Awesome. My sister will love this news. $60 though? Sounds a bit pricey to me.
nateman
10-09-07, 07:35 AM
It’s about, Fu*king time!
Finally, the WB is releasing the first season, hope it sells well & isn’t another, ‘Only one season released’; due to poor sales nonsense.
The first season of Third Watch wasn’t my favorite but at least it’s finally coming out!
macnorton
10-09-07, 08:17 AM
Watch out for this one, there will be music edits. Got a hold of the copy released in the UK and a few songs in the first 4 or 5 (don't recall the exact #) episodes have been replaced.
And that was the reason it took so long was due to music rights.
lordwow
10-09-07, 08:25 AM
I liked the show when it was on, but I dunno how well it'll hold up.
frenchy
10-09-07, 10:24 AM
One of my all-time favorite shows, I'm very pleased to hear this. :banana:
Rogue588
10-09-07, 11:43 AM
Watch out for this one, there will be music edits. Got a hold of the copy released in the UK and a few songs in the first 4 or 5 (don't recall the exact #) episodes have been replaced.
And that was the reason it took so long was due to music rights.Oh yeah, this is going to be a clusterfuck as far as music edits are concerned... -ohbfrank-
Geofferson
10-09-07, 12:05 PM
I might pick it up -- enjoyed it when it was on -- not sure of replay value though.
critterdvd
10-09-07, 12:10 PM
I've only seen a few episodes of this series over the years. But I remember my mother really enjoying it as well as comparing it to ER. I'll probably buy it, but I'm too cheap to pay the $40 it will be on release, so I'll wait for one of Warner's unevitable sales.
nemein
10-09-07, 12:36 PM
Never seen it but I had always wanted to so I'm looking forward to it.
DJariya
10-09-07, 02:14 PM
This show had a good run until they moved it to Friday nights. I recall it did quite well on Monday's at 10pm.
I'm surprised that Michael Beach (Doc) isn't on the artwork. He was a really central lead character in the 1st season especially since he was training Carlos.
Loved the theme music, it always got me fired up to watch the show. I may pick this up for the nostalgia factor.
jjcool
10-09-07, 03:48 PM
Absolutely love this show. I have been waiting for ages for this dvd to come out. I am trying to remember the mjusic in the show, and all I come up with is teh theme song being by Type o negative or the crystal method or something like that. Was popular music a big part of the show, and I just can't remember it?
Entropy
10-09-07, 04:34 PM
I loved this show and it's great to finally see it coming out to DVD. It was a real pity they cancelled it.
nateman
10-10-07, 09:36 AM
Absolutely love this show. I have been waiting for ages for this dvd to come out. I am trying to remember the mjusic in the show, and all I come up with is teh theme song being by Type o negative or the crystal method or something like that. Was popular music a big part of the show, and I just can't remember it?
It was a big part closer to the end of most episodes when they did the classic, ‘Play Music over people walking, looking lonely/contemplating their life; having their eyes looking down’ thing.
Third Watch is basically a fix for the ER fans when ER started to go downhill. I thought Third Watch got better as it rolled along & it was a little rough at first but slowly become a very excellent show. The final season really sent the show off with a bang & I’ve never seen so much sh*t happen in one season.
jjcool
10-10-07, 12:09 PM
It was a big part closer to the end of most episodes when they did the classic, ‘Play Music over people walking, looking lonely/contemplating their life; having their eyes looking down’ thing.
Third Watch is basically a fix for the ER fans when ER started to go downhill. I thought Third Watch got better as it rolled along & it was a little rough at first but slowly become a very excellent show. The final season really sent the show off with a bang & I’ve never seen so much sh*t happen in one season.
That's why I dont really remember the music, as I absolutely hate that technique of having a "music video" at the end of an episode. They always seem to pick horrible songs, so I usually just mute the sound and watch the end in silence.
I definitely agree with you that the show did go out with a bang. But they did have alot of smaller bangs along the way. Of course the final season or so seemd to focus less and less on the firefighters and more on the cops and medics. But oh well.
nateman
10-11-07, 09:26 AM
That's why I dont really remember the music, as I absolutely hate that technique of having a "music video" at the end of an episode. They always seem to pick horrible songs, so I usually just mute the sound and watch the end in silence.
I definitely agree with you that the show did go out with a bang. But they did have alot of smaller bangs along the way. Of course the final season or so seemd to focus less and less on the firefighters and more on the cops and medics. But oh well.
Yeah, the firefighter parts became pretty rare toward the end of the show.
Sabrett
10-11-07, 10:57 AM
This one is a long time coming - will definitely pick it up (when it goes on sale)
rainking187
10-12-07, 03:43 PM
If they were charging $60 because it cost a lot to get all the music rights I'd definitely get it. But charging $60 for it when they don't have the music rights is ridiculous. I'll be passing on this one until such time that they release it with all the original music intact. Which will probably sadly be never. The music is just an enormous part of this show.
DJariya
10-12-07, 03:47 PM
It says the MSRP is $60, but this will probably be selling for $39.99-49.99 in stores, which is pretty normal for these TV on DVD sets.
nateman
10-13-07, 09:42 AM
It says the MSRP is $60, but this will probably be selling for $39.99-49.99 in stores, which is pretty normal for these TV on DVD sets.
Yeah, the WB usually has an MSRP of $59.95 for the ER sets but when you buy it on release day I’ve always paid $39.99 & only once I’ve paid $49.99 for a season (can’t remember which one).
jjcool
10-14-07, 12:52 PM
If they were charging $60 because it cost a lot to get all the music rights I'd definitely get it. But charging $60 for it when they don't have the music rights is ridiculous. I'll be passing on this one until such time that they release it with all the original music intact. Which will probably sadly be never. The music is just an enormous part of this show.
Its good that you already seem to know that you will be waiting forever. What are the chances that they will rerelease this with the original music? I'd say basically nil.
frenchy
08-06-08, 03:58 PM
Six months now since the first season's release. I sure hope to hear a season two announcement soon!
DJariya
08-07-08, 05:43 AM
I'm assuming that season 1 didn't sell very well. I think it's doubtful we will be seeing any future seasons. I think sales and music costs are the main issues here.
Even if WB decides to cut corners and replace music and drop extra features, I don't think 3rd Watch has a large enough fan base to be a sales winner.
nateman
08-07-08, 11:09 AM
I'm assuming that season 1 didn't sell very well. I think it's doubtful we will be seeing any future seasons. I think sales and music costs are the main issues here.
Even if WB decides to cut corners and replace music and drop extra features, I don't think 3rd Watch has a large enough fan base to be a sales winner.
It was the 4th most requested TV show to be put on DVD over at tvshowsondvd.com.
Like you said, music costs are the main issue. It could've sold good, but if the costs were still more than what they were getting back from the sales of the first season DVD; it's hard to say if we will see more seasons. I'm hoping for more, however. The show is fantastic.
jjcool
08-10-08, 03:16 PM
Last I remember checking it was higher than fourth. I really hope that they release the rest of the seasons, as this really was a tremendous show. I personally dont care if they change the music. I dont usually remember what song was playing durign a particualr epsiode, except for theme songs, and a few isolated scense like Dr. Green dying in Hawaii, Somewhere over the rainbow, and when dylan and Brenda were making out in his porsche on the beach, Losing My Religion.
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