How do you get Amazon to put a show on their site that isn't released yet?

Which Button? · 07-09-03, 12:55 AM

I've noticed at Amazon there are several shows that are on there that are not yet released that have this message.

Availability: NOT YET RELEASED: The studio is currently not producing this title on DVD, but to be notified when it is available, enter your e-mail address at right. You'll also be voting for this release; we'll let the studio know how many customers are waiting for this title.

And i was wondering how do i get shows like Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air for example to appear on their as well?

LBPound · 07-09-03, 01:13 AM

I'm not sure, but I've tried getting them to add some shows through their Catalog Builder:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/su...der/index.html

with just about no success though.

renaldow · 07-09-03, 06:45 AM

You can't get them to put something up for sale that is not available. Yes, I know, I shop there too and have seen many of entries just as you described. So yeah, I know exactly what you are talking about. Most of them have a page like that because at 1 point in time Amazon was told by the studios that they were going to be released. There may not even have been a date associated with it, but at the time Amazon felt that it was popular enough that they would put up a 'notify me' page for the item. Things change, studios nix future releases, s**** happens, and that title will no longer see the light of day. Amazon never gets told to take it down, so it sits there in perpetuity mocking us.

Anyone who had anxiously watched the Omega Man / Soylent Green pages go from 'notify me' to a release date w/ preorder to completely non-existant in the last couple of years knows exactly what I'm talking about. (Yeah, I know they're actually being released now and are back up, I'm talking about the time before that)

SergeantPinback · 07-09-03, 07:01 AM

If you figure out how, put in a good word for TAXI for me...

Which Button? · 07-09-03, 06:20 PM

Thanks guys. We defintly gotta figure this out.

Which Button? · 07-13-03, 01:06 AM

I got Fresh Prince on there i think YAY!!! At least it's on there

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...037486-7613766

07-09-03, 12:55 AM	#1
Which Button? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 396	How do you get Amazon to put a show on their site that isn't released yet? I've noticed at Amazon there are several shows that are on there that are not yet released that have this message. Availability: NOT YET RELEASED: The studio is currently not producing this title on DVD, but to be notified when it is available, enter your e-mail address at right. You'll also be voting for this release; we'll let the studio know how many customers are waiting for this title. And i was wondering how do i get shows like Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air for example to appear on their as well?

07-09-03, 01:13 AM	#2
LBPound DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,666	I'm not sure, but I've tried getting them to add some shows through their Catalog Builder: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/su...der/index.html with just about no success though. __________________ ultimatedisney.com

07-09-03, 06:45 AM	#3
renaldow DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 8,322	You can't get them to put something up for sale that is not available. Yes, I know, I shop there too and have seen many of entries just as you described. So yeah, I know exactly what you are talking about. Most of them have a page like that because at 1 point in time Amazon was told by the studios that they were going to be released. There may not even have been a date associated with it, but at the time Amazon felt that it was popular enough that they would put up a 'notify me' page for the item. Things change, studios nix future releases, s**** happens, and that title will no longer see the light of day. Amazon never gets told to take it down, so it sits there in perpetuity mocking us. Anyone who had anxiously watched the Omega Man / Soylent Green pages go from 'notify me' to a release date w/ preorder to completely non-existant in the last couple of years knows exactly what I'm talking about. (Yeah, I know they're actually being released now and are back up, I'm talking about the time before that) __________________ The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes; everything else is theoretical. www.horrortalk.com

07-09-03, 07:01 AM	#4
SergeantPinback Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 464	If you figure out how, put in a good word for TAXI for me...

07-09-03, 06:20 PM	#5
Which Button? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 396	Thanks guys. We defintly gotta figure this out.

07-13-03, 01:06 AM	#6
Which Button? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 396	I got Fresh Prince on there i think YAY!!! At least it's on there http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...037486-7613766