Someone refresh my memory, how do we add a boxset parent when it carries no UPC code?  The TCM Universal Cult Horror Collection is being sold exclusively through TCM's website and Movies Unlimited, which are basically the same thing.  The darn thing carries no UPC barcode on it anywhere and it's a five disc set, each disc containing a different movie.  Obviously a piece of cake for the child profiles, but the parent is a bit of a challenge.  It's all the same to me, but given that these are old classic Universal horror flicks, it's reasonable to assume that more than one person will be trying to download these profiles.  I'm just trying to stay consistent with whatever the normal convention is, rather than make up my own stuff.

Sorry, I should have been clearer.  When I say there is no UPC, what I mean is there is no UPC that I have been able to find anywhere.  Not on the shrinkwrap, not on the websites where you can order the product, not on my invoice, not on my packing slip and certainly nothing printed on the actual set.  If I were able to find some evidence of a UPC, I'd just punch that in and be done with it.  For that matter, if anybody can find some evidence of a UPC, don't be shy about sharing it.

I will say that, with the current trend of major studios starting to offer print on demand titles, we are more likely to see this sort of thing and need to have a plan for it.  The Warner Archive isn't so bad right now, but Universal has started a program like this and Sony is rumored to be considering one.  This is Universal's first offering and right out of the gate it's a problem.  No reason to believe it's going to get any better with future offerings as they are pushing more sets.

Yeah, the discs themselves have IDs.  This is a commercial set with Universal's name all over it, so no problem with the child profiles.  If the answer is no dice on the parent, then we are about to enter a brave new world on Universal box sets as they have another 5 or 6 planned.

Woola

Very good point, on advertising. I have planed my buys from this program for years.

Yes, that's even standing practice, however it won't do you any good if the individual discs/movies themselves have to be profiled by Disc ID as well. You can't use the Disc ID of the first disc twice.

Yeah, there's nothing.  It's a digipak, so no top or bottom edges.  Presumably, if they want to go wide distribution in the future, they'll have to add either a sticker or a slipcover.  About the only number that exists at all is the part number for the item that TCM has assigned.  Even that doesn't exist on the packaging, but you can at least find it on the website.  Unfortunately, there's absolutely no guarantee that it's unique and it's a completely non-standard number.

I just created a manual profile locally.  It's no big deal for me, but I'm afraid Profiler will be seeing more and more of this as SD releases become more of a high-priced, low volume specialty item.  If the studios feel like they can't move classic Universal horror films through the standard distribution chain, even the more obscure ones like these are, then the writing is on the wall.

DRAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Warner archives all have UPC #s through Amazon...but the TCM Universal Cult Horror Collection isn't available through Amazon...yet. We'll have to keep an eye on it.

Curses foiled again!

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DRAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Warner archives all have UPC #s through Amazon...but the TCM Universal Cult Horror Collection isn't available through Amazon...yet. We'll have to keep an eye on it.

Curses foiled again!

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It'll probably show up first from Movies Unlimited; they seem to have some kind of in with TCM and they tend to get their stuff before most other places.