plenty of disposable income again!

[TonyW]

There are at least three new videos on the band in production including a tour DVD, the film crew did a sit down with Brian yesterday and that is the photo on Brian's facebook page with the Sydney Opera House in the background.

[Shady]

What a missed opportunity.  When I first watched this I thought they finally got it right, doing it Beatles Anthology style with no narration and the band doing all the talking.  But to keep a 50 year career down to less than an hour is a CRIME.  The Beatles had 10 hours plus bonus material for their 1956-1970 career and it was great (even better if you see the pre-Yoko veto version).  I'm probably going to skip this one until I have plenty of disposable income again!

The Beatles also had a proper re-issue campaign..

Oh sh*t, yeah I went there

[Awesoman]

What a missed opportunity.  When I first watched this I thought they finally got it right, doing it Beatles Anthology style with no narration and the band doing all the talking.  But to keep a 50 year career down to less than an hour is a CRIME.  The Beatles had 10 hours plus bonus material for their 1956-1970 career and it was great (even better if you see the pre-Yoko veto version).  I'm probably going to skip this one until I have plenty of disposable income again!

The Beatles also had a proper re-issue campaign..

Oh sh*t, yeah I went there

And the Beatles are also considered to be the greatest band of all time.  Go figure.

[I. Spaceman]

And The Beach Boys have at least three times as many albums as The Beatles had, albums which are much more, shall we say, "variant" in quality. The catalogs don't compare in any real way.

[Jim V.]

What a missed opportunity.  When I first watched this I thought they finally got it right, doing it Beatles Anthology style with no narration and the band doing all the talking.  But to keep a 50 year career down to less than an hour is a CRIME.  The Beatles had 10 hours plus bonus material for their 1956-1970 career and it was great (even better if you see the pre-Yoko veto version).  I'm probably going to skip this one until I have plenty of disposable income again!

The Beatles also had a proper re-issue campaign..

Oh sh*t, yeah I went there

Well actually, The Beatles re-released, what, all 12 of their official albums plus the American version of Magical Mystery Tour and the Past Masters collection rounding up the stray tracks.

And now we have The Beach Boys getting 12 of their official albums plus Fifty Big Ones, the Greatest Hits album, and Made In California. And that thing called The SMiLE Sessions. And then there's That's Why God Made The Radio, along with the zinepak, the QVC bonus CD, and the Reader's Digest "chronicle" edition or whatever of the new album too. So I'd actually The Beach Boys did it better than The Beatles. And honestly, it's kinda ridiculous to re-release 30 or so albums at once. I don't mind that they are splitting it up a bit. I only have so much money!