One of the most beloved shows (Not just cartoons) of the last few years has been Disney's mystery/comedy series Gravity Falls. And it deserves that acclaim. For the first season and the first half of season 2 it was a very well written series with great continuity, likable and funny characters, dark humor, gorgeous animation, fantastic world building, and terrific lead voice performances from Jason Ritter as Dipper, Kristen Schaal as Mabel, and series creator Alex Hirsch as Stan/Soos. Unfortunately the second half of season 2 and it's character development and story felt very rushed to me (Probably because it was originally intended to be a full season 3), but overall it's still a really good show and I highly recommend giving it a try.
After the show ended in 2016, many fans have been begging for a home video release of the entire series and I always believed that they would eventually do it. Well this week I was proven to be 100% right as Shout! Factory and Alex Hirsch confirmed that the series would be available to buy on DVD and Blu Ray on July 24 this year (The same day the new GF comic is released). It will have six discs containing all the episodes of the series and for the special Blu Rays, it will have a seventh disc containing a lot of bonus features (We don't know what they are yet since they are still working on them).
As a Blu Ray collector and fan of quality western animation this news makes me very happy except for the price. I get that this set will have a lot of discs and the special one will have extra content, but why does the Blu Ray cost $79.99? That price seems absurd for a 2 season show IMO.
I'm also excited to see what the bonus features are (It's great that Alex said there will be a lot of them as well). I personally hope for all the shorts with maybe a couple of new ones, commentary on all the episodes from Alex, concept art, deleted/extended/alternate scenes, the original unaired pilot, and a long (Over an hour) behind the scenes/making of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
What do you think of this release? Did it surprise you or not? Comment and let me know. And thanks for reading. :0)
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