Due to various circumstances, from time, money and energy constraints to just needing to be done with it, some of the proposed features on “The Bet” DVD won’t be happening. That’s not to say it won’t be chock full of stuff, just some things won’t happen. Here’s a revised features list (items with an asterisk are still tentative and may fall away and of course, everything is subject to change).

• Commentary with Director Michael Dunn
• Commentary with Stars Lou Diamond, Courtney Stavros and Walt Turner
• Commentary with Co-Writers Michael Dunn and Chris Smith
• Commentary with Producer Matt Wilkinson and Production Manager Drew Marvick
• Commentary with Director of Photography Kurt Rauf
• Commentary with Sound Designer John McClain and Composer Rachel Bellinsky
• Interviews with Cast and Crew*
• Theatrical Trailer and Television Spot
• Teaser for Detox
• “Foreplay,” a short film by Michael Dunn*
• “And now, on to our top story” – Uninterrupted Channel 4 newscast with optional commentary by Mat Planet and Shannon Sarver
• Featurette showing how the look was achieved in post-production*
• Featurette on lighting HD for a film look with Kurt Rauf*
• “The Bloody Glitch” – Scenes from a corrupted file export which created an unusual effect
• Storyboards, Posters and Stills Gallery
• Collectible Postcards*
• Alternate and Extended Endings with storyboards presented by the writers*
• Original Soundtrack*
• Original Script and Short Story*
• 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation Enhanced for 16×9 TVs
• Stereo Mix
• 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround*
• English Subtitles (Other languages TBD)

I guess that seems like quite a bit and I didn’t even mention my and Chris’ personal favorite “Interactive Menus!” Keep an eye out, and hopefully we’ll hit the 11-20 release date (two days before my birthday! now you know what to get me.)