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>>I'm very happy to have found this thread to provide >>some background and context to the glaring omission of >>Joanna from any of the DVD's special features. >> >>While I sympathize with Joanna to some extent - >>everyone would prefer to be compensated for lending >>their time and talent to a project like this - here's >>the problem. Isis DVD sets are not like buses - there >>won't be another one coming along next month or next >>year. Outside of the slight possibility of a Blu-Ray >>or HD-DVD set at some point in the future (and given >>the quality of the masters, what would be the point?) >>the BCI set is all we're ever going to get. If her >>absence from the set was a result of some sort of >>booking/logistics confusion, that is inexcusable. >>However, I doubt this is the case since everyone else >>was able to participate. So, it most likely came down >>to money, or the lack of it. And once the situation >>was made plain that the funds just weren't there, Ms. >>Cameron was faced with a decision - to give the fans >>who have supported her for three decades the gift of >>her involvement, and to take this one opportunity >>(cause one's all we're going to get) to share her >>memories of her most famous role, or to say "No, thank >>you." >>I don't mean to chastise her - several years ago I had >>the pleasure of speaking to Joanna and to Lou Scheimer >>regarding a project that never came to fruition, and >>enjoyed the experience very much. But to get to this >>point that so many of us never thought we'd see, of a >>complete Isis series set available on DVD, and for it >>to happen without the inclusion of the one person more >>responsible than anyone else for the series' success >>and enduring popularity...I just find that profoundly >>sad. > >I have to say that I agree completely with David here. >When it was apparent that there was a scheduling >conflict and/or disagreement regarding money then >Joanna had a choice to make and unfortunately she >decided to turn her back on those of us that made BCI >want to release a DVD of the series in the first place. > >Now I'm not discounting Joanna's contribution to the >series and I'm certainly not implying that she's a >'bad' person in any way. I'm sure that the beauty of >her soul shines through her portrayal of Andrea and >Isis, but I'm sure that everyone involved with the >compiling of material for the set did everything they >could to get Joanna involved with the production. I >doubt someone said at the last minute "Oh my God, we >forgot to include Joanna Cameron on the set! We forgot >to include her on the interviews!" > >The DVD set has exceeded my expectations of anything I >thought would be put together for a release of the >series and everyone involved should be commended for >their efforts. And as the previous poster mentioned, >it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's just >very unfortunate that Joanna chose not to pursue >missed scheduling opportunities or chose not to >participate due to monetary concerns. It doesn't >change how I see her portrayal of Isis in any way, >it's just a disappointment to this diehard fan. > >J.P.

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