A week ago yesterday we
reported that
Top Gear - The Complete Season 18 is coming out on
June 12th, following the BBC's announcement of a DVD release for that date. At the time, we added our own words regarding the possibility of a Blu-ray Disc release for this title:
Sharp-eyed readers will have certainly noticed by now that we haven't mentioned a Blu-ray Disc version of The Complete Season 18. Every season of this show has had a high-def BD release since the Season 14 set came out. The announcement so far this morning...hasn't included a Blu version of the Season 18 title...but honestly, we believe this is a temporary oversight...Where does our confidence come from? Because the BBC America online studio store shows both versions - DVD and Blu - are in the works.
We've been waiting to see if a Blu version would be announced either through them, or else through their distributor Warner Home Video. That hasn't occurred, either, and as of this morning we've noted that the BBC America online store has removed their listing for the Blu-ray version of
Top Gear 18...while at the same time fleshing out their DVD listing with complete information. Including this list of finalized bonus material for the DVD version:
- Bonus episode from US Top Gear Season Two
- Season 18 Welcome
- Jeremy observes grazing fans
- Behind the Scenes:
- Celebrity Laps
- Matt LeBlanc and Michael Fassbender drive a McClaren,
- Richard paces Nascar
- James and Richard in a classic Bentley
Since there's no BD info at all now, we suppose this gives us our answer: after Blu releases of
Top Gear for seasons 14 through 17, it seem that they won't continue in the high-def format for
Season 18. We obviously don't have a reason for this, but the likely scenario is that the sales on the Blu-ray side were simply not what was needed to keep it going for this particular program. That's just guessing, though, since we don't have an official answer for you. If we hear anything however, we'll certainly try to find a way to let you know!
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