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Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition
[Blu-ray]
Review by Suzanne Lanoue
12/10/16 |
Any Cubs fan should enjoy this set. Perhaps
if you're just a really huge baseball fan in general, you
might also like it (as long as you're not an Indians fan or
hate the Cubs). I'm sure there are some who collect all of
the baseball DVD's, or at least all of the World Series game
DVD's.
This wasn't just any World Series, of course.
The Cubs hadn't won the World Series since 1908. Cleveland
hadn't won since 1948. Both teams were desperate to win, but
only one could take home the win.
The set is a good
one to have if you love the Cubs. It not only has all 7
games, but you can listen to them from 4 different types of
audio: regular TV; home radio; away radio; or
Spanish-language broadcast. Also, it has the last game of
the NLCS, and a neat little booklet that has stats and
trivia from each game.
This would make a good
birthday present for your favorite baseball fan! MORE INFORMATION:
AFTER 108 LONG
YEARS, CUBS FANS
CAN CELEBRATE THE
TEAM'S THRILLING RUN TO THE
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TWO
ULTIMATE FALL CLASSIC MEMENTOS
"THE 2016
WORLD SERIES"
THE
OFFICIAL FILM FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DVD and
Two-Disc Blu-ray™+DVD Combo Pack
DEBUT In Stores December 6
&
"2016
WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR'S EDITION:
CHICAGO
CUBS"
8-Disc Set
on Blu-ray™ and DVD
Available in Stores December 13
Both Championship-Caliber Sets from Shout!
Factory and Major League Baseball Come
Loaded with Extras, Including Regular Season
Highlights, World Series and Parade
Highlights, Clinching
Moments and More!
Actor (and Longtime Cubs
Fan) Vince Vaughn Narrates the
Official 2016 World Series Film
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES (November 17,
2016) - All droughts end with rain. And
when the Chicago Cubs
ended their 108-year World Series
drought with an improbable three game
run - including a dramatic Game 7 rain
delay - to capture the championship,
generations of Cubs
fans washed away decades of
disappointment, curses and
superstitions. Fly the W! The
Cubs are 2016
World Series champions! And, this
December, fans can bring home this
year's Fall Classic with two spectacular
home entertainment collectibles
commemorating the team's unforgettable
postseason: "THE 2016 WORLD
SERIES" the official film,
available on DVD (with digital copy) and
two-disc Blu-ray+ DVD combo pack (with
digital copy) on December 6, 2016,and
"2016 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR'S
EDITION:
Chicago Cubs",
8-disc collection on Blu-ray and DVD on
December 13, 2016, from Shout! Factory
and Major League Baseball.
The 2016 World Series was the end of an
arduous road. As the
Cubs wielded dominating pitching,
spectacular defense, and clutch offense
to end their championship drought in
dramatic fashion, generations of fans
celebrated cherished memories newly
washed by a championship. And it was,
perhaps, even the beginning of a new
kind of journey for the
Cubs and their fans, as Owner Tom
Ricketts and President of Baseball
Operations Theo Epstein collaborated to
shape a staff and team that could pull
off the most epic of championships.
With a powerful combination of talent
and grit, Manager Joe Maddon's cast of
Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez,
Jake Arrieta, Dexter Fowler, Jon Lester,
David Ross and World Series MVP Ben
Zobrist, the Cubs
outplayed the Giants and Dodgers to set
up a historically dramatic World Series
against the Cleveland Indians. Of
course, it would come down to a Game 7
full of pulse-pounding thrills, anxiety,
and excitement, as the
Cubs overcame a tenacious
Cleveland comeback, including a mythical
rain delay, inspirational clubhouse
speech, and an extra frame of baseball
to crown a 103-win season with a World
Series title.
Part of a tradition that dates back to
1943 when the U.S. State Department
commissioned Major League Baseball to
create a highlight reel of the World
Series for troops overseas, the official
World Series film is the crowning
achievement each year from Major League
Baseball. With numerous camera crews
capturing every exhilarating pitch,
every historic home run and mesmerizing
moment from every postseason game, the "THE
2016 WORLD SERIES" film
delivers the Cubs'
thrilling series run in an expertly
crafted documentary, edited from
hundreds of hours of footage. Featuring
comprehensive highlights, exclusive
access and interviews, and breathtaking,
hi-def footage that delivers home
audiences directly to the ballparks,
this extraordinary souvenir, narrated by
actor and longtime Cubs
fan Vince Vaughn, captures the team's
thrilling series in epic fashion.
Championship bonus programming includes
season-long highlights, as well as
excerpts from the record-setting
celebratory parade that turned Chicago
blue with a crowd estimated at nearly 5
million.
BONUS FEATURES: Regular
Season Highlights
n
Clinching Moments
n
World Series Highlights
n
World Series Parade
Following, on December 13,
Cubs fans
everywhere can relive the team's entire
white-knuckle postseason run with the
"2016 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR'S
EDITION: CHICAGO CUBS",an
8-disc set that preserves every inning,
every play and every heart-stopping
moment from the 2016 Fall Classic - from
"spiritual" team leader David Ross'
dramatic home run in the final game of
his career, Jake Arrieta and Jon
Lester's masterful performances on the
mound to Kris Bryant's final, thrilling
5-3 put-out to Anthony Rizzo.
This special edition presents all seven
complete and uncut World Series games,
all wrapped with SleeveStats which offer
official stats, game trivia and more to
enhance the viewing experience. Also
included are a bonus disc of the
pennant-clinching NLCS Game 6 at Wrigley
Field, as well as four audio options,
allowing home audiences to watch the
games while listening to either the
television broadcast,
Cubs Radio Network announcers,
the Indians Radio Network or a
Spanish-language version of the
broadcasts.
This December, fly the W and celebrate
the Cubs
history-making run to the championship
with these two ultimate mementos from
one of the most exciting postseasons in
a generation.
2016 world series film (DVD/blu-ray)
Street date: December 6,
2016
Genre: Sports
Running Time: 90 minutes
Catalog #: (DVD)
17291//(BD) 17292
Format: DVD+ Blu-ray/2
Discs
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
SRP: (DVD)
$26.99srp/(BD)
$34.99srp
Language: English
2016 world series collector's edition:
Chicago Cubs
(DVD/blu-ray)
Street date: December 13,
2016
Genre: Sports
Running Time: 20 Hours
Catalog #: (DVD)
17293/(BD) 17302
Format: DVD+ Blu-ray/8
Discs Aspect
Ratio: 1.78:1
SRP: (DVD)
$59.99srp/(BD)
$79.97srp
Language:
English, Spanish w/Eng. subtitles
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified
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to producing, uncovering, preserving
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company as a hotbed of cultural
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reinvention. Shout! Factory is based
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in the United States and consists of
30 member clubs in the U.S. and
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enjoyed its best-attended seasons in
the history of the game, with each
regular season eclipsing the 73
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Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.,
MLB currently features record levels
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