All five seasons of the American television series Alias have been released on DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
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The 6-DVD box set of Season 1 was released in region 1 format (US) on September 2, 2003, in region 2 format (UK) on September 29, 2003 and in region 4 format (AU) on November 4, 2003. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 1, plus the following features:
The 6-DVD box set of Season 2 was released in region 1 format (US) on December 2, 2003, in region 2 format (UK) on June 7, 2004 and in region 4 format (AU) on July 4, 2004. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 2, plus the following features:
(A skit filmed for Monday Night Football was advertised as being in the set, but was removed from the DVD set before release.)
The 6-DVD box set of Season 3 was released in region 1 format (US) on September 7, 2004, in region 2 format (UK) on May 30, 2005 and in region 4 format (AU) on January 5, 2005. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 3, plus the following features:
The 6-DVD box set of Season 4 was released in region 1 format (US) on October 25, 2005, in region 2 format (UK) on November 21, 2005 and in region 4 format (AU) on January 16, 2006. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 4, plus the following features:
The Season 5 Set was released in Region 1 (4-Disc Set, NTSC, U.S.) on November 21, 2006. In Region 2 (5-Disc Set, PAL, UK) on November 20, 2006 and Region 4 (5-Disc Set, PAL, AU) on October 14, 2007.
Region 4 was initially supposed to receive Season 5 (5-Disc Set, PAL, Australia) on March 14, 2007, however Buena Vista postponed the title due to the Seven Network's delayed broadcast of the series.
The DVD set includes the final 17 episodes of the series, presented in Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1), along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. The set contains the following extras.
A limited release Rambaldi Collection was released on the same day as Season 5, featuring all 5 seasons of the series as well as a bonus disc. Only 40,000 copies of this set were produced.[1] [2]
29 discs with every episode of all five seasons, plus bonus disc of never-before-seen extras including:
The UK Region 2 release of this set is literally the five season boxsets placed into one big box, and the bonus disc is supplied in a clearly visible slimline case (as opposed to a "secret compartment"). The hardbound book is not included with the Region 2 release. The German Region 2 release resembles the US release of the Rambaldi box.
The Region 4 release of the Rambaldi Collection was released on the 21st May 2008. The set contains the original bonus disc and the hardbound 'Alias Revealed' book. Unlike the Region 2 release, the Region 4 release has the 'Deluxe Rambaldi Packaging' like the Region 1 release, although rather than having fold down sides with a lid, the box is spilt about 2/3 of the way down and the top lifts off to reveal the DVDs. Due to the PAL conversion the set contains 30 DVDs rather than the original 29. The extra DVD is needed for the Season 5 component of the box set which requires 5 discs for the PAL format rather than the 4 discs required for NTSC. Like the Region 1 and 2 versions, the Region 4 version was released as a limited edition.[3]
Because of the design of the US Region 1 set, many buyers received damaged discs. The discs themselves (excluding the bonus disc which was hidden from the rest of the discs) were placed in hard paper covers, which scratched the discs when they moved during shipping. Buena Vista replaced the discs free of charge. [4] Some sets include a thin plastic protective wrap, including the bonus disk, as opposed to the hard paper covers.
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