OK folks, let’s clear this up. Here’s what you’re going to get on the new 2-disc DVD, for those of us who have dabbled in (ahem) other regions. CE refers to the new edition.
The Movie. 1 hour, 59 minutes. Dual layer, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1), Dolby 5.1. Also, awesomeness. On all versions
Subtitles. CE: English SDH, French, and Spanish, same as the first US release. The UK had a few more: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Italy and Australia got Croatian subtites, Italy also had (duh) Italian. Asian releases had Chinese, Japanese, etc.
Joss’ introduction. The original 4-minute clip shown before the movie screenings. On all versions.
Joss Whedon commentary. Joss telling us about his baby. On all versions.
Cast commentary. With Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, and Ron Glass. I get goose pimply just thinking about it. This is brand new, CE only.
Deleted scenes. 14 min., 37 sec. of deleted and extended scenes, with optional commentary by Joss Whedon. Everyone got these before. They include:
– “Extended Lilac Entrance” – More River on the mule.
– “Extended Kaylee And Jayne” – Kaylee talking to Jayne as he cleans up Reaver bits.
– “Inara And Sheydra” – Inara and Sheydra scene from the Companion Training House.
– “Operative Tracks Mal” – The Operative researches mal and discovers a weakness.
– “Extended River And Simon/Haven Opening” – River sees death for everyone. Longer Haven sequence, longer Mal and Book scene.
– “Escape From The Companion Training House” – Mal and Inara’s escape from ther Training House, and the uses of a fake grenade.
– “Mal And Inara Shuttle Chase” – Longer scene.
– “Mal And Inara Quiet Moment” – Mal and Inara talking in Inara’s shuttle.
– “Extended Mal And Operative Coda” – Longer final scene with the Operative.
Extended scenes. An Australian exclusive, now on the CE. You get:
– Extended Fanty & Mingo (2.15 min.) More conversation in the Maidenhead Bar.
– Extended Mal & Irena Wave (2.16 min.) Chattier Wave conversation between Mal and Inara.
– Extended Mal & Operative In Companion Training House (0.49 min.) A few extra lines between Mal and the Operative.
– Extended Mal & Irena Shuttle Improv (0.50 min.) A punchy Mal dissing the Operative during the shuttle chase scene.
Outtakes. 6 min., 2 sec. of comedy gold. On all versions.
“Future History: The Story of Earth-That-Was.” Joss talking about the origins of the show, with some movie clips. 4 min., 32 sec. On all versions.
“What’s in a Firefly” Joss, executive producers Christopher Buchanan and Alisa Tager, CG supervisor Emil Smith, producer Barry Mendel, and visual effects supervisors Loni Peristere and Bud Myrick talk about the movie’s visual effects, particularly the mule chase scene and the final battle death spiral. 6 min., 33 sec. On all versions.
“Re-Lighting the Firefly” Joss and the crew on the fanbase and bringing the show to the big screen. 9 min., 41 sec. On all versions.
“We’ll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time.” A hidden featurette explaining how the commercial came to be and the commercial itself, in its entirety. 1 min. 35 sec. To find the easter egg in the original DVDs, go to the main menu, select (but don’t click on) “play movie,” then press the left button. A design on the right will highlight. Press play. Don’t know yet if this will be an easter egg or regular feature on the CE. On all versions.
“A Filmmaker’s Journey.” How Joss went about making the movie. Includes scenes from the first cast table read. 19 min, 49 sec. Previously available on the R2 (Europe, Northern Asia) and Australian versions.
“Take a Walk on Serenity.” Previously exclusive to the Australian version. Joss, Nathan, Alan, and Adam take us on a special tour of the Serenity ship. Worth it to see Jayne flying the ship.
“The Green Clan.” Previously exclusive to the Australian version. A featurette on cinematographer Jack M. Green and his family/crew. 3 min. 3 sec.
“SciFi Inside: Serenity” The pre-movie SciFi Channel special hosted by Adam Baldwin. Cast interviews, lots of scenes from the movie. 21 min. 41 sec. Never on DVD before.
“Session 416.” The viral videos Joss did with River and released anonymously online before the movie. They will be shown in the out-of-order sequence they were originally released in. Never on DVD before.
The only other features that have made it to DVD that you won’t get here are the Joss Q&A from the Australian DVD (available here) and a few small promo features on various magazine insert and bonus discs.
Got it? Go buy it.
I’m from Australia but live in the US, and a friend of mine sent me a copy of the Australian version when we discovered she had more extras than I did. So a lot of the stuff on the CE I’ve seen before – but hell, I want it just for the cast commentary alone. I’m with you on the goosebumps there!
Small correction here — “A Filmmaker’s Journey” was previously on the R2 releases as well as the Australian disc. FYI.
Thanks for the detailed listing!
(Extended scenes section above)
Who’s Irena? 😛
Sheydra looks very, very familiar but I can’t find her listed in the credits on the movie or anywhere else and its driving me nuts. Any idea how I can find out who she is?
Wasn’t there a scene after they see the footage on miranda, where inara & mal exchange a few brief words outside the shuttle? I’m sure I saw it last year on youtube, now it’s disappeared and doesn’t appear to be on the extended DVD.
I just remember she says “I can’t” and most of it is done in looks. But I loved it!