What Are The Chances Of Seeing These TV Shows On DVD?
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Oh god, I can't believe I left Parker Lewis and Dream On off of my list...I'm a horrible person!
Do these shows ever come on the air in syndication anymore? Especially Dream On...now I'm probably old enough to get some of the jokes.
Do these shows ever come on the air in syndication anymore? Especially Dream On...now I'm probably old enough to get some of the jokes.
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what abou t melrose place.
what abou t melrose place.
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I would love to see a DVD release of all the episodes of Off Centre. Right now would've been a perfect time to release all the episodes onto DVD with American Wedding coming out to DVD in a month. Oh well.
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Some of my wants of shows not likely to ever make it to DVD in R-1:
Bionic Woman (or $6M Man, unless the movie happens and they tie it in)
Day of the Triffids (1980s BBC)
Quark
Cliff Hangers!
Bizarre
Logan's Run
Man From Atlantis
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Everything Goes
Whose Line is it Anyway (complete seasons)
Fernwood 2-Nite and America 2-Nite
the Filmation live-action shows (Ark II, Isis, Shazam, The Ghost Busters, Space Academy and Jason of Star Command)
Some of my faves that I suspect WILL make it sooner or later:
Dark Shadows (1991)
Greg the Bunny
Profit
Alien Nation (on sell-through, not Columbia House)
Dream On (Chris Demetral mentioned in an interview that there have been discussions about Dream On on DVD)
Bionic Woman (or $6M Man, unless the movie happens and they tie it in)
Day of the Triffids (1980s BBC)
Quark
Cliff Hangers!
Bizarre
Logan's Run
Man From Atlantis
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Everything Goes
Whose Line is it Anyway (complete seasons)
Fernwood 2-Nite and America 2-Nite
the Filmation live-action shows (Ark II, Isis, Shazam, The Ghost Busters, Space Academy and Jason of Star Command)
Some of my faves that I suspect WILL make it sooner or later:
Dark Shadows (1991)
Greg the Bunny
Profit
Alien Nation (on sell-through, not Columbia House)
Dream On (Chris Demetral mentioned in an interview that there have been discussions about Dream On on DVD)
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Originally posted by B.S.Preston,ESQ
how about game shows on DVD? Would anyone buy Jeopardy! or Shop 'Till you Drop or Wheel of Fish?
how about game shows on DVD? Would anyone buy Jeopardy! or Shop 'Till you Drop or Wheel of Fish?
Well, I was hoping for Wheel of Fish, but I hear that no "original tapes" exist! It seems that George Newman couldn't afford much in the way of extras at U-62, so the only program that went out live and was taped was Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse--and not the first episode, when Stanley took over from Uncle Nutsy halfway through. This is really a shame, as this first broadcast really showed the energy that Stanley had, before he got all his gimmicks--the marble in the oatmeal, the firehose, the adults in the audience....
Mind you, I'm not contesting his obvious talents and popularity which lasted through the series, but how can they possibly release a Season 1 boxed set without his breakthrough first appearance?!?
Maybe someone out there at home somehow managed to tape this first episode (thinking that watching Uncle Nutsy would be a cure for their persistent insomnia, perhaps?) but until such a tape surfaces, I don't think we'll see any episodes of this make it to DVD.
But I digress...
The problem with most normal game shows is that once you see one, what's the point of seeing it again? Unless you can also buy DVD's of commercials. Pop in a DVD of Jeopardy and a DVD of commercials that will switch in at appropriate times, invite your friends over, and impress them when you get every question right! (Little do they know that you've already watched it through ten times to memorize everything! And if you can convince them to make a small wager....)
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Originally posted by WhovianZorker
Well, I was hoping for Wheel of Fish, but I hear that no "original tapes" exist! It seems that George Newman couldn't afford much in the way of extras at U-62, so the only program that went out live and was taped was Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse--and not the first episode, when Stanley took over from Uncle Nutsy halfway through. This is really a shame, as this first broadcast really showed the energy that Stanley had, before he got all his gimmicks--the marble in the oatmeal, the firehose, the adults in the audience....
Mind you, I'm not contesting his obvious talents and popularity which lasted through the series, but how can they possibly release a Season 1 boxed set without his breakthrough first appearance?!?
Maybe someone out there at home somehow managed to tape this first episode (thinking that watching Uncle Nutsy would be a cure for their persistent insomnia, perhaps?) but until such a tape surfaces, I don't think we'll see any episodes of this make it to DVD.
But I digress...
The problem with most normal game shows is that once you see one, what's the point of seeing it again? Unless you can also buy DVD's of commercials. Pop in a DVD of Jeopardy and a DVD of commercials that will switch in at appropriate times, invite your friends over, and impress them when you get every question right! (Little do they know that you've already watched it through ten times to memorize everything! And if you can convince them to make a small wager....)
Well, I was hoping for Wheel of Fish, but I hear that no "original tapes" exist! It seems that George Newman couldn't afford much in the way of extras at U-62, so the only program that went out live and was taped was Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse--and not the first episode, when Stanley took over from Uncle Nutsy halfway through. This is really a shame, as this first broadcast really showed the energy that Stanley had, before he got all his gimmicks--the marble in the oatmeal, the firehose, the adults in the audience....
Mind you, I'm not contesting his obvious talents and popularity which lasted through the series, but how can they possibly release a Season 1 boxed set without his breakthrough first appearance?!?
Maybe someone out there at home somehow managed to tape this first episode (thinking that watching Uncle Nutsy would be a cure for their persistent insomnia, perhaps?) but until such a tape surfaces, I don't think we'll see any episodes of this make it to DVD.
But I digress...
The problem with most normal game shows is that once you see one, what's the point of seeing it again? Unless you can also buy DVD's of commercials. Pop in a DVD of Jeopardy and a DVD of commercials that will switch in at appropriate times, invite your friends over, and impress them when you get every question right! (Little do they know that you've already watched it through ten times to memorize everything! And if you can convince them to make a small wager....)

I really want Conan the Librarian! You know, a lot of those parodies on UHF would have made for some really great stuff! I think "Ghandi II" would make a decent return at the box office. I know I'd go see it.
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I would love some season sets of "Taxi" and supposedly they are in the works. Hopefully with commentaries and other extras. It's one of the most consistently funny sitcoms in television history, and the cast still loves talking about the show judging by all the Andy Kaufman-related stuff they've done for it.
James L. Brooks is a genius, and I hope they treat these sets as well as they do "The Simpsons" if/when they see the light of day.
James L. Brooks is a genius, and I hope they treat these sets as well as they do "The Simpsons" if/when they see the light of day.
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Dream On and Tales from the Crypt. 'nuff said.
PS. maybe Night Court
PS. maybe Night Court




