A link to Digital Bits Editor Bill Hunt's blog, called "My Two Cents," came my way this morning. In this post, Bill blogs about a New York Times article in which a Miramax rep excitedly discusses the multiple incarnations of the Kill Bill DVDs. There are going to be a half-dozen or more versions of the DVDs released, something the rep called "...multiple bites at the apple."

Is this exploitation of hardcore fans or is Miramax simply giving them options? Personally, I've been burned by the staggered release approach, buying a regular version DVD only to have an extended version come out a few months later. When they know this is going to happen but milk it anyway, it really irks me and drives me away from being a fan. So I think Mr. Hunt summed it up well when he said, "Multiple bites at the apple, huh? BITE THIS!"