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'The Bible' Shatters Home Video Sales Records in First Week
Breitbart.com ^ | 4/9/13 | Breitbart News

Posted on 04/09/2013 12:13:28 PM PDT by cotton1706

The History Channel's just-wrapped miniseries The Bible isn't done changing the pop culture landscape quite yet. The program's ratings gave the cable channel a massive boost, holding firm against even the season finale of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Now, the miniseries' home video debut has become the biggest selling TV on DVD in the last 5 years and the biggest miniseries of all time on Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD in its first week of release.

According to the Association for Christian Retail, The Bible is the fastest pre-selling faith based title in its 60-year history. It also ranked first across digital stores including iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, Xbox, PlayStation, CinemaNow, and GooglePlay.

"We feel incredibly blessed that we were able to bring this amazing love story to life on the screen. It is our hope that folks everywhere will continue to be touched by the message of the Bible and cherish these stories at home with their families for years to come. This is just the beginning," said co-executive producers, husband and wife team Roma Downey and Mark Burnett in a joint statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: dvd; thebible; tv
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1 posted on 04/09/2013 12:13:28 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Amazon was almost out of the soundtrack.


2 posted on 04/09/2013 12:14:27 PM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Ted Cruz, Sen Mike Lee, and Sen Rand Paul are my adoptive Senators)
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To: cotton1706

Why are people buying this when it is readily available online?


3 posted on 04/09/2013 12:15:21 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: fwdude

They are supporting something they like. Why do people buy porn when it is available for free online? ;-)


4 posted on 04/09/2013 12:18:08 PM PDT by Maelstorm (This country wasn't founded with the battle cry "Give me liberty or give me a govt check!")
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To: fwdude

Newsflash...people don’t like sitting in front of their computers. A huge (somewhere between 40 and 50) portion of the nation isn’t as wired in as the other 50-60% like Ma and Pa in Kansas or North Dakota or Wyoming or West Virginia etc...I know tons of seniors who don’t own a computer and don’t even own a cell phone.


5 posted on 04/09/2013 12:18:17 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: cotton1706
Now the History channel can use all that money and make ten more seasons of “Ancient Aliens” and several full retrospectives of Hitler's life.!
6 posted on 04/09/2013 12:20:55 PM PDT by apillar
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Now the History channel can use all that money and make ten more seasons of “Ancient Aliens” and several full retrospectives of Hitler's life.!

And shove evolution down our throats!
7 posted on 04/09/2013 12:24:17 PM PDT by ForAmerica (Texas Conservative Christian Black Man!)
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To: fwdude
Why are people buying this when it is readily available online?

Blessed........... are those ............ who ........... buy DVDs ......... for ......... th .......... ey shall ......... not .. be .......... buffered.

8 posted on 04/09/2013 12:25:05 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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To: apillar
Hey now, Third Reich: The Rise/Fall is the single best Documentary I have seen about anything......Ever.

I have watch alot of documentaries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KG74s4DnRw

But you are correct about Ancient Aliens Swamp Loggers or whatever :\

9 posted on 04/09/2013 12:26:11 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: fwdude

Stealing an illegal pirate copy of The Bible online?
Really?

I wonder how often bibles are shoplifted


10 posted on 04/09/2013 12:26:17 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: KarlInOhio

;o)


11 posted on 04/09/2013 12:26:44 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Dude! Where's my Bill of Rights?)
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To: Mount Athos

I’ve seen paperback copies of the KJV in Dollar Tree for $1.


12 posted on 04/09/2013 12:29:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: fwdude

“Why are people buying this when it is readily available online?”

Probably just to stick the shiv in the un-religious or anti-religious.


13 posted on 04/09/2013 12:31:40 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: ForAmerica

I am sure the participants won’t be the same or as many. Bottom line always wins.


14 posted on 04/09/2013 12:34:05 PM PDT by Bitsy
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To: My Favorite Headache
Uh, as a "Ma in KS," I am wired but don't watch many videos on my wireless IPad, laptop or desktop if I can watch it on one of my large screen TVs.

I usually save the wired or wireless device videos for travel.

15 posted on 04/09/2013 12:35:41 PM PDT by zerosix (Native sunflower)
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To: cotton1706

Nice to know more people are watching that than The Kardashians.


16 posted on 04/09/2013 12:42:00 PM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: fwdude

Because they don’t have that channel. My mother has basic cable and can’t watch it so I’m buying it for her.


17 posted on 04/09/2013 12:43:55 PM PDT by wattsgnu
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To: cotton1706

DHS is probably requesting names and address of the buyers from the sellers as we read this. Christians are the enemy of the state don’t ya know!


20 posted on 04/09/2013 1:01:09 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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