Merlin S5 | Region 1 DVD & BluRay boxes 2B released on April 23rd + UK DVD hits No. 1
Congratulations, Region 1 Merlin fans! You won't have to wait half an eternity for the release of the S5 box(es). Instead the complete S5 DVD and BluRay box sets will be released on April 23rd already.
Artwork or details about the extras (or info whether they will contain the same extras as the UK sets) have not been released yet but you can pre-order the DVD box on Amazon.com
HERE and the BluRay box
HERE.
ThisIsFakeDIY: Merlin Series Five Hits Number One [in the UK]
Adding to the obvious joy of his win Morgan can also claim to be a chart topper, with the Merlin: The Complete Series 5 DVD box set hitting the No.1 spot in the TV DVD charts.[click to read]Merlin Series Five Hits Number One
Star Colin Morgan scores double whammy
It’s been a good week for Colin Morgan, star of BBC 1 drama Merlin. On Wednesday last week, he picked up the prestigious NTA award for Best Male Drama Performance, ahead of Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Doctor Who’s Matt Smith.
Adding to the obvious joy of his win Morgan can also claim to be a chart topper, with the Merlin: The Complete Series 5 DVD box set hitting the No.1 spot in the TV DVD charts.
The DVD, which features all 13 episodes of the dramatic and final Series 5, also contains a unique extra, generated by Merlin Facebook fans, which helped to boost pre-orders. As part of the extras disc, alongside the usual out-takes and behind-the-scenes footage, is a selection of fifteen fan-generated videos of classic Merlin scenes - acted by the fans themselves. This unique content was part of a competition in the build up to the DVD’s release and saw many hundreds of fans take part, with thousands more spreading the word and pre-ordering the DVD.
Tristan Whitlam of Fremantle Media, which released the DVD, said ‘The fan video idea was a great way of generating real interest in the DVD. Merlin fans are passionate about the show with over1 million of them on the Merlin Facebook page. We knew that if we could engage with them in something that was fun and inclusive, we could potentially see some amazing pre-order numbers, which we have done. Like Colin’s Award last week, our success with the DVD is thanks to the amazing Merlin fans.”
Artwork or details about the extras (or info whether they will contain the same extras as the UK sets) have not been released yet but you can pre-order the DVD box on Amazon.com
HERE and the BluRay box
HERE.
ThisIsFakeDIY: Merlin Series Five Hits Number One [in the UK]
Adding to the obvious joy of his win Morgan can also claim to be a chart topper, with the Merlin: The Complete Series 5 DVD box set hitting the No.1 spot in the TV DVD charts.[click to read]Merlin Series Five Hits Number One
Star Colin Morgan scores double whammy
It’s been a good week for Colin Morgan, star of BBC 1 drama Merlin. On Wednesday last week, he picked up the prestigious NTA award for Best Male Drama Performance, ahead of Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Doctor Who’s Matt Smith.
Adding to the obvious joy of his win Morgan can also claim to be a chart topper, with the Merlin: The Complete Series 5 DVD box set hitting the No.1 spot in the TV DVD charts.
The DVD, which features all 13 episodes of the dramatic and final Series 5, also contains a unique extra, generated by Merlin Facebook fans, which helped to boost pre-orders. As part of the extras disc, alongside the usual out-takes and behind-the-scenes footage, is a selection of fifteen fan-generated videos of classic Merlin scenes - acted by the fans themselves. This unique content was part of a competition in the build up to the DVD’s release and saw many hundreds of fans take part, with thousands more spreading the word and pre-ordering the DVD.
Tristan Whitlam of Fremantle Media, which released the DVD, said ‘The fan video idea was a great way of generating real interest in the DVD. Merlin fans are passionate about the show with over1 million of them on the Merlin Facebook page. We knew that if we could engage with them in something that was fun and inclusive, we could potentially see some amazing pre-order numbers, which we have done. Like Colin’s Award last week, our success with the DVD is thanks to the amazing Merlin fans.”