Wonder Years on DVD ever?
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Wonder Years on DVD anytime soon?
Why isn't this amazing show on DVD? Has it something to do with music rights or someting like that?
I know there's a couple of Wonder Years DVD's, but I wan't season 1 to come out asap. Anyone agree, disagree?
I know there's a couple of Wonder Years DVD's, but I wan't season 1 to come out asap. Anyone agree, disagree?
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Hi, welcome to the forum, please use a question mark in the thread title when asking a question. Lots of people click on threads without them expecting to find new information.
And yes, music rights are the thing holding up this series. It has a ton of music in each episode, making a DVD release very difficult.
And yes, music rights are the thing holding up this series. It has a ton of music in each episode, making a DVD release very difficult.
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It also sucks that they don't re-run the show anymore. But yeah, it's the music rights thing. And even if it did come out, it will be expensive as balls because of those rights. Either way, I'd buy it in a second.
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Originally posted by majorjoe23
Hi, welcome to the forum, please use a question mark in the thread title when asking a question. Lots of people click on threads without them expecting to find new information.
And yes, music rights are the thing holding up this series. It has a ton of music in each episode, making a DVD release very difficult.
Hi, welcome to the forum, please use a question mark in the thread title when asking a question. Lots of people click on threads without them expecting to find new information.
And yes, music rights are the thing holding up this series. It has a ton of music in each episode, making a DVD release very difficult.
Music rights seems to be the main problem when releasing a TV show. "Freaks and Geeks" used a lot of popular music, and it almost killed the dream of getting the show on DVD.
I really hope that "Wonder Years" will get a DVD release in the near future.
Go to this address and sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/wyodvd/petition.html
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Originally posted by dick_grayson
It also sucks that they don't re-run the show anymore.
It also sucks that they don't re-run the show anymore.
Life goes on, I guess. Why isn't this show on Nick at Nite?
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It used to be on Nick at Nite, that's where I first saw it back when I was about 8. Great show, it was one my whole family liked to watch.
Anyone else noticed that Nick at Nite tends to run great classic shows for a few years and then suddenly stops showing them? Right now they're running Rosanne or some BS all the time
Anyone else noticed that Nick at Nite tends to run great classic shows for a few years and then suddenly stops showing them? Right now they're running Rosanne or some BS all the time
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Entertainment Weekly reported this week that acquiring the music rights (for all of the original, broadcast songs) for the single season DVD release of "Freaks and Geeks" cost a million bucks. Can you IMAGINE how much six seasons of "Wonder Years" (with SO many classic songs...) would cost???
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Well, that's a lot of money for sure, but can't they just replace the original music with some decent and cheaper music?
I know it's not the ideal thing to do, but I can't remember all of the original music, and I rather see a DVD release with difference music then nothing at all.
I know it's not the ideal thing to do, but I can't remember all of the original music, and I rather see a DVD release with difference music then nothing at all.
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Wonder Years was a half hour show.Freaks and Geeks was an hour.So not as many songs per episode I think.Wonder Years season 1 only had 6 episodes and season 2 only 17 episodes.So they can make a reasonable deal on the 1st season.This show will be such a big money maker that they will make money if they spend the money to get the original music.
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Here's the other thing. I have been watching Knight Rider for the past week, and completely forgot how much period music there was in this show, yet they had no problems releasing this classic, with all music intact, and a standard price ($38.99 at DDD).
Of course, it doesn't have as much as Miami Vice (which as we all know, will be coming out shortly(but about as much as Wonder Years on a per episode basis). Maybe it is an music era difference, but I think it is more about studios taking their sweet time.
Of course, it doesn't have as much as Miami Vice (which as we all know, will be coming out shortly(but about as much as Wonder Years on a per episode basis). Maybe it is an music era difference, but I think it is more about studios taking their sweet time.
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Originally posted by outcastja
I would hate if they changed the music like they did with the Dawson's Creek DVDs.
I would hate if they changed the music like they did with the Dawson's Creek DVDs.
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Knight Rider used popular songs but they were not the original artists songs,they were covers of people they hired performing them so that they didn't have to pay for the original tracks.